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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.
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Reading |
| Promoted | Reading Sheffield United Watford |
| Relegated | Oxford United Rushden & Diamonds |
| New Clubs in League | Barnet Carlisle United |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
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.
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
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.
| 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) |
| Top goalscorer | Marlon King (Watford), 21[2] |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Locations of the 2005–06 Championship teams
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 |
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southend United |
| Promoted | Southend United Colchester United Barnsley |
| Relegated | Hartlepool United Milton Keynes Dons Swindon Town Walsall |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,384 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Billy Sharp Freddy Eastwood (23 goals each)[2] |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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
| 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) |
| Top goalscorer | Karl Hawley (Carlisle United), 22 Rickie Lambert (Rochdale), 22[2] |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
| 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[a] | |
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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 |
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