2005–06 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2005–06 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	David O'Leary
FA Premier League	16th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Milan Baroš and Luke Moore (8)
Average home league attendance	34,059
Home colours	Away colours

During the 2005–06 season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

After the previous seasons tenth placed finish Villa never recovered from a poor start which left them at times close to the bottom 3 and despite some impressive wins which ultimately kept Villa in the league discontent among the fans at an uncomfortable relegation battle grew and lead to manager David O'Leary being sacked after the end of the season.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	48	58	−10	45
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 Football League Championship

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Pre-season

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Competition
18 July 2005	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2 – 0	Friendly
20 July 2005	Gallstad FK	A	14 – 0	Friendly
23 July 2005	Jonkopings Sodra	A	1 – 1	Friendly
26 July 2005	GAIS	A	3 – 3	Friendly
30 July 2005	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1 – 2	Friendly
2 August 2005	Walsall	A	3 – 0	Friendly
5 August 2005	Utrecht	A	2 – 1	Friendly

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 August 2005	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	38,026	Phillips, Davis
20 August 2005	Manchester United	A	0–1	67,934
23 August 2005	Portsmouth	A	1–1	19,778	Hughes (own goal)
27 August 2005	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	31,010	Baroš
12 September 2005	West Ham United	A	0–4	29,582
17 September 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	33,686	Milner
24 September 2005	Chelsea	A	1–2	42,146	Moore
2 October 2005	Middlesbrough	H	2–3	29,719	Moore, Davis
16 October 2005	Birmingham City	A	1–0	29,312	Phillips
22 October 2005	Wigan Athletic	H	0–2	32,294
31 October 2005	Manchester City	A	1–3	42,069	Ridgewell
5 November 2005	Liverpool	H	0–2	42,551
19 November 2005	Sunderland	A	3–1	39,707	Phillips, Barry, Baroš
26 November 2005	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	30,023	Davis
3 December 2005	Newcastle United	A	1–1	18,255	McCann
10 December 2005	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	23,646	Angel
17 December 2005	Manchester United	H	0–2	37,128
26 December 2005	Everton	H	4–0	32,432	Baroš (2), Delaney, Angel
28 December 2005	Fulham	A	3–3	20,446	Moore, Ridgewell (2)
31 December 2005	Arsenal	H	0–0	37,114
2 January 2006	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1	27,073	Davis, Baroš (pen)
14 January 2006	West Ham United	H	1–2	36,700	Hendrie
21 January 2006	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0	36,243
1 February 2006	Chelsea	H	1–1	38,562	Moore
4 February 2006	Middlesbrough	A	4–0	27,299	Moore (3), Phillips
11 February 2006	Newcastle United	H	1–2	37,140	Moore
25 February 2006	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	26,594
4 March 2006	Portsmouth	H	1–0	30,194	Baroš
11 March 2006	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	21,932
18 March 2006	Everton	A	1–4	36,507	Agbonlahor
25 March 2006	Fulham	H	0–0	32,605
1 April 2006	Arsenal	A	0–5	38,183
9 April 2006	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0	33,303
16 April 2006	Birmingham City	H	3–1	40,158	Baroš (2), Cahill
18 April 2006	Wigan Athletic	A	2–3	17,330	Angel, Ridgewell
25 April 2006	Manchester City	H	0–1	26,422
29 April 2006	Liverpool	A	1–3	44,479	Barry
7 May 2006	Sunderland	H	2–1	33,820	Barry, Ridgewell

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 2006	Hull City	A	1–0	17,051	Barry
R4	28 January 2006	Port Vale	H	3–1	30,434	Baroš (2), Davis
R5	19 February 2006	Manchester City	H	1–1	23,847	Baroš
R5R	14 March 2006	Manchester City	A	1–2	33,006	Davis

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	20 September 2005	Wycombe Wanderers	A	8–3	5,365	Davis (2), Baroš, Milner (2), Easton (own goal), Barry (2, 1 pen)
R3	22 October 2005	Burnley	H	1–0	26,872	Phillips
R4	29 November 2005	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–3	10,590

