2005–06 Football League#Football League Championship

These are the changes that happened last season.

Relegated to Championship

• Norwich City
• Crystal Palace
• Southampton

Promoted to Premier League

• Sunderland
• Wigan Athletic
• West Ham United

Relegated to League 1

• Gillingham
• Nottingham Forest
• Rotherham United

Promoted to Championship

• Luton Town
• Hull City
• Sheffield Wednesday

Relegated to League 2

• Peterborough United
• Stockport County
• Torquay United
• Wrexham

Promoted to League 1

• Yeovil Town
• Scunthorpe United
• Swansea City
• Southend United

Relegated to Conference National

• Cambridge United
• Kidderminster Harriers

Promoted to League 2

• Barnet
• Carlisle United

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at [https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2005-06.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation] website,{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2005-06.html |title=England 2005–06 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2010-02-24| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100201233252/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/2005-06.html| archive-date= 1 February 2010 | url-status= live}} with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

{{main|2005–06 Football League Championship}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Football League Championship

| season = 2005–06

| winners = Reading (1st second tier title)

| continentalcup1 = Direct promotion to FA Premier League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Reading,
Sheffield United

| continentalcup2 = Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Watford

| continentalcup3 = Relegated

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Brighton & Hove Albion,
Crewe Alexandra,
Millwall

| league topscorer = Marlon King (Watford), 21{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html | title = English League Leading Goalscorers | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2010-10-31 }}

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 552

| total goals = 1341

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2004–05

| nextseason = 2006–07

}}

{{:2005–06 Football League Championship}}

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{{4TeamBracket

| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y

| RD1=Semi-finals
1st leg – 5/6 May; 2nd leg – 8/9 May 2006

| RD2=Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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

}}

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{{Infobox football league season

| competition = League One

| season = 2005–06

| winners = Southend United

| promoted = Southend United
Colchester United
Barnsley

| relegated = Hartlepool United
Milton Keynes Dons
Swindon Town
Walsall

| league topscorer = Billy Sharp
Freddy Eastwood
(23 goals each)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 552

| total goals = 1384

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2004–05

| nextseason = 2006–07

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=League One

|source=

|team_order=SND, COL, BRE, HUD, BAR, SWA, NFO, DON, BRC, OLD, BRA, SCU, PVL, GIL, YEO, CHF, BOU, TRA, BLP, ROT, HAR, MKD, SWI, WAL

|result1=PRO |result2=PRO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result5=PPO |result6=PPO |result21=REL |result22=REL |result23=REL |result24=REL

