2005–06 Football League

Football League One
Season	2005–06
Champions	Southend United (1st third tier title)
Direct promotion	Southend United,; Colchester United
Promoted through play-offs	Barnsley
Relegated	Hartlepool United,; Milton Keynes Dons,; Swindon Town,; Walsall
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,384 (2.51 per match)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Football League Championship
Season	2005–06
Champions	Reading (1st second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier League	Reading,; Sheffield United
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs	Watford
Relegated	Brighton & Hove Albion,; Crewe Alexandra,; Millwall
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,341 (2.43 per match)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The Football League
Season	2005–06
Champions	Reading
Promoted	Reading; Sheffield United; Watford
Relegated	Oxford United; Rushden & Diamonds
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th completed season of The Football League.

This season saw Reading promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history, after winning the Championship with 106 points – a record for a 46-match season with three points for a win. Southend United were the champions of League One, while Carlisle United, having played in the Conference in 2004–05, completed a double promotion by winning League Two.

Final league tables and results

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,^[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

Football League Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Reading	46	19	3	1	58	14	12	10	1	41	18	99	32	+67	106
2	Sheffield United	46	15	5	3	43	22	11	7	5	33	24	76	46	+30	90
3	Watford	46	11	7	5	39	24	11	8	4	38	29	77	53	+24	81
4	Preston North End	46	11	10	2	31	12	9	10	4	28	18	59	30	+29	80
5	Leeds United	46	13	7	3	35	18	8	8	7	22	20	57	38	+19	78
6	Crystal Palace	46	13	6	4	39	20	8	6	9	28	28	67	48	+19	75
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	9	10	4	24	18	7	9	7	26	24	50	42	+8	67
8	Coventry City	46	12	7	4	39	22	4	8	11	23	43	62	65	–3	63
9	Norwich City	46	12	4	7	34	25	6	4	13	22	40	56	65	–9	62
10	Luton Town	46	11	6	6	45	31	6	4	13	21	36	66	67	–1	61
11	Cardiff City	46	10	7	6	32	24	6	5	12	26	35	58	59	–1	60
12	Southampton	46	9	10	4	26	17	4	9	10	23	33	49	50	–1	58
13	Stoke City	46	7	5	11	24	32	10	2	11	30	31	54	63	–9	58
14	Plymouth Argyle	46	10	7	6	26	22	3	10	10	13	24	39	46	–7	56
15	Ipswich Town	46	8	8	7	28	32	6	6	11	25	34	53	66	–13	56
16	Leicester City	46	8	9	6	30	25	5	6	12	21	34	51	59	–8	54
17	Burnley	46	11	6	6	34	22	3	6	14	12	32	46	54	–8	54
18	Hull City	46	8	8	7	24	21	4	8	11	25	34	49	55	–6	52
19	Sheffield Wednesday	46	7	8	8	22	24	6	5	12	17	28	39	52	–13	52
20	Derby County	46	8	10	5	33	27	2	10	11	20	40	53	67	–14	50
21	Queens Park Rangers	46	7	7	9	24	26	5	7	11	26	39	50	65	–15	50
22	Crewe Alexandra	46	7	7	9	38	40	2	8	13	19	46	57	86	–29	42
23	Millwall	46	4	8	11	13	27	4	8	11	22	35	35	62	–27	40
24	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	4	8	11	21	34	3	9	11	18	37	39	71	–32	38

Pld = Matches; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
	Promoted to FA Premier League
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
	Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals 1st leg – 5/6 May; 2nd leg – 8/9 May 2006					Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 21 May 2006

3rd	Watford	3	0	3
6th	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
					3rd	Watford	3
					5th	Leeds United	0
4th	Preston North End	1	0	1
5th	Leeds United	1	2	3

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marlon King	Watford	21
2	Dave Kitson	Reading	18
=	Kevin Doyle	Reading	18
=	Cameron Jerome	Cardiff City	18
5	Darius Henderson	Watford	15
=	Andrew Johnson	Crystal Palace	15
=	Gary McSheffrey	Coventry	15
=	Ade Akinbiyi	Sheffield United	15
9	Ashley Young	Watford	14
=	Steve Howard	Luton Town	14

^[2]

