{{Short description|English football club season}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Use British English|date=December 2014}} {{main|History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)}} {{Infobox football club season | club = Aston Villa | season = 2005–06 | manager = David O'Leary | chairman = Doug Ellis | league = FA Premier League | league result = 16th | cup1 = FA Cup | cup1 result = Fifth round | cup2 = League Cup | cup2 result = Fourth round | league topscorer = Milan Baroš and Luke Moore (8) | season topscorer = | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = 34,059 |pattern_la1 = _bow burgundy white |pattern_b1 = _avfc1011h |pattern_ra1 = _bow burgundy white |pattern_sh1 = _sides_on_white |pattern_so1 = _band_claret |leftarm1 = 87cefa |body1 = 8b0000 |rightarm1 = 87cefa |shorts1 = 8b0000 |socks1 = 87cefa |pattern_la2=_navylower |pattern_b2=_thinmidnightbluesides |pattern_ra2=_navylower |pattern_sh2=_yellowsides |pattern_so2=_yellowtop |leftarm2=FFFF33 |body2=FFFF33 |rightarm2=FFFF33 |shorts2=000066 |socks2=000066 | prevseason = 2004–05 | nextseason = 2006–07 }} {{Infobox football club season | club = Second City Derby | league result = 48--36--28 | prevseason = 2004–05 | nextseason = 2006–07 }} The 2005–06 English football season was '''Aston Villa's 14th season in the Premier League'''
After the previous seasons tenth placed finish Villa never recovered from a poor start which left them at times close to the bottom 3 and despite some impressive wins which ultimately kept Villa in the league discontent among the fans at an uncomfortable relegation battle grew and lead to manager David O'Leary being sacked after the end of the season.
There were debut appearances for Gabriel Agbonlahor (341), James Milner (100), Wilfred Bouma (83), Craig Gardner (59), Aaron Hughes (54), Milan Baroš (42), Patrik Berger (29), Gary Cahill (28), Kevin Phillips (23), Eirik Bakke (14), and Stuart Taylor (12).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons|title=Aston Villa's Seasons|website=AVFC History}}</ref> ==Kit== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; " ! style="background:#660033;color:#FFFFFF; width:150px;"| Kit Supplier ! style="background:#660033;color:#FFFFFF; width:150px;"| Sponsor |- | Hummel || DWS Investments |}
== Transfers ==
===Transferred in=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |From ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Fee |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 20 May 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|RB || {{flagicon|NIR}} Aaron Hughes || style="text-align:center;"|Newcastle United || style="text-align:right;"|£1,000,000 |- | 27 June 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|GK || Stuart Taylor || style="text-align:center;"|Arsenal || style="text-align:right;"|£1,000,000 |- | 29 June 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Kevin Phillips || style="text-align:center;"|Southampton || style="text-align:right;"|£1,000,000 |- | 1 July 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|LM || {{flagicon|CZE}} Patrik Berger || style="text-align:center;"|Portsmouth || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 23 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || {{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Baroš || style="text-align:center;"|Liverpool || style="text-align:right;"|£6,500,000 |- | 30 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|LB || {{flagicon|NED}} Wilfred Bouma || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven || style="text-align:right;"|£3,500,000 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right;"|'''£13,000,000''' |}
===Loaned in=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |From ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Loan End |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 31 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || James Milner || style="text-align:center;"|Newcastle United || style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2006 |- | 31 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CM || {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Bakke || style="text-align:center;"|Leeds United || style="text-align:right;"|17 January 2006 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | |}
===Transferred out=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |To ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Fee |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 1 July 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CM || Stephen Cooke || style="text-align:center;"|Bournemouth || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 1 July 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|LM || {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Hitzlsperger || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|GER}} Stuttgart || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 1 July 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Stefan Moore || style="text-align:center;"|Queens Park Rangers || style="text-align:right;"|Free transfer |- | 27 July 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Darius Vassell || style="text-align:center;"|Manchester City || style="text-align:right;"|£2,000,000 |- | 31 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || {{flagicon|PER}} Nolberto Solano || style="text-align:center;"|Newcastle United || style="text-align:right;"|£1,500,000 |- | 6 January 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|GK || {{flagicon|NED}} Stefan Postma || style="text-align:center;"|Wolverhampton Wanderers || style="text-align:right;"|£500,000 |- | 20 January 2006 || style="text-align:center;"|GK || {{flagicon|IRL}} Wayne Henderson || style="text-align:center;"|Brighton & Hove Albion || style="text-align:right;"|£60,000 |- | 31 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CM || {{flagicon|IRL}} Steven Foley-Sheridan || style="text-align:center;"|Bournemouth || style="text-align:right;"|£20,000 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right;"|'''£4,080,000''' |}
