Cardiff City 2005–06 football season
Cardiff City2005–06 season |
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Chairman | Sam Hammam |
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Manager | Dave Jones |
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Championship | 11th |
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FA Cup | Third round |
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League Cup | Third round |
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FAW Premier Cup | Quarter-finals |
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Top goalscorer | League: Cameron Jerome (18) All: Cameron Jerome (20) |
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Highest home attendance | 16,403 vs Plymouth Argyle (26 December 2005) |
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Lowest home attendance | 8,724 vs Ipswich Town (26 November 2005) |
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Average home league attendance | 11,802 |
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During the 2005–06 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the club's third year in the Championship since being promoted from League One.
Season review
Kit
Cardiff ended a 3-year deal with Puma and changed to Spanish company Joma. Housing firm Redrow continued as the main shirt sponsor.
League
Cardiff began their season with 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town but bounced back with a win at Leeds United before going four games without a win, breaking the streak with consecutive wins over Leicester City and Crystal Palace. On 22 October Cardiff recorded their biggest win of the season with a 6–1 victory over Crewe Alexandra but this was followed by two draws and a loss and by Christmas the sides form had seen them win just three out of thirteen games since the end of October.
The new year saw a continuation of Cardiff's poor form with a 5–1 defeat against Reading. Six wins from the final eighteen games of the season left Cardiff with a 12th-place finish.
League Cup
Cardiff entered in round one, beating Colchester United 2–0 at the Colchester Community Stadium.[1] They claimed a victory in the second round over Macclesfield Town before being eliminated by Leicester City in the third round.[2]
FA Cup
Cardiff were drawn against Premier League side Arsenal after entering the competition in the third round, suffering a 2–1 defeat at the Arsenal Stadium on 7 January.[3]
Squad statistics
Transfers
Summer transfers in
Summer transfers out
- * Indicates player joined club after being released by Cardiff
Loans in
Loans out
January transfers in
January transfers out
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results by round
Source:
[4]A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Fixtures and results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
6 Aug | Ipswich Town | A | L 0 – 1 | 24,292 | |
9 Aug | Leeds United | H | W 2 – 1 | 15,231 | Koumas, Purse |
12 Aug | Watford | H | L 1 – 3 | 9,256 | Jerome |
20 Aug | Derby County | A | L 1 – 2 | 23,153 | Jerome |
27 Aug | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D 2 – 2 | 11,502 | Jerome (2) |
10 Sep | Burnley | A | D 3 – 3 | 10,431 | Jerome, Loovens, Purse |
13 Sep | Leicester City | H | W 1 – 0 | 9,196 | Ricketts |
17 Sep | Crystal Palace | H | W 1 – 0 | 11,647 | Ricketts |
24 Sep | Millwall | A | D 0 – 0 | 9,254 | |
27 Sep | Stoke City | A | W 3 – 0 | 12,240 | Jerome (2), Purse |
1 Oct | Luton Town | H | L 1 – 2 | 14,657 | Ricketts |
15 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | W 2 – 1 | 6,485 | Koumas, Lee |
18 Oct | Preston North End | H | D 2 – 2 | 9,574 | Ledley, Koumas |
22 Oct | Crewe Alexandra | H | W 6 – 1 | 10,815 | Ricketts, Ledley, Cooper, Purse, Jerome, Koumas |
29 Oct | Sheffield United | A | D 0 – 0 | 25,311 | |
1 Nov | Norwich City | A | L 0 – 1 | 23,838 | |
6 Nov | Coventry City | H | D 0 – 0 | 11,424 | |
9 Nov | Sheffield Wednesday | A | W 3 – 1 | 20,324 | Koumas, Jerome (2) |
19 Nov | Preston North End | A | L 1 – 2 | 13,904 | Loovens |
22 Nov | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | D 1 – 1 | 9,595 | Lee |
28 Nov | Ipswich Town | H | W 2 – 1 | 8,724 | Ricketts, Koumas |
3 Dec | Hull City | A | L 0 – 2 | 18,364 | |
10 Dec | Leeds United | A | W 1 – 0 | 20,597 | Koumas |
17 Dec | Derby County | H | D 0 – 0 | 12,500 | |
26 Dec | Plymouth Argyle | H | L 0 – 2 | 16,403 | |
28 Dec | Queens Park Rangers | A | L 0 – 1 | 12,329 | |
31 Dec | Southampton | H | W 2 – 1 | 13,377 | Ledley, Jerome |
2 Jan | Reading | A | L 1 – 5 | 22,668 | Jerome |
14 Jan | Burnley | H | W 3 – 0 | 10,872 | Thompson (2), Koumas |
21 Jan | Leicester City | A | W 2 – 1 | 20,140 | Jerome, Koumas |
31 Jan | Millwall | H | D 1 – 1 | 12,738 | Jerome |
4 Feb | Crystal Palace | A | L 0 – 1 | 17,962 | |
11 Feb | Stoke City | H | W 3 – 0 | 10,780 | Cooper, Cox (2) |
14 Feb | Luton Town | A | D 3 – 3 | 7,826 | Koumas (2), Scimeca |
18 Feb | Hull City | H | W 1 – 0 | 11,047 | Jerome |
25 Feb | Watford | A | L 1 – 2 | 17,419 | Whitley |
4 Mar | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W 1 – 0 | 11,851 | Jerome |
11 Mar | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L 0 – 2 | 23,996 | |
18 Mar | Plymouth Argyle | A | W 1 – 0 | 13,494 | Thompson |
25 Mar | Queens Park Rangers | H | D 0 – 0 | 14,271 | |
1 Apr | Southampton | A | L 2 – 3 | 22,388 | Jerome, Purse |
8 Apr | Reading | H | L 2 – 5 | 11,866 | Jerome, Parry |
14 Apr | Sheffield United | H | L 0 – 1 | 11,006 | |
17 Apr | Crewe Alexandra | A | D 1 – 1 | 5,865 | Koumas |
22 Apr | Norwich City | H | L 0 – 1 | 11,590 | |
30 Apr | Coventry City | A | L 1 – 3 | 22,536 | Thompson |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
7 Jan | Three | Arsenal | A | L 1 – 2 | 36,552 | Jerome |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
10 Jan | Quarter-final | Carmarthen Town | A | L 1 – 2 | 900 | Anthony |
References
- ^ "Colchester 0–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Cardiff 0–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-07. Headline Book Publishing. 2006. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X.
See also
Cardiff City F.C. seasons |
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