2005–06 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 92nd competitive season, 14th consecutive season in the Premier League and 100th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, Chelsea won the Premier League title for the second consecutive season. They also won the Community Shield.

Chelsea
2005–06 season
Chelsea's 2005–06 Premier League Trophy Presentation
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League1st
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupThird round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard (16)
All: Frank Lampard (20)

Chelsea continued spending vast sums of money in their third season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, signing Michael Essien from Lyon and Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City for more than £20 million each.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their second straight semi-final placing the previous year, but exited the competition in the first knockout round to FC Barcelona. In the FA Cup, they managed to improve on their third-round exit in the previous season, but fell short in the semi-final, losing 2–1 to Liverpool. After winning the League Cup in the previous season, they failed to defend their title by taking an early third-round exit to Charlton Athletic on penalties.

The season was momentous for Chelsea's incredible start to the Premier League season where they won a record 9 games in a row at the start of the season,[1] and 17 wins of the first 19 league games. As of 2020, Chelsea 2005–06 hold joint Premier League records for most wins at home in a season (18) and fewest home defeats in a season (0).[2] They were also the first Premier League team to win against every single team in a season.[3]

Team kit

The team kit for the season was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Samsung Mobile, who replaced previous shirt sponsor Emirates Airlines. Chelsea's new home kit was all blue with gold accents. Their new away kit was light blue with black shorts and black accents. Their 3rd kit was similar to their away kit from the 2004–05 season, black with grey shorts and grey accents. The only difference was the addition of the new shirt sponsor and new club crest with modifications.

Management

Position Staff
Manager José Mourinho
Assistant manager Steve Clarke
First team coach Baltemar Brito
Fitness coach Rui Faria
Goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro
Opposition scout André Villas-Boas

Source:

First team squad

Squad at end of season[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  CZE Petr Čech
2 DF  ENG Glen Johnson
3 DF  ESP Asier del Horno
4 DF  FRA Claude Makélélé
5 MF  GHA Michael Essien
6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho
7 MF  POR Maniche (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW  ARG Hernán Crespo
10 MF  ENG Joe Cole
11 MF  IRL Damien Duff
12 FW  ENG Carlton Cole
13 DF  FRA William Gallas
14 MF  CMR Geremi
15 FW  CIV Didier Drogba
16 MF  NED Arjen Robben
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  FRA Lassana Diarra
20 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira
22 FW  ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 MF  ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 DF  ENG John Terry
29 DF  GER Robert Huth
31 FW  ENG Scott Sinclair
40 GK  ENG Lenny Pidgeley
41 GK  BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[5]
42 MF  ENG Anthony Grant
43 DF   SUI Jonas Elmer
44 DF  ENG Michael Mancienne
45 MF  POR Filipe Morais
46 MF  ENG Jimmy Smith

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
18 DF  ENG Wayne Bridge (on loan to Fulham)
27 MF  CZE Jiří Jarošík (on loan to Birmingham City)
30 MF  POR Tiago (to Lyon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  SCO Steven Watt (to Swansea City)
MF  ENG Joe Keenan (on loan to Willem II)
MF  RUS Alexei Smertin (to Dynamo Moscow)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player From Fee Date
3 DF Asier del Horno Athletic Bilbao£8 million[6]21 June 2005
19 MF Lassana Diarra Le Havre£1 million[7]16 July 2005
24 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City£21 million[8]18 July 2005
5 MF Michael Essien Lyon£24.4 million[9]19 August 2005
7 MF Maniche Dynamo MoscowLoan[10]4 January 2006

Out

No. Pos Player To Fee Date
24FW Mikael Forssell Birmingham City£3 million[11]10 June 2005
19MF Scott Parker Newcastle United£6.5 million[12]15 June 2005
9FW Mateja Kežman Atlético Madrid£5.3 million[13]29 June 2005
5MF Alexey Smertin Charlton AthleticLoan[14]15 July 2005
27MF Jiří Jarošík Birmingham CityLoan[15]22 August 2005
30MF Tiago Lyon£6.8 million[16]27 August 2005
40GK Lenny Pidgeley MillwallLoan28 November 2005
5MF Alexey Smertin Dynamo Moscow£1 million[17]15 March 2006

