# 1905–06 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

In the 1905–06 season, the Woolwich Arsenal F.C. played 38 games, won 15, draw 7 and lost 16. The team finished 12th in the league.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 2 September 1905 | Liverpool | H | 3–1 |
| 9 September 1905 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 |
| 16 September 1905 | Notts County | H | 1–1 |
| 18 September 1905 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 |
| 23 September 1905 | Stoke | A | 1–2 |
| 30 September 1905 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 |
| 7 October 1905 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–0 |
| 14 October 1905 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 |
| 21 October 1905 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 |
| 28 October 1905 | Birmingham | A | 1–2 |
| 4 November 1905 | Everton | H | 1–2 |
| 11 November 1905 | Derby County | A | 1–5 |
| 18 November 1905 | The Wednesday | H | 0–2 |
| 25 November 1905 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–3 |
| 2 December 1905 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 |
| 9 December 1905 | Bury | A | 0–2 |
| 16 December 1905 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 |
| 23 December 1905 | Preston North End | A | 2–2 |
| 25 December 1905 | Newcastle United | H | 4–3 |
| 27 December 1905 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 |
| 30 December 1905 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 |
| 1 January 1906 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–6 |
| 6 January 1906 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 |
| 20 January 1906 | Notts County | A | 0–1 |
| 27 January 1906 | Stoke | H | 1–2 |
| 10 February 1906 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 |
| 17 February 1906 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 |
| 3 March 1906 | Birmingham | H | 5–0 |
| 17 March 1906 | Derby County | H | 1–0 |
| 21 March 1906 | Everton | A | 1–0 |
| 24 March 1906 | The Wednesday | A | 2–4 |
| 2 April 1906 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 |
| 7 April 1906 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 |
| 13 April 1906 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 |
| 14 April 1906 | Bury | H | 4–0 |
| 16 April 1906 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 |
| 21 April 1906 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 |
| 25 April 1906 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 13 January 1906 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 |
| R1 R | 18 January 1906 | West Ham United | A | 3–2 |
| R2 | 3 February 1906 | Walford | H | 3–0 |
| R3 | 24 February 1906 | Sunderland | H | 5–0 |
| R4 | 10 March 1906 | Manchester United | A | 3–2 |
| SF | 31 March 1906 | Newcastle United | N | 0–2 |