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Leeds United 2005–06 football season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship , their second consecutive season at this level.
Season summary
With new players brought in over the summer, the club's goal during the 2005–06 season was promotion. Blackwell's shrewd tactics away from Elland Road and attacking style at home proved highly effective, and by the end of February, Leeds were third in the Championship. However, from that point onwards Leeds slumped, gaining just 4 points from a possible 18, and eventually had to settle for a play-off place. In the first round of the play-offs, against Preston North End , Leeds drew 1-1 at Elland Road, but won the return leg 2-0 to advance to the final, played on 21 May at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . However, in a dismal performance, Leeds crashed to a 3-0 defeat to Watford .[ 1] While some fans predicted that Leeds would go one better and finally return to the Premier League the following year, others were concerned by the fact that, with the exception of the bottom four teams, Leeds's form going into the play-offs was the worst of any team in the Championship, their only two wins in the final months of the campaign being the play-off victory against Preston and a narrow 1-0 victory against relegated Crewe Alexandra .
Final league table
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results
Leeds United's score comes first [ 2]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
7 August 2005
Millwall
H
2-1
20,440
Healy (2, 1 pen)
9 August 2005
Cardiff City
A
1-2
15,231
Blake
13 August 2005
Luton Town
A
0-0
10,102
20 August 2005
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2-0
21,229
Lewis , Hulse
27 August 2005
Norwich City
A
1-0
25,015
Hulse
10 September 2005
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
3-3
21,212
Healy (2), Douglas
13 September 2005
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0-1
29,986
17 September 2005
Queens Park Rangers
A
1-0
15,523
Hulse
24 September 2005
Ipswich Town
H
0-2
21,676
28 September 2005
Derby County
H
3-1
18,353
Hulse (3)
1 October 2005
Watford
A
0-0
16,050
15 October 2005
Burnley
A
2-1
16,174
Lewis , Hulse
18 October 2005
Southampton
H
2-1
18,881
Hulse , Blake
21 October 2005
Sheffield United
H
1-1
23,600
Richardson
29 October 2005
Reading
A
1-1
22,012
Healy
1 November 2005
Crewe Alexandra
A
0-1
7,220
5 November 2005
Preston North End
H
0-0
22,289
19 November 2005
Southampton
A
4-3
30,173
Butler , Blake , Healy (pen), Miller
22 November 2005
Burnley
H
2-0
21,318
Healy (pen), Blake
26 November 2005
Millwall
A
1-0
8,134
May (own goal)
3 December 2005
Leicester City
H
2-1
21,402
Healy , Kilgallon
10 December 2005
Cardiff City
H
0-1
20,597
17 December 2005
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0-1
26,821
26 December 2005
Coventry City
H
3-1
24,291
Douglas , Blake , Cresswell
28 December 2005
Stoke City
A
1-0
20,408
Lewis
31 December 2005
Hull City
H
2-0
26,387
Douglas (2)
2 January 2006
Plymouth Argyle
A
3-0
17,726
Cresswell , Blake , Hulse (pen)
14 January 2006
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1-2
7,415
Blake (pen)
21 January 2006
Sheffield Wednesday
H
3-0
27,843
Butler , Cresswell (2)
31 January 2006
Ipswich Town
A
1-1
25,845
Healy (pen)
4 February 2006
Queens Park Rangers
H
2-0
21,807
Cresswell , Butler
11 February 2006
Derby County
A
0-0
27,000
14 February 2006
Watford
H
2-1
7,187
Blake (2, 1 pen)
18 February 2006
Leicester City
A
1-1
25,497
Blake (pen)
25 February 2006
Luton Town
H
2-1
23,644
Douglas , Lewis
4 March 2006
Crystal Palace
A
2-1
23,843
Blake , Hulse
11 March 2006
Norwich City
H
2-2
24,993
Hulse , Lewis
18 March 2006
Coventry City
A
1-1
26,643
Healy (pen)
21 March 2006
Crystal Palace
H
0-1
24,507
25 March 2006
Stoke City
H
0-0
21,452
1 April 2006
Hull City
A
0-1
23,486
8 April 2006
Plymouth Argyle
H
0-0
20,650
15 April 2006
Reading
H
1-1
24,535
Hulse
18 April 2006
Sheffield United
A
1-1
29,329
Healy
22 April 2006
Crewe Alexandra
H
1-0
21,046
Healy
30 April 2006
Preston North End
A
0-2
20,383
Championship play-offs
Top scorers
FA Cup
Top scorers
League Cup
Top scorers
First-team squad
Squad at end of season [ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (One , Two )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Other events