2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2005–06 season
Owner	Publicly traded company
Chairman	John Wardle
Manager	Stuart Pearce
Stadium	City of Manchester Stadium ; (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Cole (9); All: Andy Cole and Darius Vassell (10 each)
Highest home attendance	47,192 0v0 Manchester United ; 14 January 2006
Lowest home attendance	27,779 0v0 Scunthorpe United ; 7 January 2006
Average home league attendance	42,856 – over 19 PL home games ; (4th highest in Premier League)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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 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.

Results summary – all competitions
	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
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 %
Home	9	2	8	47.4%
Away	4	2	13	21.1%
Both	13	4	21	34.2%

Season review

The 2005–06 season proved tough for the club finishing 15th in the Premier League after a turbulent end to the season. The season began with last season's top goalscorer Shaun Wright-Phillips joining Premier League champions Chelsea for a fee of £21 million.^[1] Wright-Phillips was a fan favourite having made over 150 appearances for the club and winning Manchester City's Young Player of the Year award four times in succession.^[2]

In the following week, Manchester City announced the signings of Andy Cole from Fulham and Darius Vassell from Aston Villa. The Blues ended their preseason with a 3–1 victory against Greek champions Olympiacos in the Thomas Cook Trophy. In this match, City fans were given their first introduction to Yaya Touré who put the visitors ahead.^[3]

The club started the season unbeaten in their first five matches, taking 10 points from 12 matches. Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce was subsequently awarded the Barclays Manager of the Month award for August.^[4] City then went on to suffer three successive defeats in September, including a 3–0 defeat on penalties to League 1 side Doncaster, which saw them exit the Carling Cup in the Second Round.^[5]

The following months saw City's form continue to fluctuate. On December 4, Manchester City beat Charlton Athletic 5-2 at The Valley, setting a then-club record for their largest away win in the Premier League. Going into 2006, Manchester City were placed 9th in the League.

Robbie Fowler started off the new year with a hat-trick in the Third Round of the FA Cup against Scunthorpe. The following weekend, Manchester City won the Manchester Derby 3-1 at home, in a match that saw Cristiano Ronaldo receive a straight red card for a reckless lunge on Andy Cole midway through the second half.^[6]

The January Transfer Window saw Robbie Fowler return to Liverpool,^[7] Joey Barton hand-in a transfer request^[8] and Stuart Pearce splashing out £6 million on Heerenveen striker Georgios Samaras.^[9]

Manchester City's final hope of silverware was put to an end after a Dean Ashton brace led West Ham into the semi-finals of the FA Cup, eliminating City in the quarter-finals.^[10]

The season ended on disappointing form with losses in 9 of their 10 final matches in the Premier League. A winless City steadily drifted down the league from mid-table to 15th position before the season culminated.

Team kit

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.

Home (version 1)

Home (version 2)

Away (version 1)

Away (version 2)

Third

Friendly games

Pre-season

15 July 2005	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Manchester City	Prenton, England
19:45 BST	Davies 90'	MCFC report Manchester Evening News report		Stadium: Prenton Park

16 July 2005	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Manchester City	Macclesfield, England
15:00 BST	Parkin 3'	MCFC report M.E.N. report	8' Hussain	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Premier League Asia Trophy

20 July 2005	Bolton Wanderers	1–1 (5–4 p)	Manchester City	Bangkok, Thailand
21:45 MST 14:45 BST	Davies 47'	MCFC report M.E.N. report	41' Barton	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
	Penalties
	Okocha Diouf Vaz Tê Fadiga Campo		Barton Flood Sun Bermingham B. Wright-Phillips

23 July 2005	Everton	1–1 (2–4 p)	Manchester City	Bangkok, Thailand
17:45 MST 10:45 BST	Beattle 51' (pen.)	MCFC report M.E.N. report	24' Cole	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
	Penalties
	Weir Ferguson Bent Kilbane		B. Wright-Phillips Mills Thatcher Flood

