Southend 2005/06

Southend finished 1st of 24 in the 2005/06 League One with 82 points (won 23, drawn 13, lost 10; scored 72, conceded 43) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 23 matches of 46; lowest 15th, after match 1. Longest runs: 8 wins in a row, 13 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Southend
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	Port Vale (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Tue 9 Aug 2005	Bradford (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	8th
3	Sat 13 Aug 2005	Walsall (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	10th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2005	Huddersfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	5	11th
5	Fri 26 Aug 2005	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	5	12th
6	Mon 29 Aug 2005	Colchester (home)	3–1 W	Won	8	12th
7	Sun 4 Sep 2005	Oldham (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	8th
8	Sat 10 Sep 2005	Swindon (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	6th
9	Sat 17 Sep 2005	Tranmere (home)	3–1 W	Won	17	3rd
10	Sat 24 Sep 2005	Rotherham (away)	4–2 W	Won	20	2nd
11	Tue 27 Sep 2005	Yeovil (home)	4–1 W	Won	23	2nd
12	Sat 1 Oct 2005	Gillingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	26	2nd
13	Sun 9 Oct 2005	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	29	1st
14	Sat 15 Oct 2005	Doncaster (away)	0–2 L	Lost	29	2nd
15	Sat 22 Oct 2005	Barnsley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	30	1st
16	Sat 29 Oct 2005	Bristol City (away)	3–0 W	Won	33	1st
17	Sat 12 Nov 2005	Swansea (home)	1–2 L	Lost	33	3rd
18	Sat 19 Nov 2005	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–2 L	Lost	33	3rd
19	Sat 26 Nov 2005	Port Vale (away)	1–2 L	Lost	33	3rd
20	Tue 6 Dec 2005	Chesterfield (home)	0–0 D	Drew	34	4th
21	Sat 10 Dec 2005	Bradford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	35	5th
22	Sat 17 Dec 2005	Huddersfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	36	6th
23	Mon 26 Dec 2005	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	0–0 D	Drew	37	5th
24	Wed 28 Dec 2005	Hartlepool (away)	2–1 W	Won	40	4th
25	Sat 31 Dec 2005	Bournemouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	43	2nd
26	Mon 2 Jan 2006	Blackpool (away)	2–1 W	Won	46	1st
27	Sat 7 Jan 2006	Oldham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	47	1st
28	Sat 14 Jan 2006	Brentford (home)	4–1 W	Won	50	1st
29	Sat 21 Jan 2006	Tranmere (away)	0–0 D	Drew	51	2nd
30	Fri 27 Jan 2006	Swindon (home)	2–0 W	Won	54	1st
31	Sat 4 Feb 2006	Yeovil (away)	2–0 W	Won	57	1st
32	Fri 10 Feb 2006	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	60	1st
33	Tue 14 Feb 2006	Brentford (away)	0–2 L	Lost	60	1st
34	Sat 18 Feb 2006	Chesterfield (away)	4–3 W	Won	63	1st
35	Sat 25 Feb 2006	Walsall (home)	0–0 D	Drew	64	1st
36	Sat 4 Mar 2006	Colchester (away)	3–0 W	Won	67	1st
37	Fri 10 Mar 2006	Scunthorpe (home)	3–0 W	Won	70	1st
38	Sat 18 Mar 2006	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	1–2 L	Lost	70	1st
39	Sat 25 Mar 2006	Hartlepool (home)	3–0 W	Won	73	1st
40	Sat 1 Apr 2006	Bournemouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	74	1st
41	Sat 8 Apr 2006	Blackpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	77	1st
42	Fri 14 Apr 2006	Gillingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	77	1st
43	Mon 17 Apr 2006	Barnsley (away)	2–2 D	Drew	78	1st
44	Sat 22 Apr 2006	Doncaster (home)	0–1 L	Lost	78	1st
45	Sat 29 Apr 2006	Swansea (away)	2–2 D	Drew	79	1st
46	Sat 6 May 2006	Bristol City (home)	1–0 W	Won	82	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.