2005–06 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
2005–06 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerDave Jones
Championship11th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
FAW Premier CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Cameron Jerome (18)
All: Cameron Jerome (20)
Highest home attendance16,403 vs Plymouth Argyle (26 December 2005)
Lowest home attendance8,724 vs Ipswich Town (26 November 2005)
Average home league attendance11,802

During the 2005–06 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the club's third year in the Championship since being promoted from League One.

Season review[]

Kit[]

Cardiff ended a 3-year deal with Puma and changed to Spanish company Joma. Housing firm Redrow continued as the main shirt sponsor.

League[]

Cardiff began their season with 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town but bounced back with a win at Leeds United before going four games without a win, breaking the streak with consecutive wins over Leicester City and Crystal Palace. On 22 October Cardiff recorded their biggest win of the season with a 6–1 victory over Crewe Alexandra but this was followed by two draws and a loss and by Christmas the sides form had seen them win just three out of thirteen games since the end of October.

The new year saw a continuation of Cardiff's poor form with a 5–1 defeat against Reading. Six wins from the final eighteen games of the season left Cardiff with a 12th-place finish.

League Cup[]

Cardiff entered in round one, beating Colchester United 2–0 at the Colchester Community Stadium.[1] They claimed a victory in the second round over Macclesfield Town before being eliminated by Leicester City in the third round.[2]

FA Cup[]

Cardiff were drawn against Premier League side Arsenal after entering the competition in the third round, suffering a 2–1 defeat at the Arsenal Stadium on 7 January.[3]

Squad statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Alexander 48 0 46 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Jermaine Darlington 10 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Chris Barker 45 0 41 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
4 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Whitley 38 0 32+2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Darren Purse 43 6 39 5 1 0 3 1 0 0
6 DF England ENG Neil Cox 29 2 21+6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Neal Ardley 33 0 22+8 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0
8 MF Wales WAL Jason Koumas 47 13 42+2 12 0 0 2+1 1 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee 29 2 6+19 2 0+1 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Steve Thompson 14 4 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Cameron Jerome 47 20 44 18 1 1 2 1 0 0
11 MF Wales WAL Paul Parry 30 1 11+16 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
12 DF Wales WAL Rhys Weston 33 1 26+4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willie Boland 16 0 11+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens 36 2 32+1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF Wales WAL Joe Ledley 45 4 42 3 1 0 2 1 0 0
17 MF England ENG Kevin Cooper 38 2 31+5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Finland FIN Toni Koskela 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca 18 1 17+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Wales WAL Byron Anthony 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
21 DF Wales WAL Daniel Parslow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW Wales WAL Stuart Fleetwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 GK Wales WAL Martyn Margetson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF Jamaica JAM Richard Langley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England ENG Michael Ricketts 17 5 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu 12 0 4+7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW England ENG Andy Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Italy ITA Andrea Ferretti 7 0 0+4 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
27 MF Wales WAL Nicky Fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Wales WAL Jon Kift 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Wales WAL Anthony Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Wales WAL Lee Worgan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF Wales WAL Darcy Blake 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Wales WAL Joe Jacobson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
49 MF Wales WAL Curtis McDonald 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Transfers[]

Summer transfers in[]

Player Club Fee
Kevin Cooper Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
Neil Cox Watford Free
Andrea Ferretti Parma Undisclosed
Philip Mulryne Unattached Free
Darren Purse West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed
Jeff Whitley Sunderland Free
Lee Worgan Unattached Free

Summer transfers out[]

  • * Indicates player joined club after being released by Cardiff
Player Club Fee
Lee Bullock Hartlepool United Free
James Collins West Ham United £3.5 m
(combined)
Danny Gabbidon
Gary Croft Grimsby Town* Free
Graham Kavanagh Wigan Athletic £400,000
Richard Langley Queens Park Rangers Free
Arran Lee-Barrett Weymouth* Free
Jobi McAnuff Crystal Palace £600,000
Rob Page Coventry City Free
John Robinson Crawley Town* Free
Danny Thomas Carmarthen Town Free
Peter Thorne Norwich City Free
Tony Vidmar NAC Breda Undisclosed
Darren Williams Hartlepool United* Free

Loans in[]

Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Glenn Loovens Feyenoord August 2005 End of Season
Jason Koumas Wigan Athletic August 2005 End of Season
Michael Ricketts Leeds United August 2005 January 2006

Loans out[]

Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Byron Anthony Forest Green Rovers February 2006 March 2006

