2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
2005–06 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanJohn Wardle
ManagerStuart Pearce
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League15th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cole (9)
All: Andy Cole and Darius Vassell (10 each)
Highest home attendance47,192 0v0 Manchester United
14 January 2006
Lowest home attendance27,779 0v0 Scunthorpe United
7 January 2006
Average home league attendance42,856 – over 19 PL home games
(4th highest in Premier League)
Results summary – all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 12 2 9 52.2%
Away 4 4 13 19.0%
Both 16 6 22 36.4%
Results summary – Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 9 2 8 47.4%
Away 4 2 13 21.1%
Both 13 4 21 34.2%

The 2005–06 season was Manchester City Football Club's fourth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its ninth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 114th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

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The 2005–06 season proved tough for the club finishing 15th in the Premier League after a turbulent end to the season. The season began with last season's top goalscorer Shaun Wright-Phillips joining Premier League champions Chelsea for a fee of £21 million.[1] Wright-Phillips was a fan favourite having made over 150 appearances for the club and winning Manchester City's Young Player of the Year award four times in succession.[2]

In the following week, Manchester City announced the signings of Andy Cole from Fulham and Darius Vassell from Aston Villa. The Blues ended their preseason with a 3–1 victory against Greek champions Olympiacos in the Thomas Cook Trophy. In this match, City fans were given their first introduction to Yaya Touré who put the visitors ahead.[3]

The club started the season unbeaten in their first five matches, taking 10 points from 12 matches. Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce was subsequently awarded the Barclays Manager of the Month award for August.[4] City then went on to suffer three successive defeats in September, including a 3–0 defeat on penalties to League 1 side Doncaster, which saw them exit the Carling Cup in the Second Round.[5]

The following months saw City's form continue to fluctuate. On December 4, Manchester City beat Charlton Athletic 5-2 at The Valley, setting a then-club record for their largest away win in the Premier League. Going into 2006, Manchester City were placed 9th in the League.

Robbie Fowler started off the new year with a hat-trick in the Third Round of the FA Cup against Scunthorpe. The following weekend, Manchester City won the Manchester Derby 3-1 at home, in a match that saw Cristiano Ronaldo receive a straight red card for a reckless lunge on Andy Cole midway through the second half.[6]

The January Transfer Window saw Robbie Fowler return to Liverpool,[7] Joey Barton hand-in a transfer request[8] and Stuart Pearce splashing out £6 million on Heerenveen striker Georgios Samaras.[9]

Manchester City's final hope of silverware was put to an end after a Dean Ashton brace led West Ham into the semi-finals of the FA Cup, eliminating City in the quarter-finals.[10]

The season ended on disappointing form with losses in 9 of their 10 final matches in the Premier League. A winless City steadily drifted down the league from mid-table to 15th position before the season culminated.

Team kit

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For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok.

Home (version 1)
Home (version 2)
Away (version 1)
Away (version 2)
Third

Friendly games

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Pre-season

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15 July 2005 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Manchester City Prenton, England
19:45 BST Davies 90' MCFC report
Manchester Evening News report		 Stadium: Prenton Park
16 July 2005 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Manchester City Macclesfield, England
15:00 BST Parkin 3' MCFC report
M.E.N. report		 8' Hussain Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Premier League Asia Trophy

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20 July 2005 Bolton Wanderers 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Manchester City Bangkok, Thailand
21:45 MST
14:45 BST		 Davies 47' MCFC report
M.E.N. report		 41' Barton Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
Penalties
Okocha soccer ball with check mark
Diouf soccer ball with check mark
Vaz Tê soccer ball with check mark
Fadiga soccer ball with check mark
Campo soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Barton
soccer ball with check mark Flood
soccer ball with check mark Sun
soccer ball with check mark Bermingham
soccer ball with red X B. Wright-Phillips
23 July 2005 Everton 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Manchester City Bangkok, Thailand
17:45 MST
10:45 BST		 Beattle 51' (pen.) MCFC report
M.E.N. report		 24' Cole Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
Penalties
Weir soccer ball with red X
Ferguson soccer ball with check mark
Bent soccer ball with red X
Kilbane soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark B. Wright-Phillips
soccer ball with check mark Mills
soccer ball with check mark Thatcher
soccer ball with check mark Flood


30 July 2005 Stoke City 1–2 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent, England
15:00 BST Dyer 51'
Dyer soccer ball with red X 68' (pen.)		 MCFC report
M.E.N. report		 Red card 67' Sun
73' Cole
81' B. Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
31 July 2005 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield, England
15:00 BST Whelan 40' MCFC report 61' Bermingham Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 12,796