|update=complete

|win_BAR=18|draw_BAR=18|loss_BAR=10|gf_BAR=62|ga_BAR=44

|win_BLP=12|draw_BLP=17|loss_BLP=17|gf_BLP=56|ga_BLP=64

|win_BOU=12|draw_BOU=19|loss_BOU=15|gf_BOU=49|ga_BOU=53

|win_BRA=14|draw_BRA=19|loss_BRA=13|gf_BRA=51|ga_BRA=49

|win_BRE=20|draw_BRE=16|loss_BRE=10|gf_BRE=72|ga_BRE=52

|win_BRC=18|draw_BRC=11|loss_BRC=17|gf_BRC=66|ga_BRC=62

|win_CHF=14|draw_CHF=14|loss_CHF=18|gf_CHF=63|ga_CHF=73

|win_COL=22|draw_COL=13|loss_COL=11|gf_COL=58|ga_COL=40

|win_DON=20|draw_DON=9 |loss_DON=17|gf_DON=55|ga_DON=51

|win_GIL=16|draw_GIL=12|loss_GIL=18|gf_GIL=50|ga_GIL=64

|win_HAR=11|draw_HAR=17|loss_HAR=18|gf_HAR=44|ga_HAR=59

|win_HUD=19|draw_HUD=16|loss_HUD=11|gf_HUD=72|ga_HUD=59

|win_MKD=12|draw_MKD=14|loss_MKD=20|gf_MKD=45|ga_MKD=66

|win_NFO=19|draw_NFO=12|loss_NFO=15|gf_NFO=67|ga_NFO=52

|win_OLD=18|draw_OLD=11|loss_OLD=17|gf_OLD=58|ga_OLD=60

|win_PVL=16|draw_PVL=12|loss_PVL=18|gf_PVL=49|ga_PVL=54

|win_ROT=12|draw_ROT=16|loss_ROT=18|gf_ROT=52|ga_ROT=62

|win_SCU=15|draw_SCU=15|loss_SCU=16|gf_SCU=68|ga_SCU=73

|win_SND=23|draw_SND=13|loss_SND=10|gf_SND=72|ga_SND=43

|win_SWA=18|draw_SWA=17|loss_SWA=11|gf_SWA=78|ga_SWA=55

|win_SWI=11|draw_SWI=15|loss_SWI=20|gf_SWI=46|ga_SWI=65

|win_TRA=13|draw_TRA=15|loss_TRA=18|gf_TRA=50|ga_TRA=52

|win_WAL=11|draw_WAL=14|loss_WAL=21|gf_WAL=47|ga_WAL=70

|win_YEO=15|draw_YEO=11|loss_YEO=20|gf_YEO=54|ga_YEO=62

|status_SND=C, P

|status_COL=P

|status_BAR=O, P

|status_HAR=R

|status_MKD=R

|status_SWI=R

|status_WAL=R

|name_BAR=Barnsley

|name_BLP=Blackpool

|name_BOU=Bournemouth

|name_BRA=Bradford City

|name_BRE=Brentford

|name_BRC=Bristol City

|name_CHF=Chesterfield

|name_COL=Colchester United

|name_DON=Doncaster Rovers

|name_GIL=Gillingham

|name_HAR=Hartlepool United

|name_HUD=Huddersfield Town

|name_MKD=Milton Keynes Dons

|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest

|name_OLD=Oldham Athletic

|name_PVL=Port Vale

|name_ROT=Rotherham United

|name_SCU=Scunthorpe United

|name_SND=Southend United

|name_SWA=Swansea City

|name_SWI=Swindon Town

|name_TRA=Tranmere Rovers

|name_WAL=Walsall

|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to the Championship

|col_PPO=yellow1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the League One play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to League Two

}}

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}}

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{{4TeamBracket

| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y

| RD1=Semi-finals
1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg − 17 May 2006

| RD2=Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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)

}}

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{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Football League Two

| season = 2005–06

| winners = Carlisle United (2nd fourth tier title)

| continentalcup1 = Direct promotion

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Carlisle United,
Leyton Orient,
Northampton Town

| continentalcup2 = Promoted through play-offs

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Cheltenham Town

| continentalcup3 = Relegated to Conference

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Oxford United,
Rushden & Diamonds

| continentalcup4 = New clubs in the league

| continentalcup4 qualifiers = Barnet,
Carlisle United

| league topscorer = Karl Hawley (Carlisle United), 22
Rickie Lambert (Rochdale), 22

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 552

| total goals = 1392

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2004–05

| nextseason = 2006–07

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PQR

|section=Football League Two

|show_limit=5

|team1=CRL|name_CRL=Carlisle United

|team2=NOR|name_NOR=Northampton Town

|team3=LEY|name_LEY=Leyton Orient

|team4=GRI|name_GRI=Grimsby Town

|team5=CHL|name_CHL=Cheltenham Town

|team6=WYC|name_WYC=Wycombe Wanderers

|team7=LIN|name_LIN=Lincoln City

|team8=DAR|name_DAR=Darlington

|team9=PET|name_PET=Peterborough United

|team10=SHR|name_SHR=Shrewsbury Town

|team11=BOS|name_BOS=Boston United

|team12=BRR|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers

|team13=WRE|name_WRE=Wrexham

|team14=ROC|name_ROC=Rochdale

|team15=CHE|name_CHE=Chester City

|team16=MAN|name_MAN=Mansfield Town

|team17=MAC|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|team18=BAR|name_BAR=Barnet

