During the 2005–06 season, Everton competed in the Premier League.
Season summary Despite finishing in the coveted fourth place last season, Everton suffered a downturn this season. Failure to qualify for the Champions League and an early exit from the UEFA Cup took their toll on player morale, and at the end of October the Toffees stood in the relegation zone. The club eventually rallied to secure a safe eleventh place in the final table – not high enough for any further European adventures the next season, and somewhat disappointing for a side which had achieved so much last season.
The end of the season saw the retirement of Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson, the highest scoring Scotsman ever in the Premier League's history.
Final league table
Results Everton's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 2005 Manchester UnitedH0–238,610 21 August 2005 Bolton WanderersA1–025,608Bent 27 August 2005 FulhamA0–117,169 10 September 2005 PortsmouthH0–136,831 19 September 2005 ArsenalA0–238,121 24 September 2005 Wigan AthleticH0–137,189 2 October 2005 Manchester CityA0–242,681 15 October 2005 Tottenham HotspurA0–236,247 23 October 2005 ChelseaH1–136,042Beattie (pen) 29 October 2005 Birmingham CityA1–026,554Davies 6 November 2005 MiddlesbroughH1–034,349Beattie 19 November 2005 West Bromwich AlbionA0–424,784 27 November 2005 Newcastle UnitedH1–036,207Yobo 3 December 2005 Blackburn RoversA2–022,064McFadden, Arteta 11 December 2005 Manchester UnitedA1–167,831McFadden 14 December 2005 West Ham UnitedH1–235,704Beattie 17 December 2005 Bolton WanderersH0–434,500 26 December 2005 Aston VillaA0–432,432 28 December 2005 LiverpoolH1–340,158Beattie 31 December 2005 SunderlandA1–030,576Cahill 2 January 2006 Charlton AthleticH3–134,333Beattie, Cahill (2) 14 January 2006 PortsmouthA1–020,094O'Brien (own goal) 21 January 2006 ArsenalH1–036,920Beattie 31 January 2006 Wigan AthleticA1–121,731Thompson (own goal) 4 February 2006 Manchester CityH1–037,827Weir 11 February 2006 Blackburn RoversH1–035,615Beattie 25 February 2006 Newcastle UnitedA0–251,916 4 March 2006 West Ham UnitedA2–234,866Osman, Beattie 11 March 2006 FulhamH3–136,515Beattie (2, 1 pen), McFadden 18 March 2006 Aston VillaH4–136,507McFadden, Cahill (2), Osman 25 March 2006 LiverpoolA1–344,923Cahill 1 April 2006 SunderlandH2–238,093Osman, McFadden 8 April 2006 Charlton AthleticA0–026,954 15 April 2006 Tottenham HotspurH0–139,856 17 April 2006 ChelseaA0–341,765 22 April 2006 Birmingham CityH0–035,420 29 April 2006 MiddlesbroughA1–029,224McFadden 7 May 2006 West Bromwich AlbionH2–239,671Anichebe, Ferguson
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 2006 MillwallA1–116,440OsmanR3R18 January 2006 MillwallH1–025,800CahillR428 January 2006 ChelseaH1–129,742McFaddenR4R8 February 2006 ChelseaA1–439,301Arteta (pen)
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR325 October 2005 MiddlesbroughH0–125,844
UEFA Champions League
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersQR3 1st Leg 9 August 2005 VillarrealH1–237,685BeattieQR3 2nd Leg 24 August 2005 VillarrealA1–2 (lost 2–4 on agg)22,000Arteta
UEFA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 15 September 2005 Dinamo BucureștiA1–511,500YoboR1 2nd Leg 29 September 2005 Dinamo BucureștiH1–0 (lost 2–5 on agg)21,843Cahill
Squad
Left club during season
Player awards Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta Players' Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta Young Player of the Season – James McFadden Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Victor Anichebe Academy Player of the Season – Scott Phelan Goal of the Season – James Beattie vs. Fulham
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions GK: #25, Nigel Martyn, 27 RB: #22, Tony Hibbert, 38 CB: #5, David Weir, 40 CB: #4, Joseph Yobo, 34 LB: #18, Phil Neville, 43 RM: #21, Leon Osman, 32 CM: #6, Mikel Arteta, 35 CM: #17, Tim Cahill, 39 LM: #14, Kevin Kilbane, 29 CF: #8, James Beattie, 33 CF: #11, James McFadden, 29
Transfers
In Simon Davies – Tottenham Hotspur, 26 May 2005, £3,500,000 Per Krøldrup – Udinese, 27 June 2005, £5,000,000 Mikel Arteta – Real Sociedad, 15 July 2005, £2,800,000 Phil Neville – Manchester United, 4 August, £3,500,000 Matteo Ferrari – Roma, 26 August 2005, season-long loan Andy van der Meyde – Inter Milan, 31 August 2005, £2,000,000 Alan Stubbs – Sunderland, free, 20 January 2006 Sander Westerveld – Portsmouth, 24 February 2006, 28-day loan Andrew Johnson – Crystal Palace, 26 May 2006, £3,500,000
Out Alan Stubbs – Sunderland, free, 2 August 2005 Marcus Bent – Charlton Athletic, 17 January 2006, £2,000,000 Per Krøldrup – Fiorentina, 31 January 2006, £3,600,000
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