Every 2005-06 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 6, 2005 to April 30, 2006.
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EFL Championship standings, 2005-06
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Reading (REA)
31
13
2
+67
106
5-5-0
W1
Sheffield United (SHU)
26
12
8
+30
90
4-4-2
W1
Watford (WAT)
22
15
9
+24
81
3-5-2
D1
Preston North End (PNE)
20
20
6
+29
80
7-2-1
W1
Leeds United (LEE)
21
15
10
+19
78
1-6-3
L1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
21
12
13
+19
75
4-3-3
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
16
19
11
+8
67
3-4-3
W2
Coventry City (COV)
16
15
15
-3
63
4-4-2
W2
Norwich City (NOR)
18
8
20
-9
62
5-1-4
L1
Luton Town (LUT)
17
10
19
-1
61
3-4-3
D2
Cardiff City (CAR)
16
12
18
-1
60
2-2-6
L2
Southampton (SOU)
13
19
14
-1
58
5-2-3
W1
Stoke City (STK)
17
7
22
-9
58
4-2-4
W1
Plymouth Argyle (PLY)
13
17
16
-7
56
2-4-4
W1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
14
14
18
-13
56
1-3-6
L1
Leicester City (LEI)
13
15
18
-8
54
5-2-3
L1
Burnley (BUR)
14
12
20
-8
54
2-5-3
D1
Hull City (HUL)
12
16
18
-6
52
3-5-2
D4
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
13
13
20
-13
52
5-3-2
W1
Derby County (DER)
10
20
16
-14
50
3-3-4
L2
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
12
14
20
-15
50
0-4-6
L3
Crewe Alexandra (CRE)
9
15
22
-29
42
4-3-3
W1
Millwall (MIL)
8
16
22
-27
40
3-2-5
L1
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
7
17
22
-32
38
2-3-5
L3
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace (2nd), the play-off pace (6th), and the relegation line.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 6 times.
Reading trailed by as many as 7 points on September 27, 2005.
Reading took first place for good on November 22, 2005.
Reading won 10 games in a row from November 1, 2005 to December 28, 2005, the longest run of the race.
Sheffield United led by 7 points as late as September 27, 2005.
Reading went 9-1-0 from November 18, 2005 to January 2, 2006, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 10 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 30 of the 102 days played.
Four teams held first place.
Reading spent 167 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.