2005–06 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic
2005–06 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
FA Premier League13th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Bent (18)
All: Darren Bent (22)
Highest home attendance27,111 (vs. Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest home attendance23,453 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 20 August 2005)
Average home league attendance26,195[1]

During the 2005–06 season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary[]

Charlton started the season well, coming third at the end of August, second at the end of September and fifth at the end of October, but fell away during the second half of the season to finish in the lower half of the table in thirteenth. At the end of the season, manager Alan Curbishley resigned after 15 years at the club - 10 as manager - amidst rumours the FA was going to approach him with an offer to manage the English national side (the job eventually went to Middlesbrough's Steve McLaren). Curbishley was replaced by Iain Dowie, who infamously left South London rivals Crystal Palace, claiming he wanted to be closer to his family in Bolton - only to join the Addicks.

Striker Darren Bent, signed from Championship side Ipswich Town, made a significant impact in his first full Premiership season, scoring 18 goals (22 in all competitions) to finish as the third highest scorer in the league and the highest scoring Englishman. Unfortunately for him his prolific scoring was not enough for him to make England's World Cup squad, with Arsenal's 17-year-old striker Theo Walcott a surprise inclusion ahead of him.

Kit[]

After two seasons Charlton changed their home kit, although Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma remained the suppliers. During the season, however, kit sponsors all:sports went bankrupt; Charlton then signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish real estate company Llanera through to the end of the 2007–08 season.

For the club's centenary, in a match in October Charlton wore a special centenary kit with a white band down the left-hand side of the shirt and a red band down the left-hand side of the shorts.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Everton 38 14 8 16 34 49 −15 50
12 Fulham 38 14 6 18 48 58 −10 48
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results per matchday[]

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ResultWWWWLWLDWLLLLLWLLWLWDDLWLDDDWLWDDLWLLL
Position1242222445791111111112121311111113111213131313131111121211111213
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Results[]

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 2005 Sunderland A 3–1 34,446 D Bent (2), Murphy
20 August 2005 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 23,453 D Bent
28 August 2005 Middlesbrough A 3–0 26,206 Rommedahl, Perry, D Bent
10 September 2005 Birmingham City A 1–0 26,846 D Bent
17 September 2005 Chelsea H 0–2 27,111
24 September 2005 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 23,909 Murphy (2, 1 pen)
1 October 2005 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–3 27,111 D Bent (2)
17 October 2005 Fulham H 1–1 26,310 Murphy
22 October 2005 Portsmouth A 2–1 19,030 Ambrose, Rommedahl
29 October 2005 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 26,175
5 November 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 17,691 Hughes
19 November 2005 Manchester United H 1–3 26,730 Ambrose
26 November 2005 Aston Villa A 0–1 30,023
4 December 2005 Manchester City H 2–5 25,289 D Bent, Bothroyd
10 December 2005 Sunderland H 2–0 26,065 D Bent, Ambrose
17 December 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0–3 17,074
26 December 2005 Arsenal H 0–1 27,111
31 December 2005 West Ham United H 2–0 25,952 Bartlett, D Bent
2 January 2006 Everton A 1–3 34,333 Holland
14 January 2006 Birmingham City H 2–0 26,312 Hughes, D Bent
22 January 2006 Chelsea A 1–1 41,355 M Bent
31 January 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 25,921
5 February 2006 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 36,034 Thomas
8 February 2006 Liverpool H 2–0 27,111 D Bent (pen), Young
12 February 2006 Manchester City A 2–3 41,347 D Bent, M Bent
22 February 2006 Newcastle United A 0–0 20,206
25 February 2006 Aston Villa H 0–0 26,594
4 March 2006 Liverpool A 0–0 43,892
12 March 2006 Middlesbrough H 2–1 24,830 D Bent (2)
18 March 2006 Arsenal A 0–3 38,223
26 March 2006 Newcastle United H 3–1 27,019 D Bent (pen), Bowyer (own goal), Bothroyd
2 April 2006 West Ham United A 0–0 34,753
8 April 2006 Everton H 0–0 26,954
15 April 2006 Fulham A 1–2 19,146 Euell
17 April 2006 Portsmouth H 2–1 25,419 Hughes, D Bent
22 April 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 24,713 D Bent (pen)
29 April 2006 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 26,254
7 May 2006 Manchester United A 0–4 73,006

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 4–2 14,851 Rommedahl (2), Holland, D Bent
R4 28 January 2006 Leyton Orient H 2–1 22,029 Fortune, Bothroyd
R5 18 February 2006 Brentford H 3–1 22,098 D Bent, Bothroyd, Hughes
QF 23 March 2006 Middlesbrough H 0–0 24,187
QFR 12 April 2006 Middlesbrough A 2–4 30,248 Hughes, Southgate (own goal)

League Cup[]

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 20 September 2005 Hartlepool United H 3–1 10,328 Johansson (pen), D Bent, Bothroyd
R3 26 October 2005 Chelsea A 2–3 (won 5-4 on pens) 42,198 D Bent
R4 30 November 2005 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 14,093 Ambrose, Murphy

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3]

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 England ENG Luke Young
3 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreidarsson
4 DF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan from Inter Milan)
5 DF England ENG Chris Perry
6 FW England ENG Marcus Bent
7 DF Bulgaria BUL Radostin Kishishev
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland[notes 1] (captain)
9 FW Jamaica JAM Jason Euell[notes 2]
10 FW England ENG Darren Bent
11 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers
12 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 3]
14 MF England ENG Jerome Thomas
16 GK Denmark DEN Stephan Andersen
17 FW South Africa RSA Shaun Bartlett
18 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose
19 MF Denmark DEN Dennis Rommedahl
20 MF England ENG Bryan Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF England ENG Chris Powell
23 DF United States USA Jonathan Spector (on loan from Manchester United)
24 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune
26 DF Central African Republic CTA Kelly Youga
28 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa
29 MF England ENG Lloyd Sam[notes 4]
30 DF England ENG Mark Ricketts
31 FW England ENG Alex Varney
32 DF England ENG Barry Fuller
33 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Randolph
34 FW England ENG James Walker[notes 5]
35 DF England ENG Nathan Ashton
36 GK Norway NOR Thomas Myhre
37 DF Portugal POR Gonçalo Brandão (on loan from Belenenses)
38 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd
39 MF Iceland ISL Rúrik Gíslason

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely[notes 6] (to Portsmouth)
6 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish (retired)
11 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers (on loan to Rangers)
13 MF England ENG Danny Murphy (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Morocco MAR Talal El Karkouri (on loan to Al Gharafa)
21 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson (on loan to Norwich City)
25 MF Russia RUS Alexey Smertin (on loan from Chelsea)
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot[notes 7] (on loan to Accrington Stanley)

Statistics[]

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[4]

Awards[]

  • August Premier League Player of the Month: Darren Bent
  • September Premier League Player of the Month: Danny Murphy

References[]

  1. ^ "Charlton Athletic | Team | Statistics | Attendance". Cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/2005-2006/results
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Charlton Athletic - 2005/06".
  4. ^ "Charlton Athletic | Team | Statistics | Appearances". Cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  2. ^ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  3. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  4. ^ Sam was born in Leeds, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in October 2015.
  5. ^ Walker was born in Hackney, England, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
  6. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  7. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at under-19 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2014.
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