2005–06 season of Everton F.C.
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Everton 2005–06 football season
During the 2005–06 season , Everton competed in the Premier League.
Season summary [ ]
Despite finishing in the coveted fourth place last season , Everton suffered a downturn this season. Early exits from both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup took their toll on player morale, and at the end of October the Toffees stood in the relegation zone. The club eventually rallied to secure a safe eleventh place in the final table – not high enough for any further European adventures the next season , and somewhat embarrassing for a side which had achieved so much last season.
The end of the season saw the retirement of Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson , the highest scoring Scotsman ever in the Premier League's history.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
9
West Ham United
38
16
7
15
52
55
−3
55
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
10
Wigan Athletic
38
15
6
17
45
52
−7
51
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
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Since Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup berth as the FA Cup winners went to West Ham, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
Results [ ]
Everton's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H A H A A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H Result L W L L L L L L D W W L W W D L L L L W W W W D W W L D W W L D D L L D W D Position 18 11 13 16 18 19 20 20 20 20 18 16 18 16 16 15 16 16 17 16 16 14 12 12 12 11 12 12 11 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source:
worldfootball.net A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
13 August 2005
Manchester United
H
0–2
38,610
21 August 2005
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–0
25,608
Bent
27 August 2005
Fulham
A
0–1
17,169
10 September 2005
Portsmouth
H
0–1
36,831
19 September 2005
Arsenal
A
0–2
38,121
24 September 2005
Wigan Athletic
H
0–1
37,189
2 October 2005
Manchester City
A
0–2
42,681
15 October 2005
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–2
36,247
23 October 2005
Chelsea
H
1–1
36,042
Beattie (pen)
29 October 2005
Birmingham City
A
1–0
26,554
Davies
6 November 2005
Middlesbrough
H
1–0
34,349
Beattie
19 November 2005
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–4
24,784
27 November 2005
Newcastle United
H
1–0
36,207
Yobo
3 December 2005
Blackburn Rovers
A
2–0
22,064
McFadden , Arteta
11 December 2005
Manchester United
A
1–1
67,831
McFadden
14 December 2005
West Ham United
H
1–2
35,704
Beattie
17 December 2005
Bolton Wanderers
H
0–4
34,500
26 December 2005
Aston Villa
A
0–4
32,432
28 December 2005
Liverpool
H
1–3
40,158
Beattie
31 December 2005
Sunderland
A
1–0
30,576
Cahill
2 January 2006
Charlton Athletic
H
3–1
34,333
Beattie , Cahill (2)
14 January 2006
Portsmouth
A
1–0
20,094
Osman
21 January 2006
Arsenal
H
1–0
36,920
Beattie
31 January 2006
Wigan Athletic
A
1–1
21,731
Thompson (own goal)
4 February 2006
Manchester City
H
1–0
37,827
Weir
11 February 2006
Blackburn Rovers
H
1–0
35,615
Beattie
25 February 2006
Newcastle United
A
0–2
51,916
4 March 2006
West Ham United
A
2–2
34,866
Osman , Beattie
11 March 2006
Fulham
H
3–1
36,515
Beattie (2, 1 pen), McFadden
18 March 2006
Aston Villa
H
4–1
36,507
McFadden , Cahill (2), Osman
25 March 2006
Liverpool
A
1–3
44,923
Cahill
1 April 2006
Sunderland
H
2–2
38,093
Osman , McFadden
8 April 2006
Charlton Athletic
A
0–0
26,954
15 April 2006
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–1
39,856
17 April 2006
Chelsea
A
0–3
41,765
22 April 2006
Birmingham City
H
0–0
35,420
29 April 2006
Middlesbrough
A
1–0
29,224
McFadden
7 May 2006
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–2
39,671
Anichebe , Ferguson
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
7 January 2006
Millwall
A
1–1
16,440
