League Two: Northampton 1 - 0 Chester; The Cobblers return to League One after a two-year absence, backed by the biggest budget in the division and the goals of Scott McGleish.
April 2006
Careless Palace head towards psychological Preston barrier
M1 derby leaves Watford with a hard road
March 2006
Idiakez plays major role in tale of the caretaker and the consortium
Hoddle searches for clinical boots
January 2006
Royle bridges balance of payments deficit
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Sheffield United
December 2005
Di Stéfano has quadruple bypass
Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano has undergone quadruple-bypass surgery in Valencia.
King strike takes back-to-front Watford up upside-down table
Watford 1 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Reading's runaway machine pinks before it purrs
Reading 3 - 0 Luton Town
November 2005
Doyle's goal hunger nourishes Reading revival
Reading 3 - 1 Hull City
Gascoigne's Cup dream ends as Stevenage crush Poppies
The first time Paul Gascoigne got to hold the FA Cup, his left knee was in tatters and he was ripped to the plastic tits on morphine. Last week he borrowed the trophy to take around some Kettering schools, and once again he was in rehabilitation.
Bog standard Coventry lifted by Adebola
Coventry City 1 - 0 Luton Town
August 2005
Glamorgan rebellion threatens chairman
Leeds role reversal confuses Hoddle
Round-up
Davids the perfect spur for Tottenham's new dawn
June 2005
England summon Batty as hip keeps Giles out
England called up Gareth Batty as cover for Ashley Giles, whose injured hip is not expected to heal in time for the NatWest Series.
May 2005
Wasteful Hammers find old habits hard to shake off
West Ham United 2 - 2 Ipswich Town West Ham's fans, well used to seeing triumph give way to diasaster, saw their team surrender a two-goal lead to Ipswich.
Hammers set up thriller sequel
Watford 1 - 2 West Ham Championship: The Hammers looked in good form for battles ahead as they joined Ipswich, Derby and Preston in the play-offs.
Round-up
The minor counties departed the C&G with a whimper, never to return. Only Staffordshire so much as threatened an upset.