2005–06 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
2005–06 season
ManagerChris Coleman
Premier League12th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Collins John (11)
All: Collins John (12)

The 2005–06 season was Fulham's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League.

Season summary

Fulham were again managed by Chris Coleman and they managed to achieve a 12th-place finish in the Premier League, one place higher than the previous season. Their best results of the season were home wins against Chelsea (1–0) and Liverpool (2–0).

In the League Cup, they reached the third round by winning an exciting game against Lincoln City 5–4 after extra time, but they then succumbed to West Bromwich Albion. In the FA Cup, they fell at the first hurdle with a humiliating 2–1 home defeat to Leyton Orient.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Mark Crossley[notes 1]
2 DF  GER Moritz Volz
3 DF  USA Carlos Bocanegra
4 MF  FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
5 MF  FRA Sylvain Legwinski
6 DF  ENG Zat Knight
7 MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
8 MF  DEN Claus Jensen
9 MF  ENG Michael Brown
10 FW  ISL Heiðar Helguson
11 FW  POR Luís Boa Morte
13 FW  CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 3]
14 MF  SEN Papa Bouba Diop
15 FW  NED Collins John[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  POR Ricardo Batista
17 DF  ENG Liam Rosenior
18 MF  AUS Ahmad Elrich
19 DF  FRA Philippe Christanval
20 FW  USA Brian McBride
22 DF  ENG Dean Leacock
23 MF  IRL Michael Timlin[notes 5]
24 DF  FRA Alain Goma
27 MF  NZL Simon Elliott
29 GK  FIN Antti Niemi
30 GK  TRI Tony Warner[notes 6]
31 DF  ENG Wayne Bridge (on loan from Chelsea)
33 DF  DEN Niclas Jensen
35 DF  ENG Ian Pearce

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  GHA Elvis Hammond (to Leicester City)
21 DF  PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 7] (on loan to Norwich City)
25 GK  CZE Jaroslav Drobný (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
26 DF  ENG Adam Green (on loan to Bristol City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  ENG Liam Fontaine (on loan to Bristol City)
31 MF  ENG Darren Pratley (on loan to Brentford)
— FW  FRA Steve Marlet (to VfL Wolfsburg)
— FW  ARG Facundo Sava (to Lorca)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF  WAL Matty Collins
34 MF  ENG Neale McDermott
36 MF  ENG Robert Milsom
— DF  ENG Kasali Yinka Casal
— DF  ENG Elliot Omozusi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG TJ Moncur
— DF  ENG Robbie Watkins
— MF  NZL Chris James
— FW  FRA Ismael Ehui

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[2][3]

Transfers

Summer

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
27 June 2005 FW Heiðar Helguson Watford £1,300,000[4]
17 July 2005 DF Niclas Jensen Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[5]
11 Aug 2005 GK Tony Warner Cardiff City Six-month loan[6]
8 Sep 2005 DF Philippe Christanval Marseille Free[7]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
13 July 2005 DF Alex Lawless Torquay Free
20 July 2005 FW Andy Cole Manchester City Free[8]
1 August 2005 DF Abdeslam Ouaddou Lens Undisclosed
1 August 2005 GK Ross Flitney Barnet Free
2 August 2005 MF Lee Clark Newcastle Free[9]
31 August 2005 FW Elvis Hammond Leicester City £225,000[10]
31 August 2005 FW Stuart Noble East Fife Undisclosed

Winter

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
5 January 2006 GK Tony Warner Cardiff City Undisclosed[11]
6 January 2006 MF Simon Elliott Columbus Crew Free[12]
10 January 2006 GK Antti Niemi Southampton Undisclosed[13]
19 January 2006 DF Wayne Bridge Chelsea Loan (until 8 May 2006)
31 January 2006 MF Michael Brown Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[14]

Out on loan

Date Pos. Name To Return Date
5 August 2005[15] FW Elvis Hammond Leicester City 30 August 2005
30 August 2005 MF Darren Pratley Brentford 15 May 2006
31 August 2005 MF Neale McDermott Swindon Town 2 February 2006
20 January 2006 DF Adam Green Bristol City 20 April 2006
21 January 2006 DF Robert Watkins Ebbsfleet United 1 May 2006
31 January 2006 DF Zesh Rehman Norwich City 1 May 2006
24 February 2006 MF Michael Timlin Scunthorpe United 11 March 2006
24 February 2006 FW Ismael Ehui Scunthorpe United 26 March 2006

Club

The Management

Other Information

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Wigan Athletic 38 15 6 17 45 52 −7 51
11 Everton 38 14 8 16 34 49 −15 50
12 Fulham 38 14 6 18 48 58 −10 48
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 55 −14 47
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 −10 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 6 18 48 58  −10 48 13 2 4 31 21  +10 1 4 14 17 37  −20

