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Aston Villa
2005–06 season
Chairman Doug Ellis
Manager David O'Leary
FA Premier League 16th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer Milan BaroΕ‘ and Luke Moore (8)
Average home league attendance34,059
Second City Derby
48--36--28

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

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 BaroΕ‘ (42), Patrik Berger (29), Gary Cahill (28), Kevin Phillips (23), Eirik Bakke (14), and Stuart Taylor (12). [1]

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Transfers

Transferred in

Date Pos Player From Fee
20 May 2005 RB Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes Fulham Β£1,000,000
27 June 2005 GK Stuart Taylor Arsenal Β£1,000,000
29 June 2005 CF Kevin Phillips Southampton Β£1,000,000
1 July 2005 LM Czech Republic Patrik Berger Portsmouth Free transfer
23 August 2005 CF Czech Republic Milan BaroΕ‘ Liverpool Β£6,500,000
30 August 2005 LB Netherlands Wilfred Bouma Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Β£3,500,000
Β£13,000,000

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Loan End
31 August 2005 RM James Milner Newcastle United 31 May 2006
31 August 2005 CM Norway Eirik Bakke Leeds United 17 January 2006

Transferred out

Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2005 CM Stephen Cooke Bournemouth Free transfer
1 July 2005 LM Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger Germany Stuttgart Free transfer
1 July 2005 CF Stefan Moore Queens Park Rangers Free transfer
27 July 2005 CF Darius Vassell Manchester City Β£2,000,000
31 August 2005 RM Peru Nolberto Solano Newcastle United Β£1,500,000
6 January 2006 GK Netherlands Stefan Postma Wolverhampton Wanderers Β£500,000
20 January 2006 GK Republic of Ireland Wayne Henderson Brighton & Hove Albion Β£60,000
31 August 2005 CM Republic of Ireland Steven Foley-Sheridan Bournemouth Β£20,000
Β£4,080,000

Loaned out

Date Pos Player To Loan End
19 August 2005 GK Netherlands Stefan Postma Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 January 2006
25 August 2005 CM France Mathieu Berson France 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 Wales Wrexham 31 May 2006

Overall transfer activity

Final league table

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
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
Source: Premier League
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
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

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first [2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

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 10 12 16 42 55  βˆ’13 42 6 6 7 20 20  0 4 6 9 22 35  βˆ’13

Last updated: 8 October 2021.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLDWDLLLWLLLWWDDLWDDWLDDWLDWLLDLDWLLLW
Position51213814111516141516161514151415141313121515141215151414141516151515161616
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

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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 BaroΕ‘
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, BaroΕ‘
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 BaroΕ‘ (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, BaroΕ‘ (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 BaroΕ‘
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 BaroΕ‘ (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

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Hull City A 1–0 17,051 Barry
R4 28 January 2006 Port Vale H 3–1 30,434 BaroΕ‘ (2), Davis
R5 19 February 2006 Manchester City H 1–1 23,847 BaroΕ‘
R5R 14 March 2006 Manchester City A 1–2 33,006 Davis

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 20 September 2005 Wycombe Wanderers A 8–3 5,365 Davis (2), BaroΕ‘, Milner (2), Easton (own goal), Barry (2, 1 pen)
R3 22 October 2005 Burnley H 1–0 26,872 Phillips
R4 29 November 2005 Doncaster Rovers A 0–3 10,590

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season [3] [4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark  DEN Thomas SΓΈrensen
2 DF Wales  WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England  ENG Jlloyd Samuel [5]
4 DF Sweden  SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF Denmark  DEN Martin Laursen
6 MF England  ENG Gareth Barry
7 MF England  ENG Lee Hendrie
8 MF England  ENG Gavin McCann
9 FW Colombia  COL Juan Pablo Ángel
10 FW Czech Republic  CZE Milan BaroΕ‘
11 MF England  ENG James Milner (on loan from Newcastle United)
12 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Steven Davis
13 GK England  ENG Stuart Taylor
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Cameroon  CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba
15 DF Ecuador  ECU Ulises de la Cruz
16 DF Netherlands  NED Wilfred Bouma
17 MF England  ENG Peter Whittingham
18 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Aaron Hughes
19 DF England  ENG Liam Ridgewell
20 FW England  ENG Kevin Phillips
21 DF England  ENG Gary Cahill
22 FW England  ENG Luke Moore
23 MF Czech Republic  CZE Patrik Berger
26 MF England  ENG Craig Gardner
30 FW England  ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Peru  PER Nolberto Solano (to Newcastle United)
16 MF France  FRA Mathieu Berson (on loan to Auxerre)
24 MF Norway  NOR Eirik Bakke (on loan from Leeds United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK Republic of Ireland  IRL Wayne Henderson (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
— GK Netherlands  NED Stefan Postma (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
— MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Steven Foley (to AFC Bournemouth)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England  ENG Steven Clancy
— DF England  ENG Lee Grant
— DF England  ENG Paul Green
— DF England  ENG Matthew Roome
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Belgium  BEL Christian Tshimanga Kabeya [notes 1]
— FW England  ENG Shane Paul
— FW Northern Ireland  NIR Jamie Ward [notes 2]
—   Daniel Bridges

