1905–06 Football League#Second Division

{{Short description|18th season of the Football League}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = The Football League

| season = 1905–06

| winners = Liverpool

| promoted =

| relegated = none

| continentalcup1 = New Clubs in League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Chelsea,
Hull City,
Leeds City,
Stockport County,
Clapton Orient

| prevseason = 1904–05

| nextseason = 1906–07

}}

The 190506 season was the 18th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 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 1976–77 season.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), 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.

First Division

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = First Division

| season = 1905–06

| winners = Liverpool
2nd English title

| relegated = Nottingham Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers

| league topscorer = Walter White
(26 goals){{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html|title=English League Leading Goalscorers|website=RSSSF|access-date=2010-10-31}}

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Newcastle United 8–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
(11 November 1905)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Middlesbrough 1–5 Liverpool}}
(11 November 1905)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Sunderland 7–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
(10 March 1906)

| matches = 380

| total goals = 1242

| longest wins = 9 matches
Bolton Wanderers

| longest unbeaten = 10 matches
Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool

| longest losses = 5 matches
Middlesbrough
Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Woolwich Arsenal

| highest attendance = 50,000
Newcastle United 1–1 Sunderland
(30 December 1905)

| lowest attendance = 1,500
Derby County 1–1 Middlesbrough
(6 January 1906)

| average attendance = 13,516

| prevseason = 1904–05

| nextseason = 1906–07

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=First Division

|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/eng-premier-league-1905-1906-spieltag/38/ World Football]

|team_order=LIV, PNE, THW, NEW, MCI, BOL, BIR, AVL, BLA, STK, EVE, WWA, SHU, SUN, DER, NTC, BRY, MID, NFO, WOL

|result1=1st |result19=REL |result20=REL

|update=complete

|win_AVL=17|draw_AVL=6 |loss_AVL=15|gf_AVL=72|ga_AVL=56

|win_BIR=17|draw_BIR=7 |loss_BIR=14|gf_BIR=65|ga_BIR=59

|win_BLA=16|draw_BLA=8 |loss_BLA=14|gf_BLA=54|ga_BLA=52

|win_BOL=17|draw_BOL=7 |loss_BOL=14|gf_BOL=81|ga_BOL=67

|win_BRY=11|draw_BRY=10|loss_BRY=17|gf_BRY=57|ga_BRY=74

|win_DER=14|draw_DER=7 |loss_DER=17|gf_DER=39|ga_DER=58

|win_EVE=15|draw_EVE=7 |loss_EVE=16|gf_EVE=70|ga_EVE=66

|win_LIV=23|draw_LIV=5 |loss_LIV=10|gf_LIV=79|ga_LIV=46

|win_MCI=19|draw_MCI=5 |loss_MCI=14|gf_MCI=73|ga_MCI=54

|win_MID=10|draw_MID=11|loss_MID=17|gf_MID=56|ga_MID=71

|win_NEW=18|draw_NEW=7 |loss_NEW=13|gf_NEW=74|ga_NEW=48

|win_NFO=13|draw_NFO=5 |loss_NFO=20|gf_NFO=58|ga_NFO=79

|win_NTC=11|draw_NTC=12|loss_NTC=15|gf_NTC=55|ga_NTC=71

|win_PNE=17|draw_PNE=13|loss_PNE=8 |gf_PNE=54|ga_PNE=39

|win_SHU=15|draw_SHU=6 |loss_SHU=17|gf_SHU=57|ga_SHU=62

|win_STK=16|draw_STK=7 |loss_STK=15|gf_STK=54|ga_STK=55

|win_SUN=15|draw_SUN=5 |loss_SUN=18|gf_SUN=61|ga_SUN=70

|win_THW=18|draw_THW=8 |loss_THW=12|gf_THW=63|ga_THW=52

|win_WOL=8 |draw_WOL=7 |loss_WOL=23|gf_WOL=58|ga_WOL=99

|win_WWA=15|draw_WWA=7 |loss_WWA=16|gf_WWA=62|ga_WWA=64

|status_LIV=C

|status_NFO=R

|status_WOL=R

|name_AVL=Aston Villa

|name_BIR=Birmingham

|name_BLA=Blackburn Rovers

|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|name_BRY=Bury

|name_DER=Derby County

|name_EVE=Everton

|name_LIV=Liverpool

|name_MCI=Manchester City

|name_MID=Middlesbrough

|name_NEW=Newcastle United

|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest

|name_NTC=Notts County

|name_PNE=Preston North End

|name_SHU=Sheffield United

|name_STK=Stoke

|name_SUN=Sunderland

|name_THW=The Wednesday

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|name_WWA=Woolwich Arsenal

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_average=y

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=R

|col_1st=yellow

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Second Division

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

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|team6=DER|team7=EVE|team8=LIV|team9=MCI|team10=MID

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|team16=STK|team17=SUN|team18=WED|team19=WOL|team20=WOO

