Fulham F.C.
2005–06 season
ManagerChris Coleman
Premier League12th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Collins John (11)
All: Collins John (12)

The 2005–06 season was Fulham's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League.

Season summary

Fulham were again managed by Chris Coleman and they managed to achieve a 12th-place finish in the Premier League, one place higher than the previous season. Their best results of the season were home wins against Chelsea (1–0) and Liverpool (2–0).

In the League Cup, they reached the third round by winning an exciting game against Lincoln City 5–4 after extra time, but they then succumbed to West Bromwich Albion. In the FA Cup, they fell at the first hurdle with a humiliating 2–1 home defeat to Leyton Orient.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Wales WAL Mark Crossley[notes 1]
2 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz
3 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra
4 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
5 MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski
6 DF England ENG Zat Knight
7 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
8 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen
9 MF England ENG Michael Brown
10 FW Iceland ISL Heiðar Helguson
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte
13 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 3]
14 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Portugal POR Ricardo Batista
17 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior
18 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
19 DF France FRA Philippe Christanval
20 FW United States USA Brian McBride
22 DF England ENG Dean Leacock
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Timlin[notes 5]
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma
27 MF New Zealand NZL Simon Elliott
29 GK Finland FIN Antti Niemi
30 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Warner[notes 6]
31 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge (on loan from Chelsea)
33 DF Denmark DEN Niclas Jensen
35 DF England ENG Ian Pearce

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
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond (to Leicester City)
21 DF Pakistan PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 7] (on loan to Norwich City)
25 GK Czech Republic CZE Jaroslav Drobný (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
26 DF England ENG Adam Green (on loan to Bristol City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF England ENG Liam Fontaine (on loan to Bristol City)
31 MF England ENG Darren Pratley (on loan to Brentford)
— FW France FRA Steve Marlet (to VfL Wolfsburg)
— FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava (to Lorca)

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
32 MF Wales WAL Matty Collins
34 MF England ENG Neale McDermott
36 MF England ENG Robert Milsom
— DF England ENG Kasali Yinka Casal
— DF England ENG Elliot Omozusi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG TJ Moncur
— DF England ENG Robbie Watkins
— MF New Zealand NZL Chris James
— FW France FRA Ismael Ehui

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[2][3]

Transfers

Summer

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
27 June 2005 FW Iceland Heiðar Helguson England Watford £1,300,000[4]
17 July 2005 DF Denmark Niclas Jensen Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[5]
11 Aug 2005 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner Wales Cardiff City Six-month loan[6]
8 Sep 2005 DF France Philippe Christanval France Marseille Free[7]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
13 July 2005 DF Wales Alex Lawless England Torquay Free
20 July 2005 FW England Andy Cole England Manchester City Free[8]
1 August 2005 DF Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou France Lens Undisclosed
1 August 2005 GK England Ross Flitney England Barnet Free
2 August 2005 MF England Lee Clark England Newcastle Free[9]
31 August 2005 FW Ghana Elvis Hammond England Leicester City Five-month loan[10]
31 August 2005 FW Scotland Stuart Noble Scotland East Fife Undisclosed

Winter

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
5 Jan 2006 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed[11]
6 Jan 2006 MF New Zealand Simon Elliott United States Columbus Crew Free[12]
Jan 2006 GK Finland Antti Niemi England Southampton Undisclosed
31 Jan 2006 MF England Michael Brown England Sheffield United Undisclosed
19 Jan 2006 DF England Wayne Bridge England Chelsea Loan (until 8 May 2006)

Out on loan

Date Pos. Name To Return Date
5 August 2005 FW Elvis Hammond Leicester City 30 August 2005
30 August 2005 MF Darren Pratley Brentford 15 May 2006
31 August 2005 MF Neale McDermott Swindon Town 2 February 2006
20 January 2006 DF Adam Green Bristol City 20 April 2006
21 January 2006 DF Robert Watkins Ebbsfleet United 1 May 2006
31 January 2006 DF Zesh Rehman Norwich City 1 May 2006
24 February 2006 MF Michael Timlin Scunthorpe United 11 March 2006
24 February 2006 FW Ismael Ehui Scunthorpe United 26 March 2006

Club

The Management

Other Information

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 −10 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 6 18 48 58  −10 48 13 2 4 31 21  +10 1 4 14 17 37  −20

