2005–06 Newcastle United F.c. Season
During the 2005–06 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League.
| 2005–06 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Freddy Shepherd | |||
| Manager | Graeme Souness (until 2 February 2006) Glenn Roeder (from 2 February 2006) | |||
| Stadium | St. James' Park | |||
| FA Premier League | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alan Shearer (10) All: Alan Shearer (14) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 52,327 (vs. Manchester United) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 50,451 (vs. Charlton Athletic) | |||
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Season summary
In July 2005 rumours circulated that Newcastle was being stalked with a new buyer, but this later emerged to be the Shepherds consolidating their interests. On the pitch, Newcastle were eliminated from the Intertoto Cup after a 4–2 aggregate loss to Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-final, eliminating the club from European competition for the season.
Upon Craig Bellamy's return from his loan to Celtic, it was reported that he had not resolved his differences with Souness or Shearer, and was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £5 million. During the summer transfer window, Patrick Kluivert, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Hughes and Andy O'Brien were sold by Souness. Laurent Robert and James Milner were loaned out, to Portsmouth and Aston Villa respectively (Robert would be transferred to Benfica in January). The club signed Emre, Scott Parker, Craig Moore and Albert Luque.
In August, the club signed Michael Owen from Real Madrid, despite strong interest from Owen's former club Liverpool. The fee, £17 million, surpassed Newcastle's previous record of £15 million for Alan Shearer from Blackburn in 1996. In the closing hours of the transfer window, the club re-signed Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa.
Souness's decision to pair Shearer and Owen together up front proved to be lethal, but Owen broke his fourth metatarsal bone in his foot after a clash with Paul Robinson in a match against Tottenham Hotspur, keeping him out for the rest of the season. With Owen injured the team's form dipped.
Souness was sacked as manager following a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City in early February. Shay Given, Robbie Elliott and Alan Shearer have since stated that the fans never really took to him, with his favouritism of players damaging morale and a series of injuries leading to poor form.
United's youth academy director, former West Ham United manager Glenn Roeder, was put in charge as caretaker manager. Upon Roeder's first game in charge, against Portsmouth, Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for the club, breaking Jackie Milburn's record of 200 goals for the club and becoming the club's highest ever goalscorer.
Despite speculation that Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was interested in taking charge, Roeder guided Newcastle from 15th place to 7th place by the end of the season, winning 9 out of their remaining 14 Premier League games to see the club qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup - a great way for club legend Alan Shearer to end his playing career. Despite the exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, Roeder was praised for amazingly achieving a European spot, having seen the prospect of a relegation battle when he joined. At the end of the season he was given a two-year contract by chairman Freddie Shepherd.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 63 | |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 56 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Kit
Newcastle's kit for the 2005–06 season was produced by German company Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was British bank Northern Rock.
Transfers
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First-team squad
- The following players made appearances for the first-team squad this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Glenn Roeder |
| Assistant manager | Lee Clark |
| First team coach | Nigel Pearson |
| Goalkeeping coach | Andy Woodman |
| Development coach | Arthur Cox |
| Reserve team coach |  David Ginola |
| Chief scout |  Steve Clarke |
Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]
Reserve squad
- The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserves, and did not appear for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Trialists
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match results
Pre-season
| 6 August 2005 | Newcastle United | 5–0 | Yeading | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Moore  39'Milner 79'Emre 79'Ameobi 90', 90' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Clive Oliver |
| 9 August 2005 | Bray Wanderers | 1–7 | Newcastle United | Bray |
| 19:45 BST | Georgescu 53' | Ameobi 37', 45' Dyer 47'Milner 49'N'Zogbia 66', 83'Chopra 75' | Stadium: Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ian Stokes |
| 2 September 2005 | Málaga | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Málaga |
| 22:00 | Hidalgo 76' (pen.) Couñago 80' | Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 9,750 Referee: Rafael Ramirez Dominguez |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
| 17 July 2005 Third round first leg | FK Dubnica | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Dubnica nad Váhom |
| 16:00 | Tesak 13' | Report | Chopra 4' Svestka 6' (o.g.)Milner 70' | Stadium: Mestský štadión Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Alon Yefet |
| 23 July 2005 Third round 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 2–0 | FK Dubnica | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 71', 90' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,135 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 27 July 2005 Semi–finals 1st leg | Deportivo de La Coruña | 2–1 | Newcastle United | A Coruña |
| 21:00 | Rubén Castro 11' Andrade 58' | Report | Bowyer 48' | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny |
| 3 August 2005 Semi–finals 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Deportivo de La Coruña | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Milner 39' | Report | Andrade 45' Munitis 48' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,215 Referee: Helmut Fleischer |
Premier League
| 14 August 2005 1 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 13:30 | Henry 81' (pen.) van Persie 87' | Report | Jenas  32' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,072 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 20 August 2005 2 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Report | Konchesky 55' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,620 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 24 August 2005 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Bolton |
| 20:00 | Diouf 37' Giannakopoulos 50' | Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 28 August 2005 4 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 16:00 | Report | Rooney 66' van Nistelrooy 90' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,327 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 10 September 2005 5 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | N'Zogbia 78' Parker  83' | Report | McBride 13' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,208 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 18 September 2005 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
| 14:00 | Report | Shearer 62' Owen 66'Taylor 72'N'Zogbia 85' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,725 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 24 September 2005 7 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Owen 18' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,280 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 1 October 2005 8 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,220 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 15 October 2005 9 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Wigan |
| 12:45 | Roberts 40' McCulloch 85' | Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 22,374 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 23 October 2005 10 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 13:30 | Ameobi 34', 37' Emre 63' | Report | Lawrence 35' Elliott 41' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 30 October 2005 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
