2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United

2005-06 season
Chairman	Freddy Shepherd
Manager	Graeme Souness Glenn Roeder
Stadium	St. James' Park
FA Premier League	7th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Intertoto Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Shearer (10) All: Alan Shearer (14)
Highest home attendance	52,327 (vs. Manchester United)
Lowest home attendance	50,451 (vs. Charlton Athletic)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

During the 2005-06 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League.

Season summary

In July 2005 rumours circulated that Newcastle was being stalked with a new buyer, but this later emerged to be the Shepherds consolidating their interests. On the pitch, Newcastle were eliminated from the Intertoto Cup after a 4-2 aggregate loss to Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-final, eliminating the club from European competition for the season.

Upon Craig Bellamy's return from his loan to Celtic, it was reported that he had not resolved his differences with Souness or Shearer, and was sold to Blacburn Rovers for £5 million. During the summer transfer window, Patrick Kluivert, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Hughes and Andy O'Brien were sold by Souness. Laurent Robert and James Milner were loaned out, to Portsmouth and Aston Villa respectively (Robert would be transferred to Benfica in January). The club signed Emre, Scott Parker, Craig Moore and Albert Luque.

In August, the club signed Michael Owen from Real Madrid, despite strong interest from Owen's former club Liverpool. The fee, £17 million, surpassed Newcastle's previous record of £15 million for Alan Shearer from Blackburn in 1996. In the closing hours of the transfer window, the club re-signed Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa.

Souness's decision to pair Shearer and Owen together up front proved to be lethal, but Owen broke his fourth metatarsal bone in his foot after a clash with Paul Robinson in a match against Tottenham Hotspur, keeping him out for the rest of the season. With Owen injured the team's form dipped.

Souness was sacked as manager following a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in early February.^[1] Shay Given, Robbie Elliot and Alan Shearer have since stated that the fans never really took to him, with his favouritism of players damaging morale and a series of injuries leading to poor form.

United's youth academy director, former West Ham United manager Glenn Roeder, was put in charge as caretaker manager. Upon Roeder's first game in charge, against Portsmouth, Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for the club, breaking Jackie Milburn's record of 200 goals for the club and becoming the club's highest ever goalscorer.

Despite speculation that Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was interested in taking charge, Roeder guided Newcastle from 15th place to 7th place by the end of the season, winning 9 out of their remaining 14 Premier League games to see the club qualify for the Intertoto Cup - a great way for club legend Alan Shearer to end his playing career. Despite the exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, Roeder was praised for amazingly achieving a European spot, having seen the prospect of a relegation battle when he joined. At the end of the season he was given a two-year contract by chairman Freddie Shepherd.

Kit

Newcastle's kit for the 2005-06 season was produced by German company Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was British bank Northern Rock.

