2005–06 Everton F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, Everton competed in the Premier League.

Everton

2005–06 season
Chairman	Bill Kenwright
Manager	David Moyes
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Third Round
Champions League	Third Qualifying Round
UEFA Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: James Beattie (10) All: James Beattie (11)
Average home league attendance	36,860
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Goodison Park

Season summary

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 disappointing 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.

Final league table

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	West Ham United	38	16	7	15	52	55	−3	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
10	Wigan Athletic	38	15	6	17	45	52	−7	51
11	Everton	38	14	8	16	34	49	−15	50
12	Fulham	38	14	6	18	48	58	−10	48
13	Charlton Athletic	38	13	8	17	41	55	−14	47

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

1. 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.

Results

Everton's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

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	O'Brien (own goal)
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

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 2006	Millwall	A	1–1	16,440	Osman
R3R	18 January 2006	Millwall	H	1–0	25,800	Cahill
R4	28 January 2006	Chelsea	H	1–1	29,742	McFadden
R4R	8 February 2006	Chelsea	A	1–4	39,301	Arteta (pen)

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	25 October 2005	Middlesbrough	H	0–1	25,844

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
QR3 1st Leg	9 August 2005	Villarreal	H	1–2	37,685	Beattie
QR3 2nd Leg	24 August 2005	Villarreal	A	1–2 (lost 2–4 on agg)	22,000	Arteta

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	15 September 2005	Dinamo București	A	1–5	11,500	Yobo
R1 2nd Leg	29 September 2005	Dinamo București	H	1–0 (lost 2–5 on agg)	21,843	Cahill

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Richard Wright 3 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith 4 DF  NGA Joseph Yobo 5 DF  SCO David Weir (captain) 6 MF  ESP Mikel Arteta 8 FW  ENG James Beattie 9 FW  SCO Duncan Ferguson 10 MF  WAL Simon Davies 11 FW  SCO James McFadden 12 MF  CHN Li Tie 13 GK  SCO Iain Turner 14 MF  IRL Kevin Kilbane[2] 15 DF  ENG Alan Stubbs 16 MF  IRL Lee Carsley[3] 17 MF  AUS Tim Cahill 18 MF  ENG Phil Neville 19 DF  POR Nuno Valente 20 DF  ITA Matteo Ferrari[4] (on loan from Roma)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  ENG Leon Osman 22 DF  ENG Tony Hibbert 23 DF  ITA Alessandro Pistone 25 GK  ENG Nigel Martyn 27 MF  NED Andy van der Meyde 29 FW  ENG James Vaughan 30 GK  ENG John Ruddy 31 DF  ENG Mark Hughes 32 DF  ENG Stephen Wynne 33 MF  ENG Christian Sergeant 34 DF  ENG Sean Wright 35 FW  ENG Paul Hopkins 36 DF  SCO Patrick Boyle 37 MF  ENG Jay Harris 38 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe 39 MF  ENG Laurence Wilson 41 MF  ISL Bjarni Vidarsson

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  DEN Per Krøldrup (to Fiorentina) 7 FW  ENG Marcus Bent (to Charlton Athletic)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 GK  NED Sander Westerveld (on loan from Portsmouth) — MF  BRA Anderson de Silva (on loan to Málaga)

Player awards

• Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
• Players' Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
• Young Player of the Season – James McFadden
• Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Victor Anichebe
• Academy Player of the Season – Scott Phelan
• Goal of the Season – James Beattie vs. Fulham

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Richard Wright	16	0	14+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	SCO	Iain Turner	4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	ENG	Nigel Martyn	27	0	20	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
30	GK	ENG	John Ruddy	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	SCO	Gary Naysmith	8	0	7	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	NGA	Joseph Yobo	34	2	29	1	0	0	1	0	4	1
5	DF	SCO	David Weir	42	1	32+1	1	4	0	1	0	3+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Alan Stubbs	14	0	13+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	POR	Nuno Valente	26	0	20	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF	ITA	Matteo Ferrari	13	0	6+2	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
22	DF	ENG	Tony Hibbert	38	0	29	0	4	0	1	0	4	0
23	DF	ITA	Alessandro Pistone	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Arteta	37	3	27+2	1	4	1	1	0	3	1
10	MF	WAL	Simon Davies	36	1	22+8	1	1+1	0	1	0	3	0
12	MF	CHN	Li Tie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Kevin Kilbane	43	0	21+13	0	4	0	1	0	3+1	0
16	MF	IRL	Lee Carsley	6	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	AUS	Tim Cahill	39	8	32	6	3	1	0	0	4	1
18	MF	ENG	Phil Neville	43	1	34	0	4	1	1	0	4	0
21	MF	ENG	Leon Osman	42	4	28+7	3	3+1	1	0+1	0	1+1	0
27	MF	NED	Andy van der Meyde	11	0	7+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
8	FW	ENG	James Beattie	38	11	29+3	10	2+1	0	1	0	1+1	1
9	FW	SCO	Duncan Ferguson	31	1	7+20	1	0	0	0	0	2+2	0
11	FW	SCO	James McFadden	41	7	24+8	6	2+2	1	1	0	2+2	0
29	FW	ENG	James Vaughan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	NGA	Victor Anichebe	3	1	0+2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	DEN	Per Krøldrup	2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Marcus Bent	24	1	7+11	1	1	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
26	GK	NED	Sander Westerveld	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 30 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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

Transfers

In

• 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]

Out

• 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]