Leicester City
2005–06 season
ChairmanJim McCahill
ManagerCraig Levein
(until 25 January)
Rob Kelly
(from 25 January)
StadiumWalkers Stadium
Championship16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Player of the YearJoey Guðjónsson
Top goalscorerLeague: Hume (9)
All: Hume/Guðjónsson/De Vries (9)
Highest home attendance25,578 vs Reading
(25 Mar 2006, Championship)
Lowest home attendance7,386 vs Blackpool
(20 Sep 2005, League Cup)
Average home league attendance22,234

During the 2005–06 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

In the 2005–06 season, Leicester's dismal form continued which saw some fans call for Levein's resignation as the team were near the bottom of the table after ten matches, and fell into the relegation zone in January, ultimately leading to his sacking on Wednesday 25 January 2006,[1] despite a 3–2 FA Cup win over Premiership club Tottenham just 17 days earlier.[2]

After winning three out of four games as caretaker manager and moving the club five places up the league, Rob Kelly was appointed to see out the rest of the season.[3] Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the manager's job on a permanent basis.[4] Jim McCahill retired as chairman on 1 June 2006 and was replaced by Andrew Taylor.

Kit

Leicester City's kit was manufactured by English sports retailer JJB Sports and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 17 16 39 46 −7 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 −13 56
16 Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 −8 54
17 Burnley 46 14 12 20 46 54 −8 54
18 Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 −6 52
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 13 15 18 51 59  −8 54 8 9 6 30 25  +5 5 6 12 21 34  −13
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLWDDLDWLDLDDWLWDDLDWLLDDLLLLLLWWWDDLWWWDLWLDWL
Position24121214161714151516171915181312151616141616182020202122222221211919192018161616181517171516
Source: 11v11.com: 2005-06 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[5]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005Sheffield UnitedA1–418,224Connolly
9 August 2005Stoke CityH4–220,519De Vries, Connolly (3)
13 August 2005Ipswich TownH0–021,879
20 August 2005Crewe AlexandraA2–27,053Tiatto, Guðjónsson (pen)
27 August 2005Luton TownH0–222,048
29 August 2005Hull CityA1–120,192McCarthy
10 September 2005Sheffield WednesdayH2–022,618De Vries (2)
13 September 2005Cardiff CityA0–19,196
17 September 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA0–024,726
24 September 2005Queens Park RangersH1–220,148Hammond
27 September 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–020,296
1 October 2005Derby CountyA1–125,044Hume
15 October 2005WatfordA2–116,224De Vries, Kisnorbo
18 October 2005BurnleyH0–123,326
23 October 2005Coventry CityH2–122,991De Vries (2)
29 October 2005Preston North EndA0–013,904
5 November 2005SouthamptonH0–021,318
19 November 2005BurnleyA0–112,592
22 November 2005WatfordH2–218,856Guðjónsson (2, 1 pen)
26 November 2005Sheffield UnitedH4–222,382Hume (2), Smith, Hammond
3 December 2005Leeds UnitedA1–221,402Guðjónsson (pen)
9 December 2005Stoke CityA2–311,129Guðjónsson, Hammond
17 December 2005Crewe AlexandraH1–124,873Hume
26 December 2005MillwallH1–122,520Guðjónsson (pen)
28 December 2005ReadingA0–222,061
31 December 2005Norwich CityH0–121,072
2 January 2006Crystal PalaceA0–220,089
14 January 2006Sheffield WednesdayA1–225,398Stearman
21 January 2006Cardiff CityH1–220,140Fryatt
24 January 2006Plymouth ArgyleA0–112,591
31 January 2006Queens Park RangersA3–211,785Fryatt, Stearman, Hughes
4 February 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH1–021,385Fryatt
11 February 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–17,187McCarthy, Hume
14 February 2006Derby CountyH2–223,246Hume, Maybury
18 February 2006Leeds UnitedH1–125,497Hume
25 February 2006Ipswich TownA0–224,861
4 March 2006Hull CityH3–222,835Hume, Guðjónsson (2)
11 March 2006Luton TownA2–19,783Fryatt, O'Grady
18 March 2006MillwallA1–010,523Hughes
25 March 2006ReadingH1–125,578Hume
1 April 2006Norwich CityA1–224,718Williams
7 April 2006Crystal PalaceH2–023,211Welsh, Hughes
15 April 2006Preston North EndH1–221,865Fryatt
17 April 2006Coventry CityA1–126,672Stearman
22 April 2006Plymouth ArgyleH1–022,796Fryatt
30 April 2006SouthamptonA0–226,801

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2006Tottenham HotspurH3–219,844Hammond, Hughes, De Vries
R428 January 2006SouthamptonH0–120,427

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R123 August 2005BuryA3–02,759Hamill, Stearman, Guðjónsson (pen)
R220 September 2005BlackpoolH2–17,386De Vries (2)
R326 October 2005Cardiff CityA1–08,727Johansson
R430 November 2005Bolton WanderersA1–213,067Williams

Squad

[6][7] 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 Scotland SCO Rab Douglas
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury
3 DF Australia AUS Patrick Kisnorbo
4 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Hughes
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy McCarthy
6 MF Scotland SCO Gareth Williams
7 MF Guinea GUI Mohammed Sylla
8 FW Canada CAN Iain Hume
11 DF Australia AUS Danny Tiatto (captain)
12 FW England ENG Matty Fryatt
13 GK Australia AUS Paul Henderson
14 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
15 DF Sweden SWE Nils-Eric Johansson
16 MF Iceland ISL Joey Guðjónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Richard Stearman
18 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Sheehan
23 MF Scotland SCO Joe Hamill
24 DF Sweden SWE Patrik Gerrbrand
25 MF Scotland SCO Andy Welsh (on loan from Sunderland)
26 FW England ENG Chris O'Grady
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan
28 FW England ENG Louis Dodds
29 FW England ENG Levi Porter
30 MF Australia AUS James Wesolowski
32 DF England ENG Jay Smedley
34 FW England ENG Ashley Chambers

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
8 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly (to Wigan Athletic)
21 DF Scotland SCO Peter Canero (to Dundee United)
19 FW England ENG Tommy Wright (to Barnsley)
12 DF Wales WAL Peter Gilbert (to Sheffield Wednesday)
14 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox (to Blackpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin (to Celtic)
10 FW Netherlands NED Mark de Vries (on loan to SC Heerenveen)
31 FW England ENG James Graham (Released)
21 MF England ENG Ryan Smith (on loan from Arsenal)
20 MF England ENG Lee Morris (to Yeovil Town)

2005–06 backroom staff

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2005–06 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager Scotland Craig Levein*
Assistant manager England Rob Kelly
First Team Coach Scotland Peter Houston*
First Team Coach Scotland Kenny Black*
Head physio England David Rennie
Academy manager England Jon Rudkin
Academy coach (Under 18s) England Steve Beaglehole
Academy coach (Under 16s) England Trevor Peake

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKScotland Rab Douglas 320201035030
2DFRepublic of Ireland Alan Maybury 401203045151
3DFAustralia Patrick Kisnorbo 36+110+101+2037+4141
4MFScotland Stephen Hughes 28+63211+1031+7450
5DFRepublic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy 37+12202+2041+32122
6MFScotland Gareth Williams 26+51103130+5210
7MFGuinea Mohammed Sylla 24+40001+1025+5050
8FWRepublic of Ireland David Connolly 5400005400
8FWCanada Iain Hume 28+99100029+9950
9FWEngland Dion Dublin 15+60002017+6020
10FWNetherlands Mark de Vries 20+961+113+1224+11950
11DFAustralia Danny Tiatto 11+71003014+7131
12FWEngland Matty Fryatt 18+16000018+1610
12DFWales Peter Gilbert 4+1000004+1000
13GKAustralia Paul Henderson 14+10003017+1000
14DFEngland Rufus Brevett 0+1000000+1000
14MFEngland Jason Wilcox 3+30000+203+5000
15DFSweden Nils-Eric Johansson 390204145160
16MFIceland Joey Guðjónsson 40+28204146+29120
17DFEngland Richard Stearman 31+33203136+3450
18FWGhana Elvis Hammond 15+1831+113019+19410
21MFEngland Ryan Smith 10+71200012+7150
22DFRepublic of Ireland Alan Sheehan 20001+103+1001
23MFScotland Joe Hamill 7+50104112+5100
24DFSweden Patrik Gerrbrand 14+30102017+3010
25MFScotland Andy Welsh 4+6100004+6100
26FWEngland Chris O'Grady 0+13100000+13120
30MFAustralia James Wesolowski 3+2000003+2000
34FWEngland Ashley Chambers 00000+100+1000