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Thomas Sørensen
2	DF	Mark Delaney
3	DF	Jlloyd Samuel[4]
4	DF	Olof Mellberg
5	DF	Martin Laursen
6	MF	Gareth Barry
7	MF	Lee Hendrie
8	MF	Gavin McCann
9	FW	Juan Pablo Ángel
10	FW	Milan Baroš
11	MF	James Milner (on loan from Newcastle United)
12	MF	Steven Davis
13	GK	Stuart Taylor

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Eric Djemba-Djemba
15	DF	Ulises de la Cruz
16	DF	Wilfred Bouma
17	MF	Peter Whittingham
18	DF	Aaron Hughes
19	DF	Liam Ridgewell
20	FW	Kevin Phillips
21	DF	Gary Cahill
22	FW	Luke Moore
23	MF	Patrik Berger
26	MF	Craig Gardner
30	FW	Gabriel Agbonlahor

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
11	MF	Nolberto Solano (to Newcastle United)
16	MF	Mathieu Berson (on loan to Auxerre)
24	MF	Eirik Bakke (on loan from Leeds United)

No.	Position	Player
25	GK	Wayne Henderson (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
	GK	Stefan Postma (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
	MF	Steven Foley (to AFC 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
		DF	Steven Clancy
		DF	Lee Grant
		DF	Paul Green
		DF	Matthew Roome

	Position	Player
	MF	Christian Tshimanga Kabeya[notes 1]
	FW	Shane Paul
	FW	Jamie Ward[notes 2]
Template:Country data		Daniel Bridges

Youth squad

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

No.	Position	Player
39	GK	Bobby Olejnik
	GK	Lee Boyle
	GK	Stephen Henderson
	DF	Ciaran Clark[notes 3]
	DF	Jordan Collins
	DF	Danny Earls
	DF	Shane Lowry[notes 4]
	DF	Stephen O'Halloran
	DF	Erik Lund
	MF	Marc Albrighton
	MF	Morgan Evans
	MF	Phil Green
	MF	Jonathan Hogg

	Position	Player
	MF	Dan McDonald
	MF	Isaiah Osbourne
	MF	Zoltán Stieber
	MF	Chris Herd
	FW	Scott Bridges
	FW	Sam Williams
	FW	Adam McGurk
	FW	Tobias Mikaelsson
Template:Country data	DF	Seyi Morgan
Template:Country data	DF	Matt Saunders
Template:Country data		Lee McGuire
Template:Country data		Lee Mussell
Template:Country data		Reuben Reid

Other players

The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	David Bevan
		GK	Elliot Parish
		DF	Jordan Collins

No.		Position	Player
	Template:Country data	MF	Rowan Caney
	Template:Country data		Ashley Carew

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Thomas Sørensen	43	0	36	0	4	0	3	0
13	GK		Stuart Taylor	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Mark Delaney	16	1	12	1	3	0	1	0
3	DF		Jlloyd Samuel	24	0	14+5	0	2	0	3	0
4	DF		Olof Mellberg	33	0	27	0	4	0	2	0
5	DF		Martin Laursen	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Ulises de la Cruz	8	0	4+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	DF		Wilfred Bouma	21	0	20	0	1	0	0	0
18	DF		Aaron Hughes	41	0	35	0	4	0	2	0
19	DF		Liam Ridgewell	37	5	30+2	5	1+1	0	3	0
21	DF		Gary Cahill	8	1	6+1	1	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Gareth Barry	42	6	36	3	3	1	3	2
7	MF		Lee Hendrie	19	1	7+9	1	2	0	0+1	0
8	MF		Gavin McCann	38	1	32	1	4	0	2	0
11	MF		James Milner	33	3	27	1	3	0	3	2
12	MF		Steven Davis	42	8	34+1	4	4	2	3	2
14	MF		Eric Djemba-Djemba	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Peter Whittingham	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Patrik Berger	9	0	3+5	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF		Craig Gardner	9	0	3+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Juan Pablo Ángel	37	4	12+19	3	2+1	1	3	0
10	FW		Milan Baroš	30	11	24+1	8	3	2	2	1
20	FW		Kevin Phillips	27	5	20+3	4	1+1	0	1+1	1
22	FW		Luke Moore	32	8	16+11	8	3	0	0+2	0
30	FW		Gabriel Agbonlahor	9	1	3+6	1	0	0	0	0
Players who left club during season
11	MF		Nolberto Solano	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Eirik Bakke	14	0	8+6	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 June 2006
Source: Competitions