| 16:00 | Report | Owen 46', 78' Shearer 80' | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,216 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 5 November 2005 12 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Emre 78' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,191 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 19 November 2005 13 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 | Cole 47' Crespo 51'Duff 90' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,268 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 27 November 2005 14 | Everton | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| 13:30 | Yobo 46' | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,207 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 3 December 2005 15 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 32' (pen.) | Report | McCann 75' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,267 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 10 December 2005 16 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano 82' | Report | Silva 57' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,297 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 17 December 2005 17 | West Ham United | 2–4 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:30 | Solano 20' (o.g.) Harewood 73' (pen.) | Report | Owen 5', 43', 90' Shearer 66' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,836 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 26 December 2005 18 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Gerrard 14' Crouch 43' | Report | Bowyer 66' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,197 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 31 December 2005 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 13:00 | Tainio 43' Mido 66' | Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,246 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 2 January 2006 20 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano 27' Clark 90+3' | Report | Yakubu 54' Hasselbaink 87' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 14 January 2006 21 | Fulham | 1–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 | Malbranque 75' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,974 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 21 January 2006 22 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Pedersen 75' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,323 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 1 February 2006 23 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 19:45 | Riera 14' Cole 38'Vassell 62' | Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,413 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 4 February 2006 24 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | N'Zogbia 41' Shearer 64' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,627 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 11 February 2006 25 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Moore 16' | Report | Ameobi 2' N'Zogbia 29'Babayaro 61' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,140 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 22 February 2005 26 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,451 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 25 February 2006 27 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 17:15 | Solano 64', 76' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,916 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 4 March 2006 28 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano 64' Shearer 45'Ameobi 70' | Report | Davies 72' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,012 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 12 March 2006 29 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 13:30 | Rooney 8', 12' | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,858 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 19 March 2006 30 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ameobi 41' Boumsong | Report | Crouch 10' Gerrard 35'Cissé 52' (pen.) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 26 March 2006 31 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| 14:00 | Bent 24' (pen.) Bowyer 37' (o.g.)Bothroyd 89' | Report | Parker 35' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,019 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 1 April 2006 32 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Bowyer 2' Ameobi 25'Shearer 30' (pen.) | Report | Keane 19' Dawson 61' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,185 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 9 April 2006 33 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Boateng 79' | Report | Boateng 29' (o.g.) Ameobi 44' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,202 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 15 April 2006 34 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 28' (pen.), 66' Bramble 36' | Report | Bullard 5' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 17 April 2006 35 | Sunderland | 1–4 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Hoyte 32' | Report | Chopra 60' Shearer 61' (pen.)N'Zogbia 66'Luque 87' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,032 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 22 April 2006 36 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano 30' Ameobi 40' (pen.), 90' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,272 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 29 April 2006 37 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,331 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 7 May 2006 38 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Bramble 73' Carr 75' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,309 Referee: Mike Riley |
FA Cup
| 7 January 2006 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 80' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,459 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 28 January 2006 Round 4 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Cheltenham |
| 12:30 | Report | Chopra 41' Parker 43' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 7,022 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 18 February 2006 Round 5 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 17:40 | Dyer 68' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 40,975 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 22 March 2006 Round 6 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 20:05 | Terry 4' | Report | Elliott 90' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,279 Referee: Steve Bennett |
League Cup
| 26 October 2005 Round 3 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 | Report | Shearer 80' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 30 November 2005 Round 4 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Wigan |
| 19:45 | Connolly 88' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 11,574 Referee: Steve Bennett |
Alan Shearer testimonial
| 11 May 2006 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Celtic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Luque 70' Lawson 90+1' (o.g.)Shearer 90+3' (pen.) | (Report) | Maloney 79' (pen.) Hartson 83' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,275 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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| 1 | GK |  IRL | Shay Given | 47 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Steve Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carr | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Robbie Elliott | 22 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Jean-Alain Boumsong | 41 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  AUS | Craig Moore | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Titus Bramble | 28 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Peter Ramage | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |  NGA | Celestine Babayaro | 35 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| 4 | MF |  PER | Nolberto Solano | 35 | 6 | 27+2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF |  TUR | Emre Belözoğlu | 25 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kieron Dyer | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Bowyer | 34 | 2 | 18+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Charles N'Zogbia | 41 | 6 | 27+5 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF |  SEN | Amdy Faye | 28 | 0 | 14+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Lee Clark | 25 | 1 | 8+14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF |  RSA | Matty Pattison | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Alan O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Martin Brittain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Alan Shearer | 41 | 14 | 31+1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Owen | 11 | 7 | 10+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  ESP | Albert Luque | 18 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Shola Ameobi | 34 | 9 | 25+5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Michael Chopra | 20 | 3 | 6+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Jenas | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | James Milner | 7 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Nicky Butt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Last updated: 30 May 2006
Source: Competitions
References
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