Chelsea won the 2005-06 Premier League title and relegation race on 91 points, 8 points ahead of Manchester United. Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2005-06
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Chelsea (CHE)
29
4
5
+50
91
6-1-3
L2
Manchester United (MUN)
25
8
5
+38
83
7-2-1
W1
Liverpool (LIV)
25
7
6
+32
82
9-0-1
W9
Arsenal (ARS)
20
7
11
+37
67
7-2-1
W3
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
18
11
9
+15
65
5-1-4
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
19
6
13
+9
63
6-2-2
W3
Newcastle United (NEW)
17
7
14
+5
58
6-1-3
W1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
15
11
12
+8
56
2-2-6
W1
West Ham United (WHU)
16
7
15
-3
55
4-1-5
W2
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
15
6
17
-7
51
3-2-5
L3
Everton (EVE)
14
8
16
-15
50
3-4-3
D1
Fulham (FUL)
14
6
18
-10
48
5-1-4
W1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
13
8
17
-14
47
3-2-5
L3
Middlesbrough (MID)
12
9
17
-10
45
3-2-5
L1
Manchester City (MCI)
13
4
21
-5
43
1-0-9
L3
Aston Villa (AVL)
10
12
16
-13
42
2-2-6
W1
Portsmouth (POR)
10
8
20
-25
38
6-2-2
L1
Birmingham City (BIR)
8
10
20
-22
34
2-4-4
L1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
7
9
22
-27
30
0-4-6
D1
Sunderland (SUN)
3
6
29
-43
15
1-2-7
L1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 3 times.
Chelsea trailed by as many as 3 points on August 13, 2005.
Chelsea took first place for good on August 24, 2005.
Chelsea won 10 games in a row from November 19, 2005 to January 15, 2006, the longest run of the race.
Chelsea led by as many as 18 points on March 11, 2006.
Chelsea went 7-0-0 from August 20, 2005 to October 2, 2005, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 9 points.
Five teams held first place.
Chelsea spent 257 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.