2005–06 Premier League

Premier League 2005-06
Season information
Winners	Chelsea
Relegated	Birmingham City West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
Domestic cup winners
FA Cup	Liverpool
Carling Cup	Manchester United
FA Community Shield	Chelsea
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Chelsea Manchester United Liverpool Arsenal
UEFA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn Rovers West Ham United
Intertoto Cup	Newcastle United
Season statistics
Matches played	380
Goals scored	944
Average	(2.48 per match)
Top goalscorer	Thierry Henry (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Arsenal 7-0 Middlesbrough
Highest scoring	Arsenal 7-0 Middlesbrough Wigan 4-3 Man City Blackburn 4-3 Man United Middlesbrough 4-3 Bolton Fulham 6-1 West Brom Charlton 2-5 Man City
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The 2005–06 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The season saw Chelsea retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge towards the end of April. On the same day, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City were relegated, joining Sunderland in the Championship for the following season. Chelsea drew the record they set the previous season, with 29 wins in home and away campaigns.

Promotion and relegation

Start of season

Teams promoted from The Championship 2004-05

• Sunderland (Champions)
• Wigan Athletic (Runners-up)
• West Ham United (Playoff winners)

End of season

Teams relegated to The Championship 2006-07

• Birmingham City
• West Bromwich Albion
• Sunderland

Final league table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Comments
1	Chelsea (C) (Q)	38	29	4	5	72	22	+50	91	Champions League Group stage
2	Manchester United (Q)	38	25	8	5	72	34	+38	83
3	Liverpool (Q)	38	25	7	6	57	25	+32	82	Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Arsenal (Q)	38	20	7	11	68	31	+37	67
5	Tottenham Hotspur (Q)	38	18	11	9	53	38	+15	65	UEFA Cup First round
6	Blackburn Rovers (Q)	38	19	6	13	51	42	+9	63
7	Newcastle United (Q)	38	17	7	14	47	42	+5	58	Intertoto Cup Third round
8	Bolton Wanderers	38	15	11	12	49	41	+8	56
9	West Ham United (Q)	38	16	7	15	52	55	-3	55	UEFA Cup First round
10	Wigan Athletic	38	15	6	17	45	52	-7	51
11	Everton	38	14	8	16	34	49	-15	50
12	Fulham	38	14	6	18	48	58	-10	48
13	Charlton Athletic	38	13	8	17	41	55	-14	47
14	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	48	58	-10	45
15	Manchester City	38	13	4	21	43	48	-5	43
16	Aston Villa	38	10	12	16	42	55	-13	42
17	Portsmouth	38	10	8	20	37	62	-25	38
18	Birmingham City (R)	38	8	10	20	28	50	-22	34	Relegated to The Championship
19	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	7	9	22	31	58	-27	30
20	Sunderland (R)	38	3	6	29	26	69	-43	15

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Premier League 2005-06 Winners
Chelsea 2nd Premier League title 3rd English title

Top goalscorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Thierry Henry	27	Arsenal
Ruud van Nistelrooy	21	Manchester United
Darren Bent	18	Charlton Athletic
Robbie Keane	16	Tottenham Hotspur
Frank Lampard		Chelsea
Wayne Rooney		Manchester United
Marlon Harewood	14	West Ham United
Craig Bellamy	13	Blackburn Rovers
Yakubu Aiyegbeni		Middlesbrough
Henri Camara	12	Wigan Athletic
Didier Drogba		Chelsea

External links

• 2005-06 Premier League Season at RSSSF