2005–06 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal

2005–06 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Carling Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Thierry Henry (27) All: Thierry Henry (33)
Home colours Away colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was Arsenal's 14th year in the Premier League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the season.

At the start of the season, Arsenal lost to Chelsea 2–1 in the FA Community Shield at the Millennium Stadium. Arsenal finished 4th in the Premier League, pipping North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the last UEFA Champions League spot on the final day of the season, where Arsenal beat Wigan Athletic 4–2 at Highbury, which would turn out to be the final game at Highbury, to make way for Arsenal's new stadium, the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal finished runners-up in the UEFA Champions League, losing 2–1 to Barcelona in the final, despite taking the lead. Arsenal could only reach the 4th round of the FA Cup, getting knocked out by Bolton Wanderers, losing 1–0. Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, getting knocked out by Wigan Athletic, 2–2 on aggregate, Wigan winning on the away goals rule after Arsenal lost 1–0 at the JJB Stadium and won 2–1 at Highbury after extra time.

Competitions

Overall

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Premier League

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Players

Squad information

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 Jens Lehmann 2 MF Abou Diaby 3 DF Ashley Cole 7 MF Robert Pirès 8 MF Fredrik Ljungberg 9 FW José Antonio Reyes 10 FW Dennis Bergkamp 11 FW Robin van Persie 12 MF Lauren 13 MF Alexander Hleb 14 FW Thierry Henry 15 MF Cesc Fàbregas 16 MF Mathieu Flamini 17 DF Alexandre Song

No. Position Player 18 DF Pascal Cygan 19 MF Gilberto 20 DF Philippe Senderos 21 GK Mart Poom 22 DF Gaël Clichy 23 DF Sol Campbell 24 GK Manuel Almunia 25 FW Emmanuel Adebayor 27 DF Emmanuel Eboué 28 DF Kolo Touré 29 MF Sebastian Larsson 32 FW Theo Walcott 36 DF Johan Djourou 38 DF Kerrea Gilbert

Reserve 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 33 FW Nicklas Bendtner 34 DF Matthew Connolly 37 DF Ryan Garry 40 GK Michael Jordan 41 FW Arturo Lupoli

No. Position Player 42 GK Vito Mannone 43 MF Ryan Smith 44 MF Fabrice Muamba 45 FW Anthony Stokes

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 25 MF David Bentley (to Blackburn Rovers) 26 FW Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (to Spartak Moscow) 30 FW Jeremie Aliadière (on loan to Wolves) 31 DF Justin Hoyte (on loan to Sunderland)

No. Position Player 35 MF Patrick Cregg (to Falkirk) 39 GK Mark Howard (on loan to Falkirk) GK Graham Stack (to Reading)

Squad stats

Appearances and goals

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Community Shield
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Jens Lehmann	47+0	0	38+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0
2		MF	Abou Diaby	11+5	1	9+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
3		DF	Ashley Cole	13+2	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
7		MF	Robert Pirès	32+16	11	23+10	7	1+0	2	0+1	0	7+5	2	1+0	0
8		MF	Fredrik Ljungberg	33+4	2	21+4	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	9+0	1	1+0	0
9		FW	José Antonio Reyes	38+6	6	22+4	5	2+0	0	3+0	1	11+1	0	0+1	0
10		FW	Dennis Bergkamp	12+19	3	8+16	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+3	1	1+0	0
11		FW	Robin van Persie	21+17	11	13+11	5	2+0	0	3+1	4	3+4	2	0+1	0
12		MF	Lauren	30+1	0	22+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	5+1	0	1+0	0
13		MF	Alexander Hleb	30+10	3	17+8	3	1+0	0	3+0	0	9+1	0	0+1	0
14		FW	Thierry Henry	42+3	33	30+2	27	0+0	0	1+0	1	10+1	5	1+0	0
15		MF	Cesc Fàbregas	41+9	5	30+5	3	0+0	0	0+1	0	10+3	1	1+0	1
16		MF	Mathieu Flamini	35+14	0	19+12	0	2+0	0	2+1	0	11+1	0	1+0	0
17		MF	Alexandre Song	6+3	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
18		DF	Pascal Cygan	16+4	2	11+1	2	0+0	0	3+1	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
19		MF	Gilberto	47+1	4	33+0	2	1+0	0	3+0	1	10+0	1	0+1	0
20		DF	Philippe Senderos	34+1	2	19+1	2	2+0	0	5+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
21		GK	Mart Poom	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22		DF	Gaël Clichy	7+4	0	5+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0	1+0	0
23		DF	Sol Campbell	29+0	3	20+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	1	0+0	0
24		GK	Manuel Almunia	12+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0	5+1	0	0+0	0
25		FW	Emmanuel Adebayor	12+1	4	12+1	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27		DF	Emmanuel Eboué	23+9	1	11+7	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	9+2	0	0+0	0
28		DF	Kolo Touré	46+0	1	33+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	12+0	1	1+0	0
29		MF	Sebastian Larsson	5+4	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	2+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
31		DF	Justin Hoyte	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32		FW	Theo Walcott	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33		FW	Nicklas Bendtner	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35		MF	Patrick Cregg	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36		DF	Johan Djourou	11+1	0	6+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38		DF	Kerrea Gilbert	7+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
41		FW	Arturo Lupoli	2+3	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
44		MF	Fabrice Muamba	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45		FW	Anthony Stokes	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		MF	David Bentley	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		FW	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	5+7	1	0+4	0	0+1	0	4+0	1	1+2	0	0+0	0

