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2005–06 Fulham F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Fulham's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League.

Fulham F.C.
2005–06 season
ManagerChris Coleman
Premier League12th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Collins John (11)
All: Collins John (12)

Season summary edit

Fulham were again managed by Chris Coleman and they managed to achieve a 12th-place finish in the Premier League, one place higher than the previous season. Their best results of the season were home wins against Chelsea (1–0) and Liverpool (2–0).

In the League Cup, they reached the third round by winning an exciting game against Lincoln City 5–4 after extra time, but they then succumbed to West Bromwich Albion. In the FA Cup, they fell at the first hurdle with a humiliating 2–1 home defeat to Leyton Orient.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

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   WAL Mark Crossley[notes 1]
2 DF   GER Moritz Volz
3 DF   USA Carlos Bocanegra
4 MF   FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
5 MF   FRA Sylvain Legwinski
6 DF   ENG Zat Knight
7 MF   WAL Mark Pembridge
8 MF   DEN Claus Jensen
9 MF   ENG Michael Brown
10 FW   ISL Heiðar Helguson
11 FW   POR Luís Boa Morte
13 FW   CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 3]
14 MF   SEN Papa Bouba Diop
15 FW   NED Collins John[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   POR Ricardo Batista
17 DF   ENG Liam Rosenior
18 MF   AUS Ahmad Elrich
19 DF   FRA Philippe Christanval
20 FW   USA Brian McBride
22 DF   ENG Dean Leacock
23 MF   IRL Michael Timlin[notes 5]
24 DF   FRA Alain Goma
27 MF   NZL Simon Elliott
29 GK   FIN Antti Niemi
30 GK   TRI Tony Warner[notes 6]
31 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge (on loan from Chelsea)
33 DF   DEN Niclas Jensen
35 DF   ENG Ian Pearce

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   GHA Elvis Hammond (to Leicester City)
21 DF   PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 7] (on loan to Norwich City)
25 GK   CZE Jaroslav Drobný (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
26 DF   ENG Adam Green (on loan to Bristol City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF   ENG Liam Fontaine (on loan to Bristol City)
31 MF   ENG Darren Pratley (on loan to Brentford)
— FW   FRA Steve Marlet (to VfL Wolfsburg)
— FW   ARG Facundo Sava (to Lorca)

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF   WAL Matty Collins
34 MF   ENG Neale McDermott
36 MF   ENG Robert Milsom
— DF   ENG Kasali Yinka Casal
— DF   ENG Elliot Omozusi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG TJ Moncur
— DF   ENG Robbie Watkins
— MF   NZL Chris James
— FW   FRA Ismael Ehui

Statistics edit

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[2][3]

Transfers edit

Summer edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
27 June 2005 FW   Heiðar Helguson   Watford £1,300,000[4]
17 July 2005 DF   Niclas Jensen   Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[5]
11 Aug 2005 GK   Tony Warner   Cardiff City Six-month loan[6]
8 Sep 2005 DF   Philippe Christanval   Marseille Free[7]

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
13 July 2005 DF   Alex Lawless   Torquay Free
20 July 2005 FW   Andy Cole   Manchester City Free[8]
1 August 2005 DF   Abdeslam Ouaddou   Lens Undisclosed
1 August 2005 GK   Ross Flitney   Barnet Free
2 August 2005 MF   Lee Clark   Newcastle Free[9]
31 August 2005 FW   Elvis Hammond   Leicester City Five-month loan[10]
31 August 2005 FW   Stuart Noble   East Fife Undisclosed

Winter edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
5 Jan 2006 GK   Tony Warner   Cardiff City Undisclosed[11]
6 Jan 2006 MF   Simon Elliott   Columbus Crew Free[12]
Jan 2006 GK   Antti Niemi   Southampton Undisclosed
31 Jan 2006 MF   Michael Brown   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed
19 Jan 2006 DF   Wayne Bridge   Chelsea Loan (until 8 May 2006)

Out on loan edit

Date Pos. Name To Return Date
5 August 2005 FW Elvis Hammond Leicester City 30 August 2005
30 August 2005 MF Darren Pratley Brentford 15 May 2006
31 August 2005 MF Neale McDermott Swindon Town 2 February 2006
20 January 2006 DF Adam Green Bristol City 20 April 2006
21 January 2006 DF Robert Watkins Ebbsfleet United 1 May 2006
31 January 2006 DF Zesh Rehman Norwich City 1 May 2006
24 February 2006 MF Michael Timlin Scunthorpe United 11 March 2006
24 February 2006 FW Ismael Ehui Scunthorpe United 26 March 2006

