Bolton Wanderers F.C. season 2005–06
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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.
Having finished sixth the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup
for the first time in their history.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
's existence and their fifth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.
Having finished sixth the previous season, Bolton had qualified for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
for the first time in their history.
Season summary
Bolton were unable to repeat the previous season's sixth place finish and slumped slightly to finish eighth, not enough to qualify for another European adventure.Playing squad
Left club during season
Matches
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| September |
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| October |
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| November |
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| December |
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| January |
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| February |
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| March |
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| April |
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| May |
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Appearances
Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
LC Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Total |
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| 1 |  Jussi JääskeläinenJussi Jääskeläinen Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who plays for Bolton Wanderers.-Club career:Jääskeläinen was born in Mikkeli, and made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where... |
Goalkeeper | 38 (0) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 5 (1) | 48 (0) |
| 2 |  Tal Ben HaimTal Ben Haim Tal Ben Haim is an Israeli professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth.He can play at either centre back or right back. He is also a member of the Israeli national squad... |
Defender | 33 (3) | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | 7 (0) | 47 (3) |
| 3 |  Kevin DaviesKevin Davies Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.... |
Striker | 37 (0) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 4 (1) | 46 (1) |
| 4 | Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
Midfielder | 36 (1) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 4 (3) | 45 (4) |
| 5 |  Stelios GiannakopoulosStelios Giannakopoulos Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos , popularly known as Stelios, is a retired Greek footballer who is currently president of the Greek Professional Footballers Association... |
Midfielder | 29 (6) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 6 (0) | 41 (6) |
| 6 |  Ricardo GardnerRicardo Gardner Ricardo Gardner is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. He is naturally a left winger but can also play in the centre of midfield or at left wingback.-Early career:... |
Defender/Midfielder | 28 (3) | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | 6 (1) | 41 (4) |
| 7 |  Gary SpeedGary Speed Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between... |
Midfielder | 30 (2) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (3) | 36 (5) |
| 8 |  Bruno N'GottyBruno N'Gotty Bruno N'Gotty is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who last played for English club Leicester City. Initially a player at his home team Olympique Lyonnais, he later played for Paris Saint-Germain, A.C... |
Defender | 28 (2) | 2 (0) | 0 (1) | 6 (1) | 36 (4) |
| 9 |  Abdoulaye Faye |
Defender/Midfielder | 23 (4) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 7 (0) | 33 (4) |
| 10 | Joey O'Brien Joey O'Brien Joseph Martin "Joey" O'Brien is an Irish international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for West Ham United.-Bolton Wanderers:O'Brien started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 2004.... |
Defender | 22 (1) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 6 (0) | 33 (1) |
| 11 |  Jay-Jay OkochaJay-Jay Okocha Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his stepovers, skill, technique, and being 'so good that they named him twice'... |
Midfilder | 19 (9) | 3 (0) | 1 (1) | 6 (1) | 29 (11) |
| 12 |  Hidetoshi NakataHidetoshi Nakata , is a retired Japanese football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S... |
Midfielder | 15 (7) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 5 (1) | 20 (2) |
| 13 |  Radhi JaïdiRadhi Jaïdi Radhi Ben Abdelmajid Jaïdi is a Tunisian footballer who joined Npower Championship club Southampton in September 2009. He plays as a centre back.-Club career:... |
Defender | 16 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (0) | 3 (0) | 19 (2) |
| 14 | El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with... |
Midfielder/Striker | 17 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 4 (2) | 19 (0) |
| 15 |  Henrik PedersenHenrik Pedersen Henrik Pedersen is a Danish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Silkeborg IF, having left Hull City by mutual consent for family reasons. He has played three games for the Danish national team.-Career:... |
Striker | 16 (6) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 2 (1) | 18 (9) |
| 16 | Nicky Hunt Nicky Hunt Nicholas Brett "Nicky" Hunt is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a right back.-Bolton Wanderers:Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won... |
Defender | 12 (8) | 1 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 16 (9) |
| 17 |  Jared BorgettiJared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability... |
Striker | 5 (15) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 4 (3) | 12 (21) |
| 18 | Khalilou Fadiga Khalilou Fadiga Khalilou Fadiga is a Senegalese footballer midfielder who plays for KSV Temse in Belgium. He also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:Fadiga moved to France when he was six years old... |
Midfield | 5 (3) | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (0) | 10 (4) |
| 19 |  Iván CampoIván Campo Iván Campo Ramos is a retired Spanish footballer.Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years... |
Defender/Midfielder | 7 (7) | 1 (0) | 0 (1) | 1 (0) | 9 (8) |
| 20 |  Ricardo Vaz TêRicardo Vaz Té Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Barnsley. Vaz Tê previously played for English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Hull City, Greek club Panionios and Scottish club Hibernian.- Early life :... |
Striker | 6 (16) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | 0 (4) | 8 (24) |
| 21 | Ian Walker |
Goalkeeper | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 3 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 22 | Matt Jansen Matt Jansen Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen is an English footballer, who plays as a striker and currently plays for Chorley. He started his career with hometown club Carlisle United, and also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers as well as a loan spell with Coventry City. He won six... |
Striker | 3 (3) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4) |
| 23 | Fabrice Fernandes Fabrice Fernandes Fabrice Fernandes is a French former footballer who played for several clubs, most particularly Southampton.-Playing career:He first joined an English team in 2000, after signing a season-long loan deal at Fulham... |
Midfielder | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) |
| 24 | Martin Djetou Martin Djetou Martin Djetou, , is a former Ivorian-French footballer.-Career:His clubs included Strasbourg, Monaco, Parma, Fulham, Nice, Bolton Wanderers and Istres and SC Schiltigheim... |
Defender | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
| 25 |  Jarosław Fojut |
Defender | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (2) |
| 26 | Sam Ashton Sam Ashton Samuel Seth Ashton is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for English non-League side Skelmersdale United. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers and F.C... |
Goalkeeper | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) |
Top scorers
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
LC Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
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| 1 | Stelios Giannakopoulos Stelios Giannakopoulos Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos , popularly known as Stelios, is a retired Greek footballer who is currently president of the Greek Professional Footballers Association... |
Midlfielder | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level.... |
Midfielder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Kevin Davies Kevin Davies Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.... |
Striker | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Jared Borgetti Jared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability... |
Striker | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Ricardo Vaz Tê Ricardo Vaz Té Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Barnsley. Vaz Tê previously played for English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Hull City, Greek club Panionios and Scottish club Hibernian.- Early life :... |
Striker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |