Preston North End
2005–06 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerBilly Davies
StadiumDeepdale
Football League Championship4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nugent (10)
All: Nugent (11)
Average home league attendance14,613

During the 2005–06 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

In the 2005–06 season, Billy Davies and his assistant David Kelly were rewarded for their success with new and improved contracts in June 2005 and repaid the board's faith by leading Preston to the play-offs for the second year in succession. However, this time they were knocked out in the semi-final stage by Leeds United.

In June 2006, Davies left his post at Deepdale to become manager of Derby County.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 12 8 76 46 +30 90 Promotion to the FA Premier League
3 Watford (O, P) 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80
5 Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78
6 Crystal Palace 46 21 12 13 67 48 +19 75
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Preston North End's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005WatfordA2–112,597Nugent, Etuhu
8 August 2005Derby CountyH1–113,127Nugent
13 August 2005ReadingH0–313,154
20 August 2005Sheffield UnitedA1–220,519McKenna
27 August 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–012,461
29 August 2005Ipswich TownA4–022,551Nugent (2), Jones, Agyemang
10 September 2005MillwallA2–17,674Jones, Agyemang
13 September 2005BurnleyH0–017,139
16 September 2005Stoke CityH0–112,453
24 September 2005Crystal PalaceA1–117,291Lucketti
27 September 2005Luton TownA0–37,815
1 October 2005SouthamptonH1–115,263Agyemang
15 October 2005Queens Park RangersH1–113,660Mawéné
18 October 2005Cardiff CityA2–29,574Mears, Sedgwick
22 October 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA1–122,802Etuhu
29 October 2005Leicester CityH0–013,904
1 November 2005Hull CityH3–013,536Johnson, Jones, McKenna
5 November 2005Leeds UnitedA0–022,289
19 November 2005Cardiff CityH2–113,904Sedgwick, Agyemang
22 November 2005Queens Park RangersA2–010,901Nugent, Davidson
26 November 2005WatfordH1–114,638Davidson
3 December 2005Crewe AlexandraA2–06,364Davidson, Nowland
10 December 2005Derby CountyA1–122,740Davis
16 December 2005Sheffield UnitedH0–014,378
26 December 2005Sheffield WednesdayH0–018,867
31 December 2005Coventry CityH3–112,936Nowland, Alexander (pen), Sedgwick
2 January 2006Norwich CityA3–025,032Nowland, Alexander (pen), Nugent
14 January 2006MillwallH2–014,165Agyemang, Davis
21 January 2006BurnleyA2–017,220Nugent, Alexander (pen)
31 January 2006Crystal PalaceH2–013,867Ormerod, O'Neil
4 February 2006Stoke CityA0–013,218
11 February 2006Luton TownH5–115,237Neal, Nugent, Mears, Sedgwick (pen), Davis
15 February 2006SouthamptonA0–019,534
25 February 2006ReadingA1–223,011Davidson
7 March 2006Plymouth ArgyleA0–010,874
11 March 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–06,361
14 March 2006Ipswich TownH3–114,507Nugent (2), Agyemang
18 March 2006Sheffield WednesdayA0–223,429
25 March 2006Plymouth ArgyleH0–013,925
28 March 2006Crewe AlexandraH1–013,170Ormerod
1 April 2006Coventry CityA1–021,023Whaley
8 April 2006Norwich CityH2–015,714Shackell (own goal), Doherty (own goal)
15 April 2006Leicester CityA2–121,865Whaley, Jarrett
17 April 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH2–016,885Neal, Ormerod
22 April 2006Hull CityA1–119,716Whaley
30 April 2006Leeds UnitedH2–019,350Stock, Ormerod

Football League Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st leg5 May 2006Leeds UnitedA1–135,239Nugent
SF 2nd leg8 May 2006Leeds UnitedH0–2 (lost 1–3 on agg)20,383

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Crewe AlexandraH2–18,380Alexander, Sedgwick
R428 January 2006Crystal PalaceH1–19,489O'Neil
R4R7 February 2006Crystal PalaceA2–17,356Dichio (2)
R519 February 2006MiddlesbroughH0–219,877

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R123 August 2005BarnsleyH2–2 (lost 4–5 on pens)3,137Dichio, Alexander (pen)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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 England ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF Scotland SCO Graham Alexander[4]
3 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
4 DF Jamaica JAM Claude Davis
5 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné
6 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett (on loan from Norwich City)
7 MF England ENG Chris Sedgwick
8 MF Scotland SCO Brian O'Neil
9 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Agyemang[5]
10 FW England ENG David Nugent
11 FW England ENG Danny Dichio
12 GK England ENG Gavin Ward
14 DF England ENG Tyrone Mears
15 MF England ENG Simon Whaley
16 MF England ENG Paul McKenna
17 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Matt Hill
19 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andy Smith
20 DF England ENG Chris Lucketti
21 FW England ENG Dave Hibbert
22 GK England ENG Carlo Nash
23 MF England ENG Lewis Neal
24 MF England ENG Joe Anyinsah
25 MF England ENG Adam Nowland
26 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock[6]
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack
28 DF England ENG Kelvin Wilson
29 FW England ENG Mark Jackson
30 GK England ENG Chris Neal
31 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart (on loan from Bristol City)
32 MF England ENG Ashley Parillon
34 MF England ENG Warren Beattie

|- | 33 | GK | England ENG | Nathan kerr

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
25 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell (to Leeds United)
33 FW United States USA Jemal Johnson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
6 MF England ENG David Jones (on loan from Manchester United)
15 MF Nigeria NGA Dickson Etuhu (to Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Elebert (to Hamilton Academical)
17 MF France FRA Eric Skora (to Kilmarnock)
28 MF England ENG Michael Brown (to Lancaster City)

References

  1. "Davies leaves Deepdale for Derby". BBC Lancashire. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "All Preston North End players: 2006".
  4. Alexander was born in Coventry, England.
  5. Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England.
  6. Stock was born in Winchester, England.
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