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|match_AST_NTC=2–1

|match_AST_PNE=0–1

|match_AST_SHU=4–1

|match_AST_STK=3–0

|match_AST_SUN=2–1

|match_AST_WED=3–0

|match_AST_WOL=6–0

|match_AST_WOO=2–1

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|match_BIR_NOT=5–0

|match_BIR_NTC=4–2

|match_BIR_PNE=1–1

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|match_BIR_STK=2–0

|match_BIR_SUN=3–0

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|match_BIR_WOO=2–1

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|match_BLB_SHU=2–1

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|match_BLB_WED=1–0

|match_BLB_WOL=3–1

|match_BLB_WOO=2–0

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|match_BOL_NTC=2–0

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|match_BOL_SHU=1–2

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|match_DER_NEW=2–1

|match_DER_NOT=2–2

|match_DER_NTC=1–1

|match_DER_PNE=3–0

|match_DER_SHU=1–0

|match_DER_STK=1–0

|match_DER_SUN=1–0

|match_DER_WED=2–1

|match_DER_WOL=2–0

|match_DER_WOO=5–1

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|match_EVE_LIV=4–2

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|match_EVE_MID=4–1

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|match_EVE_NTC=6–2

|match_EVE_PNE=1–0

|match_EVE_SHU=3–2

|match_EVE_STK=0–3

|match_EVE_SUN=3–1

|match_EVE_WED=2–0

|match_EVE_WOL=2–2

|match_EVE_WOO=0–1

|name_LIV=Liverpool

|match_LIV_AST=3–0

|match_LIV_BIR=2–0

|match_LIV_BLB=1–3

|match_LIV_BOL=2–2

|match_LIV_BRY=3–1

|match_LIV_DER=4–1

|match_LIV_EVE=1–1

|match_LIV_MCI=0–1

|match_LIV_MID=6–1

|match_LIV_NEW=3–0

|match_LIV_NOT=4–1

|match_LIV_NTC=2–0

|match_LIV_PNE=1–1

|match_LIV_SHU=3–1

|match_LIV_STK=3–1

|match_LIV_SUN=2–0

|match_LIV_WED=2–1

|match_LIV_WOL=4–0

|match_LIV_WOO=3–0

|name_MCI=Manchester City

|match_MCI_AST=1–4

|match_MCI_BIR=4–1

|match_MCI_BLB=1–1

|match_MCI_BOL=3–1

|match_MCI_BRY=5–2

|match_MCI_DER=1–2

|match_MCI_EVE=1–0

|match_MCI_LIV=0–1

|match_MCI_MID=4–0

|match_MCI_NEW=1–4

|match_MCI_NOT=5–0

|match_MCI_NTC=5–1

|match_MCI_PNE=0–0

|match_MCI_SHU=1–2

|match_MCI_STK=2–0

|match_MCI_SUN=5–1

|match_MCI_WED=2–1

|match_MCI_WOL=4–0

|match_MCI_WOO=1–2

|name_MID=Middlesbrough

|match_MID_AST=1–2

|match_MID_BIR=1–0

|match_MID_BLB=1–1

|match_MID_BOL=4–4

|match_MID_BRY=5–1

|match_MID_DER=0–1

|match_MID_EVE=0–0

|match_MID_LIV=1–5

|match_MID_MCI=6–1

|match_MID_NEW=1–0

|match_MID_NOT=2–0

|match_MID_NTC=4–1

|match_MID_PNE=1–2

|match_MID_SHU=0–1

|match_MID_STK=5–0

|match_MID_SUN=2–1

|match_MID_WED=2–2

|match_MID_WOL=3–1

|match_MID_WOO=2–0

|name_NEW=Newcastle United

|match_NEW_AST=3–1

|match_NEW_BIR=2–2

|match_NEW_BLB=3–0

|match_NEW_BOL=2–1

|match_NEW_BRY=3–1

|match_NEW_DER=0–1

|match_NEW_EVE=4–2

|match_NEW_LIV=2–3

|match_NEW_MCI=2–2

|match_NEW_MID=4–1

|match_NEW_NOT=3–2

|match_NEW_NTC=3–1

|match_NEW_PNE=1–0

|match_NEW_SHU=2–1

|match_NEW_STK=5–0

|match_NEW_SUN=1–1

|match_NEW_WED=0–3

|match_NEW_WOL=8–0

|match_NEW_WOO=1–1

|name_NOT=Nottingham Forest

|match_NOT_AST=2–2

|match_NOT_BIR=2–1

|match_NOT_BLB=1–2

|match_NOT_BOL=4–0

|match_NOT_BRY=3–2

|match_NOT_DER=0–0

|match_NOT_EVE=4–3

|match_NOT_LIV=1–2

|match_NOT_MCI=0–1

|match_NOT_MID=2–1

|match_NOT_NEW=2–1

|match_NOT_NTC=1–2