Transfers

In

Date Player Previous Club Cost 15 June 2005 Scott Parker Chelsea £6.5 million 19 July 2005 Emre Belözoğlu Internazionale £3.8 million 19 July 2005 Tim Krul ADO Den Haag Undisclosed 29 July 2005 Craig Moore Borussia Mönchengladbach Free 2 August 2005 Lee Clark Fulham Free 26 August 2005 Albert Luque Deportivo de La Coruña £9.5 million 31 August 2005 Michael Owen Real Madrid £17 million 31 August 2005 Nolberto Solano Aston Villa £1.5 million Out Date Player Next Club Cost 13 June 2005 Andrew O'Brien Portsmouth £2 million 15 June 2005 Laurent Robert Portsmouth Loan 7 July 2005 Craig Bellamy Blackburn £4.9 million 8 July 2005 Darren Ambrose Charlton Undisclosed 3 August 2005 Nicky Butt Birmingham Loan 23 August 2005 Hugo Viana Valencia Loan 31 August 2005 Jermaine Jenas Tottenham £9 million 31 August 2005 James Milner Aston Villa Loan 31 August 2005 Alan O'Brien Carlisle Loan 16 February 2006 Daryl Smylie Stockport Loan 1 March 2006 Hugo Viana Valencia £1.7 million Squad list All players in the Newcastle United squad during the 2005-06 season Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Shay Given 2 DF Stephen Carr 3 DF Robbie Elliott 4 MF Nolberto Solano 5 MF Emre Belözoğlu 6 DF Jean-Alain Boumsong 7 MF Jermaine Jenas 8 MF Kieron Dyer 9 FW Alan Shearer 10 FW Michael Owen 11 MF Lee Bowyer 12 GK Steve Harper 14 MF Charles N'Zogbia 15 MF Amdy Faye 16 MF James Milner 17 MF Scott Parker 18 DF Craig Moore No. Position Player 19 DF Titus Bramble 20 MF Hugo Viana 20 MF Albert Luque 21 MF Lee Clark 23 FW Shola Ameobi 24 GK Tony Caig 26 DF Peter Ramage 27 DF Steven Taylor 28 FW Michael Chopra 33 DF Celestine Babayaro 35 MF Matty Pattison 36 DF Kris Gate 37 MF Alan O'Brien 38 MF Daryl Smylie 39 MF Martin Brittain 40 GK Ben Smith 54 DF Paul Huntington Starting 11 Only considering Premiership starts GK: #1, , Shay Given, 38 RB: #26, , Peter Ramage, 23 CB: #19, , Titus Bramble, 21 CB: #6, , Jean-Alain Boumsong, 30 LB: #33, , Celestine Babayaro, 26 RM: #4, , Nolberto Solano, 27 CM: #17, , Scott Parker, 26 CM: #15, , Amdy Faye, 14 LM: #14, , Charles N'Zogbia, 27 CF: #9, , Alan Shearer, 31 CF: #23, , Shola Ameobi, 25 Match results Pre-season 6 August 2005 Newcastle United 5 – 0 Yeading Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 BST Moore  39' Milner  79' Emre  79' Ameobi  90', 90' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Clive Oliver 9 August 2005 Bray Wandererd 1 – 7 Newcastle United Bray   19:45 BST Georgescu  53' Ameobi  37', 45' Dyer  47' Milner  49' N'Zogbia  66' Chopra  75' Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ian Stokes 2 September 2005 Málaga 2 – 0 Newcastle United Málaga   22:00 Hidalgo  76' (pen.) Couñago  80' Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 9,750 Referee: Rafael Ramirez Dominguez Intertoto Cup Third round first leg 17 July 2005 FK Dubnica 1 – 3 Newcastle United Dubnica nad Váhom   16:00 Tesak  13' Report Chopra  4' Svestka  6' (o.g.) Milner  70' Stadium: Mestský štadión Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Alon Yefet Round 3 2nd leg 23 July 2005 Newcastle United 2 – 0 FK Dubnica Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Shearer  71', 90' Report Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,135 Referee: Knut Kircher Semi–finals 1st leg 27 July 2005 Deportivo de La Coruña 2 – 1 Newcastle United A Coruña   21:00 Rubén Castro  11' Andrade  58' Report Bowyer  48' Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny Semi–finals 2nd leg 3 August 2005 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Deportivo de La Coruña Newcastle upon Tyne   19:45 Milner  39' Report Andrade  45' Munitis  48' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,215 Referee: Helmut Fleischer Premier League 14 August 2005 Arsenal 2 – 0 Newcastle United London   13:30 Henry  81' (pen.) van Persie  87' Jenas  32' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,072 Referee: Steve Bennett 20 August 2005 Newcastle United 0 – 0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Konchesky  55' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,620 Referee: Dermot Gallagher 24 August 2005 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Newcastle United Bolton   20:00 Diouf  37' Giannakopoulos  50' Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Rob Styles 28 August 2005 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne   16:00 Rooney  66' van Nistelrooy  90' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,327 Referee: Howard Webb 10 September 2005 