The 2005–06 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 103rd season in the English football league system and their fourth in the Premier League. Under the management of Steve Bruce, they finished in 18th position in the 20-team division, so were relegated to the Championship for 2006–07. They entered the 2005–06 FA Cup at the third round and progressed to the sixth round (quarter-final), in which they suffered their heaviest ever FA Cup defeat, and their heaviest defeat at St Andrew's in any competition, losing 7–0 at home to Liverpool. They also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, in which they were eliminated by Manchester United.
Jiří Jarošík was top scorer in league competition, with just five goals. If all competitions are included, Jarošík and fellow loanee Mikael Forssell scored eight apiece.
Pre-season Pre-season friendlies DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReport13 July 2005Egersunds IKAW2–0Gray 44', Kuqi 70' 16 July 2005Viking StavangerAW1–0Pennant 43' 19 July 2005Brann BergenAL0–4 23 July 2005Derby CountyAW4–0Forssell 33', Heskey (2) 43' 55', Kuqi 90' 27 July 2005Northampton TownAL0–1 30 July 2005QPRAL1–2Pennant 90' (pen) 30 July 2005Peterborough UnitedAL1–2Morrison 35' 6 August 2005Deportivo La Coruna 'B'1AW1–0Forssell (pen) 6 August 2005Deportivo La Coruna 'A'1AL0–2 Note 1: Each match was 45 minutes long as part of a short three-team tournament in Spain
Premier League
Match details DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReport11 August 20057thFulhamAD0–016,550 Individual match reports are linked from this page.20 August 200513thManchester CityHL1–2Butt 7'26,36623 August 200518thMiddlesbroughHL0–327,99827 August 200513thWest Bromwich AlbionAW3–2Heskey 10', 33', Jarošík 26'23,99310 September 200516thCharlton AthleticHL0–126,84617 September 200515thPortsmouthAD1–1Jarošík 6'19,31924 September 200514thLiverpoolHD2–2Warnock 72' o.g., Pandiani 75'27,7332 October 200515thArsenalAL0–137,89116 October 200517thAston VillaHL0–129,31222 October 200518thBlackburn RoversAL0–218,34129 October 200519thEvertonHL0–126,5545 November 200519thNewcastle UnitedAL0–152,19126 November 200519thSunderlandAW1–0Gray 68'32,4425 December 200519thWest Ham UnitedHL1–2Heskey 11'24,01010 December 200518thFulhamHW1–0Butt 84'27,59717 December 200519thManchester CityAL1–4Jarošík 76'41,34326 December 200519thTottenham HotspurAL0–236,04528 December 200519thManchester UnitedHD2–2Clapham 18', Pandiani 78'28,45931 December 200519thChelseaAL0–240,6522 January 200619thWigan AthleticHW2–0Melchiot 20', Pennant 33'29,18914 January 200619thCharlton AthleticAL0–226,31221 January 200618thPortsmouthHW5–0Jarošík 5', Pennant 37', Upson 55', Forssell 90' pen., Dunn 90'29,1381 February 200618thLiverpoolAD1–1Alonso 88' o.g.43,8514 February 200618thArsenalHL0–227,07513 February 200618thWest Ham UnitedAL0–331,29425 February 200618thSunderlandHW1–0Heskey 39'29,2574 March 200618thMiddlesbroughAL0–128,14111 March 200618thWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1Forssell 49' pen.28,04118 March 200618thTottenham HotspurHL0–226,39826 March 200618thManchester UnitedAL0–369,0701 April 200619thChelseaHD0–026,3644 April 200617thBolton WanderersHW1–0Jarošík 37'26,4938 April 200618thWigan AthleticAD1–1Dunn 77'18,66916 April 200618thAston VillaAL1–3Sutton 25'40,15819 April 200617thBlackburn RoversHW2–1Butt 62', Forssell 87'25,28722 April 200618thEvertonAD0–035,42029 April 200618thNewcastle UnitedHD0–028,3317 May 200618thBolton WanderersAL0–126,275
League table
Results summary
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReportThird round7 January 2006Torquay UnitedAD0–05,974Third round replay17 January 2006Torquay UnitedHW2–0Forssell 45', Jarošík 68'24,650Fourth round28 January 2006ReadingAD1–1Dunn 67'23,762Fourth round replay7 February 2006ReadingHW2–1Forssell 30', Gray 67'16,644Fifth round19 February 2006Stoke CityAW1–0Forssell 47'18,768Sixth round21 March 2006LiverpoolHL0–727,378
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReportSecond round20 September 2005Scunthorpe UnitedAW2–0Forssell 15', 70' pen.6,109Third round26 October 2005Norwich CityHW2–1Pennant 5', Jarošík 86'28,825Fourth round29 November 2005MillwallAW2–2 (4–3 pens.)Gray 10', Heskey 102'7,732Fifth round20 December 2005Manchester UnitedHL1–3Jarošík 75'20,454
Transfers
In DatePlayerClubFeeRef 10 June 2005 Mikael Forssell Chelsea £3m 30 June 2005 Mehdi Nafti Racing Santander Undisclosed 5 August 2005 Walter Pandiani Deportivo La Coruña £3m 21 November 2005 Ingi Højsted (B36 Tórshavn) Free 5 January 2006 Chris Sutton Celtic Free 31 January 2006 DJ Campbell Brentford £500,000
Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.