Thomas Cook Trophy

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6 August 2005 Manchester City England 3–1 Greece Olympiacos Manchester, England
15:00 BST Vassell 65'
B. Wright-Phillips 75', 79'		 MCFC report
M.E.N. report		 27' Touré Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: ~20,000

Competitive games

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Premier League

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Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League

Position in final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 55 −14 47
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 4 21 43 48  −5 43 9 2 8 23 20  +3 4 2 13 20 28  −8

Last updated: 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2005–06

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHA
ResultDWWWDLLWWLWLDLWLWLLDLWLWLWLWLLLLLLWLLL
Position1051235664645688878889891010910910111113131313141515
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source: 2005–06 FA Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

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13 August 2005 1 Manchester City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, England
15:00 BST Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,983
Referee: Chris Foy
20 August 2005 2 Birmingham City 1–2 Manchester City Birmingham, England
17:15 BST Butt 7' Guardian report 20' Barton
46' Cole		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,366
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 August 2005 3 Sunderland 1–2 Manchester City Sunderland, England
19:45 BST Le Tallec 41' Guardian report 9' Vassell
35' Sinclair		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,357
Referee: Peter Walton
27 August 2005 4 Manchester City 2–1 Portsmouth Manchester, England
15:00 BST Reyna 66'
Cole 69'		 Guardian report
BBC Sport report		 52' Viafara Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,022
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 September 2005 5 Manchester United 1–1 Manchester City Manchester, England
15:00 BST van Nistelrooy 45' Guardian report 75' Barton Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,839
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 September 2005 6 Manchester City 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Manchester, England
16:00 BST Guardian report 93' Speed Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,137
Referee: Mike Dean
24 September 2005 7 Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City Newcastle, England
15:00 BST Owen 18' Guardian report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,280
Referee: Graham Poll
2 October 2005 8 Manchester City 2–0 Everton Manchester, England
11:15 BST Mills 72'
Vassell 92'		 Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,681
Referee: Mark Halsey
16 October 2005 9 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United Manchester, England
16:00 BST Cole 17', 55' Guardian report 90' Zamora Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,647
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 October 2005 10 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Pires 61' (pen.) Guardian report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,119
Referee: Mike Riley
31 October 2005 11 Manchester City 3–1 Aston Villa Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Vassell 4', 26'
Cole 82'		 Guardian report 64' Ridgewell Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,069
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 November 2005 12 Fulham 2–1 Manchester City London, England
15:00 GMT Malbranque 6', 44' Guardian report 20' Croft Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Rob Styles
19 November 2005 13 Manchester City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,092
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 November 2005 14 Manchester City 0–1 Liverpool Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Guardian report 60' Riise Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,105
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 December 2005 15 Charlton Athletic 2–5 Manchester City London, England
16:00 GMT Bent 36'
Bothroyd 73'		 Guardian report 25', 84' Cole
37' Sinclair
69' Barton
79' Vassell		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,289
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 December 2005 16 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Manchester City West Bromwich, England
15:00 GMT Kamara 36'
Campbell 73'		 Guardian report
BBC Sport report		 Red card 87' Cole Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,472
Referee: Mike Dean
17 December 2005 17 Manchester City 4–1 Birmingham City Manchester, England
17:15 GMT Sommeil 1'
Barton 13' (pen.)
Sibierski 39'
Wright-Phillips 69'		 Guardian report 73' Jarošík
Red card 90' Vaesen		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,343
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2005 18 Wigan Athletic 4–3 Manchester City Wigan, England
15:00 GMT Roberts 11', 44'
McCulloch 22'
Camara 70'		 Guardian report 2' Sibierski
76' Barton
87' Cole		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2005 19 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Guardian report 79' Cole Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,587
Referee: Uriah Rennie
31 December 2005 20 Middlesbrough 0–0 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England
15:00 GMT Guardian report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,022
Referee: Martin Atkinson
4 January 2006 21 Manchester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Guardian report 30' Mido
83' Keane		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,808
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 January 2006 22 Manchester City 3–1 Manchester United Manchester, England
12:45 GMT Sinclair 32'
Vassell 39'
Fowler 93'		 Guardian report 76' van Nistelrooy
Red card 66' Ronaldo		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,192
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 January 2006 23 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Bolton, England
15:00 GMT Borgetti 32'
Nolan 39'		 Guardian report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 26,466
Referee: Rob Styles
1 February 2006 24 Manchester City 3–0 Newcastle United Manchester, England
19:45 BST Riera 14'
Cole 38'
Vassell 62'		 Guardian report
BBC Sport report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,413
Referee: Chris Foy
4 February 2006 25 Everton 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT Weir 7' Guardian report Red card 90' Jordan Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,827
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 February 2006 26 Manchester City 3–2 Charlton Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 BST Dunne 22'
Samaras 53'
Barton 63'		 Guardian report 50' D. Bent
66' M. Bent		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,347
Referee: Mike Dean
26 February 2006 27 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England
12:15 BST Kewell 40' Guardian report Red card 52' Barton Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 March 2006 28 Manchester City 2–1 Sunderland Manchester, England
13:30 GMT Samaras 8, 10' Guardian report 24' Kyle
Red card 85' Breen		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,200
Referee: Chris Foy
11 March 2006 29 Portsmouth 2–1 Manchester City Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT Mendes 30', 90+3' Guardian report 81' Dunne Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Mark Halsey
18 March 2006 30 Manchester City 0–1 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Guardian report 55' McCulloch Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,444
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 March 2006 31 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Drogba 30', 33' Guardian report Red card 45' Distin Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: Rob Styles
2 April 2006 32 Manchester City 0–1 Middlesbrough Manchester, England
15:00 BST Guardian report 42' Cattermole Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,256
Referee: Mike Riley
8 April 2006 33 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City London, England
12:45 BST Stalteri 43'
Carrick 49'		 Guardian report 51' Samaras Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,157
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
15 April 2006 34 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Newton 15' Guardian report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,105
Referee: Steve Bennett
25 April 2006 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester City Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Guardian report
Guardian match facts		 71' Vassell Attendance: 26,422
Referee: Chris Foy
29 April 2006 Manchester City 1–2 Fulham City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00 Dunne 69' Guardian report
BBC Sport report		 83' John
90' Malbranque		 Attendance: 41,128
Referee: Peter Walton
4 May 2006 Manchester City 1–3 Arsenal City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
19:45 Sommeil 38' Guardian report 29' Ljungberg
77', 84' Reyes		 Attendance: 41,875
Referee: Graham Poll
7 May 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester City Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Khizanishvili 35'
Kuqi 53'
Tugay Red card 59'		 Guardian report Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

