2005-06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

2005–06 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers

2005–06 season
Chairman	Phil Gartside
Manager	Sam Allardyce
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
Carling Cup	Fifth round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Stelios Giannakopoulos Kevin Nolan (9) All: Stelios Giannakopoulos (12)
Highest home attendance	27,718 (vs. Manchester United, 1 April 2006)
Lowest home attendance	10,927 (vs. West Ham United, 26 October 2005)

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.

Playing squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Ali Al Habsi 2 DF Nicky Hunt 4 MF Kevin Nolan (captain from November) 5 DF Bruno N'Gotty 6 MF Gary Speed 7 MF Stelios Giannakopoulos 8 MF Iván Campo 9 FW Henrik Pedersen 10 MF Jay-Jay Okocha (captain until November) 11 DF Ricardo Gardner 12 GK Ian Walker 14 FW Kevin Davies 15 DF Radhi Jaïdi 16 MF Hidetoshi Nakata 17 FW Matt Jansen

No. Position Player 18 FW Jared Borgetti 20 FW Ricardo Vaz Tê 21 FW El Hadji Diouf 22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 24 MF Joey O'Brien 25 DF Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye 26 DF Tal Ben Haim 27 FW Bedi Buval 29 MF Óscar Pérez Bovela 30 GK Chris Howarth 31 MF James Sinclair 32 DF Jarosław Fojut 33 FW Johann Smith 39 FW Khalilou Fadiga 42 MF Robert Sissons 43 GK Sam Ashton

Matches

August

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Aston Villa 2 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park 2005-08-13 15:00 Phillips 4' Davis 9' Davies 6' Campo 8' Attendance: 33,263 Referee: Mike Riley Premier League Bolton Wanderers 0 – 1 Everton Reebok Stadium 2005-08-21 13:30 Bent 52' Attendance: 25,608 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium 2005-08-24 20:00 Diouf 37' Stelios 50' Attendance: 25,904 Referee: Steve Tanner Premier League West Ham United 1 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground 2005-08-27 15:00 Sheringham 90' (pen) Nolan 59' Campo 85' Attendance: 25,904 Referee: Phil Dowd

September

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium 2005-09-11 16:00 Attendance: 24,405 Referee: Graham Poll UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Reebok Stadium 2005-09-15 20:10 Diouf 72' Borgetti 90' Jančevski 28' Attendance: 19,723 Referee: Darko Ceferin Premier League Manchester City 0 – 1 Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium 2005-09-18 16:00 Speed 90' (pen) Attendance: 43,137 Referee: Andy D'Urso Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Portsmouth Reebok Stadium 2005-09-24 17:15 Nolan 25' Attendance: 23,134 Referee: Mark Clattenburg UEFA Cup Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 – 2 Bolton Wanderers Stadium Lokomotiv 2005-09-29 17:55 Iliev 51' Tunchev 79' (og) Nolan 86' Referee: Jouni Hyytia

October

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Wigan Athletic 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium 2005-10-02 13:00 Camara 48' McCulloch 63' Jaïdi 68' Attendance: 20,553 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Chelsea 5 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge 2005-10-15 15:00 Drogba 52' 61' Lampard 55' 59' Guðjohnsen 74' Stelios 5' Attendance: 41,775 Referee: Rob Styles UEFA Cup Beşiktaş 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Inonu Stadium 2005-10-20 19:45 Aílton 7' Borgetti 29' Referee: Ruud Bossen Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion Reebok Stadium 2005-10-23 15:00 Nakata 81' Nolan 90' Attendance: 24,151 Referee: Rob Styles Carling Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium 2005-10-26 20:00 Borgetti 64' Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Andre Marriner Premier League Charlton Athletic 0 – 1 Bolton Wanderers The Valley 2005-10-29 15:00 Nolan 72' Attendance: 26,175 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

November

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Zenit St. Petersburg Reebok Stadium 2005-11-03 20:00 Nolan 24' Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium 2005-11-07 20:00 Nolan 32' Attendance: 26,634 Referee: Howard Webb UEFA Cup Guimaraes 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 2005-11-24 20:00 Saganowski 86' Vaz Tê 88' Referee: Laurent Duhamel Premier League Fulham 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage 2005-11-27 14:00 McBride 4' 18' Legwinski 90+2' Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Graham Poll Carling Cup Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 (aet) Leicester City Reebok Stadium 2005-11-30 20:00 Borgetti 104' Vaz Tê 106' Williams 110' Attendance: 13,067 Referee: Steve Bennett

December

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Arsenal Reebok Stadium 2005-12-03 15:00 Faye 20' Stelios 32' Attendance: 26,792 Referee: Howard Webb Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 1 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium 2005-12-10 15:00 Diouf 82' Angel 88' Attendance: 23,646 Referee: Phil Dowd UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 – 1 Sevilla Reebok Stadium 2005-12-14 19:45 N'Gotty 65' Adriano Correia 74' Attendance: 15,623 Referee: Michael Weiner Premier League Everton 0 – 4 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park 2005-12-17 15:00 Davies 32' Stelios 75' 80' Speed 79' (pen) Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Alan Wiley Carling Cup Wigan Athletic 2 – 0 Bolton Wanderers JJB Stadium 2005-12-20 19:45 Roberts 40' 45+3' Attendance: 13,401 Referee: Mike Dean Premier League Sunderland 0 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light 2005-12-26 15:00 Attendance: 32,232 Referee: Martin Atkinson Premier League Manchester United 4 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford 2005-12-31 15:00 N'Gotty 8' (og) Saha 44' Ronaldo 68' 90+1' Speed 33' Attendance: 67,858 Referee: Steve Bennett

