2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Norwich City's first year back in the Football League Championship after being relegated from the Premier League in the previous season. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season.

Norwich City
2005–06 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
Championship9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashton (10)
All: Ashton (11)
Highest home attendance25,402 (vs. Ipswich Town, 5 February 2006)
Lowest home attendance23,838 (vs. Cardiff City, 1 November 2005)
Average home league attendance24,833

Season overview

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 19 11 50 42 +8 67
8 Coventry City 46 16 15 15 62 65 −3 63
9 Norwich City 46 18 8 20 56 65 −9 62
10 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 66 67 −1 61
11 Cardiff City 46 16 12 18 58 59 −1 60
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League

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Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Result 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1
Position 10 14 17 20 21 23 18 21 17 18 16 12 13 15 17 20 14 17 15 15 16 18 16
Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Result 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–3 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2
Position 13 12 12 11 11 10 11 12 14 14 12 11 12 10 11 9 9 9 9 11 10 8 9

August

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6 August 2005 Norwich City 1–1 Coventry City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Ashton   21' (Report) Adebola   65' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,355
Referee: Richard Beeby
9 August 2005 Norwich City 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST McKenzie   50' (Report) Varney   19' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,116
Referee: Clive Penton
13 August 2005 Norwich City 1–1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Ashton   6' (Report) Johnson   42' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,102
Referee: Iain Williamson
20 August 2005 Southampton 1–0 Norwich City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 BST Quashie   15' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 23,498
Referee: Lee Probert
27 August 2005 Norwich City 0–1 Leeds United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (Report) Hulse   67' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,015
Referee: Uriah Rennie
29 August 2005 Stoke City 3–1 Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
19:45 BST Kolář   9'
Harper   45'
Sidibe   69'
(Report) Ashton   38'
Huckerby   52'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 14,249
Referee: Mike Pike

September

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10 September 2005 Norwich City 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 BST Ashton   20'
Doumbé   37' (o.g.)
(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,981
Referee: Barry Knight
13 September 2005 Watford 2–1 Norwich City Watford, Hertfordshire
19:45 BST King   13'
Young   25'
(Report) Lisbie   62' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,502
Referee: Paul Armstrong
18 September 2005 Ipswich Town 0–1 Norwich City Ipswich, Suffolk
12:00 BST Sito   18' (Report) Huckerby   51' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,184
Referee: Lee Mason
24 September 2005 Norwich City 0–1 Reading Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (Report) Harper   61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,850
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 September 2005 Norwich City 2–1 Hull City Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Safri   15'
Doherty   39'
(Report) Cort   2' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,740
Referee: Brian Curson

October

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15 October 2005 Norwich City 1–1 Millwall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Ashton   52' (Report) Williams   23'
Hayles   30'   77'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,095
Referee: Paul Taylor
18 October 2005 Luton Town 4–2 Norwich City Luton, Bedfordshire
19:45 BST Feeney   16'
Edwards   27'
Holmes   34'
Howard   41'
(Report) Ashton   56'
Davenport   69'   82'
Ryan Jarvis   85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,248
Referee: Steve Tanner
22 October 2005 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Norwich City Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Nygaard   11'
Furlong   18'
Santos   42'
(Report) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Ray Olivier
29 October 2005 Norwich City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (Report) Brunt   77' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: J. Paul Robinson

November

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1 November 2005 Norwich City 1–0 Cardiff City Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Alexander   77' (o.g.) (Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,838
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 November 2005 Norwich City 2–0 Luton Town Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Hughes   3'
Huckerby   25'
(Report) Perrett   81'   90'
Nicholls   AFT'[notes 1]
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: Kevin Wright
22 November 2005 Millwall 1–0 Norwich City Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT Elliott   70' (Report) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Andy Woolmer
26 November 2005 Coventry City 2–2 Norwich City Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 GMT McSheffrey   3'
Adebola   10'
(Report) Davenport   40'
Fleming   84'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,433
Referee: Rob Styles

