Season 2005/06
original illustrations of the kits worn during the season
Standard home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P16 W12 D2 L2 F35 A15
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
20/8 | Aston Villa (h) | 10/9 | Man City (h) |
24/9 | Blackburn (h) | 1/10 | Fulham (a) |
26/10 | Barnet (h) | 3/12 | Portsmouth (h) |
11/12 | Everton (h) | 14/12 | Wigan Ath (h) |
31/12 | Bolton W (h) | 22/1 | Liverpool (h) |
4/2 | Fulham (h) | 6/3 | Wigan Ath (a) |
26/3 | Birmingham (h) | 29/3 | West Ham (h) |
17/4 | Tottenham (a) | 29/4 | Chelsea (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P14 W10 D4 L0 F28 A3
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
28/8 | Newcastle U (a) | 22/10 | Tottenham (h) |
6/11 | Chelsea (h) | 30/11 | WBA (h) |
26/12 | WBA (a) | 8/1 | Burton U (a) |
18/1 | Burton U (h) | 25/1 | Blackburn (h) |
28/1 | Wolves (a) | 12/3 | Newcastle U (h) |
9/4 | Arsenbal (h) | 14/4 | Sunderland (h) |
1/5 | Middlesbro' (h) | 7/5 | Charlton (h) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P8 W4 D2 L2 F17 A12
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
9/8 | Debreceni (h) | 13/8 | Everton (a) |
20/12 | Birmingham (a) | 28/12 | Birmingham (a) |
11/1 | Blackburn (a) | 14/1 | Man City (a) |
1/2 | Blackburn (a) | 1/4 | Bolton W (a) |
Variant home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P2 W2 D0 L0 F5 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
11/2 | Portsmouth (a) | 18/3 | West Brom (a) |
European home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P4 W1 D3 L0 F2 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
14/9 | Villarreal (h) | 27/9 | SL Benfica (h) |
18/10 | Lille (h) | 22/11 | Villarreal (h) |
League Cup Final kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F4 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
26/2 | Wigan Ath |
Pre-season home kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
16/7 | Clyde | 19/7 | Peterborough |
Pre-season variant home kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
23/7 | Hiong Kong XI | 28/7 | Kashmira Antlers |
Pre-season home variant
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
26/7 | Beijing Hyundai |
Standard change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P9 W5 D2 L2 F14 A8
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
24/8 | Debreceni (a) | 18/9 | Liverpool (a) |
15/10 | Sunderland (a) | 29/10 | Middlesbrough (a) |
19/11 | Charlton (a) | 27/11 | West Ham (a) |
17/12 | Aston Villa (a) | 3/1 | Arsenal (a) |
18/2 | Liverpool (a) |
European change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D0 L1 F1 A2
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
7/12 | SL Benfica (a) |
Pre-season change kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
30/7 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
3/8 | R Antwerp (a) |
European third kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W0 D0 L1 F0 A1
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
2/11 | Lille (a) |
Standard home kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P46 Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
9/8 | Debreceni (h) | 13/8 | Everton (a) |
20/8 | Aston Villa (h) | 24/8 | Debreceni (a) |
28/8 | Newcastle U (a) | 10/9 | Man City (h) |
18/9 | Liverpool (a) | 24/9 | Blackburn R (h) |
1/10 | Fulham (a) | 22/10 | Spurs (h) |
26/10 | Barnet (h) | 29/10 | Middlesbrough (a) |
6/11 | Chelsea (h) | 27/11 | West Ham (a) |
30/11 | West Brom (h) | 3/12 | Portsmouth (h) |
11/12 | Everton (h) | 14/12 | Wigan Ath (h) |
17/12 | Aston Villa (a) | 20/12 | Birmingham (a) |
26/12 | West Brom(a) | 28/12 | Birmingham (a) |
31/12 | Bolton W (h) | 1/1 | Arsenal (a) |
8/1 | Burton U (a) | 11/1 | Blackburn R (a) |
14/1 | Man City (a) | 18/1 | Burton U (h) |
22/1 | Liverpool (h) | 25/1 | Blackburn (h) |
28/1 | Wolves (a) | 1/2 | Blackburn (a) |
4/2 | Fulham (h) | 11/2 | Portsmouth (a) |
6/3 | Wigan Ath (a) | 12/3 | Newcastle U (h) |
18/3 | West Brom (a) | 26/3 | Birmingham (h) |
29/3 | West Ham (h) | 1/4 | Bolton W (a) |
9/4 | Arsenal (h) | 14/4 | Sunderland (h) |
17/4 | Tottenham (a) | 29/4 | Chelsea (a) |
1/5 | Middlesbrough (h) | 7/5 | Charlton (h) |
European home kit/h5>
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P6 Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
14/9 | Villarreal (a0 | 27/9 | SL Benfica (h) |
18/10 | Lille (h) | 2/11 | Lille (a) |
22/11 | Villarreal (a) | 7/12 | SL Benfica (a/td> |
League Cup Final kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P1 W1 D0 L0 F4 A0
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
26/2 | Wigan Ath |
Standard change kit
Shirt number
Playing Record in this kit:
P3 Wxx Dxx Lxx Fxx Axx
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
15/10 | Sunderland (a) | 19/11 | Charlton A (a) |
18/2 | Liverpool (a) |
Pre-season home
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
16/7 | Clyde (a) | 20/7 | Peterborough (a) |
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
23/7 | Hong Kong XI | 28/7 | Kashima Antlers |
30/7 | Urawa red Diamonds |
Pre-season home variant kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | Date | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|
3/8 | Royal Antwerp |
Pre-season change kit
Shirt number
This kit was worn in the following matches:
Date | Opposition | ||
---|---|---|---|
26/7 | Beijing Hyundai | ||
The Season in brief
United's defeat at the Riverside at the end of October ended their title aspirations, so competitive had the Premier League become. The defeat was only United's second but it left them thirteen points behind defending Champions Chelsea.
Needing only a point from their visit to Old Trafford at the end of April to retain the title, Chelsea won 3-0! In the twenty five games between these two defeats United had won nineteen and drawn four which would have been Championship winning form in any other season. They held off a late challenge from Liverpool to finish second, some eight points behind Chelsea.
In a largely disappointing season United failed to qualify from the Champions League group stage for the first time since 1994/95 and were beaten in the FA Cup fifth round at Anfield, a game remembered more for Alan Smith's horrific injury in the last minute than the quality of the football.
A week later, Wigan were beaten 4-0 in the League Cup Final, with Louis Saha preferred at centre forward to the increasingly moody van Nistelrooy. After an alleged training bust up with Ronaldo and walking out off Old Trafford before the final game of the season, van Nistelrooy was deemed surplus to requirement and off-loaded to Real Madrid.
Nike introduced a new all blue change kit for 2005/06, making the third kit largely redundant although it was worn in one Champions League match. The home kit remained unchanged from the previous season. Premier League sleeve patches were worn on shirts for all domestic games.