2005–06 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2005–06 season
Chairman Sam Hammam
Manager Dave Jones
Championship 12th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
FAW Premier Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Cameron Jerome (18)
All:
Cameron Jerome (20)
Highest home attendance 16,403 vs Plymouth Argyle (26 December 2005)
Lowest home attendance 8,724 vs Ipswich Town (26 November 2005)
Average home league attendance 11,802

During the 2005–06 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the club's third year in the Championship since being promoted from League One.

Season Review

Kit

Cardiff ended a 3-year deal with Puma and changed to Spanish company Joma. Housing firm Redrow continued as the main shirt sponsor.

League

Cardiff began their season with 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town but bounced back with a win at Leeds United before going four games without a win, breaking the streak with consecutive wins over Leicester City and Crystal Palace. On 22 October Cardiff recorded their biggest win of the season with a 6–1 victory over Crewe Alexandra but this was followed by two draws and a loss and by Christmas the sides form had seen them win just three out of thirteen games since the end of October.

The new year saw a continuation of Cardiff's poor form with a 5–1 defeat against Reading. Six wins from the final eighteen games of the season left Cardiff with a 12th-place finish.

League Cup

Cardiff entered in round one, beating Colchester United 2–0 at the Colchester Community Stadium.[1] They claimed a victory in the second round over Macclesfield Town before being eliminated by Leicester City in the third round.[2]

FA Cup

Cardiff were drawn against Premier League side Arsenal after entering the competition in the third round, suffering a 2–1 defeat at the Arsenal Stadium on 7 January.[3]

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague CupFAW Premier Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Neil Alexander 480460101000
2 DF England Jermaine Darlington 1007+20000010
3 DF England Chris Barker 450410103000
4 MF Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley 38032+20103000
5 DF England Darren Purse 436395103100
6 DF England Neil Cox 29221+62101000
7 MF England Neal Ardley 33022+80101+1000
8 MF Wales Jason Koumas 471342+212002+1100
9 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee 2926+1920+103000
9 FW Scotland Steve Thompson 144144000000
10 FW England Cameron Jerome 47204418112100
11 MF Wales Paul Parry 30111+161002+1000
12 DF Wales Rhys Weston 33126+41003000
13 GK England Tony Warner 0000000000
14 MF Republic of Ireland Willie Boland 16011+40001000
15 DF Netherlands Glenn Loovens 36232+12102000
16 MF Wales Joe Ledley 454423102100
17 MF England Kevin Cooper 38231+52101000
18 MF Northern Ireland Phil Mulryne 501+30000010
19 MF Finland Toni Koskela 10000+100000
19 MF England Riccardo Scimeca 18117+11000000
20 DF Wales Byron Anthony 1100000011
21 DF Wales Danny Parslow 1000000010
22 FW Wales Stuart Fleetwood 2000001010
23 GK Wales Martyn Margetson 2000002000
24 MF Jamaica Richard Langley 0000000000
24 FW England Michael Ricketts 175175000000
24 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu 1204+70000010
25 FW England Andy Campbell 0000000000
26 FW Italy Andrea Ferretti 700+40000+3000
27 MF Wales Nicky Fish 0000000000
28 MF Wales Jon Kift 0000000000
29 MF Wales Anthony Taylor 0000000000
30 GK Wales Lee Worgan 1000000010
31 MF Wales Darcy Blake 100+10000000
42 DF Wales Joe Jacobson 200+10000010
49 MF Wales Curtis McDonald 200+10000010

Transfers

Summer transfers in

Player Club Fee
Kevin Cooper Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed
Neil Cox Watford Free
Andrea Ferretti Parma Undisclosed
Philip Mulryne Unattached Free
Darren Purse West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed
Jeff Whitley Sunderland Free
Lee Worgan Unattached Free

Summer transfers out

  • * Indicates player joined club after being released by Cardiff
Player Club Fee
Lee Bullock Hartlepool United Free
James Collins West Ham United £3.5 m
(combined)
Danny Gabbidon
Gary Croft Grimsby Town* Free
Graham Kavanagh Wigan Athletic £400,000
Richard Langley Queens Park Rangers Free
Arran Lee-Barrett Weymouth* Free
Jobi McAnuff Crystal Palace £600,000
Rob Page Coventry City Free
John Robinson Crawley Town* Free
Danny Thomas Carmarthen Town Free
Peter Thorne Norwich City Free
Tony Vidmar NAC Breda Undisclosed
Darren Williams Hartlepool United* Free

