2005–06 Everton F.C. season

Despite finishing in the coveted fourth place last season, Everton suffered a downturn this season. Failure to qualify for the Champions League and an early exit from the UEFA Cup took their toll on player morale, and at the end of October the Toffees stood in the relegation zone. The club eventually rallied to secure a safe eleventh place in the final table – not high enough for any further European adventures the next season, and somewhat disappointing for a side which had achieved so much last season.

The end of the season saw the retirement of Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson, the highest scoring Scotsman ever in the Premier League's history.

{{main|2005–06 FA Premier League}}

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Everton's score comes first{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/2005-2006/results |title=Everton 2005-2006 Results - statto.com |access-date=12 October 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014154207/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/2005-2006/results |url-status=dead }}

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|updated=7 May 2006 (end of season)

|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/eng-premier-league-2005-2006-spieltag/38/ worldfootball.net]

|date=May 2021

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{{Main|2005–06 FA Cup}}

{{Main|2005–06 Football League Cup}}

{{Main|2005–06 UEFA Champions League}}

{{Main|2005–06 UEFA Cup}}

[http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/faprem/everton.htm]

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{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Richard Wright}}

{{fs player|no=3|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Gary Naysmith}}

{{fs player|no=4|nat=NGA|pos=DF|name=Joseph Yobo}}

{{fs player|no=5|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=David Weir|other=captain}}

{{fs player|no=6|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Mikel Arteta}}

{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=James Beattie}}

{{fs player|no=9|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Duncan Ferguson}}

{{fs player|no=10|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Simon Davies}}

{{fs player|no=11|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=James McFadden}}

{{fs player|no=12|nat=PRC|pos=MF|name=Li Tie}}

{{fs player|no=13|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Iain Turner}}

{{fs player|no=14|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Kevin KilbaneKilbane was born in Preston, England.}}

{{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Alan Stubbs}}

{{fs player|no=16|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Lee CarsleyCarsley was born in Birmingham, England.}}

{{fs player|no=17|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Tim Cahill}}

{{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Phil Neville}}

{{fs player|no=19|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=Nuno Valente}}

{{fs player|no=20|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Matteo FerrariFerrari was born in Aflou, Algeria.|other=on loan from Roma}}

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{{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Leon Osman}}

{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tony Hibbert}}

{{fs player|no=23|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Alessandro Pistone}}

{{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Nigel Martyn}}

{{fs player|no=27|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Andy van der Meyde}}

{{fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=James Vaughan}}

{{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=John Ruddy}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Mark Hughes}}

{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Stephen Wynne}}

{{fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Christian Sergeant}}

{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sean Wright}}

{{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Paul Hopkins}}

{{fs player|no=36|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Patrick Boyle}}

{{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jay Harris}}

{{fs player|no=38|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Victor Anichebe}}

{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Laurence Wilson}}

{{fs player|no=41|nat=ISL|pos=MF|name=Bjarni Vidarsson}}

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{{Fs start}}

{{fs player|no=2|nat=DEN|pos=DF|name=Per Krøldrup|other=to Fiorentina}}

{{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Marcus Bent|other=to Charlton Athletic}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{fs player|no=26|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Sander Westerveld|other=on loan from Portsmouth}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Anderson de Silva|other=on loan to Málaga}}

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• Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
• Players' Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
• Young Player of the Season – James McFadden
• Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Victor Anichebe
• Academy Player of the Season – Scott Phelan
• Goal of the Season – James Beattie vs. Fulham

{{Cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/awards-winners|title=Awards Winners {{!}} Everton Football Club|website=www.evertonfc.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114225118/https://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/awards-winners|url-status=dead}}

{{Efs start|Premier League|FA Cup|League Cup|Europe}}

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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

{{Efs player|no=1 |name=Richard Wright|pos=GK|nat=ENG |14+1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=13 |name=Iain Turner|pos=GK|nat=SCO |2+1|0|1|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=25 |name=Nigel Martyn|pos=GK|nat=ENG |20|0|2|0|1|0|4|0}}

{{Efs player|no=30 |name=John Ruddy|pos=GK|nat=ENG |0+1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders

{{Efs player|no=3 |name=Gary Naysmith|pos=DF|nat=SCO |7|0|0+1|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=4 |name=Joseph Yobo|pos=DF|nat=NGA |29|1|0|0|1|0|4|1}}

{{Efs player|no=5 |name=David Weir|pos=DF|nat=SCO |32+1|1|4|0|1|0|3+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=15 |name=Alan Stubbs|pos=DF|nat=ENG |13+1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=19 |name=Nuno Valente|pos=DF|nat=POR |20|0|4|0|0|0|2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20 |name=Matteo Ferrari|pos=DF|nat=ITA |6+2|0|3|0|1|0|1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=22 |name=Tony Hibbert|pos=DF|nat=ENG |29|0|4|0|1|0|4|0}}

{{Efs player|no=23 |name=Alessandro Pistone|pos=DF|nat=ITA |2|0|0|0|0|0|1|0}}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders

