Sunderland
2005–06 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerMick McCarthy (until 13 February)
Kevin Ball (caretaker) (from 7 March until 31 May)
Niall Quinn (from 25 July)
StadiumStadium of Light
FA Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Lawrence
Tommy Miller
Dean Whitehead
Anthony Le Tallec (3)
All: Anthony Le Tallec (5)
Highest home attendance44,003 (vs. Arsenal, 1 May 2006)
Lowest home attendance28,226 (vs. Fulham, 4 May 2006)

During the 2005–06 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.

Season Summary

Sunderland's season began with a streak of five consecutive losses, echoing the poor starts of the previous two seasons which had surprisingly ended in 3rd and 1st place finishes. A brief respite came with a three-match unbeaten run before the October international break, lifting the team out of the relegation zone. However, this momentum was short-lived; a defeat to Manchester United post-break plunged them back into the bottom three, a position they never recovered from. The period between the international break and Christmas was particularly bleak, with the team losing every match, signalling a likely relegation.

Their second victory of the season came in late January against West Bromwich Albion, who were just above them in the standings. Cup competitions offered no solace either; Sunderland struggled against League Two's Cheltenham Town in the League Cup's first round before a 3–0 defeat to Arsenal, and suffered a demoralizing exit in the FA Cup's fourth round to League One's Brentford.

The team's dismal performance led to the dismissal of Mick McCarthy, the manager of nearly three years, with Kevin Ball stepping in as caretaker manager. The season's modest goal became to avoid setting a new low for the fewest points in a Premier League season, a record Sunderland themselves held. Regrettably, not only did they fail to avoid this dishonour, but they also broke Stoke City's 21-year record for the lowest points under the three-point-win system. The few silver linings were that Sunderland marginally improved on their previous record for the fewest goals in a top-flight season and that their new low-point record was surpassed by Derby County two years later, who recorded even fewer points and goals.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
3 June 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy Republic of Ireland Waterford United £100,000[1]
10 June 2005 DF England Nyron Nosworthy England Gillingham Free[2]
13 June 2005 FW England Jon Stead England Blackburn Rovers £1,800,000[3]
14 June 2005 GK England Kelvin Davis England Ipswich Town £1,250,000[4]
22 June 2005 MF England Tommy Miller England Ipswich Town Free[5]
6 July 2005 MF Scotland Martin Woods England Leeds United Free[6]
2 August 2005 DF England Alan Stubbs England Everton Free[7]
2 August 2005 FW France Anthony Le Tallec England Liverpool Season-long loan[8]
9 August 2005 GK Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy England West Bromwich Albion Free[9]
10 August 2005 FW Scotland Andy Gray England Sheffield United £1,100,000[10]
24 August 2005 MF France Christian Bassila France Strasbourg Free[11]
31 August 2005 DF England Justin Hoyte England Arsenal Season-long loan[12]
25 January 2006 FW Scotland Kevin Smith England Leeds United Free[13]
31 January 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Rory Delap England Southampton Free[14]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
14 June 2005 DF England Mark Lynch England Hull City Free[15]
1 July 2005 MF Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley Wales Cardiff City Free[16]
1 July 2005 FW England Marcus Stewart England Bristol City Free[17]
1 July 2005 FW England Brian Deane Australia Perth Glory Free
11 July 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Thornton England Doncaster Rovers £175,000[18]
25 July 2005 GK Norway Thomas Myhre Norway Fredrikstad Free
25 July 2005 FW England Michael Bridges England Bristol City Free[19]
12 August 2005 DF Scotland Neill Collins England Hartlepool United Loan[20]
31 August 2005 GK Estonia Mart Poom England Arsenal Loan
8 September 2005 FW England Chris Brown England Hull City Loan[21]
23 September 2005 MF England Grant Leadbitter England Rotherham United Loan[22]
21 October 2005 GK Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy England Walsall Loan
24 November 2005 MF Wales Carl Robinson England Norwich City Loan
24 November 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy England Sheffield Wednesday Loan
12 January 2006 DF England Dan Smith England Huddersfield Town Loan
17 January 2006 MF Wales Carl Robinson England Norwich City £50,000
20 January 2006 DF England Alan Stubbs England Everton Free
23 January 2006 GK Estonia Mart Poom England Arsenal Free
17 February 2006 DF Scotland Neill Collins England Sheffield United Loan
1 March 2006 MF Scotland Andy Welsh England Leicester City Loan
16 March 2006 FW Scotland Andy Gray England Burnley Loan

