Reading F.C. season 2005-06

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Reading F.C.
Season 2005–06
Manager Steve Coppell
Chairman John Madejski
League Football League Championship
Final league position 1st
FA Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Kitson & Doyle (18)
All: Kitson (22)
Highest home attendance 23,845 (vs Southampton, 10 February 2006)
Lowest home attendance 6,941 (vs Luton Town, 20 September 2005)

Reading Football Club played the season 2005–06 in the Football League Championship, during which they set several League records on their way to winning the Championship, and promotion to the Premier League.

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[edit] Review and events

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See also: 2005-06 in English football

[edit] Match results

[edit] Legend

Win Draw Loss

[edit] League

Date Opponent Venue Result[1] Scorers Attendance Position
6 August 2005 – 15:00 Plymouth Argyle Home 1–2 Lita 16,836 21
9 August 2005 – 19:45 Brighton & Hove Albion Away 2–0 Little, Kitson 6,676 8
13 August 2005 – 15:00 Preston North End Away 3–0 Lita (2), Little 13,154 4
20 August 2005 – 15:00 Millwall Home 5–0 Convey (2), Harper, Kitson, Sidwell 14,225 1
27 August 2005 – 17:15 Watford Away 0–0   12,152 2
29 August 2005 – 15:00 Burnley Home 2–1 Lita, Doyle 14,027 2
10 September 2005 – 15:00 Coventry City Away 1–1 Doyle 22,074 2
13 September 2005 – 20:00 Crystal Palace Home 3–2 Doyle, Lita, Sonko 17,562 2
17 September 2005 – 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Home 1–0 Ingimarsson 17,668 2
24 September 2005 – 15:00 Norwich City Away 1–0 Harper 24,850 2
28 September 2005 – 19:45 Southampton Away 0–0   24,946 2
1 October 2005 – 15:00 Sheffield United Home 2–1 Gunnarsson (2) 22,068 2
16 October 2005 – 13:30 Ipswich Town Home 2–0 Naylor (og), Doyle 17,581 2
18 October 2005 – 19:45 Hull City Away 1–1 Little 17,698 2
22 October 2005 – 15:00 Stoke City Away 1–0 Kitson 13,484 2
29 October 2005 – 15:00 Leeds United Home 1–1 Ingimarsson 22,012 2
1 November 2005 – 20:00 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2–0 Whelan (og), Kitson 16,188 2
5 November 2005 – 15:00 Queens Park Rangers Away 2–1 Harper, Ingimarsson 15,347 2
19 November 2005 – 15:00 Hull City Home 3–1 Convey, Doyle, Little 17,864 2
22 November 2005 – 19:45 Ipswich Town Away 3–0 Sidwell, Lita, Doyle 22,621 1
26 November 2005 – 15:00 Plymouth Argyle Away 2–0 Little, Doyle 14,020 1
3 December 2005 – 15:00 Luton Town Home 3–0 Sidwell, Kitson, Doyle 19,478 1
10 December 2005 – 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion Home 5–1 Oatway (og), Kitson (3), Hunt 18,546 1
17 December 2005 – 15:00 Millwall Away 2-0 Sidwell, Doyle 12,920 1
26 December 2005 – 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2-0 Kitson, Convey 27,980 1
28 December 2005 – 20:00 Leicester City Home 2-0 Doyle, Gunnarsson 22,061 1
31 December 2005 – 17:15 Derby County Away 2-2 Doyle, Long 21,434 1
2 January 2006 – 15:00 Cardiff City Home 5-1 Sidwell (2), Sonko, Kitson (2) 22,668 1
14 January 2006 – 15:00 Coventry City Home 2-0 Kitson (2) 22,813 1
20 January 2006 – 19:45 Crystal Palace Away 1-1 Harper 19,888 1
31 January 2006 – 20:00 Norwich City Home 4-0 Shorey, Sidwell, Lita, Convey 21,442 1
4 February 2007 – 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Away 4-3 Shorey, Sidwell, Lita (2) 6,484 1
10 February 2007 – 19:45 Southampton Home 2-0 Lita, Doyle 23,845 1
14 February 2007 – 19:45 Sheffield United Away 1-1 Kitson 25,011 1
17 February 2007 – 19:45 Luton Town Away 2-3 Doyle (2) 8,705 1
25 February 2007 – 15:00 Preston North End Home 2-1 Sidwell, Lita 23,011 1
4 March 2007 – 15:00 Burnley Away 3-0 Convey, Sonko, Kitson 12,888 1
11 March 2007 – 15:00 Watford Home 0-0   23,724 1
18 March 2007 – 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 1-1 Convey 23,502 1
25 March 2007 – 15:00 Leicester City Away 1-1 Doyle 25,578 1
1 April 2007 – 15:00 Derby County Home 5-0 Harper, Doyle, Oster, Long (2) 22,981 1
8 April 2007 – 15:00 Cardiff City Away 5-2 Harper (2), Kitson, Loovens (og), Doyle 11,866 1
15 April 2007 – 15:00 Leeds United Away 1-1 Hunt 24,535 1
17 April 2007 – 15:00 Stoke City Home 3-1 Sidwell, Doyle, Halls 22,119 1
22 April 2007 – 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1-1 Kitson 27,307 1
30 April 2007 – 13:30 Queens Park Rangers Home 2-1 Kitson, Murty 23,156 1

