1905–06 in English football

Football in England
Season1905–06
Men's football
First DivisionLiverpool
Second DivisionBristol City
Southern LeagueFulham
FA CupEverton
Charity ShieldThe Wednesday
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The 1905–06 season was the 35th season of competitive football in England.

Events

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

Competition Winner
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

First Division

Main article: 1905–06 Football League § First Division

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

Second Division

Main article: 1905–06 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion
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

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