2005–06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was the 128th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence and their fifth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Bolton Wanderers
2005–06 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
FA Premier League8th
FA Cup5th round
League Cup5th round
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stelios Giannakopoulos
Kevin Nolan (9)
All:
Stelios Giannakopoulos (12)
Highest home attendance27,718 (vs. Manchester United, 1 April 2006)
Lowest home attendance10,927 (vs. West Ham United, 26 October 2005)
Average home league attendance25,265

Having finished sixth the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history.

Season summary

In June 2005, Allardyce's assistant Phil Brown, left Bolton to take up the challenge of managing Derby County[1] and he was replaced by coach Sammy Lee.

Off the field, with Bolton looking to get into Europe for the second successive season, Allardyce was being linked with the England manager's job.[2] He was interviewed for the England manager vacancy during the Spring, though the news broke that the FA wanted Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari. In the end it came down to Allardyce or Steve McClaren. Between the middle of March and the beginning of April with rumours surrounding Allardyce in terms of taking the England job, Bolton's form hit an unexpected slump with five successive defeats seeing the side slide to eighth.

Final league table
Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 19 6 13 51 42 +9 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
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[lower-alpha 1]
10 Wigan Athletic 38 15 6 17 45 52 −7 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since 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.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  OMA Ali Al Habsi
2 DF  ENG Nicky Hunt
4 MF  ENG Kevin Nolan (captain from November)
5 DF  FRA Bruno Ngotty
6 MF  WAL Gary Speed
7 MF  GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 MF  ESP Iván Campo
9 FW  DEN Henrik Pedersen
10 MF  NGA Jay-Jay Okocha (captain until November)
11 DF  JAM Ricardo Gardner
12 GK  ENG Ian Walker
14 FW  ENG Kevin Davies
15 DF  TUN Radhi Jaïdi
16 MF  JPN Hidetoshi Nakata
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ENG Matt Jansen
18 FW  MEX Jared Borgetti
20 FW  POR Ricardo Vaz Tê
21 FW  SEN El Hadji Diouf
22 GK  FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
24 MF  IRL Joey O'Brien
25 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 DF  ISR Tal Ben Haim
32 DF  POL Jarosław Fojut
33 FW  USA Johann Smith
39 MF  SEN Khalilou Fadiga
42 MF  ENG Robert Sissons
43 GK  ENG Sam Ashton

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  FRA Martin Djetou (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  FRA Fabrice Fernandes (released)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  FRA Bedi Buval
29 MF  ESP Óscar Pérez
30 GK  ENG Chris Howarth
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF  ENG James Sinclair
35 MF  AUS Scott Jamieson

Matches

Results by matchday
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ResultDLWWDWWLLWWWLLWDWDLDDWDDDWLWWLLLLDWLDW
Position813755445777457655578888886877777898888
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

August
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-08-13 15:00 FA Premier League Aston Villa 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
Phillips 4'
Davis 9'		 Davies 6'
Campo 8'		 Attendance: 33,263
Referee: Mike Riley
2005-08-21 13:30 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Everton Reebok Stadium
Bent 52' Attendance: 25,608
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-08-24 20:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
Diouf 37'
Stelios 50'		 Attendance: 25,904
Referee: Steve Tanner
2005-08-27 15:00 FA Premier League West Ham United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
Sheringham 90' (pen.) Nolan 59'
Campo 85'		 Attendance: 25,904
Referee: Phil Dowd

September
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-09-11 16:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,405
Referee: Graham Poll
2005-09-15 20:10 UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Reebok Stadium
Diouf 72'
Borgetti 90'		 Jančevski 28' Attendance: 19,723
Referee: Darko Ceferin
2005-09-18 16:00 FA Premier League Manchester City 0–1 Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium
Speed 90' (pen.) Attendance: 43,137
Referee: Andy D'Urso
2005-09-24 17:15 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
Nolan 25' Attendance: 23,134
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2005-09-29 17:55 UEFA Cup Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Stadium Lokomotiv
Iliev 51' Tunchev 79' (o.g.)
Nolan 86'		 Attendance: 14,000 (2,000 away)
Referee: Jouni Hyytia

October
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-10-02 13:00 FA Premier League Wigan Athletic 2–1 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium
Camara 48'
McCulloch 63'		 Jaïdi 68' Attendance: 20,553
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-10-15 15:00 FA Premier League Chelsea 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
Drogba 52', 61'
Lampard 55', 59'
Guðjohnsen 74'		 Stelios 5' Attendance: 41,775
Referee: Rob Styles
2005-10-20 19:45 UEFA Cup Beşiktaş 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Inonu Stadium
Aílton 7' Borgetti 29' Attendance: 17,027 (300 away)
Referee: Ruud Bossen
2005-10-23 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Reebok Stadium
Nakata 81'
Nolan 90'		 Attendance: 24,151
Referee: Rob Styles
2005-10-26 20:00 Carling Cup Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
Borgetti 64' Attendance: 10,927
Referee: Andre Marriner
2005-10-29 15:00 FA Premier League Charlton Athletic 0–1 Bolton Wanderers The Valley
Nolan 72' Attendance: 26,175
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

