2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Swansea City competed in Football League One.

2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season
ManagerKenny Jackett
StadiumLiberty Stadium[1]
League One6th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round

Season summary

Swansea had a good season in League One, finishing in sixth place to take the last play-off spot. After beating Brentford 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, the Swans faced Barnsley in the final. After a 2–2 draw at the end of extra time, Barnsley won the penalty shoot-out 4–3. This form did not translate to the cup competitions, being knocked out in the first round of both.

First-team squad
Squad at end of 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
1 GK  IRL Brian Murphy
2 DF  WAL Sam Ricketts[2]
3 DF  TRI Kevin Austin[3]
4 DF  WAL Kristian O'Leary
5 DF  ENG Alan Tate
6 MF  ESP Roberto Martínez
7 MF  ENG Leon Britton
8 FW  ENG Kevin Nugent
9 FW  ENG Adebayo Akinfenwa
10 FW  ENG Lee Trundle
11 MF  ENG Adrian Forbes
12 FW  ENG Lee Thorpe
14 MF  ENG Kevin McLeod
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  CYP Tom Williams[4]
16 DF  ENG Garry Monk
18 MF  ENG Andy Robinson
19 MF  ENG Darren Way
22 DF  ENG Izzy Iriekpen
23 MF  WAL Owain Tudur Jones
24 FW  ENG Leon Knight
25 FW  WAL Mark Pritchard
26 MF  WAL Chad Bond
27 GK  GLP Willy Guéret
28 MF  WAL Shaun MacDonald
29 FW  NZL Rory Fallon[5]
30 DF  SCO Steven Watt

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
15 MF  ENG Gary Fisken (to Newport County)
17 FW  ENG Paul Connor (to Leyton Orient)
17 DF  ENG Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
19 DF  ENG Andy Gurney (to Swindon Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Marc Goodfellow (to Grimsby Town)
21 DF  ENG Ijah Anderson (released)
24 DF  WAL Christian Edwards (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
29 MF  ENG Marcus Bean[6] (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)

References
  1. The stadium was branded as New Stadium Swansea until 18 October, when Liberty Properties Inc. won the stadium's naming rights.
  2. Ricketts was born in Aylesbury, England and represented the England C team, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother, and made his debut for Wales in February 2005.
  3. Austin was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  4. Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally and made his debut for Cyprus in 2006.
  5. Fallon was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U18, U-19, and U-20 level, before making his international debut for New Zealand in September 2009.
  6. Bean was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.
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