Overall transfer activity

Competitions

FA Community Shield

7 August 2005 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
14:05 BST Fàbregas  64'  24' Drogba  8', 58'
Makélélé  24'
Lampard  82'
Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 58,014
Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the Match: Didier Drogba

Premier League

Upon winning the 2005–06 Premier League season, Chelsea clinched their third national league title.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 29 4 5 72 22 +50 91 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Manchester United 38 25 8 5 72 34 +38 83
3 Liverpool 38 25 7 6 57 25 +32 82 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Arsenal 38 20 7 11 68 31 +37 67
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 11 9 53 38 +15 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 29 4 5 72 22  +50 91 18 1 0 47 9  +38 11 3 5 25 13  +12

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultWWWWWWWWWDWLWWWWWWWWWWDDWLWWWLWDWWWWLL
Position65111111111111111111111111111111111111
Points3691215182124272831313437404346495255586162636666697275757879828588919191
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

14 August 2005 1 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Chelsea Wigan
16:00 BST Mahon  23' Report Crespo  90+3' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 23,575
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
21 August 2005 2 Chelsea 1–0 Arsenal London
16:00 BST Drogba  73'
Gallas  30'
Makélélé  70'
Report Van Persie  27'
Senderos  30'
Cole  52'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,136
Referee: Graham Poll
24 August 2005 3 Chelsea 4–0 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 BST Lampard  23', 80'
J. Cole  43'
Drogba  68'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,201
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 August 2005 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Mido  25'
Gardner  26'
Reid  26'
Davids  74'
Report Del Horno  39'
Duff  71'
Essien  24'
J. Cole  26'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,077
Referee: Rob Styles
10 September 2005 5 Chelsea 2–0 Sunderland London
15:00 BST Geremi  54'
Drogba  82'
J. Cole  31'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,969
Referee: Mike Dean
17 September 2005 6 Charlton 0–2 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Report Crespo  55'
Robben  60'
Carvalho  51'
Makélélé  82'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Mike Dean
24 September 2005 7 Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST Lampard  45', 75' (pen.)
Robben  33'
Report Moore  44'
Ángel  40'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,146
Referee: Barry Knight
2 October 2005 8 Liverpool 1–4 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 BST Gerrard  36'
Caragher  27'
Report Lampard  27' (pen.)  54'
Duff  43'
J. Cole  63'  24'
Geremi  82'
Drogba  86'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,235
Referee: Graham Poll
15 October 2005 9 Chelsea 5–1 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Drogba  52', 61',  32'
Lampard  55', 59'
Guðjohnsen  74'
Essien  63'
Report Giannakopoulos  4'
Jaïdi  12'
Nolan  42'
Gardener  58'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,775
Referee: Rob Styles
23 October 2005 10 Everton 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 BST Beattie  37' (pen.)
Arteta  50'
Ferrari  59'
Report Lampard  50'
Drogba  21'
Huth  63'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,042
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
29 October 2005 11 Chelsea 4–2 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,553
Referee: Mike Riley
6 November 2005 12 Manchester United 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 GMT Fletcher  31',  35'
Smith  12'
Ronaldo  84'
Report Drogba  14'
Ferreira  41'
Gallas  52'
Makélélé 81'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,864
Referee: Graham Poll
19 November 2005 13 Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMT J. Cole  47'
Crespo  51'
Duff  90'
Terry  5'
Lampard  89'
Report Solano  31' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,268
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 November 2005 14 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Diao  52'
Hughes  60'
Griffin  64'
Stefanović  66'
Taylor  87'
Report Crespo  27'
Lampard  67' (pen.)
C. Cole  57'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,182
Referee: Phil Dowd
3 December 2005 15 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough London
15:00 GMT Terry  62' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,666
Referee: Mike Riley
10 December 2005 16 Chelsea 1–0 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 GMT Terry  67'
Carvalho  12'
Report Roberts  83' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,060
Referee: Howard Webb
18 December 2005 17 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Van Persie  29'
Senderos  46'
Henry  51'
Report Robben  39',  51'
J. Cole  73'
Essien  34'
Makélélé  59'
Lampard  85'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,347
Referee: Rob Styles
26 December 2005 18 Chelsea 3–2 Fulham London
16:00 GMT Gallas  3'
Lampard  24'
Crespo  74'
J. Cole  56'
Report McBride  29'
Helguson  57' (pen.)
Christanval  62'
Legwinski  65'
John  89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,313
Referee: Graham Poll
28 December 2005 19 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
19:45 GMT Thatcher  78' Report J. Cole  79'
Del Horno  52'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,587
Referee: Uriah Rennie
31 December 2005 20 Chelsea 2–0 Birmingham City London
19:45 GMT Crespo  25'
Robben  43'
Essien  21'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,313
Referee: Mike Dean
2 January 2006 21 West Ham United 1–3 Chelsea London
19:45 GMT Harewood  46'
Fletcher  49'
Report Lampard  12',  49'
