2005–06 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's third consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

Portsmouth
2005–06 season
ChairmanMilan Mandarić
ManagerAlain Perrin (until 24 November)
Joe Jordan (caretaker)
Harry Redknapp (from 7 December)
StadiumFratton Park
FA Premier League17th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lomana LuaLua (7)
All: Lomana LuaLua/Gary O'Neil/Matthew Taylor (7)
Average home league attendance19,840

Season summary

Manager Alain Perrin was sacked in November with Portsmouth struggling in the relegation zone. Joe Jordan was appointed caretaker manager after the sacking of Perrin. [1] He was replaced by Harry Redknapp, who had walked out of arch-rivals Southampton after being refused permission by the club to talk to Portsmouth about the managerial vacancy.[2] For a while it looked as if Redknapp's efforts were in vain, with Portsmouth eight points adrift of safety at the end of February. However, by the end of March that had been cut to just three (with a game in hand over seventeenth-placed West Bromwich Albion) and eventually Portsmouth managed to secure survival with a 2–1 win at Wigan Athletic to send West Brom and Birmingham City down.

Kit

Portsmouth signed a deal with Jako to produce the club's kit. Oki became the kit sponsors. The strip was manufactured by Pompey Sport, but after the kit deal with Jako, they were rebadged with its logo. The home shirt was atypical for Portsmouth, as it had a large white space under the collar on the rear where players' names were printed. The away was red and gold, whilst the third was white and navy. The white strip was only worn three times, away at Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United respectively.

Final league table
Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 8 20 37 62  −25 38 5 7 7 17 24  −7 5 1 13 20 38  −18

Last updated: 13 December 2019.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHHAHAH
ResultLLDLWDLDDLWLLLLLWDLWLLLDLLLLWWWDDWLWWL
Position2019171815141715151714151717181918181818181819191919191919191818181717171717
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2005Tottenham HotspurH0–220,215
20 August 2005West Bromwich AlbionA1–224,404Robert
23 August 2005Aston VillaH1–119,778LuaLua
27 August 2005Manchester CityA1–241,022Viáfara
10 September 2005EvertonA1–036,831Ferguson (own goal)
17 September 2005Birmingham CityH1–119,319LuaLua
24 September 2005Bolton WanderersA0–123,134
1 October 2005Newcastle UnitedH0–020,220
15 October 2005MiddlesbroughA1–126,551O'Neil
22 October 2005Charlton AthleticH1–219,030Silva
29 October 2005SunderlandA4–134,926Vukić, Taylor (2), Silva
5 November 2005Wigan AthleticH0–219,102
19 November 2005LiverpoolA0–344,394
26 November 2005ChelseaH0–220,182
3 December 2005Manchester UnitedA0–367,684
12 December 2005Tottenham HotspurA1–336,141LuaLua
17 December 2005West Bromwich AlbionH1–020,052Todorov
26 December 2005West Ham UnitedH1–120,168O'Neil
28 December 2005ArsenalA0–438,223
31 December 2005FulhamH1–019,101O'Neil
2 January 2006Blackburn RoversA1–219,521Taylor
14 January 2006EvertonH0–120,094
21 January 2006Birmingham CityA0–529,138
1 February 2006Bolton WanderersH1–119,128Karadas
4 February 2006Newcastle UnitedA0–251,627
11 February 2006Manchester UnitedH1–320,206Taylor
25 February 2006ChelseaA0–242,254
4 March 2006Aston VillaA0–130,194
11 March 2006Manchester CityH2–119,556Mendes (2)
18 March 2006West Ham UnitedA4–234,837LuaLua, Davis, Mendes, Todorov
1 April 2006FulhamA3–122,322O'Neil (2), LuaLua
8 April 2006Blackburn RoversH2–220,048LuaLua, Todorov
12 April 2006ArsenalH1–120,230LuaLua
15 April 2006MiddlesbroughH1–020,204O'Neil
17 April 2006Charlton AthleticA1–225,419D'Alessandro
22 April 2006SunderlandH2–120,078Todorov, Taylor (pen)
29 April 2006Wigan AthleticA2–121,126Mwaruwari, Taylor (pen)
7 May 2006LiverpoolH1–320,240Koroman

FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Ipswich TownA1–015,593Silva
R429 January 2006LiverpoolH1–217,247Davis

League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R220 September 2005GillinghamA2–3 (a.e.t.)4,903O'Neil, Taylor

