2005–06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2005–06 season
Chairman	Phil Gartside
Manager	Sam Allardyce
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
Carling Cup	Fifth round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Stelios Giannakopoulos Kevin Nolan (9) All: Stelios Giannakopoulos (12)
Highest home attendance	27,718 (vs. Manchester United, 1 April 2006)
Lowest home attendance	10,927 (vs. West Ham United, 26 October 2005)

The 2005–06 season was the 128th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence and their fifth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Having finished sixth the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history.

1 Season summary
2 Playing squad
- 2.1 Left club during season
3 Matches
4 Appearances
5 Top scorers
6 References

Season summary

Bolton were unable to repeat the previous season's sixth place finish and slumped slightly to finish eighth, not enough to qualify for another European adventure.

Playing squad

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	Ali Al Habsi
2	DF	Nicky Hunt
4	MF	Kevin Nolan (captain from November)
5	DF	Bruno N'Gotty
6	MF	Gary Speed
7	MF	Stelios Giannakopoulos
8	MF	Iván Campo
9	FW	Henrik Pedersen
10	MF	Jay-Jay Okocha (captain until November)
11	DF	Ricardo Gardner
12	GK	Ian Walker
14	FW	Kevin Davies
15	DF	Radhi Jaïdi
16	MF	Hidetoshi Nakata
17	FW	Matt Jansen
18	FW	Jared Borgetti

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Ricardo Vaz Tê
21	FW	El Hadji Diouf
22	GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen
24	MF	Joey O'Brien
25	DF	Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye
26	DF	Tal Ben Haim
27	FW	Bedi Buval
29	MF	Óscar Pérez Bovela
30	GK	Chris Howarth
31	MF	James Sinclair
32	DF	Jarosław Fojut
33	FW	Johann Smith
39	MF	Khalilou Fadiga
42	MF	Robert Sissons
43	GK	Sam Ashton

Left club during 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
17		DF	Martin Djetou (to Istres)

No.		Position	Player
23		MF	Fabrice Fernandes (to Maccabi Haifa)

Matches

August

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Aston Villa		2 – 2		Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park	2005-08-13 15:00
Phillips 4' Davis 9'					Davies 6' Campo 8'	Attendance: 33,263 Referee: Mike Riley

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		0 – 1		Everton	Reebok Stadium	2005-08-21 13:30
					Bent 52'	Attendance: 25,608 Referee: Alan Wiley

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 0		Newcastle United	Reebok Stadium	2005-08-24 20:00
Diouf 37' Stelios 50'						Attendance: 25,904 Referee: Steve Tanner

Premier League	West Ham United		1 – 2		Bolton Wanderers	Boleyn Ground	2005-08-27 15:00
Sheringham 90' (pen)					Nolan 59' Campo 85'	Attendance: 25,904 Referee: Phil Dowd

September

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		0 – 0		Blackburn Rovers	Reebok Stadium	2005-09-11 16:00
						Attendance: 24,405 Referee: Graham Poll

UEFA Cup	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 1		Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Reebok Stadium	2005-09-15 20:10
Diouf 72' Borgetti 90'					Jančevski 28'	Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Darko Ceferin

Premier League	Manchester City		0 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	City of Manchester Stadium	2005-09-18 16:00
					Speed 90' (pen)	Attendance: 43,137 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 0		Portsmouth	Reebok Stadium	2005-09-24 17:15
Nolan 25'						Attendance: 23,134 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

UEFA Cup	Lokomotiv Plovdiv		1 – 2		Bolton Wanderers	Stadium Lokomotiv	2005-09-29 17:55
Iliev 51'					Tunchev 79' (og) Nolan 86'	Referee: Jouni Hyytia

October

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Wigan Athletic		2 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	JJB Stadium	2005-10-02 13:00
Camara 48' McCulloch 63'					Jaïdi 68'	Attendance: 20,553 Referee: Alan Wiley

Premier League	Chelsea		5 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge	2005-10-15 15:00
Drogba 52' 61' Lampard 55' 59' Guðjohnsen 74'					Stelios 5'	Attendance: 41,775 Referee: Rob Styles

UEFA Cup	Beşiktaş		1 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Inonu Stadium	2005-10-20 19:45
Aílton 7'					Borgetti 29'	Referee: Ruud Bossen