Loans in

Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Glenn Loovens Feyenoord August 2005 End of Season
Jason Koumas Wigan Athletic August 2005 End of Season
Michael Ricketts Leeds United August 2005 January 2006

Loans out

Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Byron Anthony Forest Green Rovers February 2006 March 2006

January transfers in

Player Club Fee
Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Darlington Undisclosed
Riccardo Scimeca West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed
Steve Thompson Rangers £250,000

January transfers out

Player Club Fee
Stuart Fleetwood Hereford United Undisclosed
Tony Warner Fulham Free

Fixtures & results

Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 AugIpswich TownAL 0 – 124,292
9 AugLeeds UnitedHW 2 – 115,231Koumas, Purse
12 AugWatfordHL 1 – 39,256Jerome
20 AugDerby CountyAL 1 – 223,153Jerome
27 AugWolverhampton WanderersHD 2 – 211,502Jerome (2)
10 SepBurnleyAD 3 – 310,431Jerome, Loovens, Purse
13 SepLeicester CityHW 1 – 09,196Ricketts
17 SepCrytsal PalaceHW 1 – 011,647Ricketts
24 SepMillwallAD 0 – 09,254
27 SepStoke CityAW 3 – 012,240Jerome (2), Purse
1 OctLuton TownHL 1 – 214,657Ricketts
15 OctBrighton & Hove AlbionAW 2 – 16,485Koumas, Lee
18 OctPreston North EndHD 2 – 29,574Ledley, Koumas
22 OctCrewe AlexandraHW 6 – 110,815Ricketts, Ledley, Cooper, Purse, Jerome, Koumas
29 OctSheffield UnitedAD 0 – 025,311
1 NovNorwich CityAL 0 – 123,838
6 NovCoventry CityHD 0 – 011,424
9 NovSheffield WednesdayAW 3 – 120,324Koumas, Jerome (2)
19 NovPreston North EndAL 1 – 213,904Loovens
22 NovBrighton & Hove AlbionHD 1 – 19,595Lee
28 NovIpswich TownHW 2 – 18,724Ricketts, Koumas
3 DecHull CityAL 0 – 218,364
10 DecLeeds UnitedAW 1 – 020,597Koumas
17 DecDerby CountyHD 0 – 012,500
26 DecPlymouth ArgyleHL 0 – 216,403
28 DecQueens Park RangersAL 0 – 112,329
31 DecSouthamptonHW 2 – 113,377Ledley, Jerome
2 JanReadingAL 1 – 522,668Jerome
14 JanBurnleyHW 3 – 010,872Thompson (2), Koumas
21 JanLeicester CityAW 2 – 120,140Jerome, Koumas
31 JanMillwallHD 1 – 112,738Jerome
4 FebCrystal PalaceAL 0 – 117,962
11 FebStoke CityHW 3 – 010,780Cooper, Cox (2)
14 FebLuton TownAD 3 – 37,826Koumas (2), Scimeca
18 FebHull CityHW 1 – 011,047Jerome
25 FebWatfordAL 1 – 217,419Whitley
4 MarSheffield WednesdayHW 1 – 011,851Jerome
11 MarWolverhampton WanderersAL 0 – 223,996
18 MarPlymouth ArgyleAW 1 – 013,494Thompson
25 MarQueens Park RangersHD 0 – 014,271
1 AprSouthamptonAL 2 – 322,388Jerome, Purse
8 AprReadingHL 2 – 511,866Jerome, Parry
14 AprSheffield UnitedHL 0 – 111,006
17 AprCrewe AlexandraAD 1 – 15,865Koumas
22 AprNorwich CityHL 0 – 111,590
30 AprCoventry CityAL 1 – 322,536Thompson

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 AugOneColchester UnitedAW 2 – 01,904Purse, Jerome
20 SepTwoMacclesfield TownHW 2 – 13,849Ledley, Koumas
26 OctThreeLeicester CityHL 0 – 18,727

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 JanThreeArsenalAL 1 – 236,552Jerome

FAW Premier Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 JanQuarter-finalCarmarthen TownAL 1 – 2900Anthony

References

  1. ↑ "Colchester 0–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Cardiff 0–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

See also

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