Last updated: 7 May 2006.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results By Round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAAH
ResultDLLWDLLLDWLWLWDLWLDLWWLWLWLLLLWDLWWWLW
Position1015161413161718171415141414141614151515151514131514141616161415151615141412
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fulham-fc/2006/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Premier League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
113 August 2005Birmingham CityH0–016,550Report
220 August 2005Blackburn RoversA1–216,953McBrideReport
324 August 2005ArsenalA1–437,867JensenReport
427 August 2005EvertonH1–017,169McBrideReport
510 September 2005Newcastle UnitedA1–152,208McBrideReport
617 September 2005West Ham UnitedH1–221,907Boa MorteReport
726 September 2005Tottenham HotspurA0–135,427Report
81 October 2005Manchester UnitedH2–321,862Jensen, JohnReport
917 October 2005Charlton AthleticA1–126,310JohnReport
1022 October 2005LiverpoolH2–022,480John, Boa MorteReport
1129 October 2005Wigan AthleticA0–117,266Report
125 November 2005Manchester CityH2–122,241Malbranque (2)Report
1320 November 2005MiddlesbroughA2–327,599John, Bouba DiopReport
1427 November 2005Bolton WanderersH2–119,768McBride (2)Report
153 December 2005West Bromwich AlbionA0–023,144Report
1610 December 2005Birmingham CityA0–127,597Report
1717 December 2005Blackburn RoversH2–120,138Bouba Diop, Boa MorteReport
1826 December 2005ChelseaA2–342,313Boa Morte, HelgusonReport
1928 December 2005Aston VillaH3–320,446McBride (2), HelgusonReport
2031 December 2005PortsmouthA0–119,101Report
212 January 2006SunderlandH2–119,372John (2)Report
2214 January 2006Newcastle UnitedH1–021,974MalbranqueReport
2323 January 2006West Ham UnitedA1–229,812HelgusonReport
2431 January 2006Tottenham HotspurH1–021,081BocanegraReport
254 February 2006Manchester UnitedA2–467,844Helguson, McBrideReport
2611 February 2006West Bromwich AlbionH6–121,508Helguson (2), Radzinski, John (2), Davies (o.g.)Report
2726 February 2006Bolton WanderersA1–223,104HelgusonReport
284 March 2006ArsenalH0–422,397Report
2911 March 2006EvertonA1–336,515JohnReport
3015 March 2006LiverpoolA1–542,293JohnReport
3119 March 2006ChelseaH1–022,486Boa MorteReport
3225 March 2006Aston VillaA0–032,605Report
331 April 2006PortsmouthH1–322,322MalbranqueReport
3415 April 2006Charlton AthleticH2–119,146Boa Morte (2)Report
3524 April 2006Wigan AthleticH1–017,164MalbranqueReport
3629 April 2006Manchester CityA2–141,128Malbranque, JohnReport
374 May 2006SunderlandA1–228,226RadzinskiReport
387 May 2006MiddlesbroughH1–022,434HelgusonReport

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R38 January 2006Leyton OrientH1–213,394JohnReport

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R221 September 2005Lincoln CityH5–45,365Rehman, Helguson, Rosenior, Radzinski, McBrideReport
R325 October 2005West Bromwich AlbionH2–37,373Helguson, Boa MorteReport

References

  1. ↑ "FootballSquads – Fulham – 2005/06".
  2. ↑ "All Fulham players: 2006".
  3. ↑ "Fulham in FA Premier League 2005/2006 fixture".
  4. ↑ "Fulham conclude Helguson signing". 27 June 2005.
  5. ↑ "Danish defender joins Cottagers". 17 July 2005.
  6. ↑ "Warner deal solves Fulham problem". 11 August 2005.
  7. ↑ "Fulham make Christanval capture". 8 September 2005.
  8. ↑ "Cole completes Man City signing". 20 July 2005.
  9. ↑ "Clark makes return to Newcastle". 2 August 2005.
  10. ↑ "Hammond pace fits bill for Foxes". 5 August 2005.
  11. ↑ "Warner pens permanent Fulham deal". 5 January 2006.
  12. ↑ "Fulham swoop to sign midfielder". 3 January 2006.

Notes

  1. ↑ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
  2. ↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  3. ↑ Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  4. ↑ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  5. ↑ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
  6. ↑ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  7. ↑ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
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