2005–06 Football League
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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.
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.
Promotion and Relegation
These are the changes that happened last season.
From Premier League
Relegated to Championship
From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League 1
From Football League One
Promoted to Championship
Relegated to League 2
From Football League Two
Promoted to League 1
Relegated to Conference National
From Conference National
Promoted to League 2
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
Championship
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | +67 | 106 | Promotion to the FA Premier League |
| 2 | Sheffield United (P) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 90 | |
| 3 | Watford (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 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 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
League One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 82 | Promotion to the Championship |
| 2 | Colchester United (P) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 79 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 76 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 | |
| 5 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 72 | |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 71 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 69 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 65 | |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 65 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 60 | |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 60 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 56 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 56 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 55 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 54 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 53 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 52 | |
| 21 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 50 | Relegation to League Two |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 50 | |
| 23 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 48 | |
| 24 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 | −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
League Two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlisle United (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 86 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 83 | |
| 3 | Leyton Orient (P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 | |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 71 | |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 66 | |
| 8 | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 63 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 61 | |
| 11 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 61 | |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 60 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 59 | |
| 14 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 56 | |
| 15 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 54 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 54 | |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 54 | |
| 18 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 54 | |
| 19 | Bury | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 52 | |
| 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 52 | |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 52 | |
| 22 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 52 | |
| 23 | Oxford United (R) | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 49 | Relegation to Football Conference |
| 24 | Rushden & Diamonds (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 76 | −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
See also
- English Football League
- 2005–06 in English football
- 2005 in association football
- 2006 in association football