Crewe Alexandra 2005–06 football season
During the 2005–06 English football season,Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in theFootball League Championship , their 83rd season in theEnglish Football League .
In the 2005–06 season, Crewe Alexandra's continued success in the Championship finally came to an end and despite a gallant effort in the second half of the season, the Railwaymen eventually finished in 22nd place and were relegated withMillwall andBrighton . Their relegation was confirmed on 17 April 2006 after a 1–1 draw at home withCardiff City afterSheffield Wednesday won 2–0 at Brighton.[ 1] The season did see some highs though with the club securing Algerian internationalMadjid Bougherra and the former Welsh internationalGareth Taylor on loan fromNottingham Forest .
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Crewe Alexandra's score comes first [ 2]
Football League Championship [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 6 August 2005 Burnley H 2–1 8,006 B Jones ,Vaughan 9 August 2005 Norwich City A 1–1 25,116 Varney 13 August 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 6,132 Rivers ,Higdon 20 August 2005 Leicester City H 2–2 7,053 Varney ,Rivers 27 August 2005 Southampton A 0–2 20,792 29 August 2005 Sheffield United H 1–3 7,501 Foster 11 September 2005 Derby County H 1–1 5,958 Rivers 13 September 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 10,460 Johnson 17 September 2005 Reading A 0–1 17,668 24 September 2005 Watford H 0–0 6,258 27 September 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–4 7,471 1 October 2005 Ipswich Town A 1–2 23,145 Vaughan 15 October 2005 Luton Town H 3–1 6,604 B Jones ,Lunt ,Varney 18 October 2005 Stoke City A 0–2 14,080 22 October 2005 Cardiff City A 1–6 10,815 Foster 29 October 2005 Crystal Palace H 2–2 6,766 S Jones ,Higdon 1 November 2005 Leeds United H 1–0 7,220 Butler (own goal)5 November 2005 Millwall A 3–1 8,120 S Jones (2),G Roberts 19 November 2005 Stoke City H 1–2 8,942 Johnson 22 November 2005 Luton Town A 1–4 7,474 Walker 26 November 2005 Burnley A 0–3 11,151 3 December 2005 Preston North End H 0–2 6,364 10 December 2005 Norwich City H 1–2 6,132 B Jones 17 December 2005 Leicester City A 1–1 24,873 Higdon 26 December 2005 Hull City H 2–2 7,942 Johnson ,G Roberts 28 December 2005 Coventry City A 1–1 19,045 Rodgers 31 December 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 3–4 5,687 Johnson ,Varney ,B Jones 2 January 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 25,656 14 January 2006 Derby County A 1–5 22,649 Vaughan 21 January 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 1–2 5,984 Rodgers 28 January 2006 Watford A 1–4 11,722 Rodgers 4 February 2006 Reading H 3–4 6,484 Bell ,Taylor ,Lunt (pen)11 February 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 21,683 B Jones 14 February 2006 Ipswich Town H 1–2 5,686 S Jones 25 February 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–1 5,925 Bell ,Foster 3 March 2006 Sheffield United A 0–0 22,691 11 March 2006 Southampton H 1–1 6,588 Rodgers 18 March 2006 Hull City A 0–1 21,163 25 March 2006 Coventry City H 4–1 6,444 B Jones ,Bougherra ,Rodgers ,Taylor 28 March 2006 Preston North End A 0–1 13,170 1 April 2006 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 12,877 Lunt ,Vaughan 8 April 2006 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 8,007 Taylor (2)15 April 2006 Crystal Palace A 2–2 18,358 Rodgers ,Lunt (pen)17 April 2006 Cardiff City H 1–1 5,865 Vaughan 22 April 2006 Leeds United A 0–1 21,046 30 April 2006 Millwall H 4–2 5,945 Johnson ,Maynard ,Varney ,S Jones
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 23 August 2005 Lincoln City A 1–5 2,782 Walker
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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 )
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