Preston North End 2005–06 football season
During the 2005–06 English football season,Preston North End F.C. competed in theFootball League Championship .
In the 2005–06 season,Billy Davies and his assistantDavid Kelly were rewarded for their success with new and improved contracts in June 2005 and repaid the board's faith by leading Preston to the play-offs for the second year in succession. However, this time they were knocked out in the semi-final stage byLeeds United .
In June 2006, Davies left his post at Deepdale to become manager ofDerby County .[ 1]
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
Preston North End's score comes first [ 2]
Football League Championship [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 6 August 2005 Watford A 2–1 12,597 Nugent ,Etuhu 8 August 2005 Derby County H 1–1 13,127 Nugent 13 August 2005 Reading H 0–3 13,154 20 August 2005 Sheffield United A 1–2 20,519 McKenna 27 August 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 12,461 29 August 2005 Ipswich Town A 4–0 22,551 Nugent (2),Jones ,Agyemang 10 September 2005 Millwall A 2–1 7,674 Jones ,Agyemang 13 September 2005 Burnley H 0–0 17,139 16 September 2005 Stoke City H 0–1 12,453 24 September 2005 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,291 Lucketti 27 September 2005 Luton Town A 0–3 7,815 1 October 2005 Southampton H 1–1 15,263 Agyemang 15 October 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 13,660 Mawéné 18 October 2005 Cardiff City A 2–2 9,574 Mears ,Sedgwick 22 October 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 22,802 Etuhu 29 October 2005 Leicester City H 0–0 13,904 1 November 2005 Hull City H 3–0 13,536 Johnson ,Jones ,McKenna 5 November 2005 Leeds United A 0–0 22,289 19 November 2005 Cardiff City H 2–1 13,904 Sedgwick ,Agyemang 22 November 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 2–0 10,901 Nugent ,Davidson 26 November 2005 Watford H 1–1 14,638 Davidson 3 December 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 6,364 Davidson ,Nowland 10 December 2005 Derby County A 1–1 22,740 Davis 16 December 2005 Sheffield United H 0–0 14,378 26 December 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 18,867 31 December 2005 Coventry City H 3–1 12,936 Nowland ,Alexander (pen),Sedgwick 2 January 2006 Norwich City A 3–0 25,032 Nowland ,Alexander (pen),Nugent 14 January 2006 Millwall H 2–0 14,165 Agyemang ,Davis 21 January 2006 Burnley A 2–0 17,220 Nugent ,Alexander (pen)31 January 2006 Crystal Palace H 2–0 13,867 Ormerod ,O'Neil 4 February 2006 Stoke City A 0–0 13,218 11 February 2006 Luton Town H 5–1 15,237 Neal ,Nugent ,Mears ,Sedgwick (pen),Davis 15 February 2006 Southampton A 0–0 19,534 25 February 2006 Reading A 1–2 23,011 Davidson 7 March 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 0–0 10,874 11 March 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 6,361 14 March 2006 Ipswich Town H 3–1 14,507 Nugent (2),Agyemang 18 March 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–2 23,429 25 March 2006 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 13,925 28 March 2006 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 13,170 Ormerod 1 April 2006 Coventry City A 1–0 21,023 Whaley 8 April 2006 Norwich City H 2–0 15,714 Shackell (own goal),Doherty (own goal)15 April 2006 Leicester City A 2–1 21,865 Whaley ,Jarrett 17 April 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 16,885 Neal ,Ormerod 22 April 2006 Hull City A 1–1 19,716 Whaley 30 April 2006 Leeds United H 2–0 19,350 Stock ,Ormerod
Football League Championship play-offs [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers SF 1st leg 5 May 2006 Leeds United A 1–1 35,239 Nugent SF 2nd leg 8 May 2006 Leeds United H 0–2 (lost 1–3 on agg) 20,383
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 23 August 2005 Barnsley H 2–2 (lost 4–5 on pens) 3,137 Dichio ,Alexander (pen)
Squad at end of season [ 3] 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.
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