2005–06 Football League Championship

The 2005–06 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the league under its current title and fourteenth season under its current league division format.

Football League Championship
Season2005–06
ChampionsReading
1st Championship title
1st 2nd tier title
PromotedReading
Sheffield United
Watford
RelegatedCrewe Alexandra
Millwall
Brighton & Hove Albion
Matches played557
Goals scored1,341 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerMarlon King (Watford), 21[1]

Reading dominated the Championship, setting a new league record of 33 league games unbeaten between the opening day defeat by Plymouth Argyle and the loss at Luton Town in February; these were the only league defeats the team would suffer that season. On 25 March 2006 they clinched promotion to the top flight for the first time in their 135-year history thanks to a 1–1 draw away to Leicester City.[2] Coppell's team secured the league title in the following week, with a 5–0 drubbing of Derby County, and they would go on to set a new English league record for the number of points won in a season, with 106.[3]

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to League One

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Relegated from Premier League

Team overview

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor22,546
Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton & HoveWithdean Stadium8,850
Cardiff CityCardiffNinian Park21,508
Coventry CityCoventryRicoh Arena32,602
Crewe AlexandraCreweAlexandra Stadium10,153
Crystal PalaceLondonSelhurst Park26,309
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,597
Hull CityHullKC Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,311
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road39,460
Leicester CityLeicesterWalkers Stadium32,500
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road10,226
MillwallLondonThe Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road26,018
Plymouth ArgylePlymouthHome Park18,000
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,408
Queens Park RangersLondonLoftus Road18,360
ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium24,161
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane32,702
Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough Stadium39,812
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,690
Stoke CityStokeBritannia Stadium27,740
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road17,504
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux27,828

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Reading (C, P)46311329932+67106Promotion to the FA Premier League
2Sheffield United (P)46261287646+3090
3Watford (O, P)46221597753+2481Qualification for Championship play-offs
4Preston North End46202065930+2980
5Leeds United462115105738+1978
6Crystal Palace462112136748+1975
7Wolverhampton Wanderers461619115042+867
8Coventry City461615156265−363
9Norwich City46188205665−962
10Luton Town461710196667−161
11Cardiff City461612185859−160
12Southampton461319144950−158
13Stoke City46177225463−958
14Plymouth Argyle461317163946−756
15Ipswich Town461414185366−1356
16Leicester City461315185159−854
17Burnley461412204654−854
18Hull City461216184955−652
19Sheffield Wednesday461313203952−1352
20Derby County461020165367−1450
21Queens Park Rangers461214205065−1550
22Crewe Alexandra (R)46915225786−2942Relegation to Football League One
23Millwall (R)46816223562−2740
24Brighton & Hove Albion (R)46717223971−3238
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

Leeds United1–1Preston North End
Lewis 74'StatisticsNugent 48'
Referee: P Crossley

Crystal Palace0–3Watford
StatisticsKing 46'
Young 67'
Spring 85'
Referee: M J Jones

Second leg

Preston North End0–2Leeds United
StatisticsHulse 56'
Richardson 61'
Crainey  68' 
Cresswell  90' 
Referee: Mike Thorpe
  • Leeds United win 3–1 on aggregate.

  • Watford win 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Leeds United0–3Watford
(Details)DeMerit 25'
Sullivan 57' (o.g.)
Henderson 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 64,736
Referee: Mike Dean

Results

Home \ AwayBHABURCARCOVCRECRYDERHULIPSLEELEILUTMILNWCPLYPNEQPRREASHESHWSOUSTKWATWOL
Brighton & Hove Albion0–01–22–22–22–30–02–11–12–11–21–11–21–32–00–01–00–20–10–20–21–50–11–1
Burnley1–03–34–03–00–02–21–03–01–21–01–12–12–01–00–21–00–31–21–21–11–04–10–1
Cardiff City1–13–00–06–11–00–01–02–12–11–01–21–10–10–22–20–02–50–11–02–13–01–32–2
Coventry City2–01–03–11–11–46–10–21–11–11–11–01–02–23–10–13–01–12–02–11–11–23–12–0
Crewe Alexandra2–12–11–14–12–21–12–21–21–02–23–14–21–21–20–23–43–41–32–01–11–20–00–4
Crystal Palace0–12–01–02–02–22–02–02–21–22–01–21–14–11–01–12–11–12–32–02–12–03–11–1
Derby County1–13–02–11–15–12–11–13–30–01–11–11–02–01–01–11–22–20–10–22–22–11–20–3
Hull City2–00–02–01–11–01–12–12–01–01–10–11–11–11–01–10–01–11–31–01–10–11–22–3
Ipswich Town1–22–11–02–22–10–22–01–11–12–01–01–10–13–10–42–20–31–12–12–21–40–11–1
Leeds United3–32–00–13–11–00–13–12–00–22–12–12–12–20–00–02–01–11–13–02–10–02–12–0
Leicester City0–00–11–22–11–12–02–23–20–01–10–21–10–11–01–21–21–14–22–00–04–22–21–0
Luton Town3–02–33–31–24–12–01–02–31–00–01–22–14–21–13–02–03–21–12–23–22–31–21–1
Millwall0–21–00–00–01–31–12–11–11–20–10–12–11–01–11–21–10–20–40–10–20–10–00–0
Norwich City3–02–11–01–11–11–12–02–11–20–12–12–01–12–00–33–20–12–10–13–12–12–31–2
Plymouth Argyle1–01–00–13–11–12–00–20–12–10–31–01–20–01–10–03–10–20–01–12–12–13–32–0
Preston North End0–00–02–13–11–02–01–13–03–12–00–05–12–02–00–01–10–30–00–01–10–11–12–0
Queens Park Rangers1–11–11–00–11–21–31–12–22–10–12–31–01–03–01–10–21–22–10–01–01–21–20–0
Reading5–12–15–12–01–03–25–03–12–01–12–03–05–04–01–22–12–12–12–02–03–11–11–1
Sheffield United3–13–00–02–10–01–02–13–22–01–04–14–02–21–32–02–12–31–11–03–02–11–41–0
Sheffield Wednesday1–10–01–33–23–00–02–11–10–11–02–10–21–21–00–02–01–11–11–20–10–21–10–2
Southampton2–11–13–21–12–00–00–01–10–23–42–01–02–01–00–00–01–10–00–13–02–01–30–0
Stoke City3–01–00–30–12–01–31–20–32–20–13–22–12–13–10–00–01–20–11–10–01–20–31–3
Watford1–13–12–14–04–11–22–20–02–10–01–21–10–22–11–11–23–10–02–32–13–01–03–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–00–12–02–21–12–11–11–01–01–00–02–11–22–01–11–13–10–20–01–30–00–01–1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2020. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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