Last updated: 7 May 2006.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results By Round

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GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAAH
ResultDLLWDLLLDWLWLWDLWLDLWWLWLWLLLLWDLWWWLW
Position1015161413161718171415141414141614151515151514131514141616161415151615141412
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fulham-fc/2006/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
1 13 August 2005 Birmingham City H 0–0 16,550 Report
2 20 August 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 16,953 McBride Report
3 24 August 2005 Arsenal A 1–4 37,867 Jensen Report
4 27 August 2005 Everton H 1–0 17,169 McBride Report
5 10 September 2005 Newcastle United A 1–1 52,208 McBride Report
6 17 September 2005 West Ham United H 1–2 21,907 Boa Morte Report
7 26 September 2005 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 35,427 Report
8 1 October 2005 Manchester United H 2–3 21,862 Jensen, John Report
9 17 October 2005 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 26,310 John Report
10 22 October 2005 Liverpool H 2–0 22,480 John, Boa Morte Report
11 29 October 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 17,266 Report
12 5 November 2005 Manchester City H 2–1 22,241 Malbranque (2) Report
13 20 November 2005 Middlesbrough A 2–3 27,599 John, Bouba Diop Report
14 27 November 2005 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 19,768 McBride (2) Report
15 3 December 2005 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 23,144 Report
16 10 December 2005 Birmingham City A 0–1 27,597 Report
17 17 December 2005 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 20,138 Bouba Diop, Boa Morte Report
18 26 December 2005 Chelsea A 2–3 42,313 Boa Morte, Helguson Report
19 28 December 2005 Aston Villa H 3–3 20,446 McBride (2), Helguson Report
20 31 December 2005 Portsmouth A 0–1 19,101 Report
21 2 January 2006 Sunderland H 2–1 19,372 John (2) Report
22 14 January 2006 Newcastle United H 1–0 21,974 Malbranque Report
23 23 January 2006 West Ham United A 1–2 29,812 Helguson Report
24 31 January 2006 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 21,081 Bocanegra Report
25 4 February 2006 Manchester United A 2–4 67,844 Helguson, McBride Report
26 11 February 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 6–1 21,508 Helguson (2), Radzinski, John (2), Davies (o.g.) Report
27 26 February 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 23,104 Helguson Report
28 4 March 2006 Arsenal H 0–4 22,397 Report
29 11 March 2006 Everton A 1–3 36,515 John Report
30 15 March 2006 Liverpool A 1–5 42,293 John Report
31 19 March 2006 Chelsea H 1–0 22,486 Boa Morte Report
32 25 March 2006 Aston Villa A 0–0 32,605 Report
33 1 April 2006 Portsmouth H 1–3 22,322 Malbranque Report
34 15 April 2006 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 19,146 Boa Morte (2) Report
35 24 April 2006 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 17,164 Malbranque Report
36 29 April 2006 Manchester City A 2–1 41,128 Malbranque, John Report
37 4 May 2006 Sunderland A 1–2 28,226 Radzinski Report
38 7 May 2006 Middlesbrough H 1–0 22,434 Helguson Report

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R3 8 January 2006 Leyton Orient H 1–2 13,394 John Report

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R2 21 September 2005 Lincoln City H 5–4 5,365 Rehman, Helguson, Rosenior, Radzinski, McBride Report
R3 25 October 2005 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 7,373 Helguson, Boa Morte Report

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads – Fulham – 2005/06".
  2. ^ "All Fulham players: 2006".
  3. ^ "Fulham in FA Premier League 2005/2006 fixture".
  4. ^ "Fulham conclude Helguson signing". 27 June 2005.
  5. ^ "Danish defender joins Cottagers". 17 July 2005.
  6. ^ "Warner deal solves Fulham problem". 11 August 2005.
  7. ^ "Fulham make Christanval capture". 8 September 2005.
  8. ^ "Cole completes Man City signing". 20 July 2005.
  9. ^ "Clark makes return to Newcastle". 2 August 2005.
  10. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Hume completes Leicester switch". news.bbc.co.uk. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Warner pens permanent Fulham deal". 5 January 2006.
  12. ^ "Fulham swoop to sign midfielder". 3 January 2006.
  13. ^ "Keeper Niemi seals Fulham switch". BBC Sport. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Fulham seal move for Spurs' Brown". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Hammond pace fits bill for Foxes". 5 August 2005.

Notes

  1. ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
  2. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  3. ^ Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  4. ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  5. ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
  6. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  7. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
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