2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season

2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Manager Kenny Jackett
Stadium Liberty Stadium[1]
League One 6th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offs Runners-up
FA Cup First round
League Cup First round

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. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Brian Murphy
2 Wales DF Sam Ricketts[2]
3 Trinidad and Tobago DF Kevin Austin[3]
4 Wales DF Kristian O'Leary
5 England DF Alan Tate
6 Spain MF Roberto Martínez
7 England MF Leon Britton
8 England FW Kevin Nugent
9 England FW Adebayo Akinfenwa
10 England FW Lee Trundle
11 England MF Adrian Forbes
12 England FW Lee Thorpe
14 England MF Kevin McLeod
No. Position Player
15 Cyprus MF Tom Williams[4]
16 England DF Garry Monk
18 England MF Andy Robinson
19 England MF Darren Way
22 England DF Izzy Iriekpen
23 Wales MF Owain Tudur Jones
24 England FW Leon Knight
25 Wales FW Mark Pritchard
26 Wales MF Chad Bond
27 Guadeloupe GK Willy Guéret
28 Wales MF Shaun MacDonald
29 England FW Rory Fallon[5]
30 Scotland DF 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. Position Player
15 England MF Gary Fisken (to Newport County)
17 England FW Paul Connor (to Leyton Orient)
17 England DF Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
19 England DF Andy Gurney (to Swindon Town)
No. Position Player
20 England MF Marc Goodfellow (to Grimsby Town)
21 England DF Ijah Anderson (released)
24 Wales DF Christian Edwards (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
29 England MF 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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