2005–06 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City

2005–06 season
Chairman	Jim McCahill
Manager	Craig Levein (until 25 January) Rob Kelly (from 25 January)
Stadium	Walkers Stadium
Championship	16th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Player of the Year	Joey Guðjónsson
Top goalscorer	League: Iain Hume (9) All: Iain Hume/Joey Guðjónsson/Mark de Vries (9 each)
Highest home attendance	25,578 vs Reading (25 Mar 2006, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	7,386 vs Blackpool (20 Sep 2005, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	22,234
Home colours Away colours

During the 2005–06 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

In the 2005–06 season, Leicester's dismal form continued which saw some fans call for Levein's resignation as the team were near the bottom of the table after ten matches, and fell into the relegation zone in January, ultimately leading to his sacking on Wednesday 25 January 2006,[1] despite a 3–2 FA Cup win over Premiership club Tottenham just 17 days earlier.[2]

After winning three out of four games as caretaker manager and moving the club five places up the league, Rob Kelly was appointed to see out the rest of the season.[3] Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the manager's job on a permanent basis.[4] Jim McCahill retired as chairman on 1 June 2006 and was replaced by Andrew Taylor.

Kit

Leicester City's kit was manufactured by English sports retailer JJB Sports and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.

Final league table

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
18	Hull City	46	12	16	18	49	55	−6	52

Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	15	18	51	59	−8	54	8	9	6	30	25	+5	5	6	12	21	34	−13

Source: 2005-06 Football League Championship table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L
Position	24	12	12	14	16	17	14	15	15	16	17	19	15	18	13	12	15	16	16	14	16	16	18	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	21	19	19	19	20	18	16	16	16	18	15	17	17	15	16

Source: 11v11.com: 2005-06 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[5]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Championship

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
6 August 2005	Sheffield United	A	1–4	18,224	Connolly
9 August 2005	Stoke City	H	4–2	20,519	De Vries, Connolly (3)
13 August 2005	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	21,879
20 August 2005	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–2	7,053	Tiatto, Guðjónsson (pen)
27 August 2005	Luton Town	H	0–2	22,048
29 August 2005	Hull City	A	1–1	20,192	McCarthy
10 September 2005	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–0	22,618	De Vries (2)
13 September 2005	Cardiff City	A	0–1	9,196
17 September 2005	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–0	24,726
24 September 2005	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–2	20,148	Hammond
27 September 2005	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	0–0	20,296
1 October 2005	Derby County	A	1–1	25,044	Hume
15 October 2005	Watford	A	2–1	16,224	De Vries, Kisnorbo
18 October 2005	Burnley	H	0–1	23,326
23 October 2005	Coventry City	H	2–1	22,991	De Vries (2)
29 October 2005	Preston North End	A	0–0	13,904
5 November 2005	Southampton	H	0–0	21,318
19 November 2005	Burnley	A	0–1	12,592
22 November 2005	Watford	H	2–2	18,856	Guðjónsson (2, 1 pen)
26 November 2005	Sheffield United	H	4–2	22,382	Hume (2), Smith, Hammond
3 December 2005	Leeds United	A	1–2	21,402	Guðjónsson (pen)
9 December 2005	Stoke City	A	2–3	11,129	Guðjónsson, Hammond
17 December 2005	Crewe Alexandra	H	1–1	24,873	Hume
26 December 2005	Millwall	H	1–1	22,520	Guðjónsson (pen)
28 December 2005	Reading	A	0–2	22,061
31 December 2005	Norwich City	H	0–1	21,072
2 January 2006	Crystal Palace	A	0–2	20,089
14 January 2006	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–2	25,398	Stearman
21 January 2006	Cardiff City	H	1–2	20,140	Fryatt
24 January 2006	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–1	12,591
31 January 2006	Queens Park Rangers	A	3–2	11,785	Fryatt, Stearman, Hughes
4 February 2006	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	21,385	Fryatt
11 February 2006	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–1	7,187	McCarthy, Hume
14 February 2006	Derby County	H	2–2	23,246	Hume, Maybury
18 February 2006	Leeds United	H	1–1	25,497	Hume
25 February 2006	Ipswich Town	A	0–2	24,861
4 March 2006	Hull City	H	3–2	22,835	Hume, Guðjónsson (2)
11 March 2006	Luton Town	A	2–1	9,783	Fryatt, O'Grady
18 March 2006	Millwall	A	1–0	10,523	Hughes
25 March 2006	Reading	H	1–1	25,578	Hume
1 April 2006	Norwich City	A	1–2	24,718	Williams
7 April 2006	Crystal Palace	H	2–0	23,211	Welsh, Hughes
15 April 2006	Preston North End	H	1–2	21,865	Fryatt
17 April 2006	Coventry City	A	1–1	26,672	Stearman
22 April 2006	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–0	22,796	Fryatt
30 April 2006	Southampton	A	0–2	26,801

