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2005–06 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Leicester City
2005–06 season
ChairmanJim McCahill
ManagerCraig Levein
(until 25 January)
Rob Kelly
(from 25 January)
StadiumWalkers Stadium
Championship16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Player of the YearJoey Guðjónsson
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Hume (9)
All: Iain Hume/Joey Guðjónsson/Mark de Vries (9 each)
Highest home attendance25,578 vs Reading
(25 Mar 2006, Championship)
Lowest home attendance7,386 vs Blackpool
(20 Sep 2005, League Cup)
Average home league attendance22,234

Season summary edit

In the 2005–06 season, Leicester's dismal form continued which saw some fans call for Levein's resignation as the team were near the bottom of the table after ten matches, and fell into the relegation zone in January, ultimately leading to his sacking on Wednesday 25 January 2006,[1] despite a 3–2 FA Cup win over Premiership club Tottenham just 17 days earlier.[2]

After winning three out of four games as caretaker manager and moving the club five places up the league, Rob Kelly was appointed to see out the rest of the season.[3] Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the manager's job on a permanent basis.[4] Jim McCahill retired as chairman on 1 June 2006 and was replaced by Andrew Taylor.

Kit edit

Leicester City's kit was manufactured by English sports retailer JJB Sports and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 17 16 39 46 −7 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 −13 56
16 Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 −8 54
17 Burnley 46 14 12 20 46 54 −8 54
18 Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 −6 52
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 summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 15 18 51 59  −8 54 8 9 6 30 25  +5 5 6 12 21 34  −13
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLWDDLDWLDLDDWLWDDLDWLLDDLLLLLLWWWDDLWWWDLWLDWL
Position24121214161714151516171915181312151616141616182020202122222221211919192018161616181517171516
Source: 11v11.com: 2005-06 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Leicester City's score comes first[5]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Sheffield United A 1–4 18,224 Connolly
9 August 2005 Stoke City H 4–2 20,519 De Vries, Connolly (3)
13 August 2005 Ipswich Town H 0–0 21,879
20 August 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 7,053 Tiatto, Guðjónsson (pen)
27 August 2005 Luton Town H 0–2 22,048
29 August 2005 Hull City A 1–1 20,192 McCarthy
10 September 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 22,618 De Vries (2)
13 September 2005 Cardiff City A 0–1 9,196
17 September 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 24,726
24 September 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 20,148 Hammond
27 September 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 20,296
1 October 2005 Derby County A 1–1 25,044 Hume
15 October 2005 Watford A 2–1 16,224 De Vries, Kisnorbo
18 October 2005 Burnley H 0–1 23,326
23 October 2005 Coventry City H 2–1 22,991 De Vries (2)
29 October 2005 Preston North End A 0–0 13,904
5 November 2005 Southampton H 0–0 21,318
19 November 2005 Burnley A 0–1 12,592
22 November 2005 Watford H 2–2 18,856 Guðjónsson (2, 1 pen)
26 November 2005 Sheffield United H 4–2 22,382 Hume (2), Smith, Hammond
3 December 2005 Leeds United A 1–2 21,402 Guðjónsson (pen)
9 December 2005 Stoke City A 2–3 11,129 Guðjónsson, Hammond
17 December 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 24,873 Hume
26 December 2005 Millwall H 1–1 22,520 Guðjónsson (pen)
28 December 2005 Reading A 0–2 22,061
31 December 2005 Norwich City H 0–1 21,072
2 January 2006 Crystal Palace A 0–2 20,089
14 January 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 25,398 Stearman
21 January 2006 Cardiff City H 1–2 20,140 Fryatt
24 January 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 12,591
31 January 2006 Queens Park Rangers A 3–2 11,785 Fryatt, Stearman, Hughes
4 February 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 21,385 Fryatt
11 February 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–1 7,187 McCarthy, Hume
14 February 2006 Derby County H 2–2 23,246 Hume, Maybury
18 February 2006 Leeds United H 1–1 25,497 Hume
25 February 2006 Ipswich Town A 0–2 24,861
4 March 2006 Hull City H 3–2 22,835 Hume, Guðjónsson (2)
11 March 2006 Luton Town A 2–1 9,783 Fryatt, O'Grady
18 March 2006 Millwall A 1–0 10,523 Hughes
25 March 2006 Reading H 1–1 25,578 Hume
1 April 2006 Norwich City A 1–2 24,718 Williams
7 April 2006 Crystal Palace H 2–0 23,211 Welsh, Hughes
15 April 2006 Preston North End H 1–2 21,865 Fryatt
17 April 2006 Coventry City A 1–1 26,672 Stearman
22 April 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 22,796 Fryatt
30 April 2006 Southampton A 0–2 26,801