|match_NOT_PNE=1–0

|match_NOT_SHU=4–1

|match_NOT_STK=3–1

|match_NOT_SUN=1–2

|match_NOT_WED=3–4

|match_NOT_WOL=3–1

|match_NOT_WOO=3–1

|name_NTC=Notts County

|match_NTC_AST=2–1

|match_NTC_BIR=0–0

|match_NTC_BLB=1–1

|match_NTC_BOL=3–3

|match_NTC_BRY=2–2

|match_NTC_DER=1–0

|match_NTC_EVE=0–0

|match_NTC_LIV=3–0

|match_NTC_MCI=3–0

|match_NTC_MID=1–1

|match_NTC_NEW=1–0

|match_NTC_NOT=1–1

|match_NTC_PNE=2–2

|match_NTC_SHU=2–3

|match_NTC_STK=1–1

|match_NTC_SUN=4–1

|match_NTC_WED=1–3

|match_NTC_WOL=5–2

|match_NTC_WOO=1–0

|name_PNE=Preston North End

|match_PNE_AST=2–0

|match_PNE_BIR=3–0

|match_PNE_BLB=2–1

|match_PNE_BOL=3–0

|match_PNE_BRY=1–0

|match_PNE_DER=3–1

|match_PNE_EVE=1–1

|match_PNE_LIV=1–2

|match_PNE_MCI=2–0

|match_PNE_MID=2–1

|match_PNE_NEW=0–0

|match_PNE_NOT=3–1

|match_PNE_NTC=4–1

|match_PNE_SHU=1–1

|match_PNE_STK=2–0

|match_PNE_SUN=1–1

|match_PNE_WED=0–1

|match_PNE_WOL=3–2

|match_PNE_WOO=2–2

|name_SHU=Sheffield United

|match_SHU_AST=1–1

|match_SHU_BIR=3–0

|match_SHU_BLB=0–2

|match_SHU_BOL=5–2

|match_SHU_BRY=1–1

|match_SHU_DER=1–0

|match_SHU_EVE=3–2

|match_SHU_LIV=1–2

|match_SHU_MCI=1–3

|match_SHU_MID=1–0

|match_SHU_NEW=2–0

|match_SHU_NOT=1–4

|match_SHU_NTC=1–0

|match_SHU_PNE=0–0

|match_SHU_STK=1–1

|match_SHU_SUN=4–1

|match_SHU_WED=0–2

|match_SHU_WOL=4–1

|match_SHU_WOO=3–1

|name_STK=Stoke

|match_STK_AST=0–1

|match_STK_BIR=2–2

|match_STK_BLB=3–0

|match_STK_BOL=1–2

|match_STK_BRY=4–2

|match_STK_DER=2–2

|match_STK_EVE=2–2

|match_STK_LIV=2–1

|match_STK_MCI=0–0

|match_STK_MID=1–1

|match_STK_NEW=1–0

|match_STK_NOT=4–0

|match_STK_NTC=3–0

|match_STK_PNE=3–0

|match_STK_SHU=2–1

|match_STK_SUN=1–0

|match_STK_WED=4–0

|match_STK_WOL=4–0

|match_STK_WOO=2–1

|name_SUN=Sunderland

|match_SUN_AST=2–0

|match_SUN_BIR=3–1

|match_SUN_BLB=3–0

|match_SUN_BOL=3–3

|match_SUN_BRY=0–3

|match_SUN_DER=2–0

|match_SUN_EVE=2–1

|match_SUN_LIV=1–2

|match_SUN_MCI=2–0

|match_SUN_MID=2–1

|match_SUN_NEW=3–2

|match_SUN_NOT=0–1

|match_SUN_NTC=1–3

|match_SUN_PNE=2–0

|match_SUN_SHU=2–0

|match_SUN_STK=1–0

|match_SUN_WED=2–0

|match_SUN_WOL=7–2

|match_SUN_WOO=2–2

|name_WED=The Wednesday

|match_WED_AST=2–2

|match_WED_BIR=4–2

|match_WED_BLB=0–1

|match_WED_BOL=1–2

|match_WED_BRY=1–1

|match_WED_DER=1–0

|match_WED_EVE=3–1

|match_WED_LIV=3–2

|match_WED_MCI=1–0

|match_WED_MID=3–0

|match_WED_NEW=1–1

|match_WED_NOT=1–0

|match_WED_NTC=3–1

|match_WED_PNE=1–1

|match_WED_SHU=1–0

|match_WED_STK=2–0

|match_WED_SUN=3–3

|match_WED_WOL=5–1

|match_WED_WOO=4–2

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|match_WOL_AST=4–1

|match_WOL_BIR=0–0

|match_WOL_BLB=2–1

|match_WOL_BOL=2–0

|match_WOL_BRY=2–2

|match_WOL_DER=7–0

|match_WOL_EVE=2–5

|match_WOL_LIV=0–2

|match_WOL_MCI=2–3

|match_WOL_MID=0–0

|match_WOL_NEW=0–2

|match_WOL_NOT=2–1

|match_WOL_NTC=6–1

|match_WOL_PNE=2–3

|match_WOL_SHU=1–1

|match_WOL_STK=1–2

|match_WOL_SUN=5–2

|match_WOL_WED=0–0

|match_WOL_WOO=0–2

|name_WOO=Woolwich Arsenal

|match_WOO_AST=2–1

|match_WOO_BIR=5–0

|match_WOO_BLB=3–2

|match_WOO_BOL=0–0

|match_WOO_BRY=4–0

|match_WOO_DER=1–0

|match_WOO_EVE=1–2

|match_WOO_LIV=3–1

|match_WOO_MCI=2–0

|match_WOO_MID=2–2

|match_WOO_NEW=4–3

|match_WOO_NOT=3–1

|match_WOO_NTC=1–1

|match_WOO_PNE=2–2

|match_WOO_SHU=5–1

