2005–06 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2005–06 season
Chairman Rick Hayward
Manager Glenn Hoddle
Football League Championship 7th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Carl Cort (11)
All: Kenny Miller (12)
Highest home attendance 28,333 (vs. Manchester United, 29 January 2006)
Lowest home attendance 9,518 (vs. Chester City, 23 August 2005)
Average home league attendance 23,624 (league only)

The 200506 season was the 107th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship.

The team finished in seventh place, falling nine points short of a place in the promotion play-offs. Following this season, a summer of changes occurred with manager Glenn Hoddle resigning and many of the club's first team players departing.

Results

Pre season

Pre season began on 27 June with a week training at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall.[1] The squad then spent a week in Montecastillo, Spain during 4–10 July.[2]

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship during the 2005–06 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 23 June 2005, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Reading 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 106
2 Sheffield United 46 26 12 8 76 46 +30 90
3 Watford 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81
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 +12 67

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 16 19 11 50 42  +8 67 9 10 4 24 18  +6 7 9 7 26 24  +2

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDWWLDWDLDWWLLDDLDWWDDDDWLWDLWDLDWWWDDWDLLDDLWW
Position1163101066885446681010747991068667689888787677777777

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1GKEngland Michael Oakes 16(1)0000016(1)000
2DFNorthern Ireland Mark Clyde 0000000000
3DFEngland Lee Naylor 38(2)1101040(2)140
4MFNigeria Seyi Olofinjana 6(7)000107(7)000
5DFEngland Joleon Lescott 461201(1)049(1)130
6DFEngland Jody Craddock 17(1)0001018(1)000
7DFScotland Jackie McNamara 9(1)0000(1)09(2)040
8MFEngland Paul Ince (c) 15(3)3200017(3)310
9FWRomania Vio Ganea 11(7)4001(1)112(8)501
10MFScotland Colin Cameron ¤ 20(7)41(1)02223(8)651
11MFRepublic of Ireland Mark Kennedy 37(3)2201040(3)270
12DFWales Rob Edwards 39(3)0102042(3)020
13GKEngland Paul Harrison 0000000000[nb 1]
14MFEngland Darren Anderton 20(4)1101(1)122(5)210
15MFHungary Dénes Rósa 6(3)20(1)0006(4)200
16FWScotland Kenny Miller 33(2)10202237(2)12110
17DFScotland Maurice Ross 13(5)0100014(5)050[nb 2]
18FWNigeria George Ndah 6(8)1000(2)06(10)100[nb 3]
19MFSouth Korea Seol Ki-Hyeon 22(10)4202026(10)430
20GKEngland Matt Murray ¤ 1000001000
21GKWales Paul Jones ¤ † 0000000000
21FWFrance Jérémie Aliadière 12(2)2000012(2)230
22MFEngland Tom Huddlestone 12(1)1000012(1)120
24DFHungary Gábor Gyepes 19(1)0202023(1)050[nb 4]
25GKNetherlands Stefan Postma 290200029000[nb 5]
27FWGuyana Carl Cort 24(7)111(1)00025(8)1100
28MFEngland Rohan Ricketts 17(8)0000(1)017(9)020
30GKNigeria Carl Ikeme ¤ 0000101000
32MFNorthern Ireland Sammy Clingan ¤ † 0000000000
32FWPoland Tomasz Frankowski 12(4)00(1)00012(5)000
33FWEngland Leon Clarke ¤ 10(14)1111012(14)230
34MFEngland Lewis Gobern ¤ 0(1)000000(1)000
36MFEngland Daniel Jones 1000001000
37MFEngland Chris Cornes ¤ 0000000000
39MFEngland Mark Davies 12(8)11(1)02015(9)130
40DFEngland Keith Lowe ¤ 3000003000
  1. Signed on a short-term contract.
  2. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.
  3. Retired in April due to persistent injuries.
  4. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.
  5. Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.

Awards

Award Winner[4]
Fans' Player of the SeasonKenny Miller
Academy Player of the SeasonDaniel Jones

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
23 May 2005England Rohan RickettsTottenham HotspurFree[5]
14 June 2005Scotland Jackie McNamaraCelticFree[6]
22 August 2005England Darren AndertonBirmingham CityFree[7]
4 November 2005England Paul HarrisonUnattachedFree[8]
1 January 2006Hungary Gábor GyepesFerencváros£400,000[9]
1 January 2006Hungary Dénes RósaFerencvárosUndisclosed[10]
6 January 2006Netherlands Stefan PostmaAston VillaUndisclosed[11]
25 January 2006Poland Tomasz FrankowskiElche£1.4 million[12]
25 January 2006Scotland Maurice RossSheffield WednesdayFree[13]

