| Competition: | Football League Championship |
| Season: | 2005–06 |
| Winners: | Reading 1st Championship title 1st 2nd tier title |
| Promoted: | Reading Sheffield United Watford |
| Relegated: | Crewe Alexandra Millwall Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Matches: | 557 |
| Total Goals: | 1341 |
| League Topscorer: | Marlon King (Watford), 21[1] |
| Prevseason: | 2004–05 |
| Nextseason: | 2006–07 |
The 2005–06 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) 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.[2] 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.[3]
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League One
Promoted from League One
Relegated from Premier League
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22,546 | ||||
| 8,850 | ||||
| 21,508 | ||||
| 32,602 | ||||
| 10,153 | ||||
| 26,309 | ||||
| 33,597 | ||||
| 25,586 | ||||
| 30,311 | ||||
| 39,460 | ||||
| 32,500 | ||||
| 10,226 | ||||
| London | 20,146 | |||
| 26,018 | ||||
| 18,000 | ||||
| 23,408 | ||||
| 18,360 | ||||
| 24,161 | ||||
| 32,702 | ||||
| 39,812 | ||||
| 32,690 | ||||
| 27,740 | ||||
| 17,504 | ||||
| 27,828 |
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See main article: 2006 Football League Championship play-off Final.