2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season
| 2005–06 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Publicly traded company | |||
| Chairman | John Wardle | |||
| Manager | Stuart Pearce | |||
| Stadium | City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) | |||
| Premier League | 15th | |||
| FA Cup | Quarter-final | |||
| League Cup | Second round | |||
| Season revenue | € 89.4 million(17th highest in world) (7th highest in Premier League) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Cole (9) All: Andy Cole and Darius Vassell (10 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 47,192 v Manchester United 14 January 2006 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,779 v Scunthorpe United 7 January 2006 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 42,856 – over 19 PL home games (4th highest in Premier League) | |||
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| 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
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's 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 Toure 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
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.
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Historical league performance
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
Friendly games
Pre-season
| 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
| 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  Diouf Vaz Tê Fadiga Campo |
Barton Flood Sun Bermingham  B. Wright-Phillips |
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| 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 Ferguson Bent Kilbane |
B. Wright-Phillips Mills Thatcher Flood |
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| 30 July 2005 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| 15:00 BST | Dyer 51' Dyer 68' (pen.) |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
 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
| 6 August 2005 | Manchester City  | 3–1 |  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
Premier League
Position in final standings
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
| 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: CJ 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: M 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: P 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: A 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: S 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: M L 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: G 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: M 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: M 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: D J 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: R 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: M 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: A G 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: P 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 |
Cole | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,472 Referee: M 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 Vaesen |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,343 Referee: S 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: D 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: U Rennie |
| 31 December 2005 20 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Manchester City | Middlesbrough, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Guardian report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,022 Referee: M 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: A 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 66' Ronaldo |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,192 Referee: S 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: R 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: C Foy |
| 4 February 2006 25 | Everton | 1–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England |
| 15:00 GMT | Weir 7' |
Guardian report | Jordan | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,827 Referee: A 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: M. Dean |
| 26 February 2006 27 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England |
| 12:15 BST | Kewell 40' |
Guardian report | 52' Barton |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,121 Referee: D Gallagher |
| 5 March 2006 28 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Sunderland | Manchester, England |
| 13:30 GMT | Samaras 8, 10' |
Guardian report | 24' Kyle Breen |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,200 Referee: C. 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: M Atkinson |
| 25 March 2006 31 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City | London, England |
| 15:00 BST | Drogba 30' 33' |
Guardian report | Distin | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,321 Referee: R 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: M 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: D. 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: C 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: P 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: G Poll |
| 7 May 2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Manchester City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Khizanishvili 35' Kuqi 53' Tugay 59' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 25,731 Referee: H Webb |
League Cup
| 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 106' Onuoha (rescinded at end of game) |
Stadium: Earth Stadium Attendance: 8,228 Referee: G Salisbury |
| Penalties | ||||
| McIndoe Coppinger Heffeman |
Vassell Sibierski Dunne |
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FA Cup
| 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: A R 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: H 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: G 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: P Dowd |
| 20 March 2006 Sixth Round | Manchester City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Manchester, England |
| 20:05 GMT | Sun 56' Musampa 85' |
Guardian report | 41' 69' Ashton |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,357 Referee: H Webb |
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
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Goal scorers
Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season)
Transfers and loans
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