- 2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season
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Norwich City 2005–06 season Chairman 
Roger MunbyManager 
Nigel WorthingtonStadium Carrow Road Championship 9th FA Cup Third Round Carling Cup Third Round Top goalscorer League:
Dean Ashton (10)
All:
Dean Ashton (11)Highest home attendance 25,402 (vs. Ipswich Town, 5 February 2006) Lowest home attendance 23,838 (vs. Cardiff City, 1 November 2005) Average home attendance 24,833 
Home coloursAway colours← 2004–05 2006–07 → The 2005–06 season was Norwich City's first year back in the Football League Championship after being relegated from the Premier League in the previous season. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season.
Contents
Season overview
Matches
Win Draw Loss
League
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Result 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 Position 10 14 17 20 21 23 18 21 17 18 16 12 13 15 17 20 14 17 15 15 16 18 16 Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Result 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–3 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 Position 13 12 12 11 11 10 11 12 14 14 12 11 12 10 11 9 9 9 9 11 10 8 9 August
6 August 2005 Norwich City 1 – 1 Coventry City Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST Ashton 
21'(Report) Adebola 65'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,355
Referee: Richard Beeby9 August 2005 Norwich City 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Norwich, Norfolk 19:45 BST McKenzie 50'(Report) Varney 19'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,116
Referee: Clive Penton13 August 2005 Norwich City 1 – 1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST Ashton 6'(Report) Johnson 42'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,102
Referee: Iain Williamson20 August 2005 Southampton 1 – 0 Norwich City Southampton, Hampshire 15:00 BST Quashie 15' (pen.)(Report) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 23,498
Referee: Lee Probert27 August 2005 Norwich City 0 – 1 Leeds United Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST (Report) Hulse 67'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,015
Referee: Uriah Rennie29 August 2005 Stoke City 3 – 1 Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 19:45 BST Kolář 9'
Harper 45'
Sidibe 69'(Report) Ashton 38'
Huckerby
52'Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 14,249
Referee: Mike PikeSeptember
10 September 2005 Norwich City 2 – 0 Plymouth Argyle Norwich, Norfolk 12:45 BST Ashton 20'
Doumbé 37' (o.g.)(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,981
Referee: Barry Knight13 September 2005 Watford 2 – 1 Norwich City Watford, Hertfordshire 19:45 BST King 13'
Young 25'(Report) Lisbie 62'Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,502
Referee: Paul Armstrong18 September 2005 Ipswich Town 0 – 1 Norwich City Ipswich, Suffolk 12:00 BST Sito 18'(Report) Huckerby 51'Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,184
Referee: Lee Mason24 September 2005 Norwich City 0 – 1 Reading Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST (Report) Harper 61'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,850
Referee: Trevor Kettle27 September 2005 Norwich City 2 – 1 Hull City Norwich, Norfolk 19:45 BST Safri 15'
Doherty 39'(Report) Cort 2'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,740
Referee: Brian CursonOctober
1 October 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 3 Norwich City Brighton, East Sussex 15:00 BST Frutos 67'(Report) Huckerby 22'
McVeigh 41'
Henderson 85'Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,624
Referee: Phil Joslin15 October 2005 Norwich City 1 – 1 Millwall Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST Ashton 52'(Report) Williams 23'
Hayles
30', 77'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,095
Referee: Paul Taylor18 October 2005 Luton Town 4 – 2 Norwich City Luton, Bedfordshire 19:45 BST Feeney 16'
Edwards 27'
Holmes 34'
Howard 41'(Report) Ashton 56'
Davenport 69', 82'
Ryan Jarvis 85'Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,248
Referee: Steve Tanner22 October 2005 Queens Park Rangers 3 – 0 Norwich City Shepherds Bush, London 15:00 BST Nygaard 11'
Furlong 18'
Santos 42'(Report) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Ray Olivier29 October 2005 Norwich City 0 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST (Report) Brunt 77'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: J. Paul RobinsonNovember
1 November 2005 Norwich City 1 – 0 Cardiff City Norwich, Norfolk 19:45 GMT Alexander 77' (o.g.)(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,838
Referee: Darren Drysdale5 November 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 0 Norwich City Wolverhampton, West Midlands 15:00 GMT Seol 2'
Ganea 37'(Report) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,808
Referee: Chris Foy19 November 2005 Norwich City 2 – 0 Luton Town Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT Hughes 3'
Huckerby 25'(Report) Perrett 81', 90'
Nicholls AFT'[A]Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: Kevin Wright22 November 2005 Millwall 1 – 0 Norwich City Bermondsey, London 19:45 GMT Elliott 70'(Report) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Andy Woolmer26 November 2005 Coventry City 2 – 2 Norwich City Coventry, West Midlands 15:00 GMT McSheffrey 3'
Adebola 10'(Report) Davenport 40'
Fleming 84'Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,433
Referee: Rob StylesDecember
3 December 2005 Derby County 2 – 0 Norwich City Derby, Derbyshire 15:00 GMT Davies 28' 52'(Report) Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,346
Referee: Andy Hall10 December 2005 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Norwich City Crewe, Cheshire 15:00 GMT B. Jones 16'(Report) McVeigh 64' 85'Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,132
Referee: Phil Joslin17 December 2005 Norwich City 3 – 1 Southampton Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT Ashton 30' 51' 66'(Report) Belmadi 9'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,836
Referee: Anthony Bates26 December 2005 Sheffield United 1 – 3 Norwich City Sheffield, South Yorkshire 15:00 GMT Jagielka 22'(Report) McVeigh 33'
Ashton 62'
Morgan 71' (o.g.)Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,505
Referee: Trevor Kettle28 December 2005 Norwich City 2 – 1 Burnley Norwich, Norfolk 19:45 GMT Charlton 16'
Huckerby 39'(Report) Safri 73' (o.g.)Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Clive Penton31 December 2005 Leicester City 0 – 1 Norwich City Leicester, Leicestershire 15:00 GMT (Report) McVeigh 71'Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 21,072
Referee: Anthony LeakeJanuary
2 January 2006 Norwich City 0 – 3 Preston North End Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT (Report) Nowland 45'
Alexander 69' (pen.)
