2005–06 Football League
Season | 2005–06 |
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Champions | Reading |
Promoted | Reading Sheffield United Watford |
Relegated | Oxford United Rushden & Diamonds |
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
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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.
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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
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Season | 2005–06 |
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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 | 1341 (2.43 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marlon King (Watford), 21[2] |
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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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 | |
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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 |
Championship play-offs
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Semifinals 1st leg – 5th/6 May; 2nd leg – 8th/9 May 2006 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 21 May 2006 |
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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 |
Championship topscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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 |
Football League One
Season | 2005–06 |
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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 | 1376 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Freddy Eastwood (Southend United), 23 Billy Sharp (Scunthorpe United), 23[2] |
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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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 | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
League One play-offs
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Semifinals 1st leg −13 May; 2nd leg −17 May 2006 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28 May 2006 |
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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 |
League One Topscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Billy Sharp | Scunthorpe United | 23 |
= | Freddy Eastwood | Southend United | 23 |
3 | James Hayter | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 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 |
Football League Two
Season | 2005–06 |
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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 club in the league | Barnet, Carlisle United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1392 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Karl Hawley (Carlisle United), 22 Rickie Lambert (Rochdale), 22[2] |
← 2004–05
2006–07 →
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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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).
Key | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
New club in the league; see also Carlisle United | |
Relegated to Conference |
League Two play-offs
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Semifinals 1st leg −13 May; 2nd leg – 16th/18 May 2006 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 28 May 2006 |
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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 |
League Two Topscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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 |
See also
- The Football League
- The Football League 2005-06
- 2005-06 in English football
- 2005 in association football
- 2006 in association football
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ soccernet.espn.go.com
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- ↑ soccernet.espn.go.com