Preston 2005/06

Preston finished 4th of 24 in the 2005/06 Championship with 80 points (won 20, drawn 20, lost 6; scored 59, conceded 30). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 18th, after match 4. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 22 unbeaten and 9 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Preston
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2005	Watford (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Mon 8 Aug 2005	Derby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	1st
3	Sat 13 Aug 2005	Reading (home)	0–3 L	Lost	4	15th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2005	Sheffield United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	18th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2005	Brighton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	5	17th
6	Mon 29 Aug 2005	Ipswich (away)	4–0 W	Won	8	11th
7	Sat 10 Sep 2005	Millwall (away)	2–1 W	Won	11	8th
8	Tue 13 Sep 2005	Burnley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	12	7th
9	Fri 16 Sep 2005	Stoke (home)	0–1 L	Lost	12	7th
10	Sat 24 Sep 2005	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	13	11th
11	Tue 27 Sep 2005	Luton (away)	0–3 L	Lost	13	13th
12	Sat 1 Oct 2005	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	14th
13	Sat 15 Oct 2005	QPR (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	16th
14	Tue 18 Oct 2005	Cardiff (away)	2–2 D	Drew	16	16th
15	Sat 22 Oct 2005	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	15th
16	Sat 29 Oct 2005	Leicester (home)	0–0 D	Drew	18	16th
17	Tue 1 Nov 2005	Hull (home)	3–0 W	Won	21	12th
18	Sat 5 Nov 2005	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	22	14th
19	Sat 19 Nov 2005	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	11th
20	Tue 22 Nov 2005	QPR (away)	2–0 W	Won	28	9th
21	Sat 26 Nov 2005	Watford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	29	10th
22	Sat 3 Dec 2005	Crewe (away)	2–0 W	Won	32	6th
23	Sat 10 Dec 2005	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	33	8th
24	Fri 16 Dec 2005	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	34	6th
25	Mon 26 Dec 2005	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–0 D	Drew	35	9th
26	Sat 31 Dec 2005	Coventry (home)	3–1 W	Won	38	7th
27	Mon 2 Jan 2006	Norwich (away)	3–0 W	Won	41	6th
28	Sat 14 Jan 2006	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	44	6th
29	Sat 21 Jan 2006	Burnley (away)	2–0 W	Won	47	6th
30	Tue 31 Jan 2006	Crystal Palace (home)	2–0 W	Won	50	5th
31	Sat 4 Feb 2006	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	51	6th
32	Sat 11 Feb 2006	Luton (home)	5–1 W	Won	54	5th
33	Wed 15 Feb 2006	Southampton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	55	6th
34	Sat 25 Feb 2006	Reading (away)	1–2 L	Lost	55	6th
35	Tue 7 Mar 2006	Plymouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	56	6th
36	Sat 11 Mar 2006	Brighton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	57	7th
37	Tue 14 Mar 2006	Ipswich (home)	3–1 W	Won	60	6th
38	Sat 18 Mar 2006	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–2 L	Lost	60	6th
39	Sat 25 Mar 2006	Plymouth (home)	0–0 D	Drew	61	6th
40	Tue 28 Mar 2006	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	64	6th
41	Sat 1 Apr 2006	Coventry (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	6th
42	Sat 8 Apr 2006	Norwich (home)	2–0 W	Won	70	5th
43	Sat 15 Apr 2006	Leicester (away)	2–1 W	Won	73	5th
44	Mon 17 Apr 2006	Wolves (home)	2–0 W	Won	76	4th
45	Sat 22 Apr 2006	Hull (away)	1–1 D	Drew	77	5th
46	Sun 30 Apr 2006	Leeds (home)	2–0 W	Won	80	4th

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.