2005–06 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Coventry City's 86th season in The Football League and their 5th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Coventry City F.C.
2005–2006 season
Championship8th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup2nd round

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Crystal Palace 46 21 12 13 67 48 +19 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 19 11 50 42 +8 67
8 Coventry City 46 16 15 15 62 65 −3 63
9 Norwich City 46 18 8 20 56 65 −9 62
10 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 66 67 −1 61
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results edit

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Norwich City A 1–1 25,355 Adebola
9 August 2005 Millwall A 0–0 8,344
13 August 2005 Burnley A 0–4 11,683
20 August 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 3–0 23,000 Jørgensen, Adebola (2)
27 August 2005 Sheffield United A 1–2 17,739 Scowcroft
29 August 2005 Southampton H 1–1 23,000 Scowcroft
10 September 2005 Reading H 1–1 22,074 Page
14 September 2005 Derby County A 1–1 21,840 Adebola
17 September 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 6,529 McShane (own goal), Jørgensen
24 September 2005 Hull City H 0–2 21,161
28 September 2005 Watford H 3–1 16,978 Adebola, Flood, McSheffrey
1 October 2005 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–3 22,732 McSheffrey, Morrell
15 October 2005 Crystal Palace H 1–4 24,438 Heath
18 October 2005 Ipswich Town A 2–2 22,656 McSheffrey, Nalis
23 October 2005 Leicester City A 1–2 22,991 McSheffrey
29 October 2005 Luton Town H 1–0 22,228 Adebola
2 November 2005 Stoke City H 1–2 16,617 Nalis
6 November 2005 Cardiff City A 0–0 11,424
19 November 2005 Ipswich Town H 1–1 18,316 McSheffrey
22 November 2005 Crystal Palace A 0–2 17,343
26 November 2005 Norwich City H 2–2 20,433 McSheffrey, Adebola
3 December 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 18,796 Morrell, Hutchison, McSheffrey
10 December 2005 Millwall H 1–0 16,156 Jørgensen
19 December 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 13,556 McSheffrey (pen)
26 December 2005 Leeds United A 1–3 24,291 Hutchison
28 December 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 19,045 Hutchison
31 December 2005 Preston North End A 1–3 12,936 John
2 January 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 26,851 Scowcroft, Lescott (own goal)
14 January 2006 Reading A 0–2 22,813
21 January 2006 Derby County H 6–1 20,267 John (2), Wise, Adebola, McSheffrey (2, 1 pen)
31 January 2006 Hull City A 2–1 18,381 Wise, John
4 February 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–0 20,541 Wise (2)
11 February 2006 Watford A 0–4 19,842
15 February 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 20,021 John, McSheffrey
18 February 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 1–3 8,705 Wise
25 February 2006 Burnley H 1–0 19,641 Adebola
4 March 2006 Southampton A 1–1 21,980 Hutchison (pen)
11 March 2006 Sheffield United H 2–0 23,506 McSheffrey, Adebola
18 March 2006 Leeds United H 1–1 26,643 McSheffrey
25 March 2006 Crewe Alexandra A 1–4 6,444 John
1 April 2006 Preston North End H 0–1 21,023
8 April 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 23,702 John, McSheffrey
15 April 2006 Luton Town A 2–1 8,752 John, McSheffrey
17 April 2006 Leicester City H 1–1 26,672 John
22 April 2006 Stoke City A 1–0 13,385 Adebola
30 April 2006 Cardiff City H 3–1 22,536 John, Adebola, Wise

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2005 Rushden & Diamonds A 3–0 3,240 McSheffrey, Heath, Morrell
R2 20 September 2005 Crystal Palace A 0–1 5,341

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–0 6,734 McSheffrey
R4 28 January 2006 Middlesbrough H 1–1 28,120 John
R4R 8 February 2006 Middlesbrough A 0–1 14,131

Season statistics edit

Starts & goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater (on loan from West Ham United) 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK   HUN Márton Fülöp (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 33 0 31 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   ENG Andy Whing 27 0 24 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Marcus Hall 42 0 38 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF   WAL Rob Page 34 1 32 1 1 0 1 0
5 DF   WAL Ady Williams (on loan to Millwall) 16 0 12 0 1 0 3 0
6 MF   ENG Stephen Hughes 20 0 18 0 1 0 1 0
7 DF   WAL Richard Duffy (on loan from Portsmouth) 32 0 30 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF   EIR Michael Doyle 49 0 44 0 2 0 3 0
9 FW   NGA Dele Adebola 42 12 39 12 0 0 3 0
10 FW   ENG Gary McSheffrey 50 17 45 15 2 1 3 1
11 FW   ENG James Scowcroft 40 3 37 3 0 0 3 0
12 FW   ENG Andy Morrell 12 3 10 2 2 1 0 0
13 GK   TRI Clayton Ince 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
14 FW   TRI Stern John (on loan to Derby County) 25 11 21 10 1 0 3 1
15 MF   FRO Claus Bech Jørgensen 17 3 15 3 2 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Isaac Osbourne 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG Matt Heath 24 1 23 1 0 0 1 0
18 MF   ENG Neil Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   ENG Stuart Giddings 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Richard Shaw 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF   SCO Don Hutchison (on loan from Millwall) 12 4 10 4 0 0 2 0
22 DF   ENG Paul Watson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF   ENG Andy Impey 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW   FRA Youssef Sofiane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   FRA Lilian Nalis (on loan from Sheffield United) 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
28 DF   EIR Willo Flood (on loan from Manchester City) 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
29 MF   EIR Kevin Thornton 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW   ENG Craig Reid (on loan to Tamworth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   ENG Luke Webb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   NIR Jonathan Tuffey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   ENG Liam Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   ENG Ryan Lynch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Ben Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   ENG Stuart Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Player substitutions are not included.

