Reading 2005/06

Reading finished 1st of 24 in the 2005/06 Championship with 106 points (won 31, drawn 13, lost 2; scored 99, conceded 32) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 28 matches of 46; lowest 19th, after match 1. Longest runs: 10 wins in a row and 33 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Reading
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	Plymouth (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Tue 9 Aug 2005	Brighton (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	8th
3	Sat 13 Aug 2005	Preston (away)	3–0 W	Won	6	4th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2005	Millwall (home)	5–0 W	Won	9	1st
5	Sat 27 Aug 2005	Watford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	10	2nd
6	Mon 29 Aug 2005	Burnley (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	2nd
7	Sat 10 Sep 2005	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	2nd
8	Tue 13 Sep 2005	Crystal Palace (home)	3–2 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 17 Sep 2005	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	20	2nd
10	Sat 24 Sep 2005	Norwich (away)	1–0 W	Won	23	2nd
11	Wed 28 Sep 2005	Southampton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	24	2nd
12	Sat 1 Oct 2005	Sheffield United (home)	2–1 W	Won	27	2nd
13	Sun 16 Oct 2005	Ipswich (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	2nd
14	Tue 18 Oct 2005	Hull (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	2nd
15	Sat 22 Oct 2005	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	34	2nd
16	Sat 29 Oct 2005	Leeds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	35	2nd
17	Tue 1 Nov 2005	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–0 W	Won	38	2nd
18	Sat 5 Nov 2005	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	41	2nd
19	Sat 19 Nov 2005	Hull (home)	3–1 W	Won	44	2nd
20	Tue 22 Nov 2005	Ipswich (away)	3–0 W	Won	47	1st
21	Sat 26 Nov 2005	Plymouth (away)	2–0 W	Won	50	1st
22	Sat 3 Dec 2005	Luton (home)	3–0 W	Won	53	1st
23	Sat 10 Dec 2005	Brighton (home)	5–1 W	Won	56	1st
24	Sat 17 Dec 2005	Millwall (away)	2–0 W	Won	59	1st
25	Mon 26 Dec 2005	Wolves (away)	2–0 W	Won	62	1st
26	Wed 28 Dec 2005	Leicester (home)	2–0 W	Won	65	1st
27	Sat 31 Dec 2005	Derby (away)	2–2 D	Drew	66	1st
28	Mon 2 Jan 2006	Cardiff (home)	5–1 W	Won	69	1st
29	Sat 14 Jan 2006	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	72	1st
30	Fri 20 Jan 2006	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	73	1st
31	Tue 31 Jan 2006	Norwich (home)	4–0 W	Won	76	1st
32	Sat 4 Feb 2006	Crewe (away)	4–3 W	Won	79	1st
33	Fri 10 Feb 2006	Southampton (home)	2–0 W	Won	82	1st
34	Tue 14 Feb 2006	Sheffield United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	83	1st
35	Fri 17 Feb 2006	Luton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	83	1st
36	Sat 25 Feb 2006	Preston (home)	2–1 W	Won	86	1st
37	Sat 4 Mar 2006	Burnley (away)	3–0 W	Won	89	1st
38	Sat 11 Mar 2006	Watford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	90	1st
39	Sat 18 Mar 2006	Wolves (home)	1–1 D	Drew	91	1st
40	Sat 25 Mar 2006	Leicester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	92	1st
41	Sat 1 Apr 2006	Derby (home)	5–0 W	Won	95	1st
42	Sat 8 Apr 2006	Cardiff (away)	5–2 W	Won	98	1st
43	Sat 15 Apr 2006	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	99	1st
44	Mon 17 Apr 2006	Stoke (home)	3–1 W	Won	102	1st
45	Sat 22 Apr 2006	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	103	1st
46	Sun 30 Apr 2006	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	106	1st

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.