2005–06 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

2005−06 season
Chairman	David Moores
Manager	Rafael Benítez
Premier League	3rd (82 points)
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Third round
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
UEFA Super Cup	Winners
FIFA Club World Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Gerrard (10) All: Steven Gerrard (23)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was the 115th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 44th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 June 2005 to 30 May 2006. Liverpool finished the season in third position, nine points behind champions Chelsea. They won the FA Cup for the seventh time by beating West Ham United in the final 3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.

First team squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Jerzy Dudek 2 DF Jan Kromkamp 3 DF Steve Finnan 4 DF Sami Hyypiä 5 DF Daniel Agger 6 DF John Arne Riise 7 MF Harry Kewell 8 MF Steven Gerrard (captain) 9 FW Djibril Cissé 10 MF Luis García 11 FW Robbie Fowler 14 MF Xabi Alonso

No. Position Player 15 FW Peter Crouch 16 MF Dietmar Hamann 19 FW Fernando Morientes 20 GK Scott Carson 21 DF Djimi Traoré[1] 22 MF Mohamed Sissoko[2] 23 DF Jamie Carragher 24 FW Florent Sinama Pongolle 25 GK Pepe Reina 28 DF Stephen Warnock 30 MF Boudewijn Zenden 36 DF Antonio Barragán

Left club during season

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No. Position Player 5 FW Milan Baroš (to Aston Villa) 17 DF Josemi (to Villarreal) 31 DF David Raven (on loan to Tranmere Rovers) 32 DF John Welsh (to Hull City) 33 FW Neil Mellor (on loan to Wigan Athletic)

No. Position Player 34 MF Darren Potter (on loan to Southampton) 35 DF Carl Medjani (on loan to Metz) 37 DF Zak Whitbread (on loan to Millwall) MF Salif Diao (on loan to Portsmouth) MF Mark González (on loan to Real Sociedad)

Reserve squad

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No. Position Player 26 MF Paul Anderson 32 MF Besian Idrizaj 35 MF Danny Guthrie 38 MF David Mannix

No. Position Player 39 MF Ryan Wilkie 40 GK David Martin 42 FW Robbie Foy

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Continential
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Jerzy Dudek	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Pepe Reina	53	0	33	0	5	0	0	0	15	0
20	GK		Scott Carson	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
Defenders
2	DF		Jan Kromkamp	17	0	6+7	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Steve Finnan	52	0	33	0	5+1	0	0	0	13	0
4	DF		Sami Hyypiä	59	2	35+1	1	6	1	1	0	16	0
5	DF		Daniel Agger	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		John Arne Riise	52	4	24+8	1	6	3	0	0	12+2	0
21	DF		Djimi Traoré	24	0	9+6	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	6	0
23	DF		Jamie Carragher	57	1	36	0	6	0	0	0	15	1
28	DF		Stephen Warnock	30	1	15+5	1	1+1	0	1	0	6+1	0
36	DF		Antonio Barragán	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Harry Kewell	41	3	22+5	3	4+2	0	1	0	3+4	0
8	MF		Steven Gerrard	53	23	32	10	6	4	1	1	10+4	8
10	MF		Luis Garcia	50	11	15+16	7	2+1	1	0+1	0	11+4	3
14	MF		Xabi Alonso	53	5	29+6	3	5	2	0	0	13	0
16	MF		Dietmar Hamann	32	0	13+4	0	1+1	0	1	0	8+4	0
22	MF		Mohamed Sissoko	45	0	21+5	0	6	0	0	0	10+3	0
30	MF		Bolo Zenden	19	2	5+2	2	0	0	1+1	0	6+4	0
Forwards
9	FW		Djibril Cissé	54	19	19+14	9	3+3	2	0	0	7+8	8
11	FW		Robbie Fowler	16	5	9+5	5	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
15	FW		Peter Crouch	49	13	27+5	8	5+1	3	1	0	9+1	2
19	FW		Fernando Morientes	46	9	20+8	5	2+3	1	1	0	10+2	3
24	FW		Florent Sinama-Pongolle	16	3	3+4	0	0+1	2	0+1	0	1+6	1
Players transferred out during the season
5	FW		Milan Baros	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Anthony Le Tallec	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	DF		Josemi	12	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
31	DF		David Raven	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	MF		Darren Potter	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4+2	0
37	DF		Zak Whitbread	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0

