1905–06 in English football

35th season of competitive football in England

Football in EnglandSeason| 1905–06

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Men's football
First Division| Liverpool
Second Division| Bristol City
Southern League| Fulham
FA Cup| Everton
Charity Shield| The Wednesday
| ← 1904–05 |  | 1906–07 →

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The 1905–06 season was the 35th season of competitive football in England.

## Events

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Following the increase in size of the Football League from 36 clubs to 40, and with Doncaster Rovers having been relegated from the Second Division, four new clubs were elected into the league, along with Stockport County who had won the Lancashire Combination. These new clubs were: Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City and Clapton Orient. Crystal Palace were formed this year but failed to gain election to the Football League by one vote and instead started their existence in the Southern League.[citation needed]

Bristol City, the only non-London League side south of Birmingham at the time, is promoted to the First Division as champions.[citation needed]

March 1906 - Aston Villa signed outside right, Herbert Kingaby from Clapton Orient, for the then undisclosed fee of £300 (2012: £27,000).[1]

## Honours

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Competition | Winner

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First Division | Liverpool (2)
Second Division | Bristol City
FA Cup | Everton (1)
Home Championship |  England &  Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## League tables

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### First Division

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Main article: 1905–06 Football League § First Division

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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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

### Second Division

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Main article: 1905–06 Football League § Second Division

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1  | Bristol City | 38  | 30  | 6  | 2  | 83  | 28  | 2.964  | 66  | Division Champions
2  | Manchester United | 38  | 28  | 6  | 4  | 90  | 28  | 3.214  | 62  | Promoted
3  | Chelsea[a] | 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[a] | 38  | 19  | 6  | 13  | 67  | 54  | 1.241  | 44
6  | Leeds City[a] | 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[b][a] | 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[a] | 38  | 7  | 7  | 24  | 35  | 78  | 0.449  | 21

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c d e New club in the league.
2. ^ 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.

## References

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1. ^ The Manchester Guardian, FOOTBALL PROFESSIONAL'S LAWSUIT; 27 March 1912

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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.

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1905–06 in English football

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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
* The Combination
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Aston Villa
* Birmingham
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bury
* Derby County
* Everton
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Preston North End
* Sheffield United
* Stoke
* Sunderland
* The Wednesday
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Woolwich Arsenal

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bradford City
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Burslem Port Vale
* Chelsea
* Burton United
* Chesterfield
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Glossop
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Leeds City
* Leicester Fosse
* Clapton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Manchester United
* Stockport County
* West Bromwich Albion

Southern League|

* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* New Brompton
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southampton
* Swindon Town
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Ham United

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Total won
*[D]: Total drawn
*[L]: Total lost
*[GF]: Total Goals for
*[GA]: Total Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points