Manchester United 2005-2006
Double WinnersDouble Winners
Won European Cup and League Cup · 2nd in the Premier League, 83 pts
Manchester United won the Double in 2005-2006, finishing 2nd in the Premier League with 83 points from 38 games and scoring 106 goals in all competitions. They won 35, drew 13 and lost 8 of their 56 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.
Stats
35
Won
13
Drawn
8
Lost
Form
W
D
L
W
D
Season at a Glance
106
Goals Scored
44
Conceded
56
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
2.11
Points per game
15th-best of 123 full seasons
1.89
Goals per game
40th-best of 123 full seasons
0.79
Conceded per game
11th-best of 123 full seasons
63%
Win rate
18th-best of 123 full seasons
In the Premier League, United ranked 1st of 20 for goals scored (+0.65 per game vs the league average) and 4th for fewest conceded. That was 1 place higher than 2004-2005 (+6 points).
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Ruud van Nistelrooy
47 apps
23
— ast
2
Wayne Rooney
48 apps
19
12 ast
3
Louis Saha
30 apps
15
5 ast
4
Cristiano Ronaldo
47 apps
12
8 ast
5
Kieran Richardson
36 apps
6
1 ast
6
Ryan Giggs
37 apps
5
10 ast
7
Giuseppe Rossi
12 apps
4
1 ast
8
Paul Scholes
27 apps
3
2 ast
9
Rio Ferdinand
52 apps
3
2 ast
10
Gabriel Heinze
6 apps
2
0 ast
All Results
56 matches
August 2005 5W · 0D · 0L
W
Debreceni Vsc H
EC agg 3-0 Rooney, Nistelrooy, Ronaldo
3–0
9 Aug 51,701 1-0-0 W1
W
Everton A
PL Nistelrooy, Rooney
2–0
13 Aug 38,610 2-0-0 W2
W
Aston Villa H
PL Nistelrooy
1–0
20 Aug 67,934 3-0-0 W3
W
Debreceni Vsc A
EC agg 6-0 Heinze 2, Richardson
3–0
24 Aug 27,000 4-0-0 W4
W
Newcastle United A
PL Rooney, Nistelrooy
2–0
28 Aug 52,327 5-0-0 W5
September 2005 1W · 3D · 1L
D
Manchester City H
PL Nistelrooy
1–1
10 Sep 67,839 5-1-0 D1
D
Villarreal A
EC
0–0
14 Sep 22,000 5-2-0 D2
D
Liverpool A
PL
0–0
18 Sep 44,917 5-3-0 D3
L
Blackburn Rovers H
PL Nistelrooy
1–2
24 Sep 67,765 5-3-1 L1
W
Benfica H
EC Giggs, Nistelrooy
2–1
27 Sep 66,112 6-3-1 W1
October 2005 3W · 2D · 1L
W
Fulham A
PL Nistelrooy 2 (pen), Rooney
3–2
1 Oct 21,682 7-3-1 W2
W
Sunderland A
PL Rooney, Nistelrooy, Rossi
3–1
15 Oct 39,085 8-3-1 W3
D
Lille H
EC
0–0
18 Oct 60,626 8-4-1 D1
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL Silvestre
1–1
22 Oct 67,856 8-5-1 D2
W
Barnet H
LC Miller, Richardson, Rossi, Ebanks-Blake
4–1
26 Oct 43,673 9-5-1 W1
L
Middlesbrough A
PL Ronaldo
1–4
29 Oct 30,579 9-5-2 L1
November 2005 4W · 1D · 1L
L
Lille A
EC
0–1
2 Nov 65,000 9-5-3 L2
W
Chelsea H
PL Fletcher
1–0
6 Nov 67,864 10-5-3 W1
W
Charlton Athletic A
PL Smith, Nistelrooy 2
3–1
19 Nov 26,730 11-5-3 W2
D
Villarreal H
EC
0–0
22 Nov 67,471 11-6-3 D1
W
West Ham United A
PL Rooney, O'Shea
2–1
27 Nov 34,755 12-6-3 W1
W
West Bromwich Albion H
LC Ronaldo (pen), Saha, O'Shea
3–1
30 Nov 48,924 13-6-3 W2
