2005–06 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 103rd season in the English football league system and their fourth in the Premier League. Under the management of Steve Bruce, they finished in 18th position in the 20-team division, so were relegated to the Championship for 2006–07. They entered the 2005–06 FA Cup at the third round and progressed to the sixth round (quarter-final), in which they suffered their heaviest ever FA Cup defeat, and their heaviest defeat at St Andrew's in any competition, losing 7–0 at home to Liverpool. They also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, in which they were eliminated by Manchester United.

Jiří Jarošík was top scorer in league competition, with just five goals. If all competitions are included, Jarošík and fellow loanee Mikael Forssell scored eight apiece.

Pre-season

Pre-season friendlies

Note 1: Each match was 45 minutes long as part of a short three-team tournament in Spain

Premier League

Match details

League table

Results summary

FA Cup

League Cup

Transfers

In

† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Out

† Brackets round club names denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in

Loan out

Appearances and goals

Sources:

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.

Players marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

References

General

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 2005–2006: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 446–47.
Source for goal times: "Birmingham Results 2005/06". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
Source for transfers: "Birmingham Transfers 2005/06". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2013.