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
2 DF England ENG Linvoy Primus
3 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Dejan Stefanović
4 MF Argentina ARG Andrés D'Alessandro (on loan from Wolfsburg)
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien[4]
6 DF Denmark DEN Brian Priske
7 DF France FRA Grégory Vignal
8 FW Norway NOR Azar Karadas (on loan from Benfica)
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Todorov
10 MF Croatia CRO Ivica Mornar
11 DF France FRA Noé Pamarot
14 MF England ENG Matthew Taylor
15 GK England ENG Jamie Ashdown
16 DF England ENG Andy Griffin
17 FW France FRA Vincent Péricard[5]
18 MF Senegal SEN Aliou Cissé
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Zambia ZAM Collins Mbesuma
20 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Ognjen Koroman (on loan from FC Terek Grozny)
21 MF France FRA Franck Songo'o[6]
22 MF Scotland SCO Richard Hughes
23 FW Poland POL Emmanuel Olisadebe[7]
24 MF England ENG Wayne Routledge (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
25 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Benjani Mwaruwari
26 MF England ENG Gary O'Neil
28 MF England ENG Sean Davis
29 GK Italy ITA Andrea Guatelli
30 MF Portugal POR Pedro Mendes
32 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lomana LuaLua
33 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely[8]
40 MF Senegal SEN Salif Diao (on loan from Liverpool)
43 MF England ENG Scott Harris

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
1 GK Netherlands NED Sander Westerveld (on loan to Everton)
4 MF Colombia COL Jhon Viáfara (on loan to Real Sociedad)
11 MF France FRA Laurent Robert (on loan from Newcastle United)
20 MF Greece GRE Giannis Skopelitis (on loan from Egaleo)
24 DF Wales WAL Richard Duffy (on loan to Coventry City)
27 FW Slovenia SVN Aleksandar Rodić[9] (on loan to Kayserispor)
31 FW Uruguay URU Darío Silva (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK Greece GRE Konstantinos Chalkias (to Real Murcia)
34 FW England ENG James Keene (on loan to GAIS)
35 DF England ENG Gary Silk (on loan to Boston United)
38 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Zvonimir Vukić (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Marc Wilson (on loan to Yeovil Town)
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Daryl Fordyce (on loan to Bournemouth)

Reserve 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
— GK Canada CAN Asmir Begović
— DF England ENG Jason Pearce
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Liam Horsted

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[10][11]

Transfers

In

Out
Transfers in: Decrease £16,250,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,450,000
Total spending: Decrease £6,800,000

Notes
  1. A clause was included in Unsworth's transfer that United would only pay a fee to Portmsouth if they gained promotion; they did, but the fee paid is undisclosed.

References
  1. "Portsmouth dismiss manager Perrin". BBC Sport. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. "Redknapp goes back to Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. "Portsmouth 2005-2006 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England.
  5. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon.
  6. Songo'o was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at youth level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Cameroon in September 2008.
  7. Olisadebe was born in Warri, Nigeria. but gained Polish citizenship and made his international debut for Poland in 2000.
  8. Kiely was born in Salford, England.
  9. Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina).
  10. "All Portsmouth players: 2006".
  11. "Portsmouth in FA Premier League 2005/2006 fixture".
  12. "Pompey complete deal for O'Brien". BBC News. 13 June 2005.
  13. "Pompey say Robert deal permanent". BBC News. 19 June 2005.
  14. "Pompey complete Viafara signing". BBC News. 7 July 2005.
  15. "Portsmouth clinch deal for Vignal". BBC News. 12 July 2005.
  16. "Portsmouth sign striker Mbesuma". BBC News. 12 July 2005.
  17. "Pompey agree deal with Westerveld". BBC News. 22 July 2005.
  18. "Pompey snap up Benfica's Karadas". BBC News. 22 July 2005.
  19. "Pompey sign Denmark star Priske". BBC News. 22 August 2005.
  20. "Portsmouth sign midfielder Vukic". BBC News. 29 August 2005.
  21. "Pompey add striker Silva to ranks". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
  22. "Portsmouth clinch Songo'o signing". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
  23. "Diao becomes third Pompey signing". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
  24. "Portsmouth seal Olisadebe swoop". BBC News. 4 January 2006.
  25. "Portsmouth sign striker Mwaruwari". BBC News. 6 January 2006.
  26. "Portsmouth swoop for Spurs trio". BBC News. 12 January 2006.
  27. "Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Kiely makes switch to Portsmouth". BBC Sport.
  28. "Pompey sign Routledge & Koroman". BBC News. 30 January 2006.
  29. "Portsmouth snap up d'Alessandro". BBC News. 31 January 2006.
  30. Staff (17 May 2005). "Villa serve up Berger deal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  31. "Middlesbrough agree Yakubu deal". 23 May 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  32. "Duffy joins Coventry for season". BBC News. 7 June 2005.
  33. "Hatters seal permanent Vine deal". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
  34. "Leeds complete signing of Stone". BBC News. 29 June 2005.
  35. "Kamara seals £1.5m West Brom deal". BBC News. 26 July 2005.
  36. "Saints snap up Fuller and Hajto". BBC News. 28 July 2005.
  37. "Keeper Hislop signs for West Ham". BBC News. 29 July 2005.
  38. "De Zeeuw makes move back to Wigan". BBC News. 11 August 2005.
  39. "Blades complete deal for Unsworth". BBC News. 22 August 2005.
  40. "Goalkeeper Chalkias leaves Pompey". BBC News. 19 January 2006.
  41. "Redknapp lets Silva leave Pompey". BBC News. 13 February 2006.
  42. "Everton sign Westerveld on loan". BBC News. 24 February 2006.
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