Last updated: 15 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Club World Cup	Total
1	8	MF	Steven Gerrard	10	4	1	7	1	23
2	9	FW	Djibril Cissé	9	2	0	6	0	19
3	15	FW	Peter Crouch	8	3	0	0	2	13
4	10	MF	Luis García	7	1	0	2	0	11
5	19	FW	Fernando Morientes	5	1	0	3	0	9
6	11	FW	Robbie Fowler	5	0	0	0	0	5
	14	MF	Xabi Alonso	3	2	0	0	0	5
8	6	DF	John Arne Riise	1	3	0	0	0	4
9	7	MF	Harry Kewell	3	0	0	0	0	3
	24	FW	Florent Sinama Pongolle	0	2	0	1	0	3
11	4	DF	Sami Hyypiä	1	1	0	0	0	2
	30	MF	Boudewijn Zenden	2	0	0	0	0	2
13	23	DF	Jamie Carragher	0	0	0	1	0	1
	28	DF	Stephen Warnock	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				57	19	1	20	3	101

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
36	DF	Antonio Barragán	Seville	Free	4 July 2005[3]
30	MF	Boudewijn Zenden	Middlesbrough	Free	4 July 2005[4]
25	GK	Pepe Reina	Villarreal	£6,860,000	4 July 2005
22	MF	Mohamed Sissoko	Valencia	£5,600,000	13 July 2005[5]
15	FW	Peter Crouch	Southampton	£7,000,000	20 July 2005[6]
34	DF	Miki Roqué	Lleida	Unknown	16 August 2005[7]
46	DF	Jack Hobbs	Lincoln City	£150,000	18 August 2005[8]
32	ST	Besian Idrizaj	Linz	£190,000	30August 2005[9]
–	MF	Mark González	Albacete	£1,500,000	20 October 2005[10]
26	MF	Paul Anderson	Hull City	Swap	4 January 2006
2	MF	Jan Kromkamp	Villarreal	Swap	4 January 2006[11]
40	GK	David Martin	Milton Keynes	£250,000	12 January 2006[12]
5	DF	Daniel Agger	Brøndby	£5,800,000	12 January 2006[13]
11	FW	Robbie Fowler	Manchester City	Free	27 January 2006[14]

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
11	MF	Vladimír Šmicer	Bordeaux	Free	13 June 2005[15]
9	FW	El Hadji Diouf	Bolton Wanderers	£3,500,000	16 June 2005[16]
12	DF	Mauricio Pellegrino	Alavés	Free	17 June 2005[17]
31	DM	Alou Diarra	Lens	£2,000,000	23 June 2005[18]
25	DM	Igor Bišćan	Panathinaikos	Free	15 July 2005[19]
36	DF	Jon Otsemobor	Rotherham United	Free	4 July 2005[20]
26	MF	Richie Partridge	Unattached	Free	1 July 2005
29	GK	Patrice Luzi	Unattached	Free	1 July 2005
27	DF	Gregory Vignal	Portsmouth	Free	12 July 2005[21]
18	MF	Antonio Núñez	Celta Vigo	£2,000,000	17 July 2005[22]
5	FW	Milan Baroš	Aston Villa	£6,500,000	23 August 2005[23]
32	MF	John Welsh	Hull City	Swap	4 January 2005
17	DF	Josemi	Villarreal	Swap	4 January 2005[24]

All games

Pre-season

Friendlies
Kick Off Opponents H / A Result Scorers Referee Attendance 2005-07-09 15:00 Wrexham A 4 – 3 Morientes  16', 41', Baroš  51', 71' Mike Jones (Report) 2005-07-16 18:30 Bayer Leverkusen A 3 – 0 Cissé  25', 26', Baroš  56' (Report) 2005-07-23 19:00 Olympiacos N 4 – 3 García  31', Morientes  49', Baroš  53', 59' Reno Rutz (Report)

