2005–06 Watford F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League Championship.

Watford F.C.
2005–06 season
ChairmanGraham Simpson
ManagerAidy Boothroyd
StadiumVicarage Road
Championship3rd (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: King (21)
All: King (22)
Highest home attendance19,842 vs Coventry City
(11 Feb 2006, Championship)
Lowest home attendance7,011 vs Notts County
(23 Aug 2005, League Cup)
Average home league attendance15,415

Season summary

Against the odds, Watford managed to gain promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs, comprehensively defeating Leeds United 3–0 in the play-off final to return to the top flight after an absence of six years.[1] Crucial to Watford's promotion was striker Marlon King, who was the Championship's top scorer. Striker Darius Henderson and young winger Ashley Young also chipped in with 15 and 14 league goals respectively; between them, the three scored 51 of the club's 77 goals scored in the league. Promotion was a fine way for young manager Aidy Boothroyd, only in his mid-thirties, to celebrate his first full season in club management.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Reading (C, P) 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 106 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 12 8 76 46 +30 90
3 Watford (O, P) 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80
5 Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

Watford's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005Preston North EndH1–212,597Henderson
9 August 2005Plymouth ArgyleA3–313,813King, Young (2)
12 August 2005Cardiff CityA3–110,102King (2), Henderson
20 August 2005BurnleyH3–116,802King, Mahon, Spring
27 August 2005ReadingH0–012,152
29 August 2005Derby CountyA2–123,664Spring, Carlisle
10 September 2005Stoke CityA3–014,565Devlin, Young, King (pen)
13 September 2005Norwich CityH2–113,502King, Young
17 September 2005Sheffield UnitedH2–315,399Henderson (2)
24 September 2005Crewe AlexandraA0–06,258
28 September 2005Coventry CityA1–316,978Young
1 October 2005Leeds UnitedH0–016,050
15 October 2005Leicester CityH1–216,224Young
18 October 2005Sheffield WednesdayA1–121,187Young
22 October 2005Ipswich TownA1–024,069Young
29 October 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH3–114,561DeMerit, King, Devlin
1 November 2005Queens Park RangersH3–116,476Spring, McNamee, Young
5 November 2005Hull CityA2–118,444Mahon, Spring
19 November 2005Sheffield WednesdayH2–116,988Carlisle, King
22 November 2005Leicester CityA2–218,856King, Mackay
26 November 2005Preston North EndA1–114,638Spring
3 December 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–114,455King
10 December 2005Plymouth ArgyleH1–112,884King
17 December 2005BurnleyA1–413,815King
26 December 2005SouthamptonH3–016,972Henderson, Carlisle, Hajto (own goal)
28 December 2005MillwallA0–08,450
31 December 2005Crystal PalaceH1–215,856Henderson
2 January 2006Luton TownA2–110,248Henderson, Mackay
14 January 2006Stoke CityH1–012,247Eagles
21 January 2006Norwich CityA3–225,384Henderson (2), Spring
28 January 2006Crewe AlexandraH4–111,722Spring (2), King, Young
6 February 2006Sheffield UnitedA4–120,791Eagles, King (2), Bouazza
11 February 2006Coventry CityH4–019,842Young, King, Henderson, DeMerit
14 February 2006Leeds UnitedA1–222,007Young
18 February 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–06,658Eagles
25 February 2006Cardiff CityH2–117,419Mackay, King
4 March 2006Derby CountyH2–216,769King, Bangura
11 March 2006ReadingA0–023,724
20 March 2006SouthamptonA3–119,202Mahon, Henderson (2)
25 March 2006MillwallH0–216,654
31 March 2006Crystal PalaceA1–318,619King
9 April 2006Luton TownH1–115,922King
14 April 2006Wolverhampton WanderersA1–122,584King
17 April 2006Ipswich TownH2–116,721Henderson (2)
22 April 2006Queens Park RangersA2–116,152Young, Santos (own goal)
30 April 2006Hull CityH0–019,041

Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg6 May 2006Crystal PalaceA3–022,880King, Young, Spring
SF 2nd Leg9 May 2006Crystal PalaceH0–0 (won 3–0 on agg)19,041
F21 May 2006Leeds UnitedN3–064,736DeMerit, Sullivan (own goal), Henderson (pen)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Bolton WanderersH0–313,239