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21 September 2005 Second Round Doncaster Rovers (0) 1–1 (0)
(3–0 p)		 Manchester City Doncaster, England
19:45 BST McIndoe 118' (pen.) Guardian report
BBC Sport report		 95' (pen.) Vassell
Red card 106' Onuoha 0 (rescinded at end of game)		 Stadium: Earth Stadium
Attendance: 8,228
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
McIndoe soccer ball with check mark
Coppinger soccer ball with check mark
Heffeman soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Vassell
soccer ball with red X Sibierski
soccer ball with red X Dunne

FA Cup

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7 January 2006 Third Round Manchester City 3–1 Scunthorpe United Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Fowler 47, 56, 64' Guardian report 17' Keogh Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 27,779
Referee: Andy Hall
28 January 2006 Fourth Round Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Cole 83' Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 30,811
Referee: Howard Webb
19 February 2006 Fifth Round Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Birmingham, England
18:30 GMT Baroš 72' Guardian report 90+3' Richards Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,847
Referee: Graham Poll
14 March 2006 Fifth Round Replay Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Samaras 17'
Vassell 49'		 Guardian report 85' Davis Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 33,006
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2006 Sixth Round Manchester City 1–2 West Ham United Manchester, England
20:05 GMT Sun Red card 56'
Musampa 85'		 Guardian report 41', 69' Ashton Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,357
Referee: Howard Webb

First-team squad

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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 England ENG David James
2 DF France FRA David Sommeil
3 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher[11]
4 MF Finland FIN Tuomas Haapala
5 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin
6 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna
8 MF England ENG Joey Barton
9 FW England ENG Andy Cole
10 MF France FRA Antoine Sibierski
11 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
12 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver
14 MF Netherlands NED Kiki Musampa[12] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16 DF England ENG Nedum Onuoha[13]
17 DF China CHN Sun Jihai
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills
19 MF Spain ESP Albert Riera (on loan from Espanyol)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
25 GK Belgium BEL Geert De Vlieger
26 DF England ENG Matt Mills
27 DF Denmark DEN Mikkel Bischoff
28 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
33 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel
36 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Karl Bermingham
37 MF England ENG Ian Bennett
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Ireland
40 MF England ENG Lee Croft
41 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan
42 FW England ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips
43 FW England ENG Ishmael Miller
44 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood
45 DF England ENG Micah Richards

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler (to Liverpool)
20 MF Qatar QAT Yasser Hussein (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF England ENG Jonathan D'Laryea (to Mansfield Town)

Goal scorers

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Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

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References

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  11. ^ Thatcher was born in Swindon, England, and has represented England at level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his full international debut for Wales in March 2004.
  12. ^ Musampa was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo (then Zaire).
  13. ^ Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria.
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