January transfers in[]

Player Club Fee
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Darlington Undisclosed
Riccardo Scimeca West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed
Steve Thompson Rangers £250,000

January transfers out[]

Player Club Fee
Stuart Fleetwood Hereford United Undisclosed
Tony Warner Fulham Free

Standings[]

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Norwich City 46 18 8 20 56 65 −9 62
10 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 66 67 −1 61
11 Cardiff City 46 16 12 18 58 59 −1 60
12 Southampton 46 13 19 14 49 50 −1 58
13 Stoke City 46 17 7 22 54 63 −9 58
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results[]

Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 Aug Ipswich Town A L 0 – 1 24,292
9 Aug Leeds United H W 2 – 1 15,231 Koumas, Purse
12 Aug Watford H L 1 – 3 9,256 Jerome
20 Aug Derby County A L 1 – 2 23,153 Jerome
27 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers H D 2 – 2 11,502 Jerome (2)
10 Sep Burnley A D 3 – 3 10,431 Jerome, Loovens, Purse
13 Sep Leicester City H W 1 – 0 9,196 Ricketts
17 Sep Crystal Palace H W 1 – 0 11,647 Ricketts
24 Sep Millwall A D 0 – 0 9,254
27 Sep Stoke City A W 3 – 0 12,240 Jerome (2), Purse
1 Oct Luton Town H L 1 – 2 14,657 Ricketts
15 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion A W 2 – 1 6,485 Koumas, Lee
18 Oct Preston North End H D 2 – 2 9,574 Ledley, Koumas
22 Oct Crewe Alexandra H W 6 – 1 10,815 Ricketts, Ledley, Cooper, Purse, Jerome, Koumas
29 Oct Sheffield United A D 0 – 0 25,311
1 Nov Norwich City A L 0 – 1 23,838
6 Nov Coventry City H D 0 – 0 11,424
9 Nov Sheffield Wednesday A W 3 – 1 20,324 Koumas, Jerome (2)
19 Nov Preston North End A L 1 – 2 13,904 Loovens
22 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion H D 1 – 1 9,595 Lee
28 Nov Ipswich Town H W 2 – 1 8,724 Ricketts, Koumas
3 Dec Hull City A L 0 – 2 18,364
10 Dec Leeds United A W 1 – 0 20,597 Koumas
17 Dec Derby County H D 0 – 0 12,500
26 Dec Plymouth Argyle H L 0 – 2 16,403
28 Dec Queens Park Rangers A L 0 – 1 12,329
31 Dec Southampton H W 2 – 1 13,377 Ledley, Jerome
2 Jan Reading A L 1 – 5 22,668 Jerome
14 Jan Burnley H W 3 – 0 10,872 Thompson (2), Koumas
21 Jan Leicester City A W 2 – 1 20,140 Jerome, Koumas
31 Jan Millwall H D 1 – 1 12,738 Jerome
4 Feb Crystal Palace A L 0 – 1 17,962
11 Feb Stoke City H W 3 – 0 10,780 Cooper, Cox (2)
14 Feb Luton Town A D 3 – 3 7,826 Koumas (2), Scimeca
18 Feb Hull City H W 1 – 0 11,047 Jerome
25 Feb Watford A L 1 – 2 17,419 Whitley
4 Mar Sheffield Wednesday H W 1 – 0 11,851 Jerome
11 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 0 – 2 23,996
18 Mar Plymouth Argyle A W 1 – 0 13,494 Thompson
25 Mar Queens Park Rangers H D 0 – 0 14,271
1 Apr Southampton A L 2 – 3 22,388 Jerome, Purse
8 Apr Reading H L 2 – 5 11,866 Jerome, Parry
14 Apr Sheffield United H L 0 – 1 11,006
17 Apr Crewe Alexandra A D 1 – 1 5,865 Koumas
22 Apr Norwich City H L 0 – 1 11,590
30 Apr Coventry City A L 1 – 3 22,536 Thompson

League Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 Aug One Colchester United A W 2 – 0 1,904 Purse, Jerome
20 Sep Two Macclesfield Town H W 2 – 1 3,849 Ledley, Koumas
26 Oct Three Leicester City H L 0 – 1 8,727

FA Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 Jan Three Arsenal A L 1 – 2 36,552 Jerome

FAW Premier Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 Jan Quarter-final Carmarthen Town A L 1 – 2 900 Anthony

References[]

  1. ^ "Colchester 0–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Cardiff 0–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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