2005–06 Football League

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

League One

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Play-offs

Top scorers

League Two

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Play-offs

Top scorers

See also

• English Football League
• 2005–06 in English football
• 2005 in association football
• 2006 in association football

References

External links

• Football League Tables