2005–06 Liverpool F.C. season
The FA Cup for the seventh time by beating West Ham United in the final 3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | POL | Jerzy Dudek | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | GK | ESP | Pepe Reina | 53 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
20 | GK | ENG | Scott Carson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | NED | Jan Kromkamp | 17 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | IRL | Steve Finnan | 52 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
4 | DF | FIN | Sami Hyypiä | 59 | 2 | 35+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
5 | DF | DEN | Daniel Agger | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | NOR | John Arne Riise | 52 | 4 | 24+8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 |
21 | DF | MLI | Djimi Traoré | 24 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
23 | DF | ENG | Jamie Carragher | 57 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
28 | DF | ENG | Stephen Warnock | 30 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
36 | DF | ESP | Antonio Barragán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | AUS | Harry Kewell | 41 | 3 | 22+5 | 3 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Steven Gerrard | 53 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10+4 | 8 |
10 | MF | ESP | Luis Garcia | 50 | 11 | 15+16 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 11+4 | 3 |
14 | MF | ESP | Xabi Alonso | 53 | 5 | 29+6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
16 | MF | GER | Dietmar Hamann | 32 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 |
22 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko | 45 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 |
30 | MF | NED | Bolo Zenden
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19 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | FRA | Djibril Cissé | 54 | 19 | 19+14 | 9 | 3+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+8 | 8 |
11 | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler | 16 | 5 | 9+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
15 | FW | ENG | Peter Crouch | 49 | 13 | 27+5 | 8 | 5+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9+1 | 2 |
19 | FW | ESP | Fernando Morientes | 46 | 9 | 20+8 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 3 |
24 | FW | FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 16 | 3 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+6 | 1 |
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5 | FW | CZE | Milan Baroš | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | FRA | Anthony Le Tallec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | DF | ESP | Josemi | 12 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
31 | DF | ENG | David Raven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | IRL | Darren Potter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
37 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 May 2006
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Club World Cup | UEFA Super Cup | Total |
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1 | 8 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
2 | 9 | FW | Djibril Cissé | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
3 | 15 | FW | Peter Crouch | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
4 | 10 | MF | Luis García | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
5 | 19 | FW | Fernando Morientes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
6 | 11 | FW | Robbie Fowler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
14 | MF | Xabi Alonso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
8 | 6 | DF | John Arne Riise | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
9 | 7 | MF | Harry Kewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
24 | FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | 4 | DF | Sami Hyypiä | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
30 | MF | Boudewijn Zenden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | 23 | DF | Jamie Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
28 | DF | Stephen Warnock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
TOTALS | 57 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 104 |
Transfers
In
# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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36 | DF | Antonio Barragán | Seville | Free | 4 July 2005[1] |
30 | MF | Boudewijn Zenden | Middlesbrough | Free | 4 July 2005[2] |
25 | GK | Pepe Reina | Villarreal | £6,860,000 | 4 July 2005 |
22 | MF | Mohamed Sissoko | Valencia | £5,600,000 | 13 July 2005[3] |
15 | FW | Peter Crouch | Southampton | £7,000,000 | 20 July 2005[4] |
34 | DF | Miki Roqué | Lleida | Unknown | 16 August 2005[5] |
46 | DF | Jack Hobbs | Lincoln City | £150,000 | 18 August 2005[6] |
32 | ST | Besian Idrizaj | Linz |
£190,000 | 30 August 2005[7] |
– | MF | Mark González | Albacete | £1,500,000 | 20 October 2005[8] |
26 | MF | Paul Anderson | Hull City | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
2 | MF | Jan Kromkamp | Villarreal | Swap | 4 January 2006[9] |
40 | GK | David Martin | Milton Keynes | £250,000 | 12 January 2006[10] |
5 | DF | Daniel Agger | Brøndby | £5,800,000 | 12 January 2006[11] |
11 | FW | Robbie Fowler | Manchester City | Free | 27 January 2006[12] |
Out
# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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11 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | Bordeaux | Free | 13 June 2005[13] |
9 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | Bolton Wanderers | £3,500,000 | 16 June 2005[14] |
12 | DF | Mauricio Pellegrino | Alavés | Free | 17 June 2005[15] |
31 | DM | Alou Diarra | Lens | £2,000,000 | 23 June 2005[16] |
25 | DM | Igor Bišćan | Panathinaikos | Free | 15 July 2005[17] |
36 | DF | Jon Otsemobor | Rotherham United | Free | 4 July 2005[18] |
26 | MF | Richie Partridge | Unattached |
Free | 1 July 2005 |
29 | GK | Patrice Luzi | Unattached |
Free | 1 July 2005 |
27 | DF | Gregory Vignal |
Portsmouth | Free | 12 July 2005[19] |
18 | MF | Antonio Núñez |
Celta Vigo |
£2,000,000 | 17 July 2005[20] |
5 | FW | Milan Baroš | Aston Villa | £6,500,000 | 23 August 2005[21] |
32 | MF | John Welsh | Hull City | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
17 | DF | Josemi | Villarreal | Swap |
4 January 2006[22] |
All games
Pre-season
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Premier League
Matches
13 August 2005 1 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
17:15 BST | Ehiogu 74' | Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,908 Referee: Mark Halsey |
20 August 2005 2 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Alonso 24' | Report | Welsh 74' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,913 Referee: Barry Knight |
10 September 2005 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Liverpool | London |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,148 Referee: Howard Webb |
18 September 2005 4 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
12:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,917 Referee: Rob Styles |
24 September 2005 5 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
12:45 BST | Warnock 72' (o.g.) Pandiani 75' Kilkenny 84' |
Report | García 68' Cissé 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,733 Referee: Steve Bennett |
2 October 2005 6 | Liverpool | 1–4 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
16:00 BST | Gerrard 36' | Report | Geremi 82' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,235 Referee: Graham Poll |
15 October 2005 7 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Cissé 78' | Report | Khizanishvili 33' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,697 Referee: Mark Halsey |
