| 2005–06 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Terry Brown |
| Manager | Alan Pardew |
| Stadium | Boleyn Ground |
| Premiership | 9th |
| FA Cup | Runners-up (Lost final toLiverpool) |
| League Cup | Third round (knocked out byBolton Wanderers) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Marlon Harewood (14) All: Marlon Harewood (16) |
| Average home league attendance | 33,743 |
During the2005–06 season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League, following promotion from theFootball League Championship the previous season.
West Ham had barely scraped into the top six of the Championship the previous season before gaining promotion via the play-offs, so few gave the Hammers much hope of Premiership survival. However, West Ham surprised their naysayers to stand fourth at the end of October after 11 points from their opening six games. A run of mediocre form saw West Ham fall to tenth, before a run of five straight wins between January and February, including a 3–2 win atArsenal, which saw the Hammers become the last side to beat Arsenal atHighbury, saw them rise to sixth.Alan Pardew won the Manager of the Month award for February. Several more good results, including a 2–1 home win overTottenham Hotspur on the last day of the season that denied the North London side Champions League qualification, saw West Ham finish in ninth, aboveEverton,Middlesbrough andManchester City.[1]
West Ham's best form came in theFA Cup, where they overcameBlackburn Rovers,Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough to reach theFA Cup final – their first since1980 – against aLiverpool side that were the reigning European champions and finished third in the Premiership. In spite of the odds, West Ham took a 2–0 lead within the first half-hour and also led 3–2 before aSteven Gerrard equalised at the end of normal time. Extra time proved goalless and a penalty shoot-out was required. Liverpool goalkeeperPepe Reina, who had made several errors in the match, saved fromBobby Zamora,Paul Konchesky andAnton Ferdinand to give Liverpool a 3–1 win. However, as Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, West Ham qualified for theUEFA Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Newcastle United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for theIntertoto 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 theUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 50 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 13 August 20051 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Sheringham 46'Reo-Coker 62'Etherington 80' | Report | Todd 18' Dickov  81' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,305 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 20 August 20052 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Report | Konchesky 55' | Stadium:St. James' Park Attendance: 51,620 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 27 August 20053 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| Sheringham 90' (pen.) | Report | Nolan 59' Campo 85' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 31,629 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 12 September 20054 | West Ham United | 4–0 | Aston Villa | London |
| Harewood 25',29',50' Benayoun 89' | Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 29,582 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 17 September 20055 | Fulham | 1–2 | West Ham United | London |
| Boa Morte 66' | Report | Harewood 46' Warner 52' (o.g.) | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,907 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 24 September 20056 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Arsenal | London |
| Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,742 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 1 October 20057 | Sunderland | 1–1 | West Ham United | Sunderland |
| Miller 45' | Report | Benayoun 72' | Stadium:Stadium of Light |
| 16 October 20058 | Manchester City | 2–1 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| A. Cole 18',56' | Report | Zamora 90' | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 43,647 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 23 October 20059 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Sheringham 66' Riggott 74' (o.g.) | Report | Queudrue 87' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,612 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 29 October 200510 | Liverpool | 2–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Alonso 18' Zenden 82' | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,537 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 5 November 200511 | West Ham United | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| Sheringham 57' | Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,325 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 20 November 200512 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | West Ham United | London |
| Mido 16' | Report | Ferdinand 90' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,154 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 27 November 200513 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Manchester United | London |
| Harewood 2' | Report | Rooney 47' O'Shea 56' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,755 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 5 December 200514 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Heskey 11' | Report | Zamora 36' Harewood 45' | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 24,010 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 10 December 200515 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
| Dickov 56' (pen.) Kuqi 76' | Report | Zamora 45' Harewood 63' | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 20,370 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 14 December 200516 | Everton | 1–2 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Beattie 9' | Report | Weir 19' (o.g.) Zamora 67' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 35,704 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 17 December 200517 | West Ham United | 2–4 | Newcastle United | London |
| Solano 20' (o.g.) Harewood 73' (pen.) | Report | Owen 5',43',90' Shearer 66' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,836 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 26 December 200518 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | West Ham United | Portsmouth |