December

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3 December 2005 Derby County 2–0 Norwich City Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 GMT Davies   28', 52' (Report) Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,346
Referee: Andy Hall
10 December 2005 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Norwich City Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT B. Jones   16' (Report) McVeigh   64', 85' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,132
Referee: Phil Joslin
17 December 2005 Norwich City 3–1 Southampton Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Ashton   30', 51', 66' (Report) Belmadi   9' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,836
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 December 2005 Sheffield United 1–3 Norwich City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Jagielka   22' (Report) McVeigh   33'
Ashton   62'
Morgan   71' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,505
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 December 2005 Norwich City 2–1 Burnley Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Charlton   16'
Huckerby   39'
(Report) Safri   73' (o.g.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Clive Penton
31 December 2005 Leicester City 0–1 Norwich City Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 GMT (Report) McVeigh   71' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 21,072
Referee: Anthony Leake

January

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2 January 2006 Norwich City 0–3 Preston North End Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT (Report) Nowland   45'
Alexander   69' (pen.)
Nugent   74'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,032
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 January 2006 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Norwich City Plymouth, Devon
15:00 GMT Charlton   24' (o.g.) (Report) Huckerby   48' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,906
Referee: Andy Penn
21 January 2006 Norwich City 2–3 Watford Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McVeigh   44' (pen.)
Thorne   62'
(Report) Henderson   47', 65'
Spring   90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,384
Referee: Martin Atkinson
31 January 2006 Reading 4–0 Norwich City Reading, Berkshire
20:00 GMT Shorey   6'
Sidwell   17'
Lita   55'
Convey   69'
(Report) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,442
Referee: Lee Mason

February

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5 February 2006 Norwich City 1–2 Ipswich Town Norwich, Norfolk
11:15 GMT Johansson   33' (Report) Juan   38'
Doherty   88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,402
Referee: Keith Stroud
11 February 2006 Hull City 1–1 Norwich City Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Cort   26' (Report) Elliott   87' (o.g.) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,527
Referee: Jon Moss
14 February 2006 Norwich City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Huckerby   51'
Earnshaw   87', 90'
(Report) Hinshelwood   45'   57' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,038
Referee: Mike Thorpe
18 February 2006 Norwich City 2–0 Derby County Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Johansson   26'
Huckerby   83'
(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,921
Referee: Andy Hall
25 February 2006 Crystal Palace 4–1 Norwich City Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT Johnson   7'
Watson   34'
Morrison   54'
Hall   62'
(Report) Ward   88' (o.g.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: Peter Walton

March

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4 March 2006 Norwich City 2–1 Stoke City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McKenzie   52'
Johansson   89'
(Report) Gallagher   58' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,223
Referee: Phil Crossley
11 March 2006 Leeds United 2–2 Norwich City Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Hulse   20'
Lewis   90'
(Report) Hughes   57'
McVeigh   75'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,993
Referee: Chris Foy
18 March 2006 Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McKenzie   33'
Earnshaw   45'
(Report) Armstrong   17' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,346
Referee: Paul Taylor
24 March 2006 Burnley 2–0 Norwich City Burnley, Lancashire
19:45 GMT Gray   18'
Branch   51'
(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,938
Referee: Colin Webster

April

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1 April 2006 Norwich City 2–1 Leicester City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Earnshaw   28'
McKenzie   77' (pen.)
(Report) Williams   63' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,718
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 April 2006 Preston North End 2–0 Norwich City Preston, Lancashire
15:00 BST Shackell   20' (o.g.)
Doherty   38' (o.g.)
(Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,714
Referee: Mick Fletcher
17 April 2006 Norwich City 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Huckerby   78'
Earnshaw   85', 90'
(Report) Ainsworth   45'
Cook   61'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,126
Referee: Brian Curson
22 April 2006 Cardiff City 0–1 Norwich City Cardiff, Wales
15:00 BST (Report) Earnshaw   16' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,590
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 April 2006 Norwich City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk
13:30 BST Earnshaw   73' (Report) Rósa   45'
Kennedy   71'
Cameron   14'   81'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,081
Referee: Iain Williamson

