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The '''2005-2006''' season was the 126th season of competitive [[football (soccer)|football]] in [[England]].
 
==Overview==
The rebuilt [[Wembley Stadium]] was due to open in time for the [[FA Cup]] final in May. However, in August 2005, [[The Football Association]] reserved the [[Millennium Stadium]] as a backup, as there was some doubt whether Wembley would be ready. The doubts were confirmed on [[21 February]] [[2006]], when The FA announced that the final would indeed be held at Millennium Stadium. On [[31 March]] [[2006]] The FA confirmed that the new Wembley would not be opened until 2007.
 
Two clubs opened new stadiums this season:
*[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] - [[Ricoh Arena]]
*[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] - [[Liberty Stadium, Swansea|Liberty Stadium]]
 
[[F.C. United of Manchester]], formed by disgruntled [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] fans played their first competitive season, competing in the [[North West Counties Football League]] [[North West Counties Football League Division Two|Division Two]] (level 10 of the [[English football league system]]), from which they gained promotion at the first time of asking.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4905488.stm BBC].
 
[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], who earned [[promotion (sports)|promotion]] to the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] by finishing second in the [[Football League Championship]], played their first ever season in the top division of English football and stayed up, staying clear from relegation all season.
 
==Events==
* [[August 7]] [[2005]] - [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] claim the first silverware of the season when they beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2-1 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to win the [[FA Community Shield]].
* [[October 8]] [[2005]] - The [[England national football team|England national team]] defeat [[Austria national football team|Austria]] 1-0 at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]]. Combined with the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]' defeat of the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] the same night, this assures England automatic qualification for the [[Football World Cup 2006|2006 World Cup]], either as the top team in their qualifying group or one of the top two second-placed European teams.
* [[October 12]] [[2005]] - England defeat [[Poland national football team|Poland]] 2-1 at Old Trafford to finish top of their World Cup qualifying group.
* [[October 17]], [[2005]] - [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] defender [[Abel Xavier]] is banned from all football for failing a drugs test.
* [[October 28]], [[2005]] - [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[John Prescott]] gives final approval for [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] to build [[Falmer Stadium]], now scheduled to open in 2008.
* [[October 29]], [[2005]] - [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] become the first team to score 1000 goals since the start of the Premiership in 1992-93.
* [[November 6]], [[2005]] - Manchester United are the first team to beat Chelsea in 41 Premiership matches, with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, after a [[Darren Fletcher]] header.
* [[November 18]], [[2005]] - [[Roy Keane]] leaves Manchester United by mutual consent, ending his 12-year association with the club.
* [[November 24]], [[2005]] - [[Alain Perrin]] is sacked as manager of [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].
* [[December 3]], [[2005]] - [[Harry Redknapp]] walks out of [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] after being refused permission to discuss terms with Portsmouth over returning as manager.
* [[December 7]], [[2005]] - Harry Redknapp is appointed manager of Portsmouth for the second time with a contract until the end of the season.
* [[December 22]], [[2005]] - [[George Burley]] is appointed Harry Redknapp's replacement at Southampton.
* [[January 4]], [[2006]] - [[Alexandre Gaydamak]] takes a 50% stake in Portsmouth alongside [[Milan Mandaric]].
* [[January 20]], [[2006]] - The [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] formally charges Portsmouth with "tapping up" Harry Redknapp.
* [[January 23]], [[2006]] - The FA announces that [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] will leave his post as England national coach after the {{Wc|2006}}.
*[[January 25]], [[2006]] - [[Craig Levein]] is sacked as manager of [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].
*[[January 30]], [[2006]] - [[Phil Brown (footballer)|Phil Brown]] is sacked as manager of [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]. Academy boss [[Terry Westley]] is appointed interim manager the next day, with player [[Paul Peschisolido]] acting as his assistant.
*[[February 2]], [[2006]] - [[Graeme Souness]] is sacked as manager of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], and [[Glenn Roeder]] was made caretaker manager with [[Alan Shearer]] his assistant manager.
*[[February 4]], [[2006]] - Alan Shearer becomes Newcastle United's top goalscorer of all time, scoring his 201st goal for the club, against Portsmouth at St. James' Park, beating [[Jackie Milburn]]'s 200 goal tally which had stood for 49 years.
*[[February 11]], [[2006]] - [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] comfortably defeat reigning premiership champions Chelsea 3-0 at the Riverside Stadium - the first time ever José Mourinho's Chelsea have lost by more than a single goal.
*[[February 21]], [[2006]] - The FA announce that the 2006 FA Cup final, set for [[May 13]], will be held at Millennium Stadium, as the builders of the new Wembley Stadium are unable to assure that it will be ready for the match. They also announce that the [[England national football team|national team's]] pre-World Cup friendlies originally scheduled for Wembley will instead be held at Old Trafford.
*[[February 21]], [[2006]] - A [[Football League]] Under-21 team, composed of players from the Football League's three divisions, beats a [[Lega Nazionale Professionisti]] Under 21 team, composed of players from [[Serie B]], 1-0 at the [[KC Stadium]].
*[[February 26]], [[2006]] - [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] defeat Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the Millennium Stadium to win the [[Carling Cup]].
*[[March 6]], [[2006]] - [[Mick McCarthy]] is sacked as manager of [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] after his team accumulated just 10 points in 28 matches, with [[Kevin Ball]] made caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.
*[[March 25]], [[2006]] - [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] became the first side to be [[promotion and relegation|promoted]] to the 2006-07 [[FA Premier League]] campaign after drawing 1-1 at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester]]. It will be The Royals' first ever season in England's top flight.
*[[April 1]], [[2006]] - [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] win [[The Football League]] after the combination of Reading defeating [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] being held to a draw means that Reading can not be overtaken.
*[[April 14]], [[2006]] - [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] were [[promotion and relegation|relegated]] from the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] after a 0-0 draw with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]]. This is the first relegation in the league.
*[[April 15]], [[2006]] - [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] became the second side to secure promotion to the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] after they beat [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] while [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] only drew with [[Wolverhampton Wanderers|Wolves]] and champions [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] respectively.