Source: Arsenal F.C.

Starting XI

This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4–4–2 formation.

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 1 GK GER Lehmann 47 12 RB CMR Lauren 30 20 CB SUI Senderos 34 28 CB CIV Touré 46 16 LB FRA Flamini 35 8 RM SWE Ljungberg 33 15 CM ESP Fabregas 41 19 CM BRA Gilberto 47 7 LM FRA Pirès 32 9 SS ESP Reyes 38 14 CF FRA Henry 42 Lehmann Lauren Senderos Touré Flamini Ljungberg Fabregas Gilberto Pirès Reyes Henry . Transfers In N P Name EU Country Age Type Moving from Transfer window Ends Transfer fee Source GK Mannone EU ITA 17 Transferred Atalanta Summer Undisclosed £350,000 CF Bendtner EU DEN 17 Transferred F.C. Copenhagen Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed 30 LB Traoré EU FRA 15 Transferred Monaco Summer Undisclosed Undisclosed 13 MF Hleb EU BLR 24 Transferred VfB Stuttgart Summer Undisclosed £11,200,000 2 MF Diaby EU FRA 19 Transferred Auxerre Winter Undisclosed £2,000,000 25 CF Adebayor Non-EU TOG 21 Transferred Monaco Winter Undisclosed £7,000,000 32 FW Walcott EU ENG 16 Transferred Southampton Winter Undisclosed £5,000,000 21 GK Poom EU EST 33 Transferred Sunderland Winter Undisclosed Undisclosed Out N P Nat. Name Age EU Moving to Type Transfer window Transfer fee Source 13 GK ENG Taylor 24 EU Aston Villa Transferred Summer Undisclosed MF ENG Pennant 22 EU Birmingham City Transferred Summer Undisclosed 4 MF FRA Vieira 29 EU Juventus Transferred Summer £13,700,000 25 MF ENG Bentley 21 EU Blackburn Rovers Transferred winter Undisclosed 26 FW NED Owusu-Abeyie 19 EU Spartak Moscow Transferred winter Undisclosed Last updated: 19 May Club Coaching staff Arsène Wenger, 10 seasons with Arsenal. Position Staff Manager Arsène Wenger Assistant manager Pat Rice First team coach Boro Primorac Goalkeeping coach Gerry Peyton Physiotherapist Gary Lewin Fitness coach Tony Colbert Chief scout Steve Rowley Last updated: 20 July Source: Arsenal FC Results Premier League Classification Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Chelsea (C) 38 29 4 5 72 22 +50 91 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2 Manchester United 38 25 8 5 72 34 +38 83 3 Liverpool 38 25 7 6 57 25 +32 82 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 4 Arsenal 38 20 7 11 68 31 +37 67 5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 11 9 53 38 +15 65 2006–07 UEFA Cup First round Updated to games played on 7 May Source: Premier League 2005-06 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. Results 1 14 August 2005 Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United London   Henry  81' (pen.) van Persie  87' Report Jenas  32' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,072 Referee: Steve Bennett 2 21 August 2005 Chelsea 1–0 Arsenal London   Drogba  73' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,136 Referee: Graham Poll 3 23 August 2005 Arsenal 4–1 Fulham London   Cygan  32', 90' Henry  53', 82' Report Jensen  22' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,867 Referee: Mark Clattenburg 4 10 September 2005 Middlesbrough 2–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough   Yakubu  40' Maccarone  59' Report Reyes  90' Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,075 Referee: Mike Riley 5 19 September 2005 Arsenal 2–0 Everton London   Campbell  11', 30' Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,121 Referee: Alan Wiley 6 24 September 2005 West Ham United 0–0 Arsenal London   Report Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,742 Referee: Mike Dean 7 2 October 2005 Arsenal 1–0 Birmingham City London   Clemence  81' (o.g.) Report Cunningham  24' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,891 Referee: Chris Foy 8 15 October 2005 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Arsenal West Bromwich   Kanu  37' Carter  76' Report Senderos  17' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,604 Referee: Barry Knight 9 22 October 2005 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City London   Pirès  61' (pen.) Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,189 Referee: Mike Riley 10 29 October 2005 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal London   King  17' Report Pirès  77' Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,154 Referee: Steve Bennett 11 5 November 2005 Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland London   van Persie  12' Henry  36', 82' Report Stubbs  75' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,210 Referee: Alan Wiley 12 19 November 2005 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Arsenal Wigan, Greater Manchester   Camara  28' Bullard  45' Report van Persie  11' Henry  21', 41' Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 25,004 Referee: Graham Poll 13 26 November 2005 Arsenal 3–0 Blackburn Rovers London   Fàbregas  4' Henry  45' van Persie  90' Report Stadium: Higbury Attendance: 38,192 Referee: Chris Foy 14 3 December 2005 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Arsenal Bolton, Greater Manchester   A.D. Faye  20' Giannakopoulos  32' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,792 Referee: Howard Webb 15 10 December 2005 Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal Newcastle-upon-Tyne   Solano  82' Report Gilberto , 57' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,297 Referee: Dermot Gallagher 16 18 December 2005 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea London   Report Robben  39' J. Cole  73' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,347 Referee: Rob Styles 17 26 December 2005 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Arsenal London   Murphy , 72' Report Reyes  58' Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Steve Bennett 18 28 December 2005 Arsenal 4–0 Portsmouth London   Bergkamp  7' Reyes  13' Henry  37', 43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Mark Clattenburg 19 31 December 2005 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham   Stadium: Villa Park 20 3 January 2006 Arsenal 0–0 Manchester United London   Stadium: Highbury 21 14 January 2006 Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough London   Henry  20', 30', 68' Senderos  22' Pirès  45' Silva  59' Hleb  84' Report Doriva , 73' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,186 Referee: Rob Styles 22 21 January 2006 Everton 1–0 Arsenal Liverpool   Beattie  13' Stadium: Goodison Park 23 1 February 2006 Arsenal 2–3 West Ham United London   Henry  45' Pirès  89' Reo-Coker  25' Zamora  32' Etherington  80' Stadium: Upton Park 24 4 February 2006 Birmingham City 0–2 Arsenal Birmingham   Adebayor  21' Henry  63' Stadium: St Andrew's 25 11 February 2006 Arsenal 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers London   Silva  90' Nolan  12' Stadium: Highbury 26 14 February 2006 Liverpool 1 – 0 Arsenal Liverpool   Luis García  87' Stadium: Anfield 27 25 February 2006 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Arsenal Blackburn   Pedersen  18' Stadium: Ewood Park 28 4 March 2006 Fulham 0 – 4 Arsenal London   Report Henry  31', 77' Adebayor  35' Fàbregas  86' Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,397 Referee: Rob Styles 29 12 March 2006 Arsenal 2 – 1 Liverpool London   Henry  21', 83' Luis García  76' Stadium: Highbury 30 18 March 2006 Arsenal 3 – 0 Charlton Athletic London   Pirès  12' Adebayor  32' Hleb  49' Stadium: Highbury 31 1 April 2006 Arsenal 5 – 0 Aston Villa London   Adebayor  19' Henry  25', 46' van Persie  71' Diaby  80' Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,183 Referee: Mark Atkinson 32 9 April 2006 Manchester United 2 – 0 Arsenal Manchester, Greater Manchester   Rooney  54' Park  78' Stadium: Old Trafford 33 12 April 2006 Portsmouth 1 – 1 Arsenal Portsmouth   LuaLua  66' Henry  36' Stadium: Fratton Park 34 15 April 2006 Arsenal 3 – 1 West Bromwich Albion London   Hleb  44' Pirès  76' Bergkamp  89' Quashie  72' Stadium: Highbury 35 22 April 2006 Arsenal 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur London   Henry  84' Keane  66' Stadium: Highbury 36 1 May 2006 Sunderland 0 – 3 Arsenal Sunderland   Collins  29' (o.g.) Fàbregas  40' Henry  43' Stadium: Stadium of Light 37 4 May 2006 Manchester City 1 – 3 Arsenal Manchester, Greater Manchester   Sommeil  38' Report Ljungberg  30' Reyes  78', 84' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 41,875 Referee: Graham Poll 38 7 May 2006 Arsenal 4 – 2 Wigan Athletic London   Pirès  8' Henry  35', 56', 76' (pen.) Report Scharner  10' Thompson  33' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,359 Referee: Uriah Rennie Top scorers Thierry Henry 27 Robert Pirès 7 Robin van Persie 5 José Antonio Reyes 5 Emmanuel Adebayor 4 Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 20 7 11 68 31 +37 67 14 3 2 48 13 +35 6 4 9 20 18 +2 Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A A A H H H A A H H A A H Result W L W L W D W L W D W W W L L L W W D D W L L W D L L W W W W L D W D W W W Last updated: 219 November 2011. Source: Match reports Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed. Matches Champions League Group stage 1 14 September 2005 Arsenal 2–1 FC Thun London, England   van Persie  45' Silva  51' Bergkamp  90' Report Ferreira  53' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,498 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski 2 27 September 2005 Ajax 1–2 Arsenal Amsterdam, Netherlands   Rosenberg  71' Report Ljungberg  2' Pirès  69' (pen.) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo 3 18 October 2005 Sparta Prague 0–2 Arsenal Prague, Czech Republic   Report Henry  21', 74' Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 12,528 Referee: Wolfgang Stark 4 2 November 2005 Arsenal 3–0 Sparta Prague London, England   Henry  23' van Persie  81', 86' Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,155 Referee: Alain Sars 5 22 November 2005 FC Thun 0–1 Arsenal Bern, Switzerland   Deumi  35' Report Pirès  88' (pen.) Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista 6 7 December 2005 Arsenal 0–0 Ajax London, England   Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,376 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez Last 16 1 21 February 2006 Real Madrid 0–1 Arsenal Madrid, Spain   Report Henry  47' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Stefano Farina 2 8 March 2006 Arsenal 0–0 Real Madrid London, England   Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,487 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ Quarter finals 1 28 March 2006 Arsenal 2–0 Juventus London, England   Fàbregas  40' Henry  69' Report Camoranesi  87' Zebina  89' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,472 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt 5 March 2006 Juventus 0–0 Arsenal Turin, Italy   Report Nedvěd Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel Semi finals 1 19 April 2006 Arsenal 1–0 Villareal London, England   Touré  41' Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,438 Referee: Konrad Plautz 2 25 April 2006 Villareal 0–0 Arsenal Villarreal, Spain   Report Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ivan Ivanov Final 17 May 2006 Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal Paris, France   Eto'o  76' Belletti  80' Report Lehmann  18' Campbell  37' Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 79,500 Referee: Terje Hauge Community Shield 7 August 2005 Arsenal 1 – 2 Chelsea Cardiff   15:00 BST Fàbregas  64' Report Drogba  8', 58' Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 58,014 Referee: Howard Webb FA Cup Third Round 7 January 2006 Arsenal 2 – 1 Cardiff City London   Pirès  6', 18' Report Jerome  87' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,552 Referee: Martin Atkinson Fourth Round 28 January 2006 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Arsenal Bolton, Greater Manchester   Giannakopulos  84' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Mike Dean League Cup Third Round 25 October 2005 Sunderland 0 – 3 Arsenal Sunderland   Report Eboué  61' van Persie  67', 87' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,366 Referee: Matt Messias Fourth Round 29 November 2005 Arsenal 3 – 0 Reading London   Reyes  12' van Persie  42' Lupoli  65' Report Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,167 Referee: Lee Mason Quarter-finals 21 December 2005 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 2 (aet) (1 – 3 p) Arsenal Doncaster   McIndoe  2' Green  104' Report Owusu-Abeyie  63' Gilberto  120' Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 10,006 Referee: Phil Dowd     Penalties   {{{penalties1}}}   {{{penalties2}}} Semi-finals, 1st leg 10 January 2006 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 Arsenal Wigan, Greater Manchester   Scharner  78' Report Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 12,181 Referee: Howard Webb Semi-finals, 2nd leg 24 January 2006 Arsenal 2 – 1 (aet) (2 – 2a agg.) Wigan Athletic London   19:45 GMT Henry  65' van Persie  108' Report Roberts  119' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,086 Referee: Phil Dowd Pre-season Match Date Competition or tour Ground Opponent Score1 Scorers GD 1 29 July Amsterdam Tournament A Ajax 1 - 0 Lupoli 87' 1 2 31 July Amsterdam Tournament N Porto 2 - 1 Bergkamp 49', 58' 1 Last updated: 25 July 2011 Source: Arsenal 1Arsenal goals come first. Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Arsenal. 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