|match_WOO_STK=1–2

|match_WOO_SUN=2–0

|match_WOO_WED=0–2

|match_WOO_WOL=2–1

|update=

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1905-06.html]

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Preston North End

Stoke

Sunderland

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Woolwich Arsenal

}}

Second Division

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Football League
Second Division

| season = 1905–06

| winners = Bristol City (1st title)

| relegated =

| league topscorer = William Maxwell (Bristol City), 27{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html |title=English League Leading Goalscorers |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=31 October 2010 }}

| continentalcup1 = Failed re-election

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = None

| biggest home win = Barnsley 8–1 Chesterfield (20 Jan 1905)
Bristol City 7–0 Stockport (20 Jan 1906)
Chelsea 7–0 Burslem Port Vale (3 Mar 1906)

| biggest away win = Leicester Fosse 2–5 Manchester United (29 Mar 1906)
Chesterfield 1–4 Grimsby Town (2 Sept 1905)
Lincoln City 1–4 Chelsea (14 Oct 1905)
Lincoln City 1–4 Hull (23 Dec 1905)

| highest scoring = Barnsley 8–1 Chesterfield (20 Jan 1905)

| matches = 380

| total goals = 1116

| longest wins = 14 matches
Bristol City (9 Sep 1905 – 2 Dec 1905)

| longest unbeaten = 24 matches
Bristol City (9 Sep 1905 – 10 Feb 1906)

| longest losses = 8 matches
Burton United (17 Mar 1906 – 28 Apr 1906)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1904–05

| nextseason = 1906–07

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDLHA

|section=Second Division

|res_col_header=P

|show_limit=5

|sortable_table=y

|use_goal_average=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=BRI|name_BRI=Bristol City

|team2=MU |name_MU =Manchester United

|team3=CHL|name_CHL=Chelsea

|team4=WBA|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion

|team5=HUL|name_HUL=Hull City

|team6=LEE|name_LEE=Leeds City

|team7=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester Fosse

|team8=GRI|name_GRI=Grimsby Town

|team9=BRN|name_BRN=Burnley

|team10=STP|name_STP=Stockport County{{efn|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.}}

|team11=BRA|name_BRA=Bradford City

|team12=BAR|name_BAR=Barnsley

|team13=LIN|name_LIN=Lincoln City

|team14=BLP|name_BLP=Blackpool

|team15=GAI|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|team16=GLP|name_GLP=Glossop

|team17=BPV|name_BPV=Burslem Port Vale

|team18=CHF|name_CHF=Chesterfield Town

|team19=BRT|name_BRT=Burton United

|team20=CLA|name_CLA=Clapton Orient

|hwin_BRI=17|hdraw_BRI=1|hloss_BRI=1|hgf_BRI=43|hga_BRI=8|awin_BRI=13|adraw_BRI=5|aloss_BRI=1|agf_BRI=40|aga_BRI=20

|hwin_MU =15|hdraw_MU =3|hloss_MU =1|hgf_MU =55|hga_MU =13|awin_MU =13|adraw_MU =3|aloss_MU =3|agf_MU =35|aga_MU =15

|hwin_CHL=13|hdraw_CHL=4|hloss_CHL=2|hgf_CHL=58|hga_CHL=16|awin_CHL=9|adraw_CHL=5|aloss_CHL=5|agf_CHL=32|aga_CHL=21

|hwin_WBA=13|hdraw_WBA=4|hloss_WBA=2|hgf_WBA=53|hga_WBA=16|awin_WBA=9|adraw_WBA=4|aloss_WBA=6|agf_WBA=26|aga_WBA=20

|hwin_HUL=10|hdraw_HUL=5|hloss_HUL=4|hgf_HUL=38|hga_HUL=21|awin_HUL=9|adraw_HUL=1|aloss_HUL=9|agf_HUL=29|aga_HUL=33

|hwin_LEE=11|hdraw_LEE=5|hloss_LEE=3|hgf_LEE=38|hga_LEE=19|awin_LEE=6|adraw_LEE=4|aloss_LEE=9|agf_LEE=21|aga_LEE=28

