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2005–06 Football League
107th season of the Football League
107th season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | [2005–06](2005-06-in-english-football) |
| winners | Reading |
| promoted | Reading |
| Sheffield United | |
| Watford | |
| relegated | Oxford United |
| Rushden & Diamonds | |
| continentalcup1 | New Clubs in League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Barnet |
| Carlisle United | |
| prevseason | [2004–05](2004-05-football-league) |
| nextseason | [2006–07](2006-07-football-league) |
Sheffield United Watford Rushden & Diamonds Carlisle United 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
- Norwich City
- Crystal Palace
- Southampton
From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
- Sunderland
- Wigan Athletic
- West Ham United
Relegated to League 1
- Gillingham
- Nottingham Forest
- Rotherham United
From Football League One
Promoted to Championship
- Luton Town
- Hull City
- Sheffield Wednesday
Relegated to League 2
- Peterborough United
- Stockport County
- Torquay United
- Wrexham
From Football League Two
Promoted to League 1
- Yeovil Town
- Scunthorpe United
- Swansea City
- Southend United
Relegated to Conference National
- Cambridge United
- Kidderminster Harriers
From Conference National
Promoted to League 2
- Barnet
- Carlisle United
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, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
Championship
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
Sheffield United Crewe Alexandra, Millwall
Brighton & Hove Burnley Cardiff City Coventry Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Derby County Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester C. Luton Town Millwall Norwich C. Plymouth Argyle Preston North End QPR Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers
Play-offs
Main article: Football League Championship play-offs#2006
1st leg – 5/6 May; 2nd leg – 8/9 May 2006 21 May 2006 | RD1-seed1=3rd | RD1-team1=**Watford ** | RD1-score1-1=3 | RD1-score1-2=0 | RD1-score1-agg=3 | RD1-seed2=6th | RD1-team2=Crystal Palace | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score2-agg=0 | RD1-seed3=4th | RD1-team3= Preston North End | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-agg=1 | RD1-seed4=5th | RD1-team4=Leeds United | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-agg=3 | RD2-seed1=3rd | RD2-team1=**Watford ** | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=5th | RD2-team2=Leeds United | RD2-score2=0
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 |
League One
Colchester United Barnsley Milton Keynes Dons Swindon Town Walsall Freddy Eastwood (23 goals each)
AFC Bournemouth Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Brentford Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester Doncaster Gillingham Hartlepool Huddersfield Milton Keynes Nottingham Forest Oldham Port Vale Rotherham Scunthorpe United Southend Swansea City Swindon Tranmere Walsall Yeovil Town
Play-offs
Main article: Football League One play-offs#2006
1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg − 17 May 2006 28 May 2006 | RD1-seed1=3rd | RD1-team1=Brentford | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=0 | RD1-score1-agg=1 | RD1-seed2=6th | RD1-team2=**Swansea City ** | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-agg=3 | RD1-seed3=4th | RD1-team3=Huddersfield Town | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score3-agg=2 | RD1-seed4=5th | RD1-team4=Barnsley | RD1-score4-1=0 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-score4-agg=3 | RD2-seed1=5th | RD2-team1=Barnsley (pens.) | RD2-score1=2 (4) | RD2-seed2=6th | RD2-team2=Swansea City | RD2-score2=2 (3)
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ** Billy Sharp ** | ** Scunthorpe United ** | **23** |
| **=** | ** Freddy Eastwood ** | ** Southend United ** | **23** |
| 3 | James Hayter | AFC 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 |
League Two
Leyton Orient, Northampton Town Rushden & Diamonds Carlisle United Rickie Lambert (Rochdale), 22
|win_R&D=11|draw_R&D=12|loss_R&D=23|gf_R&D=44|ga_R&D=76|status_R&D=R
Barnet Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Carlisle United Cheltenham Chester City Darlington Grimsby Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Mansfield Northampton Town Notts County Oxford Peterborough Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Shrewsbury Stockport Torquay Wrexham Wycombe
Play-offs
Main article: Football League Two play-offs#2006
1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg – 16/18 May 2006 28 May 2006 | RD1-seed1=4th | RD1-team1=Grimsby Town | RD1-score1-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score1-agg=3 | RD1-seed2=7th | RD1-team2=Lincoln City | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-agg=1 | RD1-seed3=5th | RD1-team3=Cheltenham Town | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-agg=2 | RD1-seed4=6th | RD1-team4= Wycombe Wanderers | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=0 | RD1-score4-agg=1 | RD2-seed1=4th | RD2-team1=Grimsby Town | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=5th | RD2-team2=Cheltenham Town | RD2-score2=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 |
References
References
- "England 2005–06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- (July 2024)
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- (25 May 2006). "Bury handed one-point deduction". [[BBC Sport]].
- (July 2024)
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