December 2005 6W · 2D · 1L
W
Portsmouth H
PL Scholes, Rooney, Nistelrooy
3–0
3 Dec 67,684 14-6-3 W3
L
Benfica A
EC Scholes
1–2
7 Dec 61,000 14-6-4 L1
D
Everton H
PL Giggs
1–1
11 Dec 67,831 14-7-4 D1
W
Wigan Athletic H
PL Ferdinand, Rooney 2, Nistelrooy (pen)
4–0
14 Dec 67,793 15-7-4 W1
W
Aston Villa A
PL Nistelrooy, Rooney
2–0
17 Dec 37,128 16-7-4 W2
W
Birmingham City A
LC Saha 2, Park
3–1
20 Dec 20,454 17-7-4 W3
W
West Bromwich Albion H
PL Scholes, Ferdinand, Nistelrooy
3–0
26 Dec 67,972 18-7-4 W4
D
Birmingham City A
PL Nistelrooy, Rooney
2–2
28 Dec 28,459 18-8-4 D1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
PL N'Gotty (og), Saha, Ronaldo 2
4–1
31 Dec 67,858 19-8-4 W1
January 2006 4W · 3D · 1L
D
Arsenal A
PL
0–0
3 Jan 38,313 19-9-4 D1
D
Burton Albion A
FAC
0–0
8 Jan 6,191 19-10-4 D2
D
Blackburn Rovers A
LC agg 1-1 Saha
1–1
11 Jan 24,348 19-11-4 D3
L
Manchester City A
PL Nistelrooy
1–3
14 Jan 47,192 19-11-5 L1
W
Burton Albion H
FAC Replay Saha, Rossi 2, Richardson, Giggs
5–0
18 Jan 53,564 20-11-5 W1
W
Liverpool H
PL Ferdinand
1–0
22 Jan 67,874 21-11-5 W2
W
Blackburn Rovers H
LC agg 3-2 Nistelrooy, Saha
2–1
25 Jan 61,637 22-11-5 W3
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
FAC Richardson 2, Saha
3–0
29 Jan 28,333 23-11-5 W4
February 2006 3W · 0D · 2L
L
Blackburn Rovers A
PL Saha, Nistelrooy 2
3–4
1 Feb 25,484 23-11-6 L1
W
Fulham H
PL Bocanegra (og), Ronaldo 2, Saha
4–2
4 Feb 67,844 24-11-6 W1
W
Portsmouth A
PL Nistelrooy, Ronaldo 2
3–1
11 Feb 20,206 25-11-6 W2
L
Liverpool A
FAC
0–1
18 Feb 44,039 25-11-7 L1
W
Wigan Athletic N
LC Rooney 2, Saha, Ronaldo
4–0
26 Feb 66,866 26-11-7 W1
March 2006 5W · 0D · 0L
W
Wigan Athletic A
PL Ronaldo, Chimbonda (og)
2–1
6 Mar 23,574 27-11-7 W2
W
Newcastle United H
PL Rooney 2
2–0
12 Mar 67,858 28-11-7 W3
W
West Bromwich Albion A
PL Saha 2
2–1
18 Mar 27,623 29-11-7 W4
W
Birmingham City H
PL Giggs 2, Rooney
3–0
26 Mar 69,070 30-11-7 W5
W
West Ham United H
PL Nistelrooy
1–0
29 Mar 69,522 31-11-7 W6
April 2006 3W · 1D · 1L
W
Bolton Wanderers A
PL Saha, Nistelrooy
2–1
1 Apr 27,718 32-11-7 W7
W
Arsenal H
PL Rooney, Park
2–0
9 Apr 70,908 33-11-7 W8
D
Sunderland H
PL
0–0
14 Apr 72,519 33-12-7 D1
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL Rooney 2
2–1
17 Apr 36,141 34-12-7 W1
L
Chelsea A
PL
0–3
29 Apr 42,219 34-12-8 L1
May 2006 1W · 1D · 0L
D
Middlesbrough H
PL
0–0
1 May 69,531 34-13-8 D1
W
Charlton Athletic H
PL Saha, Ronaldo, Euell (og), Richardson
4–0
7 May 73,006 35-13-8 W1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 70% | 17 | 65,194 |
| Away | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 54% | 9 | 33,611 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% | 1 | 66,866 |
Home crowds averaged 65,194, away 33,611. Their biggest crowd was 73,006 v Charlton Athletic, the smallest 6,191 v Burton Albion.