| O'Neil 17' | Report | Collins 56' | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,168 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 28 December 200519 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | London |
| Report | Roberts 43' Camara 45' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,131 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 31 December 200520 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | West Ham United | London |
| Bartlett 21' D. Bent 63' | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 25,952 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 2 January 200621 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Chelsea | London |
| Harewood 46' | Report | Lampard 25' Crespo 61'Drogba 80' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,758 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 14 January 200622 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Hendrie 27' | Report | Zamora 51' Harewood 60' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 36,700 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 23 January 200623 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Fulham | London |
| Ferdinand 17' Benayoun 28' | Report | Helguson 52' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 29,812 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 1 February 200624 | Arsenal | 2–3 | West Ham United | London |
| Henry 45' Pires 89' | Report | Reo-Coker 25' Zamora 32'Etherington 80' | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,216 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 4 February 200625 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Sunderland | London |
| Ashton 81' Konchesky 87' | Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,745 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 13 February 200626 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Birmingham City | London |
| Harewood 11',63' Ashton 65' | Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 31,294 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 4 March 200627 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Everton | London |
| Harewood 10' Ashton 23' | Report | Osman 18' Beattie 71' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,866 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 11 March 200628 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Giannakopoulos 12',33' Speed 45'Pedersen 81' | Report | Sheringham 79' | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,461 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 18 March 200629 | West Ham United | 2–4 | Portsmouth | London |
| Sheringham 69' Benayoun 90' | Report | LuaLua 19' Davis 25'Mendes 42'Todorov 77' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,837 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 25 March 200630 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | West Ham United | Wigan |
| McCulloch 45' | Report | Harewood 52' Reo-Coker 90' | Stadium:JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,736 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 29 March 200631 | Manchester United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Trafford |
| Van Nistelrooy 45' | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 69,522 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 2 April 200632 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,753 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 9 April 200633 | Chelsea | 4–1 | West Ham United | London |
| Maniche 17' Drogba 28'Crespo 31'Terry 54'Gallas 69' | Report | Collins 10' | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,919 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 15 April 200634 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Manchester City | London |
| Newton 15' | Report | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,305 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 17 April 200635 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | West Ham United | Middlesbrough |
| Hasselbaink 41' Maccarone 57' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,658 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 26 April 200636 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Reo-Coker 46' Mullins 82' | Report | Cissé 19',54' García 82' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,852 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 1 May 200637 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | West Ham United | West Bromwich |
| Report | Reo-Coker 42' | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,462 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 7 May 200638 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Fletcher 10' Benayoun 80' | Report | Defoe 35' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 34,970 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 20 September 2005Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | West Ham United | Sheffield |
| Coughlan 76' Graham 77' | Report | Zamora 2',63' Dailly 54'Bellion 84' | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 14,976 Referee:Steve Tanner |
| 26 October 2005Third round | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Borghetti 64' | Report | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 10,927 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 7 January 2006Third round | Norwich City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Norwich |
| McVeigh 72' (pen.) | Report | Mullins 6' Zamora 57' | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 23,968 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 28 January 2006Fourth round | West Ham United | 4–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| Sheringham 33' (pen.) Etherington 39'Khizanishvili 59' (o.g.)Zamora 73' | Report | Bentley 1' Neill 65' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 23,700 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 18 February 2006Fifth round | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Report | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 17,120 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 15 March 2006Fifth round Replay | West Ham United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| Jääskeläinen 10' (o.g.) Harewood 96' | Report | K. Davies 31' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 24,685 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 20 March 2006Sixth round | Manchester City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Musampa 85' Jihai | Report | Ashton 41',69' | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 39,357 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 23 April 2006Semi-final | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Report | Harewood 78' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,148 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 13 May 2006Final | Liverpool | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1p) | West Ham United | Cardiff |