Football League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Southend United	46	13	6	4	37	16	10	7	6	35	27	72	43	+29	82
2	Colchester United	46	15	4	4	39	21	7	9	7	19	19	50	40	+18	79
3	Brentford	46	10	8	5	35	23	10	8	5	37	29	72	52	+20	76
4	Huddersfield Town	46	13	6	4	40	25	6	10	7	32	34	72	59	+13	73
5	Barnsley	46	11	11	1	37	19	7	7	9	25	25	62	44	+18	72
6	Swansea City	46	11	9	3	42	23	7	8	8	36	32	78	55	+23	71
7	Nottingham Forest	46	14	5	4	40	15	5	7	11	27	37	67	52	+15	69
8	Doncaster Rovers	46	11	6	6	30	19	9	3	11	25	32	55	51	+4	69
9	Bristol City	46	11	7	5	38	22	7	4	12	28	40	66	62	+4	65
10	Oldham Athletic	46	12	4	7	32	24	6	7	10	26	36	58	60	–2	65
11	Bradford City	46	8	9	6	28	25	6	10	7	23	24	51	49	+2	61
12	Scunthorpe United	46	8	8	7	36	33	7	7	9	32	40	68	73	–5	60
13	Port Vale	46	10	5	8	30	26	6	7	10	19	28	49	54	–5	60
14	Gillingham	46	13	4	6	31	21	3	8	12	19	43	50	64	–14	60
15	Yeovil Town	46	8	8	7	27	24	7	3	13	27	38	54	62	–8	56
16	Chesterfield	46	6	7	10	31	37	8	7	8	32	36	63	73	–10	56
17	Bournemouth	46	7	11	5	25	20	5	8	10	24	33	49	53	–4	55
18	Tranmere Rovers	46	7	8	8	32	30	6	7	10	18	22	50	52	–2	54
19	Blackpool	46	9	8	6	33	27	3	9	11	23	37	56	64	–8	53
20	Rotherham United	46	7	9	7	31	26	5	7	11	21	36	52	62	–10	52
21	Hartlepool United	46	6	10	7	28	30	5	7	11	16	29	44	59	–15	50
22	Milton Keynes Dons	46	8	8	7	28	25	4	6	13	17	41	45	66	–21	50
23	Swindon Town	46	9	5	9	31	31	2	10	11	15	34	46	65	–19	48
24	Walsall	46	7	7	9	27	34	4	7	12	20	36	47	70	–23	47

Pld = Matches; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	Relegated

Locations of the 2005–06 League One teams

Play-offs

Semi-finals 1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg − 17 May 2006					Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28 May 2006

3rd	Brentford	1	0	1
6th	Swansea City	1	2	3
					5th	Barnsley (pens.)	2 (4)
					6th	Swansea City	2 (3)
4th	Huddersfield Town	1	1	2
5th	Barnsley	0	3	3

^[1]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Billy Sharp	Scunthorpe United	23
=	Freddy Eastwood	Southend United	23
3	James Hayter	Bournemouth	20
=	Lee Trundle	Swansea City	20
5	Luke Beckett	Oldham Athletic	18
6	Rory Fallon	Swansea City	17
=	Izale McLeod	Milton Keynes Dons	17
=	Chris Iwelumo	Colchester United	17
9	Dean Windass	Bradford City	16
=	Steve Brooker	Bristol City	16
=	Chris Greenacre	Tranmere Rovers	16

^[3]

