2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2005–06 season
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Bryan Robson
Stadium	The Hawthorns
FA Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Kanu/Ellington (5); All: Ellington (8)
Highest home attendance	27,623 (vs. Manchester United, 18 March 2006)
Lowest home attendance	23,144 (vs. Fulham, 3 December 2005)
Average home league attendance	25,403
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

During the 2005–06 West Bromwich Albion season, the club competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Despite attaining FA Premier League survival on the final day of the previous season, this time West Brom were unable to repeat their "great escape" and were relegated to the Championship. West Brom had spent much of the season just ahead of the relegation zone, but Portsmouth's late run of good form – in addition to West Brom failing to win any of their final 13 fixtures – dragged the Midlanders into the relegation places.

Kit

West Brom retained their kit manufacturing agreement with Diadora, who introduced a new kit for the season. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

^1.Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League by league position, as a result, their UEFA Cup berth that they earned through winning the 2005–06 FA Cup, went to West Ham, who were FA Cup runners-up.

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 August 2005	Manchester City	A	0–0	42,983
20 August 2005	Portsmouth	H	2–1	24,404	Horsfield (2)
24 August 2005	Chelsea	A	0–4	41,201
27 August 2005	Birmingham City	H	2–3	23,993	Horsfield (2)
10 September 2005	Wigan Athletic	H	1–2	25,617	Greening
17 September 2005	Sunderland	A	1–1	31,657	Gera
24 September 2005	Charlton Athletic	H	1–2	23,909	Davies
1 October 2005	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	20,721
15 October 2005	Arsenal	H	2–1	26,604	Kanu, Carter
23 October 2005	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–2	24,151
30 October 2005	Newcastle United	H	0–3	26,216
5 November 2005	West Ham United	A	0–1	34,325
19 November 2005	Everton	H	4–0	24,784	Ellington (2, 1 pen), Clement, Earnshaw
27 November 2005	Middlesbrough	A	2–2	27,041	Ellington, Kanu
3 December 2005	Fulham	H	0–0	23,144
10 December 2005	Manchester City	H	2–0	25,472	Kamara, Campbell
17 December 2005	Portsmouth	A	0–1	20,052
26 December 2005	Manchester United	A	0–3	67,972
28 December 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–0	27,510	Kanu (2)
31 December 2005	Liverpool	A	0–1	44,192
2 January 2006	Aston Villa	H	1–2	27,073	Watson
15 January 2006	Wigan Athletic	A	1–0	17,421	Albrechtsen
21 January 2006	Sunderland	H	0–1	26,464
31 January 2006	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	25,921
4 February 2006	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	23,993	Campbell, Greening
11 February 2006	Fulham	A	1–6	21,508	Campbell
26 February 2006	Middlesbrough	H	0–2	24,061
4 March 2006	Chelsea	H	1–2	26,581	Kanu
11 March 2006	Birmingham City	A	1–1	28,041	Ellington
18 March 2006	Manchester United	H	1–2	27,623	Ellington
27 March 2006	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	36,152	Davies
1 April 2006	Liverpool	H	0–2	27,576
9 April 2006	Aston Villa	A	0–0	33,303
15 April 2006	Arsenal	A	1–3	38,167	Quashie
17 April 2006	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0	23,181
22 April 2006	Newcastle United	A	0–3	52,272
1 May 2006	West Ham United	H	0–1	24,462
7 May 2006	Everton	A	2–2	39,671	Gera, Martínez

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 2006	Reading	H	1–1	19,197	Gera (pen.)
R3R	17 January 2006	Reading	A	2–3 (a.e.t.)	16,737	Chaplow (2)

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	20 September 2005	Bradford City	H	4–1	10,792	Ellington (2), Kamara, Earnshaw
R3	25 October 2005	Fulham	A	3–2 (a.e.t.)	7,373	Earnshaw, Kanu, Inamoto
R4	30 November 2005	Manchester United	A	1–3	48,924	Ellington

Squad

[1] 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	ENG	Russell Hoult
3	DF	ENG	Paul Robinson
4	DF	DEN	Thomas Gaardsøe
5	DF	URU	Williams Martínez (on loan from Defensor Sporting)
6	DF	ENG	Neil Clement
7	MF	SCO	Nigel Quashie^[2]
8	MF	ENG	Jonathan Greening
9	FW	ENG	Geoff Horsfield
10	MF	WAL	Andy Johnson^[3]
11	MF	HUN	Zoltán Gera
12	MF	ENG	Richard Chaplow
13	MF	SVK	Jan Kozak (on loan from Petržalka)
14	DF	DEN	Martin Albrechtsen
15	FW	SEN	Diomansy Kamara^[4]
16	DF	ENG	Steve Watson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Darren Carter
19	DF	ENG	Curtis Davies
20	GK	ENG	Chris Kirkland (on loan from Liverpool)
21	FW	ENG	Kevin Campbell (captain)
22	FW	ENG	Nathan Ellington
24	DF	ENG	Ronnie Wallwork
25	FW	NGA	Nwankwo Kanu
26	MF	WAL	Rob Davies
27	FW	ENG	Rob Elvins
28	DF	ENG	Jared Hodgkiss
29	GK	POL	Tomasz Kuszczak
30	MF	ENG	Brian Smikle
31	FW	ENG	Stuart Nicholson
32	DF	ENG	Jeff Forsyth
33	MF	JPN	Junichi Inamoto

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
2	DF	ENG	Riccardo Scimeca (to Cardiff City)
5	DF	JAM	Darren Moore^[5] (to Derby County)
18	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer (to Millwall)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	WAL	Robert Earnshaw^[6] (to Norwich City)
—	MF	WAL	Jason Koumas (on loan to Cardiff City)
—	GK	EIR	Joe Murphy (to Sunderland)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[7]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
29	GK	Tomasz Kuszczak	30
14	RB	Martin Albrechtsen	30
19	CB	Curtis Davies	35
6	CB	Neil Clement	32
3	LB	Paul Robinson	36
8	RM	Jonathan Greening	40
16	CM	Steve Watson	29
24	CM	Ronnie Wallwork	35
33	LM	Junichi Inamoto	20
15	CF	Diomansy Kamara	24	Kevin Campbell has 19 starts
22	CF	Nathan Ellington	19	Nwankwo Kanu has 19 starts

References

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2005-2006/results
^ Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
^ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
^ Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.
^ Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in 2002.
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2006

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2005-2006/results

[2] Quashie was born in Southwark, London, England, and has represented England at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.

[3] Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.

[4] Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.

[5] Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.

[6] Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in 2002.

[7] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2006

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