November
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-11-03 20:00 UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Reebok Stadium
Nolan 24' Attendance: 15,905
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
2005-11-07 20:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
Nolan 32' Attendance: 26,634
Referee: Howard Webb
2005-11-24 20:00 UEFA Cup Guimarães 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Saganowski 86' Vaz Tê 88' Attendance: 20,000 (3,000 away)
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
2005-11-27 14:00 FA Premier League Fulham 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
McBride 4' 18' Legwinski 90+2' Attendance: 19,768
Referee: Graham Poll
2005-11-30 20:00 Carling Cup Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 (aet) Leicester City Reebok Stadium
Borgetti 104'
Vaz Tê 106'		 Williams 110' Attendance: 13,067
Referee: Steve Bennett

December
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-12-03 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Faye 20'
Stelios 32'		 Attendance: 26,792
Referee: Howard Webb
2005-12-10 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
Diouf 82' Ángel 88' Attendance: 23,646
Referee: Phil Dowd
2005-12-14 19:45 UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sevilla Reebok Stadium
Ngotty 65' Adriano 74' Attendance: 15,623
Referee: Michael Weiner
2005-12-17 15:00 FA Premier League Everton 0–4 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
Davies 32'
Stelios 75', 80'
Speed 79' (pen.)		 Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-12-20 19:45 Carling Cup Wigan Athletic 2–0 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium
Roberts 40', 45+3' Attendance: 13,401
Referee: Mike Dean
2005-12-26 15:00 FA Premier League Sunderland 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,232
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2005-12-31 15:00 FA Premier League Manchester United 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
Ngotty 8' (o.g.)
Saha 44'
Ronaldo 68', 90+1'		 Speed 33' Attendance: 67,858
Referee: Steve Bennett

January
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2006-01-02 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
Jaïdi 10'
Diouf 71'		 Gerrard 67' (pen.)
García 82'		 Attendance: 27,604
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2007-01-07 15:00 FA Cup Watford 0–3 Bolton Wanderers Vicarage Road
Borgetti 10'
Stelios 34'
Vaz Tê 73'		 Attendance: 13,239
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2006-01-14 17:45 FA Premier League Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: Mike Riley
2006-01-21 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
Borgetti 37'
Nolan 41'		 Attendance: 26,466
Referee: Rob Styles
2006-01-28 17:40 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Stelios 84' Attendance: 13,326
Referee: Mike Dean

February
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2006-02-01 19:45 FA Premier League Portsmouth 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park
Karadas 86' Fadiga 69' Attendance: 19,128
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2006-02-04 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
Stelios 63' Johansson 77' Attendance: 25,854
Referee: Steve Bennett
2006-02-11 15:00 FA Premier League Arsenal 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Highbury Stadium
Gilberto 90+3' Nolan 12' Attendance: 38,193
Referee: Howard Webb
2006-02-15 19:45 UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Marseille Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 19,288
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
2006-02-18 15:00 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 0–0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 17,120
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-02-23 19:45 UEFA Cup Marseille 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Stade Vélodrome
Ribéry 45+2'
Ben Haim 68' (o.g.)		 Stelios 25' Referee: Massimo Busacca
2005-02-26 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Fulham Reebok Stadium
Helguson 45+1' (o.g.)
Nolan 68'		 Helguson 22' Attendance: 23,104
Referee: Phil Dowd

March
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2006-03-04 15:00 FA Premier League Newcastle United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers St James' Park
Solano 34'
Shearer 45'
Ameobi 70'		 Davies 72' Attendance: 52,012
Referee: Alan Wiley
2006-03-11 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 4–1 West Ham United Reebok Stadium
Stelios 12', 33'
Speed 45+2'
Pedersen 81'		 Sheringham 79' Attendance: 24,461
Referee: Mike Dean
2006-03-15 20:05 FA Cup West Ham United 2 – 1 (aet) Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground
Jääskeläinen 10' (og)
Harewood 96'		 Davies 31' Attendance: 24,685 (400 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2006-03-18 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Sunderland Reebok Stadium
Davies 47'
Nolan 85'		 Attendance: 23,568
Referee: Phil Dowd
2006-03-26 13:30 FA Premier League Middlesbrough 4–3 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
Hasselbaink 8' (pen.), 47'
Viduka 30'
Parnaby 90+2'		 Stelios 3'
Okocha 58'
Jaïdi 81'		 Attendance: 25,971
Referee: Howard Webb

