Newcastle United
2005–06 season
ChairmanFreddy Shepherd
ManagerGraeme Souness
(until 2 February 2006)
Glenn Roeder
(from 2 February 2006)
StadiumSt. James' Park
FA Premier League7th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA Intertoto CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Shearer (10)
All: Alan Shearer (14)
Highest home attendance52,327 (vs. Manchester United)
Lowest home attendance50,451 (vs. Charlton Athletic)

During the 2005–06 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League.

Season summary

In July 2005 rumours circulated that Newcastle was being stalked with a new buyer, but this later emerged to be the Shepherds consolidating their interests. On the pitch, Newcastle were eliminated from the Intertoto Cup after a 4–2 aggregate loss to Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-final, eliminating the club from European competition for the season.

Upon Craig Bellamy's return from his loan to Celtic, it was reported that he had not resolved his differences with Souness or Shearer, and was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £5 million. During the summer transfer window, Patrick Kluivert, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Hughes and Andy O'Brien were sold by Souness. Laurent Robert and James Milner were loaned out, to Portsmouth and Aston Villa respectively (Robert would be transferred to Benfica in January). The club signed Emre, Scott Parker, Craig Moore and Albert Luque.

In August, the club signed Michael Owen from Real Madrid, despite strong interest from Owen's former club Liverpool. The fee, £17 million, surpassed Newcastle's previous record of £15 million for Alan Shearer from Blackburn in 1996. In the closing hours of the transfer window, the club re-signed Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa.

Souness's decision to pair Shearer and Owen together up front proved to be lethal, but Owen broke his fourth metatarsal bone in his foot after a clash with Paul Robinson in a match against Tottenham Hotspur, keeping him out for the rest of the season. With Owen injured the team's form dipped.

Souness was sacked as manager following a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City in early February.[1] Shay Given, Robbie Elliott and Alan Shearer have since stated that the fans never really took to him, with his favouritism of players damaging morale and a series of injuries leading to poor form.

United's youth academy director, former West Ham United manager Glenn Roeder, was put in charge as caretaker manager. Upon Roeder's first game in charge, against Portsmouth, Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for the club, breaking Jackie Milburn's record of 200 goals for the club and becoming the club's highest ever goalscorer.

Despite speculation that Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was interested in taking charge, Roeder guided Newcastle from 15th place to 7th place by the end of the season, winning 9 out of their remaining 14 Premier League games to see the club qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup - a great way for club legend Alan Shearer to end his playing career. Despite the exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, Roeder was praised for amazingly achieving a European spot, having seen the prospect of a relegation battle when he joined. At the end of the season he was given a two-year contract by chairman Freddie Shepherd.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 11 9 53 38 +15 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 19 6 13 51 42 +9 63
7 Newcastle United 38 17 7 14 47 42 +5 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 15 11 12 49 41 +8 56
9 West Ham United 38 16 7 15 52 55 3 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup berth as the FA Cup winners went to West Ham, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Kit

Newcastle's kit for the 2005–06 season was produced by German company Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was British bank Northern Rock.

Transfers

In

Date Player Previous club Cost
15 June 2005England Scott ParkerEngland Chelsea£6,500,000[2]
19 July 2005Turkey Emre BelözoğluItaly Internazionale£3,800,000[3]
19 July 2005Netherlands Tim KrulNetherlands ADO Den HaagUndisclosed
29 July 2005Australia Craig MooreGermany Borussia MönchengladbachFree[4]
2 August 2005England Lee ClarkEngland FulhamFree[5]
26 August 2005Spain Albert LuqueSpain Deportivo de La Coruña£9,500,000[6]
31 August 2005England Michael OwenSpain Real Madrid£17,000,000[7]
31 August 2005Peru Nolberto SolanoEngland Aston Villa£1,500,000[8]