===Loaned out=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:130px" |Date ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:40px" |Pos ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; width:180px" |Player ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; width:180px" |To ! style="background:#670E36; color:#ffffff; text-align:right; width:130px" |Loan End |- ! ! ! ! ! |- | 19 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|GK || {{flagicon|NED}} Stefan Postma || style="text-align:center;"|Wolverhampton Wanderers || style="text-align:right;"|5 January 2006 |- | 25 August 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CM || {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Berson || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Auxerre || style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2006 |- | 14 September 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|RM || Peter Whittingham || style="text-align:center;"|Notts County || style="text-align:right;"|19 November 2005 |- | 22 September 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Gabriel Agbonlahor || style="text-align:center;"|Watford || style="text-align:right;"|22 October 2005 |- | 28 October 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|CF || Gabriel Agbonlahor || style="text-align:center;"|Sheffield Wednesday || style="text-align:right;"|28 december 2005 |- | 20 January 2006|| style="text-align:center;"|CF || Sam Williams || style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Wrexham || style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2006 |- ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | ! style="background:#670E36;" | |}
===Overall transfer activity=== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}}
====Expenditure==== {{loss}} £13,000,000 {{col-3}}
====Income==== {{gain}} £4,080,000 {{col-3}}
====Balance==== {{loss}} £8,920,000 {{col-end}}
==Final league table== {{main|2005–06 FA Premier League}} {{:2005–06 FA Premier League|showteam=AST}}
==Pre-season== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Date !Opponents !Home/<br />Away !Result<br />F – A !Scorers !Competition |- |18 July 2005 |Wycombe Wanderers |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/07/18/SOCCER_Villa.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2004 2 – 0]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |Friendly |- |20 July 2005 |Gallstad FK {{flagicon|SWE}} |A |[http://official.sportnetwork.net/main/s145/st77639.htm 14 – 0] | |Friendly |- |23 July 2005 |Jonkopings Sodra {{flagicon|SWE}} |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/07/23/SOCCER_Villa.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2004 1 – 1]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |Friendly |- |26 July 2005 |GAIS {{flagicon|SWE}} |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/07/26/SOCCER_Villa_Friendly.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2004 3 – 3]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |Friendly |- |30 July 2005 |Wolverhampton Wanderers |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/07/30/SOCCER_Wolves.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2004 1 – 2]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |Friendly |- |2 August 2005 |Walsall |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/08/02/SOCCER_Walsall.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2004 3 – 0]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |Friendly |- |5 August 2005 |Utrecht {{flagicon|NED}} |A |[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/astonvilla/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/08/05/SOCCER_Utrecht.html&TEAMHD=astonvilla&DIV=prem&TEAM=ASTON--VILLA&RH=Aston--Villa&PREV_SEASON=2004 2 – 1]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |Friendly |}
==Results== ''Aston Villa's score comes first''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2005-2006/results |title=Aston Villa 2005-2006 Results - statto.com |access-date=5 February 2012 |archive-date=23 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323013619/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aston-villa/2005-2006/results |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Legend=== {| class="wikitable" | style="background:#d0ffe3;"|<small>Win</small> | style="background:#ffffdd;"|<small>Draw</small> | style="background:#ffd0e3;"|<small>Loss</small> |}
====Results summary==== {{Fb rs |hw=6 |hd=6 |hl=7 |hgf=20 |hga=20 |aw=4 |ad=6 |al=9 |agf=22 |aga=35}} {{Fb rs footer|u=8 October 2021 |s=[https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/premier-league/7-may-2006// 11v11] |date=May 2006}}
====Results per matchday==== {{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday
|label1= Ground |res1=H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H |label2= Result |res2=D/L/D/W/D/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/W/D/D/L/W/D/D/W/L/D/D/W/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/D/W/L/L/L/W |label3= Position |res3=5/12/13/8/14/11/15/16/14/15/16/16/15/14/15/14/15/14/13/13/12/15/15/14/12/15/15/14/14/14/15/16/15/15/15/16/16/16 <!-- --> |text_H=Home|text_A=Away |color_W=green2|text_W=Win |color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw |color_L=red2|text_L=Loss | color1=gold |color_2=silver|color_3=bronze|color_4=green1| color_5-6=blue1| color_18–20=red1 |updated=7 May 2006 |source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te151/aston-villa/all-matches/ WorldFootball.net] |date=May 2006 }}
