Football League Championship
2005/06
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Reading | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | 106 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Sheffield United | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | 90 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Watford | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 81 | ▲PO Winners |
| 4th | Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 80 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Leeds United | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 78 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Crystal Palace | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 75 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 67 | - |
| 8th | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 65 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Norwich City | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 59 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | 58 |
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| 14th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 56 |
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| 15th | Ipswich Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 56 |
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| 16th | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 54 |
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| 17th | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | 54 |
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| 18th |
 Hull City |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | 52 | - |
| 20th | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | 50 | - |
| 21st | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 50 | - |
| 22nd | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | 42 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Millwall | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Championship Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Fri May 5 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Preston North End |
| Sat May 6 | Crystal Palace | 0-3 | Watford |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Mon May 8 | Preston North End | 0-2 | Leeds United |
| Leeds United won 3-1 on aggregate | |||
| Tue May 9 | Watford | 0-0 | Crystal Palace |
| Watford won 3-0 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Sun May 21 | Watford | 3-0 | Leeds United |
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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 Playoffs |
| ♦ Preston North End Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Leeds United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Crystal Palace Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Watford were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Crewe Alexandra were Relegated to League 1 |
| ▼Millwall were Relegated to League 1 |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated to League 1 |
| ▲Southend United were Promoted from League 1 |
| ▲Colchester United were Promoted from League 1 |
| ▲Barnsley were Promoted from League 1 via the Playoffs |