2005–06 Sunderland A.F.C. season
2005–06 season | |
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Chairman | Bob Murray |
Manager | Mick McCarthy (until 13 February) Kevin Ball (caretaker) (from 7 March until 31 May) Niall Quinn (from 25 July) |
Stadium | Stadium of Light |
FA Premier League | 20th (relegated) |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Liam Lawrence Tommy Miller Anthony Le Tallec (3) All: Anthony Le Tallec (5) |
During the 2005–06 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.
Season Summary[]
Despite most fans believing Sunderland's top-flight return couldn't possibly go worse than the way they left it in 2003, somehow it did. A run of five consecutive losses at the start of the season was cause for concern, if not immediate alarm, seeing how the previous two seasons had similarly poor starts and ended in finishes of 3rd and 1st respectively. A three-match unbeaten run just before the international break in October saw Sunderland move out of the relegation zone and seemingly in the right direction; unfortunately, a loss to Manchester United after the season resumed dropped them right back into the bottom three, and Sunderland never left it after that point.
With the club losing every single match in-between the international break and Christmas Day, it became increasingly apparent that Sunderland were unlikely to avoid an immediate relegation. Their second win of the season didn't come until late January, and even that was against second-bottom West Bromwich Albion. Even the cups offered little respite, with the club struggling past League Two side Cheltenham Town in their first League Cup round before losing 3-0 to Arsenal in the next round, and experiencing a humiliating FA Cup exit to League One side Brentford in the fourth round.
More dismal form saw Mick McCarthy sacked after almost exactly three years as manager, and Kevin Ball was left in charge as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season, with it being clear that the most that could be hoped for was that Sunderland would at least avoid doing worse than their own record for the lowest points total in a Premier League season. Ultimately, not only did Sunderland not succeed in avoiding that dishonour, but they broke Stoke City's 21-year-old record for the fewest points under the 3 points for a win system. The only mercies that Sunderland had were that they at least avoided equalling their own record from three years prior for fewest goals scored in a top-flight season (having scored five more goals this season), and that they would only hold their new record for two years, with Derby County going on to record fewer points and fewer goals than both of Sunderland's records.
Transfers[]
In[]
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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3 June 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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£100,000[1] |
10 June 2005 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[2] |
13 June 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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£1,800,000[3] |
14 June 2005 | GK | ![]() |
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£1,250,000[4] |
22 June 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[5] |
6 July 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[6] |
2 August 2005 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[7] |
2 August 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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Season-long loan[8] |
9 August 2005 | GK | ![]() |
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Free[9] |
10 August 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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£1,100,000[10] |
24 August 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[11] |
31 August 2005 | DF | ![]() |
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Season-long loan[12] |
25 January 2006 | FW | ![]() |
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Free[13] |
31 January 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[14] |
Out[]
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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14 June 2005 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[15] |
1 July 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[16] |
1 July 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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Free[17] |
1 July 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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Free |
11 July 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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£175,000[18] |
25 July 2005 | GK | ![]() |
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Free |
25 July 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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Free[19] |
12 August 2005 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan[20] |
31 August 2005 | GK | ![]() |
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Loan |
8 September 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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Loan[21] |
23 September 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan[22] |
21 October 2005 | GK | ![]() |
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Loan |
24 November 2005 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan |
24 November 2005 | FW | ![]() |
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Loan |
12 January 2006 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan |
17 January 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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£50,000 |
20 January 2006 | DF | ![]() |
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Free |
23 January 2006 | GK | ![]() |
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Free |
17 February 2006 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan |
1 March 2006 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan |
16 March 2006 | FW | ![]() |
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Loan |
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- Squad at end of season[23]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results[]
Sunderland's score comes first.
