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lass="link1" onMouseover='showByLink("m4233321",this)' onMouseout='hide("m4233321")'href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Arsenal_F.C.">Arsenal's Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup... final season at 93-year-old Highbury Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal F.C. between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006.... ended without a major trophy as they finished fourth in the Premiership (only narrowly pipping local rivals Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , is an English professional association football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey N postcode area.... to the final Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe.... place) and were defeated 2-1 by Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... in the European Cup final, despite being reduced to ten men and taking an early lead.  Discussion
Encyclopedia  FA Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition.... began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The Season saw Chelsea F.C retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3-0 at Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, London, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea F.C..... towards the end of April. On the same day, West Bromwich West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club , also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English professional Football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands .... and Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C.... were relegated, joining Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League.... in The Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.... for the following season. Final league table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points 1.West Ham qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup finalists ResultsThe home team is listed in the left-hand column.
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Club-by-club reviewArsenalArsenal'sArsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup... final season at 93-year-old Highbury Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal F.C. between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006.... ended without a major trophy as they finished fourth in the Premiership (only narrowly pipping local rivals Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , is an English professional association football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey N postcode area.... to the final Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe.... place) and were defeated 2-1 by Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... in the European Cup final, despite being reduced to ten men and taking an early lead. The final season at Highbury was also the final season of legendary striker Dennis Bergkamp's Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp is a retired The Netherlands professional football . At club level he played for AFC Ajax, F.C. Internazionale Milano, Arsenal F.C.... illustrious playing career, and sadly his final season brought no major honours. However, on the final day of the season an Arsenal win followed by a Tottenham Hotspur defeat at West Ham United saw Arsenal trump their longtime rivals for fourth place, thus ensuring a place in the UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe.... qualifying rounds the following year. Aston VillaManager David O'Leary'sDavid O'Leary David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish people football Coach and former player. He is currently without a job, after leaving his position as manager of Aston Villa F.C.... job was thrown into further doubt as Villa dipped to 16th place in the Premiership and spent much of the season battling against relegation. It was the total opposite to what David O'Leary had been hoping for when he arrived at Villa Park Villa Park Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, a football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County... in June 2003 - he had been hoping for cup triumphs and European qualification. The fact that O'Leary had never won a trophy or achieved European qualification caused great frustration among Villa fans, and during the close season he was dismissed in favour of Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, Order of the British Empire, is an Northern Ireland former association footballer who captained the Northern Ireland national football team and who has previously managed Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City F.C., Leicester City F.C.... as chairman Doug Ellis Doug Ellis Herbert Douglas Ellis, Order of the British Empire , is an entrepreneur, best known as the former chairman of Aston Villa F.C..Early life... agreed to sell the club to American billionaire Billionaire A billionaire is a person who has a net worth of at least one 1000000000 units of currency, such as United States dollars , U.K. pound sterlings or euro .... Randy Lerner Randy Lerner Randolph D. Lerner is an United States entrepreneur and sports team owner.Lerner has been the owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League since October 2002, and the Chairman of Aston Villa F.C.... . Birmingham CityA season of struggle ended in relegation for Steve Bruce'sSteve Bruce Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an England association football coach and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs.... Birmingham City side, who had never finished below 13th in their first three seasons following the long-awaited return to the top flight. They also endured a 7-0 humiliation at home to Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl... in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association.... , but chairman David Sullivan David Sullivan David Sullivan is a British porn baron and newspaper proprietor. He graduated in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London. Since 1986 he has been the owner of the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport.... kept faith in Bruce as the man to bring an immediate Premiership return to St Andrew's. Blackburn RoversAfter two successive 15th place finish, Mark HughesMark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes nicknamed Sparky, is a former Wales national football team association football player and currently coach of Manchester City F.C..... finally gave Blackburn Rovers a long-awaited return to the UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League.... as they finished sixth in the Premiership with 63 points and were in the hunt for a Champions League place until the penultimate game of the season. Bolton WanderersEighth place in the Premiership was not enough for another UEFA Cup adventure, but it was still a very good finish for one of the division's smaller clubs, whose manager Sam AllardyceSam Allardyce Samuel "Sam" Allardyce is an English Association football manager and former professional player. He is the current manager of Blackburn Rovers F.C.... was strongly linked to the England England national football team The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.... job when Sven Goran Eriksson announced that he would be quitting as national coach after the World Cup FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern... . In the end, it was Middlesbrough's Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as 'The Boro', are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.... Steve McClaren Steve McClaren Stephen McClaren is an English football coach and former player. He is currently manager of Netherlands side FC Twente. He managed the Premier League side with whom he won the Football League Cup in 2004 and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006.... who took over, meaning that Bolton still had the manager who had taken them to unprecedented heights. Charlton AthleticJust before the end of the season, Alan CurbishleyAlan Curbishley Llewellyn Charles 'Alan' Curbishley , is a football manager and former professional player.He has worked in the English Premier League in management roles at Charlton Athletic F.C.... announced that he would be resigning as Charlton Athletic manager after 15 years at the helm. When he had taken over in 1991, they were a struggling side in the old Football League Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had... , ground-sharing with West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904.... while they endured a long wait for The Valley The Valley (stadium) The Valley is a 27,111-capacity sports stadium in Charlton, London, England. Its primary use throughout its history has been hosting the home matches for Charlton Athletic F.C., although it did briefly host London's main rugby league team, Harlequins Rugby League, for two different periods.... to be brought up to modern standards. He left the club in a totally different position - containing some of the top flight's most respected players, playing in a quality stadium, and having comfortably secured their seventh successive Premiership campaign. 13th place finish was the second lowest spot that Charlton had occupied in six years, and they had peaked at seventh in 2004. Curbishley's name had been linked with the England job when Sven Goran Eriksson's imminent resignation was announced, but in the event Curbishley left Charlton to take a break from the game, allowing Iain Dowie Iain Dowie Iain Dowie is a football coach , who most recently managed Queens Park Rangers F.C., and former professional association football and Northern Ireland national football team international.... to take over. ChelseaChelsea secured a second successive title with 29 wins and 91 points. Their domestic title challenge saw them lead the Premier League from the opening weekend of the competition, but their chances of winning their first double were ended when they lost to eventual winners Liverpool FC in the FA CupFA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association.... semi-finals. Their European season came to an end in March, as they met a resurgent FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... side, whom they had defeated the previous year. In the round of 16, Barca knocked them out over two legs. Frank Lampard contributed another 20 goal season, and was again named player of the year, and excellent seasons from John Terry John Terry John George Terry is an England professional Association football. Terry plays in a Defender #Centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea F.C.... , Petr Cech Petr Cech File:Petr Cech.jpgPetr Cech , is a Czech Republic national football team Association football Goalkeeper who is currently contracted to English Premier League football club Chelsea F.C., for whom he has played since July 2004.... , and newcomer Michael Essien Michael Essien File:MEssienChelsea06.pngMichael Kojo Essien or Micka?l Essien is a Ghanaian Association footballer nicknamed 'The Bison' due to his formidable strength, competitiveness and combativeness in the midfield area.... . The season was, in part, defined by three major victories over Chelesa's title rivals throughout the year. In October, the blues crushed Liverpool at Anfield Anfield Anfield is an all-seater stadium association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, in Liverpool, England. The stadium was built in 1884 and was originally the home of Everton F.C..... to the tune of 1-4. This was the Merseyside club's worst home defeat since the First World War.In