2005–06 Charlton Athletic F.C. season


During the 2005–06 season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Charlton started the season well, coming third at the end of August, second at the end of September and fifth at the end of October, but fell away during the second half of the season to finish in the lower half of the table in thirteenth. At the end of the season, manager Alan Curbishley resigned after 15 years at the club - 10 as manager - amidst rumours the FA was going to approach him with an offer to manage the English national side. Curbishley was replaced by Iain Dowie, who infamously left South London rivals Crystal Palace, claiming he wanted to be closer to his family in Bolton - only to join the Addicks.
Striker Darren Bent, signed from Championship side Ipswich Town, made a significant impact in his first full Premiership season, scoring 18 goals to finish as the third highest scorer in the league and the highest scoring Englishman. Unfortunately for him his prolific scoring was not enough for him to make England's World Cup squad, with Arsenal's 17-year-old striker Theo Walcott a surprise inclusion ahead of him.

Kit

After two seasons Charlton changed their home kit, although Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma remained the suppliers. During the season, however, kit sponsors all:sports went bankrupt; Charlton then signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish real estate company Llanera through to the end of the 2007–08 season.
For the club's centenary, in a match in October Charlton wore a special centenary kit with a white band down the left-hand side of the shirt and a red band down the left-hand side of the shorts.

Final league table

Results per matchday

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2006Sheffield WednesdayA14,851Rommedahl, Holland, D Bent
R428 January 2006Leyton OrientH22,029Fortune, Bothroyd
R518 February 2006BrentfordH22,098D Bent, Bothroyd, Hughes
QF23 March 2006MiddlesbroughH24,187
QFR12 April 2006MiddlesbroughA30,248Hughes, Southgate

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R220 September 2005Hartlepool UnitedH10,328Johansson, D Bent, Bothroyd
R326 October 2005ChelseaA 42,198D Bent
R430 November 2005Blackburn RoversH14,093Ambrose, Murphy

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Statistics

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