Nugent 74'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,032
Referee: Nigel Miller14 January 2006 Plymouth Argyle 1 – 1 Norwich City Plymouth, Devon 15:00 GMT Charlton 24' (o.g.)(Report) Huckerby 48'Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 13,906
Referee: Andy Penn21 January 2006 Norwich City 2 – 3 Watford Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT McVeigh 44' (pen.)
Thorne 62'(Report) Henderson 47' 65'
Spring 90'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,384
Referee: Martin Atkinson21 January 2006 Reading 4 – 0 Norwich City Reading, Berkshire 20:00 GMT Shorey 6'
Sidwell 17'
Lita 55'
Convey 69'(Report) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,442
Referee: Lee MasonFebruary
5 February 2006 Norwich City 1 – 2 Ipswich Town Norwich, Norfolk 11:15 GMT Johansson 33'(Report) Juan 38'
Doherty 88' (o.g.)Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,402
Referee: Keith Stroud11 February 2006 Hull City 1 – 1 Norwich City Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 15:00 GMT Cort 26'(Report) Elliott 87' (o.g.)Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,527
Referee: Jon Moss14 February 2006 Norwich City 3 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich, Norfolk 19:45 GMT Huckerby 51'
Earnshaw 87' 90'(Report) Hinshelwood 45', 57'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,038
Referee: Mike Thorpe18 February 2006 Norwich City 2 – 0 Derby County Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT Johansson 26'
Huckerby 83'(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,921
Referee: Andy Hall25 February 2006 Crystal Palace 4 – 1 Norwich City South Norwood, London 15:00 GMT Johnson 7'
Watson 34'
Morrison 54'
Hall 62'(Report) Ward 88' (o.g.)Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: Peter WaltonMarch
4 March 2006 Norwich City 2 – 1 Stoke City Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT McKenzie 52'
Johansson 89'(Report) Gallagher 58'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,223
Referee: Phil Crossley11 March 2006 Leeds United 2 – 2 Norwich City Leeds, West Yorkshire 15:00 GMT Hulse 20'
Lewis 90'(Report) Hughes 57'
McVeigh 75'Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,993
Referee: Chris Foy18 March 2006 Norwich City 2 – 1 Sheffield United Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT McKenzie 33'
Earnshaw 45'(Report) Armstrong 17'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,346
Referee: Paul Taylor24 March 2006 Burnley 2 – 0 Norwich City Burnley, Lancashire 19:45 GMT Gray 18'
Branch 51'(Report) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,938
Referee: Colin WebsterApril
1 April 2006 Norwich City 2 – 1 Leicester City Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST Earnshaw 28'
McKenzie 77' (pen.)(Report) Williams 63'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,718
Referee: Andy D'Urso8 April 2006 Preston North End 2 – 0 Norwich City Preston, Lancashire 15:00 BST Shackell 20' (o.g.)
Doherty 38' (o.g.)(Report) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,714
Referee: Mick Fletcher15 April 2006 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 0 Norwich City Sheffield, South Yorkshire 15:15 BST Tudgay 45'(Report) Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,755
Referee: Keith Stroud17 April 2006 Norwich City 3 – 2 Queens Park Rangers Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 BST Huckerby 78'
Earnshaw 85' 90'(Report) Ainsworth 45'
Cook 61'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,126
Referee: Brian Curson22 April 2006 Cardiff City 0 – 1 Norwich City Cardiff, Wales 15:00 BST (Report) Earnshaw 16'Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,590
Referee: Andre Marriner30 April 2006 Norwich City 1 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk 13:30 BST Earnshaw 73'(Report) Rósa 45'
Kennedy 71'
Cameron 14', 81'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,081
Referee: Iain WilliamsonLeague Cup
Round 1 23 August 2005 Milton Keynes Dons 0 – 1 (AET) Norwich City Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 19:45 BST (Report) McKenzie 120'Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Anthony BatesRound 2 20 September 2005 Norwich City 2 – 0 Northampton Town Norwich, Norfolk 19:45 BST Huckerby 34' (pen.)