Out

Date Player To Fee
11 May 2005Republic of Ireland Gary MulliganReleasedFree[14]
25 May 2005Republic of Ireland Keith AndrewsHull CityFree[15]
June 2005Sweden Joachim BjörklundRetired
June 2005Republic of Ireland Patrick FlynnReleasedFree
28 July 2005England Kevin CooperCardiff CityUndisclosed[16]
6 August 2005Senegal Henri CamaraWigan Athletic£3 million[17]
23 January 2006Northern Ireland Sammy ClinganNottingham ForestUndisclosed[18]
24 January 2006England Paul HarrisonReleasedFree
31 January 2006Wales Paul JonesReleasedFree[19]
28 April 2006Nigeria George NdahRetired[20]

Loans in

Date Player From End date
28 July 2005Hungary Gábor GyepesFerencváros1 January 2006[21]
19 August 2005Netherlands Stefan PostmaAston Villa21 January 2006[22]
25 October 2005England Tom HuddlestoneTottenham Hotspur21 January 2006[23]
26 October 2005Scotland Maurice RossSheffield Wednesday25 January 2006[24]
31 January 2006France Jérémie AliadièreArsenalEnd of season[25]

Loans out

Date Player To End date
2 June 2005Portugal SilasBelenensesEnd of season[26]
22 August 2005Wales Paul JonesMillwall22 November 2005[27]
26 August 2005England Keith LoweBurnley13 December 2005[28]
27 August 2005England Chris CornesPort Vale26 November 2005[29]
31 August 2005Northern Ireland Sammy ClinganChesterfield14 January 2006[30]
31 August 2005Nigeria Carl IkemeStockport County14 January 2006[31]
24 November 2005England Lewis GobernBlackpool2 January 2006[32]
31 January 2006England Keith LoweQueens Park Rangers13 February 2006[33]
31 January 2006England Leon ClarkeQueens Park Rangers13 February 2006[33]
3 March 2006Scotland Colin CameronMillwall7 April 2006[34]
10 March 2006England Keith LoweSwansea City13 April 2006[35]
21 March 2006England Matt MurrayTranmere Rovers28 April 2006[36]
23 March 2006England Lewis GobernBuryEnd of season[37]

Kit

The previous season's home kit was retained, featuring the club's traditional gold and black colours. The season however saw a new away kit introduced that was an all-black design, with gold piping on the shirt.[38] Last season's navy blue and white away kit was also retained for this season. The kits were manufactured by Le Coq Sportif and featured Chaucer Consulting as sponsor for a second season.

References

  1. "Players check in". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 27 June 2005.
  2. "They're off". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 July 2005.
  3. "Hoddle facing starter at Saints". BBC Sport. 23 June 2005.
  4. "Fans Player of the Year". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 22 April 2006.
  5. "Ricketts agrees switch to Wolves". BBC Sport. 23 May 2005.
  6. "McNamara makes switch to Wolves". BBC Sport. 14 June 2005.
  7. "Wolves complete Anderton transfer". BBC Sport. 22 August 2005.
  8. "Wolves sign goalkeeper Harrison". BBC Sport. 4 November 2005.
  9. "Good day for Gabor". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 December 2005.
  10. "Wolves swoop for midfielder Rosa". BBC Sport. 27 December 2005.
  11. "Postma extends his stay at Wolves". BBC Sport. 6 January 2006.
  12. "Frankowski completes Wolves move". BBC Sport. 25 January 2006.
  13. "Defender Ross signs Wolves deal". BBC Sport. 25 January 2006.
  14. "Mulligan departs". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 11 May 2005.
  15. "Hull swoop for Wolves midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 May 2005.
  16. "Purse heads triple Cardiff swoop". BBC Sport. 28 July 2005.
  17. "Camara joins Wigan in £3m switch". BBC Sport. 6 August 2005.
  18. "Forest complete deal for Clingan". BBC Sport. 23 January 2006.
  19. "Wolves release goalkeeper Jones". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006.
  20. "Ndah is forced to call it a day". BBC Sport. 28 April 2006.
  21. "Wolves complete Gyepes loan deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2005.
  22. "Wolves sign keeper Postma on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2005.
  23. "Huddlestone joins Wolves on loan". BBC Sport. 25 October 2005.
  24. "Wolves sign defender Ross on loan". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005.
  25. "Wolves snap up Aliadiere on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006.
  26. "Silas agrees Belenenses loan move". BBC Sport. 2 June 2005.
  27. "Lions wrap up Jones loan signing". BBC Sport. 22 August 2005.
  28. "Burnley snap up Spicer and Lowe". BBC Sport. 26 August 2005.
  29. "Youngsters off on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 26 August 2005.
  30. "Clingan in Chesterfield loan move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005.
  31. "Keeper out on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2005.
  32. "Blackpool clinch Wilcox loan deal". BBC Sport. 24 November 2005.
  33. 1 2 "QPR snap up Wolves pair on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006.
  34. "Cameron moves to Millwall on loan". BBC Sport. 3 March 2006.
  35. "Swansea take Wolves' Lowe on loan". BBC Sport. 10 March 2006.
  36. "Keeper Murray signs for Tranmere". BBC Sport. 21 March 2006.
  37. "Shakers capture midfield quartet". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006.
  38. "Back to black". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 30 May 2005.
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