2005–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Leeds United, 4 March 2006)
Lowest home attendance17,291 (vs. Preston North End, 24 September 2005)
Average home league attendance19,457[2]

During the 2005–06 English football season,

FA Premier League
the previous season.

Season summary

Crystal Palace had been boosted by the decision by the Premiership's top English goalscorer of the previous season,

Andrew Johnson, to remain with the Londoners to fire their bid for a return to the top flight. Although Johnson was less prolific this season, scoring only 15 goals, Palace reached the play-offs in sixth place – the position they had finished in the promotion season of 2004. Palace faced third-placed Watford in the semi-finals – they were comprehensively beaten 3–0 in the first leg, and were only able to draw the second leg 0–0, consigning Palace to another season in the Championship. Manager Iain Dowie was soon on his way out, leaving by mutual consent on 22 May. Dowie claimed he wanted to be closer to his family in the north;[3] he would take up the vacancy at London rivals Charlton Athletic a mere eight days later.[4] He was followed out of Selhurst Park by Johnson, who snubbed Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers to join Everton
for £8.6 million.

In June, Palace appointed

Peter Taylor as Dowie's successor.[5]

Kit

Italian company Diadora remained Palace's kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. Unlike the previous season's kit, which was mainly red, the new kit was predominantly blue, complemented by a single thick red stripe down the centre of the shirt. For the club's centenary the club wore a commemorative kit on 27 July, 27 September and 22 October: the kit recalled one worn by the club in the 1970s, which featured white shorts and socks and a white shirt with two stripes of sky blue and claret (the club's original colours) in the centre.

Churchill Insurance remained kit sponsors for the sixth consecutive season.

Final league table

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs
5 Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78
6 Crystal Palace 46 21 12 13 67 48 +19 75
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 19 11 50 42 +8 67
8 Coventry City 46 16 15 15 62 65 −3 63
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 9 May 2006
Players with no appearances not included in the list
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup Championship play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Hungary HUN Gábor Király 48 0 43+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England ENG Danny Granville 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
4 DF England ENG
Darren Ward
 46 6 42+1 5 2+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG
Mark Hudson
 22 0 8+7 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Australia AUS Tony Popovic 15 1 10+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff 47 8 35+6 7 2+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
8 FW England ENG
Andy Johnson
 39 18 30+3 16 3+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Dougie Freedman 41 8 19+15 6 3+0 1 1+1 1 1+1 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Macken 28 2 13+11 2 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison 44 12 32+8 12 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
12 DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Mikele Leigertwood 30 0 18+9 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England ENG
Ben Watson
 48 4 40+2 4 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
15 MF Finland FIN Aki Riihilahti 20 2 9+6 2 1+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW England ENG Tommy Black 6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes 45 4 30+10 2 1+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 0
18 DF England ENG Gary Borrowdale 35 0 26+4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF England ENG Tom Soares 49 1 38+6 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
20 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield 16 0 9+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
21 DF Barbados BRB Emmerson Boyce 49 1 42+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
22 MF Germany GER Marco Reich 26 4 14+7 2 1+1 0 1+1 2 0+1 0
23 FW England ENG Wayne Andrews 31 1 5+19 1 2+1 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
25 DF England ENG Fitz Hall 44 1 39+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
28 GK Argentina ARG Julián Speroni 8 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF England ENG Sam Togwell 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
37 DF England ENG Arron Fray 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW England ENG Lewis Grabban 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
Players left the club during the season:
22 MF Finland FIN Joonas Kolkka 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Australia AUS Anthony Danze 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW England ENG Tyrone Berry 3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0

Source:[6]

