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, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
Championship
Play-offs
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Marlon King Watford 212 Dave Kitson Reading 18= Kevin Doyle Reading 18= Cameron Jerome Cardiff City 185 Darius Henderson Watford 15= Andrew Johnson Crystal Palace 15= Gary McSheffrey Coventry 15= Ade Akinbiyi Sheffield United 159 Ashley Young Watford 14= Steve Howard Luton Town 14 scorersleague=eng.2&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com
League One
Play-offs
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Billy Sharp Scunthorpe United 23= Freddy Eastwood Southend United 233 James Hayter AFC Bournemouth 20= Lee Trundle Swansea City 205 Luke Beckett Oldham Athletic 186 Rory Fallon Swansea City 17= Izale McLeod Milton Keynes Dons 17= Chris Iwelumo Colchester United 179 Dean Windass Bradford City 16= Steve Brooker Bristol City 16= Chris Greenacre Tranmere Rovers 16 scorersleague=eng.3&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com
League Two
Play-offs
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Rickie Lambert Rochdale 22= Karl Hawley Carlisle United 223 Richard Walker Bristol Rovers 204 Tommy Mooney Wycombe Wanderers 18= Richard Barker Mansfield Town 186 Scott McGleish Northampton Town 177 Junior Agogo Bristol Rovers 168 Danny Crow Peterborough United 15= Gary Jones Grimsby Town 15= Michael Bridges Carlisle United 15 scorersleague=eng.4&year=2005&cc=5901 soccernet.espn.go.com
See also English Football League 2005–06 in English football 2005 in association football 2006 in association football
References
External links Football League Tables