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 0		West Bromwich Albion	Reebok Stadium	2005-10-23 15:00
Nakata 81' Nolan 90'						Attendance: 24,151 Referee: Rob Styles

Carling Cup	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 0		West Ham United	Reebok Stadium	2005-10-26 20:00
Borgetti 64'						Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Andre Marriner

Premier League	Charlton Athletic		0 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	The Valley	2005-10-29 15:00
					Nolan 72'	Attendance: 26,175 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

November

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

UEFA Cup	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 0		Zenit St. Petersburg	Reebok Stadium	2005-11-03 20:00
Nolan 24'						Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 0		Tottenham Hotspur	Reebok Stadium	2005-11-07 20:00
Nolan 32'						Attendance: 26,634 Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Cup	Guimaraes		1 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	2005-11-24 20:00
Saganowski 86'					Vaz Tê 88'	Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Premier League	Fulham		2 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Craven Cottage	2005-11-27 14:00
McBride 4' 18'					Legwinski 90+2'	Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Graham Poll

Carling Cup	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 1 (aet)		Leicester City	Reebok Stadium	2005-11-30 20:00
Borgetti 104' Vaz Tê 106'					Williams 110'	Attendance: 13,067 Referee: Steve Bennett

December

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 0		Arsenal	Reebok Stadium	2005-12-03 15:00
Faye 20' Stelios 32'						Attendance: 26,792 Referee: Howard Webb

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 1		Aston Villa	Reebok Stadium	2005-12-10 15:00
Diouf 82'					Angel 88'	Attendance: 23,646 Referee: Phil Dowd

UEFA Cup	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 1		Sevilla	Reebok Stadium	2005-12-14 19:45
N'Gotty 65'					Adriano Correia 74'	Attendance: 15,623 Referee: Michael Weiner

Premier League	Everton		0 – 4		Bolton Wanderers	Goodison Park	2005-12-17 15:00
					Davies 32' Stelios 75' 80' Speed 79' (pen)	Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Alan Wiley

Carling Cup	Wigan Athletic		2 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	JJB Stadium	2005-12-20 19:45
Roberts 40' 45+3'						Attendance: 13,401 Referee: Mike Dean

Premier League	Sunderland		0 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	Stadium of Light	2005-12-26 15:00
						Attendance: 32,232 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Premier League	Manchester United		4 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Old Trafford	2005-12-31 15:00
N'Gotty 8' (og) Saha 44' Ronaldo 68' 90+1'					Speed 33'	Attendance: 67,858 Referee: Steve Bennett

January

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 2		Liverpool	Reebok Stadium	2006-01-02 15:00
Jaïdi 10' Diouf 71'					Gerrard 67' (pen) Luis Garcia 82'	Attendance: 27,604 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

FA Cup	Watford		0 – 3		Bolton Wanderers	Vicarage Road	2007-01-07 15:00
					Borgetti 10' Stelios 34' Vaz Tê 73'	Attendance: 13,239 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Premier League	Blackburn Rovers		0 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	Ewood Park	2006-01-14 17:45
						Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Mike Riley

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 0		Manchester City	Reebok Stadium	2006-01-21 15:00
Borgetti 37' Kevin Nolan 41'						Attendance: 26,466 Referee: Rob Styles

FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 0		Arsenal	Reebok Stadium	2006-01-28 17:40
Stelios 84'						Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Mike Dean

February

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Portsmouth		1 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Fratton Park	2006-02-01 19:45
Karadas 86'					Fadiga 69'	Attendance: 19,128 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 1		Wigan Athletic	Reebok Stadium	2006-02-04 15:00
Stelios 63'					Johansson 77'	Attendance: 25,854 Referee: Steve Bennett

Premier League	Arsenal		1 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Highbury Stadium	2006-02-11 15:00
Gilberto 90+3'					Nolan 12'	Attendance: 38,193 Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Cup	Bolton Wanderers		0 – 0		Marseille	Reebok Stadium	2006-02-15 19:45
						Attendance: 19,288 Referee: Olegario Benquerenca

FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers		0 – 0		West Ham United	Reebok Stadium	2006-02-18 15:00
						Attendance: 17,120 Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Cup	Marseille		2 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	Stade Velodrome	2006-02-23 19:45
Ribéry 45+2' Ben Haim 68' (og)					Stelios 25'	Referee: Massimo Busacca

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 1		Fulham	Reebok Stadium	2005-02-26 15:00
Helguson 45+1' (og) Nolan 68'					Helguson 22'	Attendance: 23,104 Referee: Phil Dowd