*[[April 15]], [[2006]] - [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]] regained their [[Football League]] status 44 years after losing it due to bankruptcy after they beat [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] to win the [[Football Conference|Conference]] title.
*[[April 17]], [[2006]] - [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]'s 2-0 win at [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] ensured that the trio of Brighton, [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] are all relegated from the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].
*[[April 17]], [[2006]] - [[Alan Shearer]] plays his last competitive match against, rather fittingly, [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], after a [[Julio Arca]] tackle tore his [[medial collateral ligament]].
*[[April 20]], [[2006]] - [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] of the [[Football Conference|Conference]] had 18 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player thirteen times. This points deduction relegates the club to the [[Conference North]].
*[[April 22]], [[2006]] - [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] secured promotion to [[Football League One|League One]] after a 1-1 draw at [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield]] while [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] were also held to a draw by the same scoreline at [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]].
*[[April 22]], [[2006]] - [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] were relegated to [[Football League Two|League Two]] after losing 1-3 at home to [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] drew with [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]].
*[[April 29]], [[2006]] - [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] successfully retained their [[F.A. Premier League|Premiership]] title after they beat [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 3-0.
*[[April 29]], [[2006]] - [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] are relegated from the [[F.A. Premier League|Premiership]] after [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] won 2-1 away at [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]. [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] are also relegated after Portsmouth's victory combined with their 0-0 draw with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].
*[[April 29]], [[2006]] - [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] manager [[Alan Curbishley]] announces that he will resign at the end of the season, ending a 15-year long tenure as manager at [[The Valley (stadium)|The Valley]].
*[[April 29]], [[2006]] - [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] secured promotion from [[Football League One|League One]] after they drew 2-2 at [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] while [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] also drew against [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]. Also in League One, [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] are relegated to [[Football League Two|League Two]] after they could only draw 1-1 against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]].
*[[April 29]], [[2006]] - [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] secured promotion from [[Football League Two|League Two]] after beating [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] 1-0. [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]] were relegated to the [[Football Conference|Conference]] when they lost 2-0 away to [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] and other results went against them.
*[[April 30]], [[2006]] - [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] broke [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland's]] record for most points in any professional English league, beating [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] 2-1 to finish on 106 points.
*[[May 4]], [[2006]] - Current [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] manager [[Steve McClaren]] signs a four-year contract agreeing to succeed [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] as [[England national football team|England]] head coach after the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. The contract begins on [[August 1]].
*[[May 6]], [[2006]] - {{Fc|Southend United}}, after defeating {{fc|Bristol City}}, become [[Football League One|League One]] champions, while {{Fc|Colchester United}} secure the second automatic place to [[Football League Championship|The Championship]], they will play in the top two tiers in English football for the first time in their history after their promotion. {{Fc|Hartlepool United}} and {{Fc|Milton Keynes Dons}} are relegated to [[Football League Two|League Two]].
*[[May 6]], [[2006]] - {{Fc|Oxford United}} lose their league status after 44 years following a 3-2 defeat by {{Fc|Leyton Orient}}, who are promoted to [[Football League One|League One]].
*[[May 7]], [[2006]] - [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] finish the season on 15 points, the lowest points total ever in top flight English football since 3 points for a win was introduced in the 1981-82 season.
*[[May 9]], [[2006]] - [[Roy Keane]]'s [[testimonial match|testimonial]] is played at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]].
*[[May 10]], [[2006]] - {{fc|Middlesbrough}} lose the [[UEFA Cup]] final 4-0 to [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in [[Steve McClaren]]'s last game in charge at the [[Philips Stadion]] in [[Eindhoven]].
*[[May 11]], [[2006]] - [[Alan Shearer]]'s [[testimonial match|testimonial]] is played at [[St James' Park]], with a Newcastle XI beating [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 3-2, with Shearer scoring the winning penalty.
* - [[Joe Royle]] leaves [[Ipswich Town Football Club|Ipswich]] "by mutual consent"
*[[May 13]], [[2006]] - {{fc|Liverpool}} won the 125th [[FA Cup]] final beating [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] 3-1 on [[penalty shoot-out|penalties]] after a thrilling 3-3 draw after [[extra time]].
*[[May 16]], [[2006]] - [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] became the first team to lose four consecutive play-off competitions following a 3-1 aggregate defeat to neighbours [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] in the [[League Two]] semi-finals.
*[[May 17]], [[2006]] - [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] lost the [[UEFA Champions League]] to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] 2-1 in the [[Stade de France]]. [[Jens Lehmann]] was sent off controversially after fouling [[Samuel Eto'o]] and [[Ludovic Giuly]] put the ball into the back off the net.
*[[May 20]], [[2006]] - [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] gain promotion to [[Football League Two|League Two]] via the playoffs, after beating [[Halifax Town]] 3-2 after extra time.
*[[May 21]], [[2006]] - [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] gain promotion to the [[FA Premier League]] after defeating [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds]] 3-0 in the [[Football League Championship|Championship play-off final]].
*[[May 27]], [[2006]] - [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] win promotion to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] after overcoming [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] in the [[Football League One|League One]] play-off final. They won 4-3 on penalties after both sides remained level at 2-2 after extra time.
*[[May 28]], [[2006]] - [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] wins promotion to the [[Football League One|League One]] by defeating [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] 1-0 in the [[Football League Two|League Two play-off final]].
*[[June 2]], [[2006]] - [[Billy Davies]] leaves [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] to become manager of [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].
*[[June 4]], [[2006]] - [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] are relegated from the [[Nationwide Conference]] for a breach of league rules. They take [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]]'s relegation place.
 
