Sheffield United 2005/06

Sheffield United finished 2nd of 24 in the 2005/06 Championship with 90 points (won 26, drawn 12, lost 8; scored 76, conceded 46) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 17 matches of 46; lowest 5th, after match 3. Longest runs: 8 wins in a row.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sheffield United
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	Leicester (home)	4–1 W	Won	3	1st
2	Tue 9 Aug 2005	Burnley (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 13 Aug 2005	QPR (away)	1–2 L	Lost	6	5th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2005	Preston (home)	2–1 W	Won	9	2nd
5	Sat 27 Aug 2005	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	12	1st
6	Mon 29 Aug 2005	Crewe (away)	3–1 W	Won	15	1st
7	Sat 10 Sep 2005	Ipswich (home)	2–0 W	Won	18	1st
8	Tue 13 Sep 2005	Brighton (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	1st
9	Sat 17 Sep 2005	Watford (away)	3–2 W	Won	24	1st
10	Sat 24 Sep 2005	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	27	1st
11	Tue 27 Sep 2005	Plymouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	1st
12	Sat 1 Oct 2005	Reading (away)	1–2 L	Lost	30	1st
13	Sat 15 Oct 2005	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	33	1st
14	Tue 18 Oct 2005	Millwall (away)	4–0 W	Won	36	1st
15	Fri 21 Oct 2005	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	37	1st
16	Sat 29 Oct 2005	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	38	1st
17	Tue 1 Nov 2005	Luton (home)	4–0 W	Won	41	1st
18	Sat 5 Nov 2005	Crystal Palace (away)	3–2 W	Won	44	1st
19	Sat 19 Nov 2005	Millwall (home)	2–2 D	Drew	45	1st
20	Tue 22 Nov 2005	Wolves (away)	0–0 D	Drew	46	2nd
21	Sat 26 Nov 2005	Leicester (away)	2–4 L	Lost	46	2nd
22	Sat 3 Dec 2005	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	2nd
23	Sat 10 Dec 2005	Burnley (home)	3–0 W	Won	52	2nd
24	Fri 16 Dec 2005	Preston (away)	0–0 D	Drew	53	2nd
25	Mon 26 Dec 2005	Norwich (home)	1–3 L	Lost	53	2nd
26	Wed 28 Dec 2005	Southampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	56	2nd
27	Sat 31 Dec 2005	Stoke (home)	2–1 W	Won	59	2nd
28	Tue 3 Jan 2006	Hull (away)	3–1 W	Won	62	2nd
29	Sat 14 Jan 2006	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	63	2nd
30	Sat 21 Jan 2006	Brighton (home)	3–1 W	Won	66	2nd
31	Wed 1 Feb 2006	Derby (away)	1–0 W	Won	69	2nd
32	Mon 6 Feb 2006	Watford (home)	1–4 L	Lost	69	2nd
33	Sat 11 Feb 2006	Plymouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	70	2nd
34	Tue 14 Feb 2006	Reading (home)	1–1 D	Drew	71	2nd
35	Sat 18 Feb 2006	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–1 W	Won	74	2nd
36	Sat 25 Feb 2006	QPR (home)	2–3 L	Lost	74	2nd
37	Fri 3 Mar 2006	Crewe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	75	2nd
38	Sat 11 Mar 2006	Coventry (away)	0–2 L	Lost	75	2nd
39	Sat 18 Mar 2006	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	75	2nd
40	Sat 25 Mar 2006	Southampton (home)	3–0 W	Won	78	2nd
41	Sat 1 Apr 2006	Stoke (away)	1–1 D	Drew	79	2nd
42	Sat 8 Apr 2006	Hull (home)	3–2 W	Won	82	2nd
43	Fri 14 Apr 2006	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	85	2nd
44	Tue 18 Apr 2006	Leeds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	86	2nd
45	Sat 22 Apr 2006	Luton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	87	2nd
46	Sun 30 Apr 2006	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	90	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.