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, 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

Match details

DateLeague
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReport
11 August 20057thFulhamAD0–016,550
20 August 200513thManchester CityHL1–2Butt 7'26,366
23 August 200518thMiddlesbroughHL0–327,998
27 August 200513thWest Bromwich AlbionAW3–2Heskey 10', 33', Jarošík 26'23,993
10 September 200516thCharlton AthleticHL0–126,846
17 September 200515thPortsmouthAD1–1Jarošík 6'19,319
24 September 200514thLiverpoolHD2–2Warnock 72' o.g., Pandiani 75'27,733
2 October 200515thArsenalAL0–137,891
16 October 200517thAston VillaHL0–129,312
22 October 200518thBlackburn RoversAL0–218,341
29 October 200519thEvertonHL0–126,554
5 November 200519thNewcastle UnitedAL0–152,191
26 November 200519thSunderlandAW1–0Gray 68'32,442
5 December 200519thWest Ham UnitedHL1–2Heskey 11'24,010
10 December 200518thFulhamHW1–0Butt 84'27,597
17 December 200519thManchester CityAL4–1Jarošík 76'41,343
26 December 200519thTottenham HotspurAL0–236,045
28 December 200519thManchester UnitedHD2–2Clapham 18', Pandiani 78'28,459
31 December 200519thChelseaAL0–240,652
2 January 200619thWigan AthleticHW2–0Melchiot 20', Pennant 33'29,189
14 January 200619thCharlton AthleticAL0–226,312
21 January 200618thPortsmouthHW5–0Jarošík 5', Pennant 37', Upson 55', Forssell 90' pen., Dunn 90'29,138
1 February 200618thLiverpoolAD1–1Alonso 88' o.g.43,851
4 February 200618thArsenalHL0–227,075
13 February 200618thWest Ham UnitedAL0–331,294
25 February 200618thSunderlandHW1–0Heskey 39'29,257
4 March 200618thMiddlesbroughAL0–128,141
11 March 200618thWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1Forssell 49' pen.28,041
18 March 200618thTottenham HotspurHL0–226,398
26 March 200618thManchester UnitedAL0–369,070
1 April 200619thChelseaHD0–026,364
4 April 200617thBolton WanderersHW1–0Jarošík 37'26,493
8 April 200618thWigan AthleticAD1–1Dunn 77'18,669
16 April 200618thAston VillaAL1–3Sutton 25'40,158
19 April 200617thBlackburn RoversHW2–1Butt 62', Forssell 87'25,287
22 April 200618thEvertonAD0–035,420
29 April 200618thNewcastle UnitedHD0–028,331
7 May 200618thBolton WanderersAL0–126,275

League table

Results summary

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReport
Third round7 January 2006Torquay UnitedAD0–05,974
Third round replay17 January 2006Torquay UnitedHW2–0Forssell 45', Jarošík 68'24,650
Fourth round28 January 2006ReadingAD1–1Dunn 67'23,762
Fourth round replay7 February 2006ReadingHW2–1Forssell 30', Gray 67'16,644
Fifth round19 February 2006Stoke CityAW1–0Forssell 47'18,768
Sixth round21 March 2006LiverpoolHL0–727,378

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReport
Second round20 September 2005Scunthorpe UnitedAW2–0Forssell 15', 70' pen.6,109
Third round26 October 2005Norwich CityHW2–1Pennant 5', Jarošík 86'28,825
Fourth round29 November 2005MillwallAW2–2
Gray 10', Heskey 102'7,732
Fifth round20 December 2005Manchester UnitedHL1–3Jarošík 75'20,454

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatName
14MFDarren Anderton
17MFAsa Hall
19FWJames McPike
27FWCarl Motteram
28FWAndrew Barrowman
32MFDavid Howland
33FWNjazi Kuqi
34GKJames Dormand
38DFChris Cottrill