Season Records
5–0
Biggest win
v Burton Albion · 18 Jan 2006
1–4
Heaviest defeat
v Middlesbrough · 29 Oct 2005
8
Longest win streak
10
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
27
Clean sheets
11
Failed to score
0–0
Most common score
8 times
United completed the league double over Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Fulham, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United and Wigan Athletic. They lost both league meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 45', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 13 from the 81st minute on and conceded 4. Penalties: 3 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 4 for, 0 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7' | Wayne Rooney | vs Debreceni Vsc | EC | 0–0 | 9 Aug 2005 |
| 49' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Debreceni Vsc | EC | 1–0 | 9 Aug 2005 |
| 63' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Debreceni Vsc | EC | 2–0 | 9 Aug 2005 |
| 43' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Everton | PL | 0–0 | 13 Aug 2005 |
| 46' | Wayne Rooney | @ Everton | PL | 1–0 | 13 Aug 2005 |
| 66' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 20 Aug 2005 |
| 20' | Gabriel Heinze | @ Debreceni Vsc | EC | 0–0 | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 61' | Gabriel Heinze | @ Debreceni Vsc | EC | 1–0 | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 65' | Kieran Richardson | @ Debreceni Vsc | EC | 2–0 | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 66' | Wayne Rooney | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 28 Aug 2005 |
| 90+1' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Newcastle United | PL | 1–0 | 28 Aug 2005 |
| 45' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 10 Sep 2005 |
| 76' | Joey Barton | vs Manchester City | PL | 1–0 | 10 Sep 2005 |
| 33' | Morten Gamst Pedersen | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 24 Sep 2005 |
| 67' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–1 | 24 Sep 2005 |
| 81' | Morten Gamst Pedersen | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–1 | 24 Sep 2005 |
| 39' | Ryan Giggs | vs Benfica | EC | 0–0 | 27 Sep 2005 |
| 59' | Simao | vs Benfica | EC | 1–0 | 27 Sep 2005 |
| 85' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Benfica | EC | 1–1 | 27 Sep 2005 |
| 2' | Collins John | @ Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 1 Oct 2005 |
| 16' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | @ Fulham | PL | 0–1 | 1 Oct 2005 |
| 17' | Wayne Rooney | @ Fulham | PL | 1–1 | 1 Oct 2005 |
| 27' | Claus Jensen | @ Fulham | PL | 2–1 | 1 Oct 2005 |
| 44' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Fulham | PL | 2–2 | 1 Oct 2005 |
| 40' | Wayne Rooney | @ Sunderland | PL | 0–0 | 15 Oct 2005 |
| 76' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Sunderland | PL | 1–0 | 15 Oct 2005 |
| 82' | Stephen Elliott | @ Sunderland | PL | 2–0 | 15 Oct 2005 |
| 87' | Giuseppe Rossi | @ Sunderland | PL | 2–1 | 15 Oct 2005 |
| 7' | Mikael Silvestre | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 22 Oct 2005 |
| 72' | Jermaine Jenas | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 1–0 | 22 Oct 2005 |
| 4' | Liam Miller | vs Barnet | LC | 0–0 | 26 Oct 2005 |
| 19' | Kieran Richardson | vs Barnet | LC | 1–0 | 26 Oct 2005 |
| 51' | Giuseppe Rossi | vs Barnet | LC | 2–0 | 26 Oct 2005 |
| 74' | Dean Sinclair | vs Barnet | LC | 3–0 | 26 Oct 2005 |
| 89' | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | vs Barnet | LC | 3–1 | 26 Oct 2005 |
| 2' | Gaizka Mendieta | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 29 Oct 2005 |
| 25' | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–1 | 29 Oct 2005 |
| 45+5' | Ayegbeni Yakubu pen | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–2 | 29 Oct 2005 |
| 76' | Gaizka Mendieta | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–3 | 29 Oct 2005 |
| 90+4' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–4 | 29 Oct 2005 |
| 38' | Milenko Acimovic | @ Lille | EC | 0–0 | 2 Nov 2005 |
| 31' | Darren Fletcher | vs Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 6 Nov 2005 |
| 37' | Alan Smith | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 19 Nov 2005 |
| 65' | Darren Ambrose | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 19 Nov 2005 |
| 70' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–1 | 19 Nov 2005 |
| 85' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 2–1 | 19 Nov 2005 |
| 1' | Marlon Harewood | @ West Ham United | PL | 0–0 | 27 Nov 2005 |
| 47' | Wayne Rooney | @ West Ham United | PL | 0–1 | 27 Nov 2005 |
| 56' | John O'Shea | @ West Ham United | PL | 1–1 | 27 Nov 2005 |
