Champions
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 82 | pr |
| 2 | Colchester United | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 79 | pr |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 52 | 20 | 76 | pl |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | 13 | 73 | pl |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 72 | ppl |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 55 | 23 | 71 | pl |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 15 | 69 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 62 | 4 | 65 | |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 65 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 60 | |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 60 | |
| 15 | Yeovil | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 56 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 72 | -9 | 56 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 55 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 54 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 53 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 52 | |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 50 | r |
| 22 | MK Dons | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 49 | r |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 48 | r |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 47 | r |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2005 | Away | Chelmsford City | Friendly | 1–0 | W | 550 | → |
| 19 July 2005 | Home | Millwall | Friendly | 2–0 | W | 2000 | → |
| 23 July 2005 | Home | Norwich City | Friendly | 2–1 | W | 3882 | → |
| 26 July 2005 | Away | Maldon Town | Friendly | 2–0 | W | 200 | → |
| 30 July 2005 | Away | Grays Athletic | Friendly | 3–3 | D | 2000 | → |
| 2 August 2005 | Away | Gt Wakering Rov | Friendly | 2–1 | W | 300 | → |
| 6 August 2005 | Home | Port Vale | League | 1–2 | L | 6543 | → |
| 9 August 2005 | Away | Bradford City | League | 2–0 | W | 8250 | → |
| 13 August 2005 | Away | Walsall | League | 2–2 | D | 5563 | → |
| 20 August 2005 | Home | Huddersfield Town | League | 1–1 | D | 5567 | → |
| 22 August 2005 | Home | Southampton | League Cup | 0–3 | L | 6358 | → |
| 26 August 2005 | Away | Scunthorpe United | League | 0–1 | L | 5569 | → |
| 29 August 2005 | Home | Colchester United | League | 3–1 | W | 7344 | → |
| 4 September 2005 | Home | Oldham Athletic | League | 2–1 | W | 5261 | → |
| 10 September 2005 | Away | Swindon Town | League | 2–1 | W | 4785 | → |
| 17 September 2005 | Home | Tranmere Rovers | League | 3–1 | W | 6691 | → |
| 24 September 2005 | Away | Rotherham United | League | 4–2 | W | 4259 | → |
| 27 September 2005 | Home | Yeovil Town | League | 4–1 | W | 6694 | → |
| 1 October 2005 | Away | Gillingham | League | 2–1 | W | 8128 | → |
| 9 October 2005 | Home | Nottingham Forest | League | 1–0 | W | 10104 | → |
| 15 October 2005 | Away | Doncaster Rovers | League | 0–2 | L | 5899 | → |
| 18 October 2005 | Away | Rushden + Diamonds | Trophy | 0–1 | L | 1300 | → |
| 22 October 2005 | Home | Barnsley | League | 1–1 | D | 6986 | → |
| 29 October 2005 | Away | Bristol City | League | 3–0 | W | 10625 | → |
| 5 November 2005 | Away | Barnet | FA Cup | 1–0 | W | 3545 | → |
| 12 November 2005 | Home | Swansea City | League | 1–2 | L | 11049 | → |
| 19 November 2005 | Away | Nottingham Forest | League | 0–2 | L | 19576 | → |
| 26 November 2005 | Away | Port Vale | League | 1–2 | L | 3961 | → |
| 3 December 2005 | Home | MK Dons | FA Cup | 1–2 | L | 5267 | → |
| 6 December 2005 | Home | Chesterfield | League | 0–0 | D | 5767 | → |
| 10 December 2005 | Home | Bradford City | League | 1–1 | D | 7307 | → |
| 17 December 2005 | Away | Huddersfield Town | League | 0–0 | D | 11223 | → |
| 26 December 2005 | Home | MK Dons | League | 0–0 | D | 7452 | → |
| 28 December 2005 | Away | Hartlepool United | League | 2–1 | W | 3929 | → |
| 31 December 2005 | Home | AFC Bournemouth | League | 2–1 | W | 6357 | → |
| 2 January 2006 | Away | Blackpool | League | 2–1 | W | 5271 | → |
| 7 January 2006 | Away | Oldham Athletic | League | 0–0 | D | 5662 | → |
| 14 January 2006 | Home | Brentford | League | 4–1 | W | 10046 | → |
| 21 January 2006 | Away | Tranmere Rovers | League | 0–0 | D | 7058 | → |
| 27 January 2006 | Home | Swindon Town | League | 2–0 | W | 7945 | → |
| 4 February 2006 | Away | Yeovil Town | League | 2–0 | W | 6289 | → |
| 10 February 2006 | Home | Rotherham United | League | 2–0 | W | 7879 | → |
| 14 February 2006 | Away | Brentford | League | 0–2 | L | 7022 | → |
| 18 February 2006 | Away | Chesterfield | League | 4–3 | W | 4527 | → |
| 25 February 2006 | Home | Walsall | League | 0–0 | D | 7906 | → |
| 4 March 2006 | Away | Colchester United | League | 3–0 | W | 7765 | → |
| 10 March 2006 | Home | Scunthorpe United | League | 3–0 | W | 8717 | → |
| 18 March 2006 | Away | MK Dons | League | 1–2 | L | 7071 | → |
| 25 March 2006 | Home | Hartlepool United | League | 3–0 | W | 8496 | → |
| 1 April 2006 | Away | AFC Bournemouth | League | 1–1 | D | 7638 | → |
| 8 April 2006 | Home | Blackpool | League | 2–1 | W | 8180 | → |
| 14 April 2006 | Home | Gillingham | League | 0–1 | L | 11195 | → |
| 17 April 2006 | Away | Barnsley | League | 2–2 | D | 10663 | → |
| 22 April 2006 | Home | Doncaster Rovers | League | 0–1 | L | 10397 | → |
| 29 April 2006 | Away | Swansea City | League | 2–2 | D | 19176 | → |
| 6 May 2006 | Home | Bristol City | League | 1–0 | W | 11387 | → |
| 30 June 2006 | Away | Bermuda | Friendly | 3–2 | W | 1500 | → |