2005–06 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2005–06 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerJoe Royle
StadiumPortman Road
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Forster (7)
All: Nicky Forster (7)
Highest home attendance29,184
(vs Norwich City, 18 Sep 2005, Championship)
Lowest home attendance11,299
(vs Yeovil Town, 23 Aug 2005, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,251

During the 2005–06 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Although Ipswich had been pre-season promotion favourites for the 2005–06 season, they finished 15th, the club's lowest finish in the English football pyramid since 1966, and Joe Royle resigned on 11 May 2006.

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF  ENG Matt Richards
4 DF  CAN Jason de Vos
5 DF  SCO Jay McEveley (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
6 DF  ENG Richard Naylor
7 MF  NIR Jim Magilton (captain)
8 FW  ENG Nicky Forster
9 FW  ENG Sam Parkin
10 MF  ENG Darren Currie
11 MF  NIR Kevin Horlock
12 MF  CAN Jaime Peters
14 MF  ENG Dean McDonald
15 DF  ESP Sito
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ENG Dean Bowditch
19 MF  FRA Jimmy Juan (on loan from Monaco)
23 MF  IRL Owen Garvan
26 DF  ENG Scott Barron
27 FW  NOR Vemund Brekke Skard
29 FW  ENG Danny Haynes
30 MF  WAL Gavin Williams
31 GK  IRL Shane Supple
32 FW  IRL Alan Lee
33 MF  ENG Ian Westlake
34 GK  WAL Lewis Price
35 FW  JAM Ricardo Fuller (on loan from Southampton)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  RSA Mark Fish (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
18 FW  ENG Adam Proudlock (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW  IRL Billy Clarke (on loan to Colchester United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  NIR Chris Casement
20 DF  ENG Aidan Collins
21 DF  ENG Scott Mitchell
22 FW  ENG Darryl Knights
25 GK  ENG Andy Rhodes
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  IRL Gerard Nash
35 DF  ENG James Krause
36 MF  ENG Liam Trotter
— FW  ENG Charlie Sheringham

Pre-season

Ipswich spent time on a pre-season tour of Hungary in July 2005 as part of preparations for the 2005–06 season.

Legend

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 July 2005 Cambridge United A 3–0 Unknown Forster, Bowditch (2)
16 July 2005 Boston United A 5–2 Unknown Forster (2), Garvan, Magilton, White (o.g.)
19 July 2005 Rangers H 0–2 17,202
22 July 2005 Újpest A 2–3 Unknown Currie (pen), Bowditch
24 July 2005 Diósgyőri A 0–1 Unknown
29 July 2005 Atlético Madrid H 1–2 9,305 Westlake
3 August 2005 Colchester United A 3–1 3,186 McDonald (2), Currie

