2005 Warrington Wolves season
| Warrington Wolves 2005 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League X Rank | 4th | |||
| Play-off result | Elimination play-offs | |||
| Challenge Cup | Round 4 | |||
| 2005 record | Wins: 18; Draws: 0; Losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 792; Against: 702 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Doug Hoyle | |||
| Head Coach | Paul Cullen | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Halliwell Jones Stadium | |||
| Avg. Attend. | 11,003 | |||
| High. Attend. | 13,024 Leeds Rhinos, 12 September[1] | |||
| Low. Attend. | 9,040 Huddersfield Giants, 20 March | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Henry Fa'afili (23) | |||
| Points | Chris Bridge (147) | |||
| ||||
The 2005 season was Warrington Wolves' 20th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in Super League X and the 2005 Challenge Cup.
Warrington's 2005 season was marked by the landmark short-term signing on 31 July of Newcastle Knights scrum half Andrew Johns, considered at the time to be the greatest rugby league player in the world, for the last two rounds of the season and for any forthcoming play-off fixture.[2][3] Johns, who made his Super League debut against the Leeds Rhinos on 12 September at home to a sold-out Halliwell Jones Stadium,[1] was signed by Warrington with the intention for the club to make it through to the Super League Grand Final for the first time in the club's history.[4] Warrington ultimately lost at home to Hull F.C. in the elimination play-offs, triggering Johns' return to Australia.
Super League
Fixtures
| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 2 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 3 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 4 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 5 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 6 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 7 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 8 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 9 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 10 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 11 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 12 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 13 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 14 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 15 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 16 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 17 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 18 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 19 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 20 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 21 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 22 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 23 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 24 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 25 | – | Sky Sports | ||||||||||
| Round 26 | – | Not televised | ||||||||||
| 12 September; 18:00 | Round 27 |  Leeds Rhinos
|
H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 33–16 | Fa'afili, Gleeson, Grose, Swann, N. Wood | Johns (6/7) Drop Goals Johns |
13,024[1] | Sky Sports[5] | 4th | [6] |
| 16 September; 20:00 | Round 28 |  Hull F.C.
|
A | KC Stadium | W | 30–16 | Swann (2), Kohe-Love (2), Grose | Johns (5/5) | 15,763 | Sky Sports[5] | 4th | [7] |
Table
Play-offs
| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September; 18:05 | Elimination playoffs | Hull F.C.
|
H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 6–40 | Johns | Johns (1/1) | 12,243 | Sky Sports | [8] |
Challenge Cup
Transfers
Loans in
| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Johns
|
 Newcastle Knights
|
End of season | July 2005[2][3] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Crowd figures give grounds for growth for Wolves stadium". Warrington Guardian. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Andrew Johns signing confirmed". Warrington Guardian. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Johns 'pumped' to get Wolves deal". BBC Sport. 31 July 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Grand Final hopes ignite". Warrington Guardian. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fixture changes". Warrington Guardian. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "The night Warrington Wolves beat the world club champions". Warrington Guardian. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Hull FC 16 Warrington Wolves 30". Warrington Guardian (19 September 2005). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Warrington Wolves 6 Hull FC 40". Warrington Guardian. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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