1905–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur 1905–06 football season

Tottenham Hotspur1905–06 season

Stadium| White Hart Lane
Southern League| 5th
Western League| 4th
FA Cup| Third round
Top goalscorer| League: Herbert Chapman (11)
All: Peter Kyle (18)

← 1904–05

1906–07 →

The 1905–06 season was Tottenham's tenth season as a fully professional club and the 23rd year in existence. They competed in two leagues, the main being the Southern Football League with a midweek game in the Western League along with competing in the FA Cup.

In the Southern League Tottenham finished in fifth place with a notable 6-0 win against New Brompton. The Western League saw a couple of 5–0 wins, but Spurs finished the season only in 4th place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham made it to the third round where they lost to Birmingham 2–0 in a reply.

## Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | GK |  ENG | Jack Eggett
—  | GK |  ENG | John Whitbourne
—  | DF |  ENG | Jimmy Freeborough
—  | DF |  ENG | John George
—  | DF |  SCO | John Watson
—  | DF |  ENG | Walter Bull
—  | DF |  ENG | Jabez Darnell
—  | DF |  ENG | Oliver Burton
—  | DF |  ENG | Allan Leach-Lewis
—  | DF |  SCO | Jack Chaplin
—  | DF |  SCO | Sandy Tait
—  | MF |  SCO | Alex Glen
—  | MF |  IRL | Charles O'Hagan
—  | MF |  WAL | Ted Hughes
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—  | MF |  SCO | William Murray
—  | MF |   | John Shackleton
—  | MF |  ENG | Alfred Whyman
—  | MF |  ENG | Tom Morris
—  | FW |  ENG | George Page
—  | FW |  ENG | Christopher Carrick
—  | FW |  ENG | John Brearley
—  | FW |  ENG | Harold Stansfield
—  | FW |  ENG | Herbert Chapman
—  | FW |  ENG | Joe Walton
—  | FW |  ENG | William Berry
—  | FW |  ENG | Vivian Woodward
—  | FW |  SCO | Peter Kyle

## Transfers

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### In

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Date from  | Position  | Nationality  | Name  | From  | Fee  | Ref.

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1905  | DF  |  | Jabez Darnell | Northampton Town | Unknown  | [1]
1905  | FW  |  | Peter Kyle |  | Unknown  | [2]
April 1905  | FW  |  | Christopher Carrick | West Ham United | Unknown  | [3]
May 1905  | DF  |  | Jack Chaplin | Dundee | Unknown  | [4]
May 1905  | GK  |  | John Whitbourne | Sunderland | Unknown  | [5]
April 1906  | FW  |  | George Page  | Cheshunt | Trial  | [6][a]

### Out

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Date  | Position  | Nationality  | Name  | To  | Fee  | Ref.

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1905  | DF  |  | John Burton | Preston North End | Unknown  | [7]

## Competitions

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### Southern League

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Main article: 1905–06 Southern Football League

#### Table

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3  | Portsmouth | 34  | 17  | 9  | 8  | 61  | 35  | 1.743  | 43
4  | Luton Town | 34  | 17  | 7  | 10  | 64  | 40  | 1.600  | 41
5  | Tottenham Hotspur | 34  | 16  | 7  | 11  | 46  | 29  | 1.586  | 39
6  | Plymouth Argyle | 34  | 16  | 7  | 11  | 52  | 33  | 1.576  | 39
7  | Norwich City | 34  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 46  | 38  | 1.211  | 36

Source: [8]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

#### Results

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Reading v Tottenham Hotspur 2 September 1905 1|  Reading | 1–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire

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|  |  |  Kyle | Stadium: Elm Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford 9 September 1905 2|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0|  Watford | Tottenham, London

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Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 16 September 1905 3|  Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Hove, East Sussex

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Goldstone Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United 23 September 1905 4|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0|  West Ham United | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur 30 September 1905 5|  Fulham | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Craven Cottage

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers 7 October 1905 6|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1|  Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur 14 October 1905 7|  Bristol Rovers | 0–2|  Tottenham Hotspur | Eastville, Bristol

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Eastville Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton 21 October 1905 8|  Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0|  New Brompton | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town 4 November 1905 9|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1|  Swindon Town | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur 11 November 1905 10|  Millwall | 2–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: North Greenwich

Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town 18 November 1905 11|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0|  Luton Town | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Northampton Town 25 November 1905 12|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0|  Northampton Town | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur 2 December 1905 13|  Brentford | 0–3|  Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Griffin Park

Plymouth Argyle v Tottenham Hotspur 16 December 1905 14|  Plymouth Argyle | 2–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth, Devon

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Home Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 25 December 1905 15|  Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1|  Portsmouth | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur 26 December 1905 16|  Southampton | 1–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: The Dell

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 30 December 1905 17|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0|  Reading | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur 6 January 1906 18|  Watford | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Watford, Hertfordshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Cassio Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion 20 January 1906 19|  Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1|  Brighton & Hove Albion | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 27 January 1906 20|  West Ham United | 0–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Boleyn Ground