Newcastle United 1 - 1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 N'Zogbia  78' Parker  83' McBride  13' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,208 Referee: Alan Wiley 18 September 2005 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 3 Newcastle United Blackburn   14:00 Report Shearer  62' Owen  66' Taylor  72' N'Zogbia  85' Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,725 Referee: Mike Riley 24 September 2005 Newcastle United 1 - 0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Owen  18' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,280 Referee: Graham Poll 1 October 2005 Portsmouth 0 - 0 Newcastle United Portsmouth   15:00 Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,220 Referee: Steve Bennett 15 October 2005 Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Newcastle United Wigan   12:45 Roberts  40' McCulloch  85' Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 22,374 Referee: Phil Dowd 23 October 2005 Newcastle United 3 - 2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne   13:30 Ameobi  34', 37' Emre  63' Report Lawrence  35' Elliott  41' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Rob Styles 30 October 2005 West Bromwich Albion 0 – 3 Newcastle United West Bromwich   16:00 Report Owen  46', 78' Shearer  80' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,216 Referee: Howard Webb 5 November 2005 Newcastle United 1 - 0 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Emre  78' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,191 Referee: Mike Dean 19 November 2005 Chelsea 3 – 0 Newcastle United London   15:00 Cole  47' Crespo  51' Duff  90' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,268 Referee: Mark Halsey 27 November 2005 Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle United Liverpool   13:30 Yobo  46' Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,207 Referee: Howard Webb 3 December 2005 Newcastle United 1 - 1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Shearer  32' (pen.) McCann  75' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,267 Referee: Alan Wiley 10 December 2005 Newcastle United 1 - 0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Solano  82' Silva  57' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,297 Referee: Dermot Gallagher 17 December 2005 West Ham United 2 - 4 Newcastle United London   15:30 Solano  20' (o.g.) Harewood  73' (pen.) Report Owen  5', 43', 90' Shearer  66' Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,836 Referee: Phil Dowd 26 December 2005 Liverpool 2 - 0 Newcastle United Liverpool   15:00 Gerrard  14' Given  43' (o.g.) Bowyer  66' Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,197 Referee: Mark Halsey 31 December 2005 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 0 Newcastle United London   13:00 Tainio  43' Mido  66' Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,246 Referee: Howard Webb 2 January 2006 Newcastle United 2 - 2 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Solano  27' Clark  90+3' Yakubu  54' Hasselbaink  87' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Steve Bennett 14 January 2006 Fulham 1 - 0 Newcastle United London   15:00 Malbranque  75' Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,974 Referee: Alan Wiley 21 January 2006 Newcastle United 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Pedersen  75' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,323 Referee: Howard Webb 1 February 2006 Manchester City 3 - 0 Newcastle United Manchester   19:45 Riera  14' Cole  38' Vassell  62' Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,413 Referee: Chris Foy 4 February 2006 Newcastle United 2 - 0 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 N'Zogbia  41' Shearer  64' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,627 Referee: Mark Halsey 11 February 2006 Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle United Birmingham   15:00 Moore  16' Ameobi  2' N'Zogbia  29' Babayaro  61' Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,140 Referee: Mike Riley 22 February 2005 Newcastle United 0 - 0 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne   19:45 Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,451 Referee: Uriah Rennie 25 February 2006 Newcastle United 2 - 0 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne   17:15 Solano  64', 76' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,916 Referee: Graham Poll 4 March 2006 Newcastle United 3 