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The 2005–06 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the Premier League. It began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The season saw Chelsea retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge towards the end of April.
25 March 2006 — Reading became the first side to be promoted to the 2006–07 Premier League after drawing 1–1 at Leicester City. 2006–07 will be the Berkshire club's first ever season in England's top flight (though they would have been automatically promoted in 1995 as Division One runners-up had it not been for a reorganisation of the ...
The 2006–07 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the FA Premier League since its establishment in 1992. . The season started on 19 August 2006 and concluded on 13 May 2
19 August 2006 – The Premier League season begins with Sheffield United and Liverpool drawing 1–1. [ 18 ] 23 August 2006 – Manchester City defender Ben Thatcher elbows Portsmouth 's Pedro Mendes in the face at the City of Manchester Stadium , after the two challenged for the same ball.
Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions. The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season. Since the inaugural season in 1992–93, 50 teams have competed in the Premier ...
In December 2006, the club issued a statement regarding a possible takeover, [5] and on 21 June, the Manchester City board accepted an £81.6 million offer for the club from Thaksin Shinawatra. [6] One of his first moves was to schedule a press conference to announce former- England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as his new manager – Eriksson's ...
On Saturday, February 5, there were 41 goals in 8 Premier League games which is the record for a single day in the Premier League since it became a 20-team division. The results were Aston Villa 2–2 Fulham , Everton 5–3 Blackpool , Manchester City 3–0 West Bromwich , Newcastle 4–4 Arsenal, Stoke 3–2 Sunderland , Tottenham 2–1 Bolton ...
The 2005–06 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 92nd competitive season, 14th consecutive season in the Premier League and 100th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, Chelsea marked their Centenary season by winning the Premier League title for the second consecutive year after defeating their closest challengers Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge on 29 April 2006.