2005–06 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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

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]

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
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2005SunderlandA3–134,446D Bent (2), Murphy
20 August 2005Wigan AthleticH1–023,453D Bent
28 August 2005MiddlesbroughA3–026,206Rommedahl, Perry, D Bent
10 September 2005Birmingham CityA1–026,846D Bent
17 September 2005ChelseaH0–227,111
24 September 2005West Bromwich AlbionA2–123,909Murphy (2, 1 pen)
1 October 2005Tottenham HotspurH2–327,111D Bent (2)
17 October 2005FulhamH1–126,310Murphy
22 October 2005PortsmouthA2–119,030Ambrose, Rommedahl
29 October 2005Bolton WanderersH0–126,175
5 November 2005Blackburn RoversA1–417,691Hughes
19 November 2005Manchester UnitedH1–326,730Ambrose
26 November 2005Aston VillaA0–130,023
4 December 2005Manchester CityH2–525,289D Bent, Bothroyd
10 December 2005SunderlandH2–026,065D Bent, Ambrose
17 December 2005Wigan AthleticA0–317,074
26 December 2005ArsenalH0–127,111
31 December 2005West Ham UnitedH2–025,952Bartlett, D Bent
2 January 2006EvertonA1–334,333Holland
14 January 2006Birmingham CityH2–026,312Hughes, D Bent
22 January 2006ChelseaA1–141,355M Bent
31 January 2006West Bromwich AlbionH0–025,921
5 February 2006Tottenham HotspurA1–336,034Thomas
8 February 2006LiverpoolH2–027,111D Bent (pen), Young
12 February 2006Manchester CityA2–341,347D Bent, M Bent
22 February 2006Newcastle UnitedA0–020,206
25 February 2006Aston VillaH0–026,594
4 March 2006LiverpoolA0–043,892
12 March 2006MiddlesbroughH2–124,830D Bent (2)
18 March 2006ArsenalA0–338,223
26 March 2006Newcastle UnitedH3–127,019D Bent (pen), Bowyer (own goal), Bothroyd
2 April 2006West Ham UnitedA0–034,753
8 April 2006EvertonH0–026,954
15 April 2006FulhamA1–219,146Euell
17 April 2006PortsmouthH2–125,419Hughes, D Bent
22 April 2006Bolton WanderersA1–424,713D Bent (pen)
29 April 2006Blackburn RoversH0–226,254
7 May 2006Manchester UnitedA0–473,006

FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Sheffield WednesdayA4–214,851Rommedahl (2), Holland, D Bent
R428 January 2006Leyton OrientH2–122,029Fortune, Bothroyd
R518 February 2006BrentfordH3–122,098D Bent, Bothroyd, Hughes
QF23 March 2006MiddlesbroughH0–024,187
QFR12 April 2006MiddlesbroughA2–430,248Hughes, Southgate (own goal)

League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R220 September 2005Hartlepool UnitedH3–110,328Johansson (pen), D Bent, Bothroyd
R326 October 2005ChelseaA2–3 (won 5–4 on pens)42,198D Bent
R430 November 2005Blackburn RoversH2–314,093Ambrose, 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 CAF 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)

Transfers In

Summer
Date Position Player Club From Fee
1 June 2005 FW Darren Bent Ipswich Town £2,500,000
1 July 2005 DF Kelly Youga Lyon Free
8 July 2005 MF Darren Ambrose Newcastle United Undisclosed[4]
11 July 2005 DF Jonathan Spector Manchester United Loan[5]
11 July 2005 DF Chris Powell West Ham United Free[6]
14 July 2005 DF Gonzalo Sorondo Inter Milan Loan[7]
15 July 2005 MF Alexei Smertin Chelsea Loan (ended 15 March 2006)[8][9]
8 August 2005 GK Thomas Myhre Fredrikstad Free[10]
8 August 2005 DF Gonçalo Brandão Belenenses Loan[11]
31 August 2005 FW Jay Bothroyd Perugia Free[12]
31 August 2005 MF Rurik Gisalson HK Kópavogur £180,000[13]

Winter
Date Position Player Club From Fee
17 January 2006 FW Marcus Bent Everton

Transfers Out

Summer
Date Position Player Club To Fee
5 July 2005 DF Paul Konchesky West Ham United £1,500,000[14]
5 August 2005 MF Stacy Long Notts County Free[15]
8 August 2005 DF Mark Fish Ipswich Town One-Month Loan[16]
31 August 2005 FW Francis Jeffers Rangers Six-Month Loan[17]
9 September 2005 FW Kevin Lisbie Norwich City One-Month Loan[18][19]
27 September 2005 DF Osei Sankofa Bristol City One-Month Loan (extended 1 November)[20][21]

Winter
Date Position Player Club To Fee
25 January 2006 GK Dean Kiely Portsmouth Undisclosed[22]
31 January 2006 MF Danny Murphy Tottenham Hotspur £2,000,000[23]
31 January 2006 FW Jonatan Johansson Norwich City Loan[24]
22 February 2006 FW Kevin Lisbie Derby County One-Month Loan[25]

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[26]

Awards

References
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  2. "Charlton Athletic 2005-2006 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. "FootballSquads - Charlton Athletic - 2005/06".
  4. "Charlton sign Newcastle's Ambrose". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. "Charlton clinch Spector loan deal". BBC Sport. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. "Powell makes return to Charlton". BBC Sport. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. "Charlton complete Sorondo signing". BBC Sport. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. "Charlton snap up Smertin on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. "Smertin completes move to Moscow". BBC Sport. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. "Charlton snap up goalkeeper Myhre". BBC Sport. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. "Ranks bolstered with double signing". Kent Online. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. "Bothroyd makes move to Charlton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. "Ice man cometh to Charlton". Irish Examiner. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. "Hammers swoop for defensive trio". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. "Magpies swoop to add duo to squad". BBC Sport. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. "Ipswich land Fish". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  17. UEFA.com (31 August 2005). "Rangers home in on Jeffers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  18. "Lisbie joins Norwich in loan move". BBC Sport. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  19. "Charlton take on-loan Lisbie back". BBC Sport. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  20. "City sign Addicks player on loan". BBC Sport. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  21. "City extend Sankofa's loan spell". BBC Sport. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  22. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Kiely makes switch to Portsmouth". newsimg.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  23. "Tottenham clinch late Murphy deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  24. "Norwich make double loan capture". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  25. "Lisbie completes Derby loan move". BBC Sport. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  26. "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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