2005–06 Derby County F.C. season

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

Derby County
2005–06 season
ManagerPhil Brown (until 30 January)
Terry Westley (from 30 January)
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerIñigo Idiakez (11)

Season summary

Derby County had high hopes going into the season after finishing fourth the previous season, but manager George Burley, who had transformed Derby from relegation candidates into promotion hopefuls, quit in June following the sale of young midfielder Tom Huddlestone to Tottenham Hotspur, without Burley's knowledge nor consent. His replacement, Phil Brown (in his first full-time managerial position) was unable to build on Burley's good work and their poor form dragged them into the relegation mire instead. He was sacked in January after a 6-1 thrashing against Coventry City in the league and a 3-1 defeat against League One side Colchester United in the FA Cup, with Derby languishing in 19th. Former coach Terry Westley stepped up as caretaker manager; despite no wins in his first five games, he was named as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season - Westley promptly won his first game two days later, 1-0 at home to Plymouth. Westley marginally improved Derby's form and they managed to confirm their Championship survival with a few games of the season to spare. Westley, however, was not offered the role of permanent manager; that went to former Preston North End boss Billy Davies.

Derby's form was especially poor away from home, with only 2 away wins all season, a complete contrast from the previous season from which they won 12 away games including six in a row.

Kit

Derby changed both their kit manufacturer and sponsor this season, with Spanish company Joma producing the kits and the Derbyshire Building Society sponsoring the kits.[1]

Final league table
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 −6 52
19 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 13 20 39 52 −13 52
20 Derby County 46 10 20 16 53 67 −14 50
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 14 20 50 65 −15 50
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 9 15 22 57 86 −29 42 Relegation to Football League One
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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 Lee Camp[notes 1]
5 DF  IRL Jeff Kenna
3 DF  POL Tomasz Hajto
4 DF  ENG Alan Wright (on loan from Sheffield United)
6 DF  JAM Michael Johnson[notes 2] (captain)
7 FW  ENG Tommy Smith
8 MF  DEN Morten Bisgaard
9 FW  MAR Mounir El Hamdaoui[notes 3] (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
10 DF  ENG Pablo Mills
11 FW  CAN Paul Peschisolido
12 MF  ENG Paul Thirlwell
13 GK  ENG Lee Grant
14 DF  ENG Richard Jackson
15 MF  ENG Adam Bolder
No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Marc Edworthy
17 DF  ENG Paul Boertien
18 MF  ENG Seth Johnson
19 MF  ENG Nathan Doyle
20 FW  ENG Lee Holmes
21 MF  SCO Michael McIndoe (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
23 DF  JAM Darren Moore[notes 4]
24 GK  ENG Kevin Poole
25 DF  ENG Mitchell Hanson
27 MF  ESP Iñigo Idiakez
28 FW  ENG Giles Barnes[notes 5]
29 FW  ENG Lionel Ainsworth
30 DF  WAL Lewin Nyatanga[notes 6]
32 DF  ENG Miles Addison

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
3 DF  ENG Jamie Vincent (to Millwall)
3 MF  ENG Peter Whittingham (on loan from Aston Villa)
4 DF  ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Middlesbrough)
5 DF  BIH Muhamed Konjić (retired)
9 FW  POL Grzegorz Rasiak (to Tottenham Hotspur)
9 FW  TRI Stern John (on loan from Coventry City)
21 DF  NIR Chris Turner (to Sligo Rovers)
22 FW  ENG Dean Holdsworth (to Weymouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 7] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
23 FW  ENG Marcus Tudgay (to Sheffield Wednesday)
25 MF  SEN Khalilou Fadiga (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
25 FW  BRA Elpídio Silva (to Corinthians Alagoano)
31 MF  ENG Johnnie Jackson (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
32 FW  ENG Dexter Blackstock[notes 8] (on loan from Southampton)
33 DF  BRA Emerson Thome (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
34 FW  ENG Danny Graham (on loan from Middlesbrough)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  ENG Mitchell Hanson
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF  ENG Karl Ashton

Statistics

Starting 11

These charts below depict the most used starters in the most used starting formation. The most recent starters/formations are listed when total starts are equal between two players/formations.[3]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Lee Camp 41
16 RB Marc Edworthy 31
4 CB Andrew Davies 23
6 CB Michael Johnson 32
30 LB Lewin Nyatanga 26
8 RM Morten Bisgaard 26
18 CM Seth Johnson 28
15 CM Adam Bolder 27
27 LM Iñigo Idiakez 43
7 CF Tommy Smith 46
11 CF Paul Peschisolido 17

References
  1. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Derby_County/Derby_County.htm
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/flcham/derby.htm
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/derby-county/tab/players/season/2006

Notes
  1. Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
  2. Johnson was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  3. El Hamdaoui was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Morocco internationally and represented them at B level before making his full international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
  4. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  5. Barnes was born in Barking and Dagenham, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally through his paternal grandparents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2015.
  6. Nyatanga was born in Burton upon Trent, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his mother and Zimbabwe through his father, and represented Wales at U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2006.
  7. Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  8. Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
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