Southend United 2005–06 football season
During the 2005–06 English football season , Southend United F.C. competed in the Football League One .
Season summary [ edit ] In the 2005–06 season, Southend had another successful campaign and on 29 April 2006, the Shrimpers were promoted to the Football League Championship after a 2–2 draw with Swansea City at the Welsh club's new Liberty Stadium .[1] Southend was crowned League One champions on 6 May 2006 after beating Bristol City 1–0 at Roots Hall in front of over 11,000 fans.[2] This was the last professional appearance of Shaun Goater ; fans from his former club Manchester City came to give him a special send-off at the end of a long and distinguished career. For Southend United, the title was the club's first in 25 years. On 6 May 2006, Tilson was named as the League Manager Association's Manager-of-the-Season for League One .
Final league table [ edit ]
Results [ edit ] Southend United's score comes first [3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 6 August 2005 Port Vale H 1–2 6,543 Gray 9 August 2005 Bradford City A 2–0 8,250 Wetherall (own goal), Guttridge 13 August 2005 Walsall A 2–2 5,563 Gray , Goater 20 August 2005 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 5,567 Eastwood 26 August 2005 Scunthorpe United A 0–1 5,569 29 August 2005 Colchester United H 3–1 7,344 Goater (2), Cole 4 September 2005 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 5,261 Lawson , Gower 10 September 2005 Swindon Town A 2–1 4,785 Barrett , Gray 17 September 2005 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 6,691 Lawson , Goater (2, 1 pen) 24 September 2005 Rotherham United A 4–2 4,259 Bentley , Barrett , Gray (2, 1 pen) 27 September 2005 Yeovil Town H 4–1 6,694 Guttridge , Gray , Eastwood (2) 1 October 2005 Gillingham A 2–1 8,128 Bentley (2) 9 October 2005 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 10,104 Eastwood 15 October 2005 Doncaster Rovers A 0–2 5,899 22 October 2005 Barnsley H 1–1 6,986 Goater (pen) 29 October 2005 Bristol City A 3–0 10,625 Eastwood (3) 12 November 2005 Swansea City H 1–2 11,049 Eastwood 19 November 2005 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 19,576 26 November 2005 Port Vale A 1–2 3,961 Smith 6 December 2005 Chesterfield H 0–0 5,767 10 December 2005 Bradford City H 1–1 7,307 Gower 17 December 2005 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 11,223 26 December 2005 Milton Keynes Dons H 0–0 7,452 28 December 2005 Hartlepool United A 2–1 3,929 Eastwood , Gray (pen) 31 December 2005 Bournemouth H 2–1 6,357 Gray (pen), Guttridge 2 January 2006 Blackpool A 2–1 5,271 Bentley , Eastwood 7 January 2006 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 5,662 14 January 2006 Brentford H 4–1 10,046 Sodje , Gower , Barrett , Wilson 21 January 2006 Tranmere Rovers A 0–0 7,058 27 January 2006 Swindon Town H 2–0 7,945 Guttridge , Gower 4 February 2006 Yeovil Town A 2–0 6,289 Bentley , Goater 10 February 2006 Rotherham United H 2–0 7,879 Goater , Eastwood 14 February 2006 Brentford A 0–2 7,022 18 February 2006 Chesterfield A 4–3 4,527 Eastwood (3, 1 pen), Goater 25 February 2006 Walsall H 0–0 7,906 4 March 2006 Colchester United A 3–0 7,765 Eastwood , Maher , Wilson 10 March 2006 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 8,717 Eastwood , Bradbury , Goater 18 March 2006 Milton Keynes Dons A 1–2 7,071 Goater 25 March 2006 Hartlepool United H 3–0 8,496 Gower , Eastwood (2) 1 April 2006 Bournemouth A 1–1 7,638 Eastwood 8 April 2006 Blackpool H 2–1 8,180 Eastwood , Guttridge 14 April 2006 Gillingham H 0–1 11,195 17 April 2006 Barnsley A 2–2 10,663 Gower , Eastwood 22 April 2006 Doncaster Rovers H 0–1 10,397 29 April 2006 Swansea City A 2–2 19,176 Eastwood (2) 6 May 2006 Bristol City H 1–0 11,387 Gray
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 22 August 2005 Southampton H 0–3 6,358
LDV Vans Trophy [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1S 18 October 2005 Rushden & Diamonds A 0–1 1,300
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
The club Grounds History Reference Seasons
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 )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
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