30 July 2005	Stoke City	1–2	Manchester City	Stoke-on-Trent, England
15:00 BST	Dyer 51' Dyer 68' (pen.)	MCFC report M.E.N. report	67' Sun 73' Cole 81' B. Wright-Phillips	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

31 July 2005	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Manchester City	Sheffield, England
15:00 BST	Whelan 40'	MCFC report	61' Bermingham	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 12,796

Thomas Cook Trophy

6 August 2005	Manchester City	3–1	Olympiacos	Manchester, England
15:00 BST	Vassell 65' B. Wright-Phillips 75', 79'	MCFC report M.E.N. report	27' Touré	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: ~20,000

Competitive games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
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

Points at home: 29
Points away from home: 14

Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 9

6 points: Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Sunderland

4 points: Manchester United

3 points: Everton, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, West Ham United

1 point: 0Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion

0 points: Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool,

0Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 4–1 vs. Birmingham City, 17 December 2005
000000000000000003–0 vs. Newcastle United, 1 February 2006
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Arsenal, 4 May 2006
00000000000000000000–2 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2006
Biggest away win: 2–5 vs. Charlton Athletic, 4 December 2005
Biggest away defeats: 2–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 10 December 2005
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00000000000& vs. Blackburn Rovers, 7 May 2006

Biggest home attendance: 47,192 vs. Manchester United, 14 January 2006
Smallest home attendance: 40,256 vs. Middlesbrough, 2 April 2006
Biggest away attendance: 67,839 vs. Manchester United, 10 September 2005
Smallest away attendance: 19,556 vs. Portsmouth, 11 March 2006

Results by round

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	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	10	5	1	2	3	5	6	6	4	6	4	5	6	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	14	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source: 2005–06 FA Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

13 August 2005 1	Manchester City	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester, England
15:00 BST		Guardian report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,983 Referee: Chris Foy

20 August 2005 2	Birmingham City	1–2	Manchester City	Birmingham, England
17:15 BST	Butt 7'	Guardian report	20' Barton 46' Cole	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 26,366 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

23 August 2005 3	Sunderland	1–2	Manchester City	Sunderland, England
19:45 BST	Le Tallec 41'	Guardian report	9' Vassell 35' Sinclair	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,357 Referee: Peter Walton

27 August 2005 4	Manchester City	2–1	Portsmouth	Manchester, England
15:00 BST	Reyna 66' Cole 69'	Guardian report BBC Sport report	52' Viafara	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,022 Referee: Alan Wiley

10 September 2005 5	Manchester United	1–1	Manchester City	Manchester, England
15:00 BST	van Nistelrooy 45'	Guardian report	75' Barton	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,839 Referee: Steve Bennett

18 September 2005 6	Manchester City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Manchester, England
16:00 BST		Guardian report	93' Speed	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,137 Referee: Mike Dean

24 September 2005 7	Newcastle United	1–0	Manchester City	Newcastle, England
15:00 BST	Owen 18'	Guardian report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,280 Referee: Graham Poll

2 October 2005 8	Manchester City	2–0	Everton	Manchester, England
11:15 BST	Mills 72' Vassell 92'	Guardian report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,681 Referee: Mark Halsey

16 October 2005 9	Manchester City	2–1	West Ham United	Manchester, England
16:00 BST	Cole 17', 55'	Guardian report	90' Zamora	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,647 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

22 October 2005 10	Arsenal	1–0	Manchester City	London, England
15:00 BST	Pires 61' (pen.)	Guardian report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Mike Riley

31 October 2005 11	Manchester City	3–1	Aston Villa	Manchester, England
20:00 GMT	Vassell 4', 26' Cole 82'	Guardian report	64' Ridgewell	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,069 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

5 November 2005 12	Fulham	2–1	Manchester City	London, England
15:00 GMT	Malbranque 6', 44'	Guardian report	20' Croft	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,241 Referee: Rob Styles

