First Division 1905/06
Liverpool won the 1905/06 First Division with 51 points, 4 points ahead of Preston North End. Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,242 goals, 3.27 a game.
Liverpool
Champions
1,242
Goals
3.27
Goals a game
59%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 51 |
| 2 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 47 |
| 3 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 44 |
| 4 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 43 |
| 5 |  Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 43 |
| 6 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 41 |
| 7 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 41 |
| 8 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 40 |
| 9 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 40 |
| 10 |  Stoke CityStoke | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 37 |
| 12 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 |  SunderlandSunderland | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | -9 | 35 |
| 15 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | -19 | 35 |
| 16 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 |  BuryBury | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 32 |
| 18 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 31 |
| 19 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 79 | -21 | 31 |
| 20 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | -41 | 23 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. 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 1905/06 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Mon 30 Apr 1906
1
Liverpool
51
2
Preston North End
47
3
Sheffield Wed
44
4
Newcastle
43
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1905/06 · Mon 30 Apr 1906
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The 1905/06 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
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First-ever results
Every result in 1905/06 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1905/06 compares
At 3.27 goals a game, 1905/06 was the 34th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 59% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 20% were draws and 21% away wins.