User talk:Mancini's Sandbox/2005–06
Manchester City | |
Season 2005–06 | |
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Owner | ![]() |
Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Team captain | ![]() |
Home stadium | City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) |
Premier League | Fifteenth |
League Cup | Second round |
FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorers | League: Andy Cole (9 goals) (20th highest in Premier League) All comps: Andy Cole (10 goals) and Darius Vassell (10 goals) |
Season revenue | € 89.4 million (7th highest in Premier League) | (17th highest in world)
Average home attendance |
42,856 – over 19 PL home games (4th highest in Premier League) |
Highest home attendance |
47,192 Manchester United 14 January 2006 | v
Highest away attendance |
67,839 Manchester United 10 September 2005 | v
Lowest home attendance |
27,779 Scunthorpe United 7 January 2006 | v
Lowest away attendance |
8,228 Doncaster Rovers 21 September 2005 | v
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Results summary - all competitions | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 12 | 2 | 9 | 52.2% |
Away | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19.0% |
Both | 16 | 6 | 22 | 36.4% |
Results summary - Premier League | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 9 | 2 | 8 | 47.4% |
Away | 4 | 2 | 13 | 21.1% |
Both | 13 | 4 | 21 | 34.2% |
The 2005–06 season was Manchester City Football Club's fourth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its ninth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 114th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
Season review
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Team kit
[edit]For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok.
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Historical league performance
[edit]Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991-92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Friendly games
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]15 July 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 – 0 | Manchester City | Prenton, England |
19:45 BST | Davies ![]() |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
16 July 2005 | Macclesfield Town | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | Macclesfield, England |
15:00 BST | Parkin ![]() |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
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Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
20 July 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 (5 – 4 p) | Manchester City | Bangkok, Thailand |
21:45 MST 14:45 BST |
Davies ![]() |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
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Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside) |
Penalties | ||||
Okocha ![]() Diouf ![]() Vaz Tê ![]() Fadiga ![]() Campo ![]() |
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23 July 2005 | Everton | 1 – 1 (2 – 4 p) | Manchester City | Bangkok, Thailand |
17:45 MST 10:45 BST |
Beattle ![]() |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
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Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear) |
Penalties | ||||
Weir ![]() Ferguson ![]() Bent ![]() Kilbane ![]() |
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30 July 2005 | Stoke City | 1 – 2 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
15:00 BST | Dyer ![]() Dyer ![]() |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
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Stadium: Britannia Stadium Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) |
31 July 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | Sheffield, England |
15:00 BST | Whelan ![]() |
MCFC report | ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 12,796 |
6 August 2005 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
15:00 BST | Vassell ![]() B. Wright-Phillips ![]() ![]() |
MCFC report M.E.N. report |
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Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: ~20,000 |
Competitive games
[edit]Position in final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 47 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 28 | −8 |
Last updated: 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2005-06
Points breakdown[edit]
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Biggest & smallest[edit]Biggest home wins: 4–1 vs. Birmingham City, 17 December 2005 |
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
[edit]Birmingham City ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Butt ![]() |
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Sunderland ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Le Tallec ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Reyna ![]() Cole ![]() |
Guardian report BBC Sport report |
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Manchester United ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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van Nistelrooy ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Guardian report | ![]() |
Newcastle United ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Owen ![]() |
Guardian report |
Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Mills ![]() Vassell ![]() |
Guardian report |
Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Cole ![]() ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Arsenal ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Pirès ![]() |
Guardian report |
Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Vassell ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Fulham ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Malbranque ![]() ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Guardian report | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() |
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Bent ![]() Bothroyd ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Kamara ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Guardian report BBC Sport report |
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Manchester City ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sommeil ![]() Barton ![]() Sibierski ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() |
Wigan Athletic ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() |
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Roberts ![]() ![]() McCulloch ![]() Camara ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sinclair ![]() Vassell ![]() Fowler ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() |
Bolton Wanderers ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Borgetti ![]() Nolan ![]() |
Guardian report |
Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Riera ![]() Cole ![]() Vassell ![]() |
Guardian report BBC Sport report |
Everton ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Weir ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
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Dunne ![]() Samaras ![]() Barton ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() |
Liverpool ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Kewell ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Samaras ![]() ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() |
Portsmouth ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mendes ![]() ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Chelsea ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Drogba ![]() ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Stalteri ![]() Carrick ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
West Ham United ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Newton ![]() |
Guardian report |
Manchester City ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Dunne ![]() |
Guardian report BBC Sport report |
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Manchester City ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Sommeil ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Khizanishvili ![]() Kuqi ![]() Tugay ![]() |
Guardian report |
Second round
[edit]Doncaster Rovers ![]() | (0) 1 – 1 (0) | ![]() |
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McIndoe ![]() |
Guardian report BBC Sport report |
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Penalties | ||
McIndoe ![]() Coppinger ![]() Heffeman ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third round
[edit]Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Fowler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Fourth round
[edit]Manchester City ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Cole ![]() |
Guardian report |
Fifth round
[edit]Aston Villa ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Baroš ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Fifth round replay
[edit]Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Samaras ![]() Vassell ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() |
Quarter-final
[edit]Manchester City ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Sun ![]() Musampa ![]() |
Guardian report | ![]() ![]() |
Goal scorers
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All competitions[edit] |
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Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season)
Transfers and loans
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Transfers in[edit]
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Transfers out[edit]
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Loans in[edit]
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Loans out[edit]
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cole flies out to join Blues". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Andrew Cole transfer from Fulham complete". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-07-20. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "City complete Vassell deal". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-07-27. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Next level for Darius Vassell". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Man City sign Qatar star Hussein". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Yasser in training". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Man City extend Haapala's trial". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Haapala earns a deal at Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Samaras seals £6m Man City switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "City: Samaras looks for a fresh start". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Blues complete Mills deal". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "SWP completes Chelsea move". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Mansfield get D'Laryea and Wilson". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sommeil heads Man City clear-out". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Kiki to stay on". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "Musampa stays at Man City on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-06-05. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ "Riera clinches Man City loan move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2011-03-04.