2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
| 2005–06 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Daniel Levy |
| Manager | Martin Jol |
| Premier League | 5th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Robbie Keane (16) All: Robbie Keane (16) |
During the 2005–06 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League. The club had a mixed, short season, securing what was their highest place finish in the Premier league at the time, but exiting both cup competitions at the earliest possible stage against lower league opposition, therefore playing just 40 games.
In September Tottenham faced Grimsby Town in the League Cup, losing 1–0 at Blundell Park.[1] Their FA cup draw pitted the team against Leicester City, but the side let a two-goal lead slip, and an injury time goal saw them defeated 3–2 at Walkers Stadium.[2]
In the league Tottenham had occupied the crucial fourth place in the table more much of the later second half of the season[3] and their win in their penultimate game of the season against Bolton Wanderers on 30 April meant they were seven points ahead of their nearest rivals Arsenal in the race for possible Champions League qualification.[4] Despite Arsenal winning their two games in hand, Tottenham only had to match their result in the final game of the season in order to secure fourth spot.
On the morning of the decisive match against West Ham United a number of Tottenham players were taken ill with suspected food poisoning, the players having stayed the night at the Marriott Hotel in Canary Wharf and eaten lasagne. The club appealed for the Premier League to delay the kick off game, but the police would not allow a kick off any later than 5pm due to crowd control concerns so the club decided to play at the scheduled time.[5][6] Despite the scoreline being 1–1 for much of the game, Tottenham looked set to clinch fourth spot due to Arsenal trailing 2–1 at Highbury against Wigan Athletic, but Arsenal went on to win their fixture 4–2 from a Thierry Henry hat-trick meaning Tottenham also required a win. Their fate was sealed when Yossi Benayoun scored a winner for West Ham, meaning Tottenham fell to fifth place and would therefore would only play in the following season's UEFA Cup.[7]
Tottenham appealed to the Premier League to have the match against West Ham replayed, but this was rejected as no grounds were found for accepting the request.[8] Club chairman Daniel Levy called in the police to investigate the Marriott Hotel and threatened to sue the hotel chain and Premier League over the incident, having wrongly suspected foul play.[9][10] Tests by the Health Protection Agency on the food at the hotel soon proved to be negative for sources of food poisoning, and instead players were identified as having norovirus.[11][12]
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
In
Tom Huddlestone – Derby County, undisclosed (est. £2,500,000) [13]
Paul Stalteri – 
Werder Bremen, 16 May, undisclosed[14]- Aaron Lennon – Leeds United, 15 June, £1,000,000
Teemu Tainio – 
Auxerre, 1 July, free[15]- Wayne Routledge – Crystal Palace, 1 July, £1,250,000 (rising to £2,000,000)[16]
Edgar Davids – 
Inter Milan, 3 August, free[17]
Lee Young-Pyo – PSV, £1,350,000, 31 August[18]- Jermaine Jenas – Newcastle United, 31 August, £7,000,000[19]
Grzegorz Rasiak – Derby County, 31 August, undisclosed[20]
Hossam Ghaly – Feyenoord, 31 January, undisclosed[21]- Danny Murphy – Charlton Athletic, 31 January, £2,000,000[22]
Out
Frédéric Kanouté - 
Sevilla, 18 August, £5,075,000[23]
Erik Edman - Rennes, 3 August, undisclosed[24]- Sean Davis, Noé Pamarot,
Pedro Mendes – Portsmouth, 12 January, £7,500,000 combined[25] - Michael Brown – Fulham, 31 January, undisclosed[26]
Emil Hallfreðsson - Malmö, loan
Rodrigo Defendi - Udinese, loan
- Transfers in:
£15,100,000 - Transfers out:
£12,575,000 - Total spending: £2,525,000
Loans out
- Philip Ifil - Millwall, 13 September, three-month loan[27]
Mounir El Hamdaoui - Derby County, 16 September, three-month loan[28]- Johnnie Jackson - Derby County, 16 September, three-month loan[28]
Márton Fülöp - Coventry City, 28 October, three-month loan[29]- Philip Ifil - Millwall, 20 January, season-long loan[30]
Reto Ziegler – Wigan Athletic, 23 January, season-long loan[31]- Wayne Routledge – Portsmouth, 30 January, season-long loan[32]
Results
Premier League
| 13 August 2005 1 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Report | Griffin  45' (o.g.)Defoe 64' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,215 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 20 August 2005 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Haringey, London |
| Defoe 49' Mido 75' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,844 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 24 August 2005 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Report | Neill  75' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,375 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 27 August 2005 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Chelsea | Haringey, London |
| Mido 25' |
Report | Del Horno 39' Duff 71' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,077 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 10 September 2005 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Liverpool | Haringey, London |
| Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,148 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 17 September 2005 6 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Milner 4' |
Report | Keane 78' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,686 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 26 September 2005 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Fulham | Haringey, London |
| Defoe 8' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,427 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 1 October 2005 8 | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Greenwich, London |
| Bent 25', 48' |
Report | King 51' Mido 64'Keane 80' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 15 October 2005 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Everton | Haringey, London |
| Mido 58' Jenas 63' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,247 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 22 October 2005 10 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Silvestre 7' |
Report | Jenas 72' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,856 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 29 October 2005 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Arsenal | Haringey, London |
| King 17' |
Report | Pirès 77' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,154 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 8 November 2005 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Nolan 32' |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,634 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 20 November 2005 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | West Ham United | Haringey, London |
| Mido 16' |
Report | Ferdinand 90' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,154 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 26 November 2005 14 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
| McCulloch 88' |
Report | Keane 8' Davids 77' |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 22,611 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 3 December 2005 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Sunderland | Haringey, London |
| Mido 37' Keane 51'Carrick 77' |
Report | Whitehead 16' Le Tallec 60' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,244 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 12 December 2005 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Haringey, London |
| King 57' Mido 85' (pen.)Defoe 90' |