===FA Premier League=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 13 August 2005 ||Bolton Wanderers||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4126966.stm 2–2]||38,026||Phillips, Davis |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 20 August 2005 ||Manchester United||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4148518.stm 0–1]||67,934|| |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 23 August 2005 ||Portsmouth||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4171158.stm 1–1]||19,778||Hughes (own goal) |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 27 August 2005 ||Blackburn Rovers||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4168746.stm 1–0]||31,010||Baroš |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 12 September 2005 ||West Ham United||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4210912.stm 0–4]||29,582|| |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 17 September 2005 ||Tottenham Hotspur||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4232346.stm 1–1]||33,686||Milner |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 24 September 2005 ||Chelsea||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4255466.stm 1–2]||42,146||Moore |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 2 October 2005 ||Middlesbrough||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4277858.stm 2–3]||29,719||Moore, Davis |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 16 October 2005 ||Birmingham City||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4322124.stm 1–0]||29,312||Phillips |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 22 October 2005 ||Wigan Athletic||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4344520.stm 0–2]||32,294|| |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 31 October 2005 ||Manchester City||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4366696.stm 1–3]||42,069||Ridgewell |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 5 November 2005 ||Liverpool||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4387822.stm 0–2]||42,551|| |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 19 November 2005 ||Sunderland||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4430998.stm 3–1]||39,707||Phillips, Barry, Baroš |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 26 November 2005 ||Charlton Athletic||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4450944.stm 1–0]||30,023||Davis |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 3 December 2005 ||Newcastle United||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4473090.stm 1–1]||18,255||McCann |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 10 December 2005 ||Bolton Wanderers||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4494762.stm 1–1]||23,646||Angel |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 17 December 2005 ||Manchester United||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4516140.stm 0–2]||37,128|| |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 26 December 2005 ||Everton||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4552650.stm 4–0]||32,432||Baroš (2), Delaney, Angel |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 28 December 2005 ||Fulham||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4537622.stm 3–3]||20,446||Moore, Ridgewell (2) |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 31 December 2005 ||Arsenal||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4560286.stm 0–0]||37,114|| |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 2 January 2006 ||West Bromwich Albion||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4562606.stm 2–1]||27,073||Davis, Baroš (pen) |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 14 January 2006 ||West Ham United||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4590260.stm 1–2]||36,700||Hendrie |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 21 January 2006 ||Tottenham Hotspur||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4612208.stm 0–0]||36,243|| |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 1 February 2006 ||Chelsea||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4657208.stm 1–1]||38,562||Moore |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 4 February 2006 ||Middlesbrough||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4657232.stm 4–0]||27,299||Moore (3), Phillips |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 11 February 2006 ||Newcastle United||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4680492.stm 1–2]||37,140||Moore |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 25 February 2006 ||Charlton Athletic||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4726978.stm 0–0]||26,594|| |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 4 March 2006 ||Portsmouth||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4750174.stm 1–0]||30,194||Baroš |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 11 March 2006 ||Blackburn Rovers||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4773688.stm 0–2]||21,932|| |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 18 March 2006 ||Everton||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4796520.stm 1–4]||36,507||Agbonlahor |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 25 March 2006 ||Fulham||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4819920.stm 0–0]||32,605|| |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 