Win | Draw | Loss |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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2nd | 20 September 2005 | Cheltenham Town | Stadium of Light | 1–0 (after extra time) | 11,969 | Le Tallec |
3rd | 25 October 2005 | Arsenal | Stadium of Light | 0–3 | 47,366 |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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3rd | 8 January 2006 | Northwich Victoria | Stadium of Light | 3–0 | 19,323 | N. Collins, Whitehead, Le Tallec |
4th | 28 January 2006 | Brentford | Griffin Park | 1–2 | 11,698 | Arca |
Premier League[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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16 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 42 | |
17 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 38 | |
18 | Birmingham City (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 34 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |
19 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 30 | |
20 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results by matchday[]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 August 2005 | Charlton Athletic | Stadium of Light | 1–3 | 34,446 | Gray |
20 August 2005 | Liverpool | Anfield | 0–1 | 44,913 | |
23 August 2005 | Manchester City | Stadium of Light | 1–2 | 33,357 | Le Tallec |
27 August 2005 | Wigan Athletic | JJB Stadium | 0–1 | 17,223 | |
10 September 2005 | Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 0–2 | 41,969 | |
17 September 2005 | West Bromwich Albion | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 31,657 | Breen |
25 September 2005 | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 2–0 | 29,583 | Miller, Arca |
1 October 2005 | West Ham United | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 31,212 | Miller |
15 October 2005 | Manchester United | Stadium of Light | 1–3 | 39,085 | Elliott |
23 October 2005 | Newcastle United | St James' Park | 2–3 | 52,302 | Lawrence, Elliott |
29 October 2005 | Portsmouth | Stadium of Light | 1–4 | 34,926 | Whitehead (pen) |
5 November 2005 | Arsenal | Highbury | 1–3 | 38,210 | Stubbs |
19 November 2005 | Aston Villa | Stadium of Light | 1–3 | 39,707 | Whitehead (pen) |
26 November 2005 | Birmingham City | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 32,442 | |
30 November 2005 | Liverpool | Stadium of Light | 0–2 | 32,697 | |
3 December 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 2–3 | 36,244 | Whitehead, Le Tallec |
10 December 2005 | Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 0–2 | 26,065 | |
26 December 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | Stadium of Light | 0–0 | 32,232 | |
31 December 2005 | Everton | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 30,567 | |
2 January 2006 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | 1–2 | 19,372 | Lawrence |
15 January 2006 | Chelsea | Stadium of Light | 1–2 | 32,420 | Lawrence |
21 January 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 1–0 | 26,464 | Watson (own goal) |
31 January 2006 | Middlesbrough | Stadium of Light | 0–3 | 31,675 | |
4 February 2006 | West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 0–2 | 34,745 | |
12 February 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 34,700 | Murphy |
15 February 2006 | Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 0–2 | 18,220 | |
25 February 2006 | Birmingham City | St. Andrew's | 0–1 | 29,257 | |
3 March 2006 | Manchester City | City of Manchester Stadium | 1–2 | 42,200 | Kyle |
11 March 2006 | Wigan Athletic | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 31,194 | |
18 March 2006 | Bolton Wanderers | Reebok Stadium | 0–2 | 23,568 | |
25 March 2006 | Blackburn Rovers | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 29,593 | |
1 April 2006 | Everton | Goodison Park | 2–2 | 38,093 | Stead, Delap |
14 April 2006 | Manchester United | Old Trafford | 0–0 | 72,519 | |
17 April 2006 | Newcastle United | Stadium of Light | 1–4 | 40,032 | Hoyte |
22 April 2006 | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 1–2 | 20,078 | Miller |
1 May 2006 | Arsenal | Stadium of Light | 0–3 | 44,003 | |
4 May 2006 | Fulham | Stadium of Light | 2–1 | 28,226 | Le Tallec, Brown |
7 May 2006 | Aston Villa | Villa Park | 1–2 | 33,820 | D. Collins |
Statistics[]
Appearances and goals[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Kelvin Davis | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | ![]() |
Ben Alnwick | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Stephen Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
George McCartney | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Gary Breen | 36 | 1 | 33+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Steven Caldwell | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Nyron Nosworthy | 32 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Danny Collins | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() |
Dan Smith | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
32 | DF | ![]() |
Justin Hoyte | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | ![]() |
Julio Arca | 26 | 2 | 22+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Rory Delap | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Liam Lawrence | 33 | 3 | 19+10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Dean Whitehead | 41 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Welsh | 16 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Tommy Miller | 31 | 3 | 27+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ![]() |
Martin Woods | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Grant Leadbitter | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | MF | ![]() |
Christian Bassila | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Jon Stead | 34 | 1 | 21+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Stephen Elliott | 16 | 2 | 11+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
16 | FW | ![]() |
Kevin Kyle | 14 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | ![]() |
Anthony Le Tallec | 31 | 5 | 12+15 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
18 | FW | ![]() |
Andy Gray | 22 | 1 | 13+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | ![]() |
Chris Brown | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | ![]() |
Daryl Murphy | 20 | 1 | 5+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Carl Robinson | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Matt Piper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Stubbs | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Sunderland sign Irish star Murphy". 3 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland seal Nosworthy signing". 13 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland snap up striker Stead". 13 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Davis completes Sunderland move". 14 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Miller secures Sunderland switch". 22 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland sign Leeds youngster". 5 July 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland sign defender Stubbs". 2 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland sign Le Tallec on loan". 2 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Murphy reveals Sunderland switch". 9 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Gray completes move to Sunderland". 10 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Bassila agrees to Sunderland move". 24 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland capture Hoyte on loan". 31 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland sign Smith from Leeds". 26 January 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sunderland seal signing of Delap". 31 January 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Defender Lynch seals move to Hull". 14 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Whitley completes Cardiff switch". 1 July 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Stewart agrees Bristol City move". 6 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Thornton completes Doncaster move". 12 July 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "City put seal on Bridges signing". 23 July 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Collins joins Hartlepool on loan". 12 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Striker makes loan move to Hull". 8 September 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Millers sign Leadbitter on loan". 23 September 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2005/06". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
Notes[]
- ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1998.
- ^ Welsh was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented Scotland at U-19 level.
- ^ Nosworthy was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
- ^ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented them at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
- ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
- ^ Hoyte was born in Waltham Forest, England, and represented them at U-16, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in March 2013.
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