2005–06 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2005−06 season
Chairman David Moores
Manager Rafael Benítez
Premier League 3rd (82 points)
FA Cup Winners
League Cup Third round
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
UEFA Super Cup Winners
FIFA Club World Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Steven Gerrard (10)
All:
Steven Gerrard (23)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was the 115th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 44th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 June 2005 to 30 May 2006. Liverpool finished the season in third position, nine points behind champions Chelsea. They won the FA Cup for the seventh time by beating West Ham United in the final 3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Jerzy Dudek
2 Netherlands DF Jan Kromkamp
3 Republic of Ireland DF Steve Finnan
4 Finland DF Sami Hyypiä
5 Denmark DF Daniel Agger
6 Norway DF John Arne Riise
7 Australia MF Harry Kewell
8 England MF Steven Gerrard (captain)
9 France FW Djibril Cissé
10 Spain MF Luis García
11 England FW Robbie Fowler
14 Spain MF Xabi Alonso
No. Position Player
15 England FW Peter Crouch
16 Germany MF Dietmar Hamann
19 Spain FW Fernando Morientes
20 England GK Scott Carson
21 Mali DF Djimi Traoré[1]
22 Mali MF Mohamed Sissoko[2]
23 England DF Jamie Carragher
24 France FW Florent Sinama Pongolle
25 Spain GK Pepe Reina
28 England DF Stephen Warnock
30 Netherlands MF Boudewijn Zenden
36 Spain DF Antonio Barragán

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
5 Czech Republic FW Milan Baroš (to Aston Villa)
17 Spain DF Josemi (to Villarreal)
31 England DF David Raven (on loan to Tranmere Rovers)
32 England DF John Welsh (to Hull City)
33 England FW Neil Mellor (on loan to Wigan Athletic)
No. Position Player
34 Republic of Ireland MF Darren Potter (on loan to Southampton)
35 Algeria DF Carl Medjani (on loan to Metz)
37 United States DF Zak Whitbread (on loan to Millwall)
Senegal MF Salif Diao (on loan to Portsmouth)
Chile MF Mark González (on loan to Real Sociedad)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
26 England MF Paul Anderson
32 Austria MF Besian Idrizaj
35 England MF Danny Guthrie
38 England MF David Mannix
No. Position Player
39 Scotland MF Ryan Wilkie
40 England GK David Martin
42 Scotland FW Robbie Foy

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup Continential
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Poland Jerzy Dudek 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Spain Pepe Reina 53 0 33 0 5 0 0 0 15 0
20 GK England Scott Carson 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands Jan Kromkamp 17 0 6+7 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Steve Finnan 52 0 33 0 5+1 0 0 0 13 0
4 DF Finland Sami Hyypiä 59 2 35+1 1 6 1 1 0 16 0
5 DF Denmark Daniel Agger 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Norway John Arne Riise 52 4 24+8 1 6 3 0 0 12+2 0
21 DF Mali Djimi Traoré 24 0 9+6 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 6 0
23 DF England Jamie Carragher 57 1 36 0 6 0 0 0 15 1
28 DF England Stephen Warnock 30 1 15+5 1 1+1 0 1 0 6+1 0
36 DF Spain Antonio Barragán 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
7 MF Australia Harry Kewell 41 3 22+5 3 4+2 0 1 0 3+4 0
8 MF England Steven Gerrard 53 23 32 10 6 4 1 1 10+4 8
10 MF Spain Luis Garcia 50 11 15+16 7 2+1 1 0+1 0 11+4 3
14 MF Spain Xabi Alonso 53 5 29+6 3 5 2 0 0 13 0
16 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann 32 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 8+4 0
22 MF Mali Mohamed Sissoko 45 0 21+5 0 6 0 0 0 10+3 0
30 MF Netherlands Bolo Zenden 19 2 5+2 2 0 0 1+1 0 6+4 0
Forwards
9 FW France Djibril Cissé 54 19 19+14 9 3+3 2 0 0 7+8 8
11 FW England Robbie Fowler 16 5 9+5 5 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
15 FW England Peter Crouch 49 13 27+5 8 5+1 3 1 0 9+1 2
19 FW Spain Fernando Morientes 46 9 20+8 5 2+3 1 1 0 10+2 3
24 FW France Florent Sinama-Pongolle 16 3 3+4 0 0+1 2 0+1 0 1+6 1
Players transferred out during the season
5 FW Czech Republic Milan Baros 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF France Anthony Le Tallec 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF Spain Josemi 12 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
31 DF England David Raven 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 MF Republic of Ireland Darren Potter 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4+2 0
37 DF United States Zak Whitbread 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Club World Cup Total
1 8 MF England Steven Gerrard 10 4 1 7 1 23
2 9 FW France Djibril Cissé 9 2 0 6 0 19
3 15 FW England Peter Crouch 8 3 0 0 2 13
4 10 MF Spain Luis García 7 1 0 2 0 11
5 19 FW Spain Fernando Morientes 5 1 0 3 0 9
6 11 FW England Robbie Fowler 5 0 0 0 0 5
14 MF Spain Xabi Alonso 3 2 0 0 0 5
8 6 DF Norway John Arne Riise 1 3 0 0 0 4
9 7 MF Australia Harry Kewell 3 0 0 0 0 3
24 FW France Florent Sinama Pongolle 0 2 0 1 0 3
11 4 DF Finland Sami Hyypiä 1 1 0 0 0 2
30 MF Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 23 DF England Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 1 0 1
28 DF England Stephen Warnock 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 57 19 1 20 3 101

