# 2005–06 Wrexham F.C. season

The 2005–06 season saw Wrexham compete in Football League Two after being relegated in the previous season due to a 10-point deduction. They finished in 13th position with 59 points.

## Final league table

| | | | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| C | 1 | Carlisle United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 86 |
| P | 2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 83 |
| P | 3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 |
| | 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 |
| P | 5 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 |
| | 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 71 |
| | 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 66 |
| | 8 | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 63 |
| | 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 |
| | 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 61 |
| | 11 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 61 |
| | 12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 60 |
| | 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 59 |
| | 14 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 56 |
| | 15 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 54 |
| | 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 54 |
| | 17 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 54 |
| | 18 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 54 |
| | 19 | Bury* | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 52 |
| | 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 52 |
| | 21 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 52 |
| | 22 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 52 |
| R | 23 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 56 | −14 | 49 |
| R | 24 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 45 |
* Deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player

## Results

Wrexham's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Two

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 6 August 2005 | Boston United | H | 2 – 0 | 4,503 | Jones, Roche |
| 2 | 9 August 2005 | Notts County | A | 0 – 1 | 4,382 | |
| 3 | 13 August 2005 | Northampton Town | A | 0 – 0 | 5,072 | |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Carlisle United | H | 0 – 1 | 4,239 | |
| 5 | 27 August 2005 | Bury | A | 2 – 2 | 2,468 | McEvilly, Foy |
| 6 | 29 August 2005 | Barnet | H | 3 – 1 | 3,768 | Jones, Foy, Warhurst |
| 7 | 10 September 2005 | Cheltenham Town | H | 2 – 0 | 3,671 | Holt, Walters |
| 8 | 13 September 2005 | Lincoln City | A | 0 – 2 | 2,959 | |
| 9 | 17 September 2005 | Leyton Orient | A | 1 – 1 | 3,733 | Ferguson |
| 10 | 24 September 2005 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1 – 1 | 3,830 | D. Williams |
| 11 | 27 September 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1 – 4 | 4,166 | Jones |
| 12 | 1 October 2005 | Stockport County | H | 3 – 0 | 4,153 | Walters, Jones (2) |
| 13 | 15 October 2005 | Torquay United | H | 4 – 2 | 4,301 | Walters (2), Bennett, Spender |
| 14 | 22 October 2005 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1 – 2 | 5,730 | Lawrence |
| 15 | 25 October 2005 | Peterborough United | A | 1 – 1 | 4,014 | Holt |
| 16 | 29 October 2005 | Darlington | H | 1 – 0 | 4,881 | McEvilly |
| 17 | 12 November 2005 | Oxford United | A | 3 – 0 | 4,491 | McEvilly (2), Jones |
| 18 | 19 November 2005 | Peterborough United | H | 1 – 1 | 4,480 | Burton (o.g.) |
| 19 | 26 November 2005 | Boston United | A | 1 – 2 | 1,938 | McEvilly |
| 20 | 6 December 2005 | Mansfield Town | H | 4 – 1 | 3,421 | McEvilly, Jones, Walters, D. Williams |
| 21 | 10 December 2005 | Notts County | H | 1 – 1 | 4,726 | Foy |
| 22 | 17 December 2005 | Carlisle United | A | 1 – 2 | 6,213 | Crowell |
| 23 | 26 December 2005 | Rochdale | H | 2 – 1 | 5,127 | Crowell, Ferguson |
| 24 | 31 December 2005 | Grimsby Town | H | 1 – 2 | 4,527 | Jones |
| 25 | 3 January 2006 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0 – 1 | 6,249 | |
| 26 | 7 January 2006 | Luton Town | H | 1 – 1 | 3,809 | Jones |
| 27 | 14 January 2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 2 – 0 | 2,617 | Jones (2) |
| 28 | 21 January 2006 | Leyton Orient | H | 1 – 2 | 5,031 | Bennett |
| 29 | 4 February 2006 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2 – 0 | 4,311 | Lawrence, S. Williams |
| 30 | 14 February 2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 2 – 0 | 3,195 | Derbyshire (2) |
| 31 | 18 February 2006 | Mansfield Town | A | 2 – 2 | 3,139 | Derbyshire (2) |
| 32 | 25 February 2006 | Northampton Town | H | 0 – 1 | 5,012 | |
| 33 | 4 March 2006 | Barnet | A | 2 – 2 | 2,127 | Derbyshire, Jones |
| 34 | 11 March 2006 | Bury | H | 0 – 0 | 4,134 | |
| 35 | 14 March 2006 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2 – 3 | 1,616 | S. Williams, Holt |
| 36 | 18 March 2006 | Rochdale | A | 1 – 0 | 2,856 | Derbyshire |
| 37 | 21 March 2006 | Cheltenham Town | A | 2 – 2 | 2,737 | Derbyshire (2) |
| 38 | 26 March 2006 | Chester City | H | 2 – 1 | 7,240 | D. Williams, Jones |
| 39 | 1 April 2006 | Grimsby Town | A | 0 – 2 | 6,058 | |
| 40 | 9 April 2006 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1 – 2 | 6,310 | Derbyshire |
| 41 | 12 April 2006 | Chester City | A | 1 – 2 | 4,801 | McEvilly |
| 42 | 15 April 2006 | Stockport County | A | 1 – 2 | 4,750 | Spender |
| 43 | 17 April 2006 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1 – 0 | 3,749 | Derbyshire |
| 44 | 22 April 2006 | Torquay United | A | 0 – 1 | 2,363 | |
| 45 | 29 April 2006 | Oxford United | H | 1 – 1 | 2,636 | Crowell |
| 46 | 6 May 2006 | Darlington | H | 1 – 1 | 4,648 | D. Williams |

### FA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 4 November 2005 | Port Vale | A | 1 – 2 | 5,049 | McEvilly |

### Football League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0 – 1 | 2,177 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 18 October 2005 | Blackpool | A | 3 – 4 | 3,239 | Jones (2), Ferguson |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Michael Ingham | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jim Whitley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Alex Smith | 15(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(5) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | David Bayliss | 21(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24(1) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Paul Warhurst | 6(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(6) | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Dennis Lawrence | 38(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40(1) | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Andy Holt | 35(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(1) | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Danny Williams | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Walters | 33(5) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36(5) | 5 |
| 10 | MF | Darren Ferguson | 36(3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39(3) | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Lee McEvilly | 15(8) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16(9) | 7 |
| 12 | MF | Dean Bennett | 20(13) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22(14) | 2 |
| 13 | GK | Michael Jones | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Matt Derbyshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| 14 | FW | Robbie Foy | 7(10) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8(12) | 3 |
| 15 | DF | Lee Roche | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Matt Crowell | 26(3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26(3) | 3 |
| 17 | MF | Mark Jones | 42 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 13 |
| 18 | DF | Shaun Pejic | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Levi Mackin | 3(14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(16) | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Simon Spender | 15(4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(4) | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Marc Williams | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Paul Linwood | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Matt Done | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(6) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Mike Williams | 7(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Sam Williams | 14(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(1) | 2 |
| 27 | FW | Jamie Reed | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Juan Ugarte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |