2005–06 Football League

107th season of the Football League March 2013 November 2020 The Football League 2005–06 Reading ReadingSheffield UnitedWatford Oxford UnitedRushden & Diamonds New Clubs in League BarnetCarlisle United 2004–05 2006–07 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,https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2005-06.html England 2005–06 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100201233252/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/2005-06.html 1 February 2010 live with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website. Championship 2005–06 Football League Championship Football League Championship 2005–06 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 Marlon King (Watford), 21https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-10-31 552 1341 2004–05 2006–07 England right 400 Locations of the 2005–06 Championship teams England 50.83 -0.15 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 53.10 -2.44 right England 51.398 -0.085 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 52.06 1.14 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 51.53 -0.232 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 53.37 -1.47 right England 53.41 -1.50 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 51.65 -0.40 right England 52.59 -2.13 right 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 Football League Championship play-offs#2006 2/1 y y Semi-finals1st leg – 5/6 May; 2nd leg – 8/9 May 2006 Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff21 May 2006 3rd Watford 3 0 3 6th Crystal Palace 0 0 0 4th Preston North End 1 0 1 5th Leeds United 1 2 3 3rd Watford 3 5th Leeds United 0 Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1JAM Marlon King Watford 212ENG Dave Kitson Reading 18=IRL Kevin Doyle Reading 18=ENG Cameron Jerome Cardiff City 185ENG Darius Henderson Watford 15=ENG Andrew Johnson Crystal Palace 15=ENG Gary McSheffrey Coventry 15=NGA Ade Akinbiyi Sheffield United 159ENG Ashley Young Watford 14=SCO Steve Howard Luton Town 14 scorersleague=eng.2&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.comJuly 2024 medicmedic League One League One 2005–06 Southend United Southend UnitedColchester UnitedBarnsley Hartlepool UnitedMilton Keynes DonsSwindon TownWalsall Billy SharpFreddy Eastwood(23 goals each) 552 1384 2004–05 2006–07 main WDL League One SND, COL, BRE, HUD, BAR, SWA, NFO, DON, BRC, OLD, BRA, SCU, PVL, GIL, YEO, CHF, BOU, TRA, BLP, ROT, HAR, MKD, SWI, WAL PRO PRO PPO PPO PPO PPO REL REL REL REL complete 18 18 10 62 44 12 17 17 56 64 12 19 15 49 53 14 19 13 51 49 20 16 10 72 52 18 11 17 66 62 14 14 18 63 73 22 13 11 58 40 20 9 17 55 51 16 12 18 50 64 11 17 18 44 59 19 16 11 72 59 12 14 20 45 66 19 12 15 67 52 18 11 17 58 60 16 12 18 49 54 12 16 18 52 62 15 15 16 68 73 23 13 10 72 43 18 17 11 78 55 11 15 20 46 65 13 15 18 50 52 11 14 21 47 70 15 11 20 54 62 C, P P O, P R R R R Barnsley Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Port Vale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Promotion to the Championship yellow1 Qualification for the League One play-offs red1 Relegation to League Two England right 400 Locations of the 2005–06 League One teams England 50.73 -1.84 right England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 51.486 -0.32 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 51.89 0.90 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 51.38 0.55 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 52.01 -0.73 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.58 -0.65 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 50.95 -2.67 right 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 Football League One play-offs#2006 2/1 y y Semi-finals1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg − 17 May 2006 Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff28 May 2006 3rd Brentford 1 0 1 6th Swansea City 1 2 3 4th Huddersfield Town 1 1 2 5th Barnsley 0 3 3 5th Barnsley (pens.) 2 (4) 6th Swansea City 2 (3) Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1ENG Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United 23=WAL Freddy Eastwood Southend United 233ENG James Hayter AFC Bournemouth 20=ENG Lee Trundle Swansea City 205ENG Luke Beckett Oldham Athletic 186NZL Rory Fallon Swansea City 17=ENG Izale McLeod Milton Keynes Dons 17=SCO Chris Iwelumo Colchester United 179ENG Dean Windass Bradford City 16=ENG Steve Brooker Bristol City 16=ENG Chris Greenacre Tranmere Rovers 16 scorersleague=eng.3&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.comJuly 2024 medicmedic League Two Football League Two 2005–06 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 Karl Hawley (Carlisle United), 22Rickie Lambert (Rochdale), 22 552 1392 2004–05 2006–07 main WDL PQR Football League Two 5 CRL Carlisle United NOR Northampton Town LEY Leyton Orient GRI Grimsby Town CHL Cheltenham Town WYC Wycombe Wanderers LIN Lincoln City DAR Darlington PET Peterborough United SHR Shrewsbury Town BOS Boston United BRR Bristol Rovers WRE Wrexham ROC Rochdale CHE Chester City MAN Mansfield Town MAC Macclesfield Town BAR Barnet BRY Bury TOR Torquay United NTC Notts County STP Stockport County OXF Oxford United R&D Rushden & Diamonds 25 11 10 84 42 CP 22 17 7 63 37 P 22 15 9 67 51 P 22 12 12 64 44 19 15 12 65 53 OP 18 17 11 72 56 15 21 10 65 53 16 15 15 58 52 17 11 18 57 49 16 13 17 55 55 15 16 15 50 60 17 9 20 59 67 15 14 17 61 54 14 14 18 66 69 14 12 20 53 59 13 15 18 59 66 12 18 16 60 71 12 18 16 44 57 12 17 17 45 57 13 13 20 53 66 12 16 18 48 63 11 19 16 57 78 11 16 19 43 57 R 11 12 23 44 76 R -1 Bury deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.Bury handed one-point deduction https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bury/5016392.stm BBC Sport 25 May 2006 15 August 2018 green1 Promotion to Football League One P P P yellow1 Qualification for League Two play-offs PP PP PP PP red1 Relegation to Football Conference R R In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD). complete England right 400 Locations of the 2005–06 League Two teams England 51.65 -0.19 right England 52.98 -0.02 right England 51.47 -2.53 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 51.91 -2.06 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.24 -2.13 right England 53.14 -1.20 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 51.72 -1.21 right England 52.58 -0.25 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 52.32 -0.61 right England 52.71 -2.75 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 51.63 -0.80 right 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 Football League Two play-offs#2006 2/1 y y Semi-finals1st leg − 13 May; 2nd leg – 16/18 May 2006 Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff28 May 2006 4th Grimsby Town 1 2 3 7th Lincoln City 0 1 1 5th Cheltenham Town 2 0 2 6th Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 1 4th Grimsby Town 0 5th Cheltenham Town 1 Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1ENG Rickie Lambert Rochdale 22=ENG Karl Hawley Carlisle United 223ENG Richard Walker Bristol Rovers 204ENG Tommy Mooney Wycombe Wanderers 18=ENG Richard Barker Mansfield Town 186ENG Scott McGleish Northampton Town 177GHA Junior Agogo Bristol Rovers 168ENG Danny Crow Peterborough United 15=ENG Gary Jones Grimsby Town 15=ENG Michael Bridges Carlisle United 15 scorersleague=eng.4&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.comJuly 2024 medicmedic See also English Football League 2005–06 in English football 2005 in association football 2006 in association football References External links Football League Tables 2005–06 2–4