2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season
# 2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Swansea City competed in Football League One.

## Season summary

Swansea had a good season in League One, finishing in sixth place to take the last play-off spot. After beating Brentford 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, the Swans faced Barnsley in the final. After a 2–2 draw at the end of extra time, Barnsley won the penalty shoot-out 4–3. This form did not translate to the cup competitions, being knocked out in the first round of both.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Brian Murphy |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Sam Ricketts |
| 3 | DF | TRI | Kevin Austin |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Kristian O'Leary |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Alan Tate |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Roberto Martínez |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Leon Britton |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Kevin Nugent |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Adebayo Akinfenwa |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lee Trundle |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Adrian Forbes |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Lee Thorpe |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Kevin McLeod |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | CYP | Tom Williams |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Garry Monk |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Andy Robinson |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Darren Way |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Izzy Iriekpen |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Owain Tudur Jones |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Leon Knight |
| 25 | FW | WAL | Mark Pritchard |
| 26 | MF | WAL | Chad Bond |
| 27 | GK | GLP | Willy Guéret |
| 28 | MF | WAL | Shaun MacDonald |
| 29 | FW | NZL | Rory Fallon |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Steven Watt |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Gary Fisken (to Newport County) |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Paul Connor (to Leyton Orient) |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Andy Gurney (to Swindon Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Marc Goodfellow (to Grimsby Town) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Ijah Anderson (released) |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Christian Edwards (on loan from Bristol Rovers) |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Marcus Bean (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) |
