Premier League 2005/06

Basic information

Participants:
- Arsenal (2005/06)
- Aston Villa (2005/06)
- Birmingham (2005/06)
- Blackburn (2005/06)
- Bolton (2005/06)
- Charlton Athletic (2005/06)
- Chelsea (2005/06)
- Everton (2005/06)
- Fulham (2005/06)
- Liverpool (2005/06)
- Man City (2005/06)
- Man United (2005/06)
- Middlesbrough (2005/06)
- Newcastle (2005/06)
- Portsmouth (2005/06)
- Sunderland (2005/06)
- Tottenham (2005/06)
- West Bromwich (2005/06)
- West Ham (2005/06)
- Wigan Athletic (2005/06)

Most expensive transfers TO the league in season 2005/06
	Player (age)	From club	To club	Date	Fee
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1	M. Essien (22)	Lyon	Chelsea	2005, Aug	38 000 000^[1]
2	S. Wright-Phillips (23)	Man City	Chelsea	2005, Jul	31 500 000
3	M. Owen (25)	Real	Newcastle	2005, Aug	25 000 000
4	A. Luque (27)	La Coruña	Newcastle	2005, Jul	20 000 000
5	J. Jenas (22)	Newcastle	Tottenham	2005, Aug	15 000 000

Most expensive transfers FROM the league in season 2005/06
	Player (age)	From club	To club	Date	Fee
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1	S. Wright-Phillips (23)	Man City	Chelsea	2005, Jul	31 500 000
2	P. Vieira (29)	Arsenal	Juventus	2005, Jul	20 000 000
3	J. Jenas (22)	Newcastle	Tottenham	2005, Aug	15 000 000
4	Tiago (24)	Chelsea	Lyon	2005, Jul	10 000 000
5	Y. Aiyegbeni (22)	Portsmouth	Middlesbrough	2005, Jul	9 750 000

Highest known salaries in the league in season 2005/06
	Player	Club	Contract from	Contract to	Salary per year
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1	W. Rooney	Man United	2004, Sep	2006, Nov	3 790 000^[2]
2	J. Dudek	Liverpool	2002, Oct	2007, Jun	3 290 000^[3]