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur 10 February 1906 21|  Queens Park Rangers | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Park Royal, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham 12 February 1906 22|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1|  Fulham | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers 17 February 1906 23|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2|  Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton 5 March 1906 24|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1|  New Brompton | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Swindon Town v Tottenham Hotspur 10 March 1906 25|  Swindon Town | 2–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Swindon, Wiltshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: County Ground

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur 17 March 1906 26|  Millwall | 1–3|  Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: North Greenwich

Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur 24 March 1906 27|  Luton Town | 2–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Luton, Bedfordshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Kenilworth Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Northampton Town 31 March 1906 28|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0|  Northampton Town | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur 7 April 1906 29|  Brentford | 1–4|  Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Griffin Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 13 April 1906 30|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1|  Southampton | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City 14 April 1906 31|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4|  Norwich City | Tottenham, London

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Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur 16 April 1906 32|  Portsmouth | 1–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Hampshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Fratton Park

Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur 17 April 1906 33|  Norwich City | 0–3|  Tottenham Hotspur | Norwich, Norfolk

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Newmarket Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Plymouth Argyle 21 April 1906 34|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1|  Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

### Western League

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Main article: 1905–06 Western Football League

#### Table

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1  | Queens Park Rangers | 20  | 11  | 4  | 5  | 33  | 27  | 1.222  | 26
2  | Southampton | 20  | 10  | 5  | 5  | 41  | 35  | 1.171  | 25
3  | Plymouth Argyle | 20  | 8  | 8  | 4  | 34  | 23  | 1.478  | 24
4  | Tottenham Hotspur | 20  | 7  | 7  | 6  | 28  | 17  | 1.647  | 21
5  | Bristol Rovers | 20  | 8  | 3  | 9  | 34  | 34  | 1.000  | 19
6  | Millwall | 20  | 7  | 5  | 8  | 28  | 29  | 0.966  | 19
7  | Portsmouth | 20  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 26  | 29  | 0.897  | 19
8  | West Ham United | 20  | 7  | 5  | 8  | 32  | 35  | 0.914  | 19
9  | Reading | 20  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 28  | 35  | 0.800  | 18
10  | Fulham | 20  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 23  | 32  | 0.719  | 15
11  | Brentford | 20  | 6  | 3  | 11  | 25  | 36  | 0.694  | 15

Source: [9]

#### Results

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Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 4 September 1905 1|  Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1|  Reading | Tottenham, London

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Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur 11 September 1905 2|  Queens Park Rangers | 1–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Park Royal, London

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Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers 25 September 1905 3|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1|  Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Plymouth Argyle 2 October 1905 4|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2|  Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur 11 October 1905 5|  Reading | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Elm Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham 16 October 1905 6|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0|  Fulham | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 23 October 1905 7|  Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0|  Millwall | Tottenham, London

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Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur 28 October 1905 8|  Portsmouth | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Hampshire

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Fratton Park

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 6 November 1905 9|  West Ham United | 4–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Boleyn Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford 13 November 1905 10|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3|  Brentford | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur 20 November 1905 11|  Fulham | 0–3|  Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Craven Cottage

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 23 December 1905 12|  Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0|  Southampton | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers 29 January 1906 13|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2|  Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur 19 February 1906 14|  Millwall | 1–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: North Greenwich

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford 26 February 1906 15|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0|  Brentford | Tottenham, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 3 March 1906 16|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1|  Portsmouth | Tottenham, London

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Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur 19 March 1906 17|  Bristol Rovers | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Eastville, Bristol

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Plymouth Argyle v Tottenham Hotspur 21 March 1906 18|  Plymouth Argyle | 0–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth, Devon

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Home Park

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 26 March 1906 19|  West Ham United | 0–1|  Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Boleyn Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 25 April 1906 20|  Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1|  Southampton | Tottenham, London

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### FA Cup

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Main article: 1905–06 FA Cup

#### Results

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Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley 13 January 1906 First round|  Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0|  Burnley | Tottenham, London

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| Woodward
Kyle |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 20,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 3 February 1906 Second round|  Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2|  Reading | Tottenham, London

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| Bull
Walton
Kyle |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham 24 February 1906 Third round|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1|  Birmingham | Tottenham, London

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| Kyle |  |  | Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,000

Birmingham v Tottenham Hotspur 28 February 1906 Third round reply|  Birmingham | 2–0|  Tottenham Hotspur | Small Heath, Birmingham

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 34,000

## Notes

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1. ^ George Page only played two games for Tottenham Hotspur, one Southern League game against Norwich City in 1906 and one Western League fixture. He never signed on to Spurs and left the club to play for Leeds City.

## References

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1. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 103.
2. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 224.
3. ^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 69–70.
4. ^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 72–73.
5. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 380.
6. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 286.
7. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 65.
8. ^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
9. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

## Bibliography

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* Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
* Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* Charity Shield

Football and Southern Leagues|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division)
* Southern League

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
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Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Aston Villa
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* Stockport County
* West Bromwich Albion

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* Bristol Rovers
* Crystal Palace
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* Millwall
* New Brompton
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* Plymouth Argyle
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