During the 2005–06 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League. A total of 38 matches were played in which they finished last in 20th, with 15 points.
2005–06 season | |
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Chairman | Bob Murray |
Manager | Mick McCarthy (until 13 February) Kevin Ball (caretaker) (from 7 March until 31 May) Niall Quinn (from 25 July) |
Stadium | Stadium of Light |
FA Premier League | 20th (relegated) |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Liam Lawrence Tommy Miller Dean Whitehead Anthony Le Tallec (3) All: Anthony Le Tallec (5) |
Highest home attendance | 44,003 (vs. Arsenal, 1 May 2006) |
Lowest home attendance | 28,226 (vs. Fulham, 4 May 2006) |
Season Summary
editSunderland's season began with a streak of five consecutive losses. A brief respite came with a three-match unbeaten run before the October international break, lifting the team out of the relegation zone. However, this momentum was short-lived; a defeat to Manchester United post-break plunged them back into the bottom three, a position they never recovered from. The period between the international break and Christmas was particularly bleak, with the team losing every match.
Their second victory of the season came in late January against West Bromwich Albion, who were just above them in the standings. Cup competitions were poor as well, as Sunderland struggled against League Two's Cheltenham Town in the League Cup's first round before a 3–0 defeat to Arsenal, and suffered a demoralizing exit in the FA Cup's fourth round to League One's Brentford.
The poor performance led to the dismissal of Mick McCarthy, the manager of nearly three years, with Kevin Ball stepping in as caretaker manager. The season's modest goal became to avoid setting a new low for the fewest points in a Premier League season, a record Sunderland themselves held. Not only was the new record set, but they also broke Stoke City's 21-year record for the lowest points under the three-point-win system. Sunderland marginally improved on their previous record for the fewest goals in a top-flight season The league's new low-point record was surpassed by Derby County two years later, who recorded 11 points in contrast to Sunderland's 15.
Transfers
editIn
editDate | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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3 June 2005 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £100,000[1] |
10 June 2005 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[2] |
13 June 2005 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £1,800,000[3] |
14 June 2005 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | £1,250,000[4] |
22 June 2005 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[5] |
6 July 2005 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[6] |
2 August 2005 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[7] |
2 August 2005 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long loan[8] |
9 August 2005 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free[9] |
10 August 2005 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £1,100,000[10] |
24 August 2005 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[11] |
31 August 2005 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Season-long loan[12] |
25 January 2006 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free[13] |
31 January 2006 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[14] |
Out
editPlayers
editFirst-team squad
edit- Squad at end of season[23]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Results
editSunderland's score comes first.
Win | Draw | Loss |
League Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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2nd | 20 September 2005 | Cheltenham Town | Stadium of Light | 1–0 (after extra time) | 11,969 | Le Tallec |
3rd | 25 October 2005 | Arsenal | Stadium of Light | 0–3 | 47,366 |
FA Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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3rd | 8 January 2006 | Northwich Victoria | Stadium of Light | 3–0 | 19,323 | N. Collins, Whitehead, Le Tallec |
4th | 28 January 2006 | Brentford | Griffin Park | 1–2 | 11,698 | Arca |
Premier League
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
19 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 30 | |
20 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results by matchday
editFriendlies
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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16 July 2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Swangard Stadium (Burnaby, British Columbia) | 0–3 | 6,857 | |
20 July 2005 | Seattle Sounders | Qwest Field (Seattle, Washington) | 1–0 | 8,502 | Lawrence |
23 July 2005 | Portland Timbers | PGE Park (Portland, Oregon) | 0–0 | 15,376 |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Kelvin Davis | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | ![]() | Ben Alnwick | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Stephen Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() | George McCartney | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | Gary Breen | 36 | 1 | 33+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() | Steven Caldwell | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() | Nyron Nosworthy | 32 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() | Danny Collins | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() | Dan Smith | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
32 | DF | ![]() | Justin Hoyte | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | ![]() | Julio Arca | 26 | 2 | 22+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() | Rory Delap | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() | Liam Lawrence | 33 | 3 | 19+10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() | Dean Whitehead | 41 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() | Andy Welsh | 16 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() | Tommy Miller | 31 | 3 | 27+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ![]() | Martin Woods | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | ![]() | Grant Leadbitter | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | MF | ![]() | Christian Bassila | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Jon Stead | 34 | 1 | 21+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() | Stephen Elliott | 16 | 2 | 11+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
16 | FW | ![]() | Kevin Kyle | 14 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | ![]() | Anthony Le Tallec | 31 | 5 | 12+15 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
18 | FW | ![]() | Andy Gray | 22 | 1 | 13+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | ![]() | Chris Brown | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | ![]() | Daryl Murphy | 20 | 1 | 5+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() | Carl Robinson | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ![]() | Matt Piper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | ![]() | Alan Stubbs | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1998.
- ^ Welsh was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented Scotland at U-19 level.
- ^ Nosworthy was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
- ^ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented them at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
- ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
- ^ Hoyte was born in Waltham Forest, England, and represented them at U-16, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in March 2013.