Out DatePlayerFeeJoinedRef 4 July 2005 Darren Carter £1.5m West Bromwich Albion 18 July 2005 Robbie Blake Undisclosed Leeds United 22 August 2005 Darren Anderton Free Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 August 2005 Clinton Morrison £2m Crystal Palace 13 January 2006 Walter Pandiani £1m RCD Espanyol 31 January 2006 Andrew Barrowman Free Walsall 5 April 2006 Ingi Højsted Free (B36 Tórshavn) 30 June 2006 Sam Alsop Released 30 June 2006 Jamie Clapham Released (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 30 June 2006 Chris Cottrill Released 30 June 2006 Kenny Cunningham Released (Sunderland) 30 June 2006 James Dormand Released 30 June 2006 Muzzy Izzet Retired 30 June 2006 Njazi Kuqi Released (FC Groningen) 30 June 2006 Stan Lazaridis Released (Perth Glory) 30 June 2006 Mario Melchiot Released (Rennes) 30 June 2006 Carl Motteram Released (Torquay United) 30 June 2006 Chris Sutton Released (Aston Villa) 30 June 2006 Nico Vaesen Released (Lierse)
Brackets round club names denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.
Loan in DatePlayerClubReturnRef 3 August 2005 Nicky Butt Newcastle United End of season 22 August 2005 Jiří Jarošík Chelsea End of season 30 January 2006 Martin Latka Slavia Prague End of season
Loan out DatePlayerClubReturnRef 17 August 2005 Alex Bruce Tranmere Rovers 27 October 2005 9 August 2005 James Dormand Tamworth End of season 5 October 2005 Peter Till Scunthorpe United 9 January 2006 24 November 2005 Colin Doyle Millwall 19 December 2005 24 November 2005 Carl Motteram Tamworth 2 January 2006 24 November 2005 Sam Oji Doncaster Rovers Six weeks 23 December 2005 Colin Doyle Millwall Two weeks 6 January 2006 Asa Hall Boston United Three months 12 January 2006 Peter Till Boston United End of season 12 January 2006 Colin Doyle Millwall End of season 23 January 2006 Njazi Kuqi Blackpool One month 17 March 2006 Njazi Kuqi Peterborough United End of season 24 March 2006 Sam Alsop Yeovil Town End of season
Appearances and goals
Sources:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1GK Maik Taylor3406010410002DF Martin Taylor20 (1)0304027 (1)0203DF Jamie Clapham13 (3)12 (1)03 (1)018 (5)1204DF Kenny Cunningham3102000330515DF Matthew Upson2411040291506MF Muzzy Izzet10 (6)0101012 (6)0217MF Jermaine Pennant35 (3)2604145 (3)3408FW Walter Pandiani 7 (10)20 (1)02 (1)09 (12)2308DF Martin Latka *60100070309FW Mikael Forssell10 (17)34 (1)32 (1)216 (19)81010MF David Dunn8 (7)22 (1)11 (1)011 (9)30011MF Stan Lazaridis11 (6)0200 (1)013 (7)01012MF Mehdi Nafti100000100013GK Colin Doyle000000000014MF Jiří Jarošík *19 (5)54 (1)12 (1)225 (7)82015MF Neil Kilkenny6 (12)01 (3)01 (2)08 (17)00116FW Emile Heskey34430314054118GK Nico Vaesen400030701119FW Clinton Morrison 0 (1)000000 (1)00020MF Nicky Butt *22 (2)3203027 (2)36121MF Julian Gray18 (3)1412124 (3)32022MF Damien Johnson31040303807123DF Mat Sadler800 (1)0008 (1)01024DF Alex Bruce3 (3)04 (2)0007 (5)02025MF Stephen Clemence13 (2)0402019 (2)06026DF Olivier Tébily12 (4)01 (1)01014 (5)04028FW DJ Campbell4 (7)000004 (7)00029DF Mario Melchiot22 (1)1501028 (1)13030DF Sam Oji000 (1)0000 (1)00031DF Marcos Painter2 (2)02 (1)01 (1)05 (4)00035DF Sam Alsop000000000036MF Mathew Birley0 (1)0100 (1)01 (2)00037MF Peter Till00000 (1)00 (1)00039FW Sone Aluko000000000040FW Chris Sutton10110001112041FW Oliver Allen0000000000
+ Players not included in matchday squadsName14MF Darren Anderton 17MF Asa Hall19FW James McPike27FW Carl Motteram28FW Andrew Barrowman 32MF David Howland33FW Njazi Kuqi34GK James Dormand38DF Chris Cottrill
See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References General
Source for match dates, league positions and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 446–47. Source for goal times: Source for transfers:
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