December, Chelsea gave a convincing performance against Arsenal at Highbury Highbury Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington.... , solidly defeating them 0-2 and cementing their status as league leaders. Finally, with the title already won Chelsea confirmed their status as champions in late April by beating their nearest contenders Manchester United 3-0 at Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, London, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea F.C..... with Joe Cole Joe Cole Joseph John "Joe" Cole is a professional Association football who plays for Chelsea F.C. of the FA Premier League and plays for the England national football team.... scoring a sensational individual goal. Though they did not match their two trophy haul from the previous year, it was still an excellent season for Jose Mourinho José Mourinho Jos? M?rio dos Santos F?lix Mourinho, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football coach . He is the current manager of Italian club F.C.... and his expensively assembled side. But their lack of continental success this year saw them embark on signings the following summer to improve their form in Europe. EvertonA terrible start to the Premiership campaign left Everton in real danger of relegation, and an early exit from Europe was an even bigger blow for the blue half of MerseysideMerseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. Taking its name from the River Mersey, the title "Merseyside" came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974, after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, and the county consists of five metropolitan boroughs adjoining the Mersey estuary,... . But Everton's form improved as the season went on, and they managed to finish 11th with 50 points - 16 points clear of relegation. The acquisition of striker Andy Johnson from Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park.... gave renewed hope that Everton would soon be chasing for honours again. FulhamChris Coleman'sChris Coleman Chris Coleman may refer to:*Chris Coleman , Welsh former footballer and current manager of Coventry City*Chris Coleman , Minnesota politician and mayor of the state's capital city of Saint Paul... third full season as Fulham manager brought a respectable 12th place finish from a side who performed consistently enough to stay clear of the relegation battle, but at the same time failed to perform anywhere near well enough to even look like contending for a European place. Liverpool82 points is often enough to win the title, but Chelsea's 91 points and Manchester United's 83 raised the bar and meant that Liverpool had to settle for third place in the Premiership. Their consolation for their 17 year title wait came in form of a dramatic victory over West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904.... in the FA Cup final FA Cup Final The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just The Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the second List of sports attendance figures#Domestic club championship events and the best attended domestic football event.... . They were 2-1 down at half-time and still 3-2 down in the 89th minute, but a late equaliser from Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard, Order of the British Empire is an England association football who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool F.C. and the England national football team.... forced extra time and Liverpool finally won the game on penalties. Manchester CityA great start to Stuart Pearce'sStuart Pearce Stuart Pearce Member of the Order of the British Empire is an England Association football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 football team.... first full season as Manchester City manager saw his side establish themselves as firm contenders for a European place, and they were still looking like good bets for European qualification in the New Year. When Sven Goran Eriksson announced his intention to step down as England manager after the World Cup, Pearce's name was linked with the job, but he ruled himself out of the running. City's season ended in terrible fashion as a run of bad results dragged them down to 15th place in the final table, and it was only their strong form earlier on in the season that saved them from being sucked into the relegation zone. Manchester United2005-06 was a trying season for Manchester United. Long-serving captain Roy KeaneRoy Keane Roy Maurice Keane is an Republic of Ireland former professional Association football and the former Coach of England Premier League club Sunderland A.F.C..... left the club on 18 November when his contract was terminated, and a week later the club was plunged into mourning by the death of legendary former player George Best George Best George Best was a Northern Irish professional association football player, best known for his years with Manchester United F.C.. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders.... at the age of 59. Around this time, United's form was disappointing, with a 4-1 defeat by Middlesbrough being one of their worst Premiership results to date. That match, midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football who plays as a Midfielder#Winger for English Premier League club Manchester United F.C.... mananged to score the Premier League's 10,000th goal in the 90th minute. However, United soon recovered their form, and were in contention for the Premiership title until the end of April, when a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are a professional English association football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Football in England.... at Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, London, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea F.C..... meant that the Premiership