Results

July

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Champions League Liverpool 3 – 0 Total Network Solutions Anfield 2005-07-13 19:45 Gerrard  8', 21', 89' Attendance: 44,760 Referee: Joeri van der Velde Champions League Total Network Solutions 0 – 3 Liverpool Racecourse Ground 2005-07-19 20:00 Cissé  26' Gerrard  85', 86' Attendance: 8,009 Referee: Carlo Bertolini Champions League FBK Kaunas 1 – 3 Liverpool S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium 2005-07-26 19:45 Barevičius  21' Cissé  27' Carragher  30' Gerrard  54' (pen.) Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Knud Fisker

August

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Champions League Liverpool 2 – 0 FBK Kaunas Anfield 2005-08-02 19:45 Gerrard  77' Cissé  86' Attendance: 43,717 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta Champions League CSKA Sofia 1 – 3 Liverpool Bulgarian Army Stadium 2005-08-10 19:45 Dimitrov  44' Cissé  24' Morientes  30', 58' Referee: Jan Wegreef Premier League Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Liverpool Riverside Stadium 2005-08-13 17:15 Attendance: 31,908 Referee: Mark Halsey Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Sunderland Anfield 2005-08-20 15:00 Alonso  24' Attendance: 44,913 Referee: Barry Knight Champions League Liverpool 0 – 1 CSKA Sofia Anfield 2005-08-23 20:05 Iliev  16' Attendance: 42,175 Referee: Wolfgang Stark 2005 UEFA Super Cup Liverpool 3 – 1 CSKA Moscow Stade Louis II 2005-08-26 19:45 Cissé  82', 103' Luis García  109' Carvalho  28' Attendance: 17,042 Referee: Rene Temmink

September

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Tottenham 0 – 0 Liverpool White Hart Lane 2005-09-10 15:00 Attendance: 36,148 Referee: Howard Webb Champions League Real Betis 1 – 2 Liverpool Emanuel Ruize de Lopera 2005-09-13 19:45 Arzu  51' Sinama Pongolle  2' Luis García  14' Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Konrad Plautz Premier League Liverpool 0 – 0 Manchester United Anfield 2005-09-18 12:00 Attendance: 44,917 Referee: Rob Styles Premier League Birmingham City 2 – 2 Liverpool St Andrew's 2005-09-24 12:45 Warnock  72' (o.g.) Pandiani  75' García  68' Cissé  85' (pen.) Attendance: 27,733 Referee: Steve Bennett Champions League Liverpool 0 – 0 Chelsea Anfield 2005-09-28 19:45 Attendance: 42,743 Referee: Massimo De Santis

October

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Liverpool 1 – 4 Chelsea Anfield 2005-10-02 16:00 Gerrard  36' Lampard  27' Duff  43' J. Cole  63' Geremi  82' Attendance: 44,325 Referee: Graham Poll Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Anfield 2005-10-15 15:00 Cissé  75' Attendance: 44,697 Referee: Mark Halsey Champions League Anderlecht 0 – 1 Liverpool Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 2005-10-19 19:45 Cissé  20' Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca Premier League Fulham 2 – 0 Liverpool Craven Cottage 2005-10-22 15:00 John  30' Boa Morte  90' Attendance: 22,480 Referee: Martin Atkinson League Cup Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Liverpool Selhurst Park 2005-10-25 19:45 Freedman  37' Reich  66' Gerrard  40' Attendance: 19,673 Referee: Phil Dowd Premier League Liverpool 2 – 0 West Ham Anfield 2005-10-29 15:00 Alonso  18' Zenden  82' Attendance: 44,537 Referee: Uriah Rennie