Crespo  28'
Drogba  80'
Duff  20'
Guðjohnsen  69'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,758
Referee: Mike Dean
15 January 2006 22 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
16:00 GMT Lawrence  12'
Stead  25'
Report Crespo  28'
Robben  69',  70'
C. Cole
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,420
Referee: Chris Foy
22 January 2006 23 Chelsea 1–1 Charlton Athletic London
16:00 GMT Guðjohnsen  19'
Carvalho  81'
Terry  82'
Report Bent  59'
Kishishev  82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,355
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 February 2006 24 Aston Villa 1–1 Chelsea Birmingham
20:00 GMT Moore  77'
McCann  31'
Report Robben  14'
Crespo  42'
Johnson  51'
Gallas  90+2'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,562
Referee: Rob Styles
5 February 2006 25 Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Gallas  35'
Crespo  68'
Essien  47'
Report Reina  82'
García  63'
Alonso  90+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,316
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 February 2006 26 Middlesbrough 3–0 Chelsea Middlesbrough
16:00 GMT Rochemback  2'
Downing  45+2'
Yakubu  68'
Report Terry  42'
Guðjohnsen  45+1'
Carvalho  90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,037
Referee: Steve Bennett
25 February 2006 27 Chelsea 2–0 Portsmouth London
15:00 GMT Lampard  65'
Robben  75'
Report LuaLua  34' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,254
Referee: Mike Riley
4 March 2006 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Kanu  88' Report Drogba  51'
J. Cole  74'
Robben  62'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,581
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 March 2006 29 Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 GMT Essien  14'
Gallas  90+4'
Duff  29'
Drogba  88'
Report Jenas  45+1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,243
Referee: Graham Poll
19 March 2006 30 Fulham 1–0 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Boa Morte  17' Report Gallas  90+2'
Huth  44'
Carvalho  51'
Drogba  67'
Makélélé  70'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,486
Referee: Graham Poll
25 March 2006 31 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London
15:00 GMT Drogba  30', 33'
J. Cole  74'
Report Distin  45'
Mills  24'
Musampa  45+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: Rob Styles
1 April 2006 32 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,364
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
9 April 2006 33 Chelsea 4–1 West Ham United London
13:00 BST Drogba  28'
Crespo  31'
Terry  54'
Gallas  69'
Maniche  17'
Report Collins  10'
Harewood  17'
Konchesky  47'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,919
Referee: Chris Foy
15 April 2006 34 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Bolton
15:00 BST Ben Haim  90+1'
Gardner  30'
Davies  51'
Report Terry  44'
Lampard  59'
Makélélé  41'
Drogba  82'
Huth  87'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,266
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 April 2006 35 Chelsea 3–0 Everton London
15:00 BST Lampard  28'
Drogba  62'
Essien  74'
Report Carsley  47' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,765
Referee: Rob Styles
29 April 2006 36 Chelsea 3–0 Manchester United London
15:00 BST Gallas  5',  52'
J. Cole  61',  62'
Carvalho  73'
Čech  8'
Makélélé  34'
Report Ronaldo  55'
Rooney  66'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,219
Referee: Mike Dean
2 May 2006 37 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Chelsea Blackburn
19:45 BST Reid  43'
Savage  1'
Gray  90+4'
Report Geremi  42'
Duff  70'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,243
Referee: Steve Bennett
7 May 2006 38 Newcastle United 1–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST Bramble  73'
N'Zogbia  53'
Babyaro  61'
Belözoğlu  70'
Moore  89'
Carr  90+5'
Report Carvalho  22'
Gallas  75'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,309
Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Liverpool 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 7 1 +6 11
3 Real Betis 6 2 1 3 3 7 4 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 1 8 7 3
Source: RSSSF
13 September 2005 1 Chelsea 1–0 Anderlecht London, England
19:45 BST Lampard  19' (Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,575
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
28 September 2005 2 Liverpool 0–0 Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 BST (Report) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,750
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
19 October 2005 3 Chelsea 4–0 Real Betis London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba  24'
Carvalho  44'
J. Cole  59'
Crespo  64'
(Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,450
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
1 November 2005 4 Real Betis 1–0 Chelsea Seville, Spain
19:45 GMT Dani  28' (Report) Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
23 November 2005 5 Anderlecht 0–2 Chelsea Brussels, Belgium
19:45 GMT (Report) Crespo  8'
Carvalho  15'
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 21,070
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
6 December 2005 6 Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool London, England
19:45 GMT (Report) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
22 February 2006 First leg Chelsea 1–2 Barcelona London, England
19:45 GMT Motta  59' (o.g.) (Report) Terry  72' (o.g.)
Eto'o  80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,525
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
7 March 2006 Second leg Barcelona 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 GMT Ronaldinho  78' (Report) Lampard  90+2' (pen.) Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 98,450
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

