# 2005–06 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. For the second season in succession, the club reached the FA Cup fifth round and the play-off semi-finals.

## Season summary

After defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 League One play-off semi-finals, Brentford manager Martin Allen strengthened the squad with a number of acquisitions on free transfers. He raided his former club Reading (Ricky Newman, Paul Brooker and former Bees favourite Lloyd Owusu) and acquired youngsters Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Sam Tillen and non-League forward DJ Campbell. Still heavily in debt to former chairman Ron Noades' company Altonwood, the club had ongoing budgetary concerns, with the departure of London Broncos as tenants of Griffin Park losing the club £100,000. By mid-August 2005, Supporters' Trust Bees United (which had taken operational control of the club in 2003) had raised £700,000 of the £1,000,000 needed to acquire a majority shareholding. Former Director-General of the BBC Greg Dyke, a lifelong supporter, loaned the club money in the autumn.
Brentford began the season as one of the top teams in League One, with five wins from the opening eight league matches putting the club at the top of the table. A 3–2 defeat to Huddersfield Town on 17 September led to a dip in form and a run of two wins in 9 matches in all competitions dropped the Bees dropped to 4th place. After first round exits of the League Cup and Football League Trophy, victory in the FA Cup first round over Rochdale on 5 November began a resurgence in form, with Brentford losing just twice in 20 matches and returning to the top of the table for the first time in over three months after victory over previous leaders Swansea City at Griffin Park on Boxing Day.
Brentford advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the second consecutive season, defeating Oldham Athletic and Stockport County in the second and third rounds before completing a giant-killing of Premier League strugglers Sunderland in the fourth round at Griffin Park. Brentford's form owed much to the goalscoring of Lloyd Owusu and DJ Campbell, with Campbell scoring eight goals in six matches in January 2006, which included both the Bees' goals in the victory over Sunderland. Campbell's performance versus the Black Cats won national attention and three days later, on transfer deadline day, he was sold to Premier League club Birmingham City for a £500,000 fee. Despite the sale of then-top scorer Campbell, January 2006 was a good month for the Bees, with Bees United acquiring the majority shareholding of the club and the appointment of Greg Dyke as non-executive chairman.
Three consecutive wins at the beginning of February 2006 put the club in 3rd position in advance of the visit to Charlton Athletic for the FA Cup fifth round match. A 3–1 defeat ended a memorable cup run and the Bees' form began to suffer, with four defeats in the next seven league matches, but two consecutive wins in early March elevated the club into 2nd place. DJ Campbell's replacement Calum Willock failed to materialise as a goal threat, a lean spell from Lloyd Owusu and injury to set-piece taker Kevin O'Connor led to the team's goals drying up. Beginning with a win over Milton Keynes Dons on 28 March, Brentford went unbeaten for the rest of the season, but six draws from the final seven matches dropped the club out of the automatic promotion places. The Bees' goalscoring problems were further compounded after Lloyd Owusu suffered a torn groin muscle while on international duty with Ghana on 26 April, which ruled him out for the rest of the season and put him out of contention for a place in Ghana's 2006 World Cup squad.
3rd-place Brentford met 6th-place Swansea City in the League One play-off semi-finals. Despite taking the lead at the Liberty Stadium and largely controlling the first leg, Swans defender Sam Ricketts salvaged a 1–1 draw with a deflected shot in the dying minutes. Two quick-fire goals from Swansea City forward Leon Knight in the first 15 minutes of the second leg at Griffin Park killed the tie and Brentford exited the play-offs 3–1 on aggregate.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Southend United (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 82 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Colchester United (P) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 79 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 76 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 5 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 72 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Pre-season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 9 July 2005 | Staines Town | A | 0–0 | n/a | |
| 12 July 2005 | Bideford AFC | A | 2–1 | n/a | Skúlason, Brooker |
| 17 July 2005 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 3–1 | n/a | Rankin, Brooker, Campbell |
| 20 July 2005 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–0 | 1,935 | Campbell, Osborne |
| 23 July 2005 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | n/a | |
| 25 July 2005 | Yeading | A | 1–3 | n/a | Owusu |
| 26 July 2005 | Weymouth | A | 1–0 | 780 | Peters |
| 30 July 2005 | Woking | A | 0–1 | 912 | |
| 1 August 2005 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | A | 0–1 | n/a | |

