2005–06 Aston Villa F.C. season
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During the 2005–06 season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League.
2005–06 season | |||
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Chairman | Doug Ellis | ||
Manager | David O'Leary | ||
FA Premier League | 16th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | Milan Baroš and Luke Moore (8) | ||
Average home league attendance | 34,059 | ||
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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]
Kit
Kit Supplier | Sponsor |
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Hummel | DWS Investments |
Transfers
Transferred in
Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
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20 May 2005 | RB | Aaron Hughes | Newcastle United | £1,000,000 |
27 June 2005 | GK | Stuart Taylor | Arsenal | £1,000,000 |
29 June 2005 | CF | Kevin Phillips | Southampton | £1,000,000 |
1 July 2005 | LM | Patrik Berger | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
23 August 2005 | CF | Milan Baroš | Liverpool | £6,500,000 |
30 August 2005 | LB | Wilfred Bouma | PSV Eindhoven | £3,500,000 |
£13,000,000 |
Loaned in
Date | Pos | Player | From | Loan End |
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31 August 2005 | RM | James Milner | Newcastle United | 31 May 2006 |
31 August 2005 | CM | Eirik Bakke | Leeds United | 17 January 2006 |
Transferred out
Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee |
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1 July 2005 | CM | Stephen Cooke | Bournemouth | Free transfer |
1 July 2005 | LM | Thomas Hitzlsperger | Stuttgart | Free transfer |
1 July 2005 | CF | Stefan Moore | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer |
27 July 2005 | CF | Darius Vassell | Manchester City | £2,000,000 |
31 August 2005 | RM | Nolberto Solano | Newcastle United | £1,500,000 |
6 January 2006 | GK | Stefan Postma | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £500,000 |
20 January 2006 | GK | Wayne Henderson | Brighton & Hove Albion | £60,000 |
31 August 2005 | CM | Steven Foley-Sheridan | Bournemouth | £20,000 |
£4,080,000 |
Loaned out
Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End |
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19 August 2005 | GK | Stefan Postma | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 January 2006 |
25 August 2005 | CM | Mathieu Berson | Auxerre | 31 May 2006 |
14 September 2005 | RM | Peter Whittingham | Notts County | 19 November 2005 |
22 September 2005 | CF | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Watford | 22 October 2005 |
28 October 2005 | CF | Gabriel Agbonlahor | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 december 2005 |
20 January 2006 | CF | Sam Williams | Wrexham | 31 May 2006 |
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure£13,000,000 |
Income£4,080,000 |
Balance£8,920,000 |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Pre-season
Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Competition |
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18 July 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | Friendly | |
20 July 2005 | Gallstad FK | A | 14 – 0 | Friendly | |
23 July 2005 | Jonkopings Sodra | A | 1 – 1[permanent dead link] | Friendly | |
26 July 2005 | GAIS | 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 | A | 2 – 1[permanent dead link] | Friendly |
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first[2]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 |
Last updated: 8 October 2021.
Source: 11v11
Results per matchday
Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
Result | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W |
Position | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 August 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 38,026 | Phillips, Davis |
20 August 2005 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 67,934 | |
23 August 2005 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 19,778 | Hughes (own goal) |
27 August 2005 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | 31,010 | Baroš |
12 September 2005 | West Ham United | A | 0–4 | 29,582 | |
17 September 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 33,686 | Milner |
24 September 2005 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 42,146 | Moore |
2 October 2005 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–3 | 29,719 | Moore, Davis |
16 October 2005 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | 29,312 | Phillips |
22 October 2005 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0–2 | 32,294 | |
31 October 2005 | Manchester City | A | 1–3 | 42,069 | Ridgewell |
5 November 2005 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 42,551 | |
19 November 2005 | Sunderland | A | 3–1 | 39,707 | Phillips, Barry, Baroš |
26 November 2005 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 30,023 | Davis |
3 December 2005 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 18,255 | McCann |
10 December 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 23,646 | Angel |
17 December 2005 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 37,128 | |
26 December 2005 | Everton | H | 4–0 | 32,432 | Baroš (2), Delaney, Angel |
28 December 2005 | Fulham | A | 3–3 | 20,446 | Moore, Ridgewell (2) |
31 December 2005 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 37,114 | |
2 January 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 27,073 | Davis, Baroš (pen) |
14 January 2006 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 36,700 | Hendrie |
21 January 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 36,243 | |
1 February 2006 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 38,562 | Moore |
4 February 2006 | Middlesbrough | A | 4–0 | 27,299 | Moore (3), Phillips |
11 February 2006 | Newcastle United | H | 1–2 | 37,140 | Moore |
25 February 2006 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 26,594 | |
4 March 2006 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 30,194 | Baroš |
11 March 2006 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 21,932 | |
18 March 2006 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 36,507 | Agbonlahor |
25 March 2006 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 32,605 | |
1 April 2006 | Arsenal | A | 0–5 | 38,183 | |
9 April 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 33,303 | |
16 April 2006 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 | 40,158 | Baroš (2), Cahill |
18 April 2006 | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–3 | 17,330 | Angel, Ridgewell |
25 April 2006 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 26,422 | |
29 April 2006 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 44,479 | Barry |
7 May 2006 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 33,820 | Barry, Ridgewell |
FA Cup
League Cup
Players
First-team 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.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Youth 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.
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Other players
- The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this 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.
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of end of season[6]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | DEN | Thomas Sørensen | 43 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | ENG | Stuart Taylor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | WAL | Mark Delaney | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | TRI | Jlloyd Samuel | 24 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | SWE | Olof Mellberg | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | DEN | Martin Laursen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | NED | Wilfred Bouma | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | NIR | Aaron Hughes | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
19 | DF | ENG | Liam Ridgewell | 37 | 5 | 30+2 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | ENG | Gary Cahill | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ENG | Gareth Barry | 42 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
7 | MF | ENG | Lee Hendrie | 19 | 1 | 7+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ENG | Gavin McCann | 38 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ENG | James Milner | 33 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
12 | MF | NIR | Steven Davis | 42 | 8 | 34+1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
14 | MF | CMR | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ENG | Peter Whittingham | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | CZE | Patrik Berger | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ENG | Craig Gardner | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | COL | Juan Pablo Ángel | 37 | 4 | 12+19 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | CZE | Milan Baroš | 30 | 11 | 24+1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
20 | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips | 27 | 5 | 20+3 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
22 | FW | ENG | Luke Moore | 32 | 8 | 16+11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | ENG | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who left club during season | |||||||||||||
11 | MF | PER | Nolberto Solano | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | NOR | Eirik Bakke | 14 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 June 2006
Source: Competitions
References
Notes
External links
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