[edit] FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result[1] Scorers Attendance
7 January 2006 – 15:00 Third round West Bromwich Albion Away 1-1 Doyle 19,197
17 January 2006 – 20:00 Third round (replay) West Bromwich Albion Home 3-2 (aet) Lita (3) 16,737
28 January 2006 – 15:00 Fourth round Birmingham City Home 1-1 Long 23,762
7 February 2006 – 19:45 Fourth round (replay) Birmingham City Away 1-2 Hunt 16,644

[edit] Football League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result[1] Scorers Attendance
23 August 2005 – 20:00 First round Swansea City Home 3–1 (aet) Kitson (2), Lita 7,603
20 September 2005 – 20:00 Second round Luton Town Home 1–0 Oster 6,941
25 October 2005 – 20:00 Third round Sheffield United Home 2–0 Kitson (2) 11,607
29 November 2005 – 19:45 Fourth round Arsenal Away 0–3   36,167

[edit] Player details

No. Nat. Position Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Flag of the United States GK Marcus Hahnemann 47 0 45 0 0 0 2 0
21 Flag of Ireland GK Graham Stack 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
2 Flag of Scotland DF Graeme Murty 44 1 40 1 1 0 3 0
3 Flag of England DF Nicky Shorey 44 2 40 2 1 0 3 0
5 Flag of Senegal DF Ibrahima Sonko 52 3 46 3 2 0 4 0
14 Flag of England DF John Halls 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
16 Flag of Iceland DF Ívar Ingimarsson 53 2 46 2 3 0 4 0
18 Flag of England DF Michael Dobson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Flag of England DF Chris Makin 19 0 12 0 4 0 3 0
26 Flag of England DF Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Flag of England DF Scott Golbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of England MF Steve Sidwell 40 10 33 10 4 0 3 0
6 Flag of Iceland MF Brynjar Gunnarsson 34 4 29 4 4 0 1 0
7 Flag of England MF Glen Little 38 5 35 5 1 0 2 0
10 Flag of Ireland MF Stephen Hunt 45 3 37 2 4 1 4 0
11 Flag of Wales MF John Oster 40 2 32 1 4 0 4 1
15 Flag of England MF James Harper 51 7 45 7 3 0 3 0
17 Flag of the United States MF Bobby Convey 45 7 45 7 0 0 0 0
30 Flag of France MF Sekou Baradji 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
8 Flag of England FW Leroy Lita 32 15 26 11 3 3 3 1
12 Flag of England FW Dave Kitson 39 22 34 18 2 0 3 4
19 Flag of Ireland FW Kevin Doyle 51 19 45 18 3 1 3 0
24 Flag of Ireland FW Shane Long 15 4 11 3 4 1 0 0
29 Flag of Nigeria FW Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
31 Flag of England FW Simon Cox 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0

[edit] Team kit

Reading's kit for the 2005–06 was manufactured by Puma, and the main sponsor was Kyocera.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Reading's score written first