2005–06 Aston Villa F.C. season

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During the 2005–06 season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League.

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After the previous seasons tenth placed finish Villa never recovered from a poor start which left them at times close to the bottom 3 and despite some impressive wins which ultimately kept Villa in the league discontent among the fans at an uncomfortable relegation battle grew and lead to manager David O'Leary being sacked after the end of the season.

There were debut appearances for Gabriel Agbonlahor (341), James Milner (100), Wilfred Bouma (83), Craig Gardner (59), Aaron Hughes (54), Milan Baroš (42), Patrik Berger (29), Gary Cahill (28), Kevin Phillips (23), Eirik Bakke (14), and Stuart Taylor (12).[1]

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Kit Supplier Sponsor
HummelDWS Investments
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Transfers

Transferred in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
20 May 2005RBNorthern Ireland Aaron HughesNewcastle United£1,000,000
27 June 2005GKStuart TaylorArsenal£1,000,000
29 June 2005CFKevin PhillipsSouthampton£1,000,000
1 July 2005LMCzech Republic Patrik BergerPortsmouthFree transfer
23 August 2005CFCzech Republic Milan BarošLiverpool£6,500,000
30 August 2005LBNetherlands Wilfred BoumaNetherlands PSV Eindhoven£3,500,000
£13,000,000
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Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Loan End
31 August 2005RMJames MilnerNewcastle United31 May 2006
31 August 2005CMNorway Eirik BakkeLeeds United17 January 2006
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Transferred out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2005CMStephen CookeBournemouthFree transfer
1 July 2005LMGermany Thomas HitzlspergerGermany StuttgartFree transfer
1 July 2005CFStefan MooreQueens Park RangersFree transfer
27 July 2005CFDarius VassellManchester City£2,000,000
31 August 2005RMPeru Nolberto SolanoNewcastle United£1,500,000
6 January 2006GKNetherlands Stefan PostmaWolverhampton Wanderers£500,000
20 January 2006GKRepublic of Ireland Wayne HendersonBrighton & Hove Albion£60,000
31 August 2005CMRepublic of Ireland Steven Foley-SheridanBournemouth£20,000
£4,080,000
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Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Loan End
19 August 2005GKNetherlands Stefan PostmaWolverhampton Wanderers5 January 2006
25 August 2005CMFrance Mathieu BersonFrance Auxerre31 May 2006
14 September 2005RMPeter WhittinghamNotts County19 November 2005
22 September 2005CFGabriel AgbonlahorWatford22 October 2005
28 October 2005CFGabriel AgbonlahorSheffield Wednesday28 december 2005
20 January 2006CFSam WilliamsWales Wrexham31 May 2006
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Overall transfer activity

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 10 45
15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 48 5 43
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 25 38
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 10 20 28 50 22 34 Relegation to the Football League Championship
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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Pre-season

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Date Opponents Home/
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F – A
Scorers Competition
18 July 2005 Wycombe Wanderers A 2 – 0[permanent dead link] Friendly
20 July 2005 Gallstad FK Sweden A 14 – 0 Friendly
23 July 2005 Jonkopings Sodra Sweden A 1 – 1[permanent dead link] Friendly
26 July 2005 GAIS Sweden A 3 – 3[permanent dead link] Friendly
30 July 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 – 2[permanent dead link] Friendly
2 August 2005 Walsall A 3 – 0[permanent dead link] Friendly
5 August 2005 Utrecht Netherlands A 2 – 1[permanent dead link] Friendly
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Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 12 16 42 55  −13 42 6 6 7 20 20  0 4 6 9 22 35  −13
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Last updated: 8 October 2021.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLDWDLLLWLLLWWDDLWDDWLDDWLDWLLDLDWLLLW
Position51213814111516141516161514151415141313121515141215151414141516151515161616
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Premier League