trophy would be staying in London. There was some silverware, however, in the shape of the Carling Cup, attained with a 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic at Millennium Stadium Millennium Stadium The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team but is also host to many other large scale events, such as Wales Rally Great Britain stage of the World Rally Championship, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain,... in Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government .... . MiddlesbroughA dismal Premiership campaign saw Middlesbrough finish 14th in the final table - their lowest finish since 2001 - but they made up with this with a remarkable UEFA CupUEFA Cup The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League.... run. In Europe for only the second time in their history, Middlesbrough reached the UEFA Cup final after overcoming a three-goal deficit by FC Steaua Bucuresti of Romania Romania Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea.... in the semis, but their dreams of glory were ended in the final as they were hammered 4-0 by Sevilla FC Sevilla FC Sevilla F?tbol Club is a Spain professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.... of Spain. On 4 May 2006, it was announced that Steve McClaren Steve McClaren Stephen McClaren is an English football coach and former player. He is currently manager of Netherlands side FC Twente. He managed the Premier League side with whom he won the Football League Cup in 2004 and finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup in 2006.... would be quitting as Middlesbrough manager to take over as England coach from Sven Goran Eriksson after the World Cup. Veteran player Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate is a former England football player. He is currently manager of English Premier League side .His highest achievements in the sport were winning the Football League Cup with and Middlesbrough.... was appointed by Middlesbrough as McClaren's successor. Newcastle UnitedThe £17million club record signing of Michael OwenMichael Owen Michael James Owen is an England Association football striker who currently plays for and captains English Premier League club Newcastle United F.C..... in the close season did little to improve Newcastle's form after they finished 14th in 2004-05, and manager Graeme Souness Graeme Souness Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He is perhaps best known as the former captain of the successful Liverpool F.C.... was dismissed at the beginning of February with Newcastle in the bottom half of the Premiership. Glenn Roeder Glenn Roeder Glenn Victor Roeder is an England football coach and former player, most recently in charge at Norwich City F.C.. As a player, Roeder represented England national football team on 7 occasions.... succeeded Souness as manager, and helped Newcastle climb to seventh in the final table and secure UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.... qualification. Legendary striker Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer, Officer of the Order of the British Empire is an England retired Association football who played as a striker in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers F.C., Newcastle United F.C.... broke the club's goalscoring record before retiring as a player at the end of the season. PortsmouthAlain Perrin'sAlain Perrin Alain Perrin , is a France Association football coach and former footballer. Perrin currently manages Ligue 1 side AS Saint-?tienne.... unsuccessful reign as manager ended in November after just eight months, and Harry Redknapp Harry Redknapp Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is an England former football who has had a long career in football management and is the current coach of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.... (who had left a year earlier) returned to the club for a second spell as manager. His comeback was greeted with much scepticism after Portsmouth's form failed to improve and they looked doomed, but a great run of form in the final weeks of the season confirmed their survival at the end of April. Tottenham HotspurTottenham were pipped to the final Champions League place by local rivals Arsenal, but finishing fifth (their highest Premiership finish yet, and their highest in the top flight since they came third in 1990) was an excellent final position for Tottenham in their first full season under Martin Jol'sMartin Jol Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol is a Netherlands Association football Coach and former midfielder. He is currently the manager of German Fu?ball-Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.... management. Tottenham go into the UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League.... for the first time since they entered it as Worthington Cup winners in 1999. The achievement of the side was somewhat sullied by claims of 'food poisoning' being behind the defeat at West Ham West Ham West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in East London, England, England, located east of Charing Cross.From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham.... (and subsequent failure to qualify for the UEFA Champion's League) on the final day. The accusations, dubbed 'lasagne-gate', that the virus was contracted after a number of the players had eaten a Lasagne meal whilst staying at a Marriott Marriott Marriott may refer to:Corporations:* Marriott International, international hotel company* Marriott Corp. , originally known as Hot Shoppes, Inc.... Hotel the night before the game. These were later proven to be unfounded when tests on the Lasagne for Norovirus came back ,suggesting that the source of the outbreak was encountered prior to the team's stay at the hotel. West Ham UnitedLosing