19 November 2005 13	Manchester City	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester, England
15:00 GMT		Guardian report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,092 Referee: Martin Atkinson

26 November 2005 14	Manchester City	0–1	Liverpool	Manchester, England
15:00 GMT		Guardian report	60' Riise	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,105 Referee: Alan Wiley

4 December 2005 15	Charlton Athletic	2–5	Manchester City	London, England
16:00 GMT	Bent 36' Bothroyd 73'	Guardian report	25', 84' Cole 37' Sinclair 69' Barton 79' Vassell	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,289 Referee: Phil Dowd

10 December 2005 16	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Manchester City	West Bromwich, England
15:00 GMT	Kamara 36' Campbell 73'	Guardian report BBC Sport report	87' Cole	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,472 Referee: Mike Dean

17 December 2005 17	Manchester City	4–1	Birmingham City	Manchester, England
17:15 GMT	Sommeil 1' Barton 13' (pen.) Sibierski 39' Wright-Phillips 69'	Guardian report	73' Jarošík 90' Vaesen	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,343 Referee: Steve Bennett

26 December 2005 18	Wigan Athletic	4–3	Manchester City	Wigan, England
15:00 GMT	Roberts 11', 44' McCulloch 22' Camara 70'	Guardian report	2' Sibierski 76' Barton 87' Cole	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 25,017 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

28 December 2005 19	Manchester City	0–1	Chelsea	Manchester, England
19:45 GMT		Guardian report	79' Cole	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,587 Referee: Uriah Rennie

31 December 2005 20	Middlesbrough	0–0	Manchester City	Middlesbrough, England
15:00 GMT		Guardian report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,022 Referee: Martin Atkinson

4 January 2006 21	Manchester City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester, England
20:00 GMT		Guardian report	30' Mido 83' Keane	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,808 Referee: Alan Wiley

14 January 2006 22	Manchester City	3–1	Manchester United	Manchester, England
12:45 GMT	Sinclair 32' Vassell 39' Fowler 93'	Guardian report	76' van Nistelrooy 66' Ronaldo	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,192 Referee: Steve Bennett

21 January 2006 23	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Manchester City	Bolton, England
15:00 GMT	Borgetti 32' Nolan 39'	Guardian report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,466 Referee: Rob Styles

1 February 2006 24	Manchester City	3–0	Newcastle United	Manchester, England
19:45 BST	Riera 14' Cole 38' Vassell 62'	Guardian report BBC Sport report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,413 Referee: Chris Foy

4 February 2006 25	Everton	1–0	Manchester City	Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT	Weir 7'	Guardian report	90' Jordan	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,827 Referee: Andre Marriner

12 February 2006 26	Manchester City	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Manchester, England
15:00 BST	Dunne 22' Samaras 53' Barton 63'	Guardian report	50' D. Bent 66' M. Bent	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,347 Referee: Mike Dean

26 February 2006 27	Liverpool	1–0	Manchester City	Liverpool, England
12:15 BST	Kewell 40'	Guardian report	52' Barton	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,121 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

5 March 2006 28	Manchester City	2–1	Sunderland	Manchester, England
13:30 GMT	Samaras 8, 10'	Guardian report	24' Kyle 85' Breen	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,200 Referee: Chris Foy

11 March 2006 29	Portsmouth	2–1	Manchester City	Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT	Mendes 30', 90+3'	Guardian report	81' Dunne	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,556 Referee: Mark Halsey

18 March 2006 30	Manchester City	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Manchester, England
15:00 GMT		Guardian report	55' McCulloch	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,444 Referee: Martin Atkinson

25 March 2006 31	Chelsea	2–0	Manchester City	London, England
15:00 BST	Drogba 30', 33'	Guardian report	45' Distin	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,321 Referee: Rob Styles

2 April 2006 32	Manchester City	0–1	Middlesbrough	Manchester, England
15:00 BST		Guardian report	42' Cattermole	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,256 Referee: Mike Riley

