2005–06 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2005–06 season
Chairman Milan Mandarić
Manager Alain Perrin (until 24 November)
Joe Jordan (caretaker)
Harry Redknapp (from 7 December)
Stadium Fratton Park
FA Premier League 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Lomana LuaLua (7)
All: Lomana LuaLua/Gary O'Neil
Matthew Taylor (7)
Average home league attendance 19,840

During the 2005–06 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's third consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

Season summary

Manager Alain Perrin was sacked in November with Portsmouth struggling in the relegation zone.[1] He was replaced by Harry Redknapp, who had walked out of arch-rivals Southampton after being refused permission by the club to talk to Portsmouth about the managerial vacancy.[2] For a while it looked as if Redknapp's efforts were in vain, with Portsmouth eight points adrift of safety at the end of February. However, by the end of March that had been cut to just three (with a game in hand over seventeenth-placed West Bromwich Albion) and eventually Portsmouth managed to secure survival with a 2-1 win at Wigan Athletic to send West Brom and Birmingham City down.

Kit

Portsmouth signed a deal with Jako to produce the club's kit. Oki became the kit sponsors.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 48 −5 43
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 −13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 10 20 28 50 −22 34 Relegation to the 2006–07 Football League Championship
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 7 9 22 31 58 −27 30
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2005Tottenham HotspurH0–220,215
20 August 2005West Bromwich AlbionA1–224,404Robert
23 August 2005Aston VillaH1–119,778LuaLua
27 August 2005Manchester CityA1–241,022Viáfara
10 September 2005EvertonA1–036,831Ferguson (own goal)
17 September 2005Birmingham CityH1–119,319LuaLua
24 September 2005Bolton WanderersA0–123,134
1 October 2005Newcastle UnitedH0–020,220
15 October 2005MiddlesbroughA1–126,551O'Neil
22 October 2005Charlton AthleticH1–219,030Silva
29 October 2005SunderlandA4–134,926Vukić, Taylor (2), Silva
5 November 2005Wigan AthleticH0–219,102
19 November 2005LiverpoolA0–344,394
26 November 2005ChelseaH0–220,182
3 December 2005Manchester UnitedA0–367,684
12 December 2005Tottenham HotspurA1–336,141LuaLua
17 December 2005West Bromwich AlbionH1–020,052Todorov
26 December 2005West Ham UnitedH1–120,168O'Neil
28 December 2005ArsenalA0–438,223
31 December 2005FulhamH1–019,101O'Neil
2 January 2006Blackburn RoversA1–219,521Taylor
14 January 2006EvertonH0–120,094
21 January 2006Birmingham CityA0–529,138
1 February 2006Bolton WanderersH1–119,128Karadas
4 February 2006Newcastle UnitedA0–251,627
11 February 2006Manchester UnitedH1–320,206Taylor
25 February 2006ChelseaA0–242,254
4 March 2006Aston VillaA0–130,194
11 March 2006Manchester CityH2–119,556Mendes (2)
18 March 2006West Ham UnitedA4–234,837LuaLua, Davis, Mendes, Todorov
1 April 2006FulhamA3–122,322O'Neil (2), LuaLua
8 April 2006Blackburn RoversH2–220,048LuaLua, Todorov
12 April 2006ArsenalH1–120,230LuaLua
15 April 2006MiddlesbroughH1–020,204O'Neil
17 April 2006Charlton AthleticA1–225,419D'Alessandro
22 April 2006SunderlandH2–120,078Todorov, Taylor (pen)
29 April 2006Wigan AthleticA2–121,126Mwaruwari, Taylor (pen)
7 May 2006LiverpoolH1–320,240Koroman

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Ipswich TownA1–015,593Silva
R429 January 2006LiverpoolH1–217,247Davis

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R220 September 2005GillinghamA2–3 (a.e.t.)4,903O'Neil, Taylor

First-team 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 Linvoy Primus
3 Serbia and Montenegro DF Dejan Stefanović
4 Argentina MF Andrés D'Alessandro (on loan from Wolfsburg)
5 Republic of Ireland DF Andy O'Brien[4]
6 Denmark DF Brian Priske
7 France DF Grégory Vignal
8 Norway FW Azar Karadas (on loan from Benfica)
9 Bulgaria FW Svetoslav Todorov
10 Croatia MF Ivica Mornar
11 France DF Noé Pamarot
14 England MF Matthew Taylor
15 England GK Jamie Ashdown
16 England DF Andy Griffin
17 France FW Vincent Péricard[5]
18 Senegal MF Aliou Cissé
No. Position Player
19 Zambia FW Collins Mbesuma
20 Serbia and Montenegro MF Ognjen Koroman (on loan from FC Terek Grozny)
21 France MF Franck Songo'o[6]
22 Scotland MF Richard Hughes
23 Poland FW Emmanuel Olisadebe[7]
24 England MF Wayne Routledge (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
25 Zimbabwe FW Benjani Mwaruwari
26 England MF Gary O'Neil
28 England MF Sean Davis
29 Italy GK Andrea Guatelli
30 Portugal MF Pedro Mendes
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana LuaLua
33 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely[8]
40 Senegal MF Salif Diao (on loan from Liverpool)
43 England MF Scott Harris

