2005–06 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
2005–06 season
Chairman Richard Murray
Manager Alan Curbishley
Stadium The Valley
FA Premier League 13th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Darren Bent (18)
All: Darren Bent (22)
Highest home attendance 27,111 (vs. Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest home attendance 23,453 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 20 August 2005)
Average home league attendance 26,195[1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 England DF Luke Young
3 Iceland DF Hermann Hreidarsson
4 Uruguay DF Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan from Inter Milan)
5 England DF Chris Perry
6 England FW Marcus Bent
7 Bulgaria DF Radostin Kishishev
8 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland[3] (captain)
9 Jamaica FW Jason Euell[4]
10 England FW Darren Bent
11 England FW Francis Jeffers
12 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie[5]
14 England MF Jerome Thomas
16 Denmark GK Stephan Andersen
17 South Africa FW Shaun Bartlett
18 England MF Darren Ambrose
19 Denmark MF Dennis Rommedahl
20 England MF Bryan Hughes
No. Position Player
22 England DF Chris Powell
23 United States DF Jonathan Spector (on loan from Manchester United)
24 England DF Jonathan Fortune
26 Central African Republic DF Kelly Youga
28 England DF Osei Sankofa
29 England MF Lloyd Sam[6]
30 England DF Mark Ricketts
31 England FW Alex Varney
32 England DF Barry Fuller
33 Republic of Ireland GK Darren Randolph
34 England FW James Walker[7]
35 England DF Nathan Ashton
36 Norway GK Thomas Myhre
37 Portugal DF Gonçalo Brandão (on loan from Belenenses)
38 England FW Jay Bothroyd
39 Iceland MF 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. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely[8] (to Portsmouth)
6 South Africa DF Mark Fish (retired)
11 England FW Francis Jeffers (on loan to Rangers)
13 England MF Danny Murphy (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Position Player
15 Morocco DF Talal El Karkouri (on loan to Al Gharafa)
21 Finland FW Jonatan Johansson (on loan to Norwich City)
25 Russia MF Alexey Smertin (on loan from Chelsea)
27 Republic of Ireland GK Rob Elliot[9] (on loan to Accrington Stanley)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[10]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Charlton Athletic | Team | Statistics | Attendance". Cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  2. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/charlton-athletic/2005-2006/results
  3. ↑ Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  4. ↑ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  5. ↑ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  6. ↑ Sam was born in Leeds, England, but qualifies to represent Ghana internationally.
  7. ↑ Walker was born in Hackney, England, and has represented England at youth level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
  8. ↑ Kiely was born in Salford, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  9. ↑ Elliot was born in Chatham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth level.
  10. ↑ "Charlton Athletic | Team | Statistics | Appearances". Cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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