November

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Champions League Liverpool 3 – 0 Anderlecht Anfield 2005-11-01 19:45 Morientes  34' García  61' Cissé  89' Attendance: 42,607 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen Premier League Aston Villa 0 – 2 Liverpool Villa Park 2005-11-05 12:45 Gerrard  85' (pen.) Alonso  89' Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Steve Bennett Premier League Liverpool 3 – 0 Portsmouth Anfield 2005-11-19 15:00 Zenden  23' Cissé  39' Morientes  80' Attendance: 44,394 Referee: Peter Walton Champions League Liverpool 0 – 0 Real Betis Anfield 2005-11-23 19:45 Attendance: 42,077 Referee: Eric Poulat Premier League Manchester City 0 – 1 Liverpool City of Manchester Stadium 2005-11-26 15:00 Riise  61' Attendance: 47,105 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Sunderland 0 – 2 Liverpool Stadium of Light 2005-11-30 19:45 García  30' Gerrard  45' Attendance: 32,697 Referee: Phil Dowd

December

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Liverpool 3 – 0 Wigan Athletic Anfield 2005-12-03 12:45 Pollitt  19' (o.g.) Crouch  42' García  70' Attendance: 44,098 Referee: Uriah Rennie Champions League Chelsea 0 – 0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge 2005-12-06 19:45 Attendance: 41,598 Referee: Herbert Fandel Premier League Liverpool 2 – 0 Middlesbrough Anfield 2005-12-10 12:45 Morientes  72', 77' Attendance: 43,510 Referee: Steve Bennett FIFA Club World Championship Liverpool 3 – 0 Deportivo Saprissa International Stadium Yokohama 2005-12-15 10:20 Crouch  3', 58' Gerrard  32' Attendance: 43,902 Referee: Carlos Chandia FIFA Club World Championship São Paulo FC 1– 0 Liverpool International Stadium Yokohama 2005-12-18 10:20 Mineiro  27' Attendance: 66,821 Referee: Benito Archundia Premier League Liverpool 2 – 0 Newcastle Anfield 2005-12-26 15:00 Gerrard  14' Given  43' (o.g.) Attendance: 44,197 Referee: Mark Halsey Premier League Everton 1 – 3 Liverpool Goodison Park 2005-12-28 20:00 Beattie  42' Crouch  11' Gerrard  18' Cissé  47' Attendance: 40,158 Referee: Graham Poll Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 West Brom Anfield 2005-12-31 15:00 Peter Crouch  52' Attendance: 44,192 Referee: Alan Wiley

January

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Bolton 2 – 2 Liverpool Reebok Stadium 2006-01-02 15:00 Jaïdi  10' Diouf  71' Gerrard  67' (pen.) García  82' Attendance: 27,604 Referee: Mark Clattenburg FA Cup Luton Town 3 – 5 Liverpool Kenilworth Road 2006-01-07 17:30 Howard  31' Robinson  43' Nicholls  53' (pen.) Gerrard  16' S. Pongolle  62', 74' Alonso  69', 90' Attendance: 10,170 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Tottenham Anfield 2006-01-14 15:00 Kewell  59' Attendance: 44,983 Referee: Dermot Gallagher Premier League Mancheseter United 1 – 0 Liverpool Old Trafford 2006-01-22 16:00 Ferdinand  90' Attendance: 67,874 Referee: Mike Riley FA Cup Portsmouth 1 – 2 Liverpool Fratton Park 2006-01-29 18:00 Davis  54' Gerrard  37' (pen.) Riise  41' Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Phil Dowd

February

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Liverpool 1 – 1 Birmingham City Anfield 2006-02-01 20:00 Gerrard  62' Alonso  88' (o.g.) Attendance: 43,851 Referee: Uriah Rennie Premier League Chelsea 2 – 0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge 2006-02-05 16:00 Gallas  35' Crespo  68' Attendance: 42,316 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Charlton 2 – 0 Liverpool The Valley 2006-02-08 20:00 Bent  42' (pen.) L. Young  45' Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Andre Marriner Premier League Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Liverpool JJB Stadium 2006-02-11 12:45 Hyypiä  30' Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Rob Styles Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Arsenal Anfield 2006-02-14 20:00 García  87' Attendance: 44,065 Referee: Graham Poll FA Cup Liverpool 1 – 0 Manchester United Anfield 2006-02-18 12:30 Crouch  19' Attendance: 44,039 Referee: Howard Webb Champions League Benfica 1 – 0 Liverpool Estádio da Luz 2006-02-21 19:45 Luisão  84' Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Konrad Plautz Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Manchester City Anfield 2006-02-26 12:15 Kewell  40' Attendance: 44,121 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