| Cissé 32' Gerrard 54',90' | Report | Carragher 21' (o.g.) Ashton 28'Konchesky 64' | Stadium:Millennium Stadium Attendance: 71,140 Referee:Alan Wiley | |
| Penalties | ||||
Hamann Hyypiä  Gerrard Riise | Zamora Sheringham Konchesky Ferdinand | |||
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 042.11 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 071.43 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 47 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 046.81 |
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | 10 |  | Marlon Harewood | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | ST | 25 | | Bobby Zamora | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | ST | 8 | | Teddy Sheringham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | ST | 9 | | Dean Ashton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 15 |  | Yossi Benayoun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 20 | | Nigel Reo-Coker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | MF | 11 | | Matthew Etherington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 5 | | Anton Ferdinand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 19 |  | James Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF | 6 | | Carl Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 7 |  | Christian Dailly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 | | Hayden Mullins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| ST | 20 |  | David Bellion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 26 | | Shaun Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 52 | 14 | 4 | 66 | ||||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  NIR | Roy Carroll | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Jimmy Walker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK |  TRI | Shaka Hislop | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  CZE | Tomáš Řepka | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  ARG | Lionel Scaloni | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 45 | 2 | 36+1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Daniel Gabbidon | 39 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Anton Ferdinand | 38 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | SCO | Christian Dailly | 30 | 1 | 6+16 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Chris Cohen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | WAL | James Collins | 19 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Elliott Ward | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF |  IRL | Clive Clarke | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | WAL | Carl Fletcher | 17 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Matthew Etherington | 40 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ISR | Yossi Benayoun | 40 | 5 | 30+4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Gavin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Hayden Mullins | 42 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Nigel Reo-Coker | 38 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Mark Noble | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Shaun Newton | 30 | 1 | 8+18 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Tony Stokes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Kyel Reid | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ENG | Teddy Sheringham | 31 | 7 | 15+11 | 6 | 1+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dean Ashton | 16 | 6 | 9+2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Marlon Harewood | 46 | 16 | 31+6 | 14 | 6+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ISR | Yaniv Katan | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | FRA | David Bellion | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Bobby Zamora | 42 | 10 | 17+17 | 6 | 2+5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Hogan Ephraim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Jérémie Aliadière | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2005 | DF | Paul Konchesky | Charlton Athletic | £2m |
| 5 July 2005 | DF | Danny Gabbidon | Cardiff City | £4.5m[7][a] |
| DF | James Collins | |||
| 7 July 2005 | ST | Petr Mikolanda | Viktoria Žižkov | Undisclosed[8] |
| 19 July 2005 | MF | Yossi Benayoun |  Racing Santander | £2.5M[9] |
| 29 July 2005 | GK | Shaka Hislop | Portsmouth | Free[10] |
| 1 August 2005 | DF | Clive Clarke | Stoke City | £275,000[11] |
| 17 August 2005 | ST | David Bellion | Manchester United | Loan[12] |
| 25 August 2005 | ST | Jérémie Aliadière | Arsenal | Loan[13] |
| 31 August 2005 | MF | Sekou Baradji | Lens | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2006 | ST | Yaniv Katan | Maccabi Haifa | Undisclosed[14] |
| 23 January 2006 | ST | Dean Ashton | Norwich City | £7.25m[15] |
| 1 February 2006 | DF | Lionel Scaloni | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan[16] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2005 | DF | Andy Melville | Retired | |
| 7 June 2005 | ST |  Serhii Rebrov | Dynamo Kyiv | Free[17] |
| 22 June 2005 | DF | Rufus Brevett | Plymouth Argyle | Free[18] |
| 22 June 2005 | ST | Greg Pearson | Rushden & Diamonds | Undisclosed[19] |
| 11 July 2005 | DF | Chris Powell | Charlton Athletic | Free[20] |
| 5 August 2005 | MF | Don Hutchison | Millwall | Free[21] |
| 3 August 2005 | GK | Stephen Bywater | Coventry City | Loan[22] |
| 4 August 2005 | MF | Luke Chadwick | Stoke City | Loan[23] |
| 15 August 2005 | ST |  Moses Ashikodi | Gillingham | Loan[24] |
| 19 August 2005 | DF | Malky Mackay | Watford | Free[25] |
| 31 August 2005 | MF | Steve Lomas | Queens Park Rangers | Free[26] |
| 31 August 2005 | MF | Sekou Baradji | Reading | Loan[27] |
| 14 October 2005 | ST | Youssef Sofiane | Coventry City | Free[28] |
| 7 November 2005 | DF | Chris Cohen | Yeovil Town | Loan[29] |
| 8 November 2005 | MF | Gavin Williams | Ipswich Town | Loan[30] |
| 3 January 2006 | DF |  Trent McClenahan | MK Dons | Loan[31] |
| 11 January 2006 | ST | Moses Ashikodi | Rangers | Free |
| 23 January 2006 | DF | Tomáš Řepka | Sparta Prague | Free |
| 31 January 2006 | ST | Petr Mikolanda | Rushden & Diamonds | Loan[32] |