| Season | 1904–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United |
| Relegated | Doncaster Rovers |
| New Club in League | Doncaster Rovers |
1905–06 → | |
The1904–05 season was the 17th season ofThe Football League.Woolwich Arsenal were the first club from southern England to feature in the top flight of English football since its inception in1888–89.
Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
| Season | 1904–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United 1stEnglish title |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 904 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arthur Brown (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bury 7–1Sheffield United (12 November 1904) Manchester City 6–0Derby County (17 December 1904) |
| Biggest away win | Notts County 1–5Woolwich Arsenal (17 December 1904) Notts County 1–5Sheffield United (28 January 1905) |
| Highest scoring | The Wednesday 5–5Everton (12 November 1904) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Manchester City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Everton |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Bury Derby County Notts County Stoke |
| Highest attendance | 50,000 Aston Villa 2–1Small Heath (29 October 1904) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,000 The Wednesday 1–1Derby County (3 April 1905) Stoke 1–0Small Heath (29 April 1905) |
| Average attendance | 13,404 |
1905–06 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United(C) | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 33 | 2.182 | 48 |
| 2 | Everton | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 1.750 | 47 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 1.784 | 46 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 1.465 | 42 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 40 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 1.143 | 40 |
| 7 | Small Heath | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | 39 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 1.135 | 36 |
| 9 | The Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 1.070 | 33 |
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 33 |
| 11 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 32 |
| 12 | Stoke | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 58 | 0.690 | 30 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 0.784 | 27 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 0.644 | 26 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 0.643 | 26 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | 0.656 | 25 |
| 17 | Bury | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 0.701 | 24 |
| 18 | Notts County | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 0.522 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | AST | BLB | BRY | DER | EVE | MCI | MID | NEW | NOT | NTC | PNE | SHU | SMH | STK | SUN | WED | WOL | WOO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Derby County | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Everton | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester City | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Notts County | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | |
| Preston North End | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Small Heath | 0–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Stoke | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sunderland | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| The Wednesday | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Season | 1904–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (3rd title) |
| Failed re-election | Doncaster Rovers |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 903 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Samuel Marsh (Bolton Wanderers), 27[1] |
| Biggest home win | Liverpool –Burslem Port Vale 8–1 (8 Apr 1905) Barnsley –Burton United 7–0 (28 Jan 1905) Manchester United –Bradford City 7–0 (2 Jan 1905) |
| Biggest away win | Burton United –West Bromwich Albion 0–6 (21 Apr 1905) |
| Highest scoring | Liverpool –Burslem Port Vale 8–1 (8 Apr 1905) |
| Longest winning run | 14 matches Manchester United (15 Oct 1904 – 3 Jan 1905) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Manchester United (24 Sep 1904 – 21 Jan 1905) |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Doncaster Rovers (14 Jan 1905 – 1 Apr 1905) |
1905–06 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C, P) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 25 | 3.720 | 58 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers(P) | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 32 | 2.719 | 56 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 30 | 2.700 | 53 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 42 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 1.257 | 39 | |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | 36 | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 56 | 0.679 | 33 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 0.918 | 32 | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 1.050 | 31 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 1.167 | 30 | |
| 11 | Burnley | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | 30 | |
| 12 | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 46 | 0.804 | 30 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 0.717 | 30 | |
| 14 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 0.727 | 29 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 0.750 | 28 | |
| 16 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 72 | 0.653 | 27 | Re-elected |
| 17 | Burton United | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 84 | 0.357 | 20 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers(R) | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 81 | 0.284 | 8 | Failed re-election and demoted |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BOL | BRA | BRI | BRN | BPV | BRT | CHF | DON | GAI | GLP | GRI | LEI | LIN | LIV | MUN | WBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Blackpool | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford City | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bristol City | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Burslem Port Vale | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Burton United | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–6 | |
| Chesterfield | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
| Glossop | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| Manchester United | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |