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2006 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 2005–06 |
| winners | Watford |
| (Championship) | |
| Barnsley | |
| (League One) | |
| Cheltenham Town | |
| (League Two) | |
| biggest home win | Grimsby 2–1 Lincoln |
| (League Two) | |
| biggest away win | Crystal Palace 0–3 Watford |
| (Championship) | |
| highest scoring | Hud'field 1–3 Barnsley |
| Barnsley 2–2 Swansea | |
| (4 goals) | |
| matches | 15 |
| total goals | 31 |
| highest attendance | 64,736 – Leeds v Watford |
| (Championship final) | |
| lowest attendance | 5,936 – Wycombe v Cheltenham |
| (League Two semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 22,720 |
| prevseason | [2005](2005-football-league-play-offs) |
| nextseason | [2007](2007-football-league-play-offs) |
(Championship) Barnsley (League One) Cheltenham Town (League Two) (League Two) (Championship) Barnsley 2–2 Swansea (4 goals) (Championship final) (League Two semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 2005–06 season were held in May 2006, with the finals taking place at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the last time. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners of these matches gaining promotion for the following season.
Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.
In the Championship, Watford, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time since 2000, finished 9 points behind second placed Sheffield United, who in turn finished 16 points behind champions Reading, who were promoted to the top flight for the first time in the club's history. Preston North End who missed out on promotion from playoffs the season before and have not been in the top flight since 1961, finished in fourth place in the table. Leeds United who are aiming to bounce back to the Premier League at the second attempt, finished in fifth place. Crystal Palace finished 3 points behind Leeds United and were looking for a place back in the Premiership after relegation on final day of last season.
Championship
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **3** | **Watford** | **46** | **22** | **15** | **9** | **77** | **53** | **+24** | **81** |
| 4 | Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 80 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 46 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 78 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 75 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Young Spring
;Second leg Richardson Leeds United win 3–1 on aggregate.
Watford won 3–0 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2006 Football League Championship play-off final
Sullivan
Henderson
League One
Main article: 2005–06 Football League One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 76 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 |
| **5** | **Barnsley** | **46** | **18** | **18** | **10** | **62** | **44** | **+18** | **72** |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 71 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Swansea City won 3–1 on aggregate.
Reid Nardiello Barnsley won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2006 Football League One play-off final
Nardiello Robinson McPhail Heckingbottom Kay Britton Akinfenwa Tudur Jones Tate
League Two
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 |
| **5** | **Cheltenham Town** | **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 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Guinan
;Second leg Jones Grimsby Town won 3–1 on aggregate.
Cheltenham Town won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2006 Football League Two play-off final
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