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The Football League
Season2005–06
ChampionsReading
PromotedReading
Sheffield United
Watford
RelegatedOxford United
Rushden & Diamonds

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

In this season of Football League, Reading was the only club in England to get more than 100 points and they also have won the League Championship. Elsewhere, there were also wins for Southend United and Carlisle United in Football League One and Football League Two respectively.

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

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Football League Championship
Season2005–06
ChampionsReading (1st second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier LeagueReading,
Sheffield United
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offsWatford
RelegatedBrighton & Hove Albion,
Crewe Alexandra,
Millwall
Matches played552
Goals scored1,341 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerMarlon King (Watford), 21[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
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
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Locations of the Football League Championship 2005–2006 teams

Championship play-offs

Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2006
Semifinals
1st leg – 5th/6 May; 2nd leg – 8th/9 May 2006 		Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
21 May 2006
      
3rd Watford 3
6th Crystal Palace 0
3rd Watford 3
5th Leeds United 0
4th Preston North End 1
5th Leeds United 1

Championship topscorers

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

[3]

Football League One

Football League One
Season2005–06
ChampionsSouthend United (1st third tier title)
Direct promotionSouthend United,
Colchester United
Promoted through play-offsBarnsley
RelegatedHartlepool United,
Milton Keynes Dons,
Swindon Town,
Walsall
Matches played552
Goals scored1,376 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerFreddy Eastwood (Southend United), 23
Billy Sharp (Scunthorpe United), 23[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
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
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Locations of the Football League One 2005–2006 teams

League One play-offs

Main article: Football League One play-offs § 2006
Semifinals
1st leg −13 May; 2nd leg −17 May 2006 		Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
28 May 2006
      
3rd Brentford 1
6th Swansea City 1
5th Barnsley (pens.) 2 (4)
6th Swansea City 2 (3)
4th Huddersfield Town 1
5th Barnsley 0

[1]

League One Topscorers

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

[4]

Football League Two

Football League Two
Season2005–06
ChampionsCarlisle United (2nd fourth tier title)
Direct promotionCarlisle United,
Leyton Orient,
Northampton Town
Promoted through play-offsCheltenham Town
Relegated to ConferenceOxford United,
Rushden & Diamonds
New club in the leagueBarnet,
Carlisle United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,392 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerKarl Hawley (Carlisle United), 22
Rickie Lambert (Rochdale), 22[2]
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 53 [notes 1]
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).
  1. ^ Bury had 1-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
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Locations of the Football League Two teams 2005–2006

League Two play-offs

Main article: Football League Two play-offs § 2006
Semifinals
1st leg −13 May; 2nd leg – 16th/18 May 2006 		Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
28 May 2006
      
4th Grimsby Town 1
7th Lincoln City 0
4th Grimsby Town 0
5th Cheltenham Town 1
5th Cheltenham Town 2
6th Wycombe Wanderers 1

[1]

League Two Topscorers

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

[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "England 2005–06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. ^ soccernet.espn.go.com
  4. ^ soccernet.espn.go.com
  5. ^ soccernet.espn.go.com
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