2005–06 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Football League Championship after relegation from the premier league the previous season.

Southampton
2005–06 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerHarry Redknapp (until 3 December)
George Burley (from 23 December)
StadiumSt Mary's
Championship12th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ricardo Fuller (9)
All:
Ricardo Fuller (9)
Highest home attendance30,173 (vs. Leeds United, 19 November)
Lowest home attendance19,086 (vs. Luton Town, 11 December)
Average home league attendance23,613

Southampton endured a poor to largely indifferent season after relegation from the Premier League the previous season and finished in a lowly 12th place in the Championship. Although the south coast side started the season well, they ended up drawing too many games (19 games by the season's end) and a run of five wins from 35 games dragged them into the lower reaches of the table and put Southampton in danger of a second successive relegation. Manager Harry Redknapp, unable to establish consistency and unhappy with the appointment of former rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward to the coaching staff, had resigned in December,[1] returning as manager of Southampton's archrivals Portsmouth. His replacement, former Ipswich Town manager George Burley,[2] was unable to turn the club's form around until the back end of the season, with five wins from their last six games taking the team from 20th to 12th. The late run of form gave fans hope that next season Southampton could mount a sustained attempt at promotion.

Kit

The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.

Final league table
Main article: 2005–06 Football League
PWDLFAGDPts
C1Reading46311329932+67106
P2Sheffield United46261287646+3090
P3Watford46221597753+2481
 4Preston North End46202065930+2980
 5Leeds United462115105738+1978
 6Crystal Palace462112136748+1975
 7Wolverhampton Wanderers461619115042+867
 8Coventry City461615156265−363
 9Norwich City46188205665−962
 10Luton Town461710196667−161
 11Cardiff City461612185859−160
 12Southampton461319144950−158
 13Stoke City46177225463−958
 14Plymouth Argyle461317163946−756
 15Ipswich Town461414185366−1356
 16Leicester City461315185159−854
 17Burnley461412204654−854
 18Hull City461216184955−652
 19Sheffield Wednesday461313203952−1352
 20Derby County461020165367−1450
 21Queens Park Rangers461214205065−1550
R22Crewe Alexandra46915225786−2942
R23Millwall46816223562−2740
R24Brighton & Hove Albion46717223971−3238

Results

Southampton's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH0-024,061
9 August 2005Luton TownA2-39,447Oakley, Jones
13 August 2005Sheffield WednesdayA1-026,688Jones
20 August 2005Norwich CityH1-023,498Quashie (pen)
27 August 2005Crewe AlexandraH2-020,792Belmadi, Quashie
29 August 2005Coventry CityA1-123,000Fuller
10 September 2005Queens Park RangersH1-125,744Higginbotham
13 September 2005Ipswich TownA2-222,997Powell, Wise
18 September 2005Derby CountyA2-222,348Ormerod, Fuller
24 September 2005Plymouth ArgyleH0-026,331
28 September 2005ReadingH0-024,946
1 October 2005Preston North EndA1-115,263Davidson (own goal)
15 October 2005Hull CityH1-123,810Oakley
18 October 2005Leeds UnitedA1-218,881Walcott
22 October 2005MillwallA2-010,759Walcott, Fuller
29 October 2005Stoke CityH2-024,095Walcott, Belmadi
5 November 2005Leicester CityA0-021,318
19 November 2005Leeds UnitedH3-430,173Pahars, Quashie (2, 1 pen)
22 November 2005Hull CityA1-118,061Kosowski
26 November 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA0-024,628
3 December 2005BurnleyH1-121,592Higginbotham (pen)
11 December 2005Luton TownH1-019,086Walcott
17 December 2005Norwich CityA1-324,836Belmadi
26 December 2005WatfordA0-316,972
28 December 2005Sheffield UnitedH0-127,443
31 December 2005Cardiff CityA1-213,377Blackstock
2 January 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionH2-124,630Blackstock (2)
14 January 2006Queens Park RangersA0-115,494
21 January 2006Ipswich TownH0-222,250
25 January 2006Crystal PalaceH0-024,651
31 January 2006Plymouth ArgyleA1-215,936Surman
4 February 2006Derby CountyH0-021,829
10 February 2006ReadingA0-223,845
15 February 2006Preston North EndH0-019,534
25 February 2006Sheffield WednesdayH3-026,236Higginbotham, Rasiak, Jones
4 March 2006Coventry CityH1-121,980Rasiak
11 March 2006Crewe AlexandraA1-16,588Madsen
20 March 2006WatfordH1-319,202Madsen
25 March 2006Sheffield UnitedA0-322,824
28 March 2006BurnleyA1-110,636Bardsley (own goal)
1 April 2006Cardiff CityH3-222,388Lundekvam, Fuller (2)
8 April 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionA2-07,999Fuller, Chaplow
15 April 2006Stoke CityA2-116,501Rasiak (2, 1 pen)
17 April 2006MillwallH2-022,043Jones (pen), Fuller
22 April 2006Crystal PalaceA1-220,995Fuller
30 April 2006Leicester CityH2-026,801Fuller, Surman

FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Milton Keynes DonsH4-315,908Prutton, Quashie, Walcott, Kenton
R428 January 2006Leicester CityA1-020,427Jones
R518 February 2006Newcastle UnitedA0-140,975

League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2005Southend UnitedA3-06,358Blackstock, Dyer, Ormerod
R220 September 2005Mansfield TownA0-13,739

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SWE Alexander Östlund
3 MF  POL Kamil Kosowski (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
4 MF  ENG Darren Potter (on loan from Liverpool)
5 DF  NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF  ENG Darren Powell
8 MF  ENG Matt Oakley
10 MF  ENG Jermaine Wright (on loan from Leeds United)
11 DF  SWE Michael Svensson
13 GK  ENG Paul Smith
14 FW  JAM Ricardo Fuller
15 FW  TRI Kenwyne Jones
16 DF  ENG Martin Cranie
17 FW  LVA Marian Pahars
18 FW  POL Grzegorz Rasiak (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  ENG Danny Higginbotham
20 MF  ENG David Prutton
21 DF  NIR Chris Baird
22 DF  ENG Darren Kenton
24 FW  ENG Dexter Blackstock
26 GK  ENG Kevin Miller
28 GK  POL Bartosz Białkowski
29 MF  ENG Andrew Surman
31 MF  ALG Djamel Belmadi[5]
33 FW  ENG Nathan Dyer
34 DF  CAN Jim Brennan
35 FW  IRL David McGoldrick
36 MF  ENG Simon Gillett
37 DF  WAL Gareth Bale

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Antti Niemi (to Fulham)
4 MF  ENG Dennis Wise (to Coventry City)
7 DF  POL Tomasz Hajto (to Derby County)
9 FW  ENG Brett Ormerod (to Preston North End)
9 FW  DEN Peter Madsen (on loan from Cologne)
10 MF  SCO Neil McCann (to Hearts)
12 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[6] (to West Bromwich Albion)
12 MF  ENG Richard Chaplow (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
18 MF  IRL Rory Delap[7] (to Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  FRA Yoann Folly (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
26 DF  ENG Matthew Mills (to Manchester City)
27 FW  IRL Leon Best (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
28 GK  NIR Alan Blayney (to Doncaster Rovers)
29 MF  FRA Fabrice Fernandes (to Bolton Wanderers)
29 MF  FRA Léandre Griffit (to Elfsborg)
32 FW  ENG Theo Walcott (to Arsenal)
34 FW  URU Marcelo Tejera (to Peñarol)
37 GK  SCO Andrew McNeil (to Hibernian)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  ENG Danny Brice
40 MF  SWE Joseph Larrson

References
  1. "Redknapp walks out on Southampton". BBC Sport. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. "Saints unveil Burley as new coach". BBC Sport. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/2005-2006
  4. Southampton squad for 2005–06 season
  5. Belmadi was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France.
  6. Quashie was born in Southwark, England.
  7. Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
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