Preston North End league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Championship table at close of 2005-06 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | 67 | 106 | |
| Sheffield United | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 46 | 30 | 90 | |
| Watford | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 24 | 81 | |
| Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 80 | |
| Leeds United | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 78 | |
| Crystal Palace | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 75 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 67 | |
| Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 63 | |
| Norwich City | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 62 | |
| Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | -1 | 61 | |
| Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 60 | |
| Southampton | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 58 | |
| Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 58 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 56 | |
| Ipswich Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 56 | |
| Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 54 | |
| Burnley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 54 | |
| Hull City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 52 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 52 | |
| Derby County | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | -14 | 50 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 50 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | -29 | 42 | |
| Millwall | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 40 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | -32 | 38 |
League Championship Play-Offs
| 05 May 2006 | Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End | |
| 06 May 2006 | Crystal Palace 0-3 Watford | |
| 08 May 2006 | Preston North End 0-2 Leeds United | |
| 09 May 2006 | Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace | |
| 21 May 2006 | Leeds United 0-3 Watford |