Club edit

The Management edit

Other Information edit

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Premier League edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Wigan Athletic 38 15 6 17 45 52 −7 51
11 Everton 38 14 8 16 34 49 −15 50
12 Fulham 38 14 6 18 48 58 −10 48
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 55 −14 47
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 −10 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 6 18 48 58  −10 48 13 2 4 31 21  +10 1 4 14 17 37  −20

Last updated: 7 May 2006.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results By Round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAAH
ResultDLLWDLLLDWLWLWDLWLDLWWLWLWLLLLWDLWWWLW
Position1015161413161718171415141414141614151515151514131514141616161415151615141412
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fulham-fc/2006/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Premier League edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
1 13 August 2005 Birmingham City H 0–0 16,550 Report
2 20 August 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 16,953 McBride Report
3 24 August 2005 Arsenal A 1–4 37,867 Jensen Report
4 27 August 2005 Everton H 1–0 17,169 McBride Report
5 10 September 2005 Newcastle United A 1–1 52,208 McBride Report
6 17 September 2005 West Ham United H 1–2 21,907 Boa Morte Report
7 26 September 2005 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 35,427 Report
8 1 October 2005 Manchester United H 2–3 21,862 Jensen, John Report
9 17 October 2005 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 26,310 John Report
10 22 October 2005 Liverpool H 2–0 22,480 John, Boa Morte Report
11 29 October 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 17,266 Report
12 5 November 2005 Manchester City H 2–1 22,241 Malbranque (2) Report
13 20 November 2005 Middlesbrough A 2–3 27,599 John, Bouba Diop Report
14 27 November 2005 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 19,768 McBride (2) Report
15 3 December 2005 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 23,144 Report
16 10 December 2005 Birmingham City A 0–1 27,597 Report
17 17 December 2005 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 20,138 Bouba Diop, Boa Morte Report
18 26 December 2005 Chelsea A 2–3 42,313 Boa Morte, Helguson Report
19 28 December 2005 Aston Villa H 3–3 20,446 McBride (2), Helguson Report
20 31 December 2005 Portsmouth A 0–1 19,101 Report
21 2 January 2006 Sunderland H 2–1 19,372 John (2) Report
22 14 January 2006 Newcastle United H 1–0 21,974 Malbranque Report
23 23 January 2006 West Ham United A 1–2 29,812 Helguson Report
24 31 January 2006 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 21,081 Bocanegra Report
25 4 February 2006 Manchester United A 2–4 67,844 Helguson, McBride Report
26 11 February 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 6–1 21,508 Helguson (2), Radzinski, John (2), Davies (o.g.) Report
27 26 February 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 23,104 Helguson Report
28 4 March 2006 Arsenal H 0–4 22,397 Report
29 11 March 2006 Everton A 1–3 36,515 John Report
30 15 March 2006 Liverpool A 1–5 42,293 John Report
31 19 March 2006 Chelsea H 1–0 22,486 Boa Morte Report
32 25 March 2006 Aston Villa A 0–0 32,605 Report
33 1 April 2006 Portsmouth H 1–3 22,322 Malbranque Report
34 15 April 2006 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 19,146 Boa Morte (2) Report
35 24 April 2006 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 17,164 Malbranque Report
36 29 April 2006 Manchester City A 2–1 41,128 Malbranque, John Report
37 4 May 2006 Sunderland A 1–2 28,226 Radzinski Report
38 7 May 2006 Middlesbrough H 1–0 22,434 Helguson Report

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R3 8 January 2006 Leyton Orient H 1–2 13,394 John Report

League Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Report
R2 21 September 2005 Lincoln City H 5–4 5,365 Rehman, Helguson, Rosenior, Radzinski, McBride Report
R3 25 October 2005 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 7,373 Helguson, Boa Morte Report

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads – Fulham – 2005/06".
  2. ^ "All Fulham players: 2006".
  3. ^ "Fulham in FA Premier League 2005/2006 fixture".
  4. ^ "Fulham conclude Helguson signing". 27 June 2005.
  5. ^ "Danish defender joins Cottagers". 17 July 2005.
  6. ^ "Warner deal solves Fulham problem". 11 August 2005.
  7. ^ "Fulham make Christanval capture". 8 September 2005.
  8. ^ "Cole completes Man City signing". 20 July 2005.
  9. ^ "Clark makes return to Newcastle". 2 August 2005.
  10. ^ "Hammond pace fits bill for Foxes". 5 August 2005.
  11. ^ "Warner pens permanent Fulham deal". 5 January 2006.
  12. ^ "Fulham swoop to sign midfielder". 3 January 2006.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
  2. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  3. ^ Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  4. ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  5. ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
  6. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  7. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.

External links edit

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