League Cup

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23 August 2005 Round 1 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 (a.e.t.) Norwich City Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
19:45 BST Report McKenzie   120' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 September 2005 Round 2 Norwich City 2–0 Northampton Town Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Huckerby   34' (pen.)
Ashton   78'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,766
Referee: Colin Webster
26 October 2005 Round 3 Birmingham City 2–1 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands
19:45 BST Pennant   5'
Jarošík   86'
Report Taylor   41' (o.g.) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,825
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

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7 January 2006 Round 3 Norwich City 1–2 West Ham United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McVeigh   72' (pen.) Report Mullins   6'
Zamora   57'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,968
Referee: Mike Riley

Transfers

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Summer

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Name Price From
  Jason Jarrett Free   Wigan Athletic
  Matthieu Louis-Jean Free   Nottingham Forest
  Peter Thorne Free   Cardiff City
  Andrew Hughes Undisclosed   Reading
  Jürgen Colin £263,000   PSV Eindhoven
  Dean Marney Loan   Tottenham Hotspur
  Kevin Lisbie Loan   Charlton Athletic
  Calum Davenport Loan   Tottenham Hotspur
Name Price To
  Thomas Helveg Free   Borussia Mönchengladbach
  Mathias Svensson £100,000   IF Elfsborg
  Gary Holt Free   Nottingham Forest
  Marc Edworthy Free   Derby County
  Philip Mulryne Undisclosed   Cardiff City
  Damien Francis[notes 2] Undisclosed   Wigan Athletic

Winter

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Name Price From
  Dickson Etuhu £450,000   Preston North End
  Carl Robinson £50,000   Sunderland
  Zesh Rehman Loan   Fulham
  Jonatan Johansson Loan   Charlton Athletic
  Robert Earnshaw £3,500,000   West Bromwich Albion
Name Price To
  Dean Ashton £7,250,000   West Ham United
  Jim Brennan Free   Southampton

Players

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First team squad

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Squad at end of season.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Robert Green
2 DF   FRA Matthieu Louis-Jean
3 DF   ENG Adam Drury
4 DF   ENG Jason Shackell
5 DF   ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby
8 FW   ENG Peter Thorne
10 FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw[notes 3]
11 FW   FIN Jonatan Johansson (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
12 GK   WAL Darren Ward[notes 4]
14 FW   ENG Leon McKenzie
15 MF   MAR Youssef Safri
16 DF   ENG Simon Charlton
17 MF   ENG Andrew Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   NIR Paul McVeigh
19 DF   PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 5] (on loan from Fulham)
20 MF   NGA Dickson Etuhu
21 GK   SCO Paul Gallacher
22 FW   ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW   ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 DF   NED Jürgen Colin
25 DF   ENG Rossi Jarvis
27 DF   IRL Gary Doherty
28 MF   IRL Michael Spillane[notes 6]
30 GK   ENG Joe Lewis
31 DF   SCO Andrew Cave-Brown[notes 7]
33 MF   WAL Carl Robinson

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF   ENG Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
10 FW   ENG Dean Ashton (to West Ham United)
11 DF   CAN Jim Brennan (to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 8] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
19 DF   ENG David Wright (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
26 DF   ENG Calum Davenport (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

Board and staff members

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Board members

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Position Name Nationality
Chairman Roger Munby   England
Vice Chairman Barry Skipper   England
Joint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith   England
Joint Majority Shareholder Michael Wynn-Jones   Wales
Director Michael Foulger   England
Chief Executive Neil Doncaster   England

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   Nigel Worthington
Assistant manager   Doug Livermore
First team coach   Steve Foley
Goalkeeping coach   James Hollman
Youth coach   Ricky Martin
Physiotherapist   Neal Reynolds
Sports Science   Dave Carolan
Sponsorship Sales Manager   Bryan Gunn

Last updated: 3 May 2006
Source: Norwich City FC

Notes

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  1. ^ Luton Town's Kevin Nicholls received a red card after the final whistle.
  2. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  3. ^ Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002.
  4. ^ Ward was born in Worksop, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in June 2000.
  5. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  6. ^ Spillane was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level.
  7. ^ Cave-Brown was born in Gravesend, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-20 level.
  8. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

References

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  1. ^ "First team Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2006.