==National team==
[[England national football team|England]] have qualified for the [[Football World Cup 2006]], after finishing top of [[Football World Cup 2006 (qualification UEFA)|European Qualifying Group 6]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!Score<sup>1</sup>
!Competition
!England scorers
!Match Report
|-
|[[August 17]], [[2005]]
|[[Parken Stadion]], [[Copenhagen]] (A)
|{{DENf}}
| 1-4&nbsp;
|[[Friendly match|F]]
|[[Wayne Rooney]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4154680.stm BBC]
|-
|[[September 3]], [[2005]]
|[[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] (A)
|{{WALf}}
|1-0
|[[Football World Cup 2006 (qualification UEFA)#Group 6|WCQ]]
|[[Joe Cole (footballer)|Joe Cole]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4199592.stm BBC]
|-
|[[September 7]], [[2005]]
|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]] (A)
|{{NIRf}}
|0-1
|WCQ
|&nbsp;
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4212920.stm BBC]
|-
|[[October 8]], [[2005]]
|[[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] (H)
|{{AUTf}}
|1-0
|WCQ
|[[Frank Lampard]] ([[penalty kick (football)|pen]])
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4313646.stm BBC]
|-
|[[October 12]], [[2005]]
|Old Trafford, Manchester (H)
|{{POLf}}
|2-1
|WCQ
|[[Michael Owen]], [[Frank Lampard]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4326522.stm BBC]
|-
|[[November 12]], [[2005]]
|[[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]] (N)
|{{ARGf}}
|3-2
|[[Friendly match|F]]
|[[Wayne Rooney]], [[Michael Owen]] (2)
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4420426.stm BBC]
|-
|[[March 1]], [[2006]]
|[[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]] (H)
|{{URUf}}
|2-1
|[[Friendly match|F]]
|[[Peter Crouch]], [[Joe Cole (footballer)|Joe Cole]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4754630.stm BBC]
|-
|[[May 25]], [[2006]]
|[[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (H)
|{{BLRf}}
|1-2
|F ('B' team)
|[[Jermaine Jenas]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/5017924.stm BBC]
|-
|[[May 30]], [[2006]]
|Old Trafford, Manchester (H)
|{{HUNf}}
|3-1
|F
|[[Steven Gerrard]],<br> [[John Terry]],<br> [[Peter Crouch]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/5029634.stm BBC]
|-
|[[June 3]], [[2006]]
|Old Trafford, Manchester (H)
|{{JAMf}}
|6-0
|F
|[[Frank Lampard]], <br> [[Jermaine Taylor (Footballer)|Jermaine Taylor]] (o.g.), <br> [[Michael Owen]], <br> [[Peter Crouch]] (3)
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/5040586.stm BBC]
|-
|[[June 10]], [[2006]]
|[[Waldstadion|FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt]], [[Frankfurt]] (N)
|{{PARf}}
|1-0
|[[Football World Cup 2006|WCF]]
|[[Carlos Gamarra]] (o.g.)
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852606.stm BBC]
|-
|[[June 15]], [[2006]]
|[[Frankenstadion]], [[Nuremberg]] (N)
|{{TRIf}}
|2-0
|[[Football World Cup 2006|WCF]]
|[[Peter Crouch]], <br> [[Steven Gerrard]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853008.stm BBC]
|-
|
|
|-
|[[June 20]], [[2006]]
|[[RheinEnergieStadion|FIFA WM Stadion Köln]], [[Cologne]] (N)
|{{SWEf}}
|
|WCF
|
|
|}
# England score given first
 