March

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Liverpool 0 – 0 Charlton Anfield 2006-03-04 17:15 Attendance: 43,892 Referee: Martin Atkinson Champions League Liverpool 0 – 2 Benfica Anfield 2006-03-08 19:45 Simão  36' Miccoli  89' Attendance: 42,745 Referee: Massimo De Santis Premier League Arsenal 2 – 1 Liverpool Highbury 2006-03-12 16:00 Henry  21', 83' García  76' Attendance: 38,221 Referee: Steve Bennett Premier League Liverpool 5 – 1 Fulham Anfield 2006-03-15 20:00 Fowler  16' Brown  34' (o.g.) Morientes  71' Crouch  89' Warnock  90' John  25' Attendance: 42,293 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Newcastle 1 – 3 Liverpool St James' Park 2006-03-19 13:30 Ameobi  41' Crouch  10' Gerrard  35' Cissé  52' (pen.) Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Mike Riley FA Cup Birmingham City 0 – 7 Liverpool St Andrew's 2006-03-21 19:45 Hyypiä  1' Crouch  5', 38' Morientes  59' Riise  70' Tebily  77' (o.g.) Cissé  89' Attendance: 27,378 Referee: Rob Styles Premier League Liverpool 3 – 1 Everton Anfield 2006-03-25 12:45 P. Neville  45' (o.g.) García  47' Kewell  84' Cahill  61' Attendance: 44,923 Referee: Phil Dowd

April

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League West Brom 0 – 2 Liverpool The Hawthorns 2006-04-01 17:15 Fowler  7' Cissé  38' Attendance: 27,576 Referee: Uriah Rennie Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Bolton Anfield 2006-04-09 14:00 Robbie Fowler  45' Attendance: 44,194 Referee: Rob Styles Premier League Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Liverpool Ewood Park 2006-04-16 14:30 Fowler  29' Attendance: 29,142 Referee: Alan Wiley FA Cup SF Chelsea 1 – 2 Liverpool Old Trafford 2006-04-22 17:15 Drogba  70' Riise  21' García  53' Attendance: 64,575 Referee: Graham Poll Premier League West Ham 1 – 2 Liverpool Upton Park 2006-04-26 19:45 Reo-Coker  46' Cissé  19', 54' Attendance: 34,852 Referee: Howard Webb Premier League Liverpool 3 – 1 Aston Villa Anfield 2006-04-29 15:00 Morientes  4' Gerrard  61', 66' Barry  58' Attendance: 44,479 Referee: Mark Halsey

May
Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Portsmouth 1 – 3 Liverpool Fratton Park 2006-05-07 15:00 Koroman  85' Fowler  52' Crouch  84' Cissé  89' Attendance: 20,240 Referee: Graham Poll

Premier League

Matches

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

13 August 2005 1	Middlesbrough	0–0	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
	Ehiogu  74'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,908 Referee: Mark Halsey

Liverpool v Sunderland

20 August 2005 2	Liverpool	1–0	Sunderland	Liverpool
	Alonso  24'	Report	Welsh  74'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,913 Referee: Barry Knight

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

10 September 2005 3	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Liverpool	London
		Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,148 Referee: Howard Webb

Liverpool v Manchester United

18 September 2005 4	Liverpool	0–0	Manchester United	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,917 Referee: Rob Styles

Birmingham City v Liverpool

24 September 2005 5	Birmingham City	2–2	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Warnock  72' (o.g.) Pandiani  75' Kilkenny  84'	Report	García  68' Cissé  85' (pen.)	Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,733 Referee: Steve Bennett