1 April 2006 ||Arsenal||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4842386.stm 0–5]||38,183|| |- style="background:#ffffdd;" | 9 April 2006 ||West Bromwich Albion||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4867684.stm 0–0]||33,303|| |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 16 April 2006 ||Birmingham City||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4890642.stm 3–1]||40,158||Baroš (2), Cahill |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 18 April 2006 ||Wigan Athletic||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4906770.stm 2–3]||17,330||Angel, Ridgewell |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 25 April 2006 ||Manchester City||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4933670.stm 0–1]||26,422|| |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" | 29 April 2006 ||Liverpool||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4933722.stm 1–3]||44,479||Barry |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" | 7 May 2006 ||Sunderland||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4957446.stm 2–1]||33,820||Barry, Ridgewell |}
===FA Cup=== {{Main|2005–06 FA Cup}} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" ||R3||7 January 2006 ||Hull City||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4565210.stm 1–0]||17,051||Barry |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" ||R4||28 January 2006 ||Port Vale||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4634282.stm 3–1]||30,434||Baroš (2), Davis |- style="background:#ffffdd;" ||R5||19 February 2006 ||Manchester City||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4703890.stm 1–1]||23,847||Baroš |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" ||R5R||14 March 2006 ||Manchester City||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4796150.stm 1–2]||33,006||Davis |}
===League Cup=== {{Main|2005–06 Football League Cup}} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" ||R2||20 September 2005 ||Wycombe Wanderers||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4258542.stm 8–3]||5,365||Davis (2), Baroš, Milner (2), Easton (own goal), Barry (2, 1 pen) |- style="background:#d0ffe3;" ||R3||22 October 2005 ||Burnley||H||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4366872.stm 1–0]||26,872||Phillips |- style="background:#ffd0e3;" ||R4||29 November 2005 ||Doncaster Rovers||A||[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4472922.stm 0–3]||10,590|| |}
==Players== ===First-team squad=== :''Squad at end of season''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/faprem/avilla.htm|title=FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2005/06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/2005-06.html|title = Aston Villa Player Database}}</ref> {{fs start}} {{fs player|no=1|nat=DEN|pos=GK|name=Thomas Sørensen}} {{fs player|no=2|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Mark Delaney}} {{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jlloyd Samuel<ref>Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009</ref>}} {{fs player|no=4|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Olof Mellberg}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=DEN|pos=DF|name=Martin Laursen}} {{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gareth Barry}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Lee Hendrie}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gavin McCann}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=COL|pos=FW|name=Juan Pablo Ángel}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=Milan Baroš}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=James Milner|other=on loan from Newcastle United}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Steven Davis}} {{fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Stuart Taylor}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=14|nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=Eric Djemba-Djemba}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=Ulises de la Cruz}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Wilfred Bouma}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Peter Whittingham}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Aaron Hughes}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Liam Ridgewell}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kevin Phillips}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Gary Cahill}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Luke Moore}} {{fs player|no=23|nat=CZE|pos=MF|name=Patrik Berger}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Craig Gardner}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gabriel Agbonlahor}} {{fs end}}
===Left club during season=== {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=PER|pos=MF|name=Nolberto Solano|other=to Newcastle United}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Mathieu Berson|other=on loan to Auxerre}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Eirik Bakke|other=on loan from Leeds United}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=25|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Wayne Henderson|other=to Brighton & Hove Albion}} {{fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Stefan Postma|other=to Wolverhampton Wanderers}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Steven Foley|other=to AFC Bournemouth}} {{Fs end}}
===Reserve squad=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Steven Clancy}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Lee Grant}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Paul Green}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matthew Roome}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Christian Tshimanga Kabeya<ref group=notes>Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Shane Paul}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Jamie Ward<ref group=notes>Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Daniel Bridges}} {{Fs end}}