|hwin_LEI=10|hdraw_LEI=3|hloss_LEI=6|hgf_LEI=30|hga_LEI=21|awin_LEI=5|adraw_LEI=9|aloss_LEI=5|agf_LEI=23|aga_LEI=27

|hwin_GRI=11|hdraw_GRI=7|hloss_GRI=1|hgf_GRI=33|hga_GRI=13|awin_GRI=4|adraw_GRI=3|aloss_GRI=12|agf_GRI=13|aga_GRI=33

|hwin_BRN=9|hdraw_BRN=4|hloss_BRN=6|hgf_BRN=26|hga_BRN=23|awin_BRN=6|adraw_BRN=4|aloss_BRN=9|agf_BRN=16|aga_BRN=30

|hwin_STP=11|hdraw_STP=6|hloss_STP=2|hgf_STP=36|hga_STP=16|awin_STP=2|adraw_STP=3|aloss_STP=14|agf_STP=8|aga_STP=40

|hwin_BRA=7|hdraw_BRA=4|hloss_BRA=8|hgf_BRA=21|hga_BRA=22|awin_BRA=6|adraw_BRA=4|aloss_BRA=9|agf_BRA=25|aga_BRA=38

|hwin_BAR=11|hdraw_BAR=4|hloss_BAR=4|hgf_BAR=45|hga_BAR=17|awin_BAR=1|adraw_BAR=5|aloss_BAR=13|agf_BAR=15|aga_BAR=45

|hwin_LIN=10|hdraw_LIN=1|hloss_LIN=8|hgf_LIN=46|hga_LIN=29|awin_LIN=2|adraw_LIN=5|aloss_LIN=12|agf_LIN=23|aga_LIN=43

|hwin_BLP=8|hdraw_BLP=3|hloss_BLP=8|hgf_BLP=22|hga_BLP=21|awin_BLP=2|adraw_BLP=6|aloss_BLP=11|agf_BLP=15|aga_BLP=41

|hwin_GAI=10|hdraw_GAI=2|hloss_GAI=7|hgf_GAI=35|hga_GAI=22|awin_GAI=2|adraw_GAI=2|aloss_GAI=15|agf_GAI=9|aga_GAI=35

|hwin_GLP=9|hdraw_GLP=4|hloss_GLP=6|hgf_GLP=36|hga_GLP=28|awin_GLP=1|adraw_GLP=4|aloss_GLP=14|agf_GLP=13|aga_GLP=43

|hwin_BPV=10|hdraw_BPV=4|hloss_BPV=5|hgf_BPV=34|hga_BPV=25|awin_BPV=2|adraw_BPV=0|aloss_BPV=17|agf_BPV=15|aga_BPV=57

|hwin_CHF=8|hdraw_CHF=4|hloss_CHF=7|hgf_CHF=26|hga_CHF=24|awin_CHF=2|adraw_CHF=4|aloss_CHF=13|agf_CHF=14|aga_CHF=48

|hwin_BRT=9|hdraw_BRT=4|hloss_BRT=6|hgf_BRT=26|hga_BRT=20|awin_BRT=1|adraw_BRT=2|aloss_BRT=16|agf_BRT=8|aga_BRT=47

|hwin_CLA=6|hdraw_CLA=4|hloss_CLA=9|hgf_CLA=19|hga_CLA=22|awin_CLA=1|adraw_CLA=3|aloss_CLA=15|agf_CLA=16|aga_CLA=56

|note_CHL=New club in the league.|note_HUL=CHL|note_LEE=CHL|note_STP=CHL|note_CLA=CHL

|col_CP=#D0F0C0|text_CP=Division Champions

|result1=CP

|col_P=#FFFF99|text_P=Promoted

|result2=P

|col_REE=#eee5de|text_REE=Re-elected

|result18=REE|result19=REE|result20=REE

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=BAR|team2=BLP|team3=BRA|team4=BRI|team5=BRN