Out

Date Player Buying club Cost
13 June 2005Republic of Ireland Andrew O'BrienEngland Portsmouth£2,000,000[9]
15 June 2005France Laurent RobertEngland PortsmouthLoan[10]
7 July 2005Wales Craig BellamyEngland Blackburn Rovers£4,900,000[11]
8 July 2005England Darren AmbroseEngland Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[12]
3 August 2005England Nicky ButtEngland Birmingham CityLoan[13]
23 August 2005Portugal Hugo VianaSpain ValenciaLoan[14]
31 August 2005England Jermaine JenasEngland Tottenham Hotspur£7,000,000[15]
31 August 2005England James MilnerEngland Aston VillaLoan
31 August 2005Republic of Ireland Alan O'BrienEngland Carlisle UnitedLoan
16 February 2006Northern Ireland Daryl SmylieEngland Stockport CountyLoan
1 March 2006Portugal Hugo VianaSpain Valencia£1,700,000

First-team squad

The following players made appearances for the first-team squad this 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 Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carr
3 DF England ENG Robbie Elliott
4 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu
6 DF France FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong[16]
8 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer
12 GK England ENG Steve Harper
14 MF France FRA Charles N'Zogbia
15 MF Senegal SEN Amdy Faye
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Scott Parker
18 DF Australia AUS Craig Moore
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble
20 MF Spain ESP Albert Luque
21 MF England ENG Lee Clark
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi[17]
26 DF England ENG Peter Ramage
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor
28 FW England ENG Michael Chopra
33 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
35 MF South Africa RSA Matty Pattison
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan O'Brien
39 MF England ENG Martin Brittain

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
7 MF England ENG Jermaine Jenas (to Tottenham Hotspur)
16 MF England ENG James Milner (on loan to Aston Villa)
20 MF Portugal POR Hugo Viana (on loan to Valencia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK England ENG Ben Smith (to Stockport County)
MF France FRA Laurent Robert (to Benfica)
MF England ENG Nicky Butt (on loan to Birmingham City)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager England Glenn Roeder
Assistant manager England Lee Clark
First team coach England Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping coach England Andy Woodman
Development coach England Arthur Cox
Reserve team coach France David Ginola
Chief scout Scotland Steve Clarke

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Reserve squad

The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserves, and did not appear for the first team this 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
24 GK England ENG Tony Caig
36 DF England ENG Kris Gate
38 MF Northern Ireland NIR Daryl Smylie
54 DF England ENG Paul Huntington
GK England ENG Mark Cook
GK England ENG Fraser Forster
GK Netherlands NED Tim Krul
DF England ENG Liam Atkin
DF England ENG Craig Baxter
DF England ENG Phil Cave
DF England ENG Chris Farman
DF England ENG Chris Shanks
DF Canada CAN David Edgar
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Nicky Deverdics
MF England ENG Mark Doninger
MF England ENG Robert Cavener
MF England ENG Dean Critchlow
MF England ENG Callum Little
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua
MF Australia AUS James Troisi
FW England ENG Andy Carroll
FW England ENG Carl Finnigan
FW England ENG Scott Marshall
FW England ENG Marc Walton
England ENG Michael Terrell
  Glen Reay

Trialists

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Yohan Lachor (on trial from Lens)
FW England ENG Fabian Pritchard (on trial from N/A)
DF Italy ITA Francesco Coco (on trial from Inter Milan)
DF Germany GER Frank Wiblishauser (on trial from 1. FC Nürnberg)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Hugues Ateba (on trial from Paris Saint-Germain)
FW Denmark DEN Nicki Bille Nielsen (on trial from Frem)

Match results

Pre-season

6 August 2005 Newcastle United 5–0 Yeading Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Moore 39'
Milner 79'
Emre 79'
Ameobi 90', 90'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,151
Referee: Clive Oliver
9 August 2005 Bray Wanderers 1–7 Newcastle United Bray
19:45 BST Georgescu 53' Ameobi 37', 45'
Dyer 47'
Milner 49'
N'Zogbia 66', 83'
Chopra 75'
Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ian Stokes
2 September 2005 Málaga 2–0 Newcastle United Málaga
22:00 Hidalgo 76' (pen.)
Couñago 80'
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 9,750
Referee: Rafael Ramirez Dominguez

