# 2005–06 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was the 107th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship.
The team finished in seventh place, falling nine points short of a place in the promotion play-offs. Following this season, a summer of changes occurred with manager Glenn Hoddle resigning and many of the club's first team players departing.

## Results
### Pre season

Pre season began on 27 June with a week training at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall. The squad then spent a week in Montecastillo, Spain during 4–10 July.

### Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship during the 2005–06 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 23 June 2005, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Leeds United | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 78 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto.com

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Result | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### League Cup
## Players
### Statistics

Key: ‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
* # = Squad number
* Pos = Playing position
* P = Number of games played 10
* G = Number of goals scored
* GK = Goalkeeper
* DF = Defender
* MF = Midfielder
* FW = Forward
* = Yellow cards
* = Red cards
* † Permanent player left club during the season
* ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | | |
| No. | Pos | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Michael Oakes | 16(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mark Clyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Lee Naylor | 38(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40(2) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Seyi Olofinjana | 6(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Joleon Lescott | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 49(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jody Craddock | 17(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Jackie McNamara | 9(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Ince (c) | 15(3) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(3) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Vio Ganea | 11(7) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 12(8) | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Colin Cameron ¤ | 20(7) | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23(8) | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Mark Kennedy | 37(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40(3) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Rob Edwards | 39(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Paul Harrison † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Darren Anderton | 20(4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 22(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Dénes Rósa | 6(3) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Kenny Miller | 33(2) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37(2) | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Maurice Ross ‡ | 13(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(5) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | George Ndah † | 6(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 6(10) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Seol Ki-Hyeon | 22(10) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26(10) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Matt Murray ¤ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Paul Jones ¤ † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Jérémie Aliadière ‡ | 12(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Tom Huddlestone ‡ | 12(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Gábor Gyepes ‡ | 19(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Stefan Postma ‡ | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Carl Cort | 24(7) | 11 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(8) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Rohan Ricketts | 17(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 17(9) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Carl Ikeme ¤ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Sammy Clingan ¤ † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Tomasz Frankowski | 12(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Leon Clarke ¤ | 10(14) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12(14) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Lewis Gobern ¤ | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Daniel Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Chris Cornes ¤ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Mark Davies | 12(8) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15(9) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Keith Lowe ¤ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ Signed on a short-term contract.
* ↑ Loanee who was signed permanently during the season.
* ↑ Retired in April due to persistent injuries.

### Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Fans' Player of the Season | Kenny Miller |
| Academy Player of the Season | Daniel Jones |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 23 May 2005 | Rohan Ricketts | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 14 June 2005 | Jackie McNamara | Celtic | Free |
| 22 August 2005 | Darren Anderton | Birmingham City | Free |
| 4 November 2005 | Paul Harrison | Unattached | Free |
| 1 January 2006 | Gábor Gyepes | Ferencváros | £400,000 |
| 1 January 2006 | Dénes Rósa | Ferencváros | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2006 | Stefan Postma | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2006 | Tomasz Frankowski | Elche | £1.4 million |
| 25 January 2006 | Maurice Ross | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee |
| 11 May 2005 | Gary Mulligan | Released | Free |
| 25 May 2005 | Keith Andrews | Hull City | Free |
| June 2005 | Joachim Björklund | Retired | – |
| June 2005 | Patrick Flynn | Released | Free |
| 28 July 2005 | Kevin Cooper | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2005 | Henri Camara | Wigan Athletic | £3 million |
| 23 January 2006 | Sammy Clingan | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2006 | Paul Harrison | Released | Free |
| 31 January 2006 | Paul Jones | Released | Free |
| 28 April 2006 | George Ndah | Retired | – |

### Loans in

| Date | Player | From | End date |
| 28 July 2005 | Gábor Gyepes | Ferencváros | 1 January 2006 |
| 19 August 2005 | Stefan Postma | Aston Villa | 21 January 2006 |
| 25 October 2005 | Tom Huddlestone | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 January 2006 |
| 26 October 2005 | Maurice Ross | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 January 2006 |
| 31 January 2006 | Jérémie Aliadière | Arsenal | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | To | End date |
| 2 June 2005 | Silas | Belenenses | End of season |
| 22 August 2005 | Paul Jones | Millwall | 22 November 2005 |
| 26 August 2005 | Keith Lowe | Burnley | 13 December 2005 |
| 27 August 2005 | Chris Cornes | Port Vale | 26 November 2005 |
| 31 August 2005 | Sammy Clingan | Chesterfield | 14 January 2006 |
| 31 August 2005 | Carl Ikeme | Stockport County | 14 January 2006 |
| 24 November 2005 | Lewis Gobern | Blackpool | 2 January 2006 |
| 31 January 2006 | Keith Lowe | Queens Park Rangers | 13 February 2006 |
| 31 January 2006 | Leon Clarke | Queens Park Rangers | 13 February 2006 |
| 3 March 2006 | Colin Cameron | Millwall | 7 April 2006 |
| 10 March 2006 | Keith Lowe | Swansea City | 13 April 2006 |
| 21 March 2006 | Matt Murray | Tranmere Rovers | 28 April 2006 |
| 23 March 2006 | Lewis Gobern | Bury | End of season |

## Kit

The previous season's home kit was retained, featuring the club's traditional gold and black colours. The season however saw a new away kit introduced that was an all-black design, with gold piping on the shirt. Last season's navy blue and white away kit was also retained for this season. The kits were manufactured by Le Coq Sportif and featured Chaucer Consulting as sponsor for a second season.