First Division 1904/05
Newcastle United won the 1904/05 First Division with 48 points, 1 point ahead of Everton. Nobody went down. The season's 306 matches produced 904 goals, 2.95 a game.
Newcastle
Champions
904
Goals
2.95
Goals a game
57%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 48 |
| 2 |  EvertonEverton | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 47 |
| 3 |  Manchester CityMan City | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 46 |
| 4 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 42 |
| 5 |  SunderlandSunderland | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 40 |
| 6 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 40 |
| 7 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 39 |
| 8 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 36 |
| 9 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 33 |
| 10 |  ArsenalArsenal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 32 |
| 12 |  Stoke CityStoke | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 30 |
| 13 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 25 |
| 17 |  BuryBury | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 24 |
| 18 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | -33 | 18 |
▌ Champions. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1904/05 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 29 Apr 1905
1
Newcastle
48
2
Everton
47
3
Man City
46
4
Aston Villa
42
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1904/05 · Sat 29 Apr 1905
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The 1904/05 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
Never
Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
Every result in 1904/05 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1904/05 compares
At 2.95 goals a game, 1904/05 was the 42nd lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 57% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 17% were draws and 26% away wins.