| 12' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs West Bromwich Albion | LC | 0–0 | 30 Nov 2005 |
| 16' | Louis Saha | vs West Bromwich Albion | LC | 1–0 | 30 Nov 2005 |
| 56' | John O'Shea | vs West Bromwich Albion | LC | 2–0 | 30 Nov 2005 |
| 77' | Nathan Ellington | vs West Bromwich Albion | LC | 3–0 | 30 Nov 2005 |
| 20' | Paul Scholes | vs Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 3 Dec 2005 |
| 80' | Wayne Rooney | vs Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 3 Dec 2005 |
| 84' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Portsmouth | PL | 2–0 | 3 Dec 2005 |
| 6' | Paul Scholes | @ Benfica | EC | 0–0 | 7 Dec 2005 |
| 16' | Marcio Geovanni | @ Benfica | EC | 1–0 | 7 Dec 2005 |
| 34' | Gilberto Galdino Beto | @ Benfica | EC | 1–1 | 7 Dec 2005 |
| 7' | James McFadden | vs Everton | PL | 0–0 | 11 Dec 2005 |
| 15' | Ryan Giggs | vs Everton | PL | 0–1 | 11 Dec 2005 |
| 30' | Rio Ferdinand | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 14 Dec 2005 |
| 35' | Wayne Rooney | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 14 Dec 2005 |
| 55' | Wayne Rooney | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 2–0 | 14 Dec 2005 |
| 70' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 3–0 | 14 Dec 2005 |
| 10' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 17 Dec 2005 |
| 51' | Wayne Rooney | @ Aston Villa | PL | 1–0 | 17 Dec 2005 |
| 46' | Louis Saha | @ Birmingham City | LC | 0–0 | 20 Dec 2005 |
| 50' | Ji-Sung Park | @ Birmingham City | LC | 1–0 | 20 Dec 2005 |
| 63' | Louis Saha | @ Birmingham City | LC | 2–0 | 20 Dec 2005 |
| 74' | Jiri Jarosik | @ Birmingham City | LC | 3–0 | 20 Dec 2005 |
| 35' | Paul Scholes | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 0–0 | 26 Dec 2005 |
| 45' | Rio Ferdinand | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 1–0 | 26 Dec 2005 |
| 63' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 2–0 | 26 Dec 2005 |
| 4' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 28 Dec 2005 |
| 18' | Jamie Clapham | @ Birmingham City | PL | 1–0 | 28 Dec 2005 |
| 53' | Wayne Rooney | @ Birmingham City | PL | 1–1 | 28 Dec 2005 |
| 77' | Walter Pandiani | @ Birmingham City | PL | 2–1 | 28 Dec 2005 |
| 8' | Bruno N'Gotty OG | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 31 Dec 2005 |
| 33' | Gary Speed | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 31 Dec 2005 |
| 44' | Louis Saha | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–1 | 31 Dec 2005 |
| 68' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 2–1 | 31 Dec 2005 |
| 90' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 3–1 | 31 Dec 2005 |
| 30' | Louis Saha | @ Blackburn Rovers | LC | 0–0 | 11 Jan 2006 |
| 36' | Morten Gamst Pedersen | @ Blackburn Rovers | LC | 1–0 | 11 Jan 2006 |
| 32' | Trevor Sinclair | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 14 Jan 2006 |
| 39' | Darius Vassell | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–1 | 14 Jan 2006 |
| 76' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–2 | 14 Jan 2006 |
| 90+3' | Robbie Fowler | @ Manchester City | PL | 1–2 | 14 Jan 2006 |
| 7' | Louis Saha | vs Burton Albion | FAC | 0–0 | 18 Jan 2006 |
| 23' | Giuseppe Rossi | vs Burton Albion | FAC | 1–0 | 18 Jan 2006 |
| 52' | Kieran Richardson | vs Burton Albion | FAC | 2–0 | 18 Jan 2006 |
| 68' | Ryan Giggs | vs Burton Albion | FAC | 3–0 | 18 Jan 2006 |
| 90+1' | Giuseppe Rossi | vs Burton Albion | FAC | 4–0 | 18 Jan 2006 |
| 90' | Rio Ferdinand | vs Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 22 Jan 2006 |
| 8' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 0–0 | 25 Jan 2006 |
| 32' | Steven Reid | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 1–0 | 25 Jan 2006 |
| 51' | Louis Saha | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 1–1 | 25 Jan 2006 |
| 6' | Kieran Richardson | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | FAC | 0–0 | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 45' | Louis Saha | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | FAC | 1–0 | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 52' | Kieran Richardson | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | FAC | 2–0 | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 35' | David Bentley | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 37' | Louis Saha | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–1 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 41' | David Bentley | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–1 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 45+3' | Lucas Neill pen | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–2 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 56' | David Bentley | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–3 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 63' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–4 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 65' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 2–4 | 1 Feb 2006 |
