2005–06 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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

Left club during season

Reserve squad

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 WinDrawLoss

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 July 2005 Cambridge UnitedA3–0UnknownForster, Bowditch (2) 16 July 2005 Boston UnitedA5–2UnknownForster (2), Garvan, Magilton, White (o.g.) 19 July 2005 RangersH0–217,202 22 July 2005 ÚjpestA2–3UnknownCurrie (pen), Bowditch 24 July 2005 DiósgyőriA0–1Unknown 29 July 2005 Atlético MadridH1–29,305Westlake 3 August 2005Colchester UnitedA3–13,186McDonald (2), Currie

Competitions Football League Championship

League table

Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 August 2005 Cardiff CityH1–024,292Forster 9 August 2005 Queens Park RangersA1–214,632Parkin 13 August 2005 Leicester CityA0–021,879 20 August 2005 Sheffield WednesdayH2–124,238Naylor, Westlake 27 August 2005 MillwallA2–18,277Currie, Parkin 29 August 2005 Preston North EndH0–422,551 10 September 2005 Sheffield UnitedA0–221,054 13 September 2005 SouthamptonH2–222,997Naylor, Garvan 18 September 2005 Norwich CityH0–129,184 24 September 2005 Leeds UnitedA2–021,626Parkin (2) 27 September 2005 BurnleyA0–310,496 1 October 2005 Crewe AlexandraH2–123,145Currie, Forster 16 October 2005 ReadingA0–217,581 18 October 2005 Coventry CityH2–222,656Currie, Juan 22 October 2005 WatfordH0–124,069 29 October 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–16,867Parkin 2 November 2005 Derby CountyA3–321,598Naylor, Magilton, Richards 5 November 2005 Plymouth ArgyleH3–123,083McEveley, Juan, Richards (pen) 19 November 2005 Coventry CityA1–118,316Williams 22 November 2005 ReadingH0–322,621 28 November 2005 Cardiff CityA1–28,724Juan 3 December 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–123,563Richards (pen) 10 December 2005 Queens Park RangersH2–224,628de Vos, Haynes 17 December 2005 Sheffield WednesdayA1–021,716Forster 26 December 2005 Crystal PalaceH0–227,392 28 December 2005 Hull CityA0–220,124 31 December 2005 Luton TownH1–023,957Westlake 2 January 2006 Stoke CityA2–214,493de Vos, Wilnis 14 January 2006 Sheffield UnitedH1–123,794Juan 21 January 2006 SouthamptonA2–022,250Lee 31 January 2006 Leeds UnitedH1–125,845Haynes 4 February 2006 Norwich CityA2–121,385Juan, Doherty (own goal) 11 February 2006 BurnleyH2–124,482Lee, Richards (pen) 14 February 2006 Crewe AlexandraA2–15,686Lee, McDonald 18 February 2006 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–123,561 25 February 2006 Leicester CityH2–024,861Garvan, Fuller 11 March 2006 MillwallH1–124,864Garvan 14 March 2006 Preston North EndA1–314,507de Vos 18 March 2006 Crystal PalaceA2–222,076Soares (own goal), Fuller 25 March 2006 Hull CityH1–123,968Currie 1 April 2006 Luton TownA0–19,820 8 April 2006 Stoke CityH1–423,592Haynes 15 April 2006 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–221,865Forster 17 April 2006 WatfordA1–216,721Forster 22 April 2006 Derby CountyH2–024,067Forster, Currie 30 April 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA1–215,921Forster

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2006 PortsmouthH0–115,593

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR123 August 2005 Yeovil TownH0–211,299

Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef22 June 2005FW Nicky Forster ReadingFree transfer23 June 2005FW Sam Parkin Swindon Town£550,0001 July 2005DF Sito Racing de FerrolFree transfer2 August 2005DF Jaime Peters 1. FC KaiserslauternFree transfer3 January 2006MF Gavin Williams West Ham United£300,0003 January 2006FW Adam Proudlock Sheffield WednesdayUndisclosed6 January 2006FW Vemund Brekke Skard BrumunddalFree transfer10 January 2006FW Alan Lee Cardiff City£100,000

Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef1 July 2005MF Jimmy Juan Monaco30 June 20068 August 2005DF Mark Fish Charlton Athletic23 August 200529 August 2005DF Jay McEveley Blackburn Rovers30 June 200610 November 2005MF Gavin Wiliams West Ham United3 January 200616 October 2005FW Adam Proudlock Sheffield Wednesday3 January 200616 February 2006FW Ricardo Fuller Southampton30 June 2006

Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef1 July 2005DF Jerrome Sobers Chelmsford CityFree transfer1 July 2005DF Ben Patten Chelmsford CityFree transfer1 July 2005MF Adem AtayFree agentReleased1 July 2005MF Liam Manning Bishop's StortfordFree transfer1 July 2005MF Fraser BeveridgeFree agentReleased1 July 2005DF Daniel Flack Whitton UnitedFree transfer23 June 2005MF Tommy Miller SunderlandFree transfer1 July 2005DF Drissa Diallo Sheffield WednesdayFree transfer1 July 2005FW Darren Bent Charlton Athletic£2,500,0001 July 2005FW Shefki Kuqi Blackburn RoversFree transfer28 July 2005GK Kelvin Davis Sunderland£1,250,00020 August 2005FW Pablo Couñago MálagaUndisclosedAmbrose accepts Charlton challenge; UEFA, 8 July 200517 January 2006MF Liam Craig FalkirkFree transfer24 March 2005FW Adam ProudlockFree agentReleased

Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef16 November 2005MF Dean McDonald Hartlepool United18 December 200510 January 2006DF Gerard Nash Hartlepool United30 January 200613 January 2006DF Aidan Collins Wycombe Wanderers13 March 200626 January 2006FW Dean Bowditch Wycombe Wanderers31 March 200610 February 2006MF Kevin Horlock Doncaster Rovers16 April 200622 March 2006FW Billy Clarke Colchester United7 May 200623 March 2006DF Gerard Nash Southend United7 May 2006

Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season

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 No.PosNatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal8FW Nicky Forster70079FW Sam Parkin500510MF Darren Currie500519MF Jimmy Juan50053DF Matt Richards400429FW Danny Haynes400432FW Alan Lee40044DF Jason de Vos30036DF Richard Naylor300323MF Owen Garvan300333MF Ian Westlake200235FW Ricardo Fuller20022DF Fabian Wilnis10015DF Jay McEveley10017MF Jim Magilton100114MF Dean McDonald100130MF Gavin Williams1001Own goal2002Total540054

Clean sheets No.NatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal31Shane Supple500534Lewis Price4004Total9009

Disciplinary record No.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal 2DF Fabian Wilnis410000213DF Matt Richards200000204DF Jason de Vos500000505DF Jay McEveley400000406DF Richard Naylor620000627MF Jim Magilton100000108FW Nicky Forster100000109FW Sam Parkin3000003011MF Kevin Horlock6000006015DF Sito3100104117FW Dean Bowditch1000001019MF Jimmy Juan5000005023MF Owen Garvan6000006026DF Scott Barron1000001029FW Danny Haynes1000001030MF Gavin Williams2010003032FW Alan Lee3000003033MF Ian Westlake2000002034GK Lewis Price1000001035FW Ricardo Fuller21000021Total5951010615

Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions

4–4–2 Formation

Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the Year Fabian WilnisPlayers' Player of the Year Jason de VosYoung Player of the Year Chris CasementGoal of the Season Sam Parkin

References