Liverpool v Chelsea

2 October 2005 6	Liverpool	1–4	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Gerrard  36'	Report	Lampard  27' (pen.) Duff  43' J. Cole  63' Geremi  82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,235 Referee: Graham Poll

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

15 October 2005 7	Liverpool	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Cissé  78'	Report	Khizanishvili  33'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,697 Referee: Mark Halsey

Fulham v Liverpool

22 October 2005 8	Fulham	2–0	Liverpool	London
	John  30' Boa Morte  90'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,480 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v West Ham United

29 October 2005 9	Liverpool	2–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
	Alonso  18' Zenden  82'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,537 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Aston Villa v Liverpool

5 November 2005 10	Aston Villa	0–2	Liverpool	Birmingham
		Report	Gerrard  85' (pen.) Alonso  89'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Steve Bennett

Liverpool v Portsmouth

19 November 2005 11	Liverpool	3–0	Portsmouth	Liverpool
	Zenden  23' Cissé  39' Morientes  73'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,394 Referee: Peter Walton

Manchester City v Liverpool

26 November 2005 12	Manchester City	0–1	Liverpool	Manchester
		Report	Riise  61'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,105 Referee: Alan Wiley

Sunderland v Liverpool

30 November 2005 13	Sunderland	0–2	Liverpool	Sunderland
		Report	García  30' Gerrard  45' Sissoko  65'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,697 Referee: Phil Dowd

Liverpool v Wigan Athletic

3 December 2005 14	Liverpool	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool
	Crouch  19', 42' García  70'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,098 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

10 December 2005 15	Liverpool	2–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Morientes  72', 77'	Report	Riggott  84'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,510 Referee: Steve Bennett

Liverpool v Newcastle United

26 December 2005 16	Liverpool	2–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Gerrard  14' Crouch  43'	Report	Bowyer  66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,197 Referee: Mark Halsey

Everton v Liverpool

28 December 2005 17	Everton	1–3	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Beattie  42'	Report	Crouch  11' Gerrard  18' Cissé  47'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,158 Referee: Graham Poll

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

31 December 2005 18	Liverpool	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Crouch  52'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,192 Referee: Alan Wiley

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

2 January 2006 19	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Liverpool	Bolton
	Jaïdi  10' Diouf  71'	Report	Gerrard  67' (pen.) García  82'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,604 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

14 January 2006 20	Liverpool	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Kewell  59'	Report	Stalteri  87'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,983 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Manchester United v Liverpool

22 January 2006 21	Manchester United	1–0	Liverpool	Trafford
	Ferdinand  90'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,874 Referee: Mike Riley

Liverpool v Birmingham City

1 February 2006 22	Liverpool	1–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
	Gerrard  62'	Report	Johnson  28' Alonso  88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,851 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Chelsea v Liverpool

5 February 2006 23	Chelsea	2–0	Liverpool	London
	Gallas  35' Crespo  68'	Report	Reina  82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,316 Referee: Alan Wiley

Charlton Athletic v Liverpool

8 February 2006 24	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Liverpool	London
	D. Bent  42' L. Young  45'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Andre Marriner

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

11 February 2006 25	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Liverpool	Wigan
		Report	Hyypiä  30'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Rob Styles

Liverpool v Arsenal

14 February 2006 26	Liverpool	1–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
	García  87'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,065 Referee: Graham Poll

Liverpool v Manchester City

26 February 2006 27	Liverpool	1–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Kewell  40'	Report	Barton  52'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,121 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Liverpool v Charlton Athletic

4 March 2006 28	Liverpool	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,892 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Liverpool

12 March 2006 29	Arsenal	2–1	Liverpool	London
	Henry  21', 83'	Report	García  76' Alonso  81'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,221 Referee: Steve Bennett

Liverpool v Fulham

15 March 2006 30	Liverpool	5–1	Fulham	Liverpool
	Fowler  15' Brown  34' (o.g.) Morientes  71' Crouch  89' Warnock  90'	Report	John  25'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,293 Referee: Alan Wiley

