Colchester 2005/06

Colchester finished 2nd of 24 in the 2005/06 League One with 79 points (won 22, drawn 13, lost 11; scored 58, conceded 40) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 2 matches of 46; lowest 23rd, after match 2. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Colchester
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2005	Gillingham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Tue 9 Aug 2005	Swansea (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	23rd
3	Sat 13 Aug 2005	Barnsley (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	18th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2005	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	17th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2005	Oldham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	5	18th
6	Mon 29 Aug 2005	Southend (away)	1–3 L	Lost	5	22nd
7	Sat 3 Sep 2005	Bristol City (away)	0–0 D	Drew	6	20th
8	Sat 10 Sep 2005	Doncaster (home)	3–2 W	Won	9	15th
9	Sat 17 Sep 2005	Port Vale (away)	1–0 W	Won	12	13th
10	Sat 24 Sep 2005	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	13	15th
11	Tue 27 Sep 2005	Bradford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	14th
12	Sat 1 Oct 2005	Chesterfield (home)	1–2 L	Lost	14	16th
13	Sun 9 Oct 2005	Blackpool (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	13th
14	Sat 15 Oct 2005	Bournemouth (home)	0–1 L	Lost	17	15th
15	Sat 22 Oct 2005	Tranmere (away)	0–0 D	Drew	18	16th
16	Sat 29 Oct 2005	Yeovil (home)	3–2 W	Won	21	13th
17	Sat 12 Nov 2005	Rotherham (away)	2–1 W	Won	24	11th
18	Sat 19 Nov 2005	Blackpool (home)	3–2 W	Won	27	8th
19	Sat 26 Nov 2005	Gillingham (home)	5–0 W	Won	30	7th
20	Tue 6 Dec 2005	Hartlepool (away)	1–0 W	Won	33	6th
21	Sat 10 Dec 2005	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	34	6th
22	Sat 17 Dec 2005	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–0 W	Won	37	4th
23	Mon 26 Dec 2005	Swindon (away)	0–1 L	Lost	37	6th
24	Sat 31 Dec 2005	Brentford (away)	2–0 W	Won	40	5th
25	Mon 2 Jan 2006	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–1 W	Won	43	4th
26	Sat 14 Jan 2006	Walsall (away)	2–0 W	Won	46	4th
27	Tue 17 Jan 2006	Bristol City (home)	3–2 W	Won	49	2nd
28	Sat 21 Jan 2006	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	52	1st
29	Sat 4 Feb 2006	Bradford (home)	3–1 W	Won	55	2nd
30	Tue 7 Feb 2006	Scunthorpe (home)	1–0 W	Won	58	1st
31	Sat 11 Feb 2006	Huddersfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	58	2nd
32	Tue 14 Feb 2006	Walsall (home)	0–0 D	Drew	59	2nd
33	Sat 25 Feb 2006	Barnsley (away)	0–1 L	Lost	59	3rd
34	Sat 4 Mar 2006	Southend (home)	0–3 L	Lost	59	5th
35	Sat 11 Mar 2006	Oldham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	59	6th
36	Sat 18 Mar 2006	Swindon (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	5th
37	Tue 21 Mar 2006	Doncaster (away)	0–0 D	Drew	63	5th
38	Sat 25 Mar 2006	Scunthorpe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	64	4th
39	Sat 1 Apr 2006	Brentford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	4th
40	Sat 8 Apr 2006	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–1 L	Lost	65	4th
41	Tue 11 Apr 2006	Hartlepool (home)	2–0 W	Won	68	3rd
42	Sat 15 Apr 2006	Chesterfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	69	3rd
43	Mon 17 Apr 2006	Tranmere (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	2nd
44	Sat 22 Apr 2006	Bournemouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	75	2nd
45	Sat 29 Apr 2006	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	78	2nd
46	Sat 6 May 2006	Yeovil (away)	0–0 D	Drew	79	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.