Goalscorers edit

Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Gary McSheffrey 15 1 1   17
Dele Adebola 12 0 0   12
Stern John 10 0 1   011
Dennis Wise 6 0 0   06
Don Hutchison 4 0 0   04
Claus Bech Jørgensen 3 0 0   03
Andy Morrell 2 1 0   03
James Scowcroft 3 0 0   03
Lilian Nalis 2 0 0   02
Matt Heath 1 1 0   02
Rob Page 1 0 0   01
Willo Flood 1 0 0   01

Yellow Cards edit

Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Gary McSheffrey 10 1 0   11
Michael Doyle 9 0 0   9
Richard Duffy 7 0 1   8
Rob Page 8 0 0   8
Dennis Wise 7 0 0   7
Dele Adebola 4 0 1   5
Don Hutchison 4 0 1   5
Stern John 4 1 0   5
Marcus Hall 3 1 0   4
Matt Heath 4 0 0   4
James Scowcroft 3 0 1   4
Ady Williams 4 0 0   4
Stephen Hughes 2 0 1   3
Richard Shaw 3 0 0   3
Willo Flood 2 0 0   2
Claus Bech Jørgensen 2 0 0   2
Isaac Osbourne 1 1 0   2
Kevin Thornton 2 0 0   2
Andy Whing 2 0 0   2

Red cards edit

Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
Michael Doyle 1 0 0   1
Matt Heath 1 0 0   1
Stephen Hughes 1 0 0   1
Claus Bech Jørgensen 1 0 0   1

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Player From Date Fee
  James Scowcroft Ipswich Town 1 July 2005 Free[2]
  Clayton Ince Crewe Alexandra 1 July 2005 Free[3]
  Matt Heath Leicester City 8 July 2005 Undisclosed[4]
  Andy Impey Nottingham Forest 16 September 2005 Free[5]
  Paul Watson Brighton and Hove Albion 16 September 2005 Free[6]
  Youssef Sofiane West Ham United 14 October 2005 Free[7]
  Don Hutchison Millwall 13 January 2006 Free[8]
  Dennis Wise Southampton 19 January 2006 Free[9]

Transfers out edit

Player To Date Fee
  Craig Pead Walsall 27 May 2005 Free[10]
  Kevin Pressman Mansfield Town 1 July 2005 Free[11]
  Trevor Benjamin Peterborough United 8 July 2005 Free[12]
  Scott Shearer Bristol Rovers 27 July 2005 Free[13]
  Steve Staunton Walsall 2 August 2005 Free[14]
  Paul Watson Woking 24 November 2005 Free[15]
  Richard Brush Shrewsbury Town 23 December 2005 Free[16]
  Youssef Sofiane La Louvière 5 January 2005 Free[17]

Loans in edit

Player From Date from Date until
  Richard Duffy Portsmouth 1 July 2005 1 May 2006[18]
  Stephen Bywater West Ham United 3 August 2005 20 October 2005[19]
  Willo Flood Manchester City 18 August 2005 18 November 2005[20]
  Lilian Nalis Sheffield United 14 October 2005 14 November 2005[21]
  Márton Fülöp Tottenham Hotspur 28 October 2005 1 May 2006[22]
  Don Hutchison Millwall 24 November 2005 12 January 2006[23]

Loans out edit

Player To Date from Date until
  Graham Barrett Livingston 31 August 2005 1 January 2006[24]
  Ady Williams Millwall 12 September 2005 4 December 2005[25]
  Stern John Derby County 16 September 2005 16 November 2005[26]
  Craig Reid Tamworth 17 March 2006 17 April 2006[27]

References edit

  1. ^ "Coventry City 2005-2006 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ^ "City swoop for Scowcroft". CCFC Official Site. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Ince signs on for City". CCFC Official Site. 1 July 2005.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Coventry swoop for defender Heath". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005.
  5. ^ "Coventry recruit Watson and Impey". BBC Sport. 16 September 2005.
  6. ^ "Coventry recruit Watson and Impey". BBC Sport. 16 September 2005.
  7. ^ "Nalis swaps Blades for Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 14 October 2005.
  8. ^ "Hutchison makes Coventry switch". BBC Sport. 24 January 2006.
  9. ^ "Veteran Wise seals Coventry move". BBC Sport. 19 January 2006.
  10. ^ "Defender Pead seals Walsall move". BBC Sport. 27 May 2005.
  11. ^ "Stags offer contract to Pressman". BBC Sport. 18 July 2005.
  12. ^ "Benjamin snubs Coventry for Posh". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005.
  13. ^ "Rovers complete Shearer signing". BBC Sport. 27 July 2005.
  14. ^ "Saddlers complete Staunton swoop". BBC Sport. 2 August 2005.
  15. ^ "Watson joins Woking". CCFC Official Site. 31 August 2005.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "Brush released by Sky Blues". CCFC Official Site. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Sofiane leaves City". CCFC Official Site. 5 January 2006.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Duffy joins Coventry for season". BBC Sport. 7 July 2005.
  19. ^ "Bywater seals Coventry loan move". BBC Sport. 3 August 2005.
  20. ^ "Coventry sign Flood in loan deal". BBC Sport. 18 August 2005.
  21. ^ "Nalis swaps Blades for Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 14 August 2005.
  22. ^ "Sky Blues make Fulop loan swoop". BBC Sport. 28 August 2005.
  23. ^ "Hutchison signs on for City". CCFC Official Site. 24 November 2005.[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Livingston land striker Barrett". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005.
  25. ^ "Williams joins Lions in loan move". BBC Sport. 12 September 2005.
  26. ^ "Rams complete loan deal for John". BBC Sport. 16 September 2005.
  27. ^ "Tamworth swoop for striker Reid". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006.

External links edit