2005–06 season of Leeds United
Leeds United 2005–06 football season
During the 2005–06 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship , their second consecutive season at this level.
Season summary [ edit ] With new players brought in over the summer, the club's goal during the 2005–06 season was promotion. Blackwell's shrewd tactics away from Elland Road and attacking style at home proved highly effective, and by the end of February, Leeds were third in the Championship. However, from that point onwards Leeds slumped, gaining just 4 points from a possible 18, and eventually had to settle for a play-off place. In the first round of the play-offs, against Preston North End , Leeds drew 1–1 at Elland Road, but won the return leg 2–0 to advance to the final, played on 21 May at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . However, in a dismal performance, Leeds crashed to a 3–0 defeat to Watford .[1] While some fans predicted that Leeds would go one better and finally return to the Premier League the following year, others were concerned by the fact that, with the exception of the bottom four teams, Leeds's form going into the play-offs was the worst of any team in the Championship, their only two wins in the final months of the campaign being the play-off victory against Preston and a narrow 1–0 victory against relegated Crewe Alexandra .
Final league table [ edit ] Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results [ edit ] Leeds United's score comes first [2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 7 August 2005 Millwall H 2–1 20,440 Healy (2, 1 pen) 9 August 2005 Cardiff City A 1–2 15,231 Blake 13 August 2005 Luton Town A 0–0 10,102 20 August 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 21,229 Lewis , Hulse 27 August 2005 Norwich City A 1–0 25,015 Hulse 10 September 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–3 21,212 Healy (2), Douglas 13 September 2005 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 29,986 17 September 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 15,523 Hulse 24 September 2005 Ipswich Town H 0–2 21,676 28 September 2005 Derby County H 3–1 18,353 Hulse (3) 1 October 2005 Watford A 0–0 16,050 15 October 2005 Burnley A 2–1 16,174 Lewis , Hulse 18 October 2005 Southampton H 2–1 18,881 Hulse , Blake 21 October 2005 Sheffield United H 1–1 23,600 Richardson 29 October 2005 Reading A 1–1 22,012 Healy 1 November 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 7,220 5 November 2005 Preston North End H 0–0 22,289 19 November 2005 Southampton A 4–3 30,173 Butler , Blake , Healy (pen), Miller 22 November 2005 Burnley H 2–0 21,318 Healy (pen), Blake 26 November 2005 Millwall A 1–0 8,134 May (own goal) 3 December 2005 Leicester City H 2–1 21,402 Healy , Kilgallon 10 December 2005 Cardiff City H 0–1 20,597 17 December 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 26,821 26 December 2005 Coventry City H 3–1 24,291 Douglas , Blake , Cresswell 28 December 2005 Stoke City A 1–0 20,408 Lewis 31 December 2005 Hull City H 2–0 26,387 Douglas (2) 2 January 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 3–0 17,726 Cresswell , Blake , Hulse (pen) 14 January 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 7,415 Blake (pen) 21 January 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 27,843 Butler , Cresswell (2) 31 January 2006 Ipswich Town A 1–1 25,845 Healy (pen) 4 February 2006 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 21,807 Cresswell , Butler 11 February 2006 Derby County A 0–0 27,000 14 February 2006 Watford H 2–1 7,187 Blake (2, 1 pen) 18 February 2006 Leicester City A 1–1 25,497 Blake (pen) 25 February 2006 Luton Town H 2–1 23,644 Douglas , Lewis 4 March 2006 Crystal Palace A 2–1 23,843 Blake , Hulse 11 March 2006 Norwich City H 2–2 24,993 Hulse , Lewis 18 March 2006 Coventry City A 1–1 26,643 Healy (pen) 21 March 2006 Crystal Palace H 0–1 24,507 25 March 2006 Stoke City H 0–0 21,452 1 April 2006 Hull City A 0–1 23,486 8 April 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 20,650 15 April 2006 Reading H 1–1 24,535 Hulse 18 April 2006 Sheffield United A 1–1 29,329 Healy 22 April 2006 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 21,046 Healy 30 April 2006 Preston North End A 0–2 20,383
Championship play-offs [ edit ] League Cup [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10 Isthmian League (Two ) Combined Counties League (Premier , One ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) Kent League (level 9 only ) Midland Alliance (level 9 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 10 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (One , Two ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
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