The 2005–06

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(known as the

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Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the league under its current title and fourteenth season under its current league division format. Reading dominated the Championship, setting a new league record of 33 league games unbeaten between the opening day defeat by

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and the loss at

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in February; these were the only league defeats the team would suffer that season. On 25 March 2006 they clinched promotion to the top flight for the first time in their 135-year history thanks to a 1–1 draw away to

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. Coppell's team secured the league title in the following week, with a 5–0 drubbing of

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, and they would go on to set a new English league record for the number of points won in a season, with 106.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to

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Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

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Relegated to

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* Gillingham * Nottingham Forest *

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To Championship

Promoted from

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Relegated from

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Team overview

Stadia and locations

League table

Play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

*Leeds United win 3–1 on aggregate. ---- *Watford win 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Results

References

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