Southampton
2005–06 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerHarry Redknapp (until 3 December)
George Burley (from 23 December)
StadiumSt Mary's
Championship12th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ricardo Fuller (9)
All:
Ricardo Fuller (9)
Highest home attendance30,173 (vs. Leeds United, 19 November)
Lowest home attendance19,086 (vs. Luton Town, 11 December)
Average home league attendance23,613

During the 2005–06 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Football League Championship after relegation from the premier league the previous season. It was their first season in the second tier since 1977–78.

Southampton endured a poor to largely indifferent season after relegation from the Premier League the previous season and finished in a lowly 12th place in the Championship. Although the south coast side started the season well, they ended up drawing too many games (19 games by the season's end) and a run of five wins from 35 games dragged them into the lower reaches of the table and put Southampton in danger of a second successive relegation. Manager Harry Redknapp, unable to establish consistency and unhappy with the appointment of former rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward to the coaching staff, had resigned in December,[1] returning as manager of Southampton's archrivals Portsmouth. His replacement, former Ipswich Town manager George Burley,[2] was unable to turn the club's form around until the back end of the season, with five wins from their last six games taking the team from 20th to 12th. The late run of form gave fans hope that next season Southampton could mount a sustained attempt at promotion.

Kit

The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.

Final league table

PWDLFAGDPts
C1Reading46311329932+67106
P2Sheffield United46261287646+3090
P3Watford46221597753+2481
 4Preston North End46202065930+2980
 5Leeds United462115105738+1978
 6Crystal Palace462112136748+1975
 7Wolverhampton Wanderers461619115042+867
 8Coventry City461615156265−363
 9Norwich City46188205665−962
 10Luton Town461710196667−161
 11Cardiff City461612185859−160
 12Southampton461319144950−158
 13Stoke City46177225463−958
 14Plymouth Argyle461317163946−756
 15Ipswich Town461414185366−1356
 16Leicester City461315185159−854
 17Burnley461412204654−854
 18Hull City461216184955−652
 19Sheffield Wednesday461313203952−1352
 20Derby County461020165367−1450
 21Queens Park Rangers461214205065−1550
R22Crewe Alexandra46915225786−2942
R23Millwall46816223562−2740
R24Brighton & Hove Albion46717223971−3238

Results

Southampton's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH0–024,061
9 August 2005Luton TownA2–39,447Oakley, Jones
13 August 2005Sheffield WednesdayA1–026,688Jones
20 August 2005Norwich CityH1–023,498Quashie (pen)
27 August 2005Crewe AlexandraH2–020,792Belmadi, Quashie
29 August 2005Coventry CityA1–123,000Fuller
10 September 2005Queens Park RangersH1–125,744Higginbotham
13 September 2005Ipswich TownA2–222,997Powell, Wise
18 September 2005Derby CountyA2–222,348Ormerod, Fuller
24 September 2005Plymouth ArgyleH0–026,331
28 September 2005ReadingH0–024,946
1 October 2005Preston North EndA1–115,263Davidson (own goal)
15 October 2005Hull CityH1–123,810Oakley
18 October 2005Leeds UnitedA1–218,881Walcott
22 October 2005MillwallA2–010,759Walcott, Fuller
29 October 2005Stoke CityH2–024,095Walcott, Belmadi
5 November 2005Leicester CityA0–021,318
19 November 2005Leeds UnitedH3–430,173Pahars, Quashie (2, 1 pen)
22 November 2005Hull CityA1–118,061Kosowski
26 November 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA0–024,628
3 December 2005BurnleyH1–121,592Higginbotham (pen)
11 December 2005Luton TownH1–019,086Walcott
17 December 2005Norwich CityA1–324,836Belmadi
26 December 2005WatfordA0–316,972
28 December 2005Sheffield UnitedH0–127,443
31 December 2005Cardiff CityA1–213,377Blackstock
2 January 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–124,630Blackstock (2)
14 January 2006Queens Park RangersA0–115,494
21 January 2006Ipswich TownH0–222,250
25 January 2006Crystal PalaceH0–024,651
31 January 2006Plymouth ArgyleA1–215,936Surman
4 February 2006Derby CountyH0–021,829
10 February 2006ReadingA0–223,845
15 February 2006Preston North EndH0–019,534
25 February 2006Sheffield WednesdayH3–026,236Higginbotham, Rasiak, Jones
4 March 2006Coventry CityH1–121,980Rasiak
11 March 2006Crewe AlexandraA1–16,588Madsen
20 March 2006WatfordH1–319,202Madsen
25 March 2006Sheffield UnitedA0–322,824
28 March 2006BurnleyA1–110,636Bardsley (own goal)
1 April 2006Cardiff CityH3–222,388Lundekvam, Fuller (2)
8 April 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–07,999Fuller, Chaplow
15 April 2006Stoke CityA2–116,501Rasiak (2, 1 pen)
17 April 2006MillwallH2–022,043Jones (pen), Fuller
22 April 2006Crystal PalaceA1–220,995Fuller
30 April 2006Leicester CityH2–026,801Fuller, Surman

