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2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season

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Norwich City
2005–06 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
Championship9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashton (10)
All: Ashton (11)
Highest home attendance25,402 (vs. Ipswich Town, 5 February 2006)
Lowest home attendance23,838 (vs. Cardiff City, 1 November 2005)
Average home league attendance24,833

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

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League

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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

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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 Red card 52'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 14,249
Referee: Mike Pike

September

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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 Red card 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

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15 October 2005 Norwich City 1–1 Millwall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Ashton 52' (Report) Williams 23'
Hayles Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 82'
Ryan Jarvis 85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,248
Referee: Steve Tanner
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

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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
19 November 2005 Norwich City 2–0 Luton Town Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Hughes 3'
Huckerby 25'
(Report) Perrett Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90'
Nicholls Red card AFT'[notes 1]
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

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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

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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
31 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

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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 Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 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 Selhurst, 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

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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

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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
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 Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 81'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,081
Referee: Iain Williamson

League Cup

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23 August 2005 Round 1 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 (a.e.t.) Norwich City Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
19:45 BST Report McKenzie 120' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 September 2005 Round 2 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

FA Cup

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7 January 2006 Round 3 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

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Summer

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In

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

Out

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Name Price To
Denmark Thomas Helveg Free Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Sweden Mathias Svensson £100,000 Sweden IF Elfsborg
Scotland Gary Holt Free England Nottingham Forest
England Marc Edworthy Free England Derby County
Northern Ireland Philip Mulryne Undisclosed Wales Cardiff City
Jamaica Damien Francis[notes 2] Undisclosed England Wigan Athletic

Winter

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In

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

Out

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

Players

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First team squad

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Squad at end of season.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Robert Green
2 DF France FRA Matthieu Louis-Jean
3 DF England ENG Adam Drury
4 DF England ENG Jason Shackell
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby
8 FW England ENG Peter Thorne
10 FW Wales WAL Robert Earnshaw[notes 3]
11 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
12 GK Wales WAL Darren Ward[notes 4]
14 FW England ENG Leon McKenzie
15 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Safri
16 DF England ENG Simon Charlton
17 MF England ENG Andrew Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
19 DF Pakistan PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 5] (on loan from Fulham)
20 MF Nigeria NGA Dickson Etuhu
21 GK Scotland SCO Paul Gallacher
22 FW England ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW England ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 DF Netherlands NED Jürgen Colin
25 DF England ENG Rossi Jarvis
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Doherty
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Spillane[notes 6]
30 GK England ENG Joe Lewis
31 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Cave-Brown[notes 7]
33 MF Wales WAL Carl Robinson

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF England ENG Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
10 FW England ENG Dean Ashton (to West Ham United)
11 DF Canada CAN Jim Brennan (to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 8] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
19 DF England ENG David Wright (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
26 DF England ENG Calum Davenport (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

Board and staff members

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Board members

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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

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

Last updated: 3 May 2006
Source: Norwich City FC

Notes

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  1. ^ Luton Town's Kevin Nicholls received a red card after the final whistle.
  2. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  3. ^ Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002.
  4. ^ Ward was born in Worksop, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in June 2000.
  5. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  6. ^ Spillane was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level.
  7. ^ Cave-Brown was born in Gravesend, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-20 level.
  8. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

References

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  1. ^ "First team Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2006.