{{Efs player|no=6 |name=Mikel Arteta|pos=MF|nat=ESP |27+2|1|4|1|1|0|3|1}}

{{Efs player|no=10 |name=Simon Davies|pos=MF|nat=WAL |22+8|1|1+1|0|1|0|3|0}}

{{Efs player|no=12 |name=Li Tie|pos=MF|nat=CHN |0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=14 |name=Kevin Kilbane|pos=MF|nat=IRL |21+13|0|4|0|1|0|3+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=16 |name=Lee Carsley|pos=MF|nat=IRL |3+2|0|0+1|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17 |name=Tim Cahill|pos=MF|nat=AUS |32|6|3|1|0|0|4|1}}

{{Efs player|no=18 |name=Phil Neville|pos=MF|nat=ENG |34|0|4|1|1|0|4|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21 |name=Leon Osman|pos=MF|nat=ENG |28+7|3|3+1|1|0+1|0|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=27 |name=Andy van der Meyde|pos=MF|nat=NED |7+3|0|0|0|0+1|0|0|0}}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

{{Efs player|no=8 |name=James Beattie|pos=FW|nat=ENG |29+3|10|2+1|0|1|0|1+1|1}}

{{Efs player|no=9 |name=Duncan Ferguson|pos=FW|nat=SCO |7+20|1|0|0|0|0|2+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11 |name=James McFadden|pos=FW|nat=SCO |24+8|6|2+2|1|1|0|2+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=29 |name=James Vaughan|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0+1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=38 |name=Victor Anichebe|pos=FW|nat=NGA |0+2|1|0+1|0|0|0|0|0}}

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

{{Efs player|no=2 |name=Per Krøldrup|pos=DF|nat=DEN |1|0|0+1|0|0|0|0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=7 |name=Marcus Bent|pos=FW|nat=ENG |7+11|1|1|0|0+1|0|2+2|0}}

{{Efs player|no=26 |name=Sander Westerveld|pos=GK|nat=NED |2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}

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:Considering starts in all competitions{{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/everton/tab/players/season/2006|title = All Everton players: 2006}}

• GK: #25, {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Martyn, 27
• RB: #22, {{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Hibbert, 38
• CB: #5, {{flagicon|SCO}} David Weir, 40
• CB: #4, {{flagicon|NGA}} Joseph Yobo, 34
• LB: #18, {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Neville, 43
• RM: #21, {{flagicon|ENG}} Leon Osman, 32
• CM: #6, {{flagicon|ESP}} Mikel Arteta, 35
• CM: #17, {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Cahill, 39
• LM: #14, {{flagicon|IRL}} Kevin Kilbane, 29
• CF: #8, {{flagicon|ENG}} James Beattie, 33
• CF: #11, {{flagicon|SCO}} James McFadden, 29

• {{flagicon|WAL}} Simon Davies – {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur, 26 May 2005, £3,500,000
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Per Krøldrup – {{flagicon|ITA}} Udinese, 27 June 2005, £5,000,000{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4111368.stm|title = Kroldrup seals £5m Everton switch|date = 27 June 2005}}
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Mikel Arteta – {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Sociedad, 15 July 2005, £2,800,000{{Cite news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=2005-05-19 |title=Everton take Arteta to heart with £2.8m deal |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/20/newsstory.sport9 |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2005-07-15 |title=Everton deal excites Arteta |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01ab-0ea805c4be91-a5a80e1a4ef0-1000--everton-deal-excites-arteta/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Neville – {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United, 4 August, £3,500,000{{Cite news |date=4 August 2005 |title=Everton wrap up Neville signing |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4744383.stm}}
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Ferrari – {{flagicon|ITA}} Roma, 26 August 2005, season-long loan{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4179494.stm|title = Ferrari signs Everton loan deal|date = 26 August 2005}}
• {{flagicon|NED}} Andy van der Meyde – {{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan, 31 August 2005, £2,000,000{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4186870.stm|title = Van der Meyde signs Everton deal|date = 31 August 2005}}
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Stubbs – {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland, free, 20 January 2006{{Cite news |date=2006-01-20 |title=Stubbs makes shock Everton return |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4630564.stm |access-date=2023-03-13}}
• {{flagicon|NED}} Sander Westerveld – {{flagicon|ENG}} Portsmouth, 24 February 2006, 28-day loan{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4741930.stm|title = Everton sign Westerveld on loan|date = 24 February 2006}}
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Johnson – {{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace, 26 May 2006, £3,500,000{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4744383.stm|title = Everton wrap up Neville signing|date = 4 August 2005}}

• {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Stubbs – {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland, free, 2 August 2005{{Cite news |date=2005-08-02 |title=Sunderland sign defender Stubbs |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4737377.stm |access-date=2023-03-13}}
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Bent – {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlton Athletic, 17 January 2006, £2,000,000{{Cite news |date=17 January 2006 |title=Charlton complete Bent transfer |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4554936.stm}}
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Per Krøldrup – {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina, 31 January 2006, £3,600,000{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/4668448.stm|title = Everton offload defender Kroldrup|date = 31 January 2006}}

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