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,[1] and Joe Royle resigned on 11 May 2006.[2]

First-team squad

[3][4] 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 Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF England ENG Matt Richards
4 DF Canada CAN Jason de Vos
5 DF Scotland SCO Jay McEveley (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton (captain)
8 FW England ENG Nicky Forster
9 FW England ENG Sam Parkin
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock
12 MF Canada CAN Jaime Peters
14 MF England ENG Dean McDonald
15 DF Spain ESP Sito
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch
19 MF France FRA Jimmy Juan (on loan from Monaco)
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan
26 DF England ENG Scott Barron
27 FW Norway NOR Vemund Brekke Skard
29 FW England ENG Danny Haynes
30 MF Wales WAL Gavin Williams
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple
32 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake
34 GK Wales WAL Lewis Price
35 FW Jamaica 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 South Africa RSA Mark Fish (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
18 FW England ENG Adam Proudlock (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Republic of Ireland 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 Northern Ireland NIR Chris Casement
20 DF England ENG Aidan Collins
21 DF England ENG Scott Mitchell
22 FW England ENG Darryl Knights
25 GK England ENG Andy Rhodes
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gerard Nash
35 DF England ENG James Krause
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter
— FW England 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.[5]

Legend

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 July 2005 England Cambridge United A 3–0 Unknown Forster, Bowditch (2)
16 July 2005 England Boston United A 5–2 Unknown Forster (2), Garvan, Magilton, White (o.g.)
19 July 2005 Scotland Rangers H 0–2 17,202
22 July 2005 Hungary Újpest A 2–3 Unknown Currie (pen), Bowditch
24 July 2005 Hungary Diósgyőri A 0–1 Unknown
29 July 2005 Spain Atlético Madrid H 1–2 9,305 Westlake
3 August 2005 England 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[6]

