2005–06 Football League
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 → | |
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 → | |
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 → | |
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 → |
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.
Season | 2005–06 |
---|---|
Champions | Reading |
Promoted | Reading Sheffield United Watford |
Relegated | Oxford United Rushden & Diamonds |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
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 → | |
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 → | |
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 → |
Final league tables and results
Football League Championship
Pos | Team [ | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Reading(C, P) | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | +67 | 106 | Promotion to 2006–07 FA Premier League |
2 | Sheffield United(P) | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 92 | |
3 | Watford(P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 81 | Qualification for 2005–06 Championship Playoffs |
4 | Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 80 | |
5 | Leeds United | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 78 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 75 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 67 | |
8 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 63 | |
9 | Norwich City | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 62 | |
10 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 61 | |
11 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 60 | |
12 | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 58 | |
13 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 58 | |
14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 56 | |
15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 56 | |
16 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 54 | |
17 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 54 | |
18 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 52 | |
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 52 | |
20 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 50 | |
21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 50 | |
22 | Crewe Alexandra(R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 42 | Relegation to 2006–07 Football League One |
23 | Millwall(R) | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 40 | |
24 | Brighton & Hove Albion(R) | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 38 |
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 |
Football League One
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +29 | 82 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 19 | +18 | 79 | Promoted |
3 | Brentford | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 29 | +20 | 76 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 34 | +13 | 73 | |
5 | Barnsley | 46 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | +18 | 72 | Promoted through play-offs |
6 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +23 | 71 | Participated in play-offs |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | +15 | 69 | |
8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 32 | +4 | 69 | |
9 | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | +4 | 65 | |
10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −2 | 65 | |
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 24 | +2 | 61 | |
12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 40 | −5 | 60 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −5 | 60 | |
14 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 43 | −14 | 60 | |
15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −8 | 56 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −10 | 56 | |
17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −4 | 55 | |
18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 22 | −2 | 54 | |
19 | Blackpool | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −8 | 53 | |
20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −10 | 52 | |
21 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 29 | −15 | 50 | Relegated |
22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 41 | −21 | 50 | |
23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 48 | |
24 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −23 | 47 |
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 |
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 |
Football League Two
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlisle United[1] | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +42 | 86 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +26 | 83 | Promoted |
3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 30 | +16 | 81 | |
4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +20 | 78 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +12 | 72 | Promoted through play-offs |
6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +16 | 71 | Participated in play-offs |
7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 32 | +12 | 66 | |
8 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | +6 | 63 | |
9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 28 | +8 | 62 | |
10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 61 | |
11 | Boston United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 32 | −10 | 61 | |
12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −8 | 60 | |
13 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 35 | +7 | 59 | |
14 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −3 | 56 | |
15 | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −6 | 54 | |
16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −7 | 54 | |
17 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −11 | 54 | |
18 | Barnet[1] | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −13 | 54 | |
19 | Bury | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −12 | 52[2] | |
20 | Torquay United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −13 | 52 | |
21 | Notts County | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | −15 | 52 | |
22 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 49 | −21 | 52 | |
23 | Oxford United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 27 | −14 | 49 | Relegated to Conference |
24 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 45 | −32 | 45 |
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 |
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 |
See also
English Football League
2005 in association football
2006 in association football