8 April 2006 33	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Manchester City	London, England
12:45 BST	Stalteri 43' Carrick 49'	Guardian report	51' Samaras	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,157 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

15 April 2006 34	West Ham United	1–0	Manchester City	London, England
15:00 BST	Newton 15'	Guardian report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,105 Referee: Steve Bennett

25 April 2006	Aston Villa	0–1	Manchester City	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45		Guardian report Guardian match facts	71' Vassell	Attendance: 26,422 Referee: Chris Foy

29 April 2006	Manchester City	1–2	Fulham	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00	Dunne 69'	Guardian report BBC Sport report	83' John 90' Malbranque	Attendance: 41,128 Referee: Peter Walton

4 May 2006	Manchester City	1–3	Arsenal	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
19:45	Sommeil 38'	Guardian report	29' Ljungberg 77', 84' Reyes	Attendance: 41,875 Referee: Graham Poll

7 May 2006	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Manchester City	Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00	Khizanishvili 35' Kuqi 53' Tugay 59'	Guardian report		Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

21 September 2005 Second Round	Doncaster Rovers	(0) 1–1 (0) (3–0 p)	Manchester City	Doncaster, England
19:45 BST	McIndoe 118' (pen.)	Guardian report BBC Sport report	95' (pen.) Vassell 106' Onuoha 0 (rescinded at end of game)	Stadium: Earth Stadium Attendance: 8,228 Referee: Graham Salisbury
	Penalties
	McIndoe Coppinger Heffeman		Vassell Sibierski Dunne

FA Cup

7 January 2006 Third Round	Manchester City	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Manchester, England
15:00 GMT	Fowler 47, 56, 64'	Guardian report	17' Keogh	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 27,779 Referee: Andy Hall

28 January 2006 Fourth Round	Manchester City	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Manchester, England
15:00 GMT	Cole 83'	Guardian report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 30,811 Referee: Howard Webb

19 February 2006 Fifth Round	Aston Villa	1–1	Manchester City	Birmingham, England
18:30 GMT	Baroš 72'	Guardian report	90+3' Richards	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 23,847 Referee: Graham Poll

14 March 2006 Fifth Round Replay	Manchester City	2–1	Aston Villa	Manchester, England
19:45 GMT	Samaras 17' Vassell 49'	Guardian report	85' Davis	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 33,006 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 March 2006 Sixth Round	Manchester City	1–2	West Ham United	Manchester, England
20:05 GMT	Sun 56' Musampa 85'	Guardian report	41', 69' Ashton	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,357 Referee: Howard Webb

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	David James
2	DF	FRA	David Sommeil
3	DF	WAL	Ben Thatcher^[11]
4	MF	FIN	Tuomas Haapala
5	DF	FRA	Sylvain Distin
6	MF	USA	Claudio Reyna
8	MF	ENG	Joey Barton
9	FW	ENG	Andy Cole
10	MF	FRA	Antoine Sibierski
11	FW	ENG	Darius Vassell
12	GK	ENG	Nicky Weaver
14	MF	NED	Kiki Musampa^[12] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16	DF	ENG	Nedum Onuoha^[13]
17	DF	CHN	Sun Jihai
18	DF	ENG	Danny Mills
19	MF	ESP	Albert Riera (on loan from Espanyol)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	GRE	Georgios Samaras
22	DF	IRL	Richard Dunne
25	GK	BEL	Geert De Vlieger
26	DF	ENG	Matt Mills
27	DF	DEN	Mikkel Bischoff
28	MF	ENG	Trevor Sinclair
33	GK	DEN	Kasper Schmeichel
36	FW	IRL	Karl Bermingham
37	MF	ENG	Ian Bennett
38	MF	IRL	Stephen Ireland
40	MF	ENG	Lee Croft
41	DF	ENG	Stephen Jordan
42	FW	ENG	Bradley Wright-Phillips
43	FW	ENG	Ishmael Miller
44	MF	IRL	Willo Flood
45	DF	ENG	Micah Richards

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	ENG	Robbie Fowler (to Liverpool)
20	MF	QAT	Yasser Hussein (released)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	MF	ENG	Jonathan D'Laryea (to Mansfield Town)

Goal scorers

All competitions

Scorer	Goals
Andy Cole	10
Darius Vassell	10
Joey Barton	6
Georgios Samaras	5
Robbie Fowler	4
Richard Dunne	3
Trevor Sinclair	3
Antoine Sibierski	2
David Sommeil	2
Lee Croft	1
Danny Mills
Kiki Musampa
Claudio Reyna
Micah Richards
Albert Riera
Bradley Wright-Phillips

Premier League

Scorer	Goals
Andy Cole	9
Darius Vassell	8
Joey Barton	6
Georgios Samaras	4
Richard Dunne	3
Trevor Sinclair	3
Antoine Sibierski	2
David Sommeil	2
Lee Croft	1
Robbie Fowler
Danny Mills
Claudio Reyna
Albert Riera
Bradley Wright-Phillips

League Cup

Scorer	Goals
Darius Vassell	1

FA Cup

Scorer	Goals
Robbie Fowler	3
Andy Cole	1
Kiki Musampa
Micah Richards
Georgios Samaras
Darius Vassell

Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Player	From club	Transfer fee
20 July 2005	FW	Andy Cole	Fulham	Free^[14]^[15]
27 July 2005	FW	Darius Vassell	Aston Villa	£2 million^[16]^[17]
16 August 2005	MF	Hussein Yasser	Al-Sadd Club	Unattached^[18]^[19]
1 January 2006	MF	Tuomas Haapala	MyPa-47	Free^[20]^[21]
30 January 2006	FW	Georgios Samaras	Heerenveen	£6 million^[22]^[23]
30 January 2006	DF	Matthew Mills	Southampton	Undisclosed^[24]

Transfers out

Exit date	Pos.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
2 June 2005	FW	Jon Macken	Crystal Palace
11 June 2005	GK	Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard	Hertha BSC
1 July 2005	MF	Paul Bosvelt	Heerenveen
8 July 2005	MF	Christian Negouai	Standard Liège
18 July 2005	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	Chelsea	£21 million^[25]
1 January 2006	MF	Yasser Hussein	Al-Sadd Club	Released
23 January 2006	DF	Danny Warrender	Blackpool	Undisc.^[26]
27 January 2006	FW	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool	Free^[27]
31 January 2006	MF	Jonathan D'Laryea	Mansfield Town	Nominal fee^[28]
11 May 2006	MF	Tuomas Haapala	Sandefjord Fotball	Released^[29]
11 May 2006	FW	Karl Bermingham	Newry City	Released^[29]
11 May 2006		Ian Bennett	Released^[29]
11 May 2006		Paul Collins	Released^[29]
11 May 2006		Michael Ward	Released^[29]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	From club
5 June 2005	11 May 2006	MF	Kiki Musampa	Atlético Madrid^[29]^[30]^[31]
5 January 2006	11 May 2006	MF	Albert Riera	Espanyol^[29]^[32]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	To club
17 August 2005	18 October 2005	FW	Karl Bermingham	Burnley
17 August 2005	18 October 2005	MF	Willo Flood	Coventry City
21 October 2005	22 January 2006	MF	Jonathan D'Laryea	Mansfield Town
21 October 2005	22 January 2006	DF	Danny Warrender	Blackpool
4 November 2005	26 January 2006	GK	Nicky Weaver	Sheffield Wednesday
13 January 2006	30 January 2006	GK	Kasper Schmeichel	Darlington
23 February 2006	30 May 2006	GK	Kasper Schmeichel	Bury
10 March 2006	30 May 2006	DF	Mikkel Bischoff	Sheffield Wednesday

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