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player name	Previous club	League	Transfer fee	Notes
27 June 2005	GK	Stuart Taylor	Arsenal	FA Premier League	Undisclosed

Patrik Berger – Portsmouth, 17 May, free[6]
Aaron Hughes – Newcastle United, 20 May, £1,000,000[7]
Kevin Phillips – Southampton, 29 June, £1,000,000[8]
Milan Baroš – Liverpool, 23 August, £6,500,000[9]
Wilfred Bouma – PSV, 30 August, £3,500,000[10]
James Milner – Newcastle United, 31 August, season-long loan
Eirik Bakke – Leeds United, 31 August, loan[11]

Out

Thomas Hitzlsperger – VfB Stuttgart, 13 April, free[12]
Stefan Moore – Queens Park Rangers, 13 June, free[13]
Darius Vassell – Manchester City, 27 July, £2,000,000[14]
Nolberto Solano – Newcastle United, 31 August, £1,500,000[15]
Stefan Postma – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6 January, undisclosed[16]
Wayne Henderson – Brighton & Hove Albion
Steven Foley – AFC Bournemouth

Loan out

Stefan Postma – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 19 August, five-month loan[17]
Mathieu Berson – Auxerre, 25 August, season-long loan[18]

References

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2005-2006/results
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/faprem/avilla.htm
http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/2005-06.html
Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009
https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2006/comp/1/
"Berger set for Aston Villa move". BBC. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Hughes completes switch to Villa
"Phillips completes Villa switch". BBC Sport. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
"Baros completes transfer to Villa". BBC Sport. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
"Villa land Dutch defender Bouma". BBC Sport. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
"Transfers - August 2005". BBC News. 1 September 2005.
"Stuttgart seal Hitzlsperger deal". BBC Sport. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
"Villa striker makes switch to QPR". BBC Sport. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
"Man City complete Vassell signing". BBC. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
"Solano makes return to Newcastle". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
"Postma extends his stay at Wolves". BBC News. 6 January 2006.
"Wolves sign keeper Postma on loan". BBC News. 19 August 2005.
"Villa's Berson loaned to Auxerre". BBC News. 25 August 2005.

Notes

Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.
Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.

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[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2005-2006/results

[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/faprem/avilla.htm

[3] ttp://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/2005-06.html

[4] Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009

[9] ttps://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2006/comp/1/

[10] "Berger set for Aston Villa move". BBC. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[11] Hughes completes switch to Villa

[12] "Phillips completes Villa switch". BBC Sport. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2007.

[13] "Baros completes transfer to Villa". BBC Sport. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[14] "Villa land Dutch defender Bouma". BBC Sport. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[15] "Transfers - August 2005". BBC News. 1 September 2005.

[16] "Stuttgart seal Hitzlsperger deal". BBC Sport. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2008.

[17] "Villa striker makes switch to QPR". BBC Sport. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

[18] "Man City complete Vassell signing". BBC. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2007.

[19] "Solano makes return to Newcastle". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[20] "Postma extends his stay at Wolves". BBC News. 6 January 2006.

[21] "Wolves sign keeper Postma on loan". BBC News. 19 August 2005.

[22] "Villa's Berson loaned to Auxerre". BBC News. 25 August 2005.

[5] Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.

[6] Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.

[7] Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.

[8] Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.