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Premier League

14 August 2005 1 Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United London
13:30 Henry 81' (pen.)
van Persie 87'
Report Jenas Red card 32' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,072
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 August 2005 3 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle United Bolton
20:00 Diouf 37'
Giannakopoulos 50'
Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 29,504
Referee: Rob Styles
10 September 2005 5 Newcastle United 1–1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 N'Zogbia 78'
Parker Yellow card 83' Red card
Report McBride 13' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,208
Referee: Alan Wiley
18 September 2005 6 Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Newcastle United Blackburn
14:00 Report Shearer 62'
Owen 66'
Taylor Red card 72'
N'Zogbia 85'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,725
Referee: Mike Riley
24 September 2005 7 Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Owen 18' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,280
Referee: Graham Poll
1 October 2005 8 Portsmouth 0–0 Newcastle United Portsmouth
15:00 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,220
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 October 2005 9 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Newcastle United Wigan
12:45 Roberts 40'
McCulloch Red card 85'
Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 22,374
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 October 2005 10 Newcastle United 3–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 Ameobi 34', 37'
Emre 63'
Report Lawrence 35'
Elliott 41'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,302
Referee: Rob Styles
30 October 2005 11 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Newcastle United West Bromwich
16:00 Report Owen 46', 78'
Shearer 80'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,216
Referee: Howard Webb
5 November 2005 12 Newcastle United 1–0 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Emre 78' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,191
Referee: Mike Dean
19 November 2005 13 Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Cole 47'
Crespo 51'
Duff 90'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,268
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 November 2005 14 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
13:30 Yobo 46' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,207
Referee: Howard Webb
3 December 2005 15 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer 32' (pen.) Report McCann 75' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,267
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 December 2005 16 Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Solano 82' Report Silva Yellow card 57' Red card Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,297
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
17 December 2005 17 West Ham United 2–4 Newcastle United London
15:30 Solano 20' (o.g.)
Harewood 73' (pen.)
Report Owen 5', 43', 90'
Shearer 66'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,836
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 December 2005 18 Liverpool 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Gerrard 14'
Crouch 43'
Report Bowyer Red card 66' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,197
Referee: Mark Halsey
31 December 2005 19 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United London
13:00 Tainio 43'
Mido 66'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,246
Referee: Howard Webb
2 January 2006 20 Newcastle United 2–2 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Solano 27'
Clark 90+3'
Report Yakubu 54'
Hasselbaink 87'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,302
Referee: Steve Bennett
14 January 2006 21 Fulham 1–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Malbranque 75' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,974
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 January 2006 22 Newcastle United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Pedersen 75' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,323
Referee: Howard Webb
1 February 2006 23 Manchester City 3–0 Newcastle United Manchester
19:45 Riera 14'
Cole 38'
Vassell 62'
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,413
Referee: Chris Foy
4 February 2006 24 Newcastle United 2–0 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 N'Zogbia 41'
Shearer 64'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,627
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 February 2006 25 Aston Villa 1–2 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Moore 16' Report Ameobi 2'
N'Zogbia 29'
Babayaro Red card 61'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,140
Referee: Mike Riley
25 February 2006 27 Newcastle United 2–0 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15 Solano 64', 76' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,916
Referee: Graham Poll
12 March 2006 29 Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
13:30 Rooney 8', 12' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,858
Referee: Rob Styles
26 March 2006 31 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Newcastle United London
14:00 Bent 24' (pen.)
Bowyer 37' (o.g.)
Bothroyd 89'
Report Parker 35' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,019
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 April 2006 32 Newcastle United 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Bowyer 2'
Ameobi 25'
Shearer 30' (pen.)
Report Keane 19'
Dawson Yellow card 61' Red card
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,185
Referee: Mike Dean
9 April 2006 33 Middlesbrough 1–2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
15:00 Boateng 79' Report Boateng 29' (o.g.)
Ameobi 44'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,202
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 April 2006 34 Newcastle United 3–1 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer 28' (pen.), 66'
Bramble 36'
Report Bullard 5' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,302
Referee: Uriah Rennie
17 April 2006 35 Sunderland 1–4 Newcastle United Sunderland
15:00 Hoyte 32' Report Chopra 60'
Shearer 61' (pen.)
N'Zogbia 66'
Luque 87'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,032
Referee: Chris Foy
29 April 2006 37 Birmingham City 0–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,331
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 May 2006 38 Newcastle United 1–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Bramble 73'
Carr Red card 75'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,309
Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