|team6=BPV|team7=BRT|team8=CHE|team9=CHF|team10=CLA

|team11=GAI|team12=GLP|team13=GRI|team14=HUL|team15=LEE

|team16=LEI|team17=LIN|team18=MUN|team19=STP|team20=WBA

|name_BAR=Barnsley

|match_BAR_BLP=1–1

|match_BAR_BRA=0–1

|match_BAR_BRI=2–2

|match_BAR_BRN=1–2

|match_BAR_BPV=4–0

|match_BAR_BRT=3–0

|match_BAR_CHE=1–2

|match_BAR_CHF=8–1

|match_BAR_CLA=4–1

|match_BAR_GAI=2–1

|match_BAR_GLP=1–1

|match_BAR_GRI=2–0

|match_BAR_HUL=2–0

|match_BAR_LEE=3–0

|match_BAR_LEI=0–0

|match_BAR_LIN=4–2

|match_BAR_MUN=0–3

|match_BAR_STP=4–0

|match_BAR_WBA=3–0

|name_BLP=Blackpool

|match_BLP_BAR=0–0

|match_BLP_BRA=2–2

|match_BLP_BRI=1–3

|match_BLP_BRN=0–1

|match_BLP_BPV=2–1

|match_BLP_BRT=2–0

|match_BLP_CHE=0–1

|match_BLP_CHF=2–1

|match_BLP_CLA=3–0

|match_BLP_GAI=2–2

|match_BLP_GLP=1–0

|match_BLP_GRI=2–0

|match_BLP_HUL=1–2

|match_BLP_LEE=0–3

|match_BLP_LEI=0–1

|match_BLP_LIN=2–0

|match_BLP_MUN=0–1

|match_BLP_STP=2–0

|match_BLP_WBA=0–3

|name_BRA=Bradford City

|match_BRA_BAR=0–0

|match_BRA_BLP=2–1

|match_BRA_BRI=1–2

|match_BRA_BRN=0–1

|match_BRA_BPV=2–0

|match_BRA_BRT=1–0

|match_BRA_CHE=1–1

|match_BRA_CHF=1–0

|match_BRA_CLA=3–0

|match_BRA_GAI=1–2

|match_BRA_GLP=2–0

|match_BRA_GRI=0–1

|match_BRA_HUL=0–2

|match_BRA_LEE=1–0

|match_BRA_LEI=3–3

|match_BRA_LIN=2–2

|match_BRA_MUN=1–5

|match_BRA_STP=0–1

|match_BRA_WBA=0–1

|name_BRI=Bristol City

|match_BRI_BAR=3–0

|match_BRI_BLP=2–1

|match_BRI_BRA=1–0

|match_BRI_BRN=2–0

|match_BRI_BPV=4–0

|match_BRI_BRT=4–0

|match_BRI_CHE=2–1

|match_BRI_CHF=3–1

|match_BRI_CLA=1–0

|match_BRI_GAI=2–0

|match_BRI_GLP=2–1

|match_BRI_GRI=2–0

|match_BRI_HUL=2–1

|match_BRI_LEE=2–0

|match_BRI_LEI=1–2

|match_BRI_LIN=1–0

|match_BRI_MUN=1–1

|match_BRI_STP=7–0

|match_BRI_WBA=1–0

|name_BRN=Burnley

|match_BRN_BAR=2–1

|match_BRN_BLP=4–1

|match_BRN_BRA=0–0

|match_BRN_BRI=2–2

|match_BRN_BPV=1–3

|match_BRN_BRT=1–0

|match_BRN_CHE=2–0

|match_BRN_CHF=1–1

|match_BRN_CLA=3–0

|match_BRN_GAI=1–0

|match_BRN_GLP=1–0

|match_BRN_GRI=0–0

|match_BRN_HUL=1–3

|match_BRN_LEE=4–3

|match_BRN_LEI=0–2

|match_BRN_LIN=2–1

|match_BRN_MUN=1–3

|match_BRN_STP=0–1

|match_BRN_WBA=0–2

|name_BPV=Burslem Port Vale

|match_BPV_BAR=1–2

|match_BPV_BLP=1–2

|match_BPV_BRA=2–1

|match_BPV_BRI=0–1

|match_BPV_BRN=2–2

|match_BPV_BRT=4–1

|match_BPV_CHE=3–2

|match_BPV_CHF=4–3

|match_BPV_CLA=2–1

|match_BPV_GAI=1–0

|match_BPV_GLP=3–3

|match_BPV_GRI=2–2

|match_BPV_HUL=1–3

|match_BPV_LEE=2–0

|match_BPV_LEI=2–0

|match_BPV_LIN=3–1

|match_BPV_MUN=1–0

|match_BPV_STP=0–0

|match_BPV_WBA=0–1

|name_BRT=Burton United

|match_BRT_BAR=4–1

|match_BRT_BLP=1–1

|match_BRT_BRA=0–1

|match_BRT_BRI=0–1

|match_BRT_BRN=1–3

|match_BRT_BPV=1–0

|match_BRT_CHE=2–4

|match_BRT_CHF=4–0

|match_BRT_CLA=1–0

|match_BRT_GAI=3–1

|match_BRT_GLP=1–0

|match_BRT_GRI=1–0

|match_BRT_HUL=0–3

|match_BRT_LEE=1–1

|match_BRT_LEI=0–0

|match_BRT_LIN=2–0

|match_BRT_MUN=0–2

|match_BRT_STP=2–0

|match_BRT_WBA=2–2

|name_CHE=Chelsea

|match_CHE_BAR=6–0

|match_CHE_BLP=6–0

