2005–06 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

Sheffield United
2005–06 season
ChairmanKevin McCabe
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shipperley (11)
All: Shipperley (11)[1]
Average home league attendance23,650

Season summary

The 2005–06 season was Sheffield United's twelfth straight season at the second level of the English football pyramid – a period longer than any other team currently in the Championship, and their longest spell in any Division since 1934.

After beating Cardiff City 1–0 on Good Friday and never being outside of the top two places all season, the Blades required only one point from their final three games to secure their promotion. A day later, however, Leeds United failed to beat Reading at Elland Road, which saw Sheffield United promoted back to the Premiership after many disappointments in the previous few seasons.[2]

Kit

United's kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by HFS Loans.

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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  IRL Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF  ENG Leigh Bromby
3 MF  ENG Garry Flitcroft
4 DF  ENG Craig Short
5 DF  ENG Chris Morgan (captain)
6 MF  ENG Phil Jagielka (vice captain)
7 MF  BRB Paul Ifill[notes 2]
8 FW  NGA Ade Akinbiyi[notes 3]
9 FW  ENG Neil Shipperley
10 FW  ENG Danny Webber
11 FW  ENG Steve Kabba
12 MF  IRL Alan Quinn
13 GK  ENG Phil Barnes
14 FW  ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 4]
15 DF  ENG Rob Kozluk
16 DF  ENG Simon Francis
17 MF  SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 5]
18 MF  ENG Michael Tonge
19 MF  NIR Keith Gillespie
20 DF  ENG Chris Armstrong
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  ENG Jonathan Forte[notes 6]
22 MF  ENG Ian Ross
23 MF  ENG Kevan Hurst
24 DF  ENG David Unsworth
25 DF  ENG Alan Wright
26 DF  IRL Derek Geary
27 FW  ENG Brian Deane
29 FW  ENG Luke Beckett
30 FW  ENG Geoff Horsfield (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
31 DF  ENG Nicky Law
32 DF  ENG Kyle McFadzean
34 FW  IRL Gary Mulligan
35 FW  ENG Colin Marrison
36 DF  ENG Evan Horwood
37 MF  ENG Kyle Nix[notes 7]
38 MF  IRL Stephen Quinn
39 FW  CHN Hao Haidong
40 GK  ENG Jamie Annerson
44 DF  ENG Chris Lucketti

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 Jon Harley (to Burnley)
8 FW  SCO Andy Gray[notes 8] (to Sunderland)}
8 FW  FRA Vincent Péricard[notes 9] (on loan from Portsmouth)
14 MF  FRA Lilian Nalis (to Plymouth Argyle)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  ENG Billy Sharp (to Scunthorpe United)
28 DF  SCO Neill Collins (on loan from Sunderland)
30 FW  ENG Paul Shaw (to Rotherham United)
— FW  ENG Jake Speight (to Scarborough)

Reserve squad
The following players did not appear for the first-team this 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
— MF  CAN Ryan Gyaki

Transfers

Summer
Squad # Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
4 DF Craig Short Blackburn Rovers Free 29 June 2005
34 FW Gary Mulligan Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 3 July 2005
37 MF Kyle Nix Aston Villa Free 5 July 2005
9 FW Neil Shipperley Crystal Palace Free 20 July 2005
19 MF Keith Gillespie Leicester City Free 5 August 2005
24 DF David Unsworth Portsmouth Free 22 August 2005

Winter
Squad # Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
27 FW Brian Deane Perth Glory Free 23 December 2005
3 DF Gary Flitcroft Blackburn Rovers Free 12 January 2006
8 FW Ade Akinbyi Burnley £1.75m 26 January 2006
14 FW Bruce Dyer Stoke City Free 26 January 2006

Final league table
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
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

Sheffield United's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 August 2005Leicester CityH4-118,224Gray (pen), Kabba (pen), Ifill, Bromby
9 August 2005BurnleyA2-111,802Shipperley, Morgan
13 August 2005Queens Park RangersA1-213,497Kabba
20 August 2005Preston North EndH2-120,519Shipperley, Webber
27 August 2005Coventry CityH2-117,739Kabba, Unsworth (pen)
29 August 2005Crewe AlexandraA3-17,501Shipperley, Quinn, Kabba
10 September 2005Ipswich TownH2-021,059Kabba (2)
13 September 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-06,553Jagielka
17 September 2005WatfordA3-215,399Jagielka, Ifill, Carlisle (own goal)
24 September 2005Derby CountyH2-122,192Unsworth, Ifill
27 September 2005Plymouth ArgyleH2-020,111Shipperley, Quinn
1 October 2005ReadingA1-222,068Kabba
15 October 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH1-025,533Shipperley
18 October 2005MillwallA4-09,148Webber (2), Péricard, Quinn
21 October 2005Leeds UnitedA1-123,600Kabba
29 October 2005Cardiff CityH0-025,311
1 November 2005Luton TownH4-022,554Jagielka (2), Morgan, Péricard
5 November 2005Crystal PalaceA3-220,344Jagielka, Ifill, Shipperley
19 November 2005MillwallH2-222,292Unsworth, Webber
22 November 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA0-024,240
26 November 2005Leicester CityA2-422,382Kabba, Webber
3 December 2005Sheffield WednesdayH1-030,558Quinn
10 December 2005BurnleyH3-023,118Shipperley (2), Webber
16 December 2005Preston North EndA0-014,378
26 December 2005Norwich CityH1-326,505Jagielka
28 December 2005SouthamptonA1-027,443Shipperley
31 December 2005Stoke CityH2-121,279Montgomery, Morgan
3 January 2006Hull CityA3-121,929Ifill, Webber, Armstrong
14 January 2006Ipswich TownA1-123,794Webber
21 January 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionH3-127,514Jagielka, Ifill, Tonge
1 February 2006Derby CountyA1-026,275Akinbiyi
6 February 2006WatfordH1-420,791Ifill
11 February 2006Plymouth ArgyleA0-015,017
14 February 2006ReadingH1-125,011Dyer
18 February 2006Sheffield WednesdayA2-133,439Tonge, Akinbiyi
25 February 2006Queens Park RangersH2-325,360Akinbiyi, Bircham (own goal)
3 March 2006Crewe AlexandraH0-022,691
11 March 2006Coventry CityA0-223,506
18 March 2006Norwich CityA1-225,346Armstrong
25 March 2006SouthamptonH3-022,824Jagielka, Ifill, Shipperley
1 April 2006Stoke CityA1-117,544Webber
8 April 2006Hull CityH3-226,324Shipperley, Ifill, Unsworth
14 April 2006Cardiff CityA1-011,006Webber
18 April 2006Leeds UnitedH1-129,329Bakke (own goal)
22 April 2006Luton TownA1-110,248Tonge
30 April 2006Crystal PalaceH1-027,120Morgan

FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Colchester UnitedH1-211,820Kabba

League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R123 August 2005Boston UnitedH1-06,014Ross
R220 September 2005Shrewsbury TownA0-0 (won 4-3 on pens)4,250
R325 October 2005ReadingA0-211,607

References
  1. http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/2006
  2. "Blades promoted after Leeds draw". BBC Sport. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/flcham/sheffu.htm
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2005-2006

Notes
  1. Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
  3. Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1999.
  4. Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  5. Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. Forte was born in Sheffield, England, and represented them at U-16, U-17, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2010.
  7. Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, but was raised in England and represented them at U-16, U-18, U-20, and C level.
  8. Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  9. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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