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 England Nicky Forster England Reading Free transfer [7]
23 June 2005 FW England Sam Parkin England Swindon Town £550,000 [8]
1 July 2005 DF Spain Sito Spain Racing de Ferrol Free transfer [9]
2 August 2005 DF Canada Jaime Peters Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Free transfer [10]
3 January 2006 MF Wales Gavin Williams England West Ham United £300,000 [11]
3 January 2006 FW England Adam Proudlock England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [12]
6 January 2006 FW Norway Vemund Brekke Skard Norway Brumunddal Free transfer [13]
10 January 2006 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee Wales Cardiff City £100,000 [14]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
1 July 2005 MF France Jimmy Juan France Monaco 30 June 2006 [15]
8 August 2005 DF South Africa Mark Fish England Charlton Athletic 23 August 2005 [16]
29 August 2005 DF Scotland Jay McEveley England Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2006 [17]
10 November 2005 MF Wales Gavin Wiliams England West Ham United 3 January 2006 [18][19]
16 October 2005 FW England Adam Proudlock England Sheffield Wednesday 3 January 2006 [20]
16 February 2006 FW Jamaica Ricardo Fuller England Southampton 30 June 2006 [21]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 2005 DF England Jerrome Sobers England Chelmsford City Free transfer [22][23]
1 July 2005 DF England Ben Patten England Chelmsford City Free transfer [22][23]
1 July 2005 MF England Adem Atay Free agent Released [24]
1 July 2005 MF England Liam Manning England Bishop's Stortford Free transfer [24]
1 July 2005 MF England Fraser Beveridge Free agent Released [24]
1 July 2005 DF England Daniel Flack England Whitton United Free transfer [24]
23 June 2005 MF England Tommy Miller England Sunderland Free transfer [25]
1 July 2005 DF Guinea Drissa Diallo England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [26]
1 July 2005 FW England Darren Bent England Charlton Athletic £2,500,000 [27]
1 July 2005 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [28]
28 July 2005 GK England Kelvin Davis England Sunderland £1,250,000 [29]
20 August 2005 FW Spain Pablo Couñago Spain Málaga Undisclosed [30]
17 January 2006 MF Scotland Liam Craig Scotland Falkirk Free transfer [31]
24 March 2005 FW England Adam Proudlock Free agent Released [32]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
16 November 2005 MF England Dean McDonald England Hartlepool United 18 December 2005 [33]
10 January 2006 DF Republic of Ireland Gerard Nash England Hartlepool United 30 January 2006 [34]
13 January 2006 DF England Aidan Collins England Wycombe Wanderers 13 March 2006 [35]
26 January 2006 FW England Dean Bowditch England Wycombe Wanderers 31 March 2006 [36]
10 February 2006 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock England Doncaster Rovers 16 April 2006 [37]
22 March 2006 FW Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke England Colchester United 7 May 2006 [38]
23 March 2006 DF Republic of Ireland Gerard Nash England Southend United 7 May 2006 [39]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple 23 0 21+1 0 1 0 0 0
34 GK Wales WAL Lewis Price 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 37 1 33+2 1 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Matt Richards 40 4 31+7 4 1 0 1 0
4 DF Canada CAN Jason de Vos 42 3 41 3 1 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Jay McEveley 19 1 17+2 1 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor 44 3 42 3 1 0 1 0
15 DF Spain ESP Sito 40 0 31+7 0 0+1 0 1 0
16 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Casement 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Aidan Collins 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF England ENG Scott Barron 16 0 14+1 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 35 1 25+9 1 1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie 48 5 39+7 5 1 0 1 0
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock 18 0 13+4 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Canada CAN Jamie Peters 14 0 4+9 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG Dean McDonald 15 1 4+10 1 0 0 1 0
19 MF France FRA Jimmy Juan 36 5 24+10 5 0+1 0 1 0
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan 33 3 29+2 3 0+1 0 0+1 0
30 MF Wales WAL Gavin Williams 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake 28 2 19+7 2 1 0 0+1 0
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Nicky Forster 20 7 17+3 7 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Sam Parkin 20 5 17+3 5 0 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch 22 0 14+7 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW Norway NOR Vemund Brekke Skard 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG Danny Haynes 20 4 6+13 4 1 0 0 0
32 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee 14 4 14 4 0 0 0 0
35 FW Jamaica JAM Ricardo Fuller 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
18 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Adam Proudlock 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland 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 England Nicky Forster 7 0 0 7
9 FW England Sam Parkin 5 0 0 5
10 MF England Darren Currie 5 0 0 5
19 MF France Jimmy Juan 5 0 0 5
3 DF England Matt Richards 4 0 0 4
29 FW England Danny Haynes 4 0 0 4
32 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee 4 0 0 4
4 DF Canada Jason de Vos 3 0 0 3
6 DF England Richard Naylor 3 0 0 3
23 MF Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 3 0 0 3
33 MF England Ian Westlake 2 0 0 2
35 FW Jamaica Ricardo Fuller 2 0 0 2
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 1 0 0 1
5 DF Scotland Jay McEveley 1 0 0 1
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 1 0 0 1
14 MF England Dean McDonald 1 0 0 1
30 MF Wales 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 Republic of Ireland Shane Supple 5 0 0 5
34 Wales Lewis Price 4 0 0 4
Total 9 0 0 9

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
3 DF England Matt Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Canada Jason de Vos 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF Scotland Jay McEveley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF England Richard Naylor 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW England Nicky Forster 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW England Sam Parkin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
15 DF Spain Sito 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
17 FW England Dean Bowditch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF France Jimmy Juan 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 MF Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
26 DF England Scott Barron 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW England Danny Haynes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF Wales Gavin Williams 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
32 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 MF England Ian Westlake 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 GK Wales Lewis Price 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW Jamaica 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[40]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year Netherlands Fabian Wilnis [41]
Players' Player of the Year Canada Jason de Vos [42]
Young Player of the Year Northern Ireland Chris Casement [43]
Goal of the Season England Sam Parkin [42]

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