;Key
* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = Neutral site match
* F = Friendly
* WCQ = FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying, European Zone Group 6
* WCF = FIFA World Cup 2006 Finals Group stage
 
==Honours==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition
!Winner
!Details
!Match Report
|-
|[[UEFA Super Cup]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|Beat [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] 3-1
|[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/SuperCup/FixturesResults/Round=2194/match=81041/Report=RP.html UEFA]
|-
|[[FA Premier League]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[FA Premier League 2005-06]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4933716.stm BBC]
|-
|[[FA Cup]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[FA Cup 2005-06]]
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm BBC]
|-
|[[League Cup|Carling Cup]]
|[[Manchester United]]
|Beat [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]] 4-0
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4727118.stm BBC]
|-
|[[Football League Championship]]
|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|Finished on record 106 points
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4842672.stm BBC]
|-
|[[Football League One]]
|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|Consecutive Promotions
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4957548.stm BBC]
|-
|[[Football League Two]]
|[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
|Consecutive Promotions
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/4957616.stm BBC]
|-
|[[FA Community Shield]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|Beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2-1
|[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4747797.stm BBC]
|-
|}
 
==European Qualification==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition
!Qualifiers
!Reason for Qualification
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Champions League]]
|{{fc|Chelsea}}
|1st in FA Premier League
|-
|{{fc|Manchester United}}
|2nd in FA Premier League
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Champions League]] Third Qualifying Round
|{{fc|Liverpool}}
|3rd in FA Premier League
|-
|{{fc|Arsenal}}
|4th in FA Premier League
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Cup]]
|{{fc|Tottenham Hotspur}}
|5th in FA Premier League
|-
|{{fc|West Ham United}}
|In lieu of [[FA Cup]] winners<br><small>(qualification awarded as FA Cup runners-up because FA Cup winners Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League)</small>
|-
|[[Blackburn Rovers]]
|In lieu of [[League Cup]] winners<br><small>(qualification awarded as next-highest (6th) Premier League finishers to have not qualified for Europe because League Cup winners Manchester United had already qualified for the Champions League)</small>
|-
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] Third Round
|[[Newcastle United]]
|Highest Premier League finishers (7th) to have entered and not qualified for any other European competition
|}
 
==League tables==
 
===FA Premier League===
{{main|FA Premier League 2005-06}}
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: right;"
! !! !! !!P!!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!GD!!Pts
|-
|'''C'''||1||align="left"|{{fc|Chelsea}}||38||29||4||5||72||22||+50||91
|-
|&nbsp;||2||align="left"|{{fc|Manchester United}}||38||25||8||5||72||34||+38||83
|-
|&nbsp;||3||align="left"|{{fc|Liverpool}}||38||25||7||6||57||25||+32||82
|-
|&nbsp;||4||align="left"|{{fc|Arsenal}}||38||20||7||11||68||31||+37||67
|-
|&nbsp;||5||align="left"|{{fc|Tottenham Hotspur}}||38||18||11||9||53||38||+15||65
|-
|&nbsp;||6||align="left"|{{fc|Blackburn Rovers}}||38||19||6||13||51||42||+9||63
|-
|&nbsp;||7||align="left"|{{fc|Newcastle United}}||38||17||7||14||47||42||+5||58
|-
|&nbsp;||8||align="left"|{{Fc|Bolton Wanderers}}||38||15||11||12||49||41||+8||56
|-
|&nbsp;||9||align="left"|{{fc|West Ham United}}||38||16||7||15||52||55||-3||55
|-
|&nbsp;||10||align="left"|{{fc|Wigan Athletic}}||38||15||6||17||45||52||-7||51
|-
|&nbsp;||11||align="left"|{{fc|Everton}}||38||14||8||16||34||49||-15||50
|-
|&nbsp;||12||align="left"|{{fc|Fulham}}||38||14||6||17||48||58||-10||48
|-
|&nbsp;||13||align="left"|{{fc|Charlton Athletic}}||38||13||8||17||41||55||-14||47
|-
|&nbsp;||14||align="left"|{{fc|Middlesbrough}}||38||12||9||17||48||58||-10||45
|-
|&nbsp;||15||align="left"|{{fc|Manchester City}}||38||13||4||21||43||48||-5||43
|-
|&nbsp;||16||align="left"|{{fc|Aston Villa}}||38||10||12||16||42||55||-13||42
|-
|&nbsp;||17||align="left"|{{fc|Portsmouth}}||38||10||8||20||37||62||-25||38
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||18||align="left"|{{fc|Birmingham City}}||38||8||10||20||28||50||-22||34
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||19||align="left"|{{fc|West Bromwich Albion}}||38||7||9||22||31||58||-27||30
|- style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||20||align="left"|{{fc|Sunderland}}||38||3||6||29||26||69||-43||15
|}
 