### Football League One

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 6 August 2005 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–0 | 5,952 | Tabb, Campbell (pen) |
| 2 | 10 August 2005 | Chesterfield | A | 3–1 | 4,121 | Sodje, Rankin (2) |
| 3 | 15 August 2005 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 4,275 | |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | 5,438 | Tabb, Hutchinson |
| 5 | 27 August 2005 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 7,462 | Owusu |
| 6 | 29 August 2005 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 6,969 | Peters |
| 7 | 3 September 2005 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–1 | 17,234 | Frampton, Pratley |
| 8 | 10 September 2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 1–0 | 5,862 | O'Connor (pen) |
| 9 | 17 September 2005 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–3 | 11,622 | Rankin, Campbell |
| 10 | 24 September 2005 | Bristol City | H | 2–3 | 6,413 | Brooker, Sodje |
| 11 | 27 September 2005 | Walsall | A | 0–0 | 4,873 | |
| 12 | 1 October 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 2–1 | 5,901 | O'Connor (pen), Rankin |
| 13 | 9 October 2005 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 5,089 | S.P. Fitzgerald |
| 14 | 15 October 2005 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | 6,969 | |
| 15 | 22 October 2005 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | 5,041 | |
| 16 | 29 October 2005 | Bournemouth | H | 0–2 | 6,625 | |
| 17 | 12 November 2005 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–1 | 4,811 | Campbell, Owusu |
| 18 | 19 November 2005 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–3 | 5,450 | Pratley, Campbell, Owusu |
| 19 | 26 November 2005 | Scunthorpe United | A | 3–1 | 4,322 | Pratley (2), Booker |
| 20 | 6 December 2005 | Yeovil Town | H | 3–2 | 5,131 | Jones (og), Tabb, Turner |
| 21 | 10 December 2005 | Chesterfield | H | 1–1 | 5,828 | O'Connor |
| 22 | 17 December 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 4–1 | 6,210 | Newman, Tabb, O'Connor (pen), Owusu |
| 23 | 26 December 2005 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | 9,903 | O'Connor, Hutchinson |
| 24 | 31 December 2005 | Colchester United | H | 0–2 | 6,397 | |
| 25 | 2 January 2006 | Bradford City | A | 3–3 | 7,588 | Campbell (2, 1 pen), Sodje |
| 26 | 14 January 2006 | Southend United | A | 1–4 | 10,046 | Campbell |
| 27 | 17 January 2006 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 7,859 | Campbell |
| 28 | 21 January 2006 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | 7,636 | Owusu, Campbell |
| 29 | 4 February 2006 | Walsall | H | 5–0 | 5,645 | Rankin, Newman, Brooker, Sodje, O'Connor (pen) |
| 30 | 11 February 2006 | Bristol City | A | 1–0 | 10,854 | Owusu |
| 31 | 14 February 2006 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 7,022 | Jupp (og), Gayle |
| 32 | 25 February 2006 | Port Vale | H | 0–1 | 7,542 | |
| 33 | 28 February 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–0 | 5,250 | |
| 34 | 7 March 2006 | Yeovil Town | A | 2–1 | 5,137 | Rankin, Rhodes |
| 35 | 11 March 2006 | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 7,352 | Newman, Owusu (2, 1 pen) |
| 36 | 17 March 2006 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | 13,508 | Frampton |
| 37 | 21 March 2006 | Gillingham | A | 2–3 | 5,745 | Turner, Tabb |
| 38 | 25 March 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0–1 | 7,323 | |
| 39 | 28 March 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 1–0 | 5,592 | Owusu |
| 40 | 1 April 2006 | Colchester United | A | 1–1 | 5,635 | Tabb |
| 41 | 8 April 2006 | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | 6,533 | Owusu |
| 42 | 15 April 2006 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 5,242 | Owusu, Rankin |
| 43 | 17 April 2006 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 7,339 | Owusu (pen) |
| 44 | 22 April 2006 | Swindon Town | A | 3–1 | 6,845 | Brooker, Gayle, Willock |
| 45 | 29 April 2006 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–1 | 8,725 | O'Connor |
| 46 | 6 May 2006 | Bournemouth | A | 2–2 | 9,359 | Sodje, Frampton |

