2005–06 Football League Championship
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Burnley Burnley Turf Moor 22,546
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Withdean Stadium 8,850
Cardiff City Cardiff Ninian Park 21,508
Coventry City Coventry Ricoh Arena 32,602
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Stadium 10,153
Crystal Palace London Selhurst Park 26,309
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Hull City Hull KC Stadium 25,586
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 39,460
Leicester City Leicester Walkers Stadium 32,500
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 10,226
Millwall London The Den 20,146
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 26,018
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 18,000
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London Loftus Road 18,360
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,702
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,812
Team overview -- Stadia and locations
Brighton & HoveBurnleyCardiff CityCoventryCrewe AlexandraCrystal PalaceDerby CountyHull CityIpswich TownLeeds UnitedLeicester C.Luton TownMillwallNorwich C.Plymouth ArgylePreston North EndQPRReadingSheffield UnitedSheffield WednesdaySouthamptonStokeWatfordWolverhampton Wanderers Locations of the Football League Championship 2005–2006 teams
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. 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.