===The Football League===
 
====Football League Championship====
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
! !! !! !!P!!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!GD!!Pts
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''C'''||1||align="left"|{{fc|Reading}}||46||31||13||2||99||32||+67||106
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''P'''||2||align="left"|{{fc|Sheffield United}}||46||26||12||8||76||46||+30||90
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|'''P'''||3||align="left"|{{fc|Watford}}||46||22||15||9||77||53||+24||81
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||4||align="left"|{{fc|Preston North End}}||46||20||20||6||59||30||+29||80
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||5||align="left"|{{fc|Leeds United}}||46||21||15||10||57||38||+19||78
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||6||align="left"|{{fc|Crystal Palace}}||46||21||12||13||67||48||+19||75
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||7||align="left"|{{fc|Wolverhampton Wanderers}}||46||16||19||11||50||42||+8||67
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||8||align="left"|{{fc|Coventry City}}||46||16||15||15||62||65||-3||63
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||9||align="left"|{{fc|Norwich City}}||46||18||8||20||56||65||-9||62
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||10||align="left"|{{fc|Luton Town}}||46||17||10||19||66||67||-1||61
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||11||align="left"|{{fc|Cardiff City}}||46||16||12||18||58||59||-1||60
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||12||align="left"|{{fc|Southampton}}||46||13||19||14||49||50||-1||58
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||13||align="left"|{{fc|Stoke City}}||46||17||7||22||54||63||-9||58
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||14||align="left"|{{fc|Plymouth Argyle}}||46||13||17||16||39||46||-7||56
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||15||align="left"|{{fc|Ipswich Town}}||46||14||14||18||53||66||-13||56
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||16||align="left"|{{fc|Leicester City}}||46||13||15||18||51||59||-8||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||17||align="left"|{{fc|Burnley}}||46||14||12||20||46||54||-8||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||18||align="left"|{{fc|Sheffield Wednesday}}||46||13||13||20||39||52||-13||52
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||19||align="left"|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]||46||12||16||18||49||55||-6||51
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||20||align="left"|{{fc|Derby County}}||46||10||20||16||53||67||-14||50
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||21||align="left"|{{fc|Queens Park Rangers}}||46||12||14||20||50||65||-15||50
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||22||align="left"|{{fc|Crewe Alexandra}}||46||9 ||15||22||57||86||-29||42
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||23||align="left"|{{fc|Millwall}}||46||8||16||22||35||62||-27||40
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||24||align="left"|{{fc|Brighton & Hove Albion}}||46||7||17||22||39||71||-32||38
|}
 
====Football League One====
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
! !! !! !!P!!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!GD!!Pts
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''P'''||1||align="left"|{{fc|Southend United}}||46||23||13||10||72||43||+29||82
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''P'''||2||align="left"|{{fc|Colchester United}}||46||22||13||11||58||40||+18||79
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||3||align="left"|{{fc|Brentford}}||46||20||16||10||72||52||+20||76
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||4||align="left"|[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]||46||19||16||11||72||59||+13||73
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|'''P'''||5||align="left"|{{fc|Barnsley}}||46||18||18||10||62||44||+18||72
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||6||align="left"|[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]||46||18||17||11||78||55||+23||71
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||7||align="left"|{{fc|Nottingham Forest}}||46||19||12||15||67||52||+15||69
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||8||align="left"|{{fc|Doncaster Rovers}}||46||20||9||17||55||51||+4||69
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||9||align="left"|{{fc|Bristol City}}||46||18||11||17||66||62||+4||65
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||10||align="left"|[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||46||18||11||17||58||60||-2||65
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||11||align="left"|[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]||46||14||19||13||51||49||+2||60
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||12||align="left"|{{fc|Scunthorpe United}}||46||15||15||16||68||73||-5||60
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||13||align="left"|{{fc|Port Vale}}||46||16||12||18||49||54||-5||60
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||14||align="left"|{{fc|Gillingham}}||46||16||12||18||50||64||-14||60
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||15||align="left"|{{fc|Yeovil Town}}||46||15||11||20||54||62||-8||56
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||16||align="left"|{{fc|Chesterfield}}||46||14||14||18||63||73||-10||56
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||17||align="left"|[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]]||46||12||19||15||49||53||-4||55
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||18||align="left"|{{fc|Tranmere Rovers}}||46||13||15||18||50||52||-2||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||19||align="left"|{{fc|Blackpool}}||46||12||17||17||56||64||-8||53
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||20||align="left"|{{fc|Rotherham United}}||46||12||16||18||52||62||-10||52
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||21||align="left"|{{fc|Hartlepool United}}||46||11||17||18||44||59||-15||50
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||22||align="left"|{{fc|Milton Keynes Dons}}||46||12||14||20||45||66||-21||50
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||23||align="left"|{{fc|Swindon Town}}||46||11||15||20||46||65||-19||48
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||24||align="left"|{{fc|Walsall}}||46||11||14||21||47||70||-23||47
|}
 