### Football League play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| SF (1st leg) | 11 May 2006 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | 19,060 | Tabb |
| SF (2nd leg) | 14 May 2006 | Swansea City | H | 0–2 (lost 3–1 on aggregate) | 10,652 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| R1 | 5 November 2005 | Rochdale | A | 1–0 | 2,928 | O'Connor (pen) |
| R2 | 3 December 2005 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 4,365 | Sodje |
| R2 (replay) | 13 December 2005 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | 3,146 | Owusu |
| R3 | 7 January 2006 | Stockport County | A | 3–2 | 4,078 | Owusu, Campbell, Rankin |
| R4 | 28 January 2006 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 11,698 | Campbell (2) |
| R5 | 18 February 2006 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–3 | 22,098 | Rankin |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Cheltenham Town | A | 0–5 | 2,113 |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| SR1 | 18 October 2005 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 (a.e.t.), lost 4–3 on pens) | 1,785 | S.P. Fitzgerald |
* Sources: Soccerbase, 11v11

## Playing squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2005–06 season.
| No | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Stuart Nelson | (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 23) | Hucknall Town | 2004 | |
| 21 | GK | Clark Masters | (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 18) | Youth | 2005 | Loaned to Redbridge and Slough Town |
| 31 | GK | Ademola Bankole | (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 35) | Maidenhead United | 2005 | Goalkeeping coach |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Kevin O'Connor | (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 23) | Youth | 2000 | |
| 3 | DF | Andy Frampton | (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 25) | Crystal Palace | 2002 | |
| 4 | DF | Sam Sodje | (1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 25) | Margate | 2004 | |
| 5 | DF | Michael Turner | (1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 21) | Charlton Athletic | 2004 | |
| 12 | DF | Michael Dobson | (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 24) | Youth | 1999 | Loaned to Reading |
| 18 | DF | Sam Tillen | (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 20) | Chelsea | 2005 | |
| 23 | DF | Jamie Smith | (1974-09-17)17 September 1974 (aged 30) | Bristol City | 2006 | On loan from Bristol City |
| 32 | DF | Scott B. Fitzgerald | (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 35) | Colchester United | 2004 | Youth team manager |
| 33 | DF | Darius Charles | (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 17) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Thurrock and Yeading |
| 36 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 17) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Hayes |
| 37 | DF | Ryan Watts | (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 17) | Youth | 2005 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Ricky Newman (c) | (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (aged 35) | Reading | 2005 | |
| 7 | MF | Paul Brooker | (1976-11-25)25 November 1976 (aged 28) | Reading | 2005 | |
| 8 | MF | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 22) | Arsenal | 2005 | |
| 11 | MF | Jay Tabb | (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 21) | Crystal Palace | 2000 | |
| 14 | MF | Eddie Hutchinson | (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 23) | Sutton United | 2000 | |
| 17 | MF | Alex Rhodes | (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 23) | Newmarket Town | 2003 | |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Peters | (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 17) | Youth | 2004 | |
| 22 | MF | John Mousinho | (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 19) | Unattached | 2005 | Loaned to Woking, Slough Town and Yeading |
| 24 | MF | Junior Lewis | (1973-10-09)9 October 1973 (aged 31) | Edgware Town | 2005 | |
| 29 | MF | Darren Pratley | (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (aged 20) | Fulham | 2005 | On loan from Fulham |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Lloyd Owusu | (1976-11-12)12 November 1976 (aged 28) | Reading | 2005 | |
| 10 | FW | Scott P. Fitzgerald | (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 25) | Watford | 2005 | Loaned to Oxford United and Walsall |
| 15 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | (1978-05-22)22 May 1978 (aged 27) | Grimsby Town | 2004 | |
| 16 | FW | Marcus Gayle | (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 34) | Watford | 2005 | |
| 19 | FW | Calum Willock | (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 23) | Peterborough United | 2006 | |
| 39 | FW | Charlie Ide | (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 17) | Youth | 2005 | Loaned to Slough Town |
| Players who left the club mid-season ||||||||
| 19 | FW | DJ Campbell | (1981-11-12)12 November 1981 (aged 23) | Yeading | 2005 | Transferred to Birmingham City |
| 22 | MF | Joe Keenan | (1982-10-14)14 October 1982 (aged 22) | Chelsea | 2005 | Returned to Chelsea after loan expired |
| 35 | MF | Aaron Steele | (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 18) | Youth | 2004 | Loaned to Slough Town, released |
| 40 | MF | George Moleski | (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 18) | Youth | 2005 | Loaned to Slough Town, released |
* Source: Soccerbase