March

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Newcastle United		3 – 1		Bolton Wanderers	St James' Park	2006-03-04 15:00
Solano 34' Shearer 45' Ameobi 70'					Davies 72'	Attendance: 52,012 Referee: Alan Wiley

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		4 – 1		West Ham United	Reebok Stadium	2006-03-11 15:00
Stelios 12' 33' Speed 45+2' Pedersen 81'					Sheringham 79'	Attendance: 24,461 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup	West Ham United		2 – 1 (aet)		Bolton Wanderers	Boleyn Ground	2006-03-15 20:05
Jääskeläinen 10' (og) Harewood 96'					Davies 31'	Attendance: 24,685 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		2 – 0		Sunderland	Reebok Stadium	2006-03-18 15:00
Davies 47' Nolan 85'						Attendance: 23,568 Referee: Phil Dowd

Premier League	Middlesbrough		4 – 3		Bolton Wanderers	Riverside Stadium	2006-03-26 13:30
Hasselbaink 8' (pen) 47' Viduka 30' Parnaby 90+2'					Stelios 3' Okocha 58' Jaïdi 81'	Attendance: 25,971 Referee: Howard Webb

April

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 2		Manchester United	Reebok Stadium	2006-04-01 15:00
Davies 26'					Saha 33' Van Nistelrooy 79'	Attendance: 27,718 Referee: Alan Wiley

Premier League	Birmingham City		1 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	St Andrew's Stadium	2006-04-04 19:45
Jarosik 37'						Attendance: 26,493 Referee: Chris Foy

Premier League	Liverpool		1 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	Anfield	2006-03-09 14:00
Fowler 45+2'						Attendance: 44,194 Referee: Rob Styles

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		0 – 2		Chelsea	Reebok Stadium	2006-04-15 12:45
					Terry 44' Lampard 59'	Attendance: 27,266 Referee: Phil Dowd

Premier League	West Bromwich Albion		0 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	The Hawthorns	2006-04-17 20:00
						Attendance: 23,181 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		4 – 1		Charlton Athletic	Reebok Stadium	2006-04-22 15:00
Vaz Tê 14' Davies 21' 89' Borgetti 89'					Bent 76' (pen)	Attendance: 24,713 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur		1 – 0		Bolton Wanderers	White Hart Lane	2006-04-30 16:00
Lennon 60'						Attendance: 36,179 Referee: Alan Wiley

May

Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Kick off

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 1		Middlesbrough	Reebok Stadium	2006-05-03 20:00
Vaz Tê 51'					Johnson 47'	Attendance: 22,733 Referee: Howard Webb

Premier League	Bolton Wanderers		1 – 0		Birmingham City	Reebok Stadium	2006-05-07 15:00
Vaz Tê 65'						Attendance: 26,275 Referee: Steve Bennett