the FA Cup finalFA Cup Final The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just The Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the second List of sports attendance figures#Domestic club championship events and the best attended domestic football event.... on penalties to Liverpool, who forced a 3-3 draw after West Ham had led 2-1 at half time, was in no way a dampener on West Ham's first season back in the Premiership. They finished ninth in the league, ahead of several much more fancied sides including UEFA Cup finalists Middlesbrough and last season's fourth-placed side Everton, and manager Alan Pardew Alan Pardew Alan Scott Pardew is an England football coach and former player. He is currently without a club after being sacked by Charlton Athletic F.C.... was finally free of just about all of the sceptics who had questioned his suitability of manager almost from his first day in charge nearly three years earlier. Wigan AthleticSurvival would have been enough for any club in the top flight for the first time in their history, but Wigan Athletic did more than that in their first season at this level. They were second in the Premiership in late October, and well into the New Year were contending for a UEFA Cup place. They reached the Carling Cup final (their first ever domestic cup final) but lost 4-0 to Manchester United, and eventually finished 10th in the Premiership. Manager Paul JewellPaul Jewell Paul Steven Jewell is a Association football coach , having previously had a career as a player. He is without a job since resigning from Derby County in December 2008.... was even linked with the England job, having created a frenzy for his achievements at a club who had still been in Division Two when he took over five years earlier. Season summaryFor the second time in two seasons José Mourinho's Chelsea triumphed in the Premier League, with a home win over closest rivals Manchester United confirming them as champions after a record setting albeit tense season. Chelsea's early season form with 15 wins out of 16 gave the champions an unequivocal head start. With Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool falling way short of their expectations before Christmas, Chelsea had effectively became 'Champions-Elect' by early 2006. However a sudden collapse in form by mid-March caused their seemingly unassailable lead of 18 points to be cut down to just 7 in two weeks due to the impressive late run of form of Manchester United who went on a ten-match winning streak scoring over 30 goals. However a shock home draw with bottom of the table Sunderland (who were evidently relegated as a result) at Old Trafford killed United's title hopes. The momentum was back with Chelsea who didn't need a second bite at the cherry with wins over Bolton, Everton and finally Manchester United giving the west Londoners their second successive championship under Mourinho.The top two clubs at the end of the season earned the right to participate in the UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe.... group stages, while the third- and fourth-placed clubs get places in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round (where they progress to the Champions League group stages if they win or the UEFA Cup if they lose). However, if an English team wins the Champions League, but finishes outside the top four, then they get the final Champions League spot instead of the fourth-placed club, who have to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League.... . This could have been the case with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, but Arsenal pipped Spurs to fourth place in the final matchday of the season before losing 2-1 to F.C Barcelona in the final of the UEFA Champions League. The fifth-placed club always earns a spot in the UEFA Cup. The winners of the FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association.... also earn a place in the UEFA Cup. If they have already qualified for European competition by their league position or winning the League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or Carling Cup, is an England football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis.... , then the FA Cup runners-up get their place. If the runners-up, too, have already qualified, then the highest league finisher who have not already qualified for Europe (normally sixth place) are given the place. This season, the FA Cup final featured Liverpool and West Ham. Since Liverpool finished third they were assured of a spot in the Champions League qualifying round, which in turn meant that West Ham received the cup winner's UEFA Cup place...... The League Cup winners also qualify for the UEFA Cup. If they have already qualified for European competition through other means then their place is, unlike the FA Cup, not awarded to the runner-up, but instead the highest league finisher who has not qualified for Europe. League Cup winners Man United finished second, placing them directly into the Champions League group stage. This meant that the sixth-placed club, Blackburn Rovers, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The team directly after the UEFA Cup places, goes into the UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.... which means in turn, if the team - which was Newcastle United this season - wins a 2-legged match means they earn a place in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Top goal scorers
Promoted teamsThese three teams were promoted from The ChampionshipFootball League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.... at the start of the season:
Relegated teamsThese three teams were relegated to The ChampionshipFootball League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.... at the end of the season:
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