During the 2005–06 season , Everton competed in the Premier League.
Goodison Park
Despite finishing in the coveted fourth place last season , Everton suffered a downturn this season. Failure to qualify for the Champions League and an early exit from the UEFA Cup took their toll on player morale, and at the end of October the Toffees stood in the relegation zone. The club eventually rallied to secure a safe eleventh place in the final table – not high enough for any further European adventures the next season , and somewhat embarrassing for a side which had achieved so much last season.
The end of the season saw the retirement of Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson , the highest scoring Scotsman ever in the Premier League's history.
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Since Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup berth as the FA Cup winners went to West Ham, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
Everton's score comes first [ 1]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H A H A A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H Result L W L L L L L L D W W L W W D L L L L W W W W D W W L D W W L D D L L D W D Position 18 11 13 16 18 19 20 20 20 20 18 16 18 16 16 15 16 16 17 16 16 14 12 12 12 11 12 12 11 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 11
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source:
worldfootball.net A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
13 August 2005
Manchester United H
0–2 38,610
21 August 2005
Bolton Wanderers A
1–0 25,608
Bent
27 August 2005
Fulham A
0–1 17,169
10 September 2005
Portsmouth H
0–1 36,831
19 September 2005
Arsenal A
0–2 38,121
24 September 2005
Wigan Athletic H
0–1 37,189
2 October 2005
Manchester City A
0–2 42,681
15 October 2005
Tottenham Hotspur A
0–2 36,247
23 October 2005
Chelsea H
1–1 36,042
Beattie (pen)
29 October 2005
Birmingham City A
1–0 26,554
Davies
6 November 2005
Middlesbrough H
1–0 34,349
Beattie
19 November 2005
West Bromwich Albion A
0–4 24,784
27 November 2005
Newcastle United H
1–0 36,207
Yobo
3 December 2005
Blackburn Rovers A
2–0 22,064
McFadden , Arteta
11 December 2005
Manchester United A
1–1 67,831
McFadden
14 December 2005
West Ham United H
1–2 35,704
Beattie
17 December 2005
Bolton Wanderers H
0–4 34,500
26 December 2005
Aston Villa A
0–4 32,432
28 December 2005
Liverpool H
1–3 40,158
Beattie
31 December 2005
Sunderland A
1–0 30,576
Cahill
2 January 2006
Charlton Athletic H
3–1 34,333
Beattie , Cahill (2)
14 January 2006
Portsmouth A
1–0 20,094
Osman
21 January 2006
Arsenal H
1–0 36,920
Beattie
31 January 2006
Wigan Athletic A
1–1 21,731
Thompson (own goal)
4 February 2006
Manchester City H
1–0 37,827
Weir
11 February 2006
Blackburn Rovers H
1–0 35,615
Beattie
25 February 2006
Newcastle United A
0–2 51,916
4 March 2006
West Ham United A
2–2 34,866
Osman , Beattie
11 March 2006
Fulham H
3–1 36,515
Beattie (2, 1 pen), McFadden
18 March 2006
Aston Villa H
4–1 36,507
McFadden , Cahill (2), Osman
25 March 2006
Liverpool A
1–3 44,923
Cahill
1 April 2006
Sunderland H
2–2 38,093
Osman , McFadden
8 April 2006
Charlton Athletic A
0–0 26,954
15 April 2006
Tottenham Hotspur H
0–1 39,856
17 April 2006
Chelsea A
0–3 41,765
22 April 2006
Birmingham City H
0–0 35,420
29 April 2006
Middlesbrough A
1–0 29,224
McFadden
7 May 2006
West Bromwich Albion H
2–2 39,671
Anichebe , Ferguson
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
25 October 2005
Middlesbrough H
0–1 25,844
UEFA Champions League
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[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Appearances and goals
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Considering starts in all competitions [ 6] GK: #25, Nigel Martyn , 27
RB: #22, Tony Hibbert , 38
CB: #5, David Weir , 40
CB: #4, Joseph Yobo , 34
LB: #18, Phil Neville , 43
RM: #21, Leon Osman , 32
CM: #6, Mikel Arteta , 35
CM: #17, Tim Cahill , 39
LM: #14, Kevin Kilbane , 29
CF: #8, James Beattie , 33
CF: #11, James McFadden , 29
Simon Davies – Tottenham Hotspur , 26 May 2005, £3,500,000 Per Krøldrup – Udinese , 27 June 2005, £5,000,000[ 7] Mikel Arteta – Real Sociedad , 15 July 2005, £2,800,000[ 8] [ 9] Phil Neville – Manchester United , 4 August, £3,500,000[ 10] Matteo Ferrari – Roma , 26 August 2005, season-long loan[ 11] Andy van der Meyde – Inter Milan , 31 August 2005, £2,000,000[ 12] Alan Stubbs – Sunderland , free, 20 January 2006[ 13] Sander Westerveld – Portsmouth , 24 February 2006, 28-day loan[ 14] Andrew Johnson – Crystal Palace , 26 May 2006, £3,500,000[ 15] Alan Stubbs – Sunderland , free, 2 August 2005[ 16] Marcus Bent – Charlton Athletic , 17 January 2006, £2,000,000[ 17] Per Krøldrup – Fiorentina , 31 January 2006, £3,600,000[ 18] 
ENG
SCO
NGA
POR
ITA
ESP
WAL
CHN
IRL
AUS
NED
DEN
Nigel Martyn, 27
David Weir, 40
Joseph Yobo, 34
Mikel Arteta, 35
Tim Cahill, 39
Kevin Kilbane, 29
Simon Davies – 
Per Krøldrup – 
Udinese, 27 June 2005, £5,000,000[7]
Andy van der Meyde –