2005–06 Football League Championship
The 2005–06 Football League Championship was the second season of the league under its current title and fourteenth season under its current league division format.
Reading dominated the Championship, setting a new league record of 33 league games unbeaten between the opening day defeat by Plymouth Argyle and the loss at Luton Town in February; these were the only league defeats the team would suffer that season. On 25 March 2006 they clinched promotion to the top flight for the first time in their 135-year history thanks to a 1–1 draw away to Leicester City. Coppell's team secured the league title in the following week, with a 5–0 drubbing of Derby County, and they would go on to set a new English league record for the number of points won in a season, with 106.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Championship
Promoted to Premier LeagueRelegated to League One
To Championship
Promoted from League OneRelegated from Premier League
Team overview
Stadia and locations
League table
Semi-finals
First leg
----Second leg
- Leeds United win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Watford win 3–0 on aggregate.
Attendances
Source:| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest | Lowest |
| 1 | Norwich City | 24,952 | 2.5% | 27,470 | 23,838 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24,853 | 7.6% | 33,439 | 20,244 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 24,253 | -5.5% | 29,184 | 22,551 |
| 4 | Derby County | 24,166 | -4.2% | 30,391 | 21,434 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 23,650 | 20.7% | 30,558 | 17,739 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23,624 | -11.3% | 27,980 | 21,683 |
| 7 | Southampton | 23,614 | -22.9% | 30,173 | 19,086 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 22,355 | -23.5% | 27,843 | 18,353 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 22,234 | -7.9% | 25,578 | 18,856 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 21,302 | 32.7% | 26,851 | 16,156 |
| 11 | Reading | 20,207 | 17.7% | 23,845 | 14,027 |
| 12 | Hull City | 19,841 | 10.1% | 23,486 | 17,698 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19,457 | -19.3% | 23,843 | 17,291 |
| 14 | Watford | 15,450 | 8.1% | 19,842 | 11,722 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 14,619 | 5.3% | 19,350 | 12,453 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 14,432 | -12.3% | 20,408 | 10,121 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 13,776 | -16.1% | 17,726 | 10,460 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 13,441 | -16.3% | 16,152 | 10,901 |
| 19 | Burnley | 12,462 | -1.4% | 17,912 | 10,431 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 11,720 | -9.7% | 16,403 | 8,724 |
| 21 | Millwall | 9,529 | -18.2% | 13,209 | 7,108 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 9,139 | 15.1% | 10,248 | 7,474 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6,802 | 5.8% | 7,999 | 5,859 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 6,732 | -9.1% | 8,942 | 5,686 |