2005–06 Everton F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, Everton competed in the Premier League.

Season summary
Despite finishing in the coveted fourth place last season, Everton suffered a downturn this season. Failure to qualify for the Champions League and an early exit from the UEFA Cup took their toll on player morale, and at the end of October the Toffees stood in the relegation zone. The club eventually rallied to secure a safe eleventh place in the final table – not high enough for any further European adventures the next season, and somewhat embarrassing for a side which had achieved so much last season.

The end of the season saw the retirement of Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson, the highest scoring Scotsman ever in the Premier League's history.

Results
Everton's score comes first

Player awards

 * Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
 * Players' Player of the Season – Mikel Arteta
 * Young Player of the Season – James McFadden
 * Reserve / U21 Player of the Season – Victor Anichebe
 * Academy Player of the Season – Scott Phelan
 * Goal of the Season – James Beattie vs. Fulham

Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Starting 11

 * Considering starts in all competitions


 * GK: #25, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nigel Martyn, 27
 * RB: #22, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Hibbert, 38
 * CB: #5, David Weir, 40
 * CB: #4, 🇳🇬 Joseph Yobo, 34
 * LB: #18, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Neville, 43
 * RM: #21, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leon Osman, 32
 * CM: #6, 🇪🇸 Mikel Arteta, 35
 * CM: #17, 🇦🇺 Tim Cahill, 39
 * LM: #14, 🇮🇪 Kevin Kilbane, 29
 * CF: #8, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Beattie, 33
 * CF: #11, James McFadden, 29

In

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Simon Davies – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tottenham Hotspur, 26 May 2005, £3,500,000
 * Per Krøldrup – 🇮🇹 Udinese, 27 June 2005, £5,000,000
 * 🇪🇸 Mikel Arteta – 🇪🇸 Real Sociedad, 15 July 2005, £2,800,000
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Neville – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester United, 4 August, £3,500,000
 * 🇮🇹 Matteo Ferrari – 🇮🇹 Roma, 26 August 2005, season-long loan
 * Andy van der Meyde – 🇮🇹 Inter Milan, 31 August 2005, £2,000,000
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alan Stubbs – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sunderland, free, 20 January 2006
 * Sander Westerveld – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Portsmouth, 24 February 2006, 28-day loan
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andrew Johnson – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Crystal Palace, 26 May 2006, £3,500,000

Out

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alan Stubbs – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sunderland, free, 2 August 2005
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marcus Bent – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Charlton Athletic, 17 January 2006, £2,000,000
 * Per Krøldrup – 🇮🇹 Fiorentina, 31 January 2006, £3,600,000