Football League Two 2005/06

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Football League Two 2005/06
Football League Two logo
master Carlisle United
Climbers Carlisle United
Northampton Town
Leyton Orient
Cheltenham Town (as play-off winner)
Relegation ↑ Grimsby Town
Cheltenham Town
Wycombe Wanderers
Lincoln City
Relegated Oxford United
Rushden & Diamonds
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,392  (ø 2.52 per game)
Top scorer Rickie Lambert ( Rochdale AFC ) / Karl Hawley (Carlisle United)
← Football League Two 2004/05
^ Football League One 2005/06

The Football League One 2005/06 was the second season of the Football League Two as the fourth highest English division behind the Premier League , the Football League Championship and the Football League One as well as the 14th season of the third highest division of the Football League after the introduction of the Premier League in 1992.

The three best-ranked clubs Carlisle United , Northampton Town and Leyton Orient rose directly to Football League One. The clubs in places four to seven determined the fourth promoted team in play-off mode. Here the Cheltenham Town prevailed.

Oxford United and Rushden & Diamonds rose to the National League and were replaced by Accrington Stanley and Hereford United the following season .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Carlisle United (N)  46  25th  11  10 084:420 +42 86
 2. Northampton Town  46  22nd  17th  7th 063:370 +26 83
 3. Leyton Orient  46  22nd  15th  9 067:510 +16 81
 4th Grimsby Town  46  22nd  12  12 064:440 +20 78
 5. Cheltenham Town  46  19th  15th  12 065:530 +12 72
 6th Wycombe Wanderers  46  18th  17th  11 072:560 +16 71
 7th Lincoln City  46  15th  21st  10 065:530 +12 66
 8th. Darlington FC  46  16  15th  15th 058:520  +6 63
 9. Peterborough United (A)  46  17th  11  18th 057:480  +9 62
10. Shrewsbury Town  46  16  13  17th 055:550  ± 0 61
11. Boston United  46  15th  16  15th 050:600 −10 61
12. Bristol Rovers  46  17th  9  20th 059:670  −8 60
13. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg AFC Wrexham (A)  46  15th  14th  17th 061:540  +7 59
14th Rochdale AFC  46  14th  14th  18th 066:690  −3 56
15th Chester City  46  14th  12  20th 053:590  −6 54
16. Mansfield Town  46  13  15th  18th 059:660  −7 54
17th Macclesfield Town  46  12  18th  16 060:710 −11 54
18th FC Barnet (N)  46  12  18th  16 044:570 −13 54
19th Bury FC 1  46  12  17th  17th 045:570 −12 52
20th Torquay United (A)  46  13  13  20th 053:660 −13 52
21st Notts County  46  12  16  18th 048:630 −15 52
22nd Stockport County (A)  46  11  19th  16 057:780 −21 52
23. Oxford United  46  11  16  19th 043:560 −13 49
24. Rushden & Diamonds  46  11  12  23 044:760 −32 45

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

1 A point was deducted from Bury FC for using a player who was not eligible to play.
  • Promoted to Football League One 2006/07
  • Participants in the play-off round
  • Play-off winners and promoted to Football League One in 2006/07
  • Relegated to the National League
    • (A) Relegated from Football League One 2004/05
    (N) Newcomers from the National League

    Play-off round

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) final
                         
    4th  Grimsby Town 1 2 3    
    7th  Lincoln City 0 1 1  
    4th  Grimsby Town 0
      5  Cheltenham Town 1
    5  Cheltenham Town 2 0 2
    6th  Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 1  

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