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2005–06 Ipswich Town F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Ipswich Town |
| season | 2005–06 |
| manager | Joe Royle |
| chairman | David Sheepshanks |
| stadium | Portman Road |
| league | Championship |
| league result | 15th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Third round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | First round |
| league topscorer | Nicky Forster (7) |
| season topscorer | Nicky Forster (7) |
| highest attendance | 29,184 |
| (vs Norwich City, 18 Sep 2005, Championship) | |
| lowest attendance | 11,299 |
| (vs Yeovil Town, 23 Aug 2005, League Cup) | |
| average attendance | 24,251 |
| prevseason | 2004–05 |
| nextseason | 2006–07 |
(vs Norwich City, 18 Sep 2005, Championship) (vs Yeovil Town, 23 Aug 2005, League Cup) During the 2005–06 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
Although Ipswich had been pre-season promotion favourites for the 2005–06 season, they finished 15th, the club's lowest finish in the English football pyramid since 1966, and Joe Royle resigned on 11 May 2006.
First-team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Pre-season
Ipswich spent time on a pre-season tour of Hungary in July 2005 as part of preparations for the 2005–06 season.
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2005 | Cambridge United | A | 3–0 | Unknown | Forster, Bowditch (2) |
| 16 July 2005 | Boston United | A | 5–2 | Unknown | Forster (2), Garvan, Magilton, White (o.g.) |
| 19 July 2005 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 17,202 | |
| 22 July 2005 | Újpest | A | 2–3 | Unknown | Currie (pen), Bowditch |
| 24 July 2005 | Diósgyőri | A | 0–1 | Unknown | |
| 29 July 2005 | Atlético Madrid | H | 1–2 | 9,305 | Westlake |
| 3 August 2005 | Colchester United | A | 3–1 | 3,186 | McDonald (2), Currie |
Competitions
Football League Championship
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
League table
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Ipswich Town's score comes first
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2005 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | 24,292 | Forster |
| 9 August 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 14,632 | Parkin |
| 13 August 2005 | Leicester City | A | 0–0 | 21,879 | |
| 20 August 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 24,238 | Naylor, Westlake |
| 27 August 2005 | Millwall | A | 2–1 | 8,277 | Currie, Parkin |
| 29 August 2005 | Preston North End | H | 0–4 | 22,551 | |
| 10 September 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 21,054 | |
| 13 September 2005 | Southampton | H | 2–2 | 22,997 | Naylor, Garvan |
| 18 September 2005 | Norwich City | H | 0–1 | 29,184 | |
| 24 September 2005 | Leeds United | A | 2–0 | 21,626 | Parkin (2) |
| 27 September 2005 | Burnley | A | 0–3 | 10,496 | |
| 1 October 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 23,145 | Currie, Forster |
| 16 October 2005 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 17,581 | |
| 18 October 2005 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | 22,656 | Currie, Juan |
| 22 October 2005 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 24,069 | |
| 29 October 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,867 | Parkin |
| 2 November 2005 | Derby County | A | 3–3 | 21,598 | Naylor, Magilton, Richards |
| 5 November 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–1 | 23,083 | McEveley, Juan, Richards (pen) |
| 19 November 2005 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 18,316 | Williams |
| 22 November 2005 | Reading | H | 0–3 | 22,621 | |
| 28 November 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 1–2 | 8,724 | Juan |
| 3 December 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 23,563 | Richards (pen) |
| 10 December 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 24,628 | de Vos, Haynes |
| 17 December 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 21,716 | Forster |
| 26 December 2005 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–2 | 27,392 | |
| 28 December 2005 | Hull City | A | 0–2 | 20,124 | |
| 31 December 2005 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 23,957 | Westlake |
| 2 January 2006 | Stoke City | A | 2–2 | 14,493 | de Vos, Wilnis |
| 14 January 2006 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 23,794 | Juan |
| 21 January 2006 | Southampton | A | 2–0 | 22,250 | Lee |
| 31 January 2006 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 25,845 | Haynes |
| 4 February 2006 | Norwich City | A | 2–1 | 21,385 | Juan, Doherty (own goal) |
| 11 February 2006 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | 24,482 | Lee, Richards (pen) |
| 14 February 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 5,686 | Lee, McDonald |
| 18 February 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 23,561 | |
| 25 February 2006 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 24,861 | Garvan, Fuller |
| 11 March 2006 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 24,864 | Garvan |
| 14 March 2006 | Preston North End | A | 1–3 | 14,507 | de Vos |
| 18 March 2006 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 22,076 | Soares (own goal), Fuller |
| 25 March 2006 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | 23,968 | Currie |
| 1 April 2006 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 9,820 | |
| 8 April 2006 | Stoke City | H | 1–4 | 23,592 | Haynes |
| 15 April 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–2 | 21,865 | Forster |
| 17 April 2006 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 16,721 | Forster |
| 22 April 2006 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 24,067 | Forster, Currie |
| 30 April 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | 15,921 | Forster |
FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 8 January 2006 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 15,593 |
League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Yeovil Town | H | 0–2 | 11,299 |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2005 | FW | ENG Nicky Forster | ENG Reading | Free transfer | |
| 23 June 2005 | FW | ENG Sam Parkin | ENG Swindon Town | £550,000 | |
| 1 July 2005 | DF | ESP Sito | ESP Racing de Ferrol | Free transfer | |
| 2 August 2005 | DF | CAN Jaime Peters | GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Free transfer | |
| 3 January 2006 | MF | WAL Gavin Williams | ENG West Ham United | £300,000 | |