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Solano  64' Shearer  45' Ameobi  70' Davies  72' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,012 Referee: Alan Wiley 12 March 2006 Manchester United 2 - 0 Newcastle United Manchester   13:30 Rooney  8', 12' Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,858 Referee: Rob Styles 19 March 2006 Newcastle United 1 – 3 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne   Ameobi  41' Boumsong  51' Crouch  10' Gerrard  35' Cissé  52' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Mike Riley 26 March 2006 Charlton Athletic 3 - 1 Newcastle United London   14:00 Bent  24' (pen.) Bowyer  37' (o.g.) Bothroyd  89' Parker  35' Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,019 Referee: Mark Halsey 1 April 2006 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Bowyer  2' Ameobi  25' Shearer  30' (pen.) Keane  19' Dawson  61' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,185 Referee: Mike Dean 9 April 2006 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough   15:00 Boateng  79' Boateng  29' (o.g.) Ameobi  44' Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,202 Referee: Alan Wiley 15 April 2006 Newcastle United 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Shearer  28' (pen.), 66' Bramble  36' Bullard  5' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Uriah Rennie 17 April 2006 Sunderland 1 - 4 Newcastle United Sunderland   15:00 Hoyte  32' Chopra  60' Shearer  61' (pen.) N'Zogbia  66' Luque  87' Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,032 Referee: Chris Foy 22 April 2006 Newcastle United 3 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Solano  30' Ameobi  40' (pen.), 90' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,272 Referee: Howard Webb 29 April 2006 Birmingham City 0 - 0 Newcastle United Birmingham   15:00 Stadium: St Andrew's (stadium) Attendance: 28,331 Referee: Martin Atkinson 7 May 2006 Newcastle United 1 - 0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Bramble  73' Carr  75' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,309 Referee: Mike Riley FA Cup Round 3 7 January 2006 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Newcastle upon Tyne   15:00 Shearer  80' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,459 Referee: Andy D'Urso Round 4 28 January 2006 Cheltenham Town 0 – 2 Newcastle United Cheltenham   12:30 Chopra  41' Parker  43' Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 7,022 Referee: Mike Riley Round 5 18 February 2006 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne   17:40 Dyer  68' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 40,975 Referee: Martin Atkinson Round 6 22 March 2006 Chelsea 1 – 0 Newcastle United London   20:05 Terry  4' Elliott  90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,279 Referee: Steve Bennett League Cup Round 3 26 October 2005 Grimsby Town 0 – 1 Newcastle United Cleethorpes   19:45 Shearer  80' Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Mark Halsey Round 4 30 November 2005 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 Newcastle United Wigan   19:45 Connolly  88' (pen.) Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 11,574 Referee: Steve Bennett Alan Shearer Testimonial 11 May 2006 Newcastle United 3 – 2 Celtic Newcastle upon Tyne   19:45 Luque  70' Lawson  90+1' (o.g.) Shearer  90+3' (pen.) (Report) Maloney  79' (pen.) Hartson  83' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,275 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Player statistics No. Player Apps[2] Goals YC RC 1 Shay Given 47 0 2 0 2 Stephen Carr 24 0 7 1 3 Robbie Elliott 22 0 4 1 4 Nicky Butt 2 0 0 0 4 Nolberto Solano 35 6 2 0 5 Emre 25 2 5 0 6 Jean-Alain Boumsong 41 0 2 1 7 Jermaine Jenas 5 0 2 0 8 Kieron Dyer 13 1 1 0 9 Alan Shearer 41 14 5 0 10 Michael Owen 11 7 0 0 11 Lee Bowyer 34 2 2 1 12 Steve Harper 1 0 0 0 14 Charles N'Zogbia 41 5 3 0 15 Amady Faye 28 0 2 0 17 Scott Parker 32 2 9 1 18 Craig Moore 9 0 5 0 19 Titus Bramble 28 2 4 0 20 Albert Luque 18 1 1 0 21 Lee Clark 25 1 5 0 23 Shola Ameobi 34 9 5 0 26 Peter Ramage 29 0 4 0 27 Steven Taylor 17 0 7 1 28 Michael Chopra 20 3 0 0 33 Celestine Babayaro 35 0 3 1 35 Matty Pattison 3 0 0 0 37 Alan O'Brien 4 0 0 0 39 Martin Brittain 6 0 0 0 References ^ "Newcastle dismiss manager Souness". BBC News. 2 February 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4673636.stm.  ^ Includes substitute appearances. External links FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2005/06