Football League Two

Football League Two
Season	2005–06
Champions	Carlisle United (2nd fourth tier title)
Direct promotion	Carlisle United, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town
Promoted through play-offs	Cheltenham Town
Relegated to Conference	Oxford United, Rushden & Diamonds
New clubs in the league	Barnet, Carlisle United
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,392 (2.52 per match)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Carlisle United	46	14	3	6	47	23	11	8	4	37	19	84	42	+42	86
2	Northampton Town	46	11	8	4	30	15	11	9	3	33	22	63	37	+26	83
3	Leyton Orient	46	11	6	6	29	21	11	9	3	38	30	67	51	+16	81
4	Grimsby Town	46	13	3	7	37	18	9	9	5	27	26	64	44	+20	78
5	Cheltenham Town	46	10	7	6	39	31	9	8	6	26	22	65	53	+12	72
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	9	9	5	41	29	9	8	6	31	27	72	56	+16	71
7	Lincoln City	46	9	11	3	37	21	6	10	7	28	32	65	53	+12	66
8	Darlington	46	10	7	6	32	26	6	8	9	26	26	58	52	+6	63
9	Peterborough United	46	9	7	7	28	21	8	4	11	29	28	57	49	+8	62
10	Shrewsbury Town	46	10	9	4	33	20	6	4	13	22	35	55	55	0	61
11	Boston United	46	11	7	5	34	28	4	9	10	16	32	50	60	–10	61
12	Bristol Rovers	46	8	6	9	30	29	9	3	11	29	38	59	67	–8	60
13	Wrexham	46	12	6	5	36	19	3	8	12	25	35	61	54	+7	59
14	Rochdale	46	8	7	8	34	30	6	7	10	32	39	66	69	–3	56
15	Chester City	46	7	6	10	30	29	7	6	10	23	30	53	59	–6	54
16	Mansfield Town	46	9	7	7	37	29	4	8	11	22	37	59	66	–7	54
17	Macclesfield Town	46	10	9	4	35	27	2	9	12	25	44	60	71	–11	54
18	Barnet	46	9	8	6	24	22	3	10	10	20	35	44	57	–13	54
19	Bury	46	6	9	8	22	25	6	8	9	23	32	45	57	–12	52	^{[notes 1]}^[4]
20	Torquay United	46	7	9	7	33	31	6	4	13	20	35	53	66	–13	52
21	Notts County	46	7	11	5	30	26	5	5	13	18	37	48	63	–15	52
22	Stockport County	46	7	11	5	34	29	4	8	11	23	49	57	78	–21	52
23	Oxford United	46	7	7	9	25	30	4	9	10	18	27	43	56	–14	49
24	Rushden & Diamonds	46	8	5	10	25	31	3	7	13	19	45	44	76	–32	45

Pld = Matches; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

↑ Bury deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	New club in the league; see also Carlisle United
	Relegated to Conference

Locations of the 2005–06 League Two teams

Play-offs

Semi-finals 1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg – 16/18 May 2006					Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28 May 2006

4th	Grimsby Town	1	2	3
7th	Lincoln City	0	1	1
					4th	Grimsby Town	0
					5th	Cheltenham Town	1
5th	Cheltenham Town	2	0	2
6th	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	1

^[1]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rickie Lambert	Rochdale	22
=	Karl Hawley	Carlisle United	22
3	Richard Walker	Bristol Rovers	20
4	Tommy Mooney	Wycombe Wanderers	18
=	Richard Barker	Mansfield Town	18
6	Scott McGleish	Northampton Town	17
7	Junior Agogo	Bristol Rovers	16
8	Danny Crow	Peterborough United	15
=	Gary Jones	Grimsby Town	15
=	Michael Bridges	Carlisle United	15

^[5]

References

1 2 3 "England 2005–06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
↑ scorersleague=eng.2&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com
↑ scorersleague=eng.3&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com
↑ "Bury handed one-point deduction". BBC Sport. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
↑ scorersleague=eng.4&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com

External links

Football League Tables

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[4] Bury deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.

[rsssf-1] 1 2 3 "England 2005–06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[2] scorersleague=eng.2&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com

[3] scorersleague=eng.3&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com

[5] "Bury handed one-point deduction". BBC Sport. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[6] scorersleague=eng.4&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com

2005–06 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '05 '06 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '05 '06 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '05 '06 Faroe Islands '05 '06 Finland '05 '06 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '05 '06 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '05 '06 Latvia '05 '06 Lithuania '05 '06 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '05 '06 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '05 '06 Romania Russia '05 '06 San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '05 '06 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '05 '06 Finland '05 '06 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '05 '06 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '05 '06 Latvia '05 '06 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '05 '06 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '05 '06 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '05 '06 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '05 '06 France Germany Iceland '05 '06 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland '05 '06 Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying rounds, Group stage, Knockout stage, Final) UEFA Cup (First round, Group stage, Final phase, Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

2005–06 Football League

Final league tables and results

Football League Championship

Play-offs

Top scorers

Football League One

Play-offs

Top scorers

Football League Two

Play-offs

Top scorers

See also

References

External links