The Football League 2005-06
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In this season of Football League, Reading is the only club in England to get more than 100 points and they also have won the League Championship, elsewhere, there are also wins for Southend United and Carlisle United in Football League One and Football League Two respectively.
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[edit] Final tables
[edit] Football League Championship
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Reading | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | +67 | 106 |
| P | 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 90 |
| P | 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 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 78 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 75 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 67 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 63 | |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 62 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | -1 | 61 | |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 60 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 58 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 58 | |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 56 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 56 | |
| 16 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 54 | |
| 17 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 54 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 52 | |
| 19 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 51 | |
| 20 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | -14 | 50 | |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 50 | |
| R | 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | -29 | 42 |
| R | 23 | Millwall | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 40 |
| R | 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | -32 | 38 |
[edit] Football League One
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Southend United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 82 |
| P | 2 | Colchester United | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 79 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 76 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 | |
| P | 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 72 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 71 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 69 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 65 | |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 65 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 60 | |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 60 | |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 60 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 56 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 73 | -10 | 56 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 55 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 54 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 53 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 52 | |
| R | 21 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 50 |
| R | 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 50 |
| R | 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 48 |
| R | 24 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 47 |
[edit] Football League Two
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Carlisle United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 86 |
| P | 2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 83 |
| P | 3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 | |
| P | 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 | |
| 8 | Darlington | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 63 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 55 | +0 | 61 | |
| 11 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 61 | |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 60 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 59 | |
| 14 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 56 | |
| 15 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 54 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 54 | |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 54 | |
| 18 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 54 | |
| 19 | Bury* | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 52 | |
| 20 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 52 | |
| 21 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 52 | |
| 22 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 57 | 78 | -21 | 52 | |
| R | 23 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 56 | -14 | 49 |
| R | 24 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 76 | -32 | 45 |
* Deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] Football League Championship
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Watford | 3 | 3 | Watford | 3 | ||
| 5 | Leeds United | 3 | 5 | Leeds United | 0 | ||
| 4 | Preston North End | 1 | |||||
[edit] Football League One
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||
| 6 | Swansea City | 3 | |||||
| 3 | Brentford | 1 | 6 | Swansea City (PSO) | 2 (3) | ||
| 5 | Barnsley | 3 | 5 | Barnsley | 2 (4) | ||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | |||||
[edit] Football League Two
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||
| 7 | Lincoln City | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 0 | ||
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 5 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | ||
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | |||||
[edit] Goalscoring leaders
[edit] Championship
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 22 | |
| 2 | Reading | 18 | |
| 2 | Reading | 18 | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 18 | |
| 5 | Watford | 15 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 15 | |
| 5 | Coventry | 15 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 15 | |
| 9 | Watford | 14 | |
| 9 | Luton Town | 14 |
[edit] League One
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | |
| 1 | Southend | 23 | |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 20 | |
| 3 | Swansea City | 20 | |
| 5 | Oldham | 18 | |
| 6 | Swansea City | 17 | |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | |
| 6 | Colchester | 17 | |
| 9 | Bradford City | 16 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 16 | |
| 9 | Tranmere | 16 |
[edit] League Two
| Pos | Player | Team(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochdale | 22 | |
| 1 | Carlisle | 22 | |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | |
| 4 | Wycombe | 18 | |
| 4 | Mansfield | 18 | |
| 6 | Northampton | 17 | |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | |
| 8 | Peterborough | 15 | |
| 8 | Grimsby | 15 | |
| 8 | Carlisle | 15 |