| 3 January 2006 | FW | ENG Adam Proudlock | ENG Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed | |
| 6 January 2006 | FW | NOR Vemund Brekke Skard | NOR Brumunddal | Free transfer | |
| 10 January 2006 | FW | IRL Alan Lee | WAL Cardiff City | £100,000 |
Loans in
| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2005 | MF | FRA Jimmy Juan | FRA Monaco | 30 June 2006 | |
| 8 August 2005 | DF | RSA Mark Fish | ENG Charlton Athletic | 23 August 2005 | |
| 29 August 2005 | DF | SCO Jay McEveley | ENG Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2006 | |
| 10 November 2005 | MF | WAL Gavin Wiliams | ENG West Ham United | 3 January 2006 | |
| 16 October 2005 | FW | ENG Adam Proudlock | ENG Sheffield Wednesday | 3 January 2006 | |
| 16 February 2006 | FW | JAM Ricardo Fuller | ENG Southampton | 30 June 2006 |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2005 | DF | ENG Jerrome Sobers | ENG Chelmsford City | Free transfer | title=Duo Released | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/7933/duo-released | publisher=TWTD | date=18 March 2005 | access-date=7 April 2020}} |
| 1 July 2005 | DF | ENG Ben Patten | ENG Chelmsford City | Free transfer | |||||
| 1 July 2005 | MF | ENG Adem Atay | Free agent | Released | title=Town Release Two More | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/8025/town-release-two-more | publisher=TWTD | date=11 April 2005 | access-date=7 April 2020}} |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | ENG Liam Manning | ENG Bishop's Stortford | Free transfer | |||||
| 1 July 2005 | MF | ENG Fraser Beveridge | Free agent | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2005 | DF | ENG Daniel Flack | ENG Whitton United | Free transfer | |||||
| 23 June 2005 | MF | ENG Tommy Miller | ENG Sunderland | Free transfer | |||||
| 1 July 2005 | DF | GUI Drissa Diallo | ENG Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer | |||||
| 1 July 2005 | FW | ENG Darren Bent | ENG Charlton Athletic | £2,500,000 | |||||
| 1 July 2005 | FW | FIN Shefki Kuqi | ENG Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | |||||
| 28 July 2005 | GK | ENG Kelvin Davis | ENG Sunderland | £1,250,000 | |||||
| 20 August 2005 | FW | ESP Pablo Couñago | ESP Málaga | Undisclosed | |||||
| 17 January 2006 | MF | SCO Liam Craig | SCO Falkirk | Free transfer | |||||
| 24 March 2005 | FW | ENG Adam Proudlock | Free agent | Released |
Loans out
| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2005 | MF | ENG Dean McDonald | ENG Hartlepool United | 18 December 2005 | |
| 10 January 2006 | DF | IRL Gerard Nash | ENG Hartlepool United | 30 January 2006 | |
| 13 January 2006 | DF | ENG Aidan Collins | ENG Wycombe Wanderers | 13 March 2006 | |
| 26 January 2006 | FW | ENG Dean Bowditch | ENG Wycombe Wanderers | 31 March 2006 | |
| 10 February 2006 | MF | NIR Kevin Horlock | ENG Doncaster Rovers | 16 April 2006 | |
| 22 March 2006 | FW | IRL Billy Clarke | ENG Colchester United | 7 May 2006 | |
| 23 March 2006 | DF | IRL Gerard Nash | ENG Southend United | 7 May 2006 |
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | FW | ENG | Nicky Forster | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Parkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Darren Currie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Jimmy Juan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Danny Haynes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | FW | IRL | Alan Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Jason de Vos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Owen Garvan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | FW | JAM | Ricardo Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Jay McEveley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Jim Magilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Dean McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | WAL | Gavin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Clean sheets
| No. | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | IRL | Shane Supple | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | WAL | Lewis Price | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | NED Fabian Wilnis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG Matt Richards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN Jason de Vos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO Jay McEveley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG Richard Naylor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NIR Jim Magilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG Nicky Forster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG Sam Parkin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NIR Kevin Horlock | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP Sito | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG Dean Bowditch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA Jimmy Juan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL Owen Garvan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG Scott Barron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG Danny Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | WAL Gavin Williams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | IRL Alan Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG Ian Westlake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | WAL Lewis Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | JAM Ricardo Fuller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Starting 11
:Considering starts in all competitions
Awards
Player awards
| Award | Player | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | NED Fabian Wilnis | |||||
| Players' Player of the Year | CAN Jason de Vos | title=De Vos Players' Player | url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/9590/de-vos-players-player | publisher=TWTD | date=25 April 2006 | access-date=7 April 2020}} |
| Young Player of the Year | NIR Chris Casement | |||||
| Goal of the Season | ENG Sam Parkin |
References
References
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- "Who will succeed Joe Royle?". BBC Suffolk.
- "FootballSquads - Ipswich Town - 2005/06".
- "All Ipswich Town players: 2006".
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- "Ipswich Town results for the 2005-2006 season - Statto.com".
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- (22 July 2005). "Pair Join Chelmsford". TWTD.
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