| 2005–06 season | |
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| Chairman | David Sheepshanks |
| Manager | Joe Royle |
| Stadium | Portman Road |
| Championship | 15th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicky Forster (7) All: Nicky Forster (7) |
| Highest home attendance | 29,184 (vs Norwich City, 18 Sep 2005, Championship) |
| Lowest home attendance | 11,299 (vs Yeovil Town, 23 Aug 2005, League Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 24,251 |
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,[1] and Joe Royle resigned on 11 May 2006.[2]
First-team squad
[3][4] 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
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Pre-season
Ipswich spent time on a pre-season tour of Hungary in July 2005 as part of preparations for the 2005–06 season.[5]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2005 | A | 3–0 | Unknown | Forster, Bowditch (2) | |
| 16 July 2005 | A | 5–2 | Unknown | Forster (2), Garvan, Magilton, White (o.g.) | |
| 19 July 2005 | H | 0–2 | 17,202 | ||
| 22 July 2005 | A | 2–3 | Unknown | Currie (pen), Bowditch | |
| 24 July 2005 | A | 0–1 | Unknown | ||
| 29 July 2005 | H | 1–2 | 9,305 | Westlake | |
| 3 August 2005 | A | 3–1 | 3,186 | McDonald (2), Currie |
Competitions
Football League Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 58 |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first[6]
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
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 8 January 2006 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 15,593 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Yeovil Town | H | 0–2 | 11,299 |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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| 22 June 2005 | FW | Free transfer | [7] | ||
| 23 June 2005 | FW | £550,000 | [8] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | DF | Free transfer | [9] | ||
| 2 August 2005 | DF | Free transfer | [10] | ||
| 3 January 2006 | MF | £300,000 | [11] | ||
| 3 January 2006 | FW | Undisclosed | [12] | ||
| 6 January 2006 | FW | Free transfer | [13] | ||
| 10 January 2006 | FW | £100,000 | [14] |
Loans in
| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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| 1 July 2005 | MF | 30 June 2006 | [15] | ||
| 8 August 2005 | DF | 23 August 2005 | [16] | ||
| 29 August 2005 | DF | 30 June 2006 | [17] | ||
| 10 November 2005 | MF | 3 January 2006 | [18][19] | ||
| 16 October 2005 | FW | 3 January 2006 | [20] | ||
| 16 February 2006 | FW | 30 June 2006 | [21] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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| 1 July 2005 | DF | Free transfer | [22][23] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | DF | Free transfer | [22][23] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Free agent | Released | [24] | |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Free transfer | [24] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Free agent | Released | [24] | |
| 1 July 2005 | DF | Free transfer | [24] | ||
| 23 June 2005 | MF | Free transfer | [25] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | DF | Free transfer | [26] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | FW | £2,500,000 | [27] | ||
| 1 July 2005 | FW | Free transfer | [28] | ||
| 28 July 2005 | GK | £1,250,000 | [29] | ||
| 20 August 2005 | FW | Undisclosed | [30] | ||
| 17 January 2006 | MF | Free transfer | [31] | ||
| 24 March 2005 | FW | Free agent | Released | [32] |
Loans out
| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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| 16 November 2005 | MF | 18 December 2005 | [33] | ||
| 10 January 2006 | DF | 30 January 2006 | [34] | ||
| 13 January 2006 | DF | 13 March 2006 | [35] | ||
| 26 January 2006 | FW | 31 March 2006 | [36] | ||
| 10 February 2006 | MF | 16 April 2006 | [37] | ||
| 22 March 2006 | FW | 7 May 2006 | [38] | ||
| 23 March 2006 | DF | 7 May 2006 | [39] |
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 31 | GK | Shane Supple | 23 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | GK | Lewis Price | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis | 37 | 1 | 33+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Matt Richards | 40 | 4 | 31+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Jason de Vos | 42 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Jay McEveley | 19 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Richard Naylor | 44 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Sito | 40 | 0 | 31+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | DF | Chris Casement | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | DF | Aidan Collins | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | DF | Scott Barron | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| 7 | MF | Jim Magilton | 35 | 1 | 25+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Darren Currie | 48 | 5 | 39+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | MF | Kevin Horlock | 18 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | MF | Jamie Peters | 14 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 14 | MF | Dean McDonald | 15 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | Jimmy Juan | 36 | 5 | 24+10 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Owen Garvan | 33 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | MF | Gavin Williams | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | MF | Ian Westlake | 28 | 2 | 19+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 36 | MF | Liam Trotter | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | Nicky Forster | 20 | 7 | 17+3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Sam Parkin | 20 | 5 | 17+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | FW | Dean Bowditch | 22 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 27 | FW | Vemund Brekke Skard | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | FW | Danny Haynes | 20 | 4 | 6+13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | FW | Alan Lee | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | FW | Ricardo Fuller | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 18 | DF | Mark Fish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | FW | Adam Proudlock | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | FW | Billy Clarke | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 8 | FW | Nicky Forster | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | FW | Sam Parkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | MF | Darren Currie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 19 | MF | Jimmy Juan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | DF | Matt Richards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 29 | FW | Danny Haynes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 32 | FW | Alan Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | DF | Jason de Vos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | DF | Richard Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 | MF | Owen Garvan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | MF | Ian Westlake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | FW | Ricardo Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Jay McEveley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Jim Magilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Dean McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | MF | 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 |
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| 31 | Shane Supple | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 34 | Lewis Price | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[40]
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Awards
Player awards
| Award | Player | Ref |
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| Player of the Year | [41] | |
| Players' Player of the Year | [42] | |
| Young Player of the Year | [43] | |
| Goal of the Season | [42] |
References
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- ↑ "Who will succeed Joe Royle?". BBC Suffolk. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
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- ↑ "All Ipswich Town players: 2006".
- ↑ "Squad for Hungary". TWTD. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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- ↑ "Forster Deal Complete". TWTD. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Parkin Has Signed". TWTD. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ipswich snap up Sito after U-turn". BBC Sport. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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- ↑ "Fish Joins on Loan". TWTD. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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- ↑ "Loanee Williams Arrives". TWTD. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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- 1 2 "Pair Join Chelmsford". TWTD. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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- ↑ "McDonald Agrees to Loan". TWTD. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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- ↑ "Horlock Moves to Donny". TWTD. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ "Clarke Joins Colchester". TWTD. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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- ↑ "Fab Player of the Year". TWTD. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- 1 2 "De Vos Players' Player". TWTD. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ "Casement Wins Youth Gong". TWTD. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