| 6' | Carlos Bocanegra OG | vs Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 4 Feb 2006 |
| 14' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Fulham | PL | 1–0 | 4 Feb 2006 |
| 22' | Brian McBride | vs Fulham | PL | 2–0 | 4 Feb 2006 |
| 23' | Louis Saha | vs Fulham | PL | 2–1 | 4 Feb 2006 |
| 37' | Heidar Helguson | vs Fulham | PL | 3–1 | 4 Feb 2006 |
| 86' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Fulham | PL | 3–2 | 4 Feb 2006 |
| 18' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 11 Feb 2006 |
| 38' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 11 Feb 2006 |
| 45' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Portsmouth | PL | 2–0 | 11 Feb 2006 |
| 87' | Matthew Taylor | @ Portsmouth | PL | 3–0 | 11 Feb 2006 |
| 19' | Peter Crouch | @ Liverpool | FAC | 0–0 | 18 Feb 2006 |
| 33' | Wayne Rooney | v Wigan Athletic | LC | 0–0 | 26 Feb 2006 |
| 55' | Louis Saha | v Wigan Athletic | LC | 1–0 | 26 Feb 2006 |
| 59' | Cristiano Ronaldo | v Wigan Athletic | LC | 2–0 | 26 Feb 2006 |
| 61' | Wayne Rooney | v Wigan Athletic | LC | 3–0 | 26 Feb 2006 |
| 60' | Matt Scharner | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 6 Mar 2006 |
| 74' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–1 | 6 Mar 2006 |
| 90+2' | Pascal Chimbonda OG | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 1–1 | 6 Mar 2006 |
| 8' | Wayne Rooney | vs Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 12' | Wayne Rooney | vs Newcastle United | PL | 1–0 | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 16' | Louis Saha | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 0–0 | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 64' | Louis Saha | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 1–0 | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 78' | Nathan Ellington | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 2–0 | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 3' | Ryan Giggs | vs Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 26 Mar 2006 |
| 15' | Ryan Giggs | vs Birmingham City | PL | 1–0 | 26 Mar 2006 |
| 83' | Wayne Rooney | vs Birmingham City | PL | 2–0 | 26 Mar 2006 |
| 45' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs West Ham United | PL | 0–0 | 29 Mar 2006 |
| 26' | Kevin Davies | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 1 Apr 2006 |
| 33' | Louis Saha | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–1 | 1 Apr 2006 |
| 79' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–1 | 1 Apr 2006 |
| 54' | Wayne Rooney | vs Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 9 Apr 2006 |
| 78' | Ji-Sung Park | vs Arsenal | PL | 1–0 | 9 Apr 2006 |
| 8' | Wayne Rooney | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 17 Apr 2006 |
| 36' | Wayne Rooney | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 1–0 | 17 Apr 2006 |
| 53' | Jermaine Jenas | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 2–0 | 17 Apr 2006 |
| 4' | William Gallas | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 29 Apr 2006 |
| 61' | Joe Cole | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–1 | 29 Apr 2006 |
| 73' | Ricardo Carvalho | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–2 | 29 Apr 2006 |
| 19' | Louis Saha | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 7 May 2006 |
| 23' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 7 May 2006 |
| 34' | Jason Euell OG | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 2–0 | 7 May 2006 |
| 58' | Kieran Richardson | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 3–0 | 7 May 2006 |
Squad
31 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Mins | Yel | Red | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Ast | ||||
| Rio Ferdinand | 37 | 3 | 2 (1) | – | 5 (1) | – | 8 | – | 52 (2) | 3 | 2 | 4,88597% | 3 | 1 |
| Edwin van der Sar | 38 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 51 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wayne Rooney | 36 (2) | 16 | 3 (1) | – | 4 (1) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 48 (4) | 19 | 12 | 4,31186% | 10 | 1 |
| Mikael Silvestre | 33 (3) | 1 | 4 | – | 5 (1) | – | 6 | – | 48 (4) | 1 | 2 | 4,21684% | 6 | – |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 35 (7) | 20 | 2 | – | 2 (1) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 47 (8) | 23 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 33 (9) | 9 | 2 (1) | – | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 47 (10) | 12 | 8 | 3,51870% | 9 | 1 |