|match_CHE_BRA=4–2

|match_CHE_BRI=0–0

|match_CHE_BRN=1–0

|match_CHE_BPV=7–0

|match_CHE_BRT=3–0

|match_CHE_CHF=0–1

|match_CHE_CLA=6–1

|match_CHE_GAI=1–3

|match_CHE_GLP=0–0

|match_CHE_GRI=2–0

|match_CHE_HUL=5–1

|match_CHE_LEE=4–0

|match_CHE_LEI=3–3

|match_CHE_LIN=4–2

|match_CHE_MUN=1–1

|match_CHE_STP=4–2

|match_CHE_WBA=1–0

|name_CHF=Chesterfield

|match_CHF_BAR=2–0

|match_CHF_BLP=2–0

|match_CHF_BRA=1–1

|match_CHF_BRI=1–2

|match_CHF_BRN=3–0

|match_CHF_BPV=2–0

|match_CHF_BRT=1–0

|match_CHF_CHE=0–2

|match_CHF_CLA=1–1

|match_CHF_GAI=0–0

|match_CHF_GLP=3–1

|match_CHF_GRI=1–4

|match_CHF_HUL=1–2

|match_CHF_LEE=0–2

|match_CHF_LEI=3–3

|match_CHF_LIN=1–2

|match_CHF_MUN=1–0

|match_CHF_STP=3–1

|match_CHF_WBA=0–3

|name_CLA=Clapton Orient

|match_CLA_BAR=0–0

|match_CLA_BLP=0–0

|match_CLA_BRA=4–2

|match_CLA_BRI=0–2

|match_CLA_BRN=3–0

|match_CLA_BPV=1–3

|match_CLA_BRT=0–1

|match_CLA_CHE=0–3

|match_CLA_CHF=3–3

|match_CLA_GAI=1–0

|match_CLA_GLP=2–0

|match_CLA_GRI=1–2

|match_CLA_HUL=0–1

|match_CLA_LEE=0–0

|match_CLA_LEI=0–2

|match_CLA_LIN=3–0

|match_CLA_MUN=0–1

|match_CLA_STP=1–0

|match_CLA_WBA=0–2

|name_GAI=Gainsborough Trinity

|match_GAI_BAR=1–0

|match_GAI_BLP=0–1

|match_GAI_BRA=2–3

|match_GAI_BRI=1–3

|match_GAI_BRN=0–1

|match_GAI_BPV=4–0

|match_GAI_BRT=5–2

|match_GAI_CHE=0–2

|match_GAI_CHF=4–0

|match_GAI_CLA=2–1

|match_GAI_GLP=2–0

|match_GAI_GRI=1–0

|match_GAI_HUL=3–1

|match_GAI_LEE=4–1

|match_GAI_LEI=0–1

|match_GAI_LIN=2–3

|match_GAI_MUN=2–2

|match_GAI_STP=0–0

|match_GAI_WBA=2–1

|name_GLP=Glossop

|match_GLP_BAR=2–2

|match_GLP_BLP=4–1

|match_GLP_BRA=2–3

|match_GLP_BRI=1–5

|match_GLP_BRN=1–1

|match_GLP_BPV=3–2

|match_GLP_BRT=2–0

|match_GLP_CHE=2–4

|match_GLP_CHF=2–0

|match_GLP_CLA=5–0

|match_GLP_GAI=1–0

|match_GLP_GRI=2–0

|match_GLP_HUL=3–1

|match_GLP_LEE=1–2

|match_GLP_LEI=0–0

|match_GLP_LIN=2–2

|match_GLP_MUN=1–2

|match_GLP_STP=1–0

|match_GLP_WBA=1–3

|name_GRI=Grimsby Town

|match_GRI_BAR=2–1

|match_GRI_BLP=1–1

|match_GRI_BRA=1–0

|match_GRI_BRI=1–1

|match_GRI_BRN=2–0

|match_GRI_BPV=5–0

|match_GRI_BRT=1–0

|match_GRI_CHE=1–1

|match_GRI_CHF=2–0

|match_GRI_CLA=4–1

|match_GRI_GAI=2–0

|match_GRI_GLP=1–1

|match_GRI_HUL=1–0

|match_GRI_LEE=1–1

|match_GRI_LEI=1–1

|match_GRI_LIN=2–2

|match_GRI_MUN=0–1

|match_GRI_STP=2–0

|match_GRI_WBA=3–2

|name_HUL=Hull City

|match_HUL_BAR=4–1

|match_HUL_BLP=2–2

|match_HUL_BRA=5–2

|match_HUL_BRI=0–3

|match_HUL_BRN=1–1

|match_HUL_BPV=3–2

|match_HUL_BRT=1–1

|match_HUL_CHE=4–3

|match_HUL_CHF=3–0

|match_HUL_CLA=3–1

|match_HUL_GAI=2–0

|match_HUL_GLP=1–2

|match_HUL_GRI=0–1

|match_HUL_LEE=0–0

|match_HUL_LEI=0–0

|match_HUL_LIN=2–1

|match_HUL_MUN=0–1

|match_HUL_STP=3–0

|match_HUL_WBA=4–0

|name_LEE=Leeds City

|match_LEE_BAR=3–2

|match_LEE_BLP=3–0

|match_LEE_BRA=0–2

|match_LEE_BRI=1–1

|match_LEE_BRN=1–1

|match_LEE_BPV=3–1

|match_LEE_BRT=2–1

|match_LEE_CHE=0–0

|match_LEE_CHF=3–0

|match_LEE_CLA=6–1

|match_LEE_GAI=1–0

|match_LEE_GLP=1–0

|match_LEE_GRI=3–0