Competitions

Football League Championship

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Stoke City 46 17 7 22 54 63 −9 58
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 17 16 39 46 −7 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 −13 56
16 Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 −8 54
17 Burnley 46 14 12 20 46 54 −8 54
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Cardiff City H 1–0 24,292 Forster
9 August 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 14,632 Parkin
13 August 2005 Leicester City A 0–0 21,879
20 August 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 24,238 Naylor, Westlake
27 August 2005 Millwall A 2–1 8,277 Currie, Parkin
29 August 2005 Preston North End H 0–4 22,551
10 September 2005 Sheffield United A 0–2 21,054
13 September 2005 Southampton H 2–2 22,997 Naylor, Garvan
18 September 2005 Norwich City H 0–1 29,184
24 September 2005 Leeds United A 2–0 21,626 Parkin (2)
27 September 2005 Burnley A 0–3 10,496
1 October 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 23,145 Currie, Forster
16 October 2005 Reading A 0–2 17,581
18 October 2005 Coventry City H 2–2 22,656 Currie, Juan
22 October 2005 Watford H 0–1 24,069
29 October 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 6,867 Parkin
2 November 2005 Derby County A 3–3 21,598 Naylor, Magilton, Richards
5 November 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 23,083 McEveley, Juan, Richards (pen)
19 November 2005 Coventry City A 1–1 18,316 Williams
22 November 2005 Reading H 0–3 22,621
28 November 2005 Cardiff City A 1–2 8,724 Juan
3 December 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 23,563 Richards (pen)
10 December 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 24,628 de Vos, Haynes
17 December 2005 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 21,716 Forster
26 December 2005 Crystal Palace H 0–2 27,392
28 December 2005 Hull City A 0–2 20,124
31 December 2005 Luton Town H 1–0 23,957 Westlake
2 January 2006 Stoke City A 2–2 14,493 de Vos, Wilnis
14 January 2006 Sheffield United H 1–1 23,794 Juan
21 January 2006 Southampton A 2–0 22,250 Lee
31 January 2006 Leeds United H 1–1 25,845 Haynes
4 February 2006 Norwich City A 2–1 21,385 Juan, Doherty (own goal)
11 February 2006 Burnley H 2–1 24,482 Lee, Richards (pen)
14 February 2006 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 5,686 Lee, McDonald
18 February 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 23,561
25 February 2006 Leicester City H 2–0 24,861 Garvan, Fuller
11 March 2006 Millwall H 1–1 24,864 Garvan
14 March 2006 Preston North End A 1–3 14,507 de Vos
18 March 2006 Crystal Palace A 2–2 22,076 Soares (own goal), Fuller
25 March 2006 Hull City H 1–1 23,968 Currie
1 April 2006 Luton Town A 0–1 9,820
8 April 2006 Stoke City H 1–4 23,592 Haynes
15 April 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–2 21,865 Forster
17 April 2006 Watford A 1–2 16,721 Forster
22 April 2006 Derby County H 2–0 24,067 Forster, Currie
30 April 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 15,921 Forster

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2006 Portsmouth H 0–1 15,593

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2005 Yeovil Town H 0–2 11,299

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
22 June 2005 FW Nicky Forster Reading Free transfer
23 June 2005 FW Sam Parkin Swindon Town £550,000
1 July 2005 DF Sito Racing de Ferrol Free transfer
2 August 2005 DF Jaime Peters 1. FC Kaiserslautern Free transfer
3 January 2006 MF Gavin Williams West Ham United £300,000
3 January 2006 FW Adam Proudlock Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed
6 January 2006 FW Vemund Brekke Skard Brumunddal Free transfer
10 January 2006 FW Alan Lee Cardiff City £100,000

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
1 July 2005 MF Jimmy Juan Monaco 30 June 2006
8 August 2005 DF Mark Fish Charlton Athletic 23 August 2005
29 August 2005 DF Jay McEveley Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2006
10 November 2005 MF Gavin Wiliams West Ham United 3 January 2006
16 October 2005 FW Adam Proudlock Sheffield Wednesday 3 January 2006
16 February 2006 FW Ricardo Fuller Southampton 30 June 2006

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 2005 DF Jerrome Sobers Chelmsford City Free transfer
1 July 2005 DF Ben Patten Chelmsford City Free transfer
1 July 2005 MF Adem Atay Free agent Released
1 July 2005 MF Liam Manning Bishop's Stortford Free transfer
1 July 2005 MF Fraser Beveridge Free agent Released
1 July 2005 DF Daniel Flack Whitton United Free transfer
23 June 2005 MF Tommy Miller Sunderland Free transfer
1 July 2005 DF Drissa Diallo Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
1 July 2005 FW Darren Bent Charlton Athletic £2,500,000
1 July 2005 FW Shefki Kuqi Blackburn Rovers Free transfer
28 July 2005 GK Kelvin Davis Sunderland £1,250,000
20 August 2005 FW Pablo Couñago Málaga Undisclosed
17 January 2006 MF Liam Craig Falkirk Free transfer
24 March 2005 FW Adam Proudlock Free agent Released

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
16 November 2005 MF Dean McDonald Hartlepool United 18 December 2005
10 January 2006 DF Gerard Nash Hartlepool United 30 January 2006
13 January 2006 DF Aidan Collins Wycombe Wanderers 13 March 2006
26 January 2006 FW Dean Bowditch Wycombe Wanderers 31 March 2006
10 February 2006 MF Kevin Horlock Doncaster Rovers 16 April 2006
22 March 2006 FW Billy Clarke Colchester United 7 May 2006
23 March 2006 DF Gerard Nash Southend United 7 May 2006

