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First Division 1906/07

Newcastle United won the 1906/07 First Division with 51 points, 3 points ahead of Bristol City. Derby County and Stoke City were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,148 goals, 3.02 a game.

Newcastle

Champions

1,148

Goals

3.02

Goals a game

57%

Home wins

Final table

1Newcastle UnitedNewcastle3822797446+2851
2Bristol CityBristol City38208106647+1948
3EvertonEverton38205137046+2445
4Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd381711105755+245
5Aston VillaAston Villa38196137852+2644
6Bolton WanderersBolton38188125947+1244
7ArsenalArsenal38204146659+744
8Manchester UnitedMan United38178135356-342
9Birmingham CityBirmingham38158155252038
10SunderlandSunderland38149156566-137
11MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough38156175663-736
12Blackburn RoversBlackburn38147175659-335
13Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed381211154960-1135
14Preston North EndPreston North End38147174457-1335
15LiverpoolLiverpool38137186465-133
16BuryBury38136195868-1032
17Manchester CityMan City381012165377-2432
18Notts CountyNotts County38815154650-431
19Derby CountyDerby County3899204159-1827
20Stoke CityStoke38810204164-2326

▌ 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 1906/07 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

02040SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprSheffield Utd45Everton45Bristol City48Newcastle51

Points, Sat 27 Apr 1907

1

Newcastle

51

2

Bristol City

48

3

Everton

45

4

Sheffield Utd

45

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1906/07 · Sat 27 Apr 1907

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The 1906/07 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.

Away goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1906/07 had happened before.

Biggest wins

September 3, 1906Everton 9–1 Man City8-goal home win
February 9, 1907Aston Villa 8–1 Sheffield Wed7-goal home win
September 8, 1906Bolton 6–1 Sheffield Utd5-goal home win
November 10, 1906Liverpool 6–1 Preston North End5-goal home win
December 15, 1906Middlesbrough 5–0 Stoke5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 3, 1906Everton 9–1 Man City10 goals
January 19, 1907Sunderland 5–5 Liverpool10 goals
February 9, 1907Aston Villa 8–1 Sheffield Wed9 goals
October 27, 1906Liverpool 5–4 Man City9 goals
January 5, 1907Middlesbrough 5–3 Arsenal8 goals

Most common results

#12–0 home win39 · 10%
#21–0 home win38 · 10%
#31–1 draw32 · 8%
#42–1 home win30 · 8%
#53–0 home win27 · 7%

How 1906/07 compares

At 3.02 goals a game, 1906/07 was the 45th 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; 22% were draws and 21% away wins.