Ashton 78'(Report) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,766
Referee: Colin WebsterRound 3 26 October 2005 Birmingham City 2 – 1 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands 19:45 BST Pennant 5'
Jarošík 86'(Report) Taylor 41' (o.g.)Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,825
Referee: Martin AtkinsonFA Cup
Round 3 7 January 2006 Norwich City 1 – 2 West Ham United Norwich, Norfolk 15:00 GMT McVeigh 72' (pen.)(Report) Mullins 6'
Zamora 57'Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,968
Referee: Mike RileyTransfers
Summer
In
Name Price From Jason JarrettFree Wigan Athletic
Mattieu Louis-JeanFree Nottingham Forest Peter ThorneFree 
Cardiff City Andrew HughesUndisclosed Reading
Jurgen Colin£263,000 PSV Eindhoven Dean MarneyLoan Tottenham Hotspur
Kevin LisbieLoan Charlton Athletic Calum DavenportLoan Tottenham HotspurOut
Name Price To 
Thomas HelvegFree 
Borussia M'gladbach
Mathias Svensson£100,000 IF Elfsborg
Gary HoltFree Nottingham Forest Marc EdworthyFree Derby County Philip MulryneUndisclosed Cardiff City Damien FrancisUndisclosed Wigan AthleticWinter
In
Name Price From 
Dickson Etuhu£450,000 Preston North End Carl Robinson£50,000 Sunderland
Zesh RehmanLoan Fulham
Jonatan JohanssonLoan Charlton Athletic Robert Earnshaw£3,500,000 West Bromwich AlbionOut
Name Price To Dean Ashton£7,250,000 West Ham United
Jim BrennanFree SouthamptonPlayers
First team squad
- As of 6 May 2006.[1]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 Robert Green 2 DF Mattieu Louis-Jean 3 DF Adam Drury 4 DF Jason Shackell 5 DF Craig Fleming 6 FW Darren Huckerby 8 FW Peter Thorne 10 FW Robert Earnshaw 11 FW Jonatan Johansson (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 14 FW Leon McKenzie 15 
MF Youssef Safri No. Position Player 17 MF Andrew Hughes 18 MF Paul McVeigh 20 MF Dickson Etuhu 21 GK Paul Gallacher 22 FW Ian Henderson 23 FW Ryan Jarvis 24 DF Jurgen Colin 25 DF Rossi Jarvis 27 
DF Gary Doherty 30 GK Joe Lewis 33 MF Carl Robinson Board and staff members
Board members
Position Name Nationality Chairman Roger Munby EnglandVice Chairman Barry Skipper EnglandJoint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith EnglandJoint Majority Shareholder Michael Wynn-Jones WalesDirector Michael Foulger EnglandChief Executive Neil Doncaster EnglandCoaching staff
Position Staff Manager Nigel WorthingtonAssistant manager Doug LivermoreFirst team coach Steve FoleyGoalkeeping coach James HollmanYouth coach Ricky MartinPhysiotherapist Neal ReynoldsSports Science Dave CarolanSponsorship Sales Manager Bryan GunnLast updated: 3 May 2006
Source: Norwich City FCLeague Championship
P W D L F A GD Pts C 1 Reading 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 106 P 2 Sheffield United 46 26 12 8 76 46 +30 90 P 3 Watford 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81 4 Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80 5 Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78 6 Crystal Palace 46 21 12 13 67 48 +19 75 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 19 11 50 42 +8 67 8 Coventry City 46 16 15 15 62 65 -3 63 9 Norwich City 46 18 8 20 56 65 -9 62 10 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 66 67 -1 61 11 Cardiff City 46 16 12 18 58 59 -1 60 12 Southampton 46 13 19 14 49 50 -1 58 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 18 Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 -6 52 19 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 13 20 39 52 -13 52 20 Derby County 46 10 20 16 53 67 -14 50 21 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 14 20 50 65 -15 50 R 22 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 15 22 57 86 -29 42 R 23 Millwall 46 8 16 22 35 62 -27 40 R 24 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 7 17 22 39 71 -32 38 Notes
- A. ^ Luton Town's Kevin Nicholls received a red card after the final whistle.
References
- ^ "First team Profiles". Norwich City F.C.. http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355,00.html. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
External links
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