# 2005–06 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Coventry City's 86th season in The Football League and their 5th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 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 | |

## Results

Coventry City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 6 August 2005 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 25,355 | Adebola |
| 9 August 2005 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 8,344 | |
| 13 August 2005 | Burnley | A | 0–4 | 11,683 | |
| 20 August 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–0 | 23,000 | Jørgensen, Adebola (2) |
| 27 August 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 17,739 | Scowcroft |
| 29 August 2005 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | 23,000 | Scowcroft |
| 10 September 2005 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 22,074 | Page |
| 14 September 2005 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | 21,840 | Adebola |
| 17 September 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–2 | 6,529 | McShane (own goal), Jørgensen |
| 24 September 2005 | Hull City | H | 0–2 | 21,161 | |
| 28 September 2005 | Watford | H | 3–1 | 16,978 | Adebola, Flood, McSheffrey |
| 1 October 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–3 | 22,732 | McSheffrey, Morrell |
| 15 October 2005 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–4 | 24,438 | Heath |
| 18 October 2005 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | 22,656 | McSheffrey, Nalis |
| 23 October 2005 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 22,991 | McSheffrey |
| 29 October 2005 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 22,228 | Adebola |
| 2 November 2005 | Stoke City | H | 1–2 | 16,617 | Nalis |
| 6 November 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 0–0 | 11,424 | |
| 19 November 2005 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 18,316 | McSheffrey |
| 22 November 2005 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 17,343 | |
| 26 November 2005 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | 20,433 | McSheffrey, Adebola |
| 3 December 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–1 | 18,796 | Morrell, Hutchison, McSheffrey |
| 10 December 2005 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | 16,156 | Jørgensen |
| 19 December 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–0 | 13,556 | McSheffrey (pen) |
| 26 December 2005 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 24,291 | Hutchison |
| 28 December 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | 19,045 | Hutchison |
| 31 December 2005 | Preston North End | A | 1–3 | 12,936 | John |
| 2 January 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 26,851 | Scowcroft, Lescott (own goal) |
| 14 January 2006 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 22,813 | |
| 21 January 2006 | Derby County | H | 6–1 | 20,267 | John (2), Wise, Adebola, McSheffrey (2, 1 pen) |
| 31 January 2006 | Hull City | A | 2–1 | 18,381 | Wise, John |
| 4 February 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | 20,541 | Wise (2) |
| 11 February 2006 | Watford | A | 0–4 | 19,842 | |
| 15 February 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 20,021 | John, McSheffrey |
| 18 February 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–3 | 8,705 | Wise |
| 25 February 2006 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 19,641 | Adebola |
| 4 March 2006 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 21,980 | Hutchison (pen) |
| 11 March 2006 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 23,506 | McSheffrey, Adebola |
| 18 March 2006 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 26,643 | McSheffrey |
| 25 March 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–4 | 6,444 | John |
| 1 April 2006 | Preston North End | H | 0–1 | 21,023 | |
| 8 April 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 23,702 | John, McSheffrey |
| 15 April 2006 | Luton Town | A | 2–1 | 8,752 | John, McSheffrey |
| 17 April 2006 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 26,672 | John |
| 22 April 2006 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 13,385 | Adebola |
| 30 April 2006 | Cardiff City | H | 3–1 | 22,536 | John, Adebola, Wise |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 24 August 2005 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 3–0 | 3,240 | McSheffrey, Heath, Morrell |
| R2 | 20 September 2005 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 5,341 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–0 | 6,734 | McSheffrey |
| R4 | 28 January 2006 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 28,120 | John |
| R4R | 8 February 2006 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 14,131 | |

## Season statistics
### Starts & goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater (on loan from West Ham United) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | HUN | Márton Fülöp (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Andy Whing | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Marcus Hall | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Rob Page | 34 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams (on loan to Millwall) | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Stephen Hughes | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | WAL | Richard Duffy (on loan from Portsmouth) | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | EIR | Michael Doyle | 49 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Dele Adebola | 42 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Gary McSheffrey | 50 | 17 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | James Scowcroft | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Andy Morrell | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | TRI | Clayton Ince | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | TRI | Stern John (on loan to Derby County) | 25 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | FRO | Claus Bech Jørgensen | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Isaac Osbourne | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Matt Heath | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Neil Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Stuart Giddings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Richard Shaw | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Don Hutchison (on loan from Millwall) | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Paul Watson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Andy Impey | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Youssef Sofiane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Lilian Nalis (on loan from Sheffield United) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | EIR | Willo Flood (on loan from Manchester City) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | EIR | Kevin Thornton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Craig Reid (on loan to Tamworth) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Luke Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | NIR | Jonathan Tuffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Liam Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Ryan Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Ben Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Stuart Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Player substitutions are not included.

### Goalscorers

* 12 players have scored for the Coventry City first team during the 2005–06 season.
* 65 goals were scored in total during the 2005–06 season.
** 60 in the Championship
** 3 in the League Cup
** 2 in the FA Cup
* The top goalscorer was Gary McSheffrey with 17 goals.
| Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| Gary McSheffrey | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Dele Adebola | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Stern John | 10 | 0 | 1 | 011 |
| Dennis Wise | 6 | 0 | 0 | 06 |
| Don Hutchison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 04 |
| Claus Bech Jørgensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 03 |
| Andy Morrell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 03 |
| James Scowcroft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 03 |
| Lilian Nalis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 02 |
| Matt Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 02 |
| Rob Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 01 |
| Willo Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 01 |

### Yellow Cards

* 19 players have been booked for the Coventry City first team during the 2005–06 season.
* 90 bookings were received in total during the 2005–06 season.
** 81 in the Championship
** 4 in the League Cup
** 5 in the FA Cup
* The most booked player was Gary McSheffrey with 11 cards.
| Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| Gary McSheffrey | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Doyle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Richard Duffy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Rob Page | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis Wise | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dele Adebola | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Hutchison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stern John | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Marcus Hall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Scowcroft | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ady Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stephen Hughes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Richard Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willo Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claus Bech Jørgensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Isaac Osbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Whing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Red cards

* 4 players were sent off for the Coventry City first team during the 2005–06 season.
* 4 players were sent off in total during the 2005–06 season.
** 4 in the Championship
** 0 in the League Cup
** 0 in the FA Cup
* The most sent off players were Michael Doyle, Matt Heath, Stephen Hughes and Claus Bech Jørgensen all with one sending off.
| Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| Michael Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claus Bech Jørgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| James Scowcroft | Ipswich Town | 1 July 2005 | Free |
| Clayton Ince | Crewe Alexandra | 1 July 2005 | Free |
| Matt Heath | Leicester City | 8 July 2005 | Undisclosed |
| Andy Impey | Nottingham Forest | 16 September 2005 | Free |
| Paul Watson | Brighton and Hove Albion | 16 September 2005 | Free |
| Youssef Sofiane | West Ham United | 14 October 2005 | Free |
| Don Hutchison | Millwall | 13 January 2006 | Free |
| Dennis Wise | Southampton | 19 January 2006 | Free |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Craig Pead | Walsall | 27 May 2005 | Free |
| Kevin Pressman | Mansfield Town | 1 July 2005 | Free |
| Trevor Benjamin | Peterborough United | 8 July 2005 | Free |
| Scott Shearer | Bristol Rovers | 27 July 2005 | Free |
| Steve Staunton | Walsall | 2 August 2005 | Free |
| Paul Watson | Woking | 24 November 2005 | Free |
| Richard Brush | Shrewsbury Town | 23 December 2005 | Free |
| Youssef Sofiane | La Louvière | 5 January 2005 | Free |

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date from | Date until |
| Richard Duffy | Portsmouth | 1 July 2005 | 1 May 2006 |
| Stephen Bywater | West Ham United | 3 August 2005 | 20 October 2005 |
| Willo Flood | Manchester City | 18 August 2005 | 18 November 2005 |
| Lilian Nalis | Sheffield United | 14 October 2005 | 14 November 2005 |
| Márton Fülöp | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 October 2005 | 1 May 2006 |
| Don Hutchison | Millwall | 24 November 2005 | 12 January 2006 |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date from | Date until |
| Graham Barrett | Livingston | 31 August 2005 | 1 January 2006 |
| Ady Williams | Millwall | 12 September 2005 | 4 December 2005 |
| Stern John | Derby County | 16 September 2005 | 16 November 2005 |
| Craig Reid | Tamworth | 17 March 2006 | 17 April 2006 |