2005–06 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the FA Premier League.

West Bromwich Albion
2005–06 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerBryan Robson
StadiumThe Hawthorns
FA Premier League19th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kanu/Ellington (5)
All: Ellington (8)
Highest home attendance27,623 (vs. Manchester United, 18 March 2006)
Lowest home attendance23,144 (vs. Fulham, 3 December 2005)
Average home league attendance25,403

Season summary

Despite attaining FA Premier League survival on the final day of the previous season, this time West Brom were unable to repeat their "great escape" and were relegated to the Championship. West Brom had spent much of the season just ahead of the relegation zone, but Portsmouth's late run of good form – in addition to West Brom failing to win any of their final 13 fixtures – dragged the Midlanders into the relegation places.

Kit

West Brom retained their kit manufacturing agreement with Diadora, who introduced a new kit for the season. T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table
Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 −13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 10 20 28 50 −22 34 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 7 9 22 31 58 −27 30
20 Sunderland (R) 38 3 6 29 26 69 −43 15
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2005Manchester CityA0–042,983
20 August 2005PortsmouthH2–124,404Horsfield (2)
24 August 2005ChelseaA0–441,201
27 August 2005Birmingham CityH2–323,993 (2,353)Horsfield (2)
10 September 2005Wigan AthleticH1–225,617Greening
17 September 2005SunderlandA1–131,657 (1,809)Gera
24 September 2005Charlton AthleticH1–223,909Davies
1 October 2005Blackburn RoversA0–220,721
15 October 2005ArsenalH2–126,604 (2,600)Kanu, Carter
23 October 2005Bolton WanderersA0–224,151
30 October 2005Newcastle UnitedH0–326,216
5 November 2005West Ham UnitedA0–134,325 (2,621)
19 November 2005EvertonH4–024,784 (2,595)Ellington (2, 1 pen), Clement, Earnshaw
27 November 2005MiddlesbroughA2–227,041 (1,020)Ellington, Kanu
3 December 2005FulhamH0–023,144
10 December 2005Manchester CityH2–025,472 (2,599)Kamara, Campbell
17 December 2005PortsmouthA0–120,052
26 December 2005Manchester UnitedA0–367,972
28 December 2005Tottenham HotspurH2–027,510 (2,600)Kanu (2)
31 December 2005LiverpoolA0–144,192 (1,736)
2 January 2006Aston VillaH1–227,073 (2,600)Watson
15 January 2006Wigan AthleticA1–017,421 (3,316)Albrechtsen
21 January 2006SunderlandH0–126,464 (1,585)
31 January 2006Charlton AthleticA0–025,921
4 February 2006Blackburn RoversH2–023,993Campbell, Greening
11 February 2006FulhamA1–621,508 (3,300)Campbell
26 February 2006MiddlesbroughH0–224,061
4 March 2006ChelseaH1–226,581 (2,600)Kanu
11 March 2006Birmingham CityA1–128,041 (2,694)Ellington
18 March 2006Manchester UnitedH1–227,623 (2,599)Ellington
27 March 2006Tottenham HotspurA1–236,152Davies
1 April 2006LiverpoolH0–227,576 (2,598)
9 April 2006Aston VillaA0–033,303
15 April 2006ArsenalA1–338,167 (2,900)Quashie
17 April 2006Bolton WanderersH0–023,181
22 April 2006Newcastle UnitedA0–352,272
1 May 2006West Ham UnitedH0–124,462 (2,308)
7 May 2006EvertonA2–239,671Gera, Martínez

FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006ReadingH1–119,197Gera (pen.)
R3R17 January 2006ReadingA2–3 (a.e.t.)16,737 (1,487)Chaplow (2)

League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R220 September 2005Bradford CityH4–110,792Ellington (2), Kamara, Earnshaw
R325 October 2005FulhamA3–2 (a.e.t.)7,373 (688)Earnshaw, Kanu, Inamoto
R430 November 2005Manchester UnitedA1–348,924Ellington

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 Russell Hoult
3 DF  ENG Paul Robinson
4 DF  DEN Thomas Gaardsøe
5 DF  URU Williams Martínez (on loan from Defensor Sporting)
6 DF  ENG Neil Clement
7 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[notes 1]
8 MF  ENG Jonathan Greening
9 FW  ENG Geoff Horsfield
10 MF  WAL Andy Johnson[notes 2]
11 MF  HUN Zoltán Gera
12 MF  ENG Richard Chaplow
13 MF  SVK Jan Kozak (on loan from Artmedia Bratislava)
14 DF  DEN Martin Albrechtsen
15 FW  SEN Diomansy Kamara[notes 3]
16 DF  ENG Steve Watson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Darren Carter
19 DF  ENG Curtis Davies
20 GK  ENG Chris Kirkland (on loan from Liverpool)
21 FW  ENG Kevin Campbell (captain)
22 FW  ENG Nathan Ellington
24 DF  ENG Ronnie Wallwork
25 FW  NGA Nwankwo Kanu
26 MF  WAL Rob Davies
27 FW  ENG Rob Elvins
28 DF  ENG Jared Hodgkiss
29 GK  POL Tomasz Kuszczak
30 MF  ENG Brian Smikle
31 FW  ENG Stuart Nicholson
32 DF  ENG Jeff Forsyth
33 MF  JPN Junichi Inamoto

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
2 DF  ENG Riccardo Scimeca (to Cardiff City)
5 DF  JAM Darren Moore[notes 4] (to Derby County)
18 MF  ENG Lloyd Dyer (to Millwall)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  WAL Robert Earnshaw[notes 5] (to Norwich City)
— MF  WAL Jason Koumas (on loan to Cardiff City)
— GK  IRL Joe Murphy (to Sunderland)

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[3]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 30
14 RB Martin Albrechtsen 30
19 CB Curtis Davies 35
6 CB Neil Clement 32
3 LB Paul Robinson 36
8 RM Jonathan Greening 40
16 CM Steve Watson 29
24 CM Ronnie Wallwork 35
33 LM Junichi Inamoto 20
15 CF Diomansy Kamara 24 Kevin Campbell has 19 starts
22 CF Nathan Ellington 19 Nwankwo Kanu has 19 starts

Notes
  1. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B-level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  2. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  3. Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
  4. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  5. Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002.

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2005-2006/results
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/faprem/wba.htm
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2006
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