====Football League Two====
 
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
! !! !! !!P!!W!!D!!L!!F!!A!!GD!!Pts
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''P'''||1||align="left"|{{fc|Carlisle United}}||46||25||11||10||84||42||+42||86
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''P'''||2||align="left"|{{fc|Northampton Town}}||46||22||17||7||63||37||+26||83
|- align="right" style="background:#f0bf3f;"
|'''P'''||3||align="left"|{{fc|Leyton Orient}}||46||22||15||9||67||51||+16||81
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||4||align="left"|{{fc|Grimsby Town}}||46||22||12||12||64||44||+20||78
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|'''P'''||5||align="left"|{{fc|Cheltenham Town}}||46||19||15||12||65||53||+12||72
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||6||align="left"|{{fc|Wycombe Wanderers}}||46||18||17||11||72||56||+16||71
|- align="right" style="background:#ccccff;"
|&nbsp;||7||align="left"|{{fc|Lincoln City}}||46||15||21||10||65||53||+12||66
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||8||align="left"|{{fc|Darlington}}||46||16||15||15||58||52||+6||63
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||9||align="left"|{{fc|Peterborough United}}||46||17||11||18||57||49||+8||62
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||10||align="left"|{{fc|Shrewsbury Town}}||46||16||13||17||55||55||+0||61
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||11||align="left"|{{fc|Boston United}}||46||15||16||15||50||60||-10||61
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||12||align="left"|{{fc|Bristol Rovers}}||46||17||9||20||59||67||-8||60
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||13||align="left"|[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]||46||15||14||17||61||54||+7||59
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||14||align="left"|{{fc|Rochdale}}||46||14||14||18||66||69||-3||56
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||15||align="left"|{{fc|Chester City}}||46||14||12||20||53||59||-6||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||16||align="left"|{{fc|Mansfield Town}}||46||13||15||18||59||66||-7||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||17||align="left"|{{fc|Macclesfield Town}}||46||12||18||16||60||71||-11||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||18||align="left"|{{fc|Barnet}}||46||12||18||16||44||57||-13||54
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||19||align="left"|{{fc|Bury}}<nowiki>*</nowiki>||46||12||17||17||45||57||-12||52
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||20||align="left"|{{fc|Torquay United}}||46||13||13||20||53||66||-13||52
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||21||align="left"|{{fc|Notts County}}||46||12||16||18||48||63||-15||52
|- align="right"
|&nbsp;||22||align="left"|{{fc|Stockport County}}||46||11||19||16||57||78||-21||52
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||23||align="left"|{{fc|Oxford United}}||46||11||16||19||43||56||-14||49
|- align="right" style="background:#ffcccc;"
|'''R'''||24||align="left"|{{fc|Rushden & Diamonds}}||46||11||12||23||44||76||-32||45
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player
 
