The 2005–06 season was the 114th season in Liverpool Football Clubs existence, and their 44th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. Liverpool finished the season in third position, nine points behind champions Chelsea. They won the FA Cup for the seventh time by beating West Ham United in the final 3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.
Players First team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueClub World CupUEFA Super CupTotal18MF Steven Gerrard10417102329FW Djibril Cissé92060219315FW Peter Crouch83002013410MF Luis García71020111519FW Fernando Morientes5103009611FW Robbie Fowler500000514MF Xabi Alonso320000586DF John Arne Riise130000497MF Harry Kewell300000324FW Florent Sinama Pongolle0201003114DF Sami Hyypiä110000230MF Boudewijn Zenden20000021323DF Jamie Carragher000100128DF Stephen Warnock1000001Own Goal2100003TOTALS571912033104
Transfers
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate36DF Antonio Barragán SevilleFree4 July 200530MF Boudewijn Zenden MiddlesbroughFree4 July 200525GK Pepe Reina Villarreal£6,860,0004 July 200522MF Mohamed Sissoko Valencia £5,600,00013 July 200515FW Peter Crouch Southampton £7,000,00020 July 200534DF Miki Roqué Lleida Unknown 16 August 200546DF Jack Hobbs Lincoln City £150,00018 August 200532ST Besian Idrizaj Linz £190,00030 August 2005–MF Mark González Albacete £1,500,00020 October 200526MF Paul Anderson Hull City Swap4 January 20062MF Jan Kromkamp Villarreal Swap 4 January 200640GK David Martin Milton Keynes £250,00012 January 20065DF Daniel Agger Brøndby £5,800,00012 January 200611FW Robbie Fowler Manchester City Free27 January 2006
Out
#PosPlayerToFeeDate11MF Vladimír Šmicer Bordeaux Free13 June 20059FW El Hadji Diouf Bolton Wanderers £3,500,00016 June 200512DF Mauricio Pellegrino Alavés Free17 June 200531DM Alou Diarra Lens £2,000,000 23 June 200525DM Igor Bišćan Panathinaikos Free15 July 200536DF Jon Otsemobor Rotherham United Free4 July 200526MF Richie PartridgeUnattached Free1 July 200529GK Patrice LuziUnattached Free1 July 200527DF Gregory Vignal Portsmouth Free12 July 200518MF Antonio Núñez Celta Vigo £2,000,00017 July 20055FW Milan Baroš Aston Villa £6,500,00023 August 200532MF John Welsh Hull CitySwap4 January 200617DF Josemi Villarreal Swap 4 January 2006Josemi completes Villarreal move
All games
Pre-season FriendliesKick OffOpponentsH / AResultScorersRefereeAttendance9 July 2005 15:00 WrexhamA4 – 3Morientes , Baroš Mike Jones (Report)16 July 2005 18:30 Bayer LeverkusenN3 – 0Cissé , Baroš (Report)23 July 2005 19:00 OlympiacosN4 – 3García , Morientes , Baroš Reno Rutz (Report)
Premier League
Matches
League table
Results summary
Results by round
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying roundSecond qualifying roundThird qualifying round
Group stage
Round of 16
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
Semi-finals
Final
See also 2005–06 in English football 2006 FA Cup Final
References
Notes
External links 2005–06 Season at LFC History 2005–06 Season at Official Liverpool Website