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
31 GK  IRL Shane Supple 23 0 21+1 0 1 0 0 0
34 GK  WAL Lewis Price 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF  NED Fabian Wilnis 37 1 33+2 1 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF  ENG Matt Richards 40 4 31+7 4 1 0 1 0
4 DF  CAN Jason de Vos 42 3 41 3 1 0 0 0
5 DF  SCO Jay McEveley 19 1 17+2 1 0 0 0 0
6 DF  ENG Richard Naylor 44 3 42 3 1 0 1 0
15 DF  ESP Sito 40 0 31+7 0 0+1 0 1 0
16 DF  NIR Chris Casement 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF  ENG Aidan Collins 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF  ENG Scott Barron 16 0 14+1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF  NIR Jim Magilton 35 1 25+9 1 1 0 0 0
10 MF  ENG Darren Currie 48 5 39+7 5 1 0 1 0
11 MF  NIR Kevin Horlock 18 0 13+4 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF  CAN Jamie Peters 14 0 4+9 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF  ENG Dean McDonald 15 1 4+10 1 0 0 1 0
19 MF  FRA Jimmy Juan 36 5 24+10 5 0+1 0 1 0
23 MF  IRL Owen Garvan 33 3 29+2 3 0+1 0 0+1 0
30 MF  WAL Gavin Williams 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0
33 MF  ENG Ian Westlake 28 2 19+7 2 1 0 0+1 0
36 MF  ENG Liam Trotter 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW  ENG Nicky Forster 20 7 17+3 7 0 0 0 0
9 FW  ENG Sam Parkin 20 5 17+3 5 0 0 0 0
17 FW  ENG Dean Bowditch 22 0 14+7 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW  NOR Vemund Brekke Skard 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  ENG Danny Haynes 20 4 6+13 4 1 0 0 0
32 FW  IRL Alan Lee 14 4 14 4 0 0 0 0
35 FW  JAM Ricardo Fuller 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
18 DF  RSA Mark Fish 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW  ENG Adam Proudlock 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW  IRL Billy Clarke 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
8 FW Nicky Forster 7 0 0 7
9 FW Sam Parkin 5 0 0 5
10 MF Darren Currie 5 0 0 5
19 MF Jimmy Juan 5 0 0 5
3 DF Matt Richards 4 0 0 4
29 FW Danny Haynes 4 0 0 4
32 FW Alan Lee 4 0 0 4
4 DF Jason de Vos 3 0 0 3
6 DF Richard Naylor 3 0 0 3
23 MF Owen Garvan 3 0 0 3
33 MF Ian Westlake 2 0 0 2
35 FW Ricardo Fuller 2 0 0 2
2 DF Fabian Wilnis 1 0 0 1
5 DF Jay McEveley 1 0 0 1
7 MF Jim Magilton 1 0 0 1
14 MF Dean McDonald 1 0 0 1
30 MF Gavin Williams 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Total 54 0 0 54

Clean sheets

No. Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
31 Shane Supple 5 0 0 5
34 Lewis Price 4 0 0 4
Total 9 0 0 9

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
2 DF Fabian Wilnis 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
3 DF Matt Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Jason de Vos 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF Jay McEveley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF Richard Naylor 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
7 MF Jim Magilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW Nicky Forster 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Sam Parkin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 MF Kevin Horlock 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
15 DF Sito 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
17 FW Dean Bowditch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Jimmy Juan 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 MF Owen Garvan 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
26 DF Scott Barron 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Danny Haynes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF Gavin Williams 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
32 FW Alan Lee 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 MF Ian Westlake 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 GK Lewis Price 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW Ricardo Fuller 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 59 5 1 0 1 0 61 5

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year Fabian Wilnis
Players' Player of the Year Jason de Vos
Young Player of the Year Chris Casement
Goal of the Season Sam Parkin

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