2005–06 Football League

The Football League
Season 2005–06
Champions Reading
Promoted Reading
Sheffield United
Watford
Relegated Oxford United
Rushden & Diamonds

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 won the League Championship. Elsewhere, there were also wins for Southend United and Carlisle United in Football League One and Football League Two respectively.

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

Football League Championship
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)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Reading 46193158141210141189932+67106
2 Sheffield United 4615534322117533247646+3090
3 Watford 4611753924118438297753+2481
4 Preston North End 46111023112910428185930+2980
5 Leeds United 461373351888722205738+1978
6 Crystal Palace 461364392086928286748+1975
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 469104241879726245042+867
8 Coventry City 4612743922481123436265–363
9 Norwich City 4612473425641322405665–962
10 Luton Town 4611664531641321366667–161
11 Cardiff City 4610763224651226355859–160
12 Southampton 4691042617491023334950–158
13 Stoke City 46751124321021130315463–958
14 Plymouth Argyle 46107626223101013243946–756
15 Ipswich Town 468872832661125345366–1356
16 Leicester City 468963025561221345159–854
17 Burnley 4611663422361412324654–854
18 Hull City 468872421481125344955–652
19 Sheffield Wednesday 467882224651217283952–1352
20 Derby County 46810533272101120405367–1450
21 Queens Park Rangers 467792426571126395065–1550
22 Crewe Alexandra 467793840281319465786–2942
23 Millwall 4648111327481122353562–2740
24 Brighton & Hove Albion 4648112134391118373971–3238
Key
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

Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – 5th/6 May; 2nd leg – 8th/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

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Football League One

Football League One
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 1,376 (2.49 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Southend United 4613643716107635277243+2982
2 Colchester United 461544392179719195040+1879
3 Brentford 4610853523108537297252+2076
4 Huddersfield Town 4613644025610732347259+1373
5 Barnsley 4611111371977925256244+1872
6 Swansea City 461193422378836327855+2371
7 Nottingham Forest 4614544015571127376752+1569
8 Doncaster Rovers 4611663019931125325551+469
9 Bristol City 4611753822741228406662+465
10 Oldham Athletic 4612473224671026365860–265
11 Bradford City 468962825610723245149+261
12 Scunthorpe United 46887363377932406873–560
13 Port Vale 4610583026671019284954–560
14 Gillingham 4613463121381219435064–1460
15 Yeovil Town 468872724731327385462–856
16 Chesterfield 466710313787832366373–1056
17 Bournemouth 4671152520581024334953–455
18 Tranmere Rovers 467883230671018225052–254
19 Blackpool 469863327391123375664–853
20 Rotherham United 467973126571121365262–1052
21 Hartlepool United 4661072830571116294459–1550
22 Milton Keynes Dons 468872825461317414566–2150
23 Swindon Town 4695931312101115344665–1948
24 Walsall 467792734471220364770–2347
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Play-offs

  Semifinals
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  

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Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
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

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Football League Two

Football League Two
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)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Carlisle United 4614364723118437198442+4286
2 Northampton Town 4611843015119333226337+2683
3 Leyton Orient 4611662921119338306751+1681
4 Grimsby Town 461337371899527266444+2078
5 Cheltenham Town 461076393198626226553+1272
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46995412998631277256+1671
7 Lincoln City 4691133721610728326553+1266
8 Darlington 461076322668926265852+663
9 Peterborough United 469772821841129285749+862
10 Shrewsbury Town 4610943320641322355555±061
11 Boston United 4611753428491016325060–1061
12 Bristol Rovers 468693029931129385967–860
13 Wrexham 4612653619381225356154+759
14 Rochdale 468783430671032396669–356
15 Chester City 4676103029761023305359–654
16 Mansfield Town 469773729481122375966–754
17 Macclesfield Town 4610943527291225446071–1154
18 Barnet 4698624223101020354457–1354
19 Bury 46698222568923324557–1253[notes 1]
20 Torquay United 467973331641320355366–1352
21 Notts County 4671153026551318374863–1552
22 Stockport County 4671153429481123495778–2152
23 Oxford United 467792530491018274356–1449
24 Rushden & Diamonds 4685102531371319454476–3245
  1. Bury had 1-point for fielding an ineligible player.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league; see also Carlisle United
Relegated to Conference

Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg −13 May; 2nd leg – 16th/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  

[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

[4]

See also

References

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