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2005Bolton WanderersH2–238,026Phillips, Davis
20 August 2005Manchester UnitedA0–167,934
23 August 2005PortsmouthA1–119,778Hughes (own goal)
27 August 2005Blackburn RoversH1–031,010Baroš
12 September 2005West Ham UnitedA0–429,582
17 September 2005Tottenham HotspurH1–133,686Milner
24 September 2005ChelseaA1–242,146Moore
2 October 2005MiddlesbroughH2–329,719Moore, Davis
16 October 2005Birmingham CityA1–029,312Phillips
22 October 2005Wigan AthleticH0–232,294
31 October 2005Manchester CityA1–342,069Ridgewell
5 November 2005LiverpoolH0–242,551
19 November 2005SunderlandA3–139,707Phillips, Barry, Baroš
26 November 2005Charlton AthleticH1–030,023Davis
3 December 2005Newcastle UnitedA1–118,255McCann
10 December 2005Bolton WanderersA1–123,646Angel
17 December 2005Manchester UnitedH0–237,128
26 December 2005EvertonH4–032,432Baroš (2), Delaney, Angel
28 December 2005FulhamA3–320,446Moore, Ridgewell (2)
31 December 2005ArsenalH0–037,114
2 January 2006West Bromwich AlbionA2–127,073Davis, Baroš (pen)
14 January 2006West Ham UnitedH1–236,700Hendrie
21 January 2006Tottenham HotspurA0–036,243
1 February 2006ChelseaH1–138,562Moore
4 February 2006MiddlesbroughA4–027,299Moore (3), Phillips
11 February 2006Newcastle UnitedH1–237,140Moore
25 February 2006Charlton AthleticA0–026,594
4 March 2006PortsmouthH1–030,194Baroš
11 March 2006Blackburn RoversA0–221,932
18 March 2006EvertonA1–436,507Agbonlahor
25 March 2006FulhamH0–032,605
1 April 2006ArsenalA0–538,183
9 April 2006West Bromwich AlbionH0–033,303
16 April 2006Birmingham CityH3–140,158Baroš (2), Cahill
18 April 2006Wigan AthleticA2–317,330Angel, Ridgewell
25 April 2006Manchester CityH0–126,422
29 April 2006LiverpoolA1–344,479Barry
7 May 2006SunderlandH2–133,820Barry, Ridgewell
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FA Cup

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RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Hull CityA1–017,051Barry
R428 January 2006Port ValeH3–130,434Baroš (2), Davis
R519 February 2006Manchester CityH1–123,847Baroš
R5R14 March 2006Manchester CityA1–233,006Davis
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League Cup

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RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R220 September 2005Wycombe WanderersA8–35,365Davis (2), Baroš, Milner (2), Easton (own goal), Barry (2, 1 pen)
R322 October 2005BurnleyH1–026,872Phillips
R429 November 2005Doncaster RoversA0–310,590
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Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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

Left club during season

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Reserve squad

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Youth squad

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Other players

The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season[6]
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No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Sørensen 4303604030
13 GK England ENG Stuart Taylor 20200000
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney 1611213010
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jlloyd Samuel 24014+502030
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg 3302704020
5 DF Denmark DEN Martin Laursen 10100000
15 DF Ecuador ECU Ulises de la Cruz 804+30000+10
16 DF Netherlands NED Wilfred Bouma 2102001000
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Hughes 4103504020
19 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell 37530+251+1030
21 DF England ENG Gary Cahill 816+110010
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Gareth Barry 4263633132
7 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie 1917+91200+10
8 MF England ENG Gavin McCann 3813214020
11 MF England ENG James Milner 3332713032
12 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis 42834+144232
14 MF Cameroon CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba 400+400000
17 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham 40400000
23 MF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Berger 903+500010
26 MF England ENG Craig Gardner 903+500+1000
Forwards
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 37412+1932+1130
10 FW Czech Republic CZE Milan Baroš 301124+183221
20 FW England ENG Kevin Phillips 27520+341+101+11
22 FW England ENG Luke Moore 32816+118300+20
30 FW England ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor 913+610000
Players who left club during season
11 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano 302+100000
24 MF Norway NOR Eirik Bakke 1408+600000
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Last updated: 31 June 2006
Source: Competitions

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References

Notes

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