League Cup

FA Cup

7 January 2006 Third round Chelsea 2–1 Huddersfield Town Stamford Bridge, London
C. Cole  12'
Guðjohnsen  82'
(Report) Taylor-Fletcher  75' Attendance: 41,650
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 January 2006 Fourth round Everton 1–1 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
McFadden  36' (Report) Lampard  73' Attendance: 29,742
Referee: Graham Poll
8 February 2006 Replay Chelsea 4–1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
Robben  22'
Lampard  36' (pen.)
Crespo  39'
Terry  74'
(Report) Arteta  72' (pen.) Attendance: 39,301
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 February 2006 Fifth round Chelsea 3–1 Colchester United Stamford Bridge, London
Ferreira  37'
J. Cole  79', 90'
(Report) Carvalho  28' (o.g.) Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 March 2006 Quarter-final Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
Terry  4' (Report) Attendance: 42,279
Referee: Steve Bennett
22 April 2006 Semi-final Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool Old Trafford, Manchester
Drogba  69' (Report) Riise  20'
García  52'
Attendance: 64,575
Referee: Graham Poll

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueChampions LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Petr Čech 410340700000
2 DF Glen Johnson 8040004000
3 DF Asier del Horno 3312513+103+1000
4 MF Claude Makélélé 40029+20603000
5 MF Michael Essien 41227+42603+1000
6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 35322+21823000
7 MF Maniche 1103+502+100000
8 MF Frank Lampard 49203516824+120+10
9 FW Hernán Crespo 411320+10102+323+2110
10 MF Joe Cole 471026+875+113+320+10
11 MF Damien Duff 39318+1035+103+2000
12 FW Carlton Cole 1310+900+201+1100
13 DF William Gallas 44533+15703000
14 MF Geremi 2128+720+202+1010
15 FW Didier Drogba 401420+9125+21310+10
16 MF Arjen Robben 39721+76602+2110
18 DF Wayne Bridge 2000001010
19 MF Lassana Diarra 702+100+202000
20 DF Paulo Ferreira 31118+30602+1110
22 FW Eiður Guðjohnsen 36316+1024+203110
23 GK Carlo Cudicini 1203+10106010
24 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 38010+1701+503+1010
26 DF John Terry 497364804211
29 DF Robert Huth 2107+600+303+1010
37 MF Jimmy Smith 100+10000000
40 GK Lenny Pidgeley 1010000000

Statistics:.[18] Squad details and shirt numbers:[19]

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions.

Summary

Games played54 (38 Premier League) (8 UEFA Champions League) (6 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Games won37 (29 Premier League) (3 UEFA Champions League) (4 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Games drawn9 (4 Premier League) (3 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup)
Games lost8 (5 Premier League) (2 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup)
Goals scored96 (72 Premier League) (9 UEFA Champions League) (12 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (2 FA Community Shield)
Goals conceded34 (22 Premier League) (4 UEFA Champions League) (6 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Goal difference62 (+50 Premier League) (+5 UEFA Champions League) (+6 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (+1 FA Community Shield)
Clean sheets37 (20 Premier League) (5 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (0 FA Community Shield)
Most appearances50 Frank Lampard & John Terry
Top scorer20 Frank Lampard
PointsOverall: 37/54 (68.52%)

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