Southern Football League 1905-06
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The 1905-06 Southern Football League season was the 12th in the history of the Southern League, a football competition in England. The League was comprised of future Football League sides and non-league clubs. The teams in the League were divided into First and Second Divisions.
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[edit] First Division Teams
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol Rovers
- Fulham
- Luton Town
- Millwall
- New Brompton
- Northampton Town
- Norwich City
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Queen's Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southampton
- Swindon Town
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Watford
- West Ham United
[edit] Second Division Teams
- Crystal Palace
- Fulham II
- Grays United
- Leyton
- Portsmouth II
- Reading II
- Southampton II
- Southern United
- St Leonard's United
- Swindon Town II
- Watford II
- West Ham United II
- Wycombe Wanderers
[edit] Division One Final Table
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Average 1 | Points 2 |
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1 | Fulham | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 2.93 | 50 |
2 | Southampton | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 39 | 1.49 | 46 |
3 | Portsmouth | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 1.74 | 43 |
4 | Luton Town | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 40 | 1.60 | 41 |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 29 | 1.59 | 39 |
6 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 33 | 1.58 | 39 |
7 | Norwich City | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 1.21 | 36 |
8 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 1.00 | 35 |
9 | Brentford | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 52 | 0.83 | 35 |
10 | Reading | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.15 | 33 |
11 | West Ham United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 39 | 1.08 | 33 |
12 | Millwall | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 0.93 | 33 |
13 | Queen's Park Rangers | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 44 | 1.32 | 31 |
14 | Watford | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 57 | 0.67 | 26 |
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 55 | 0.55 | 26 |
16 | Swindon Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 52 | 0.60 | 25 |
17 | New Brompton | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 0.32 | 22 |
18 | Northampton Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 79 | 0.41 | 21 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
[edit] Division Two Final Table
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Average 1 | Points 2 |
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1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 14 | 4.71 | 42 |
2 | Leyton | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 3.39 | 38 |
3 | Portsmouth II | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 2.17 | 32 |
4 | Fulham II | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 1.33 | 28 |
5 | Southampton II | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 0.95 | 23 |
6 | Southern United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 49 | 0.92 | 23 |
7 | St Leonard's United | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 1.08 | 22 |
8 | Watford II | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 0.91 | 21 |
9 | West Ham United II | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 0.96 | 19 |
10 | Grays United II | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 77 | 0.31 | 19 |
11 | Reading II | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 0.73 | 17 |
12 | Swindon Town II | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 0.71 | 15 |
13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 83 | 0.43 | 13 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
[edit] Promotion and relegation
This season saw no First Division teams apply for election to the Football League, with no relegation but with Division Two champions Crystal Palace and second placed Leyton joining the Division. In the Second Division Southern United, Watford II and Grays United left the League at the end of the season; they were replaced by newly-elected Southend United, Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Salisbury City I, and Royal Engineers Aldershot.
[edit] External links
Southern Football League seasons
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