January

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 2 Liverpool Reebok Stadium 2006-01-02 15:00 Jaïdi 10' Diouf 71' Gerrard 67' (pen) Luis Garcia 82' Attendance: 27,604 Referee: Mark Clattenburg FA Cup Watford 0 – 3 Bolton Wanderers Vicarage Road 2007-01-07 15:00 Borgetti 10' Stelios 34' Vaz Tê 73' Attendance: 13,239 Referee: Uriah Rennie Premier League Blackburn Rovers 0 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park 2006-01-14 17:45 Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Mike Riley Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Manchester City Reebok Stadium 2006-01-21 15:00 Borgetti 37' Kevin Nolan 41' Attendance: 26,466 Referee: Rob Styles FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Arsenal Reebok Stadium 2006-01-28 17:40 Stelios 84' Attendance: 13,326 Referee: Mike Dean

February

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Portsmouth 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park 2006-02-01 19:45 Karadas 86' Fadiga 69' Attendance: 19,128 Referee: Dermot Gallagher Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium 2006-02-04 15:00 Stelios 63' Johansson 77' Attendance: 25,854 Referee: Steve Bennett Premier League Arsenal 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Highbury Stadium 2006-02-11 15:00 Gilberto 90+3' Nolan 12' Attendance: 38,193 Referee: Howard Webb UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Marseille Reebok Stadium 2006-02-15 19:45 Attendance: 19,288 Referee: Olegario Benquerenca FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 West Ham United Reebok Stadium 2006-02-18 15:00 Attendance: 17,120 Referee: Chris Foy UEFA Cup Marseille 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Stade Velodrome 2006-02-23 19:45 Ribéry 45+2' Ben Haim 68' (og) Stelios 25' Referee: Massimo Busacca Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Fulham Reebok Stadium 2005-02-26 15:00 Helguson 45+1' (og) Nolan 68' Helguson 22' Attendance: 23,104 Referee: Phil Dowd

March

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Newcastle United 3 – 1 Bolton Wanderers St James' Park 2006-03-04 15:00 Solano 34' Shearer 45' Ameobi 70' Davies 72' Attendance: 52,012 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Bolton Wanderers 4 – 1 West Ham United Reebok Stadium 2006-03-11 15:00 Stelios 12' 33' Speed 45+2' Pedersen 81' Sheringham 79' Attendance: 24,461 Referee: Mike Dean FA Cup West Ham United 2 – 1 (aet) Bolton Wanderers Boleyn Ground 2006-03-15 20:05 Jääskeläinen 10' (og) Harewood 96' Davies 31' Attendance: 24,685 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Premier League Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Sunderland Reebok Stadium 2006-03-18 15:00 Davies 47' Nolan 85' Attendance: 23,568 Referee: Phil Dowd Premier League Middlesbrough 4 – 3 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium 2006-03-26 13:30 Hasselbaink 8' (pen) 47' Viduka 30' Parnaby 90+2' Stelios 3' Okocha 58' Jaïdi 81' Attendance: 25,971 Referee: Howard Webb

April

Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 2 Manchester United Reebok Stadium 2006-04-01 15:00 Davies 26' Saha 33' Van Nistelrooy 79' Attendance: 27,718 Referee: Alan Wiley Premier League Birmingham City 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers St Andrew's Stadium 2006-04-04 19:45 Jarosik 37' Attendance: 26,493 Referee: Chris Foy Premier League Liverpool 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield 2006-03-09 14:00 Fowler 45+2' Attendance: 44,194 Referee: Rob Styles Premier League Bolton Wanderers 0 – 2 Chelsea Reebok Stadium 2006-04-15 12:45 Terry 44' Lampard 59' Attendance: 27,266 Referee: Phil Dowd Premier League West Bromwich Albion 0 – 0 Bolton Wanderers The Hawthorns 2006-04-17 20:00 Attendance: 23,181 Referee: Dermot Gallagher Premier League Bolton Wanderers 4 – 1 Charlton Athletic Reebok Stadium 2006-04-22 15:00 Vaz Tê 14' Davies 21' 89' Borgetti 89' Bent 76' (pen) Attendance: 24,713 Referee: Uriah Rennie Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane 2006-04-30 16:00 Lennon 60' Attendance: 36,179 Referee: Alan Wiley

May
Competition Home team Score Away team Venue Kick off Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 1 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium 2006-05-03 20:00 Vaz Tê 51' Johnson 47' Attendance: 22,733 Referee: Howard Webb Premier League Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Birmingham City Reebok Stadium 2006-05-07 15:00 Vaz Tê 65' Attendance: 26,275 Referee: Steve Bennett

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

Top scorers

References

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