During the 2005–06 season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League. The club also competed in the FA Cup, and the League Cup.

Season summary Charlton started the season well, coming third at the end of August, second at the end of September and fifth at the end of October, but fell away during the second half of the season to finish in the lower half of the table in thirteenth. At the end of the season, manager Alan Curbishley resigned after 15 years at the club - 10 as manager - amidst rumours the FA was going to approach him with an offer to manage the English national side (the job eventually went to Middlesbrough's Steve McLaren). Curbishley was replaced by Iain Dowie, who infamously left South London rivals Crystal Palace, claiming he wanted to be closer to his family in Bolton - only to join the Addicks.

Striker Darren Bent, signed from Championship side Ipswich Town, made a significant impact in his first full Premiership season, scoring 18 goals (22 in all competitions) to finish as the third highest scorer in the league and the highest scoring Englishman. Unfortunately for him his prolific scoring was not enough for him to make England's World Cup squad, with Arsenal's 17-year-old striker Theo Walcott a surprise inclusion ahead of him.

Kit After two seasons Charlton changed their home kit, although Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma remained the suppliers. During the season, however, kit sponsors all:sports went bankrupt; Charlton then signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish real estate company Llanera through to the end of the 2007–08 season.

For the club's centenary, in a match in October, Charlton wore a special centenary kit with a white band down the left-hand side of the shirt and a red band down the left-hand side of the shorts.

Final league table

Results per matchday

Results Charlton Athletic's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 2005 SunderlandA3–134,446D Bent (2), Murphy 20 August 2005 Wigan AthleticH1–023,453D Bent 28 August 2005 MiddlesbroughA3–026,206Rommedahl, Perry, D Bent 10 September 2005 Birmingham CityA1–026,846D Bent 17 September 2005 ChelseaH0–227,111 24 September 2005 West Bromwich AlbionA2–123,909Murphy (2, 1 pen) 1 October 2005 Tottenham HotspurH2–327,111D Bent (2) 17 October 2005 FulhamH1–126,310Murphy 22 October 2005 PortsmouthA2–119,030Ambrose, Rommedahl 29 October 2005 Bolton WanderersH0–126,175 5 November 2005 Blackburn RoversA1–417,691Hughes 19 November 2005 Manchester UnitedH1–326,730Ambrose 26 November 2005 Aston VillaA0–130,023 4 December 2005 Manchester CityH2–525,289D Bent, Bothroyd 10 December 2005 SunderlandH2–026,065D Bent, Ambrose 17 December 2005 Wigan AthleticA0–317,074 26 December 2005 ArsenalH0–127,111 31 December 2005 West Ham UnitedH2–025,952Bartlett, D Bent 2 January 2006 EvertonA1–334,333Holland 14 January 2006 Birmingham CityH2–026,312Hughes, D Bent 22 January 2006 ChelseaA1–141,355M Bent 31 January 2006 West Bromwich AlbionH0–025,921 5 February 2006 Tottenham HotspurA1–336,034Thomas 8 February 2006 LiverpoolH2–027,111D Bent (pen), Young 12 February 2006 Manchester CityA2–341,347D Bent, M Bent 22 February 2006 Newcastle UnitedA0–020,206 25 February 2006 Aston VillaH0–026,594 4 March 2006 LiverpoolA0–043,892 12 March 2006 MiddlesbroughH2–124,830D Bent (2) 18 March 2006 ArsenalA0–338,223 26 March 2006 Newcastle UnitedH3–127,019D Bent (pen), Bowyer (own goal), Bothroyd 2 April 2006 West Ham UnitedA0–034,753 8 April 2006 EvertonH0–026,954 15 April 2006 FulhamA1–219,146Euell 17 April 2006 PortsmouthH2–125,419Hughes, D Bent 22 April 2006 Bolton WanderersA1–424,713D Bent (pen) 29 April 2006 Blackburn RoversH0–226,254 7 May 2006 Manchester UnitedA0–473,006

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 2006 Sheffield WednesdayA4–214,851Rommedahl (2), Holland, D BentR428 January 2006 Leyton OrientH2–122,029Fortune, BothroydR518 February 2006 BrentfordH3–122,098D Bent, Bothroyd, HughesQF23 March 2006 MiddlesbroughH0–024,187QFR12 April 2006 MiddlesbroughA2–430,248Hughes, Southgate (own goal)

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR220 September 2005 Hartlepool UnitedH3–110,328Johansson (pen), D Bent, BothroydR326 October 2005 ChelseaA1–1 (won 5–4 on pens)42,198D BentR430 November 2005 Blackburn RoversH2–3 14,093Ambrose, Murphy

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Transfers In

Summer +DatePositionPlayerClub FromFee1 June 2005FWDarren BentIpswich Town£2,500,0001 July 2005DFKelly YougaLyonFree8 July 2005MFDarren AmbroseNewcastle UnitedUndisclosed11 July 2005DFJonathan SpectorManchester UnitedLoan11 July 2005DFChris PowellWest Ham UnitedFree14 July 2005DFGonzalo SorondoInter MilanLoan15 July 2005MFAlexei SmertinChelseaLoan (ended 15 March 2006)8 August 2005GKThomas MyhreFredrikstadFree8 August 2005DFGonçalo BrandãoBelenensesLoan31 August 2005FWJay BothroydPerugiaFree31 August 2005MFRurik GisalsonHK Kópavogur£180,000

Winter +DatePositionPlayerClub FromFee17 January 2006FWMarcus BentEverton

Transfers Out

Summer +DatePositionPlayerClub ToFee5 July 2005DFPaul KoncheskyWest Ham United£1,500,0005 August 2005MFStacy LongNotts CountyFree8 August 2005DFMark FishIpswich TownOne-Month Loan31 August 2005FWFrancis JeffersRangersSix-Month Loan9 September 2005FWKevin LisbieNorwich CityOne-Month Loan27 September 2005DFOsei SankofaBristol CityOne-Month Loan (extended 1 November)

Winter DatePositionPlayerClub ToFee25 January 2006GKDean KielyPortsmouthUndisclosed31 January 2006MFDanny MurphyTottenham Hotspur£2,000,00031 January 2006FWJonatan JohanssonNorwich CityLoan22 February 2006FWKevin LisbieDerby CountyOne-Month Loan

Statistics Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions GK: #36, Thomas Myhre, 26 RB: #2, Luke Young, 38 CB: #6, Chris Perry, 30 CB: #3, Hermann Hreidarsson, 42 LB: #22, Chris Powell, 32 RM: #19, Dennis Rommedahl, 22 CM: #8, Matt Holland, 26 CM: #7, Radostin Kishishev, 40 CM: #20, Bryan Hughes, 28 LM: #18, Darren Ambrose, 22 CF: #10, , Darren Bent, 43

Awards August Premier League Player of the Month: Darren Bent September Premier League Player of the Month: Danny Murphy

References

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