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
1 June 2005 MF Guinea Mohammed Sylla Scotland Celtic Free transfer [8]
6 June 2005 GK Scotland Rab Douglas Scotland Celtic Free transfer
29 June 2005 GK Australia Paul Henderson England Bradford City Free transfer [9]
1 July 2005 DF Sweden Patrik Gerrbrand Sweden Hammarby £250,000
6 July 2005 DF Sweden Nils-Eric Johansson England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer
26 July 2005 DF Wales Peter Gilbert England Plymouth Argyle £200,000 [10]
11 August 2005 MF Scotland Joe Hamill Scotland Hearts Signed [11]
31 August 2005 FW Canada Iain Hume England Tranmere Rovers £500,000 [12]
31 August 2005 FW Ghana Elvis Hammond England Fulham £225,000 [13]
9 January 2006 FW England Matty Fryatt England Walsall £750,000 [14]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
1 June 2005 GK Canada Lars Hirschfeld Norway Tromsø Free transfer
1 July 2005 MF England Jordan Stewart England Watford £125,000 [15]
8 July 2005 DF England Matt Heath England Coventry City £200,000 [16]
14 July 2005 GK England Ian Walker England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [17]
1 August 2005 MF England Stephen Dawson England Mansfield Town Free transfer
2 August 2005 DF England Chris Makin England Reading Free transfer [18]
5 August 2005 MF Northern Ireland Keith Gillespie England Sheffield United Free transfer
31 August 2005 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly England Wigan Athletic £2,000,000 [19]
5 September 2005 DF Scotland Peter Canero Scotland Dundee United Signed [20]
1 January 2006 FW England Tommy Wright England Barnsley £50,000 [21]
5 January 2006 DF Wales Peter Gilbert England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
27 January 2006 MF England Jason Wilcox England Blackpool Free transfer
30 January 2006 FW England Dion Dublin Scotland Celtic Free transfer [22]
23 March 2006 MF Scotland Scot Gemmill England Oxford United Free transfer [23]
Transfers in: Decrease £1,925,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,375,000
Total spending: Increase £450,000

Loans in

Start date End date Pos. Player From club
30 September 2005 10 March 2006 MF England Ryan Smith England Arsenal[24]
27 February 2006 1 May 2006 DF England Rufus Brevett England Plymouth Argyle[25]
1 March 2006 1 May 2006 MF Scotland Andy Welsh England Sunderland

Loans out

Start date End date Pos. Player To club
18 August 2005 1 January 2006 FW England Chris O'Grady England Rushden & Diamonds
31 August 2005 31 December 2005 FW England Tommy Wright England Blackpool
24 December 2005 7 May 2006 GK Republic of Ireland Conrad Logan England Boston United[26][27]
31 January 2006 31 May 2006 FW Netherlands Mark de Vries Netherlands SC Heerenveen

References

  1. ↑ "Levein and Leicester part company". BBC Sport. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Leicester 3-2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Foxes confirm Kelly as new boss". BBC Sport. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kelly given Leicester job". BBC Sport. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Leicester City results for the 2005-2006 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2005/06".
  7. ↑ "All Leicester City players: 2006".
  8. ↑ "Sylla makes switch to Leicester". BBC Sport. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Keeper Henderson makes Foxes move". BBC Sport. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Foxes sign Gilbert from Plymouth". BBC Sport. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Hamill swaps Hearts for Leicester". BBC Sport. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Hume completes Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Elvis leaves". Fulham Football Club Website. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Leicester snap up striker Fryatt". BBC Sport. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Stewart leaves Foxes for Watford". BBC Sport. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Coventry swoop for defender Heath". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Allardyce completes Walker deal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Makin and Oster pen Reading deals". BBC Sport. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Wigan secure signing of Connolly". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Canero given chance at Tannadice". BBC Sport. 5 September 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Barnsley move to seal Wright deal". BBC Sport. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "Veteran Dublin signs for Celtic". BBC Sport. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "Oxford make quintet signings". BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  24. ↑ "Winger Smith joins Foxes on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Brevett signs Leicester loan deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  26. ↑ "Boston swoop for Leicester keeper". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 December 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  27. ↑ "Boston bring in Leicester keeper". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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