Newcastle United v Liverpool

19 March 2006 31	Newcastle United	1–3	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ameobi  41' Boumsong  51'	Report	Crouch  10' Gerrard  35' Cissé  52' (pen.)	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,302 Referee: Mike Riley

Liverpool v Everton

25 March 2006 32	Liverpool	3–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Gerrard  18' P. Neville  45' (o.g.) García  47' Kewell  84'	Report	Cahill  61'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,923 Referee: Phil Dowd

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

1 April 2006 33	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Liverpool	West Bromwich
		Report	Fowler  7' Cissé  38'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,576 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

9 April 2006 34	Liverpool	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Fowler  45'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,194 Referee: Rob Styles

Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool

16 April 2006 35	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Liverpool	Blackburn
		Report	Fowler  29'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,142 Referee: Alan Wiley

West Ham United v Liverpool

26 April 2006 36	West Ham United	1–2	Liverpool	London
	Reo-Coker  46' Mullins  82'	Report	Cissé  19', 54' García  82'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,852 Referee: Howard Webb

Liverpool v Aston Villa

29 April 2006 37	Liverpool	3–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Morientes  4' Gerrard  61', 66'	Report	Barry  58'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,479 Referee: Mark Halsey

Portsmouth v Liverpool

7 May 2006 38	Portsmouth	1–3	Liverpool	Portsmouth
	Koroman  85'	Report	Fowler  52' Crouch  84' Cissé  89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,240 Referee: Graham Poll

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	7	6	57	25	+32	82	15	3	1	31	8	+23	10	4	5	26	17	+9

Champions League

Qualifying

• Liverpool–TNS 3–0
• 1–0 Steven Gerrard (8)
• 2–0 Steven Gerrard (21)
• 3–0 Steven Gerrard (89)
• TNS–Liverpool 0–3
• 0–1 Djibril Cissé (26)
• 0–2 Steven Gerrard (85)
• 0–3 Steven Gerrard (86)
• FBK Kaunas–Liverpool 1–3
• 1–0 Giedrius Barevičius (21)
• 1–1 Djibril Cissé (27)
• 1–2 Jamie Carragher (30)
• 1–3 Steven Gerrard (54 pen)
• Liverpool–FBK Kaunas 2–0
• 1–0 Steven Gerrard (77)
• 2–0 Djibril Cissé (86)
• CSKA Sofia–Liverpool 1–3
• 0–1 Djibril Cissé (24)
• 0–2 Fernando Morientes (30)
• 1–2 Velizar Dimitrov (44)
• 1–3 Fernando Morientes (58)
• Liverpool–CSKA Sofia 0–1
• 0–1 Valentin Iliev (16)

Group Stage

• Betis–Liverpool 1–2
• 0–1 Florent Sinama Pongolle (2)
• 0–2 Luis García (14)
• 1–2 Arzu (51)
• Liverpool–Chelsea 0–0
• Anderlecht–Liverpool 0–1
• 0–1 Djibril Cissé (20)
• Liverpool–Anderlecht 3–0
• 1–0 Fernando Morientes (34)
• 2–0 Luis García (61)
• 3–0 Djibril Cissé (89)
• Liverpool–Real Betis 0–0
• Chelsea–Liverpool 0–0

Last 16

• Benfica–Liverpool 1–0
• 1–0 Luisão (84)
• Liverpool–Benfica 0–2
• 0–1 Simão (36)
• 0–2 Fabrizio Miccoli (89)

FA Cup

Third round

• Luton–Liverpool 3–5
• 0–1 Steven Gerrard (16)
• 1–1 Steve Howard (31)
• 2–1 Steve Robinson (43)
• 3–1 Kevin Nicholls (53 pen)
• 3–2 Florent Sinama Pongolle (62)
• 3–3 Xabi Alonso (69)
• 3–4 Florent Sinama Pongolle (74)
• 3–5 Xabi Alonso (90 + 3)

