# 2005–06 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

In the 2005–06 Championship campaign, the Owls' final league position of 19th place wasn't bad considering the current financial situation of the club. For the second successive year targets have been achieved – the season's target had been avoiding relegation.
On 17 April 2006, Sheffield Wednesday retained their place in the Championship with two matches remaining, with a 2–0 away win at Brighton, condemning Brighton, Millwall and Crewe to the drop in the process. Wednesday went on to finish the season in 19th place, 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Wednesday were statistically the best supported team in the Championship with their average home league attendance of 24,853 marginally beating newly relegated Norwich City with 24,833.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 54 |
| 18 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 52 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 52 |
| 20 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 50 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 50 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 6 August 2005 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 18,744 | |
| 9 August 2005 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | 29,910 | Best |
| 13 August 2005 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 26,688 | |
| 20 August 2005 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 24,238 | Peacock |
| 26 August 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 12,131 | |
| 10 September 2005 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 22,618 | |
| 13 September 2005 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 29,986 | Eagles |
| 17 September 2005 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 22,446 | Coughlan |
| 23 September 2005 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | 8,267 | Lee, Graham |
| 27 September 2005 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 17,413 | |
| 1 October 2005 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 22,732 | Coughlan, Brunt (2, 1 pen) |
| 15 October 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–1 | 16,534 | Buzsáky (own goal) |
| 18 October 2005 | Watford | H | 1–1 | 21,187 | Brunt |
| 24 October 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 21,787 | Peacock |
| 29 October 2005 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | 25,383 | Brunt |
| 1 November 2005 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 16,188 | |
| 5 November 2005 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 26,334 | Brunt, Graham |
| 9 November 2005 | Cardiff City | H | 1–3 | 20,324 | Eagles |
| 19 November 2005 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 16,988 | Whelan |
| 22 November 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 20,244 | |
| 26 November 2005 | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | 21,970 | |
| 3 December 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 30,558 | |
| 10 December 2005 | Hull City | A | 0–1 | 21,329 | |
| 17 December 2005 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 21,716 | |
| 26 December 2005 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | 18,867 | |
| 28 December 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 24,295 | |
| 31 December 2005 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 14,607 | Eagles, Coughlan |
| 2 January 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–0 | 25,656 | Wood, Tudgay, McCready (own goal) |
| 14 January 2006 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 25,398 | Brunt, Coughlan |
| 21 January 2006 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 27,843 | |
| 31 January 2006 | Luton Town | H | 0–2 | 23,965 | |
| 4 February 2006 | Millwall | A | 1–0 | 11,896 | Simek |
| 11 February 2006 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 24,784 | |
| 15 February 2006 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 20,021 | Brunt |
| 18 February 2006 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 33,439 | MacLean (pen) |
| 25 February 2006 | Southampton | A | 0–3 | 26,236 | |
| 4 March 2006 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | 11,851 | |
| 11 March 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 22,788 | Burton |
| 18 March 2006 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 23,429 | Burton, O'Brien |
| 25 March 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | 25,161 | Tudgay (2), Burton |
| 1 April 2006 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 24,485 | |
| 8 April 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–2 | 8,007 | |
| 15 April 2006 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 30,755 | Tudgay |
| 17 April 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–0 | 7,573 | Hart (own goal), O'Brien |
| 22 April 2006 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 27,307 | MacLean (pen) |
| 30 April 2006 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 30,391 | Tudgay, Best |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 2006 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–4 | 14,851 | Heckingbottom (2) |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Stockport County | A | 4–2 | 3,001 | Peacock, Partridge, Proudlock (2) |
| R2 | 20 September 2005 | West Ham United | H | 2–4 | 14,976 | Coughlan, Graham |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Lucas |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Lee Bullen |
| 4 | MF | TOG | Yoann Folly (on loan from Southampton) |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Graham Coughlan |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Glenn Whelan |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jon-Paul McGovern |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Burton O'Brien |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Steve MacLean |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Leon Best (on loan from Southampton) |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Patrick Collins |
| 14 | DF | ENG | John Hills |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Steve Adams |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood |
| 17 | DF | GUI | Drissa Diallo |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Ritchie Partridge |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| 20 | DF | USA | Frankie Simek |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Chris Adamson |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Scott Carson (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 23 | MF | GRN | Craig Rocastle |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Drew Talbot |
| 26 | FW | IRL | Barry Corr |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Ben Kirby |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Mikkel Bischoff (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 30 | FW | SCO | David Graham |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Tommy Spurr |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Sean McAllister |
| 35 | DF | WAL | Peter Gilbert |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Matt Thorpe |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Marcus Tudgay |
| - | DF | ENG | Rory McArdle |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Heckingbottom (to Barnsley) |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Graeme Lee (to Doncaster Rovers) |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Lee Peacock (to Swindon Town) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Chris Eagles (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Nicky Weaver (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Maurice Ross (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | WAL | Richard Evans (to Shrewsbury Town) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Gabriel Agbonlahor (on loan from Aston Villa) |
| 29 | FW | IRL | Daryl Murphy (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Adam Proudlock (to Ipswich Town) |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Danny Reet (to Mansfield Town) |