Osman
R3R
18 January 2006
Millwall
H
1–0
25,800
Cahill
R4
28 January 2006
Chelsea
H
1–1
29,742
McFadden
R4R
8 February 2006
Chelsea
A
1–4
39,301
Arteta (pen)
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
25 October 2005
Middlesbrough
H
0–1
25,844
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
QR3 1st Leg
9 August 2005
Villarreal
H
1–2
37,685
Beattie
QR3 2nd Leg
24 August 2005
Villarreal
A
1–2 (lost 2–4 on agg)
22,000
Arteta
UEFA Cup [ ]
Squad [ ]
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player awards [ ]
Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
Players' Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
Young Player of the Season – James McFadden
Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Victor Anichebe
Academy Player of the Season – Scott Phelan
Goal of the Season – James Beattie vs. Fulham
[5]
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
GK
ENG
Richard Wright
16
0
14+1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
GK
SCO
Iain Turner
4
0
2+1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
GK
ENG
Nigel Martyn
27
0
20
0
2
0
1
0
4
0
30
GK
ENG
John Ruddy
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Defenders
3
DF
SCO
Gary Naysmith
8
0
7
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
4
DF
NGA
Joseph Yobo
34
2
29
1
0
0
1
0
4
1
5
DF
SCO
David Weir
42
1
32+1
1
4
0
1
0
3+1
0
15
DF
ENG
Alan Stubbs
14
0
13+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
DF
POR
Nuno Valente
26
0
20
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
20
DF
ITA
Matteo Ferrari
13
0
6+2
0
3
0
1
0
1
0
22
DF
ENG
Tony Hibbert
38
0
29
0
4
0
1
0
4
0
23
DF
ITA
Alessandro Pistone
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Midfielders
6
MF
ESP
Mikel Arteta
37
3
27+2
1
4
1
1
0
3
1
10
MF
WAL
Simon Davies
36
1
22+8
1
1+1
0
1
0
3
0
12
MF
CHN
Li Tie
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
MF
IRL
Kevin Kilbane
43
0
21+13
0
4
0
1
0
3+1
0
16
MF
IRL
Lee Carsley
6
0
3+2
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
17
MF
AUS
Tim Cahill
39
8
32
6
3
1
0
0
4
1
18
MF
ENG
Phil Neville
43
1
34
0
4
1
1
0
4
0
21
MF
ENG
Leon Osman
42
4
28+7
3
3+1
1
0+1
0
1+1
0
27
MF
NED
Andy van der Meyde
11
0
7+3
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
Forwards
8
FW
ENG
James Beattie
38
11
29+3
10
2+1
0
1
0
1+1
1
9
FW
SCO
Duncan Ferguson
31
1
7+20
1
0
0
0
0
2+2
0
11
FW
SCO
James McFadden
41
7
24+8
6
2+2
1
1
0
2+2
0
29
FW
ENG
James Vaughan
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
FW
NGA
Victor Anichebe
3
1
0+2
1
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
Players transferred out during the season
2
DF
DEN
Per Krøldrup
2
0
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
7
FW
ENG
Marcus Bent
24
1
7+11
1
1
0
0+1
0
2+2
0
26
GK
NED
Sander Westerveld
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Starting 11 [ ]
Considering starts in all competitions [6]
GK: #25, Nigel Martyn , 27
RB: #22, Tony Hibbert , 38
CB: #5, David Weir , 40
CB: #4, Joseph Yobo , 34
LB: #18, Phil Neville , 43
RM: #21, Leon Osman , 32
CM: #6, Mikel Arteta , 35
CM: #17, Tim Cahill , 39
LM: #14, Kevin Kilbane , 29
CF: #8, James Beattie , 33
CF: #11, James McFadden , 29
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Simon Davies – Tottenham Hotspur , 26 May, £3,500,000
Per Krøldrup – Udinese , 27 June, £5,000,000[7]
Phil Neville – Manchester United , 4 August, £3,500,000[8]
Matteo Ferrari – Roma , 26 August, season-long loan[9]
Andy van der Meyde – Inter Milan , 31 August, £2,000,000[10]
Sander Westerveld – Portsmouth , 24 February, 28-day loan[11]
Andrew Johnson – Crystal Palace , 26 May 2006, £3,500,000[12]
Out [ ]
Marcus Bent – Charlton Athletic , 17 January, £2,000,000[13]
Per Krøldrup – Fiorentina , 31 January, £3,600,000[14]
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (One , Two )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
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