Report | LuaLua 24' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,141 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 18 December 2005 17 | Middlesbrough | 3–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Yakubu 30', 43' Queudrue 69' |
Report | Keane 25' Jenas 63'Mido 83' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,614 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 26 December 2005 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Haringey, London |
| Keane 58' (pen.) Defoe 90' |
Report | Muzzy Izzet 65' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,045 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 28 December 2005 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
| Kanu 23', 52' |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,510 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 31 December 2005 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Haringey, London |
| Tainio 43' Mido 66' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,246 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 4 January 2006 21 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| Report | Mido 31' Keane 83' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,808 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 14 January 2006 22 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Kewell 59' |
Report | Stalteri 87' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,983 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 21 January 2006 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Haringey, London |
| Report | Gareth Barry 83' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,243 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 31 January 2006 24 | Fulham | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| Bocanegra 90' |
Report | Dawson 72' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,081 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 5 February 2006 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Haringey, London |
| Jermain Defoe 14', 46' Jenas 41' |
Report | Thomas 70' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,034 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 12 February 2006 26 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
| Murphy 89' |
Report | Keane 38' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 19 February 2006 27 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Haringey, London |
| Mido 23' Defoe 68' |
Report | Johansson 10', 67' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,676 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 5 March 2006 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Haringey, London |
| Keane 9', 42' Mido 70' |
Report | Sinama-Pongolle 44' Bellamy 67' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,080 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 11 March 2006 29 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| Essien 11' Gallas 90' |
Report | Jenas 45' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,243 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 18 March 2006 30 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Report | Lennon 65' Keane 77' |
Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 26,398 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 27 March 2006 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Haringey, London |
| Keane 68', 89' (pen.) |
Report | Davies 21' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,152 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 1 April 2006 32 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |
| 15:00 | Bowyer 2' Ameobi 25'Shearer 30' (pen.) |
Report | Keane 19' Dawson  61' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,185 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 8 April 2006 33 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Manchester City | Haringey, London |
| 12:45 | Stalteri 44' Carrick 49' |
Report | Samaras 52' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,167 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 15 April 2006 34 | Everton | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Report | Keane 33' (pen.) |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,856 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 17 April 2006 35 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Manchester United | Haringey, London |
| Jenas 53' |
Report | Rooney 8', 36' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,141 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 22 April 2006 36 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Islington, London |
| Henry 84' |
Report | Keane 66' Davids 85' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,326 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 30 April 2006 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Haringey, London |
| Lennon 60' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,179 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 7 May 2006 38 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newham, London |
| Fletcher 10' Benayoun 80' |
Report | Defoe 35' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,970 Referee: Chris Foy |
FA Cup
- Leicester City 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur (attendance 19,844)
League Cup
- 20 September: Grimsby Town 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur
Top scorers
Premiership
Robbie Keane 16- Mido 13
- Jermain Defoe 9
- Jermaine Jenas 6
- Ledley King 3
FA Cup
References
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- ^ "Leicester 3-2 Tottenham". BBC News. 8 January 2006.
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- ^ "Jol makes Champions League plea". BBC News. 30 April 2006.
- ^ "Spurs may sue after test results". Daily Mail. London. 9 May 2006.
- ^ Bose, Mihir (8 May 2006). "Spurs dealt devastating blow by food poisoning". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "Premiership finale clockwatch". BBC News. 7 May 2006.
- ^ "Spurs' replay request rejected". Television New Zealand. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Poisoned soccer stars,a dodgy lasagne and cries of foul play".
- ^ "Spurs Food Bug – Foul Play Suspected". Sky News.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Tests clear hotel in Spurs food poisoning incident". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007.
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- ^ "Spurs snap up defender Stalteri". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Tainio to join Spurs next season". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Tottenham agree deal on Routledge". BBC News. 17 June 2005.
- ^ "Tottenham complete Davids signing". BBC News. 3 August 2005.
- ^ "Lee completes move to Tottenham". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Jenas completes £7m Spurs switch". BBC News. 31 August 2005.
- ^ "Spurs agree Rasiak deal with Rams". BBC News. 1 September 2005.
- ^ "Tottenham sign midfielder Ghaly". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Tottenham clinch late Murphy deal". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Kanoute completes Sevilla switch". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Rennes complete signing of Edman". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Portsmouth swoop for Spurs trio". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Fulham seal move for Spurs' Brown". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Lions net Ifil and Wright on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "Derby sign Tottenham duo on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Sky Blues make Fulop loan swoop". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Ifil returns to Millwall on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Ziegler switches to Wigan on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Pompey sign Routledge & Koroman". BBC Sport.
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