The 2005 Newcastle Knights season was the 18th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season with the wooden spoon for the first time ever. The Knights recorded their worst ever start to a season (13 straight losses) and were consigned to last place for the entire year. They did however win 8 of their last 11 games thanks to the return of superstar Andrew Johns, but it wasn't enough for them to avoid the wooden spoon. They also recorded their then equal worst ever defeat - a 50-0 thrashing by the Parramatta Eels in round 14 (this was reversed in round 20). During this match, an EnergyAustralia Stadium attendant ran onto the field, trying to tackle Parramatta's Daniel Wagon before he scored in the 78th minute.