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Martin Allen | Manager |
| Adrian Whitbread | First Team Coach |
| Ademola Bankole | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Damien Doyle | Sports Therapist |
| John Griffin | Chief Scout |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Substitute appearances in brackets.
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Stuart Nelson | 44 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 (1) | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Kevin O'Connor | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Frampton | 36 | 3 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 (1) | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 43 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Turner | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | Ricky Newman | 29 (1) | 3 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 (2) | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Brooker | 32 (4) | 4 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 37 (8) | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 39 (3) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 (3) | 14 |
| 10 | FW | | Scott P. Fitzgerald | 3 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (8) | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 (1) | 7 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 17 (10) | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 (12) | 2 |
| 15 | FW | | Isaiah Rankin | 31 (6) | 7 | 2 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 (9) | 9 |
| 16 | FW | | Marcus Gayle | 16 (8) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (8) | 2 |
| 17 | MF | | Alex Rhodes | 5 (12) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (12) | 1 |
| 18 | DF | | Sam Tillen | 20 (13) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 27 (16) | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | DJ Campbell | 13 (10) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 (10) | 12 |
| 19 | FW | | Calum Willock | 5 (8) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (9) | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Ryan Peters | 1 (9) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (11) | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | John Mousinho | 3 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Junior Lewis | 11 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (3) | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Ademola Bankole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Darius Charles | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Aaron Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Ryan Watts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
| 39 | FW | | Charlie Ide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | George Moleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | — | — | 0 (1) | 0 |
| | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season | Players loaned in during the season |
| 22 | MF | | Joe Keenan | 0 (3) | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Jamie Smith | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Darren Pratley | 25 (7) | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 (7) | 4 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FAC | FLC | FLT | FLP | Total |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | FW | | DJ Campbell | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 15 | FW | | Isaiah Rankin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | | Kevin O'Connor | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | MF | | Darren Pratley | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Brooker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Frampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Ricky Newman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | FW | | Marcus Gayle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Scott P. Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | | Calum Willock | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Ryan Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Alex Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: Soccerbase

### Discipline

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | FL1 | FL1 | FAC | FAC | FLC | FLC | FLT | FLT | FLP | FLP | Total | Total | Pts |
| 6 | MF | | Ricky Newman | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | MF | | Jay Tabb | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Frampton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 29 | MF | | Darren Pratley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | GK | | Stuart Nelson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | | Eddie Hutchinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | FW | | Isaiah Rankin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | | Kevin O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Paul Brooker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | | DJ Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | | Michael Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Scott P. Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | | Sam Tillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | GK | | Ademola Bankole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | | Junior Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Alex Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | MF | | George Moleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | John Mousinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | | Karleigh Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 6 | 104 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: ESPN FC

### International caps

| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
| 4 | DF | | Sam Sodje | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Lloyd Owusu | 2 | 0 | |

### Management

| Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League |
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
| Martin Allen | | 6 August 2005 | 14 May 2006 | 56 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 042.86| | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 043.48 |

