2005–06 Watford F.C. season

Watford F.C.
2005–06 season
Chairman Graham Simpson
Manager Aidy Boothroyd
Stadium Vicarage Road
Championship 3rd (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offs Winners
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: King (21)
All: King (22)
Highest home attendance 19,842 vs Coventry City
(11 Feb 2006, Championship)
Lowest home attendance 7,011 vs Notts County
(23 Aug 2005, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 15,415

During the 2005–06 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Against the odds, Watford managed to gain promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs, comprehensively defeating Leeds United 3-0 in the play-off final to return to the top flight after an absence of six years.[1] Crucial to Watford's promotion was striker Marlon King, who was the Championship's top scorer. Striker Darius Henderson and young winger Ashley Young also chipped in with 15 and 14 league goals respectively; between them, the three scored 51 of the club's 77 goals scored in the league. Promotion was a fine way for young manager Aidy Boothroyd, only in his mid-thirties, to celebrate his first full season in club management.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Reading (C) (P) 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 106 Promotion to 2006–07 FA Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 14 6 76 46 +30 92
3 Watford (P) 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81 Qualification for 2005–06 Championship Playoffs
4 Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80
5 Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78
6 Crystal Palace 46 21 12 13 67 48 +19 75
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 19 11 50 42 +8 67
8 Coventry City 46 16 15 15 62 65 −3 63
9 Norwich City 46 18 8 20 56 65 −9 62
10 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 66 67 −1 61
11 Cardiff City 46 16 12 18 58 59 −1 60
12 Southampton 46 13 19 14 49 50 −1 58
13 Stoke City 46 17 7 22 54 63 −9 58
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 17 16 39 46 −7 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 −13 56
16 Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 −8 54
17 Burnley 46 14 12 20 46 54 −8 54
18 Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 −6 52
19 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 13 20 39 52 −13 52
20 Derby County 46 10 20 16 53 67 −14 50
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 14 20 50 65 −15 50
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 9 15 22 57 86 −29 42 Relegation to 2006–07 League One
23 Millwall (R) 46 8 16 22 35 62 −27 40
24 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 7 17 22 39 71 −32 38

Updated to games played on 30 April 2006.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Watford's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005Preston North EndH1-212,597Henderson
9 August 2005Plymouth ArgyleA3-313,813King, Young (2)
12 August 2005Cardiff CityA3-110,102King (2), Henderson
20 August 2005BurnleyH3-116,802King, Mahon, Spring
27 August 2005ReadingH0-012,152
29 August 2005Derby CountyA2-123,664Spring, Carlisle
10 September 2005Stoke CityA3-014,565Devlin, Young, King (pen)
13 September 2005Norwich CityH2-113,502King, Young
17 September 2005Sheffield UnitedH2-315,399Henderson (2)
24 September 2005Crewe AlexandraA0-06,258
28 September 2005Coventry CityA1-316,978Young
1 October 2005Leeds UnitedH0-016,050
15 October 2005Leicester CityH1-216,224Young
18 October 2005Sheffield WednesdayA1-121,187Young
22 October 2005Ipswich TownA1-024,069Young
29 October 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH3-114,561DeMerit, King, Devlin
1 November 2005Queens Park RangersH3-116,476Spring, McNamee, Young
5 November 2005Hull CityA2-118,444Mahon, Spring
19 November 2005Sheffield WednesdayH2-116,988Carlisle, King
22 November 2005Leicester CityA2-218,856King, Mackay
26 November 2005Preston North EndA1-114,638Spring
3 December 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH1-114,455King
10 December 2005Plymouth ArgyleH1-112,884King
17 December 2005BurnleyA1-413,815King
26 December 2005SouthamptonH3-016,972Henderson, Carlisle, Hajto (own goal)
28 December 2005MillwallA0-08,450
31 December 2005Crystal PalaceH1-215,856Henderson
2 January 2006Luton TownA2-110,248Henderson, Mackay
14 January 2006Stoke CityH1-012,247Eagles
21 January 2006Norwich CityA3-225,384Henderson (2), Spring
28 January 2006Crewe AlexandraH4-111,722Spring (2), King, Young
6 February 2006Sheffield UnitedA4-120,791Eagles, King (2), Bouazza
11 February 2006Coventry CityH4-019,842Young, King, Henderson, DeMerit
14 February 2006Leeds UnitedA1-222,007Young
18 February 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-06,658Eagles
25 February 2006Cardiff CityH2-117,419Mackay, King
4 March 2006Derby CountyH2-216,769King, Bangura
11 March 2006ReadingA0-023,724
20 March 2006SouthamptonA3-119,202Mahon, Henderson (2)
25 March 2006MillwallH0-216,654
31 March 2006Crystal PalaceA1-318,619King
9 April 2006Luton TownH1-115,922King
14 April 2006Wolverhampton WanderersA1-122,584King
17 April 2006Ipswich TownH2-116,721Henderson (2)
22 April 2006Queens Park RangersA2-116,152Young, Santos (own goal)
30 April 2006Hull CityH0-019,041

Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg6 May 2006Crystal PalaceA3-022,880King, Young, Spring
SF 2nd Leg9 May 2006Crystal PalaceH0-0 (won 3-0 on agg)19,041
F21 May 2006Leeds UnitedN3-064,736DeMerit, Sullivan (own goal), Henderson (pen)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Bolton WanderersH0-313,239

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R123 August 2005Notts CountyH3-17,011Young, Bouazza (pen), Blizzard
R220 September 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH2-19,296Carlisle (2)
R325 October 2005Wigan AthleticA0-34,531

Squad

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Alec Chamberlain
2 England DF James Chambers
3 England DF Jordan Stewart
4 Scotland DF Malky Mackay
5 England DF Clarke Carlisle
6 United States DF Jay DeMerit
7 England MF Chris Eagles (on loan from Manchester United)
8 England MF Gavin Mahon (captain)
9 Jamaica FW Marlon King[5]
12 England DF Lloyd Doyley[6]
14 England MF Dominic Blizzard
15 England MF Ashley Young
18 France FW Hameur Bouazza[7]
19 England DF Anthony McNamee
20 Sierra Leone MF Al Bangura
No. Position Player
21 France MF Toumani Diagouraga
22 England DF Junior Osborne
23 England DF Adrian Mariappa[8]
25 England MF Matthew Spring
26 England GK Ben Foster (on loan from Manchester United)
27 England FW Joel Grant[9]
28 Jamaica FW Francino Francis
29 England FW Darius Henderson
30 France MF Marvin Homand
31 England MF Alex Campana
32 England FW Les Ferdinand
34 England MF Ben Gill
35 Republic of Ireland DF Joe O'Cearuill[10]
36 England FW Theo Robinson[11]

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
7 England MF Martin Devaney (to Barnsley)
7 Wales MF Carl Fletcher (on loan from West Ham United)
10 Scotland MF Paul Devlin[12] (to Walsall)
11 Spain DF Sietes (released)
16 England GK Richard Lee (on loan to Blackburn Rovers)
17 England MF Jamie Hand (to Fisher Athletic)
No. Position Player
24 Australia DF Adam Griffiths (to Bournemouth)
25 Brazil FW José Júnior (to Odense)
33 Jamaica FW Trevor Benjamin[13] (on loan from Peterborough United)
36 England FW Gabriel Agbonlahor (on loan from Aston Villa)
50 Belgium GK Yves Makabu-Ma-Kalambay (on loan from Chelsea)
England MF Ryan Gilligan (to Swindon Town)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKEngland Alec Chamberlain 2+100030005+1000
2DFEngland James Chambers 26+120002+103031+13070
3DFEngland Jordan Stewart 29+6010203035+6040
4DFScotland Malky Mackay 35+3310103040+3341
5DFEngland Clarke Carlisle 30+2310220033+2551
6DFUnited States Jay DeMerit 27+5200203132+5340
7MFEngland Chris Eagles 16+1310000+1017+2310
7MFWales Carl Fletcher 300000003010
8MFEngland Gavin Mahon 35+3310103040+3350
9FWJamaica Marlon King 40+12110003144+12221
10MFScotland Paul Devlin 21+2200000021+2220
12DFEngland Lloyd Doyley 40+4010203046+4030
14MFEngland Dominic Blizzard 9+1000110010+1100
15MFEngland Ashley Young 38+11300113142+11531
18FWFrance Hameur Bouazza 3+11100210+105+12200
19DFEngland Anthony McNamee 26+12110300030+12110
20MFSierra Leone Al Bangura 11+24100301+2015+26160
21MFFrance Toumani Diagouraga 101020004000
22DFEngland Junior Osborne 10000+10001+1010
23DFEngland Adrian Mariappa 1+20001+10002+3000
25MFEngland Matthew Spring 36+3800203141+3980
26GKEngland Ben Foster 44010003048031
27FWEngland Joel Grant 2+50001+20003+7010
28FWJamaica Francino Francis 0+10001+10001+2000
29FWEngland Darius Henderson 27+31410102+1131+41561
31MFEngland Alex Campana 00000+10000+1000
33FWJamaica Trevor Benjamin 200000002000
34MFEngland Ben Gill 000+100+20000+3000
36FWEngland Gabriel Agbonlahor 1+100000001+1000
37FWEngland Theo Robinson 0+100000000+1000

References

  1. ↑ "Leeds 0-3 Watford". BBC Sport. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/flcham/watford.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/watford/tab/players/season/2006
  5. ↑ King was born in Dulwich, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
  6. ↑ Doyley was born in Whitechapel, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
  7. ↑ Bouazza was born in Évry, France, but qualifies to represent Algeria internationally and would make his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.
  8. ↑ Mariappa was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica and Fiji internationally through his grandparents and father respectively; he would make his international debut for Jamaica in June 2012.
  9. ↑ Grant was born in Ealing, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would represent them at U-20 level.
  10. ↑ O'Cearuill was born in Edmonton, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
  11. ↑ Robinson was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
  12. ↑ Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  13. ↑ Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and has represented England at level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
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