Championship
Jahrestabelle 2005 der englischen Championship
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield U. | 6 | 14:7 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2 | Reading | 7 | 14:4 | 10 | 14 | |
| 3 | Luton | 6 | 10:6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | Watford | 6 | 12:8 | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Southampton | 5 | 6:3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 6:3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 6 | 8:8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 6:8 | -2 | 10 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 6 | 9:7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 5 | 4:2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 11 | Preston | 6 | 8:7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton | 5 | 5:5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 7 | 12:13 | -1 | 8 | |
| 14 | Leicester | 6 | 9:10 | -1 | 8 | |
| 15 | Rangers | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 8 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 6:5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 7 | 6:8 | -2 | 6 | |
| 18 | Coventry | 6 | 6:8 | -2 | 6 | |
| 19 | Crewe | 6 | 8:11 | -3 | 6 | |
| 20 | Burnley | 7 | 13:14 | -1 | 5 | |
| 21 | Plymouth | 6 | 5:10 | -5 | 4 | |
| 22 | Brighton | 5 | 3:7 | -4 | 3 | |
| 23 | Sheffield W. | 7 | 3:9 | -6 | 3 | |
| 24 | Millwall | 6 | 3:12 | -9 | 1 | |
| 25 | Sunderland | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 26 | West Ham | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 27 | Nottingham | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 28 | Wigan | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 29 | Gillingham | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 30 | Rotherham | - | -:- | 0 | - |
Ich habe mich sehr über den WM-Sieg gefreut, habe in dem Moment des Abpfiffs fünf, zehn, fünfzehn Sekunden einen Adrenalinstoß bekommen, den ich, frei nach dem Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche, ,,Verzückungsspitze" nenne.
— Paul Breitner, Weltmeister von 1974, in einem Interview zu seinem 70. Geburtstag.