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2005–06 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, their 83rd season in the English Football League.

Crewe Alexandra
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerDario Gradi
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
Football League Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: B Jones/Rodgers (6)
All: B Jones (7)
Average home league attendance6,731

Season summary

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In the 2005–06 season, Crewe Alexandra's continued success in the Championship finally came to an end and despite a gallant effort in the second half of the season, the Railwaymen eventually finished in 22nd place and were relegated with Millwall and Brighton. Their relegation was confirmed on 17 April 2006 after a 1–1 draw at home with Cardiff City after Sheffield Wednesday won 2–0 at Brighton.[1] The season did see some highs though with the club securing Algerian international Madjid Bougherra and the former Welsh international Gareth Taylor on loan from Nottingham Forest.

Final league table

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Pos Team 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
24 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 7 17 22 39 71 −32 38
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Burnley H 2–1 8,006 B Jones, Vaughan
9 August 2005 Norwich City A 1–1 25,116 Varney
13 August 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 6,132 Rivers, Higdon
20 August 2005 Leicester City H 2–2 7,053 Varney, Rivers
27 August 2005 Southampton A 0–2 20,792
29 August 2005 Sheffield United H 1–3 7,501 Foster
11 September 2005 Derby County H 1–1 5,958 Rivers
13 September 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 10,460 Johnson
17 September 2005 Reading A 0–1 17,668
24 September 2005 Watford H 0–0 6,258
27 September 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–4 7,471
1 October 2005 Ipswich Town A 1–2 23,145 Vaughan
15 October 2005 Luton Town H 3–1 6,604 B Jones, Lunt, Varney
18 October 2005 Stoke City A 0–2 14,080
22 October 2005 Cardiff City A 1–6 10,815 Foster
29 October 2005 Crystal Palace H 2–2 6,766 S Jones, Higdon
1 November 2005 Leeds United H 1–0 7,220 Butler (own goal)
5 November 2005 Millwall A 3–1 8,120 S Jones (2), G Roberts
19 November 2005 Stoke City H 1–2 8,942 Johnson
22 November 2005 Luton Town A 1–4 7,474 Walker
26 November 2005 Burnley A 0–3 11,151
3 December 2005 Preston North End H 0–2 6,364
10 December 2005 Norwich City H 1–2 6,132 B Jones
17 December 2005 Leicester City A 1–1 24,873 Higdon
26 December 2005 Hull City H 2–2 7,942 Johnson, G Roberts
28 December 2005 Coventry City A 1–1 19,045 Rodgers
31 December 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 3–4 5,687 Johnson, Varney, B Jones
2 January 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 25,656
14 January 2006 Derby County A 1–5 22,649 Vaughan
21 January 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 1–2 5,984 Rodgers
28 January 2006 Watford A 1–4 11,722 Rodgers
4 February 2006 Reading H 3–4 6,484 Bell, Taylor, Lunt (pen)
11 February 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 21,683 B Jones
14 February 2006 Ipswich Town H 1–2 5,686 S Jones
25 February 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–1 5,925 Bell, Foster
3 March 2006 Sheffield United A 0–0 22,691
11 March 2006 Southampton H 1–1 6,588 Rodgers
18 March 2006 Hull City A 0–1 21,163
25 March 2006 Coventry City H 4–1 6,444 B Jones, Bougherra, Rodgers, Taylor
28 March 2006 Preston North End A 0–1 13,170
1 April 2006 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,877 Lunt, Vaughan
8 April 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 8,007 Taylor (2)
15 April 2006 Crystal Palace A 2–2 18,358 Rodgers, Lunt (pen)
17 April 2006 Cardiff City H 1–1 5,865 Vaughan
22 April 2006 Leeds United A 0–1 21,046
30 April 2006 Millwall H 4–2 5,945 Johnson, Maynard, Varney, S Jones

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Preston North End A 1–2 8,380 B Jones

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2005 Lincoln City A 1–5 2,782 Walker

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Ben Williams
2 DF   WAL Darren Moss
3 DF   ENG Anthony Tonkin
4 DF   ENG Billy Jones
5 DF   ENG Adie Moses
6 DF   ENG Stephen Foster
7 MF   ENG Kenny Lunt
8 MF   ENG Justin Cochrane
9 FW   NIR Steve Jones
10 FW   ESP Juan Ugarte
11 MF   WAL David Vaughan
12 MF   ENG Lee Bell
13 GK   ENG Stuart Tomlinson
14 MF   ENG Ben Rix
15 FW   ENG Luke Varney
16 DF   ENG Richard Walker
18 DF   ENG Chris McCready
19 MF   ENG Michael Higdon
20 DF   ENG Eddie Johnson (on loan from Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Gary Roberts
22 DF   ENG Paul Bignot
23 DF   ENG Robert Lloyd
24 FW   ENG Matt Bailey
25 DF   ENG Mark Roberts
26 MF   ENG Alex Morris
27 FW   ENG Kyle Wilson
28 MF   NIR Michael O'Connor
29 MF   ENG Andy Bond
30 FW   ENG Nicky Maynard
31 FW   SVK Pavol Šuhaj
32 FW   ENG Luke Rodgers
34 DF   ENG Ritchie Sutton
35 FW   ENG Tom Pope
36 MF   ENG Tony Grant
37 GK   WAL Owain Fôn Williams
38 FW   WAL Gareth Taylor (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
39 DF   ENG Jon Otsemobor
40 DF   ALG Madjid Bougherra (on loan from FC Gueugnon)

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ENG Mark Rivers (to Carlisle United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK   ENG Ross Turnbull (on loan from Middlesbrough)

References

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  1. ^ "Crewe 1–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Crewe Alexandra results for the 2005-2006 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2012.