1906–07 Football League
19th season of the Football League
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The 1906â07 season was the 19th season of The Football League.
| Season | 1906â07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United |
| Relegated | Burton United |
| Resigned | Burslem Port Vale |
â 1905â06 1907â08 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 | 1906â07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United 2nd English title |
| Relegated | Derby County Stoke |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,148 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alex Young (30 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Everton 9â1 Manchester City (3 September 1906) |
| Biggest away win | Manchester City 1â4 Woolwich Arsenal (1 September 1906) Sheffield United 1â4 Manchester City (23 March 1907) |
| Highest scoring | Everton 9â1 Manchester City (3 September 1906) Sunderland 5â5 Liverpool (19 January 1907) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Everton |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Bristol City |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Bury Derby County Liverpool Preston North End The Wednesday |
| Highest attendance | 60,000 Birmingham 3â2 Aston Villa (19 January 1907) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Manchester United 2â0 Sunderland (25 March 1907) |
| Average attendance | 16,294 |
â 1905â06 1907â08 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United (C) | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 46 | 1.609 | 51 | |
| 2 | Bristol City | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 47 | 1.404 | 48 | |
| 3 | Everton | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 46 | 1.522 | 45 | |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 45 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 52 | 1.500 | 44 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 1.255 | 44 | |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 44 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 42 | |
| 9 | Birmingham | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 37 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 0.889 | 36 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 35 | |
| 13 | The Wednesday | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 60 | 0.817 | 35 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 0.772 | 35 | |
| 15 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 33 | |
| 16 | Bury | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 32 | |
| 17 | Manchester City | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 77 | 0.688 | 32 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 31 | |
| 19 | Derby County (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 0.695 | 27 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Stoke (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 0.641 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
- The match between Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester City on the 1st of September 1906 was played during a heatwave. The heat affected City - at half-time they had only 8 fit players, and they finished the match with just 6 fit players, losing 4-1.
Maps
Second Division
| Season | 1906â07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | Burton United |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,155 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fred Shinton (West Bromwich Albion), 28 [1] |
| Biggest home win | ChelseaâGlossop 9â2 (1 Sept 1906) |
| Biggest away win | Lincoln City â Chelsea 0â5 (16 Feb 1907) |
| Highest scoring | ChelseaâGlossop 9â2 (1 Sept 1906) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Nottingham Forest (20 Oct 1906 â 1 Dec 1906) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Nottingham Forest (19 Jan 1907 â 24 Apr 1907) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Barnsley (8 Sep 1906 â 6 Oct 1906) Lincoln City (10 Nov 1906 â 8 Dec 1906) (1 Apr 1907 â 24 Apr 1907) Leeds City (27 Oct 1906 â 24 Nov 1906) |
â 1905â06 1907â08 â | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest (C, P) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 2.056 | 60 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Chelsea (P) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 34 | 2.353 | 57 | |
| 3 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 48 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 45 | 1.844 | 47 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 47 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 53 | 1.245 | 41 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 47 | 1.319 | 40 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 38 | |
| 9 | Hull City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 1.140 | 37 | |
| 10 | Leeds City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 36 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 35 | |
| 12 | Stockport County | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 0.808 | 35 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 51 | 0.647 | 33 | |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 33 | |
| 15 | Glossop | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 32 | |
| 16 | Burslem Port Vale (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 83 | 0.723 | 31 | Resigned from the league |
| 17 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 30 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield Town | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 73 | 0.630 | 28 | |
| 20 | Burton United (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 68 | 0.500 | 23 | Failed re-election and demoted |
Results
Maps
Attendances
Source:[2]
Division One
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United FC | 33,235 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 23,835 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 21,670 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20,695 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 19,340 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 18,640 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough FC | 15,880 |
| 8 | Woolwich Arsenal | 15,800 |
| 9 | Birmingham City FC | 15,685 |
| 10 | Sunderland AFC | 15,450 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 14,960 |
| 12 | Bristol City FC | 14,920 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 12,265 |
| 14 | Sheffield United FC | 12,155 |
| 15 | Bury FC | 11,580 |
| 16 | The Wednesday | 11,555 |
| 17 | Notts County FC | 10,290 |
| 18 | Preston North End FC | 9,975 |
| 19 | Derby County FC | 6,980 |
| 20 | Stoke City FC | 5,605 |