# 2005–06 Millwall F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Former Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall manager Colin Lee replaced Steve Claridge as manager of Millwall, but lasted only five months in charge. On 21 December, with the club bottom of the Championship, he became the club's director of football (he would leave the club altogether in February) and was replaced as manager by 32-year-old player Dave Tuttle, who had no previous experience in management, on a short-term contract until the end of the season. Millwall experienced a very difficult season and their relegation to League One was confirmed on 17 April with a 2–0 loss against Southampton. Tuttle resigned three days later. Goalkeeping coach Tony Burns and former Millwall manager Alan McLeary took charge for the two remaining games of the season.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 50 | |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 50 | |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 42 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Millwall (R) | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 40 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion (R) | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 38 | Relegation to Football League One |

## Results

Millwall's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 2005 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 20,440 | Hutchison |
| 9 August 2005 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 8,344 | |
| 13 August 2005 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | 8,668 | |
| 20 August 2005 | Reading | A | 0–5 | 14,225 | |
| 27 August 2005 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 8,277 | May |
| 29 August 2005 | Luton Town | A | 1–2 | 8,220 | May |
| 10 September 2005 | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | 7,674 | Hutchison |
| 13 September 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 21,897 | Wright, Hayles |
| 17 September 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 19,184 | Hayles, Asaba |
| 24 September 2005 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 | 9,524 | |
| 27 September 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 10,322 | Hayles |
| 30 September 2005 | Hull City | A | 1–1 | 18,761 | Asaba |
| 15 October 2005 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 25,095 | Williams |
| 18 October 2005 | Sheffield United | H | 0–4 | 9,148 | |
| 22 October 2005 | Southampton | H | 0–2 | 10,759 | |
| 30 October 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–0 | 11,764 | |
| 1 November 2005 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 10,698 | Wright |
| 5 November 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–3 | 8,120 | Hayles (pen) |
| 19 November 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 22,292 | Dyer (2) |
| 22 November 2005 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 7,814 | Elliott |
| 26 November 2005 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 8,134 | |
| 3 December 2005 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 19,571 | May |
| 10 December 2005 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 16,156 | |
| 17 December 2005 | Reading | H | 0–2 | 12,920 | |
| 26 December 2005 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 22,520 | McCarthy (own goal) |
| 28 December 2005 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 8,450 | |
| 31 December 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | 6,847 | May, Simpson |
| 2 January 2006 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 9,523 | Elliott, Williams |
| 14 January 2006 | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | 14,165 | |
| 21 January 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 9,905 | |
| 31 January 2006 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 12,378 | Powel |
| 4 February 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 11,896 | |
| 11 February 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 12,355 | |
| 14 February 2006 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | 7,108 | Livermore |
| 18 February 2006 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 12,296 | May |
| 25 February 2006 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 11,340 | May |
| 4 March 2006 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | 9,871 | May, Williams |
| 11 March 2006 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 24,864 | Livermore |
| 18 March 2006 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 10,523 | |
| 25 March 2006 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 16,654 | Asaba, May |
| 1 April 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–2 | 13,209 | |
| 8 April 2006 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 24,415 | |
| 15 April 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 9,183 | Williams |
| 17 April 2006 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 22,043 | |
| 22 April 2006 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 7,780 | Williams |
| 30 April 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–4 | 5,945 | May (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 2006 | Everton | H | 1–1 | 16,440 | Williams |
| R3R | 18 January 2006 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 25,800 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 2,383 | Hayles, Fangueiro |
| R2 | 20 September 2005 | Yeovil Town | A | 2–1 | 5,108 | Dunne, Asaba |
| R3 | 25 October 2005 | Mansfield Town | A | 3–2 | 4,133 | May, P Robinson, Livermore |
| R4 | 29 November 2005 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 (lost 3–4 on pens) | 7,732 | Dunne, Elliott |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Andy Marshall |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Matt Lawrence |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jamie Vincent (on loan from Yeovil Town) |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Marvin Elliott |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Paul Robinson |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mark Phillips |
| 7 | DF | IRL | Alan Dunne |
| 8 | MF | ENG | David Livermore |
| 9 | MF | POR | Carlos Fangueiro |
| 10 | FW | NED | Berry Powel |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Barry Cogan |
| 12 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Colin Doyle (on loan from Birmingham City) |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Tony Craig |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Josh Simpson |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Sammy Igoe |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Ben May |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Carl Asaba |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jody Morris |
| 21 | FW | JAM | Barry Hayles |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Kevin Braniff |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Joe Healy |
| 26 | MF | JAM | Trevor Robinson |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Philip Ifil (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Dean Pooley |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Marvin Williams |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Will Hendry |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jamie Vincent (on loan from Derby County) |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Don Hutchison (to Coventry City) |
| 12 | DF | CAN | Adrian Serioux (to New York Red Bulls) |
| 18 | FW | ENG | John Sutton (to St Mirren) |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer (to Milton Keynes Dons) |
| 19 | FW | BEL | Bob Peeters (to Genk) |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Terry Masterson (to Bray Wanderers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Colin Cameron (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Jason Rose (to Fisher Athletic) |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams (on loan from Coventry City) |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Wright (on loan from Leeds United) |
| 31 | GK | WAL | Paul Jones (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Lenny Pidgeley (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 55 | FW | ENG | Bruce Dyer (on loan from Stoke City) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Curtis Weston |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Alan Brooks |