===Youth squad=== {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=39|nat=AUT|pos=GK|name=Bobby Olejnik}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Lee Boyle}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Stephen Henderson}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ciaran Clark<ref group=notes>Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jordan Collins}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Danny Earls}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Shane Lowry<ref group=notes>Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.</ref>}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Stephen O'Halloran}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Erik Lund}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Marc Albrighton}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Morgan Evans}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Phil Green}} {{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jonathan Hogg}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Dan McDonald}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Isaiah Osbourne}} {{fs player|no=|nat=HUN|pos=MF|name=Zoltán Stieber}} {{fs player|no=|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Chris Herd}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Scott Bridges}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sam Williams}} {{fs player|no=|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Adam McGurk}} {{fs player|no=|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Tobias Mikaelsson}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=Seyi Morgan}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=|pos=DF|name=Matt Saunders}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Lee McGuire}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Lee Mussell}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Reuben Reid}} {{Fs end}}
===Other players=== :''The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.'' {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=David Bevan}} {{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Elliot Parish}} {{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jordan Collins}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=|pos=MF|name=Rowan Caney}} {{fs player|no=|nat=|pos=|name=Ashley Carew}} {{Fs end}}
==Statistics== ===Appearances and goals=== :''As of end of season''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2006/comp/1/|title = Aston Villa players: Premier League 2006}}</ref> {{Efs start|Premiership|FA Cup|League Cup}} |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers {{Efs player|no=1 |name=Thomas Sørensen|pos=GK|nat=DEN |36|0|4|0|3|0}} {{Efs player|no=13 |name=Stuart Taylor|pos=GK|nat=ENG |2|0|0|0|0|0}} |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders {{Efs player|no=2 |name=Mark Delaney|pos=DF|nat=WAL |12|1|3|0|1|0}} {{Efs player|no=3 |name=Jlloyd Samuel|pos=DF|nat=TRI |14+5|0|2|0|3|0}} {{Efs player|no=4 |name=Olof Mellberg|pos=DF|nat=SWE |27|0|4|0|2|0}} {{Efs player|no=5 |name=Martin Laursen|pos=DF|nat=DEN |1|0|0|0|0|0}} {{Efs player|no=15 |name=Ulises de la Cruz|pos=DF|nat=ECU |4+3|0|0|0|0+1|0}} {{Efs player|no=16 |name=Wilfred Bouma|pos=DF|nat=NED |20|0|1|0|0|0}} {{Efs player|no=18 |name=Aaron Hughes|pos=DF|nat=NIR |35|0|4|0|2|0}} {{Efs player|no=19 |name=Liam Ridgewell|pos=DF|nat=ENG |30+2|5|1+1|0|3|0}} {{Efs player|no=21 |name=Gary Cahill|pos=DF|nat=ENG |6+1|1|0|0|1|0}} |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders {{Efs player|no=6 |name=Gareth Barry|pos=MF|nat=ENG |36|3|3|1|3|2}} {{Efs player|no=7 |name=Lee Hendrie|pos=MF|nat=ENG |7+9|1|2|0|0+1|0}} {{Efs player|no=8 |name=Gavin McCann|pos=MF|nat=ENG |32|1|4|0|2|0}} {{Efs player|no=11 |name=James Milner|pos=MF|nat=ENG |27|1|3|0|3|2}} {{Efs player|no=12 |name=Steven Davis|pos=MF|nat=NIR |34+1|4|4|2|3|2}} {{Efs player|no=14 |name=Eric Djemba-Djemba|pos=MF|nat=CMR |0+4|0|0|0|0|0}} {{Efs player|no=17 |name=Peter Whittingham|pos=MF|nat=ENG |4|0|0|0|0|0}} {{Efs player|no=23 |name=Patrik Berger|pos=MF|nat=CZE |3+5|0|0|0|1|0}} {{Efs player|no=26 |name=Craig Gardner|pos=MF|nat=ENG |3+5|0|0+1|0|0|0}} |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards {{Efs player|no=9 |name=Juan Pablo Ángel|pos=FW|nat=COL |12+19|3|2+1|1|3|0}} {{Efs player|no=10 |name=Milan Baroš|pos=FW|nat=CZE |24+1|8|3|2|2|1}} {{Efs player|no=20 |name=Kevin Phillips|pos=FW|nat=ENG |20+3|4|1+1|0|1+1|1}} {{Efs player|no=22 |name=Luke Moore|pos=FW|nat=ENG |16+11|8|3|0|0+2|0}} {{Efs player|no=30 |name=Gabriel Agbonlahor|pos=FW|nat=ENG |3+6|1|0|0|0|0}} |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left club during season {{Efs player|no=11 |name=Nolberto Solano|pos=MF|nat=PER |2+1|0|0|0|0|0}} {{Efs player|no=24 |name=Eirik Bakke|pos=MF|nat=NOR |8+6|0|0|0|0|0}} |- {{Fb cs footer|u=31 June 2006 |s=Competitions|date=October 2017}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==Notes== {{reflist|group=notes}}
==External links== *[http://www.avfc.co.uk Aston Villa official website] *avfchistory.co.uk [https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/2005-06-season 2005–06 season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724202450/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/2005-06-season |date=24 July 2021 }} {{Aston Villa F.C. seasons}} {{2005-06 in English football}}
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