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R123 August 2005Notts CountyH3–17,011Young, Bouazza (pen), Blizzard
R220 September 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH2–19,296Carlisle (2)
R325 October 2005Wigan AthleticA0–34,531

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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 Alec Chamberlain
2 DF  ENG James Chambers
3 DF  ENG Jordan Stewart
4 DF  SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF  ENG Clarke Carlisle
6 DF  USA Jay DeMerit
7 MF  ENG Chris Eagles (on loan from Manchester United)
8 MF  ENG Gavin Mahon (captain)
9 FW  JAM Marlon King[notes 1]
12 DF  ENG Lloyd Doyley[notes 2]
14 MF  ENG Dominic Blizzard
15 MF  ENG Ashley Young
18 FW  FRA Hameur Bouazza[notes 3]
19 MF  ENG Anthony McNamee
20 MF  SLE Al Bangura
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  FRA Toumani Diagouraga
22 DF  ENG Junior Osborne
23 DF  ENG Adrian Mariappa[notes 4]
25 MF  ENG Matthew Spring
26 GK  ENG Ben Foster (on loan from Manchester United)
27 MF  JAM Joel Grant[notes 5]
28 FW  JAM Francino Francis
29 FW  ENG Darius Henderson
30 MF  FRA Marvin Homand
31 MF  ENG Alex Campana
32 FW  ENG Les Ferdinand
34 DF  ENG Ben Gill
35 DF  ENG Joe O'Cearuill[notes 6]
36 FW  ENG Theo Robinson[notes 7]

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  ENG Martin Devaney (to Barnsley)
7 MF  WAL Carl Fletcher[notes 8] (on loan from West Ham United)
10 MF  SCO Paul Devlin[notes 9] (to Walsall)
11 DF  ESP Sietes (released)
16 GK  ENG Richard Lee (on loan to Blackburn Rovers)
17 MF  ENG Jamie Hand (to Fisher Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  AUS Adam Griffiths (to Bournemouth)
25 FW  BRA José Júnior (to Odense)
33 FW  JAM Trevor Benjamin[notes 10] (on loan from Peterborough United)
36 FW  ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor (on loan from Aston Villa)
50 GK  BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[notes 11] (on loan from Chelsea)
MF  ENG Ryan Gilligan (to Swindon Town)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Alec Chamberlain 2+100030005+1000
2DF James Chambers 26+120002+103031+13070
3DF Jordan Stewart 29+6010203035+6040
4DF Malky Mackay 35+3310103040+3341
5DF Clarke Carlisle 30+2310220033+2551
6DF Jay DeMerit 27+5200203132+5340
7MF Chris Eagles 16+1310000+1017+2310
7MF Carl Fletcher 300000003010
8MF Gavin Mahon 35+3310103040+3350
9FW Marlon King 40+12110003144+12221
10MF Paul Devlin 21+2200000021+2220
12DF Lloyd Doyley 40+4010203046+4030
14MF Dominic Blizzard 9+1000110010+1100
15MF Ashley Young 38+11300113142+11531
18FW Hameur Bouazza 3+11100210+105+12200
19DF Anthony McNamee 26+12110300030+12110
20MF Al Bangura 11+24100301+2015+26160
21MF Toumani Diagouraga 101020004000
22DF Junior Osborne 10000+10001+1010
23DF Adrian Mariappa 1+20001+10002+3000
25MF Matthew Spring 36+3800203141+3980
26GK Ben Foster 44010003048031
27FW Joel Grant 2+50001+20003+7010
28FW Francino Francis 0+10001+10001+2000
29FW Darius Henderson 27+31410102+1131+41561
31MF Alex Campana 00000+10000+1000
33FW Trevor Benjamin 200000002000
34MF Ben Gill 000+100+20000+3000
36FW Gabriel Agbonlahor 1+100000001+1000
37FW Theo Robinson 0+100000000+1000

References

  1. "Leeds 0–3 Watford". BBC Sport. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/flcham/watford.htm
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/watford/tab/players/season/2006

Notes

  1. King was born in Dulwich, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
  2. Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
  3. Bouazza was born in Évry, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.
  4. Mariappa was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Fiji internationally through his father and Jamaica internationally through his maternal grandparents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in June 2012.
  5. Grant was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Jamaica in May 2014.
  6. O'Cearuill was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
  7. Robinson was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
  8. Fletcher was born in Camberley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 2004.
  9. Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  10. Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
  11. Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and represented them at U-23 level, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2010.
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