22 October 2005 8 | Fulham | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
15:00 BST | John 30' Boa Morte 90' |
Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,480 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
29 October 2005 9 | Liverpool | 2–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Alonso 18' Zenden 82' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,537 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
5 November 2005 10 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
12:45 GMT | Report | Gerrard 85' (pen.) Alonso 89' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Steve Bennett |
19 November 2005 11 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Zenden 23' Cissé 39' Morientes 73' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,394 Referee: Peter Walton |
26 November 2005 12 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Report | Riise 61' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,105 Referee: Alan Wiley |
30 November 2005 13 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Liverpool | Sunderland |
19:45 GMT | Report | García 30' Gerrard 45' Sissoko 65' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,697 Referee: Phil Dowd |
3 December 2005 14 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Wigan Athletic | Liverpool |
12:45 GMT | Crouch 19', 42' García 70' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,098 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
10 December 2005 15 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
12:45 GMT | Morientes 72', 77' | Report | Riggott 84' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,510 Referee: Steve Bennett |
26 December 2005 16 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Gerrard 14' Crouch 43' |
Report | Bowyer 66' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,197 Referee: Mark Halsey |
28 December 2005 17 | Everton | 1–3 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
20:00 GMT | Beattie 42' | Report | Crouch 11' Gerrard 18' Cissé 47' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,158 Referee: Graham Poll |
31 December 2005 18 | Liverpool | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Crouch 52' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,192 Referee: Alan Wiley |
2 January 2006 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Bolton |
15:00 GMT | Jaïdi 10' Diouf 71' |
Report | Gerrard 67' (pen.) García 82' |
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14 January 2006 20 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Kewell 59' | Report | Stalteri 87' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,983 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
22 January 2006 21 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Liverpool | Trafford |
16:00 GMT | Ferdinand 90' | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,874 Referee: Mike Riley |
1 February 2006 22 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Liverpool |
20:00 GMT | Gerrard 62' | Report | Johnson 28' Alonso 88' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,851 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
5 February 2006 23 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
16:00 GMT | Gallas 35' Crespo 68' |
Report | Reina 82' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,316 Referee: Alan Wiley |
8 February 2006 24 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
20:00 GMT | D. Bent 42' L. Young 45' |
Report | Stadium: |
11 February 2006 25 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Liverpool | Wigan |
12:45 GMT | Report | Hyypiä 30' | Stadium: |
14 February 2006 26 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
20:00 GMT | García 87' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,065 Referee: Graham Poll |
26 February 2006 27 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
12:15 GMT | Kewell 40' | Report | Barton 52' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,121 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
4 March 2006 28 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
17:15 GMT | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,892 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
12 March 2006 29 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Liverpool | London |
16:00 GMT | Henry 21', 83' | Report | García 76' Alonso 81' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,221 Referee: Steve Bennett |
15 March 2006 30 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Fulham | Liverpool |
20:00 GMT | Fowler 15' Brown 34' (o.g.) Morientes 71' Crouch 89' Warnock 90' |
Report | John 25' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,293 Referee: Alan Wiley |
19 March 2006 31 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
13:30 GMT | Ameobi 41' Boumsong 51' |
Report | Crouch 10' Gerrard 35' Cissé 52' (pen.) |
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25 March 2006 32 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Everton | Liverpool |
12:45 GMT | Gerrard 18' P. Neville 45' (o.g.) García 47' Kewell 84' |
Report | Cahill 61' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,923 Referee: Phil Dowd |
1 April 2006 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Liverpool | West Bromwich |
17:15 BST | Report | Fowler 7' Cissé 38' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,576 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
9 April 2006 34 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
14:00 BST | Fowler 45' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,194 Referee: Rob Styles |
16 April 2006 35 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
14:30 BST | Report | Fowler 29' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,142 Referee: Alan Wiley |
26 April 2006 36 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Liverpool | London |
19:45 BST | Reo-Coker 46' Mullins 82' |
Report | Cissé 19', 54' García 82' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,852 Referee: Howard Webb |
29 April 2006 37 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
15:00 BST | Morientes 4' Gerrard 61', 66' |
Report | Barry 58' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,479 Referee: Mark Halsey |
7 May 2006 38 | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
15:00 BST | Koroman 85' | Report | Fowler 52' Crouch 84' Cissé 89' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,240 Referee: Graham Poll |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Chelsea (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 83 | |
3 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 67 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
Results summary
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 82 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 |
Results by round
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
13 July 2005 First round (First leg) | Liverpool | 3–0 | TNS | Liverpool, England |
19:45 BST | Gerrard 8', 21', 89' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,760 Referee: Joeri van de Velde (Belgium) |
19 July 2005 First round (Second leg) | TNS | 0–3 (0–6 agg.) | Liverpool | Wrexham, Wales |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 8,009 Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) |
Second qualifying round
26 July 2005 Second round (First leg) | FBK Kaunas | 1–3 | Liverpool | Kaunas, Lithuania |
21:45 BST | Barevičius 21' | Report | Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
2 August 2005 Second round (Second leg) | Liverpool | 2–0 (5–1 agg.) | FBK Kaunas | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Liverpool
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