1905–06 Football League
18th season of the Football League
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The 1905â06 season was the 18th season of The Football League.
Hull City,
Leeds City,
Stockport County,
Clapton Orient
| Season | 1905â06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| Relegated | none |
| New Clubs in League | Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City, Stockport County, Clapton Orient |
â 1904â05 1906â07 â | |
Final league tables
Beginning in the 1894â95 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 1976â77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893â94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894â95 season and until the 1920â21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
First Division
| Season | 1905â06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 2nd English title |
| Relegated | Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,242 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Walter White (26 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Newcastle United 8â0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (11 November 1905) |
| Biggest away win | Middlesbrough 1â5 Liverpool (11 November 1905) |
| Highest scoring | Sunderland 7â2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (10 March 1906) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Bolton Wanderers |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Blackburn Rovers Liverpool |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Middlesbrough Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Woolwich Arsenal |
| Highest attendance | 50,000 Newcastle United 1â1 Sunderland (30 December 1905) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,500 Derby County 1â1 Middlesbrough (6 January 1906) |
| Average attendance | 13,516 |
â 1904â05 1906â07 â | |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
| Season | 1905â06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bristol City (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,116 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | William Maxwell (Bristol City), 27[2] |
| Biggest home win | Barnsley 8â1 Chesterfield (20 Jan 1905) Bristol City 7â0 Stockport (20 Jan 1906) Chelsea 7â0 Burslem Port Vale (3 Mar 1906) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester Fosse 2â5 Manchester United (29 Mar 1906) Chesterfield 1â4 Grimsby Town (2 Sept 1905) Lincoln City 1â4 Chelsea (14 Oct 1905) Lincoln City 1â4 Hull (23 Dec 1905) |
| Highest scoring | Barnsley 8â1 Chesterfield (20 Jan 1905) |
| Longest winning run | 14 matches Bristol City (9 Sep 1905 â 2 Dec 1905) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 24 matches Bristol City (9 Sep 1905 â 10 Feb 1906) |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Burton United (17 Mar 1906 â 28 Apr 1906) |
â 1904â05 1906â07 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City (C, P) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 28 | 2.964 | 66 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Manchester United (P) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 28 | 3.214 | 62 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 90 | 37 | 2.432 | 53 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | 52 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 44 | |
| 6 | Leeds City | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 1.255 | 43 | |
| 7 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 1.104 | 42 | |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 0.792 | 38 | |
| 10 | Stockport County | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 35 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | 34 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 33 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 72 | 0.958 | 30 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 62 | 0.597 | 29 | |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 57 | 0.772 | 28 | |
| 16 | Glossop | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 71 | 0.690 | 28 | |
| 17 | Burslem Port Vale | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 82 | 0.598 | 28 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 72 | 0.556 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 19 | Burton United | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 67 | 0.507 | 26 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 78 | 0.449 | 21 |
Results
Maps
Attendances
Source:[3]
Division One
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United FC | 22,765 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 20,735 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 19,930 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 18,480 |
| 5 | Manchester City FC | 17,560 |
| 6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16,105 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 15,920 |
| 8 | Sheffield United FC | 13,685 |
| 9 | Sunderland AFC | 13,015 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 12,920 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough FC | 12,650 |
| 12 | Birmingham City FC | 11,960 |
| 13 | The Wednesday | 11,875 |
| 14 | Notts County FC | 10,485 |
| 15 | Preston North End FC | 9,485 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 9,265 |
| 17 | Bury FC | 9,140 |
| 18 | Stoke City FC | 8,610 |
| 19 | Derby County FC | 7,510 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6,490 |