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2006 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 19,844 Hammond, Hughes, De Vries
R4 28 January 2006 Southampton H 0–1 20,427

League Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2005 Bury A 3–0 2,759 Hamill, Stearman, Guðjónsson (pen)
R2 20 September 2005 Blackpool H 2–1 7,386 De Vries (2)
R3 26 October 2005 Cardiff City A 1–0 8,727 Johansson
R4 30 November 2005 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 13,067 Williams

Squad edit

[6][7] 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   SCO Rab Douglas
2 DF   IRL Alan Maybury
3 DF   AUS Patrick Kisnorbo
4 MF   SCO Stephen Hughes
5 DF   IRL Paddy McCarthy
6 MF   SCO Gareth Williams
7 MF   GUI Mohammed Sylla
8 FW   CAN Iain Hume
11 DF   AUS Danny Tiatto (captain)
12 FW   ENG Matty Fryatt
13 GK   AUS Paul Henderson
14 DF   ENG Rufus Brevett (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
15 DF   SWE Nils-Eric Johansson
16 MF   ISL Joey Guðjónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ENG Richard Stearman
18 FW   GHA Elvis Hammond
22 DF   IRL Alan Sheehan
23 MF   SCO Joe Hamill
24 DF   SWE Patrik Gerrbrand
25 MF   SCO Andy Welsh (on loan from Sunderland)
26 FW   ENG Chris O'Grady
27 GK   IRL Conrad Logan
28 FW   ENG Louis Dodds
29 FW   ENG Levi Porter
30 MF   AUS James Wesolowski
32 DF   ENG Jay Smedley
34 FW   ENG Ashley Chambers

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
8 FW   IRL David Connolly (to Wigan Athletic)
21 DF   SCO Peter Canero (to Dundee United)
19 FW   ENG Tommy Wright (to Barnsley)
12 DF   WAL Peter Gilbert (to Sheffield Wednesday)
14 MF   ENG Jason Wilcox (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   ENG Dion Dublin (to Celtic)
10 FW   NED Mark de Vries (on loan to SC Heerenveen)
31 FW   ENG James Graham (Released)
21 MF   ENG Ryan Smith (on loan from Arsenal)
20 MF   ENG Lee Morris (to Yeovil Town)

2005–06 backroom staff edit

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2005–06 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager   Craig Levein*
Assistant manager   Rob Kelly
First Team Coach   Peter Houston*
First Team Coach   Kenny Black*
Head physio   David Rennie
Academy manager   Jon Rudkin
Academy coach (Under 18s)   Steve Beaglehole
Academy coach (Under 16s)   Trevor Peake

Statistics edit

Appearances, goals and cards edit

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Rab Douglas 32 0 2 0 1 0 35 0 3 0
2 DF   Alan Maybury 40 1 2 0 3 0 45 1 5 1
3 DF   Patrick Kisnorbo 36+1 1 0+1 0 1+2 0 37+4 1 4 1
4 MF   Stephen Hughes 28+6 3 2 1 1+1 0 31+7 4 5 0
5 DF   Paddy McCarthy 37+1 2 2 0 2+2 0 41+3 2 12 2
6 MF   Gareth Williams 26+5 1 1 0 3 1 30+5 2 1 0
7 MF   Mohammed Sylla 24+4 0 0 0 1+1 0 25+5 0 5 0
8 FW   David Connolly 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0
8 FW   Iain Hume 28+9 9 1 0 0 0 29+9 9 5 0
9 FW   Dion Dublin 15+6 0 0 0 2 0 17+6 0 2 0
10 FW   Mark de Vries 20+9 6 1+1 1 3+1 2 24+11 9 5 0
11 DF   Danny Tiatto 11+7 1 0 0 3 0 14+7 1 3 1
12 FW   Matty Fryatt 18+1 6 0 0 0 0 18+1 6 1 0
12 DF   Peter Gilbert 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0
13 GK   Paul Henderson 14+1 0 0 0 3 0 17+1 0 0 0
14 DF   Rufus Brevett 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
14 MF   Jason Wilcox 3+3 0 0 0 0+2 0 3+5 0 0 0
15 DF   Nils-Eric Johansson 39 0 2 0 4 1 45 1 6 0
16 MF   Joey Guðjónsson 40+2 8 2 0 4 1 46+2 9 12 0
17 DF   Richard Stearman 31+3 3 2 0 3 1 36+3 4 5 0
18 FW   Elvis Hammond 15+18 3 1+1 1 3 0 19+19 4 1 0
21 MF   Ryan Smith 10+7 1 2 0 0 0 12+7 1 5 0
22 DF   Alan Sheehan 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 0 1
23 MF   Joe Hamill 7+5 0 1 0 4 1 12+5 1 0 0
24 DF   Patrik Gerrbrand 14+3 0 1 0 2 0 17+3 0 1 0
25 MF   Andy Welsh 4+6 1 0 0 0 0 4+6 1 0 0
26 FW   Chris O'Grady 0+13 1 0 0 0 0 0+13 1 2 0
30 MF   James Wesolowski 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0
34 FW   Ashley Chambers 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
1 June 2005 MF   Mohammed Sylla   Celtic Free transfer [8]
6 June 2005 GK   Rab Douglas   Celtic Free transfer
29 June 2005 GK   Paul Henderson   Bradford City Free transfer [9]
1 July 2005 DF   Patrik Gerrbrand   Hammarby £250,000
6 July 2005 DF   Nils-Eric Johansson   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer
26 July 2005 DF   Peter Gilbert   Plymouth Argyle £200,000 [10]
11 August 2005 MF   Joe Hamill   Hearts Signed [11]
31 August 2005 FW   Iain Hume   Tranmere Rovers £500,000 [12]
31 August 2005 FW   Elvis Hammond   Fulham £225,000 [13]
9 January 2006 FW   Matty Fryatt   Walsall £750,000 [14]