Fourth round

• Portsmouth–Liverpool 1–2
• 0–1 Steven Gerrard (37 pen.)
• 0–2 John Arne Riise (41)
• 1–2 Sean Davis (54)

Fifth round

• Liverpool–Manchester United 1–0
• 1–0 Peter Crouch (19)

Quarter-finals

• Birmingham–Liverpool 0–7
• 0–1 Sami Hyypiä (1)
• 0–2 Peter Crouch (5)
• 0–3 Peter Crouch (38)
• 0–4 Fernando Morientes (59)
• 0–5 John Arne Riise (70)
• 0–6 Olivier Tébily (78 og)
• 0–7 Djibril Cissé (89)

Semi-finals

• Liverpool–Chelsea 2–1
• 1–0 John Arne Riise (20)
• 2–0 Luis García (53)
• 2–1 Didier Drogba (70)

Final

• Liverpool–West Ham United 3–3 (3–1 pen)
• 0–1 Jamie Carragher (21 og)
• 0–2 Dean Ashton (28)
• 1–2 Djibril Cissé (32)
• 2–2 Steven Gerrard (54)
• 2–3 Paul Konchesky (63)
• 3–3 Steven Gerrard (90+1)
• 1–0 Dietmar Hamann (pen)
• 1–1 Teddy Sheringham (pen)
• 2–1 Steven Gerrard (pen)
• 3–1 John Arne Riise (pen)

League Cup

Third round

• Crystal Palace–Liverpool 2–1
• 1–0 Dougie Freedman (37)
• 1–1 Steven Gerrard (40)
• 2–1 Marco Reich (66)

UEFA Super Cup

• Liverpool–CSKA Moscow 3–1
• 0–1 Daniel Carvalho (28)
• 1–1 Djibril Cissé (82)
• 2–1 Djibril Cissé (103)
• 3–1 Luis García (109)

World Club Cup

Semi-finals

• Liverpool–Saprissa 3–0
• 1–0 Peter Crouch (3)
• 2–0 Steven Gerrard (32)
• 3–0 Peter Crouch (58)

Final

• São Paulo–Liverpool 1–0
• 1–0 Mineiro (27)

See also

• 2005–06 in English football
• 2006 FA Cup Final
• Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification

References

1. Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
2. Sissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
3. "Barragan set for Liverpool move". BBC News. 24 June 2005.
4. "Zenden points to Benitez factor". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
5. "Sissoko completes Liverpool move". BBC News. 13 June 2005.
6. "Zenden points to Benitez factor". BBC News. 20 July 2005.
7. "Youngsters seal Liverpool switch". BBC News. 16 August 2005.
8. "Hobbs completes move to Liverpool". BBC News. 18 August 2005.
9. "Liverpool bring in teenage pair". BBC News. 30 August 2005.
10. "Gonzalez completes Reds medical". BBC News. 26 October 2005.
11. "Kromkamp ties up Liverpool switch". BBC News. 4 January 2006.
12. "Liverpool sign goalkeeper Martin". BBC News. 12 January 2006.
13. "Liverpool complete Agger signing". BBC News. 12 January 2006.
14. "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC News. 27 January 2006.
15. "Smicer seals switch to Bordeaux". BBC News. 13 June 2006.
16. "Diouf moves to Bolton". BBC News. 16 June 2005.
17. "Alaves sign defender Pellegrino". BBC News. 17 June 2005.
18. "Liverpool transfer Diarra to Lens". BBC News. 23 June 2005.
19. "Biscan joins Greeks Panathinaikos". BBC News. 15 July 2005.
20. "Rotherham snap up defensive trio". BBC News. 4 July 2005.
21. "Rotherham snap up defensive trio". BBC News. 12 July 2005.
22. "Liverpool seal Nunez deal". BBC News. 17 July 2005.
23. "Baros completes transfer to Villa". BBC News. 23 August 2005.
24. Josemi completes Villarreal move

External links

• 2005–06 Season at LFC History
• 2005–06 Season at Official Liverpool Website