Middlesbrough F.C. season 2005-06

Discipline

"Disciplinary records for 2005–06 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only."cite web|url=http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/team/squad?id=369&season=2005&cat=starts&view=1&cc=5739 |title=ESPNsoccernet: Middlesbrough Squad Statistics |accessdate=2007-12-23 |publisher=ESPNsoccernet]

Loans out

FA Cup

One of the highlights of Boro's season was their FA Cup run. Despite making hard work of seemingly easy matches, the team reached the semi final where they lost 1-0 to West Ham.

The run started in the 3rd round against non-league outfit Nuneaton Borough. Nuneaton had exceeded all expectations to even reach the 3rd round and it seemed a comfortable win on paper for Boro. However, Nuneaton had different ideas, and after Boro had scored an early goal through Gaizka Mendieta, they dominated the match. They equalised through Gez Murphy and had a penalty appeal turned down in the final minutes. The match went onto a replay at the Riverside where Middlesbrough ended up 5-2 winners, but credit went to Nuneaton for a spirited display.

The 4th round drew Middlesbrough away at Coventry, were again they were held to a draw by lower league opposition, again the score was 1-1. The replay was a tense match which Boro eventually won 1-0 with a goal from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

The 5th round was away at Preston North End and proved to be slightly more straight forward with Boro winning 2-0.

Yet another away draw came in the quarter finals, this time against fellow Premier League side Charlton Athletic. A tedious match ended in another replay. The replay at the Riverside was a total opposite to the first match, and a fantastic display of attacking football by a Boro side inspired by Mark Viduka led to a 4-2 win and a place in the semi finals.

The semi finals drew Middlesbrough against West Ham United. The amount of matches the team had played in the season had caught up with them by this point and this proved a match too far for the team. They lost 1-0, with Marlon Harewood scoring the winner. More bad news for Boro was that they lost Mark Schwarzer, who received a fractured cheekbone after an elbow by Dean Ashton.

Results

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"Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to [http://www.mfc.co.uk/ mfc.co.uk] ."

Group table

References and notes