2005–06 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers 2005–06 football season

During the 2005–06 season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary[edit]

After relegation struggles during the two previous season, Mark Hughes marked his first full season in club management by taking Blackburn to sixth place – four points off Champions League qualification – and reaching his second successive cup semi-final, in the League Cup, only to be knocked out by the eventual cup winners again, Hughes’ old club Manchester United. Blackburn had been in mid-table for much of the season before gathering momentum to put real pressure on Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in the race for the crucial fourth place, eventually finishing in a UEFA Cup place. Rovers’ good form was largely in part down to the good form of Welsh striker Craig Bellamy, a summer signing from Newcastle United, who scored 13 goals in the league. However, Bellamy would then exercise an option to enable him to move for £6 million to a Champions League club, signing for FA Cup winners Liverpool. As his replacement Hughes signed South African striker Benni McCarthy, who had helped fire Porto to the Champions League title two years earlier.

Final league table[edit]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results[edit]

Blackburn Rovers’ score comes first[1]

Legend[edit]

FA Premier League[edit]

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground A H H A A H A H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A A H H A H H A H A H A H A H
Result L W D L D L W W L W L W D L L W L W W W D W W L L W W L W W W D D L L W W W
Position 16 10 10 11 12 18 13 11 12 10 13 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 8 10 8 8 9 10 8 5 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 2005 West Ham United A 1–3 33,305 Todd
20 August 2005 Fulham H 2–1 16,953 Pedersen, Tugay
24 August 2005 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 22,375
27 August 2005 Aston Villa A 0–1 31,010
11 September 2005 Bolton Wanderers A 0–0 24,405
18 September 2005 Newcastle United H 0–3 20,725
24 September 2005 Manchester United A 2–1 67,765 Pedersen (2)
1 October 2005 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 26,310 Kuqi (2)
15 October 2005 Liverpool A 0–1 44,697
22 October 2005 Birmingham City H 2–0 18,341 Dickov (pen), Bellamy
29 October 2005 Chelsea A 2–4 41,553 Bellamy (2, 1 pen)
5 November 2005 Charlton Athletic H 4–1 17,691 Emerton, Dickov, Pedersen, Bellamy
19 November 2005 Manchester City A 0–0 44,032
26 November 2005 Arsenal A 0–3 38,192
3 December 2005 Everton H 0–2 22,064
10 December 2005 West Ham United H 3–2 20,370 Dickov (2, 1 pen), Kuqi
17 December 2005 Fulham A 1–2 20,138 Knight (own goal)
26 December 2005 Middlesbrough A 2–0 29,881 Kuqi (2)
31 December 2005 Wigan Athletic A 3–0 20,639 Pedersen, Reid, Bellamy
2 January 2006 Portsmouth H 2–1 19,521 Pedersen, Dickov
14 January 2006 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 18,180
21 January 2006 Newcastle United A 1–0 51,323 Pedersen
1 February 2006 Manchester United H 4–3 25,484 Bentley (3), Neill (pen)
4 February 2006 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 23,993
11 February 2006 Everton A 0–1 35,615
15 February 2006 Sunderland H 2–0 18,220 Bellamy (2)
25 February 2006 Arsenal H 1–0 22,504 Pedersen
5 March 2006 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 36,080 Sinama Pongolle, Bellamy
11 March 2006 Aston Villa H 2–0 21,932 Todd, Bellamy
18 March 2006 Middlesbrough H 3–2 18,681 Bellamy (2), Pedersen
25 March 2006 Sunderland A 1–0 29,593 Reid
3 April 2006 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 20,410 Kuqi
8 April 2006 Portsmouth A 2–2 20,048 Bellamy (2)
16 April 2006 Liverpool H 0–1 29,142
19 April 2006 Birmingham City A 1–2 25,287 Savage
29 April 2006 Charlton Athletic A 2–0 26,254 Reid, Powell (own goal)
2 May 2006 Chelsea H 1–0 20,243 Reid
7 May 2006 Manchester City H 2–0 25,731 Khizanishvili, Kuqi

FA Cup[edit]

League Cup[edit]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 21 September 2005 Huddersfield Town H 3–1 11,755 Bellamy (2), Khizanishvili
R3 25 October 2005 Leeds United H 3–0 15,631 Emerton, Dickov, Neill
R4 30 November 2005 Charlton Athletic A 3–2 14,093 Kuqi, Thompson, Bentley
R5 21 December 2005 Middlesbrough A 1–0 14,710 Dickov
SF 1st Leg 11 January 2006 Manchester United H 1–1 24,348 Pedersen
SF 2nd Leg 25 January 2006 Manchester United A 1–2 (lost 2–3 on agg) 61,637 Reid

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[2]

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

Left club during season[edit]

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

Reserve squad[edit]

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

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

References[edit]


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