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 Netherlands GK Sander Westerveld (on loan to Everton)
4 Colombia MF Jhon Viáfara (on loan to Real Sociedad)
11 France MF Laurent Robert (on loan from Newcastle United)
20 Greece MF Giannis Skopelitis (on loan from Egaleo)
24 Wales DF Richard Duffy (on loan to Coventry City)
27 Slovenia FW Aleksandar Rodić[9] (on loan to Kayserispor)
31 Uruguay FW Darío Silva (released)
No. Position Player
33 Greece GK Konstantinos Chalkias (to Real Murcia)
34 England FW James Keene (on loan to GAIS)
35 England DF Gary Silk (on loan to Boston United)
38 Serbia and Montenegro MF Zvonimir Vukić (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
Republic of Ireland DF Marc Wilson (on loan to Yeovil Town)
Northern Ireland MF Daryl Fordyce (on loan to Bournemouth)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
Canada GK Asmir Begović
England DF Jason Pearce
No. Position Player
England FW Liam Horsted

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[10][11]

Transfers

In

Out

Transfers in: Decrease £16,250,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,450,000
Total spending: Decrease £6,800,000

Notes

  1. ↑ A clause was included in Unsworth's transfer that United would only pay a fee to Portmsouth if they gained promotion; they did, but the fee paid is undisclosed.

References

  1. ↑ "Portsmouth dismiss manager Perrin". BBC Sport. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Redknapp goes back to Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2005-2006/results
  4. ↑ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England.
  5. ↑ Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon.
  6. ↑ Songo'o was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at youth level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Cameroon in September 2008.
  7. ↑ Olisadebe was born in Warri, Nigeria.
  8. ↑ Kiely was born in Salford, England.
  9. ↑ Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina).
  10. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/2006
  11. ↑ http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Portsmouth/FA_Premier_League_2005-2006/Fixture/
  12. ↑ "Pompey complete deal for O'Brien". BBC News. 13 June 2005.
  13. ↑ "Pompey say Robert deal permanent". BBC News. 19 June 2005.
  14. ↑ "Pompey complete Viafara signing". BBC News. 7 July 2005.
  15. ↑ "Portsmouth clinch deal for Vignal". BBC News. 12 July 2005.
  16. ↑ "Portsmouth sign striker Mbesuma". BBC News. 12 July 2005.
  17. ↑ "Pompey agree deal with Westerveld". BBC News. 22 July 2005.
  18. ↑ "Pompey snap up Benfica's Karadas". BBC News. 22 July 2005.
  19. ↑ "Pompey sign Denmark star Priske". BBC News. 22 August 2005.
  20. ↑ "Portsmouth sign midfielder Vukic". BBC News. 29 August 2005.
  21. ↑ "Pompey add striker Silva to ranks". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
  22. ↑ "Portsmouth clinch Songo'o signing". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
  23. ↑ "Diao becomes third Pompey signing". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
  24. ↑ "Portsmouth seal Olisadebe swoop". BBC News. 4 January 2006.
  25. ↑ "Portsmouth sign striker Mwaruwari". BBC News. 6 January 2006.
  26. ↑ "Portsmouth swoop for Spurs trio". BBC News. 12 January 2006.
  27. ↑ http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4644276.stm
  28. ↑ "Pompey sign Routledge & Koroman". BBC News. 30 January 2006.
  29. ↑ "Portsmouth snap up d'Alessandro". BBC News. 31 January 2006.
  30. ↑ "Duffy joins Coventry for season". BBC News. 7 June 2005.
  31. ↑ "Hatters seal permanent Vine deal". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
  32. ↑ "Leeds complete signing of Stone". BBC News. 29 June 2005.
  33. ↑ "Kamara seals £1.5m West Brom deal". BBC News. 26 July 2005.
  34. ↑ "Saints snap up Fuller and Hajto". BBC News. 28 July 2005.
  35. ↑ "Keeper Hislop signs for West Ham". BBC News. 29 July 2005.
  36. ↑ "De Zeeuw makes move back to Wigan". BBC News. 11 August 2005.
  37. ↑ "Blades complete deal for Unsworth". BBC News. 22 August 2005.
  38. ↑ "Goalkeeper Chalkias leaves Pompey". BBC News. 19 January 2006.
  39. ↑ "Redknapp lets Silva leave Pompey". BBC News. 13 February 2006.
  40. ↑ "Everton sign Westerveld on loan". BBC News. 24 February 2006.
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