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 2006	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–2	19,844	Hammond, Hughes, De Vries
R4	28 January 2006	Southampton	H	0–1	20,427

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	23 August 2005	Bury	A	3–0	2,759	Hamill, Stearman, Guðjónsson (pen)
R2	20 September 2005	Blackpool	H	2–1	7,386	De Vries (2)
R3	26 October 2005	Cardiff City	A	1–0	8,727	Johansson
R4	30 November 2005	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	13,067	Williams

Squad

[6][7] 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 1 GK  SCO Rab Douglas 2 DF  IRL Alan Maybury 3 DF  AUS Patrick Kisnorbo 4 MF  SCO Stephen Hughes 5 DF  IRL Paddy McCarthy 6 MF  SCO Gareth Williams 7 MF  GUI Mohammed Sylla 8 FW  CAN Iain Hume 11 DF  AUS Danny Tiatto (captain) 12 FW  ENG Matty Fryatt 13 GK  AUS Paul Henderson 14 DF  ENG Rufus Brevett (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 15 DF  SWE Nils-Eric Johansson 16 MF  ISL Joey Guðjónsson

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ENG Richard Stearman 18 FW  GHA Elvis Hammond 22 DF  IRL Alan Sheehan 23 MF  SCO Joe Hamill 24 DF  SWE Patrik Gerrbrand 25 MF  SCO Andy Welsh (on loan from Sunderland) 26 FW  ENG Chris O'Grady 27 GK  IRL Conrad Logan 28 FW  ENG Louis Dodds 29 FW  ENG Levi Porter 30 MF  AUS James Wesolowski 32 DF  ENG Jay Smedley 34 FW  ENG Ashley Chambers

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 8 FW  IRL David Connolly (to Wigan Athletic) 21 DF  SCO Peter Canero (to Dundee United) 19 FW  ENG Tommy Wright (to Barnsley) 12 DF  WAL Peter Gilbert (to Sheffield Wednesday) 14 MF  ENG Jason Wilcox (to Blackpool)

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  ENG Dion Dublin (to Celtic) 10 FW  NED Mark de Vries (on loan to SC Heerenveen) 31 FW  ENG James Graham (Released) 21 MF  ENG Ryan Smith (on loan from Arsenal) 20 MF  ENG Lee Morris (to Yeovil Town)

2005–06 backroom staff

• This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2005–06 season
• Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season

Position	Nationality	Name
Manager		Craig Levein*
Assistant manager		Rob Kelly
First Team Coach		Peter Houston*
First Team Coach		Kenny Black*
Head physio		David Rennie
Academy manager		Jon Rudkin
Academy coach (Under 18s)		Steve Beaglehole
Academy coach (Under 16s)		Trevor Peake