| John O'Shea | 34 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 (1) | 1 | 7 | – | 47 (1) | 2 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Ji-Sung Park | 34 (11) | 1 | 2 (1) | – | 3 | 1 | 6 (6) | – | 45 (18) | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Darren Fletcher | 27 (4) | 1 | 3 (1) | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 41 (5) | 1 | 3 | 3,12862% | 3 | – |
| Ryan Giggs | 27 (5) | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 | 3 | – | 5 (1) | 1 | 37 (7) | 5 | 10 | 2,68153% | 4 | – |
| Gary Neville | 25 (1) | – | 3 (1) | – | 5 | – | 4 (1) | – | 37 (3) | – | 2 | 3,11062% | 6 | – |
| Kieran Richardson | 22 (10) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 (1) | 1 | 5 (3) | 1 | 36 (14) | 6 | 1 | 2,34447% | 5 | – |
| Alan Smith | 21 (6) | 1 | 2 (2) | – | 2 (1) | – | 8 (1) | – | 33 (10) | 1 | 2 | 2,57251% | 5 | – |
| Wesley Brown | 19 (2) | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 31 (2) | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Louis Saha | 19 (7) | 7 | 4 (1) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 (2) | – | 30 (10) | 15 | 5 | 1,99340% | – | – |
| Paul Scholes | 20 (2) | 2 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 27 (2) | 3 | 2 | 2,45949% | 5 | 1 |
| Phil Bardsley | 8 (5) | – | 2 | – | 2 (1) | – | 3 (1) | – | 15 (7) | – | – | 1,06621% | 1 | – |
| Nemanja Vidic | 11 (2) | – | 2 | – | 2 (2) | – | – | – | 15 (4) | – | – | – | 5 | – |
| Patrice Evra | 11 (4) | – | 1 (1) | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 14 (6) | – | – | 62712% | 1 | – |
| Giuseppe Rossi | 5 (4) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 (2) | – | 12 (6) | 4 | 1 | 58212% | – | – |
| Gerard Pique | 3 (2) | – | 2 | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 7 (3) | – | – | 48910% | – | – |
| Gabriel Heinze | 4 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 (2) | 2 | – | 4479% | – | – |
| Tim Howard | 1 (1) | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6 (1) | – | – | 52610% | – | – |
| Roy Keane | 5 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 (1) | – | – | 53111% | 1 | – |
| Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer | 3 (3) | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 (3) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ritchie Jones | – | – | 1 | – | 3 (2) | – | – | – | 4 (2) | – | – | 3607% | – | – |
| Liam Miller | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | – | 3 (2) | 1 | – | 1222% | – | – |
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Adam Eckersley | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 902% | – | – |
| Darron Gibson | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 902% | – | – |
| Lee Robert Martin | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 91 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 83 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 82 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 67 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 65 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 63 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 58 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 56 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 55 |
| 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 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 34 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 30 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 69 | -43 | 15 |
Points Progression
Premier League
Transfers
32 moves
In
- Nemanja Vidic Centre-Back
- Patrice Evra Left-Back
- Ji-sung Park Attacking Midfield
- Edwin van der Sar Goalkeeper
- Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Out
- Phil Neville Right-Back
- Kléberson Central Midfield
- Colin Heath Centre-Forward
- David Poole Right Winger
- Michael Stewart Central Midfield
- Paul Tierney Left-Back
- Ricardo Goalkeeper
- Roy Carroll Goalkeeper
- Roy Keane Central Midfield
- Steven Hogg Central Midfield
Loans
- OUT Colin Heath Centre-Forward
- OUT Eddie Johnson Centre-Forward
- OUT Jonathan Spector Centre-Back
- OUT Lee Martin Attacking Midfield
- OUT Phil Picken Right-Back
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Edwin van der Sar 51 apps
- Ji-Sung Park 45 apps, 2 goals
- Nemanja Vidic 15 apps
- Patrice Evra 14 apps
- Ritchie Jones 4 apps
- Adam Eckersley 1 app
- Darron Gibson 1 app
- Lee Robert Martin 1 app
Final appearances
- Ruud van Nistelrooy last of 47 apps
- Giuseppe Rossi last of 12 apps
- Tim Howard last of 6 apps
- Roy Keane last of 6 apps
- Liam Miller last of 3 apps
- Sylvan Ebanks-Blake last of 1 app
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