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
36DFSpain Antonio BarragánSpain SevilleFree4 July 2005[3]
30MFNetherlands Boudewijn ZendenEngland MiddlesbroughFree4 July 2005[4]
25GKSpain Pepe ReinaSpain Villarreal£6,860,0004 July 2005
22MFMali Mohamed SissokoSpain Valencia £5,600,00013 July 2005[5]
15FWEngland Peter CrouchEngland Southampton £7,000,00020 July 2005[6]
34DFSpain Miki RoquéSpain Lleida Unknown 16 August 2005[7]
46DFEngland Jack HobbsEngland Lincoln City £150,00018 August 2005[8]
32STAustria Besian IdrizajAustria Linz £190,00030August 2005[9]
–MFChile Mark GonzálezSpain Albacete £1,500,00020 October 2005[10]
26MFEngland Paul AndersonEngland Hull City Swap4 January 2006
2MFNetherlands Jan KromkampSpain Villarreal Swap 4 January 2006[11]
40GKEngland David MartinEngland Milton Keynes £250,00012 January 2006[12]
5DFDenmark Daniel AggerDenmark Brøndby £5,800,00012 January 2006[13]
11FWEngland Robbie FowlerEngland Manchester City Free27 January 2006[14]

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
11MFCzech Republic Vladimír ŠmicerFrance Bordeaux Free13 June 2005[15]
9FWSenegal El Hadji DioufEngland Bolton Wanderers £3,500,00016 June 2005[16]
12DFArgentina Mauricio PellegrinoSpain Alavés Free17 June 2005[17]
31DMFrance Alou DiarraFrance Lens £2,000,000 23 June 2005[18]
25DMCroatia Igor BišćanCroatia Panathinaikos Free15 July 2005[19]
36DFEngland Jon OtsemoborEngland Rotherham United Free4 July 2005[20]
26MFRepublic of Ireland Richie PartridgeUnattached Free1 July 2005
29GKFrance Patrice LuziUnattached Free1 July 2005
27DFFrance Gregory Vignal England Portsmouth Free12 July 2005[21]
18MFSpain Antonio Núñez Spain Celta Vigo £2,000,00017 July 2005[22]
5FWCzech Republic Milan Baroš England Aston Villa £6,500,00023 August 2005[23]
32MFEngland John WelshEngland Hull CitySwap4 January 2005
17DFSpain Josemi Spain Villarreal Swap

4 January 2005[24]

All games

Pre-season

Results

Premier League

Matches

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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38 25 7 6 57 25  +32 82 15 3 1 31 8  +23 10 4 5 26 17  +9

Champions League

Qualifying

Group Stage

Last 16

FA Cup

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

League Cup

Third round

UEFA Super Cup

World Club Cup

Semi-finals

Final

See also

References

  1. ↑ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  2. ↑ Sissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  3. ↑ "Barragan set for Liverpool move". BBC News. 24 June 2005.
  4. ↑ "Zenden points to Benitez factor". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
  5. ↑ "Sissoko completes Liverpool move". BBC News. 13 June 2005.
  6. ↑ "Zenden points to Benitez factor". BBC News. 20 July 2005.
  7. ↑ "Youngsters seal Liverpool switch". BBC News. 16 August 2005.
  8. ↑ "Hobbs completes move to Liverpool". BBC News. 18 August 2005.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool bring in teenage pair". BBC News. 30 August 2005.
  10. ↑ "Gonzalez completes Reds medical". BBC News. 26 October 2005.
  11. ↑ "Kromkamp ties up Liverpool switch". BBC News. 4 January 2006.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool sign goalkeeper Martin". BBC News. 12 January 2006.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool complete Agger signing". BBC News. 12 January 2006.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC News. 27 January 2006.
  15. ↑ "Smicer seals switch to Bordeaux". BBC News. 13 June 2006.
  16. ↑ "Diouf moves to Bolton". BBC News. 16 June 2005.
  17. ↑ "Alaves sign defender Pellegrino". BBC News. 17 June 2005.
  18. ↑ "Liverpool transfer Diarra to Lens". BBC News. 23 June 2005.
  19. ↑ "Biscan joins Greeks Panathinaikos". BBC News. 15 July 2005.
  20. ↑ "Rotherham snap up defensive trio". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
  21. ↑ "Rotherham snap up defensive trio". BBC News. 12 July 2005.
  22. ↑ "Liverpool seal Nunez deal". BBC News. 17 July 2005.
  23. ↑ "Baros completes transfer to Villa". BBC News. 23 August 2005.
  24. ↑ Josemi completes Villarreal move

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