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[23]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
2 DF England ENG Stephen Wright
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap[notes 1]
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen (captain)
6 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell (vice-captain)
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Lawrence
8 MF England ENG Dean Whitehead
9 FW England ENG Jon Stead
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott
11 MF Scotland SCO Andy Welsh[notes 2]
12 DF England ENG Nyron Nosworthy[notes 3]
13 GK England ENG Ben Alnwick
14 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins[notes 4]
16 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle
17 FW France FRA Anthony Le Tallec (on loan from Liverpool)
18 FW Scotland SCO Andy Gray[notes 5]
19 MF Scotland SCO Martin Woods
20 FW England ENG Chris Brown
23 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter
25 DF Scotland SCO Neill Collins
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy
28 DF England ENG Dan Smith
30 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Murphy
31 MF France FRA Christian Bassila
32 DF England ENG Justin Hoyte[notes 6] (on loan from Arsenal)
33 MF Argentina ARG Julio Arca

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF Wales WAL Carl Robinson (to Norwich City)
21 MF England ENG Matt Piper (released)
22 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs (to Everton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom (to Arsenal)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy (to Livingston)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Smith
24 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF England ENG Ben Christensen
29 DF England ENG Sean Taylor

Results

Sunderland's score comes first.

Win Draw Loss

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
2nd20 September 2005Cheltenham TownStadium of Light1–0 (after extra time)11,969Le Tallec
3rd25 October 2005ArsenalStadium of Light0–347,366

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
3rd8 January 2006Northwich VictoriaStadium of Light3–019,323N. Collins, Whitehead, Le Tallec
4th28 January 2006BrentfordGriffin Park1–211,698Arca

Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 −13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 10 20 28 50 −22 34 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 7 9 22 31 58 −27 30
20 Sunderland (R) 38 3 6 29 26 69 −43 15
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
ResultLLLLLDWDLLLLLLLLLDLLLWLLDLLLLLLDDLLLWL
Position1820202020201917191920202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2005Charlton AthleticStadium of Light1–334,446Gray
20 August 2005LiverpoolAnfield0–144,913
23 August 2005Manchester CityStadium of Light1–233,357Le Tallec
27 August 2005Wigan AthleticJJB Stadium0–117,223
10 September 2005ChelseaStamford Bridge0–241,969
17 September 2005West Bromwich AlbionStadium of Light1–131,657Breen
25 September 2005MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium2–029,583Miller, Arca
1 October 2005West Ham UnitedStadium of Light1–131,212Miller
15 October 2005Manchester UnitedStadium of Light1–339,085Elliott
23 October 2005Newcastle UnitedSt James' Park2–352,302Lawrence, Elliott
29 October 2005PortsmouthStadium of Light1–434,926Whitehead (pen)
5 November 2005ArsenalHighbury1–338,210Stubbs
19 November 2005Aston VillaStadium of Light1–339,707Whitehead (pen)
26 November 2005Birmingham CityStadium of Light0–132,442
30 November 2005LiverpoolStadium of Light0–232,697
3 December 2005Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane2–336,244Whitehead, Le Tallec
10 December 2005Charlton AthleticThe Valley0–226,065
26 December 2005Bolton WanderersStadium of Light0–032,232
31 December 2005EvertonStadium of Light0–130,567
2 January 2006FulhamCraven Cottage1–219,372Lawrence
15 January 2006ChelseaStadium of Light1–232,420Lawrence
21 January 2006West Bromwich AlbionThe Hawthorns1–026,464Watson (own goal)
31 January 2006MiddlesbroughStadium of Light0–331,675
4 February 2006West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground0–234,745
12 February 2006Tottenham HotspurStadium of Light1–134,700Murphy
15 February 2006Blackburn RoversEwood Park0–218,220
25 February 2006Birmingham CitySt. Andrew's0–129,257
3 March 2006Manchester CityCity of Manchester Stadium1–242,200Kyle
11 March 2006Wigan AthleticStadium of Light0–131,194
18 March 2006Bolton WanderersReebok Stadium0–223,568
25 March 2006Blackburn RoversStadium of Light0–129,593
1 April 2006EvertonGoodison Park2–238,093Stead, Delap
14 April 2006Manchester UnitedOld Trafford0–072,519
17 April 2006Newcastle UnitedStadium of Light1–440,032Hoyte
22 April 2006PortsmouthFratton Park1–220,078Miller
1 May 2006ArsenalStadium of Light0–344,003
4 May 2006FulhamStadium of Light2–128,226Le Tallec, Brown
7 May 2006Aston VillaVilla Park1–233,820D. Collins