|match_LEE_HUL=3–1

|match_LEE_LEI=4–1

|match_LEE_LIN=2–2

|match_LEE_MUN=1–3

|match_LEE_STP=1–1

|match_LEE_WBA=0–2

|name_LEI=Leicester Fosse

|match_LEI_BAR=1–0

|match_LEI_BLP=2–0

|match_LEI_BRA=2–4

|match_LEI_BRI=1–2

|match_LEI_BRN=2–0

|match_LEI_BPV=2–1

|match_LEI_BRT=1–1

|match_LEI_CHE=0–1

|match_LEI_CHF=1–1

|match_LEI_CLA=2–1

|match_LEI_GAI=4–0

|match_LEI_GLP=2–1

|match_LEI_GRI=2–0

|match_LEI_HUL=1–2

|match_LEI_LEE=0–1

|match_LEI_LIN=3–1

|match_LEI_MUN=2–5

|match_LEI_STP=2–0

|match_LEI_WBA=0–0

|name_LIN=Lincoln City

|match_LIN_BAR=4–1

|match_LIN_BLP=1–1

|match_LIN_BRA=5–0

|match_LIN_BRI=0–3

|match_LIN_BRN=5–0

|match_LIN_BPV=3–1

|match_LIN_BRT=5–1

|match_LIN_CHE=1–4

|match_LIN_CHF=0–1

|match_LIN_CLA=2–3

|match_LIN_GAI=3–0

|match_LIN_GLP=4–1

|match_LIN_GRI=3–1

|match_LIN_HUL=1–4

|match_LIN_LEE=1–2

|match_LIN_LEI=3–1

|match_LIN_MUN=2–3

|match_LIN_STP=2–0

|match_LIN_WBA=1–2

|name_MUN=Manchester United

|match_MUN_BAR=5–1

|match_MUN_BLP=2–1

|match_MUN_BRA=0–0

|match_MUN_BRI=5–1

|match_MUN_BRN=1–0

|match_MUN_BPV=3–0

|match_MUN_BRT=6–0

|match_MUN_CHE=0–0

|match_MUN_CHF=4–1

|match_MUN_CLA=4–0

|match_MUN_GAI=2–0

|match_MUN_GLP=5–2

|match_MUN_GRI=5–0

|match_MUN_HUL=5–0

|match_MUN_LEE=0–3

|match_MUN_LEI=3–2

|match_MUN_LIN=2–1

|match_MUN_STP=3–1

|match_MUN_WBA=0–0

|name_STP=Stockport County

|match_STP_BAR=0–0

|match_STP_BLP=2–1

|match_STP_BRA=1–0

|match_STP_BRI=2–3

|match_STP_BRN=3–1

|match_STP_BPV=3–0

|match_STP_BRT=2–0

|match_STP_CHE=1–0

|match_STP_CHF=0–0

|match_STP_CLA=3–3

|match_STP_GAI=2–0

|match_STP_GLP=5–0

|match_STP_GRI=2–2

|match_STP_HUL=2–1

|match_STP_LEE=2–1

|match_STP_LEI=1–1

|match_STP_LIN=3–0

|match_STP_MUN=0–1

|match_STP_WBA=2–2

|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion

|match_WBA_BAR=5–3

|match_WBA_BLP=5–0

|match_WBA_BRA=6–1

|match_WBA_BRI=1–3

|match_WBA_BRN=1–2

|match_WBA_BPV=4–1

|match_WBA_BRT=3–0

|match_WBA_CHE=1–1

|match_WBA_CHF=3–0

|match_WBA_CLA=1–1

|match_WBA_GAI=4–0

|match_WBA_GLP=6–0

|match_WBA_GRI=2–0

|match_WBA_HUL=1–1

|match_WBA_LEE=2–1

|match_WBA_LEI=3–0

|match_WBA_LIN=1–1

|match_WBA_MUN=1–0

|match_WBA_STP=3–1

|update=

|source= Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

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=Maps=

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Barnsley

Blackpool

Bradford City

Bristol City

Bristol City

Burnley

Burslem Port Vale

Burton United

Chelsea

Chesterfield

Clapton Orient

Gainsborough Trinity

Glossop

Grimsby Town

Hull

Leeds City

Leicester Fosse

Lincoln City

Manchester United

West Bromwich Albion

Stockport County

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See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

{{The Football League Seasons}}

{{1905–06 in English football}}

{{1905–06 in European Football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1905-06 Football League}}

Category:English Football League seasons

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