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
1 June 2005 GK   Lars Hirschfeld   Tromsø Free transfer
1 July 2005 MF   Jordan Stewart   Watford £125,000 [15]
8 July 2005 DF   Matt Heath   Coventry City £200,000 [16]
14 July 2005 GK   Ian Walker   Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [17]
1 August 2005 MF   Stephen Dawson   Mansfield Town Free transfer
2 August 2005 DF   Chris Makin   Reading Free transfer [18]
5 August 2005 MF   Keith Gillespie   Sheffield United Free transfer
31 August 2005 FW   David Connolly   Wigan Athletic £2,000,000 [19]
5 September 2005 DF   Peter Canero   Dundee United Signed [20]
1 January 2006 FW   Tommy Wright   Barnsley £50,000 [21]
5 January 2006 DF   Peter Gilbert   Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
27 January 2006 MF   Jason Wilcox   Blackpool Free transfer
30 January 2006 FW   Dion Dublin   Celtic Free transfer [22]
23 March 2006 MF   Scot Gemmill   Oxford United Free transfer [23]
Transfers in:   £1,925,000
Transfers out:   £2,375,000
Total spending:   £450,000

Loans in edit

Start date End date Pos. Player From club
30 September 2005 10 March 2006 MF   Ryan Smith   Arsenal[24]
27 February 2006 1 May 2006 DF   Rufus Brevett   Plymouth Argyle[25]
1 March 2006 1 May 2006 MF   Andy Welsh   Sunderland

Loans out edit

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
18 August 2005 1 January 2006 FW   Chris O'Grady   Rushden & Diamonds
31 August 2005 31 December 2005 FW   Tommy Wright   Blackpool
24 December 2005 7 May 2006 GK   Conrad Logan   Boston United[26][27]
31 January 2006 31 May 2006 FW   Mark de Vries   SC Heerenveen

References edit

  1. ^ "Levein and Leicester part company". BBC Sport. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Leicester 3-2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Foxes confirm Kelly as new boss". BBC Sport. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Kelly given Leicester job". BBC Sport. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Leicester City results for the 2005-2006 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. ^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2005/06".
  7. ^ "All Leicester City players: 2006".
  8. ^ "Sylla makes switch to Leicester". BBC Sport. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Keeper Henderson makes Foxes move". BBC Sport. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Foxes sign Gilbert from Plymouth". BBC Sport. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Hamill swaps Hearts for Leicester". BBC Sport. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Hume completes Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Elvis leaves". Fulham Football Club Website. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Leicester snap up striker Fryatt". BBC Sport. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Stewart leaves Foxes for Watford". BBC Sport. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Coventry swoop for defender Heath". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Allardyce completes Walker deal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Makin and Oster pen Reading deals". BBC Sport. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Wigan secure signing of Connolly". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Canero given chance at Tannadice". BBC Sport. 5 September 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Barnsley move to seal Wright deal". BBC Sport. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Veteran Dublin signs for Celtic". BBC Sport. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Oxford make quintet signings". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Winger Smith joins Foxes on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  25. ^ "Brevett signs Leicester loan deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Boston swoop for Leicester keeper". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 December 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Boston bring in Leicester keeper". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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