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

P	Player	Position	PL	FAC	LC	UC	Total
1	Jussi Jääskeläinen	Goalkeeper	38 (0)	03 0(0)	02 0(0)	05 0(1)	48 0(0)
2	Tal Ben Haim	Defender	33 0(3)	04 0(0)	03 0(0)	07 0(0)	47 0(3)
3	Kevin Davies	Striker	37 0(0)	03 0(0)	02 0(0)	04 0(1)	46 0(1)
4	Kevin Nolan	Midfielder	36 0(1)	03 0(0)	02 0(0)	04 0(3)	45 0(4)
5	Stelios Giannakopoulos	Midfielder	29 0(6)	04 0(0)	02 0(0)	06 0(0)	41 0(6)
6	Ricardo Gardner	Defender/Midfielder	28 0(3)	04 0(0)	03 0(0)	06 0(1)	41 0(4)
7	Gary Speed	Midfielder	30 0(2)	02 0(0)	02 0(0)	02 0(3)	36 0(5)
8	Bruno N'Gotty	Defender	28 0(2)	02 0(0)	00 0(1)	06 0(1)	36 0(4)
9	Abdoulaye Faye	Defender/Midfielder	23 0(4)	01 0(0)	02 0(0)	07 0(0)	33 0(4)
10	Joey O'Brien	Defender	22 0(1)	03 0(0)	02 0(0)	06 0(0)	33 0(1)
11	Jay-Jay Okocha	Midfilder	19 0(9)	03 0(0)	01 0(1)	06 0(1)	29 (11)
12	Hidetoshi Nakata	Midfielder	15 0(7)	03 0(0)	02 0(0)	05 0(1)	20 0(2)
13	Radhi Jaïdi	Defender	16 0(1)	02 0(1)	03 0(0)	03 0(0)	19 0(2)
14	El Hadji Diouf	Midfielder/Striker	17 (4)	00 0(0)	00 0(1)	04 0(2)	19 0(0)
15	Henrik Pedersen	Striker	16 (6)	00 0(1)	00 0(1)	02 0(1)	18 0(9)
16	Nicky Hunt	Defender	12 0(8)	01 0(1)	01 0(0)	02 0(0)	16 0(9)
17	Jared Borgetti	Striker	05 (15)	02 0(2)	01 0(1)	04 0(3)	12 (21)
18	Khalilou Fadiga	Midfield	05 0(3)	01 0(0)	01 0(1)	02 0(0)	10 0(4)
19	Iván Campo	Defender/Midfielder	07 0(7)	01 0(0)	00 0(1)	01 0(0)	09 0(8)
20	Ricardo Vaz Tê	Striker	06 (16)	01 0(3)	01 0(1)	00 0(4)	08 (24)
21	Ian Walker	Goalkeeper	00 0(0)	01 0(0)	01 0(0)	03 0(0)	05 0(0)
22	Matt Jansen	Striker	03 0(3)	00 0(1)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	03 0(4)
23	Fabrice Fernandes	Midfielder	00 0(1)	00 0(0)	01 0(0)	02 0(1)	03 0(2)
24	Martin Djetou	Defender	01 0(2)	00 0(0)	01 0(1)	00 0(0)	02 0(3)
25	Jarosław Fojut	Defender	00 0(1)	00 0(1)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	00 0(2)
26	Sam Ashton	Goalkeeper	00 0(0)	00 0(1)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	00 0(1)

Top scorers

P	Player	Position	PL	FAC	LC	UC	Total
1	Stelios Giannakopoulos	Midlfielder	9	2	0	1	12
2	Kevin Nolan	Midfielder	9	0	0	2	11
3	Kevin Davies	Striker	7	1	0	0	8
4	Jared Borgetti	Striker	2	1	2	2	7
5	Ricardo Vaz Tê	Striker	3	1	1	1	6

References

Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons

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Bolton Wanderers Football Club

Players · Managers · Reserves and Academy · Records and statistics · Honours · Current season

Home stadium	Burnden Park · Reebok Stadium

Players	100+ appearances · 25–99 appearances · 1–24 appearances

Related articles	Burnden Park disaster

2005–06 in English football

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FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds · Final) · Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final)

Premier League and Football League	Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two) · League Cup (Final) · Football League Trophy (Final) · Play-offs (Championship Final · League One Final · League Two Final)

Football Conference	Football Conference (National · North · South)

Lower leagues	Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	Champions League (Final) · UEFA Cup (Final) · Intertoto Cup · Super Cup

Related to national team	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6) · Sven-Göran Eriksson

Other events	2006 English football corruption investigation

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Championship	Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Cardiff City · Coventry City · Crewe Alexandra · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Luton Town · Millwall · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Watford · Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Barnsley · Blackpool · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Bristol City · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Doncaster Rovers · Gillingham · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Nottingham Forest · Oldham Athletic · Port Vale · Rotherham United · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Swansea City · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Yeovil Town

League Two	Barnet · Boston United · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Chester City · Darlington · Grimsby Town · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Notts County · Oxford United · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rushden & Diamonds · Shrewsbury Town · Stockport County · Torquay United · Wrexham · Wycombe Wanderers

Conference National	Accrington Stanley · Aldershot Town · Altrincham · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Canvey Island · Crawley Town · Dagenham & Redbridge · Exeter City · Forest Green Rovers · Gravesend & Northfleet · Grays Athletic · Halifax Town · Hereford United · Kidderminster Harriers · Morecambe · Scarborough · Southport · Stevenage Borough · Tamworth · Woking · York City

Conference South	Newport County

Northern Premier League	Gateshead

Summer 2005 transfers · Winter 2005–06 transfers · Summer 2006 transfers

2005–06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Contents

Season summary

Playing squad

Left club during season

Matches

Appearances

Top scorers

References