Premier League 2005-06
| Season | 2005–06 |
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| Champions |
Chelsea 2nd Premier League title 3rd English title |
| Relegated |
Birmingham City West Bromwich Albion Sunderland |
| Champions League |
Chelsea Manchester United Liverpool Arsenal |
| UEFA Cup |
Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn Rovers West Ham United |
| Intertoto Cup | Newcastle United |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 944 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thierry Henry (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough (14 January 2006) |
| Biggest away win |
Everton 0–4 Bolton Wanderers (17 December 2005) Middlesbrough 0–4 Aston Villa (4 February 2006) Fulham 0–4 Arsenal (4 March 2006) |
| Highest scoring |
Charlton Athletic 2–5 Manchester City (4 December 2005) Wigan Athletic 4–3 Manchester City (26 December 2005) Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough (14 January 2006) Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Manchester United (1 February 2006) Fulham 6–1 West Bromwich Albion (11 February 2006) Middlesbrough 4–3 Bolton Wanderers (26 March 2006) |
| Longest winning run | 10 games Chelsea Liverpool |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 9 games Sunderland |
| Highest attendance | 73,006 Manchester United v Charlton Athletic (7 May 2006) |
| Lowest attendance | 16,550 Fulham v Birmingham City (13 August 2005) |
| Average attendance | 33,875 |
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| PFA Team of the Year |
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.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers.
2Since Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup berth as the FA Cup winners, went to West Ham, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: Barclays Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
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