### Summary

| Games played | 56 (46 League One, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
| Games won | 24 (20 League One, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
| Games drawn | 19 (16 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs) |
| Games lost | 13 (10 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs) |
| Goals scored | 82 (72 League One, 9 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs) |
| Goals conceded | 68 (52 League One, 7 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League play-offs) |
| Clean sheets | 15 (13 League One, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs) |
| Biggest league win | 5–0 versus Walsall, 4 February 2006 |
| Worst league defeat | 4–1 versus Southend United, 14 January 2006 |
| Most appearances | 54, Stuart Nelson (45 League One, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs) |
| Top scorer (league) | 12, Lloyd Owusu |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 14, Lloyd Owusu |

## Transfers & loans

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Paul Brooker | Reading | Free | |
| 1 July 2005 | FW | DJ Campbell | Yeading | £5,000 | |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Ricky Newman | Reading | Free | |
| 1 July 2005 | FW | Lloyd Owusu | Reading | Free | |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | Arsenal | Free | |
| 1 July 2005 | DF | Sam Tillen | Chelsea | Free | |
| 25 August 2005 | FW | Junior Lewis | Edgware Town | Free | |
| 14 October 2005 | MF | John Mousinho | Unattached | Non-contract | |
| 31 January 2006 | FW | Calum Willock | Peterborough United | £40,000 | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 8 August 2005 | MF | Joe Keenan | Chelsea | 8 September 2005 | |
| 30 August 2005 | DF | Darren Pratley | Fulham | End of season | |
| 15 March 2006 | DF | Jamie Smith | Bristol City | End of season | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2005 | FW | Matt Harrold | Yeovil Town | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2005 | MF | Stewart Talbot | Boston United | Undisclosed | |
| 5 July 2004 | MF | Chris Hargreaves | Oxford United | n/a | |
| 1 August 2005 | MF | San Lee | Sheffield United | Free | |
| 31 January 2006 | FW | DJ Campbell | Birmingham City | £500,000 | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| August 2005 | GK | Clark Masters | Redbridge | October 2005 | |
| 9 November 2005 | MF | John Mousinho | Woking | 13 November 2005 | |
| 23 November 2005 | FW | Scott P. Fitzgerald | Oxford United | 1 January 2006 | |
| 24 November 2005 | DF | Michael Dobson | Reading | End of season | |
| November 2005 | GK | Clark Masters | Slough Town | End of season | |
| November 2005 | MF | John Mousinho | Slough Town | December 2005 | |
| December 2005 | DF | Aaron Steele | Slough Town | January 2006 | |
| January 2006 | MF | George Moleski | Slough Town | January 2006 | |
| 3 February 2006 | DF | Darius Charles | Thurrock | March 2006 | |
| 16 February 2006 | FW | Scott P. Fitzgerald | Walsall | 13 April 2006 | |
| February 2006 | FW | Charlie Ide | Slough Town | End of season | |
| 16 March 2006 | DF | Darius Charles | Yeading | April 2006 | |
| 16 March 2006 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | Hayes | End of season | |
| 31 March 2006 | MF | John Mousinho | Yeading | End of season | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| January 2006 | DF | Aaron Steele | Slough Town | January 2006 | |
| January 2006 | MF | George Moleski | Slough Town | January 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | GK | Ademola Bankole | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 August 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | DF | Michael Dobson | Walsall | 3 July 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | FW | Marcus Gayle | Aldershot Town | 2 July 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | MF | Eddie Hutchinson | Oxford United | 4 July 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | MF | Junior Lewis | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 September 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | MF | Ricky Newman | Aldershot Town | 2 July 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | Grimsby Town | 1 July 2006 | |
| 30 June 2006 | DF | Ryan Watts | AFC Wimbledon | 1 July 2006 | |

## Kit

Supplier: Lonsdale Sponsor(s): St. George
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Source: Historical Kits

## Awards

* Supporters' Player of the Year: Michael Turner
* Players' Player of the Year: Michael Turner & Jay Tabb (joint winners)
* Most Improved Player of the Year: Andy Frampton
* Football League One PFA Team of the Year: Sam Sodje
* Football League One Player of the Month: DJ Campbell (January 2006)
* Football League One Manager of the Month: Martin Allen (February 2006)
* Football League Community Club of the Year
* BBC London Sports Personality of 2005: Martin Allen