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Milton Keynes DonsH4–315,908Prutton, Quashie, Walcott, Kenton
R428 January 2006Leicester CityA1–020,427Jones
R518 February 2006Newcastle UnitedA0–140,975

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2005Southend UnitedA3–06,358Blackstock, Dyer, Ormerod
R220 September 2005Mansfield TownA0–13,739

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4] 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 Sweden SWE Alexander Östlund
3 MF Poland POL Kamil Kosowski (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
4 MF England ENG Darren Potter (on loan from Liverpool)
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF England ENG Darren Powell
8 MF England ENG Matt Oakley
10 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright (on loan from Leeds United)
11 DF Sweden SWE Michael Svensson
13 GK England ENG Paul Smith
14 FW Jamaica JAM Ricardo Fuller
15 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kenwyne Jones
16 DF England ENG Martin Cranie
17 FW Latvia LVA Marian Pahars
18 FW Poland POL Grzegorz Rasiak (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Danny Higginbotham
20 MF England ENG David Prutton
21 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird
22 DF England ENG Darren Kenton
24 FW England ENG Dexter Blackstock
26 GK England ENG Kevin Miller
28 GK Poland POL Bartosz Białkowski
29 MF England ENG Andrew Surman
31 MF Algeria ALG Djamel Belmadi[5]
33 FW England ENG Nathan Dyer
34 DF Canada CAN Jim Brennan
35 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David McGoldrick
36 MF England ENG Simon Gillett
37 DF Wales WAL Gareth Bale

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 Finland FIN Antti Niemi (to Fulham)
4 MF England ENG Dennis Wise (to Coventry City)
7 DF Poland POL Tomasz Hajto (to Derby County)
9 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod (to Preston North End)
9 FW Denmark DEN Peter Madsen (on loan from Cologne)
10 MF Scotland SCO Neil McCann (to Hearts)
12 MF Scotland SCO Nigel Quashie[6] (to West Bromwich Albion)
12 MF England ENG Richard Chaplow (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap[7] (to Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF France FRA Yoann Folly (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
26 DF England ENG Matthew Mills (to Manchester City)
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Best (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
28 GK Northern Ireland NIR Alan Blayney (to Doncaster Rovers)
29 MF France FRA Fabrice Fernandes (to Bolton Wanderers)
29 MF France FRA Léandre Griffit (to Elfsborg)
32 FW England ENG Theo Walcott (to Arsenal)
34 FW Uruguay URU Marcelo Tejera (to Peñarol)
37 GK Scotland SCO Andrew McNeil (to Hibernian)

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
25 GK England ENG Danny Brice
40 MF Sweden SWE Joseph Larrson
42 DF Hungary HUN Yirhan Zolvavcs

Transfers in

Date Position Player Club From Fee Reference
27 June 2005 MF Dennis Wise Millwall Free [8]
MF Djamel Belmadi Al-Kharitiyath
1 July 2005 DF Darren Powell Crystal Palace Free [9]
29 July 2005 FW Ricardo Fuller Portsmouth £90,000 [10]
29 July 2005 DF Tomasz Hajto Nurnberg Free [10]
6 January 2006 GK Bartosz Białkowski Górnik Zabrze Nominal [11]
26 January 2006 MF Darren Potter Liverpool Loan [12]
27 January 2006 DF Jim Brennan Norwich CIty Free [13]
30 January 2006 DF Alexander Östlund Feyenoord Undisclosed [14]
30 January 2006 FW Peter Madsen 1. FC Koln Loan [14]
8 February 2006 MF Richard Chaplow West Bromwich Albion Three-month Loan [15]
8 February 2006 FW Grzegorz Rasiak Tottenham Hotspur Loan [16]
8 February 2006 MF Jermaine Wright Leeds United Loan [17]
GK Kevin Miller Bristol Rovers Free
MF Kamil Kosowski Wisla Krakow Loan

Transfers out

Date Position Player Club To Fee Reference
DF Graeme Le Saux None Retirement
DF Jamie Redknapp None Retirement
29 June 2005 FW Kevin Phillips Aston Villa £1,000,000 [18]
30 June 2005 DF Jelle Van Damme Werder Bremen Loan [19]
1 July 2005 FW Jo Tessem Lyn Free [20]
19 July 2005 DF Andreas Jakobsson Helsingborgs Undisclosed [21]
20 July 2005 FW Peter Crouch Liverpool £7,000,000 [22]
22 July 2005 DF Paul Telfer Celtic Free [23]
1 August 2005 MF Mikael Nilsson Panathinaikos €700,000 [24]
1 September 2005 DF Olivier Bernard Rangers Free [25]
DF Tomasz Hajto Derby County
7 January 2006 GK Alan Blayney Doncaster Rovers £50,000 [26]
10 January 2006 GK Antti Niemi Fulham £1,000,000 [27]
17 January 2006 MF Neil McCann Hearts Free [28]
19 January 2006 MF Dennis Wise Coventry City Free [29]
20 January 2006 FW Theo Walcott Arsenal £5,000.000 [30]
28 January 2006 FW Brett Ormerod Preston North End Free [31]
31 January 2006 MF Rory Delap Sunderland Free [32]
31 January 2006 DF Matthew Mills Manchester CIty Undisclosed [33]
31 January 2006 FW Leon Best Sheffield Wednesday Loan [34]
31 January 2006 MF Yoann Folly Sheffield Wednesday Loan [34]
1 February 2006 MF Nigel Quashie West Bromwich Albion £1,400,000 [35]
MF Fabrice Fernandes Bolton Wanderers
2 March 2006 MF Leandre Griffit Elfsborg Free [36]

References

  1. ↑ "Redknapp walks out on Southampton". BBC Sport. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Saints unveil Burley as new coach". BBC Sport. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Southampton 2005-2006 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Southampton squad for 2005–06 season
  5. ↑ Belmadi was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France.
  6. ↑ Quashie was born in Southwark, England.
  7. ↑ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
  8. ↑ "Wise completes Southampton move". BBC Sport. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Saints swoop for defender Powell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Fuller is a Saint after he passes medical". ChronicleLive. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Saints land goalkeeper Bialkowski". BBC Sport. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Irish U21 Potter joins Southampton". The Irish Times. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Brennan: Easy decision to go". The Pink Un. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Saints sign up Madsen and Ostland". BBC Sport. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Chaplow completes Saints switch". BBC Sport. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Rasiak leaves Spurs". Eurosport. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Saints snap up Rasiak and Wright". BBC Sport. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Phillips completes Villa switch". BBC Sport. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  19. ↑ UEFA.com (30 June 2005). "Van Damme strengthens Bremen". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Tessem leaves Saints". Daily Echo. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  21. ↑ UEFA.com (19 July 2005). "Skácel makes Hearts switch | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  22. ↑ Staff (20 July 2005). "Crouch 'thrilled' at Anfield move". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Telfer finalises move to Celtic". BBC Sport. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  24. ↑ UEFA.com (1 August 2005). "Nilsson picked up by Panathinaikos". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "Bernard signs deal with Rangers". BBC Sport. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Doncaster snap up keeper Blayney". BBC Sport. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  27. ↑ "Niemi signs in at Fulham". Irish Examiner. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  28. ↑ UEFA.com (17 January 2006). "McCann makes Hearts return | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Veteran Wise seals Coventry move". BBC Sport. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  30. ↑ Staff (20 January 2006). "Walcott wings in as Arsenal complete £12m deal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  31. ↑ "Preston capture Ormerod on a free". BBC Sport. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  32. ↑ "Sunderland seal signing of Delap". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  33. ↑ "Man City sign Mills from Saints". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  34. 1 2 "Sheff Wed sign Saints youngsters". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  35. ↑ "Baggies clinch capture of Quashie". BBC Sport. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  36. ↑ "Swedes sign Griffit". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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