What happened in English Premier League 2005-06?

Champions - Chelsea
Runners up - Manchester United
Champions League places - Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal
UEFA Cup places - Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United (FA Cup finalists)
Leading scorer - Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 27 goals

Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea picked up from where they left off with a storming start to the 2005/06 campaign. Jose Mourinho's men had already won the Community Shield with a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium. And they got off to a flyer as Hernan Crespo's 90th-minute strike gave the Blues a win at Barclays Premiership new boys Wigan Athletic.

Charlton surprised many by moving top of the table at the end of August thanks to seven goals from new striker Darren Bent. By November, Chelsea moved 13 points clear at the summit and had memorable wins over rivals Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.

When they lost their 100 per cent league record at Everton in October, Mourinho said: "Everybody is crying that Chelsea keep winning and winning and winning so I think that draw at Goodison Park makes everyone more happy. It gives people more hope and brings to the Premiership what everybody was waiting for."

Newcastle United parted company with manager Graeme Souness after an awful start, but new manager Glenn Roeder ensured a seventh-place finish for the Magpies. Harry Redknapp arrived at struggling Portsmouth midway through the season and worked his magic to help them beat the drop. Everton improved on a dreadful first half to the season to end up in 11th place.

Chelsea's 18-point lead at the top at the start of 2006 was reduced to seven after a late-season slump and Manchester
United's 10-match winning run. But the Blues never really looked like losing their Barclays Premiership crown and romped their way to the title eight points ahead of United. The Red Devils did end the campaign with some silverware by beating Wigan 4-0 in the League Cup Final.

Liverpool finished up in third with 82 points - their highest top-flight total since 1988 - to claim a Champions League
berth. Tottenham, inspired by Robbie Keane and Mido, ended up in fifth place - just missing out on a Champions League spot. On the last day of the season, they had to better arch rivals Arsenal's result when playing at West Ham. But the night before the match, the team came down with a bout of food poisoning and an under-strength side lost 2-1. Arsenal won 4-2 at home to Wigan to seal fourth place and Champions League qualification in the last-ever match at Highbury. Sixth-placed Blackburn Rovers claimed the final UEFA Cup position.

Newly-promoted West Ham United and Wigan finished in the top half of the table, while Sunderland were relegated with a paltry 15 points - the lowest-ever Premier League points total.

Liverpool won the FA Cup in dramatic fashion with a penalty shoot-out win over West Ham. Going into the last minute,
Liverpool were trailing 3-2, before Steven Gerrard scored an amazing 90th minute equaliser with a ferocious 35-yard drive. It was named Match of the Day's Goal of the Season.

FA Cup Winners - Liverpool [Final Liverpool 3 v West Ham (aet), Liverpool win 3-1 on penalties]
League Cup Winners - Manchester United [Final Manchester United 4 v 0 Wigan]
Champions League Winners - Barcelona [Final Barcelona 2 v 1 Arsenal]
UEFA Cup Winners - Sevilla [Final Sevilla 4 v 0 Middlesbrough]