==Transfer deals==
===Summer transfer window===
The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August.
;[[16 May]] [[2005]]
* [[Paul Stalteri]] from [[Werder Bremen]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]], free
;[[17 May]] [[2005]]
* [[Patrik Berger]] from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], free
;[[20 May]] [[2005]]
* [[Aaron Hughes]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], £1m
;[[26 May]] [[2005]]
* [[Simon Davies]] from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], £4m
;[[30 May]] [[2005]]
* [[Eduardo César Gaspar|Edu]] from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] to [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], free
;[[1 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Darren Bent]] from [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich]] to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton]], £2.5m
;[[3 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Patrick Kluivert]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], free (finalized on [[20 June]])
;[[5 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Edwin van der Sar]] from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Man United]], undisclosed fee
;[[7 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Kevin Doyle]] from [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], €117,000 ([[circa|c.]] £78,000)
;[[10 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Mikael Forssell]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], £3m
;[[13 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Andy O'Brien]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], £2m
* [[Vladimír Šmicer]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], free
* [[Jonathan Stead]] from [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn]] to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], £1.8m
;[[14 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Kelvin Davis]] from [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich]] to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], £1.25m
* [[Laurent Robert]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], loan
;[[15 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], £6.5m
;[[16 June]] [[2005]]
* [[El Hadji Diouf]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]], undisclosed fee (making a previous loan deal permanent)
;[[21 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Asier del Horno]] from [[Athletic Bilbao]] to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], £8m
;[[22 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Park Ji-Sung]] from [[PSV Eindhoven]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Man United]], £4m
;[[27 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Aliaksandr Hleb|Alexander Hleb]] from [[VfB Stuttgart]] to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], £6m
* [[Heiðar Helguson]] from [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], £1.3m
* [[Per Krøldrup]] from [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], £5m
;[[28 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Emanuel Pogatetz]] from [[Bayer Leverkusen]] to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], £1.8m
;[[29 June]] [[2005]]
* [[Mateja Kežman]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[Atlético de Madrid|Atlético Madrid]], £5.3m
* [[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]] from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], £1m
;[[4 July]] [[2004]]
* [[Darren Carter]] from [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], £1.5m
;[[4 July]] [[2004]]
* [[Boudewijn Zenden]] from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], free
;[[5 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Paul Konchesky]] from [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton]] to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]], undisclosed fee
;[[7 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Craig Bellamy]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn]], £5m
* [[John Viafara]] from [[Once Caldas]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], £1.6m
* [[Aiyegbeni Yakubu]] from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], £7.5m
;[[14 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Emre Belözoğlu]] from [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Inter Milan]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], £4m
* [[Patrick Vieira]] from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] to [[Juventus]], £13.7m
* [[Leroy Lita]] from [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], £1m
;[[15 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Jared Borgetti]] from [[CF Pachuca]] to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]], £1.5m
;[[16 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Yossi Benayoun]] from [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]], £2.5m
;[[18 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]] from [[Manchester City F.C.|Man City]] to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], £21m
;[[20 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Andy Cole]] from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] to [[Manchester City F.C.|Man City]], free
* [[Peter Crouch]] from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], £7m
;[[22 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Sander Westerveld]] from [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], free
;[[26 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Diomansy Kamara]] from [[Modena F.C.|Modena]] to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], £1.5m
;[[27 July]] [[2005]]
* [[Darius Vassell]] from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], £2m
;[[3 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Edgar Davids]] from [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Inter Milan]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]], free
;[[4 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Philip Neville]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Man United]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], undisclosed fee (over £3m; some reports say over £5m)
;[[5 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Damien Francis]] from [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]] to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]], undisclosed fee
* [[Walter Pandiani]] from [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo]] to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], £3m (making a previous loan deal permanent)
;[[6 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Henri Camara]] from [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]], £3m
;[[8 August]] [[2005]]
* [[José Kleberson|Kleberson]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Man United]] to [[Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü|Beşiktaş]], £2.5m
;[[11 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Andy Gray (1977)|Andy Gray]] from [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], £1.1m
;[[15 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Nathan Ellington]] from [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]] to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], £3m
;[[16 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Hidetoshi Nakata]] from [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]], season-long loan
;[[17 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Frédéric Kanouté|Fredi Kanouté]] from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]] to [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], £4.4m
* [[David Bellion]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Man United]] to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]], season-long loan
;[[19 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Michael Essien]] from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], £24.4m
;[[22 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Brian Priske]] from [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], undisclosed fee
* [[Jiri Jarosik]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], season-long loan
;[[23 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Milan Baroš]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], £6.5m
;[[25 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Clinton Morrison]] from [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], £2m
;[[26 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Albert Luque]] from [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], £9.5m
;[[27 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Tiago Mendes|Tiago]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], £6.5m
;[[28 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Nuno Valente]] from [[Futebol Clube do Porto|Porto]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], £1.5m
;[[30 August]] [[2005]]
* [[Wilfred Bouma]] from [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], £3.5m
;[[31 August]] [[2005]]
* [[David Connolly]] from [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], £2m
* [[Curtis Davies]] from [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton]] to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], £3m
* [[Salif Diao]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], season-long loan
* [[Francis Jeffers]] from [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], six-month loan
* [[Jermaine Jenas]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]], £7m
* [[Lee Yong-Pyo]] from [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]], undisclosed fee
* [[Michael Owen]] from [[Real Madrid]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], £17m
* [[Mart Poom]] from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], six-month loan
* [[Michael Reiziger]] from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] to [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]], free
* [[Nolberto Solano]] from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], £1.5m
* [[James Milner (footballer)|James Milner]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], season-long loan
* [[Andy van der Meyde]] from [[Internazionale Milano F.C.|Inter Milan]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], undisclosed fee
* [[Iain Hume]] from [[Tranmere]] to [[Leicester City]], £500,000
* [[Elvis Hammond]] from [[Fulham]] to [[Leicester City]], £250,000
 
