2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season
ManagerKenny Jackett
StadiumLiberty Stadium[1]
League One6th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyWinners

During the 2005–06 English football season, Swansea City competed in Football League One.

Season summary

Swansea had a good season in League One, finishing in sixth place to take the last play-off spot. After beating Brentford 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, the Swans faced Barnsley in the final. After a 2–2 draw at the end of extra time, Barnsley won the penalty shoot-out 4–3. This form did not translate to the cup competitions, being knocked out in the first round of both.

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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 Brian Murphy
2 DF Wales WAL Sam Ricketts[2]
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kevin Austin[3]
4 DF Wales WAL Kristian O'Leary
5 DF England ENG Alan Tate
6 MF Spain ESP Roberto Martínez
7 MF England ENG Leon Britton
8 FW England ENG Kevin Nugent
9 FW England ENG Adebayo Akinfenwa
10 FW England ENG Lee Trundle
11 MF England ENG Adrian Forbes
12 FW England ENG Lee Thorpe
14 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Cyprus CYP Tom Williams[4]
16 DF England ENG Garry Monk
18 MF England ENG Andy Robinson
19 MF England ENG Darren Way
22 DF England ENG Izzy Iriekpen
23 MF Wales WAL Owain Tudur Jones
24 FW England ENG Leon Knight
25 FW Wales WAL Mark Pritchard
26 MF Wales WAL Chad Bond
27 GK Guadeloupe GLP Willy Guéret
28 MF Wales WAL Shaun MacDonald
29 FW New Zealand NZL Rory Fallon[5]
30 DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt

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
15 MF England ENG Gary Fisken (to Newport County)
17 FW England ENG Paul Connor (to Leyton Orient)
17 DF England ENG Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
19 DF England ENG Andy Gurney (to Swindon Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Marc Goodfellow (to Grimsby Town)
21 DF England ENG Ijah Anderson (released)
24 DF Wales WAL Christian Edwards (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
29 MF England ENG Marcus Bean[6] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)

References

  1. ↑ The stadium was branded as New Stadium Swansea until 18 October, when Liberty Properties Inc. won the stadium's naming rights.
  2. ↑ Ricketts was born in Aylesbury, England and represented the England C team, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother, and made his debut for Wales in February 2005.
  3. ↑ Austin was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  4. ↑ Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and made his debut for Cyprus in 2006.
  5. ↑ Fallon was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U18, U-19, and U-20 level, before making his international debut for New Zealand in September 2009.
  6. ↑ Bean was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.
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