Football League Championship  2005/06

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st   Reading 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 106 ▲Champions
2nd   Sheffield United 46 26 12 8 76 46 +30 90 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Watford 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81 ▲PO Winners
4th  Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80 Playoffs
5th  Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78 Playoffs
6th  Crystal Palace 46 21 12 13 67 48 +19 75 Playoffs
7th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 16 19 11 50 42 +8 67 -
8th  Coventry City 46 16 15 15 62 65 -3 63 -
9th  Norwich City 46 18 8 20 56 65 -9 62 -
10th  Luton Town 46 17 10 19 66 67 -1 61 -
11th  Cardiff City 46 16 12 18 58 59 -1 58 -
12th  Southampton 46 13 19 14 49 50 -1 58 -
13th  Stoke City 46 17 7 22 54 63 -9 58 -
14th  Plymouth Argyle 46 13 17 16 39 46 -7 56 -
15th  Ipswich Town 46 14 14 18 53 66 -13 56 -
16th  Leicester City 46 13 15 18 51 59 -8 54 -
17th  Burnley 46 14 12 20 46 54 -8 54 -
18th  Hull City 46 12 16 18 49 55 -6 52 -
19th  Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 13 20 39 52 -13 52 -
20th  Derby County 46 10 20 16 53 67 -14 50 -
21st  Queens Park Rangers 46 12 14 20 50 65 -15 50 -
22nd  Crewe Alexandra 46 9 15 22 57 86 -29 42 ▼Relegated
23rd  Millwall 46 8 16 22 35 62 -27 40 ▼Relegated
24th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 7 17 22 39 71 -32 38 ▼Relegated

 

Football League Championship Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
05/05/2006 Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End
06/05/2006 Crystal Palace 0-3 Watford

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

08/05/2006 Preston North End 0-2 Leeds United
Leeds United won 3-1 on aggregate
09/05/2006 Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace
Watford won 3-0 on aggregate
Final
21/05/2006 Watford 3-0 Leeds United

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Birmingham City were Relegated from the Premier League
 ▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Premier League
 ▼Sunderland were Relegated from the Premier League
 ▲Reading were Promoted to the Premier League
 ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Premier League
  Watford Qualified for the Playoffs
  Preston North End Qualified for the Playoffs
  Leeds United Qualified for the Playoffs
  Crystal Palace Qualified for the Playoffs
 ▲Watford were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs
 ▼Crewe Alexandra were Relegated to Football League One
 ▼Millwall were Relegated to Football League One
 ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated to Football League One
 ▲Southend United were Promoted from Football League One
 ▲Colchester United were Promoted from Football League One
 ▲Barnsley were Promoted from Football League One via the Playoffs