Squad numbers released

Last updated : 15 August 2006 By Reggie Holdsworth
The two major changes are Mark Viduka who takes over Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's number 9 shirt and Gaizka Mendieta who replaces Gareth Southgate at number 6.

Julio Arca takes Franck Queudrues number 3 shirt, while the rest of the squad remains more or less unchanged. The number 8 shirt has been left vacant for a possible new signing?

Full squad list:
1 Mark Schwarzer
2 Stuart Parnaby
3 Julio Arca
4 Ugo Ehiogu
5 Chris Riggott
6 Gaizka Mendieta
7 George Boateng
8 vacant
9 Mark Viduka
10 Fabio Rochemback
11 Malcolm Christie
12 Emanuael Pogatetz
13 vacant
14 vacant
15 Ray Parlour
16 vacant
17 vacant
18 vacant
19 Stewart Downing
20 Yakubu
21 Ross Turnbull
22 Brad Jones
23 Massiomo Maccarone
24 Andrew Davies
25 James Morrison
26 Matthew Bates
27 Lee Cattermole
28 Adam Johnson
29 Tony McMahon
30 Danny Graham
31 David Wheater
32 David Knight
33 Andrew Taylor
34 Jason Kennedy
35 vacant
36 vacant
37 vacant
38 Seb Hines
39 vacant
40 Gary Liddle
41 Josh Walker
42 Tom Craddock