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
16 July 2005Vancouver WhitecapsSwangard Stadium (Burnaby, British Columbia)0–36,857
20 July 2005Seattle SoundersQwest Field (Seattle, Washington)1–08,502Lawrence
23 July 2005Portland TimbersPGE Park (Portland, Oregon)0–015,376

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis 3503302000
13 GK England ENG Ben Alnwick 70500020
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Stephen Wright 20200000
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR George McCartney 1301300000
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen 36133+211000
6 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell 2512310020
12 DF England ENG Nyron Nosworthy 32024+600020
15 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins 27122+112020
28 DF England ENG Dan Smith 501+20001+10
32 DF England ENG Justin Hoyte 3012712010
33 DF Argentina ARG Julio Arca 26222+212100
Midfielders
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap 615+110000
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Lawrence 33319+1032020
8 MF England ENG Dean Whitehead 414373210+20
11 MF Scotland SCO Andy Welsh 16011+200+101+10
14 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 31327+232000
19 MF England ENG Martin Woods 801+600010
23 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 1208+400000
31 MF France FRA Christian Bassila 14012+100010
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Jon Stead 34121+912020
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott 16211+42000+10
16 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kyle 1419+411000
17 FW France FRA Anthony Le Tallec 31512+1531+1121
18 FW Scotland SCO Andy Gray 22113+810+1000
20 FW England ENG Chris Brown 13110+310000
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy 2015+1310+100+10
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF Wales WAL Carl Robinson 703+200020
21 MF England ENG Matt Piper 10000010
22 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs 1118+211000

References

  1. ↑ "Sunderland sign Irish star Murphy". BBC Sport. 3 June 2005.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland seal Nosworthy signing". BBC Sport. 13 June 2005.
  3. ↑ "Sunderland snap up striker Stead". BBC Sport. 13 June 2005.
  4. ↑ "Davis completes Sunderland move". BBC Sport. 14 June 2005.
  5. ↑ "Miller secures Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 22 June 2005.
  6. ↑ "Sunderland sign Leeds youngster". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005.
  7. ↑ "Sunderland sign defender Stubbs". BBC Sport. 2 August 2005.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland sign Le Tallec on loan". BBC Sport. 2 August 2005.
  9. ↑ "Murphy reveals Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 9 August 2005.
  10. ↑ "Gray completes move to Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 August 2005.
  11. ↑ "Bassila agrees to Sunderland move". BBC Sport. 24 August 2005.
  12. ↑ "Sunderland capture Hoyte on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005.
  13. ↑ "Sunderland sign Smith from Leeds". BBC Sport. 26 January 2006.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland seal signing of Delap". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006.
  15. ↑ "Defender Lynch seals move to Hull". BBC Sport. 14 June 2005.
  16. ↑ "Whitley completes Cardiff switch". BBC Sport. 1 July 2005.
  17. ↑ "Stewart agrees Bristol City move". BBC Sport. 6 June 2005.
  18. ↑ "Thornton completes Doncaster move". BBC Sport. 12 July 2005.
  19. ↑ "City put seal on Bridges signing". BBC Sport. 23 July 2005.
  20. ↑ "Collins joins Hartlepool on loan". BBC Sport. 12 August 2005.
  21. ↑ "Striker makes loan move to Hull". BBC Sport. 8 September 2005.
  22. ↑ "Millers sign Leadbitter on loan". BBC Sport. 23 September 2005.
  23. ↑ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2005/06". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

  1. ↑ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1998.
  2. ↑ Welsh was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented Scotland at U-19 level.
  3. ↑ Nosworthy was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
  4. ↑ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented them at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
  5. ↑ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  6. ↑ Hoyte was born in Waltham Forest, England, and represented them at U-16, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in March 2013.
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