|team19=BRY|name_BRY=Bury

|team20=TOR|name_TOR=Torquay United

|team21=NTC|name_NTC=Notts County

|team22=STP|name_STP=Stockport County

|team23=OXF|name_OXF=Oxford United

|team24=R&D|name_R&D=Rushden & Diamonds

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|win_NOR=22|draw_NOR=17|loss_NOR=7|gf_NOR=63|ga_NOR=37|status_NOR=P

|win_LEY=22|draw_LEY=15|loss_LEY=9|gf_LEY=67|ga_LEY=51|status_LEY=P

|win_GRI=22|draw_GRI=12|loss_GRI=12|gf_GRI=64|ga_GRI=44

|win_CHL=19|draw_CHL=15|loss_CHL=12|gf_CHL=65|ga_CHL=53|status_CHL=OP

|win_WYC=18|draw_WYC=17|loss_WYC=11|gf_WYC=72|ga_WYC=56

|win_LIN=15|draw_LIN=21|loss_LIN=10|gf_LIN=65|ga_LIN=53

|win_DAR=16|draw_DAR=15|loss_DAR=15|gf_DAR=58|ga_DAR=52

|win_PET=17|draw_PET=11|loss_PET=18|gf_PET=57|ga_PET=49

|win_SHR=16|draw_SHR=13|loss_SHR=17|gf_SHR=55|ga_SHR=55

|win_BOS=15|draw_BOS=16|loss_BOS=15|gf_BOS=50|ga_BOS=60

|win_BRR=17|draw_BRR=9|loss_BRR=20|gf_BRR=59|ga_BRR=67

|win_WRE=15|draw_WRE=14|loss_WRE=17|gf_WRE=61|ga_WRE=54

|win_ROC=14|draw_ROC=14|loss_ROC=18|gf_ROC=66|ga_ROC=69

|win_CHE=14|draw_CHE=12|loss_CHE=20|gf_CHE=53|ga_CHE=59

|win_MAN=13|draw_MAN=15|loss_MAN=18|gf_MAN=59|ga_MAN=66

|win_MAC=12|draw_MAC=18|loss_MAC=16|gf_MAC=60|ga_MAC=71

|win_BAR=12|draw_BAR=18|loss_BAR=16|gf_BAR=44|ga_BAR=57

|win_BRY=12|draw_BRY=17|loss_BRY=17|gf_BRY=45|ga_BRY=57

|win_TOR=13|draw_TOR=13|loss_TOR=20|gf_TOR=53|ga_TOR=66

|win_NTC=12|draw_NTC=16|loss_NTC=18|gf_NTC=48|ga_NTC=63

|win_STP=11|draw_STP=19|loss_STP=16|gf_STP=57|ga_STP=78

|win_OXF=11|draw_OXF=16|loss_OXF=19|gf_OXF=43|ga_OXF=57|status_OXF=R

|win_R&D=11|draw_R&D=12|loss_R&D=23|gf_R&D=44|ga_R&D=76|status_R&D=R

|adjust_points_BRY=-1

|hth_BRY=Bury deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.{{cite web|title=Bury handed one-point deduction |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bury/5016392.stm |work=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2006 |access-date=15 August 2018}}

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Football League One

|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P

|col_PP=yellow1|text_PP=Qualification for League Two play-offs

|result4=PP|result5=PP|result6=PP|result7=PP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Football Conference

|result23=R|result24=R

|class_rules=In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

|update=complete|source=

}}

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{{4TeamBracket

| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y

| RD1=Semi-finals
1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg – 16/18 May 2006

| RD2=Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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

}}

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• English Football League
• 2005–06 in English football
• 2005 in association football
• 2006 in association football

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2005-06.html Football League Tables]

{{The Football League Seasons}}

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