2005–06 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 2005-06
League League One
Manager Colin Hendry
(succeeded by Simon Grayson)[1]
League position 19th
Top goalscorer League: Keigan Parker (12)
FA Cup First round
League Cup Second round
Previous season 2004-05
Next season 2006-07

The 2005-06 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 99th season (96th consecutive) in the Football League. It was also their fifth consecutive season in the third tier of English football. They finished in nineteenth place.

Colin Hendry was succeeded by Simon Grayson as caretaker-manager in November 2005.

Keigan Parker was the club's top scorer, with thirteen goals (twelve in the league and one in the League Cup).

Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Southend United 46 23 13 10 72 43 +29 82
P 2 Colchester United 46 22 13 11 58 40 +18 79
  3 Brentford 46 20 16 10 72 52 +20 76
  4 Huddersfield Town 46 19 16 11 72 59 +13 73
P 5 Barnsley 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 60
  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
R 21 Hartlepool United 46 11 17 18 44 59 -15 50
R 22 Milton Keynes Dons 46 12 14 20 45 66 -21 50
R 23 Swindon Town 46 11 15 20 46 65 -19 48
R 24 Walsall 46 11 14 21 47 70 -23 47

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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