Championship 2005/06

Reading won the 2005/06 Championship with 106 points, 16 points ahead of Sheffield United. Reading, Sheffield United and Watford were promoted. Crewe, Millwall and Brighton were relegated. 2.43 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 42% and 31% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Reading · Champions	46	31	13	2	99	32	+67	106	Champions
2	Sheffield United · Promoted	46	26	12	8	76	46	+30	90	Promoted
3	Watford · Promoted	46	22	15	9	77	53	+24	81	Promoted
4	Preston	46	20	20	6	59	30	+29	80
5	Leeds	46	21	15	10	57	38	+19	78
6	Crystal Palace	46	21	12	13	67	48	+19	75
7	Wolves	46	16	19	11	50	42	+8	67
8	Coventry	46	16	15	15	62	65	-3	63
9	Norwich	46	18	8	20	56	65	-9	62
10	Luton	46	17	10	19	66	67	-1	61
11	Cardiff	46	16	12	18	58	59	-1	60
12	Southampton	46	13	19	14	49	50	-1	58
13	Stoke	46	17	7	22	54	63	-9	58
14	Plymouth	46	13	17	16	39	46	-7	56
15	Ipswich	46	14	14	18	53	66	-13	56
16	Leicester	46	13	15	18	51	59	-8	54
17	Burnley	46	14	12	20	46	54	-8	54
18	Hull	46	12	16	18	49	55	-6	52
19	Sheffield Wednesday	46	13	13	20	39	52	-13	52
20	Derby	46	10	20	16	53	67	-14	50
21	QPR	46	12	14	20	50	65	-15	50
22	Crewe · Relegated	46	9	15	22	57	86	-29	42	Relegated
23	Millwall · Relegated	46	8	16	22	35	62	-27	40	Relegated
24	Brighton · Relegated	46	7	17	22	39	71	-32	38	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.43 goals per game: 3rd lowest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 106 points: the highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2005/06	League average
Goals per game	2.43	2.58
Home wins	42%	45%
Draws	31%	27%
Away wins	26%	28%
Goalless draws	10%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.48 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	106	94
Most points relegated	42	46
Fewest points safe	50	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.