2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season
| Manchester City | |
| Season 2005–06 | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Publicly traded company |
| Chairman | John Wardle |
| Manager | Stuart Pearce |
| Team captain | Sylvain Distin |
| Home stadium |
City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) |
| PremierLeague | Fifteenth |
| League Cup | Second round |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorers |
League: Andy Cole (9 goals) (20th highest in Premier League) All comps: Andy Cole (10 goals) and Darius Vassell (10 goals) |
| Season revenue | € 89.4 million(17th highest in world) (7th highest in Premier League) |
| Average home attendance |
42,856 – over 19 PL home games (4th highest in Premier League) |
| Highest home attendance |
47,192 v Manchester United 14 January 2006 |
| Highest away attendance |
67,839 v Manchester United 10 September 2005 |
| Lowest home attendance |
27,779 v Scunthorpe United 7 January 2006 |
| Lowest away attendance |
8,228 v Doncaster Rovers 21 September 2005 |
← 2004–05  2006–07 →
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| Results summary - all competitions | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 2 | 9 | 52.2% |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19.0% |
| Both | 16 | 6 | 22 | 36.4% |
| Results summary - Premier League | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 2 | 8 | 47.4% |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 13 | 21.1% |
| Both | 13 | 4 | 21 | 34.2% |
The 2005–06 season was Manchester City Football Club's fourth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its ninth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 114th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok.
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
Updated to games played on 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2005-06
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Last updated: 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2005-06
Points at home: 29
Points away from home: 14
Points against "Big Four" teams: 4
Points against promoted teams: 9
Biggest home wins: 4–1 vs. Birmingham City, 17 December 2005
3–0 vs. Newcastle United, 1 February 2006
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Arsenal, 4 May 2006
0–2 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2006
Biggest away win: 2–5 vs. Charlton Athletic, 4 December 2005
Biggest away defeats: 2–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 10 December 2005
& vs. Bolton Wanderers, 21 January 2006 & vs. Chelsea, 25 March 2006
& vs. Blackburn Rovers, 7 May 2006
Biggest home attendance: 47,192 vs. Manchester United, 14 January 2006
Smallest home attendance: 40,256 vs. Middlesbrough, 2 April 2006
Biggest away attendance: 67,839 vs. Manchester United, 10 September 2005
Smallest away attendance: 19,556 vs. Portsmouth, 11 March 2006
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