| Season | 1904–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Plymouth Argyle (Division One) Bristol Rovers Reserves (Division Two) |
1905–06 → | |
The1904–05 season was the 13th in the history of theWestern Football League.
Plymouth Argyle were the champions of Division One for the first time, and along with all the other members of Division One, also competed in theSouthern League during this season. The Division Two champions wereBristol Rovers Reserves, who completed the season unbeaten in the league.[1]
Two new clubs joined Division One, which was increased to 11 clubs from nine.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 2.889 | 30 |
| 2 | Brentford | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 1.364 | 28 |
| 3 | Southampton | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 2.045 | 24 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 0.967 | 23 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 0.881 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 0.906 | 17 |
| 7 | Millwall | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 0.800 | 17 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 0.714 | 16 |
| 9 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 0.730 | 15 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.727 | 15 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.600 | 15 |
One new club joined Division Two, which remained at 10 clubs afterPaulton Rovers left to join theSomerset Senior League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 15.200 | 29 | |
| 2 | Bristol City Reserves | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 5.750 | 29 | |
| 3 | Swindon Town Reserves | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 2.524 | 24 | Left at the end of the season |
| 4 | Staple Hill | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 1.174 | 17 | |
| 5 | Bristol East | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 1.407 | 15 | |
| 6 | Welton Rovers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 58 | 0.466 | 11 | |
| 7 | Radstock Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 57 | 0.368 | 9 | |
| 8 | Trowbridge Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 0.391 | 6 | |
| 9 | Chippenham Town | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 74 | 0.324 | 4 | |
| 10 | Warmley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Resigned, record expunged[a] |