During the 2005–06 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary The 2005–06 season was Sheffield United's twelfth straight season at the second level of the English football pyramid – a period longer than any other team currently in the Championship, and their longest spell in any Division since 1934.

After beating Cardiff City 1–0 on Good Friday and never being outside of the top two places all season, the Blades required only one point from their final three games to secure their promotion. A day later, however, Leeds United failed to beat Reading at Elland Road, which saw Sheffield United promoted back to the Premiership after many disappointments in the previous few seasons.

Kit United's kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by HFS Loans.

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Transfers

In

Summer Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource4343791924

Winter Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource273814

Final league table

Results Sheffield United's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 August 2005 Leicester CityH4–118,224Gray (pen), Kabba (pen), Ifill, Bromby 9 August 2005 BurnleyA2–111,802Shipperley, Morgan 13 August 2005 Queens Park RangersA1–213,497Kabba 20 August 2005 Preston North EndH2–120,519Shipperley, Webber 27 August 2005 Coventry CityH2–117,739Kabba, Unsworth (pen) 29 August 2005 Crewe AlexandraA3–17,501Shipperley, Quinn, Kabba 10 September 2005 Ipswich TownH2–021,059Kabba (2) 13 September 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–06,553Jagielka 17 September 2005 WatfordA3–215,399Jagielka, Ifill, Carlisle (own goal) 24 September 2005 Derby CountyH2–122,192Unsworth, Ifill 27 September 2005 Plymouth ArgyleH2–020,111Shipperley, Quinn 1 October 2005 ReadingA1–222,068Kabba 15 October 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–025,533Shipperley 18 October 2005 MillwallA4–09,148Webber (2), Péricard, Quinn 21 October 2005 Leeds UnitedA1–123,600Kabba 29 October 2005 Cardiff CityH0–025,311 1 November 2005 Luton TownH4–022,554Jagielka (2), Morgan, Péricard 5 November 2005 Crystal PalaceA3–220,344Jagielka, Ifill, Shipperley 19 November 2005 MillwallH2–222,292Unsworth, Webber 22 November 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–024,240 26 November 2005 Leicester CityA2–422,382Kabba, Webber 3 December 2005 Sheffield WednesdayH1–030,558Quinn 10 December 2005 BurnleyH3–023,118Shipperley (2), Webber 16 December 2005 Preston North EndA0–014,378 26 December 2005 Norwich CityH1–326,505Jagielka 28 December 2005 SouthamptonA1–027,443Shipperley 31 December 2005 Stoke CityH2–121,279Montgomery, Morgan 3 January 2006 Hull CityA3–121,929Ifill, Webber, Armstrong 14 January 2006 Ipswich TownA1–123,794Webber 21 January 2006 Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–127,514Jagielka, Ifill, Tonge 1 February 2006 Derby CountyA1–026,275Akinbiyi 6 February 2006 WatfordH1–420,791Ifill 11 February 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA0–015,017 14 February 2006 ReadingH1–125,011Dyer 18 February 2006 Sheffield WednesdayA2–133,439Tonge, Akinbiyi 25 February 2006 Queens Park RangersH2–325,360Akinbiyi, Bircham (own goal) 3 March 2006 Crewe AlexandraH0–022,691 11 March 2006 Coventry CityA0–223,506 18 March 2006 Norwich CityA1–225,346Armstrong 25 March 2006 SouthamptonH3–022,824Jagielka, Ifill, Shipperley 1 April 2006 Stoke CityA1–117,544Webber 8 April 2006 Hull CityH3–226,324Shipperley, Ifill, Unsworth 14 April 2006 Cardiff CityA1–011,006Webber 18 April 2006 Leeds UnitedH1–129,329Bakke (own goal) 22 April 2006 Luton TownA1–110,248Tonge 30 April 2006 Crystal PalaceH1–027,120Morgan

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 2006 Colchester UnitedH1–211,820Kabba

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR123 August 2005 Boston UnitedH1–06,014RossR220 September 2005 Shrewsbury TownA0–0 (won 4–3 on pens)4,250R325 October 2005 ReadingA0–211,607

References

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