# 1905–06 Football League

The 1905–06 season was the 18th season of The Football League.

## Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 46 | 1.717 | 51 | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 1.385 | 47 | |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | 44 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 1.542 | 43 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 41 | |
| 7 | Birmingham | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 41 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 40 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 40 | |
| 10 | Stoke | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 39 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 37 | |
| 12 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 37 | |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 36 | |
| 14 | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 35 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 0.672 | 35 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | 0.775 | 34 | |
| 17 | Bury | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 0.770 | 32 | |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 0.789 | 31 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest (R) | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | 0.586 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BRY | DER | EVE | LIV | MCI | MID | NEW | NOT | NTC | PNE | SHU | STK | SUN | WED | WOL | WOO |
| Aston Villa | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Birmingham | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | 5–1 | | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 |
| Bury | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Derby County | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Everton | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Manchester City | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 4–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 6–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 8–0 | 1–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Notts County | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| Preston North End | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Stoke | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 7–2 | 2–2 |
| The Wednesday | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 5–1 | 4–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | | 0–2 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Bristol City | 38 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 2.964 | 66 | Division Champions |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 3.214 | 62 | Promoted |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 2.432 | 53 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 2.194 | 52 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 1.241 | 44 | |
| 6 | Leeds City | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 1.255 | 43 | |
| 7 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 1.104 | 42 | |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 0.792 | 38 | |
| 10 | Stockport County | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 0.786 | 35 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 0.767 | 34 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 0.968 | 33 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 0.958 | 30 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 0.597 | 29 | |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 0.772 | 28 | |
| 16 | Glossop | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 0.690 | 28 | |
| 17 | Burslem Port Vale | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 0.598 | 28 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield Town | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 0.556 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 19 | Burton United | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 47 | 0.507 | 26 | Re-elected |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 0.449 | 21 | Re-elected |
* 1 2 3 4 5 New club in the league.
* ↑ Stockport County returned to the league after only a year’s absence. The other new teams entered the league for the first time, and with the exception of Clapton Orient had only been founded in 1904 and 1905.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRA | BRI | BRN | BPV | BRT | CHE | CHF | CLA | GAI | GLP | GRI | HUL | LEE | LEI | LIN | MUN | STP | WBA |
| Barnsley | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 8–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Blackpool | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Bradford City | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Bristol City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Burslem Port Vale | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Burton United | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Chelsea | 6–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Chesterfield | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Clapton Orient | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Glossop | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Hull City | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Leeds City | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Leicester Fosse | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Lincoln City | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Manchester United | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 2–2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 5–3 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |