2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season

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.

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 Beeby

9 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 Penton

13 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 Williamson

20 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 Probert

27 August 2005	Norwich City	0 – 1	Leeds United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST		(Report)	Hulse 67'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,015 Referee: Uriah Rennie

29 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 Pike

September

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 Knight

13 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 Armstrong

18 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 Mason

24 September 2005	Norwich City	0 – 1	Reading	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST		(Report)	Harper 61'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,850 Referee: Trevor Kettle

27 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 Curson

October

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 Joslin

15 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 Taylor

18 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 Tanner

22 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 Olivier

29 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 Robinson

November

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 Drysdale

5 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 Foy

19 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 Wright

22 November 2005	Millwall	1 – 0	Norwich City	Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT	Elliott 70'	(Report)		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,814 Referee: Andy Woolmer

26 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 Styles

December

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 Hall

10 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 Joslin

17 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 Bates

26 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 Kettle

28 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 Penton

31 December 2005	Leicester City	0 – 1	Norwich City	Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 GMT		(Report)	McVeigh 71'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 21,072 Referee: Anthony Leake

January

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 Miller

14 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 Penn

21 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 Atkinson

21 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 Mason

February

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 Stroud

11 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 Moss

14 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 Thorpe

18 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 Hall

25 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 Walton

March

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 Crossley

11 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 Foy

18 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 Taylor

24 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 Webster

April

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'Urso

8 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 Fletcher

15 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 Stroud

17 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 Curson

22 April 2006	Cardiff City	0 – 1	Norwich City	Cardiff, Wales
15:00 BST		(Report)	Earnshaw 16'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,590 Referee: Andre Marriner

30 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 Williamson

League 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 Bates

Round 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 Webster

Round 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 Atkinson

FA 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 Riley

Transfers

Summer

In

Name	Price	From
Jason Jarrett	Free	Wigan Athletic
Mattieu Louis-Jean	Free	Nottingham Forest
Peter Thorne	Free	Cardiff City
Andrew Hughes	Undisclosed	Reading
Jurgen Colin	£263,000	PSV Eindhoven
Dean Marney	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur
Kevin Lisbie	Loan	Charlton Athletic
Calum Davenport	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur

Out

Name	Price	To
Thomas Helveg	Free	Borussia M'gladbach
Mathias Svensson	£100,000	IF Elfsborg
Gary Holt	Free	Nottingham Forest
Marc Edworthy	Free	Derby County
Philip Mulryne	Undisclosed	Cardiff City
Damien Francis	Undisclosed	Wigan Athletic

Winter

In

Name	Price	From
Dickson Etuhu	£450,000	Preston North End
Carl Robinson	£50,000	Sunderland
Zesh Rehman	Loan	Fulham
Jonatan Johansson	Loan	Charlton Athletic
Robert Earnshaw	£3,500,000	West Bromwich Albion

Out

Name	Price	To
Dean Ashton	£7,250,000	West Ham United
Jim Brennan	Free	Southampton

Players

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	England
Vice Chairman	Barry Skipper	England
Joint Majority Shareholder	Delia Smith	England
Joint Majority Shareholder	Michael Wynn-Jones	Wales
Director	Michael Foulger	England
Chief Executive	Neil Doncaster	England

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Nigel Worthington
Assistant manager	Doug Livermore
First team coach	Steve Foley
Goalkeeping coach	James Hollman
Youth coach	Ricky Martin
Physiotherapist	Neal Reynolds
Sports Science	Dave Carolan
Sponsorship Sales Manager	Bryan Gunn

Last updated: 3 May 2006
Source: Norwich City FC

League 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.

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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

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