Youth squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 GK Austria  AUT Bobby Olejnik
— GK Republic of Ireland  IRL Lee Boyle
— GK Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen Henderson
— DF England  ENG Ciaran Clark [notes 3]
— DF England  ENG Jordan Collins
— DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Danny Earls
— DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Shane Lowry [notes 4]
— DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen O'Halloran
— DF Sweden  SWE Erik Lund
— MF England  ENG Marc Albrighton
— MF England  ENG Morgan Evans
— MF England  ENG Phil Green
— MF England  ENG Jonathan Hogg
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England  ENG Dan McDonald
— MF England  ENG Isaiah Osbourne
— MF Hungary  HUN ZoltΓ‘n Stieber
— MF Australia  AUS Chris Herd
— FW England  ENG Scott Bridges
— FW England  ENG Sam Williams
— FW Northern Ireland  NIR Adam McGurk
— FW Sweden  SWE Tobias Mikaelsson
— DF   Seyi Morgan
— DF   Matt Saunders
—   Lee McGuire
—   Lee Mussell
—   Reuben Reid

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Republic of Ireland  IRL David Bevan
— GK England  ENG Elliot Parish
— DF England  ENG Jordan Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   Rowan Caney
—   Ashley Carew

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season [6]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark  DEN Thomas SΓΈrensen 43 0 36 0 4 0 3 0
13 GK England  ENG Stuart Taylor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales  WAL Mark Delaney 16 1 12 1 3 0 1 0
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago  TRI Jlloyd Samuel 24 0 14+5 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF Sweden  SWE Olof Mellberg 33 0 27 0 4 0 2 0
5 DF Denmark  DEN Martin Laursen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Ecuador  ECU Ulises de la Cruz 8 0 4+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 DF Netherlands  NED Wilfred Bouma 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Aaron Hughes 41 0 35 0 4 0 2 0
19 DF England  ENG Liam Ridgewell 37 5 30+2 5 1+1 0 3 0
21 DF England  ENG Gary Cahill 8 1 6+1 1 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF England  ENG Gareth Barry 42 6 36 3 3 1 3 2
7 MF England  ENG Lee Hendrie 19 1 7+9 1 2 0 0+1 0
8 MF England  ENG Gavin McCann 38 1 32 1 4 0 2 0
11 MF England  ENG James Milner 33 3 27 1 3 0 3 2
12 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Steven Davis 42 8 34+1 4 4 2 3 2
14 MF Cameroon  CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England  ENG Peter Whittingham 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Czech Republic  CZE Patrik Berger 9 0 3+5 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF England  ENG Craig Gardner 9 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Colombia  COL Juan Pablo Ángel 37 4 12+19 3 2+1 1 3 0
10 FW Czech Republic  CZE Milan BaroΕ‘ 30 11 24+1 8 3 2 2 1
20 FW England  ENG Kevin Phillips 27 5 20+3 4 1+1 0 1+1 1
22 FW England  ENG Luke Moore 32 8 16+11 8 3 0 0+2 0
30 FW England  ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor 9 1 3+6 1 0 0 0 0
Players who left club during season
11 MF Peru  PER Nolberto Solano 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Norway  NOR Eirik Bakke 14 0 8+6 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2006
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  2. ^ "Aston Villa 2005-2006 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2005/06".
  4. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
  5. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009
  6. ^ "Aston Villa players: Premier League 2006".

Notes

  1. ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
  2. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
  3. ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.
  4. ^ Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.

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