Premier League 2005-06

==Promotion and relegation==
===Start of season===
Teams promoted from The Championship 2004-05
* Sunderland (Champions)
* Wigan Athletic (Runners-up)
* West Ham United (Playoff winners)
===End of season===
Teams relegated to The Championship 2006-07
* Birmingham City
* West Bromwich Albion
* Sunderland
==Final league table==
Pos	Club 	P 	W 	D 	L 	GF	GA	GD 	Pts	Comments
1 	(C) (Q)	38	29	4 	5 	72	22	+50	91 	Champions League Group stage
2 	(Q) 	38	25	8 	5 	72	34	+38	83 	Champions League Group stage
3 	(Q) 	38	25	7 	6 	57	25	+32	82 	Champions League Third qualifying round
4 	(Q) 	38	20	7 	11	68	31	+37	67 	Champions League Third qualifying round
5 	(Q) 	38	18	11	9 	53	38	+15	65 	UEFA Cup First round
6 	(Q) 	38	19	6 	13	51	42	+9 	63 	UEFA Cup First round
7 	(Q) 	38	17	7 	14	47	42	+5 	58 	Intertoto Cup Third round
8 	 	38	15	11	12	49	41	+8 	56 	
9 	(Q) 	38	16	7 	15	52	55	-3 	55 	UEFA Cup First round
10 	 	38	15	6 	17	45	52	-7 	51 	
11 	 	38	14	8 	16	34	49	-15	50 	
12 	 	38	14	6 	18	48	58	-10	48 	
13 	 	38	13	8 	17	41	55	-14	47 	
14 	 	38	12	9 	17	48	58	-10	45 	
15 	 	38	13	4 	21	43	48	-5 	43 	
16 	 	38	10	12	16	42	55	-13	42 	
17 	 	38	10	8 	20	37	62	-25	38 	
18 	(R) 	38	8 	10	20	28	50	-22	34 	Relegated to The Championship
19 	(R) 	38	7 	9 	22	31	58	-27	30 	Relegated to The Championship
20 	(R) 	38	3 	6 	29	26	69	-43	15 	Relegated to The Championship
Premier League 2005-06 Winners
Chelsea2nd Premier League title
==Top goalscorers==
Scorer 	Goals	Team
Thierry Henry 	27 	Arsenal
Ruud van Nistelrooy	21 	Manchester United
Darren Bent 	18 	Charlton Athletic
Robbie Keane 	16 	Tottenham Hotspur
Frank Lampard 	16 	Chelsea
Wayne Rooney 	16 	Manchester United
Marlon Harewood 	14 	West Ham United
Craig Bellamy 	13 	Blackburn Rovers
Yakubu Aiyegbeni 	13 	Middlesbrough
Henri Camara 	12 	Wigan Athletic
Didier Drogba 	12 	Chelsea
==External links==
* 2005-06 Premier League Season at RSSSF
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