Final Championship 2005/2006 league table
Season completed Sunday, 30th April 2006 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | 106 | +67 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | 90 | +30 |
| 3 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 81 | +24 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 80 | +29 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 78 | +19 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 75 | +19 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 67 | +8 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 65 | 63 | -3 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | 62 | -9 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | 61 | -1 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 59 | 60 | -1 |
| 12 | Southampton | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 58 | -1 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | 58 | -9 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 56 | -7 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 56 | -13 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 54 | -8 |
| 17 | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | 54 | -8 |
| 18 | Hull City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | 52 | -6 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | 52 | -13 |
| 20 | Derby County | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | 50 | -14 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 50 | -15 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | 42 | -29 |
| 23 | Millwall | 46 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 40 | -27 |
| 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | 38 | -32 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Fri 5th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Leeds United 1 Preston North End 1 | 35,239 |
| Sat 6th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Crystal Palace 0 Watford 3 | 22,880 |
| Mon 8th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Preston North End 0 Leeds United 2 | 20,383 |
| Tue 9th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Watford 0 Crystal Palace 0 | 19,041 |
| Sun 21st May | Final | Leeds United 0 Watford 3 | 64,736 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Match | Date | Lowest | Match | Date | |
| 33,439 | Sheff. Wed. 1-2 Sheff. Utd. | Sat 18th Feb | 5,686 | Crewe Alex. 1-2 Ipswich Town | Tue 14th Feb | |
| 30,755 | Sheff. Wed. 1-0 Norwich City | Sat 15th Apr | 5,687 | Crewe Alex. 3-4 Q.P.R. | Sat 31st Dec | |
| 30,558 | Sheff. Utd. 1-0 Sheff. Wed. | Sat 3rd Dec | 5,859 | Brighton & HA 1-5 Stoke City | Sun 30th Apr | |
| 30,391 | Derby County 0-2 Sheff. Wed. | Sun 30th Apr | 5,865 | Crewe Alex. 1-1 Cardiff City | Mon 17th Apr | |
| 30,173 | Southampton 3-4 Leeds Utd. | Sat 19th Nov | 5,925 | Crewe Alex. 2-1 Brighton & HA | Sat 25th Feb | |
| 29,986 | Sheff. Wed. 1-0 Leeds Utd. | Tue 13th Sep | 5,945 | Crewe Alex. 4-2 Millwall | Sun 30th Apr | |