April
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2006-04-01 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Manchester United Reebok Stadium
Davies 26' Saha 33'
Van Nistelrooy 79'		 Attendance: 27,718
Referee: Alan Wiley
2006-04-04 19:45 FA Premier League Birmingham City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers St Andrew's
Jarošík 37' Attendance: 26,493
Referee: Chris Foy
2006-03-09 14:00 FA Premier League Liverpool 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
Fowler 45+2' Attendance: 44,194
Referee: Rob Styles
2006-04-15 12:45 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Reebok Stadium
Terry 44'
Lampard 59'		 Attendance: 27,266
Referee: Phil Dowd
2006-04-17 20:00 FA Premier League West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Bolton Wanderers The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,181
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2006-04-22 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Charlton Athletic Reebok Stadium
Vaz Tê 14'
Davies 21', 89'
Borgetti 89'		 Bent 76' (pen) Attendance: 24,713
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2006-04-30 16:00 FA Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
Lennon 60' Attendance: 36,179
Referee: Alan Wiley

May
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2006-05-03 20:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
Vaz Tê 51' Johnson 47' Attendance: 22,733
Referee: Howard Webb
2006-05-07 15:00 FA Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Birmingham City Reebok Stadium
Vaz Tê 65' Attendance: 26,275
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC UC Total
1 Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 38 0(0) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 05 0(1) 48 0(0)
2 Tal Ben Haim Defender 33 0(3) 04 0(0) 03 0(0) 07 0(0) 47 0(3)
3 Kevin Davies Forward 37 0(0) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 04 0(1) 46 0(1)
4 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 36 0(1) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 04 0(3) 45 0(4)
5 Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 29 0(6) 04 0(0) 02 0(0) 06 0(0) 41 0(6)
6 Ricardo Gardner Defender/Midfielder 28 0(3) 04 0(0) 03 0(0) 06 0(1) 41 0(4)
7 Gary Speed Midfielder 30 0(2) 02 0(0) 02 0(0) 02 0(3) 36 0(5)
8 Bruno Ngotty Defender 28 0(2) 02 0(0) 00 0(1) 06 0(1) 36 0(4)
9 Abdoulaye Faye Defender/Midfielder 23 0(4) 01 0(0) 02 0(0) 07 0(0) 33 0(4)
10 Joey O'Brien Defender/Midfielder 22 0(1) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 06 0(0) 33 0(1)
11 Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 19 0(9) 03 0(0) 01 0(1) 06 0(1) 29 (11)
12 Hidetoshi Nakata Midfielder 15 0(7) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 05 0(1) 20 0(2)
13 Radhi Jaïdi Defender 16 0(1) 02 0(1) 03 0(0) 03 0(0) 19 0(2)
14 El Hadji Diouf Forward 17 0(4) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 04 0(2) 19 0(0)
15 Henrik Pedersen Forward 16 0(6) 00 0(1) 00 0(1) 02 0(1) 18 0(9)
16 Nicky Hunt Defender 12 0(8) 01 0(1) 01 0(0) 02 0(0) 16 0(9)
17 Jared Borgetti Forward 05 (15) 02 0(2) 01 0(1) 04 0(3) 12 (21)
18 Khalilou Fadiga Midfield 05 0(3) 01 0(0) 01 0(1) 02 0(0) 10 0(4)
19 Iván Campo Defender/Midfielder 07 0(7) 01 0(0) 00 0(1) 01 0(0) 09 0(8)
20 Ricardo Vaz Tê Forward 06 (16) 01 0(3) 01 0(1) 00 0(4) 08 (24)
21 Ian Walker Goalkeeper 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 03 0(0) 05 0(0)
22 Matt Jansen Forward 03 0(3) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(4)
23 Fabrice Fernandes Midfielder 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 02 0(1) 03 0(2)
24 Martin Djetou Defender 01 0(2) 00 0(0) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(3)
25 Jarosław Fojut Defender 00 0(1) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(2)
26 Sam Ashton Goalkeeper 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)

Top scorers
P Player Position PL FAC LC UC Total
1 Stelios Giannakopoulos Midlfielder 9 2 0 1 12
2 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 9 0 0 2 11
3 Kevin Davies Striker 7 1 0 0 8
4 Jared Borgetti Striker 2 1 2 2 7
5 Ricardo Vaz Tê Striker 3 1 1 1 6

References
  1. "Brown named as new Derby manager". BBC Sport. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. "Allardyce 'in frame for England'". BBC Sport. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. "FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2005/06".
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