===January transfer window===
The mid-season transfer window runs from 1 to 31 January 2006.
;[[1 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Tony Warner]] from [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], nominal fee (making a previous loan deal permanent)
* [[John Obi Mikel]] from [[F.C. Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], undisclosed fee
;[[3 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Yaniv Katan]] from [[Maccabi Haifa]] to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], £100K
;[[4 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Josemi]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]], trade for Jan Kromkamp
* [[Jan Kromkamp]] from [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], trade for Josemi
* [[Laurent Robert]] from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], loan cancelled
* [[Laurent Robert]] from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] to [[SL Benfica|Benfica]], free
* [[Maniche]] from [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], 6-month loan
* [[Emmanuel Olisadebe]] from [[Panathinaikos]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], 6-month loan
;[[5 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Chris Sutton]] from [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], free
* [[Nemanja Vidić]] from [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], £7m
* [[Albert Riera]] from [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], 6-month loan
;[[6 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Simon Elliott]] from [[Major League Soccer]] ([[Columbus Crew]]) to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], free<!--All contracts in Major League Soccer are owned by the league, not individual teams.-->
* [[Ali Al Habsi]] from [[F.C. Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
* [[Benjani Mwaruwari]] from [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], £4.1m
;[[9 January]] [[2006]]
* [[David Bellion]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to [[OGC Nice|Nice]], 6-month loan
* [[Paul Scharner]] from [[S.K. Brann|Brann]] to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], £2.5m
;[[10 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Patrice Evra]] from [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], £5.5m
* [[Antti Niemi]] from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], £1m
;[[12 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Sean Davis]] from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], undisclosed fee
* [[Pedro Mendes]] from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], undisclosed fee
* [[Noe Pamarot]] from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], undisclosed fee
* [[Daniel Agger]] from [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], £5.8m
* [[Vassiriki Diaby|Abou Diaby]] from [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], £2m
* [[Walter Pandiani]] from [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] to [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], £1m
;[[13 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Garry Flitcroft]] from [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], free
* [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] from [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], undisclosed fee
;[[17 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Marcus Bent]] from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], £2m
* [[Riccardo Scimeca]] from [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], free
;[[19 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Neil Mellor]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], 6-month loan
* [[David Thompson (footballer)|David Thompson]] from [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] free
* [[Wayne Bridge]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], 6-month loan
;[[20 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Alan Stubbs]] from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], free
* [[Theo Walcott]] from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], £5m (Could rise to £12m)
;[[23 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Dean Ashton]] from [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]], £7.25m
* [[Mart Poom]] from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], undisclosed fee (making a loan deal permanent)
;[[24 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Alexey Smertin]] from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], £1m
;[[25 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Tomasz Frankowski]] from [[Elche CF|Elche]] to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]], £1.4m
* [[Dean Kiely]] from [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], undisclosed fee
* [[Szilárd Németh]] from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] to [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]], nominal fee
;[[26 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Ade Akinbiyi]] from [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], £1.75m
;[[27 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Robbie Fowler]] from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], free
;[[30 January]] [[2006]]
* [[Georgios Samaras]] from [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], £6m
;[[31 January]] [[2006]]
* [[David Bentley]] from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], undisclosed fee
* [[Andrés d'Alessandro]] from [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], 6-month loan
* [[Rory Delap]] from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], free
* [[Robert Earnshaw]] from [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]] to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], £3.5m
* [[Hossam Ghaly]] from [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], undisclosed fee
* [[Danny Murphy (footballer)|Danny Murphy]] from [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], £2m
* [[Quincy Owusu-Abeyie]] from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] to [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]], undisclosed fee
* [[Nigel Quashie]] from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]], £1.2m
* [[Andy Welsh]] from [[Sunderland]] to [[Leicester City]], 3-month Loan
* [[Zeshan Rehman|Zesh Rehman]] from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], 6-month loan
* [[Lionel Scaloni]] from [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], 6-month loan
* [[Florent Sinama-Pongolle]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], 6-month loan
* [[Matty Fryatt]] from [[Walsall]] to [[Leicester City]], Undisclosed Fee
* [[Joey Gudjonsson]] from [[Leicester City]] to [[AZ Alkmaar]], Free
 
===Retirements===
 
* [[Alan Shearer]] ({{fc|Newcastle United}})
* [[Dennis Bergkamp]] ({{fc|Arsenal}})
* [[Paul Ince]] ({{fc|Wolverhampton Wanderers}})
* [[Nigel Martyn]] ({{fc|Everton}})
 
==Deaths==
 
[[Noel Cantwell]], 72, was a Republic of Ireland international at left-back during the 1950s and 1960s. He also captained Manchester United to F.A Cup glory in 1963.
 
[[Johnny Haynes]], 71, former [[England national football team|England]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] midfielder, who became the first English footballer to be paid £100 a week, died after suffering a brain haemorrhage at the wheel of his car which resulted in a head-on collision with another vehicle.
 
[[George Swindin]], 90, was a former goalkeeper of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the immediate postwar years. He helped them win two league titles and one F.A Cup. After hanging up his gloves, he served Arsenal as manager but was less successful.
 
[[George Best]], 59, Nothern Irish born striker who enjoyed the early and most successful years of his career [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], died as a result of multiple organ failure three years after he underwent a liver transplant, the result of more than 30 years of heavy drinking. Personal problems meant that he played his last game for United at the age of 27, but he continued at various smaller clubs - including a brief spell with the Los Angeles Aztecs in America - until the age of 37.
 
[[Ted Ditchburn]], former [[England national football team|England]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] goalkeeper.
 
[[Mark Philo]], 21, [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe]] winger, was killed in a car crash.
 
[[Ron Greenwood]], 84, former [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] and [[England national football team|England]] manager. He managed West Ham to F.A Cup glory in 1964 and Cup Winners Cup success a year later, as well as providing the 1966 England World Cup winning team with three key players. Greenwood later managed the England team, achieving qualification for Euro 80 and the 1982 World Cup before retiring from football.
 
[[Peter Osgood]], 59, former [[England national football team|England]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] player, died of a heart attack while attending a family funeral. He was a key player in Chelsea's 1970 F.A Cup and 1971 Cup Winners Cup triumphs, and won another F.A Cup medal in 1976 with his next club Southampton.
 
[[John Lyall]], 66, former [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] manager, died of a heart attack. He completed his first season in management at West Ham with F.A Cup glory in 1975, winning the trophy again in 1980 and taking West Ham to their highest ever league position - third - in 1986. He was sacked when West Ham were relegated in 1989, but make a comeback the following year with Ipswich Town. Lyall took Ipswich into the inaugural Premier League as Second Division champions in 1992, and remained in charge for another two-and-half years before he was sacked in December 1994. Lyall never returned to management after his dismissal from Ipswich.
 
[[24 April]] [[2006]], [[Brian Labone]], 66, former [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] captain who played in Harry Catterick's successful 1960s side, died of a heart attack. He helped them win the F.A Cup in 1964 and 1966 as well as the league title in 1963 and 1970.
 
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