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FA Premier League 2005–06

Premier League
Season 2005–06
Champions Chelsea
2nd Premier League title
3rd English title
Relegated Birmingham City
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
Champions League Chelsea
Manchester United
Liverpool
Arsenal
Matches played 380
Goals scored 944 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorer Thierry Henry (27 goals)
Biggest home win Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough
Biggest away win Everton 0–4 Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough 0–4 Aston Villa
Fulham 0–4 Arsenal
Highest scoring Charlton Athletic 2–5 Manchester City
Wigan Athletic 4–3 Manchester City
Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Manchester United
Fulham 6–1 West Bromwich Albion
Middlesbrough 4–3 Bolton Wanderers
(7 goals)
Longest winning run 10 games
Chelsea
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run 13 games
Chelsea
Longest winless run 14 games
Sunderland
Longest losing run 9 games
Sunderland
Highest attendance 73,006
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
Lowest attendance 16,550
Fulham v Birmingham City
Average attendance 33,875

The 2005–06 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The season saw Chelsea retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge towards the end of April. On the same day, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City were relegated, joining Sunderland in the Championship for the following season.

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Qualification for European competitions.
(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.

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1.Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League by league position, as a result, their UEFA Cup berth that they earned through winning the 2005–06 FA Cup, went to West Ham, who were FA Cup runners-up.

Source: Barclays Premier League
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.


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