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Rab Douglas	32	0	2	0	1	0	35	0	3	0
2	DF	Alan Maybury	40	1	2	0	3	0	45	1	5	1
3	DF	Patrick Kisnorbo	36+1	1	0+1	0	1+2	0	37+4	1	4	1
4	MF	Stephen Hughes	28+6	3	2	1	1+1	0	31+7	4	5	0
5	DF	Paddy McCarthy	37+1	2	2	0	2+2	0	41+3	2	12	2
6	MF	Gareth Williams	26+5	1	1	0	3	1	30+5	2	1	0
7	MF	Mohammed Sylla	24+4	0	0	0	1+1	0	25+5	0	5	0
8	FW	David Connolly	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0
8	FW	Iain Hume	28+9	9	1	0	0	0	29+9	9	5	0
9	FW	Dion Dublin	15+6	0	0	0	2	0	17+6	0	2	0
10	FW	Mark de Vries	20+9	6	1+1	1	3+1	2	24+11	9	5	0
11	DF	Danny Tiatto	11+7	1	0	0	3	0	14+7	1	3	1
12	FW	Matty Fryatt	18+1	6	0	0	0	0	18+1	6	1	0
12	DF	Peter Gilbert	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	4+1	0	0	0
13	GK	Paul Henderson	14+1	0	0	0	3	0	17+1	0	0	0
14	DF	Rufus Brevett	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	MF	Jason Wilcox	3+3	0	0	0	0+2	0	3+5	0	0	0
15	DF	Nils-Eric Johansson	39	0	2	0	4	1	45	1	6	0
16	MF	Joey Guðjónsson	40+2	8	2	0	4	1	46+2	9	12	0
17	DF	Richard Stearman	31+3	3	2	0	3	1	36+3	4	5	0
18	FW	Elvis Hammond	15+18	3	1+1	1	3	0	19+19	4	1	0
21	MF	Ryan Smith	10+7	1	2	0	0	0	12+7	1	5	0
22	DF	Alan Sheehan	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	0	1
23	MF	Joe Hamill	7+5	0	1	0	4	1	12+5	1	0	0
24	DF	Patrik Gerrbrand	14+3	0	1	0	2	0	17+3	0	1	0
25	MF	Andy Welsh	4+6	1	0	0	0	0	4+6	1	0	0
26	FW	Chris O'Grady	0+13	1	0	0	0	0	0+13	1	2	0
30	MF	James Wesolowski	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	3+2	0	0	0
34	FW	Ashley Chambers	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Notes
1 June 2005	MF	Mohammed Sylla	Celtic	Free transfer	[8]
6 June 2005	GK	Rab Douglas	Celtic	Free transfer
29 June 2005	GK	Paul Henderson	Bradford City	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2005	DF	Patrik Gerrbrand	Hammarby	£250,000
6 July 2005	DF	Nils-Eric Johansson	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer
26 July 2005	DF	Peter Gilbert	Plymouth Argyle	£200,000	[10]
11 August 2005	MF	Joe Hamill	Hearts	Signed	[11]
31 August 2005	FW	Iain Hume	Tranmere Rovers	£500,000	[12]
31 August 2005	FW	Elvis Hammond	Fulham	£225,000	[13]
9 January 2006	FW	Matty Fryatt	Walsall	£750,000	[14]

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee	Notes
1 June 2005	GK	Lars Hirschfeld	Tromsø	Free transfer
1 July 2005	MF	Jordan Stewart	Watford	£125,000	[15]
8 July 2005	DF	Matt Heath	Coventry City	£200,000	[16]
14 July 2005	GK	Ian Walker	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[17]
1 August 2005	MF	Stephen Dawson	Mansfield Town	Free transfer
2 August 2005	DF	Chris Makin	Reading	Free transfer	[18]
5 August 2005	MF	Keith Gillespie	Sheffield United	Free transfer
31 August 2005	FW	David Connolly	Wigan Athletic	£2,000,000	[19]
5 September 2005	DF	Peter Canero	Dundee United	Signed	[20]
1 January 2006	FW	Tommy Wright	Barnsley	£50,000	[21]
5 January 2006	DF	Peter Gilbert	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer
27 January 2006	MF	Jason Wilcox	Blackpool	Free transfer
30 January 2006	FW	Dion Dublin	Celtic	Free transfer	[22]
23 March 2006	MF	Scot Gemmill	Oxford United	Free transfer	[23]

Transfers in: £1,925,000

Transfers out: £2,375,000

Total spending: £450,000

Loans in

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	From club
30 September 2005	10 March 2006	MF	Ryan Smith	Arsenal[24]
27 February 2006	1 May 2006	DF	Rufus Brevett	Plymouth Argyle[25]
1 March 2006	1 May 2006	MF	Andy Welsh	Sunderland

Loans out

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	To club
18 August 2005	1 January 2006	FW	Chris O'Grady	Rushden & Diamonds
31 August 2005	31 December 2005	FW	Tommy Wright	Blackpool
24 December 2005	7 May 2006	GK	Conrad Logan	Boston United[26][27]
31 January 2006	31 May 2006	FW	Mark de Vries	SC Heerenveen

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