28 January 2006 Round 4 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Newcastle United Cheltenham
12:30 Report Chopra 41'
Parker 43'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 7,022
Referee: Mike Riley
22 March 2006 Round 6 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United London
20:05 Terry 4' Report Elliott Red card 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,279
Referee: Steve Bennett

League Cup

26 October 2005 Round 3 Grimsby Town 0–1 Newcastle United Cleethorpes
19:45 Report Shearer 80' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 9,311
Referee: Mark Halsey
30 November 2005 Round 4 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Newcastle United Wigan
19:45 Connolly 88' (pen.) Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 11,574
Referee: Steve Bennett

Alan Shearer testimonial

11 May 2006 Newcastle United 3–2 Celtic Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Luque 70'
Lawson 90+1' (o.g.)
Shearer 90+3' (pen.)
(Report) Maloney 79' (pen.)
Hartson 83'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,275
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA Intertoto Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given 470380402030
12 GK England ENG Steve Harper 1000000010
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carr 240190200030
3 DF England ENG Robbie Elliott 22014+30201020
6 DF France FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong 41030+30301040
18 DF Australia AUS Craig Moore 90800+100000
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble 28221+32301000
26 DF England ENG Peter Ramage 2902303+102000
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor 170120001040
33 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 35026+20301030
Midfielders
4 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano 35627+26402000
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu 25219+121+201010
8 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer 1314+70210000
11 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer 34218+1011+101031
14 MF France FRA Charles N'Zogbia 41627+552+10203+11
15 MF Senegal SEN Amdy Faye 28014+80001+1040
17 MF England ENG Scott Parker 322261312010
21 MF England ENG Lee Clark 2518+141200+1000
35 MF South Africa RSA Matty Pattison 302+10000000
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan O'Brien 400+300+100000
39 MF England ENG Martin Brittain 6000100+200+30
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer 411431+110312142
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen 11710+17000000
20 FW Spain ESP Albert Luque 1816+811+201000
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi 34925+5930000+10
28 FW England ENG Michael Chopra 2036+711+111+101+21
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF England ENG Jermaine Jenas 503+10000010
16 MF England ENG James Milner 721+20000042
MF England ENG Nicky Butt 2000000020

Last updated: 30 May 2006
Source: Competitions

References

  1. "Newcastle dismiss manager Souness". BBC News. 2 February 2006.
  2. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Newcastle seal £6.5m Parker deal". BBC News. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Newcastle finalise Emre transfer". BBC News. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Moore signs deal with Newcastle". BBC News. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Clark makes return to Newcastle". BBC News. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Luque finalises move to Newcastle". BBC News. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Owen completes move to Newcastle". BBC News. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  8. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Solano makes return to Newcastle". BBC News. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  9. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Pompey complete deal for O'Brien". BBC News. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  10. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Pompey say Robert deal permanent". BBC News. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  11. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Bellamy makes switch to Blackburn". BBC News. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  12. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Charlton Athletic | Charlton sign Newcastle's Ambrose". BBC News. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  13. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Birmingham City | Birmingham wrap up Butt loan deal". BBC News. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  14. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Newcastle United | Viana agrees Valencia loan move". BBC News. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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  16. Boumsong was born in Douala, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and made his full international debut for France in June 2003.
  17. Ameobi was born in Zaria, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them on U-21 level. However, he later opted to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Nigeria in November 2012.
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