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[7]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Luton Town H 1–2 21,166
Johnson
9 August 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 24,745 McAnuff
13 August 2005 Norwich City A 1–1 25,102
Johnson
20 August 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 18,781
Ward
27 August 2005 Stoke City H 2–0 17,637
Johnson
(2)
10 September 2005 Hull City H 2–0 18,630
Johnson
13 September 2005 Reading A 2–3 17,562
Johnson, Morrison
17 September 2005 Cardiff City A 0–1 11,647
24 September 2005 Preston North End H 1–1 17,291 Morrison
27 September 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 17,413 Morrison, Whelan (own goal)
3 October 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 13,433 Reich (2), Soares
15 October 2005 Coventry City A 4–1 24,438
Watson, Macken
18 October 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 22,400
22 October 2005 Burnley H 2–0 20,127 Morrison, Freedman
29 October 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 6,766 Freedman, Morrison
5 November 2005 Sheffield United H 2–3 20,344 Hughes, Freedman (pen)
20 November 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–2 7,067 Freedman (2), McAnuff
22 November 2005 Coventry City H 2–0 17,343 Andrews, Boyce
26 November 2005 Luton Town A 0–2 10,248
3 December 2005 Millwall H 1–1 19,571
Watson
10 December 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 19,385
Johnson
17 December 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 14,582
26 December 2005 Ipswich Town A 2–0 27,392 Macken, Hughes
28 December 2005 Derby County H 2–0 18,978
Ward
31 December 2005 Watford A 2–1 15,856
Johnson
(pen)
2 January 2006 Leicester City H 2–0 20,089
Johnson
14 January 2006 Hull City A 2–1 18,886
Ward, Cort
(own goal)
20 January 2006 Reading H 1–1 19,888
Johnson
(pen)
25 January 2006 Southampton A 0–0 24,651
31 January 2006 Preston North End A 0–2 13,867
4 February 2006 Cardiff City H 1–0 17,962 Riihilahti
11 February 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 24,784
14 February 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 17,550 Morrison, McAnuff
18 February 2006 Millwall A 1–1 12,296
Watson
25 February 2006 Norwich City H 4–1 19,066
Watson, Morrison, Hall
4 March 2006
Leeds United
 H 1–2 23,843 McAnuff
13 March 2006 Stoke City A 3–1 10,121
Johnson
18 March 2006 Ipswich Town H 2–2 22,076 Riihilahti, Morrison
21 March 2006
Leeds United
 A 1–0 24,507 McAnuff
25 March 2006 Derby County A 1–2 24,857 Morrison
31 March 2006 Watford H 3–1 18,619
Stewart (own goal), DeMerit
(own goal)
7 April 2006 Leicester City A 0–2 23,211
15 April 2006 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 18,358
Johnson
(2)
17 April 2006 Burnley A 0–0 11,449
22 April 2006 Southampton H 2–1 20,995
Johnson, Morrison
30 April 2006 Sheffield United A 0–1 27,120

Championship play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 6 May 2006 Watford H 0–3 22,880
SF 2nd Leg 9 May 2006 Watford A 0–0 (lost 0–3 on agg) 19,041

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Northampton Town H 4–1 10,391
Johnson (pen), Freedman
(pen)
R4 28 January 2006 Preston North End A 1–1 9,489
Johnson
R4R 7 February 2006 Preston North End H 1–2 7,356
Ward

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2005 Walsall H 3–0 5,508 Popovic (pen), Granville, Hughes
R2 20 September 2005 Coventry City H 1–0 5,341 Reich
R3 25 October 2005 Liverpool H 2–1 19,673 Freedman, Reich
R4 30 November 2005 Middlesbrough A 1–2 10,791 Queudrue (own goal)

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 Hungary HUN Gábor Király
3 DF England ENG Danny Granville
4 DF England ENG Darren Ward
5 DF England ENG Mark Hudson
6 DF Australia AUS Tony Popovic (captain)
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff[notes 1]
8 FW England ENG
Andy Johnson
9 FW Scotland SCO Dougie Freedman
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Macken[notes 2]
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Clinton Morrison[notes 3]
12 MF England ENG Mikele Leigertwood[notes 4]
14 MF England ENG Ben Watson
15 MF Finland FIN Aki Riihilahti
16 MF England ENG Tommy Black
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
18 DF England ENG Gary Borrowdale
19 MF England ENG Tom Soares
20 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
21 DF England ENG Emmerson Boyce[notes 5]
22 MF Germany GER Marco Reich
23 FW England ENG Wayne Andrews
25 DF England ENG Fitz Hall
28 GK Argentina ARG Julián Speroni
29 DF England ENG Sam Togwell
32 MF England ENG Ryan Hall
36 DF England ENG Glenn Wilson
37 DF England ENG Arron Fray
39 FW England ENG Lewis Grabban

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
22 MF Finland FIN Joonas Kolkka (to ADO Den Haag)
27 MF Australia AUS Anthony Danze (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW Hungary HUN Sándor Torghelle (on loan to Panathinaikos)
31 FW England ENG Tyrone Berry (to Rushden & Diamonds)

Transfers

In

Out

References

  1. ^ Goal scorers Football League [dead link]
  2. ^ Attendance Football League [dead link]
  3. ^ "Boss Dowie leaves post at Palace". BBC Sport. 22 May 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Palace take action against Dowie". BBC Sport. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Taylor named new Palace manager". BBC Sport. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Crystal Palace Squad Stats – 2005/2006". 11v11. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Crystal Palace 2005-2006 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  8. ^ "McAnuff completes Palace switch". BBC Sport. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Saints swoop for defender Powell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

Notes

  1. ^ McAnuff was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in May 2002.
  2. ^ Macken was born in Blackley, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2004.
  3. ^ Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
  4. ^ Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
  5. ^ Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
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