The 2005–06 Football League (known as the
Coca-Cola
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Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th completed season of
The Football League
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.
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
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Southampton
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From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
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Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...
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Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, they have p ...
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West Ham United
Relegated to League 1
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Gillingham
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Nottingham Forest
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Rotherham United
From Football League One
Promoted to Championship
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Luton Town
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Hull City
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Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
Formed in 1867 as an off ...
Relegated to League 2
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Peterborough United
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Stockport County
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Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
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Wrexham
From Football League Two
Promoted to League 1
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Yeovil Town
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Scunthorpe United
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Swansea City
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Southend United
Relegated to Conference National
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Cambridge United
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...
*
Kidderminster Harriers
From Conference National
Promoted to League 2
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Barnet
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Carlisle United
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found a
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundationwebsite,
with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
Championship
Play-offs
Top scorers
League One
Play-offs
Top scorers
League Two
Play-offs
Top scorers
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See also
*English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
* 2005–06 in English football
* 2005 in association football
* 2006 in association football
References
External links
Football League Tables
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2005-06