1905–06 Football League

The 1905–1906 season was the 18th season of the The Football League.

Contents

Final league tables[1][2]

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Note: Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. 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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season 1893–94, 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. [2]

Football League, First Division
Season 1905–06
Champions Liverpool (2nd English title)
Relegated Nottingham Forest,
Wolverhampton Wanderers
FA Cup winners Everton (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1242 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorer Albert Shepherd (Bolton Wanderers), 26
Biggest home win Newcastle – Wolverhampton 8–0 (11 Nov 1905)
Biggest away win Middlesbrough – Liverpool 1–5 (11 Nov 1905)
Highest scoring Sunderland – Wolverhampton 7–2 (10 Mar 1906)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
The Wednesday (Sheffield)
Locations of the Football League First Division 1905–1906 teams

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 38 14 3 2 49 15 9 2 8 30 31 79 46 1.717 + 33 51
2 Preston North End 38 12 5 2 36 15 5 8 6 18 24 54 39 1.385 + 15 47
3 The Wednesday 38 12 5 2 40 20 6 3 10 23 32 63 52 1.212 + 11 44
4 Newcastle United 38 12 4 3 49 23 6 3 10 25 25 74 48 1.542 + 26 43
5 Manchester City 38 11 2 6 46 23 8 3 8 27 31 73 54 1.352 + 19 43
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 13 1 5 51 22 4 6 9 30 45 81 67 1.209 + 14 41
7 Birmingham 38 14 2 3 49 20 3 5 11 16 39 65 59 1.102 + 6 41
8 Aston Villa 38 13 2 4 51 19 4 4 11 21 37 72 56 1.286 + 16 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 38 10 5 4 34 18 6 3 10 20 34 54 52 1.038 + 2 40
10 Stoke 38 12 5 2 41 15 4 2 13 13 40 54 55 0.982 – 1 39
11 Everton 38 12 1 6 44 30 3 6 10 26 36 70 66 1.061 + 4 37
12 Woolwich Arsenal 38 12 4 3 43 21 3 3 13 19 43 62 64 0.969 – 2 37
13 Sheffield United 38 10 4 5 33 23 5 2 12 24 39 57 62 0.919 – 5 36
14 Sunderland 38 13 2 4 40 21 2 3 14 21 49 61 70 0.871 – 9 35
15 Derby County 38 10 5 4 27 16 4 2 13 12 42 39 58 0.672 – 19 35
16 Notts County 38 8 9 2 34 21 3 3 13 21 50 55 71 0.775 – 16 34
17 Bury 38 8 5 6 30 26 3 5 11 27 48 57 74 0.770 – 17 32
18 Middlesbrough 38 10 4 5 41 23 0 7 12 15 48 56 71 0.789 – 15 31
19 Nottingham Forest 38 11 2 6 40 27 2 3 14 18 52 58 79 0.734 – 21 31
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 7 5 7 38 28 1 2 16 20 71 58 99 0.586 – 41 23

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division Results

Home \ Away1 AST BIR BLB BOL BRY DER EVE LIV MNC MID NEW NOT NTC PRE SHE STO 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 City 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 City 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

Source: [1]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1905–06
Champions Bristol City (1st and as of 2010 only title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1116 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer William Maxwell (Bristol City), 27 [3]
Biggest home win Barnsley – Chesterfield 8–1 (20 Jan 1905)
Bristol City – Stockport 7–0 (20 Jan 1906)
Chelsea – Burslem Port Vale 7–0 (3 Mar 1906)
Biggest away win Leicester Fosse – Manchester United 2–5 (29 Mar 1906)
Chesterfield – Grimsby Town 1–4 (2 Sept 1905)
Lincoln City – Chelsea 1–4 (14 Oct 1905)
Lincoln City – Hull 1–4 (23 Dec 1905)
Highest scoring Barnsley – Chesterfield 8–1 (20 Jan 1905)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1905–1906 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1905–1906
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Bristol City 38 17 1 1 43 8 13 5 1 40 20 83 28 2.964 + 55 66
2 Manchester United 38 15 3 1 55 13 13 3 3 35 15 90 28 3.214 + 62 62
3 Chelsea 38 13 4 2 58 16 9 5 5 32 21 90 37 2.432 + 53 53
4 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 4 2 53 16 9 4 6 26 20 79 36 2.194 + 43 52
5 Hull City 38 10 5 4 38 21 9 1 9 29 33 67 54 1.241 + 13 44
6 Leeds City 38 11 5 3 38 19 6 4 9 21 28 59 47 1.255 + 12 43
7 Leicester Fosse 38 10 3 6 30 21 5 9 5 23 27 53 48 1.104 + 5 42
8 Grimsby Town 38 11 7 1 33 13 4 3 12 13 33 46 46 1.000 ± 0 40
9 Burnley 38 9 4 6 26 23 6 4 9 16 30 42 53 0.792 – 11 38
10 Stockport County[4] 38 11 6 2 36 16 2 3 14 8 40 44 56 0.786 – 12 35
11 Bradford City 38 7 4 8 21 22 6 4 9 25 38 46 60 0.767 – 14 34
12 Barnsley 38 11 4 4 45 17 1 5 13 15 45 60 62 0.968 – 2 33
13 Lincoln City 38 10 1 8 46 29 2 5 12 23 43 69 72 0.958 – 3 30
14 Blackpool 38 8 3 8 22 21 2 6 11 15 41 37 62 0.597 – 25 29
15 Gainsborough Trinity 38 10 2 7 35 22 2 2 15 9 35 44 57 0.772 – 13 28
16 Glossop 38 9 4 6 36 28 1 4 14 13 43 49 71 0.690 – 22 28
17 Burslem Port Vale 38 10 4 5 34 25 2 0 17 15 57 49 82 0.598 – 33 28
18 Chesterfield 38 8 4 7 26 24 2 4 13 14 48 40 72 0.556 – 32 28
19 Burton United 38 9 4 6 26 20 1 2 16 8 47 34 67 0.507 – 33 26
20 Clapton Orient 38 6 4 9 19 22 1 3 15 16 56 35 78 0.449 – 43 21
  1. ^ a b "England 1905-06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1905-06.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b c Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  4. ^ 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.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Second Division Results

Home \ Away1 BAR BLP BRA BRI BUR BPV BUR CHE CHS CLA GAI GLP GRI HUL LEE LEI LIN MNU 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 North End 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

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