# 2005–06 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2005–06 season saw Bournemouth compete in Football League One where they finished in 17th position with 55 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 56 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 56 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 55 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 54 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 53 |

## Results
### Football League One

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 6 August 2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) | 2–2 | 5,163 | Hayter (76), Surman (90) |
| 2 | 9 August 2005 | Hartlepool United | Dean Court | 1–1 | 5,406 | Rodrigues (64) |
| 3 | 13 August 2005 | Bristol City | Dean Court | 2–0 | 6,544 | Stock (20), Hayter (p 50) |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 0–1 | 6,568 | |
| 5 | 27 August 2005 | Bradford City | Valley Parade | 2–1 | 7,621 | Bower (og 55), Surman (64) |
| 6 | 29 August 2005 | Walsall | Dean Court | 0–0 | 5,953 | |
| 7 | 2 September 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | Dean Court | 0–0 | 5,695 | |
| 8 | 10 September 2005 | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 0–3 | 3,540 | |
| 9 | 17 September 2005 | Swindon Town | Dean Court | 2–1 | 7,276 | Hayter (p 24, 68) |
| 10 | 24 September 2005 | Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 0–1 | 5,058 | |
| 11 | 27 September 2005 | Swansea City | Dean Court | 0–1 | 5,750 | |
| 12 | 1 October 2005 | Huddersfield Town | Galpharm Stadium | 2–2 | 13,522 | Hayter (p 66, 70) |
| 13 | 7 October 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | Dean Court | 2–1 | 6,578 | Surman (82), Stock (90) |
| 14 | 15 October 2005 | Colchester United | Layer Road | 1–0 | 3,120 | Keene (90) |
| 15 | 22 October 2005 | Port Vale | Dean Court | 1–2 | 6,320 | Surman (23) |
| 16 | 29 October 2005 | Brentford | Griffin Park | 2–0 | 6,625 | Keene (26), Hayter (41) |
| 17 | 12 November 2005 | Nottingham Forest | Dean Court | 1–1 | 9,222 | Stock (64) |
| 18 | 19 November 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | Belle Vue (Doncaster) | 2–4 | 4,803 | Surman (64), Rodrigues (79) |
| 19 | 26 November 2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | Dean Court | 2–0 | 5,485 | Foley (36), Cooke (82) |
| 20 | 6 December 2005 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 3–1 | 4,326 | Hayter (26, 27, p 68) |
| 21 | 10 December 2005 | Hartlepool United | Victoria Park (Hartlepool) | 1–2 | 3,755 | Foley (68) |
| 22 | 17 December 2005 | Gillingham | Dean Court | 2–1 | 6,177 | Hayter (66), Surman (90) |
| 23 | 23 December 2005 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 1–1 | 8,178 | Hayter (p 19) |
| 24 | 31 December 2005 | Southend United | Roots Hall | 1–2 | 6,357 | Foley (70) |
| 25 | 2 January 2006 | Scunthorpe United | Dean Court | 1–1 | 6,259 | Hayter (85) |
| 26 | 7 January 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 0–0 | 6,717 | |
| 27 | 14 January 2006 | Rotherham United | Dean Court | 2–0 | 5,700 | Foley (2), Hayter (11) |
| 28 | 21 January 2006 | Swindon Town | County Ground (Swindon) | 2–4 | 6,092 | Rodrigues (59), Hayter (p 68) |
| 29 | 28 January 2006 | Chesterfield | Dean Court | 1–2 | 5,837 | Hayter (p 66) |
| 30 | 3 February 2006 | Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | 0–1 | 12,079 | |
| 31 | 11 February 2006 | Oldham Athletic | Dean Court | 0–0 | 5,453 | |
| 32 | 14 February 2006 | Rotherham United | Millmoor | 0–2 | 4,498 | |
| 33 | 18 February 2006 | Blackpool | Dean Court | 1–1 | 5,349 | Pitman (4) |
| 34 | 25 February 2006 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate Stadium | 1–3 | 11,058 | Hayter (44) |
| 35 | 28 February 2006 | Barnsley | Dean Court | 1–1 | 5,191 | Griffiths (70) |
| 36 | 11 March 2006 | Bradford City | Dean Court | 0–1 | 5,749 | |
| 37 | 18 March 2006 | Yeovil Town | Dean Court | 1–0 | 7,959 | Fletcher (33) |
| 38 | 25 March 2006 | Barnsley | Oakwell | 0–0 | 9,180 | |
| 39 | 1 April 2006 | Southend United | Dean Court | 1–1 | 7,638 | Hayter (82) |
| 40 | 8 April 2006 | Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park | 2–2 | 4,136 | Hayter (33) O'Connor (63) |
| 41 | 11 April 2006 | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 1–0 | 4,613 | Hayter (17) |
| 42 | 15 April 2006 | Huddersfield Town | Dean Court | 1–1 | 7,406 | Fletcher (34) |
| 43 | 17 April 2006 | Port Vale | Vale Park | 0–0 | 4,006 | |
| 44 | 22 April 2006 | Colchester United | Dean Court | 1–2 | 6,231 | Cooke (8) |
| 45 | 29 April 2006 | Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 1–1 | 26,847 | Fletcher (48) |
| 46 | 6 May 2006 | Brentford | Dean Court | 2–2 | 9,359 | Foley (45), Fletcher (90) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 5 November 2005 | Tamworth | Dean Court | 1–2 | 4,550 | Stock (45) |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 24 August 2005 | Torquay United | Plainmoor | 0–0 (5–4 p) | 1,876 | |
| 2 | 20 September 2005 | Wigan Athletic | JJB Stadium | 0–1 | 3,346 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 18 October 2005 | Aldershot Town | Dean Court | 4–1 | 2,657 | Pitman (p 33) Keene (76, 83) Cooke (p 80) |
| 2 | 22 November 2005 | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 0–1 | 2,031 | |

## Squad statistics

| Number | Position | Name | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Neil Moss | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Neil Young | 46 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Stephen Purches | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Marcus Browning | 44 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Karl Broadhurst | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Shaun Maher | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Stephen Cooke | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Brian Stock | 30 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Dani Rodrigues | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | Steve Fletcher | 23 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | James O'Connor | 40 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | James Hayter | 50 | 20 |
| 15 | MF | James Coutts | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Josh Gowling | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Daryl Fordyce | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andrew Surman | 28 | 6 |
| 18 | DF | Jason Tindall | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | James Rowe | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Eddie Howe | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Callum Hart | 36 | 0 |
| 22 | DF/MF | Shaun Cooper | 38 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kirk Hudson | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Ben Rix | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Gareth Stewart | 45 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Adam Griffiths | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | James Keene (footballer) | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | MF | John Spicer | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Brett Pitman | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | DF | Warren Cummings | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Steven Foley-Sheridan | 36 | 5 |
| 30 | DF | Jamie Whisken | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF/MF | Jack Cleverley | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Curtis Allen | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Aaron Brown | 3 | 0 |