English Football League Tables

Season 1904-05

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1905 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Aston Villa 2 0 Newcastle UnitedD 1 The Crystal Palace, London 101,117
  Hampton 2           
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1905 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Aston Villa 1 1 EvertonD 1 Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent 35,000
  Hall     Sharp     
D 1 Newcastle United 1 0 The WednesdayD 1 Hyde Road, Manchester 40,000
  Howie           
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1905 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Aston Villa 2 1 EvertonD 1 Trent Bridge Nottingham 25,000
  Hampton, Garraty     Sharp     
Final Table for Season 1904-05
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 3 Newcastle United 34 14 1 2 41 12 9 1 7 31 21 2.182 48 Final
2 1 Everton 34 14 2 1 36 11 7 3 7 27 25 1.750 47SF
3 - Manchester City 34 14 3 0 46 17 6 3 8 20 20 1.784 46 Rd 2
4 1 Aston Villa 34 11 2 4 32 15 8 2 7 31 28 1.465 42 Win
5 1 Sunderland 34 11 3 3 37 19 5 5 7 23 25 1.364 40 Rd 1
6 1 Sheffield United 34 13 0 4 39 20 6 2 9 25 36 1.143 40 Rd 1
7 4 Small Heath 34 11 1 5 32 17 6 4 7 22 21 1.421 39 Rd 1
8 D 2 Preston North End 34 9 5 3 28 13 4 5 8 14 24 1.135 36 Rd 3
9-8 The Wednesday 34 10 3 4 39 22 4 2 11 22 35 1.070 33 SF
10 D 2 Woolwich Arsenal 34 9 5 3 19 12 3 4 10 17 28 0.900 33 Rd 1
11 3 Derby County 34 9 4 4 29 19 3 4 10 8 29 0.771 32 Rd 1
12 4 Stoke 34 10 3 4 26 18 3 1 13 14 40 0.690 30 Rd 2
13 2 Blackburn Rovers 34 9 3 5 28 18 2 2 13 12 33 0.784 27 Rd 1
14-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 10 2 5 30 23 1 2 14 17 50 0.644 26 Rd 2
15-5 Middlesbrough 34 7 3 7 21 24 2 5 10 15 32 0.643 26 Rd 1
16-7 Nottingham Forest 34 5 3 9 24 28 4 4 9 16 33 0.656 25 Rd 2
17-5 Bury 34 8 2 7 34 26 2 2 13 13 41 0.701 24 Rd 2
18-5 Notts County 34 1 7 9 16 33 4 1 12 20 36 0.522 18 Rd 1
Notes
First Division to be expanded to 20 clubs.
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 D 1 Liverpool 34 14 3 0 60 12 13 1 3 33 13 3.720 58 Rd 1
2 5 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 0 2 53 16 12 2 3 34 16 2.719 56 Rd 3
3 0 Manchester United 34 16 0 1 60 10 8 5 4 21 20 2.700 53 Q IR
4 0 Bristol City 34 12 3 2 40 12 7 1 9 26 33 1.467 42 Rd 2
5 6 Chesterfield Town 34 9 6 2 26 11 5 5 7 18 24 1.257 39 Q IR
6 3 Gainsborough Trinity 34 11 4 2 32 15 3 4 10 29 43 1.052 36 Q IR
7 1 Barnsley 34 11 4 2 29 13 3 1 13 9 43 0.679 33 Q IR
8 2 Bradford City 34 8 5 4 31 20 4 3 10 14 29 0.918 32 Q IR
9 3 Lincoln City 34 9 4 4 31 16 3 3 11 11 24 1.050 31 Rd 1
10 D 1 West Bromwich Albion 34 8 2 7 28 20 5 2 10 28 28 1.167 30 Q IR
11-6 Burnley 34 10 1 6 31 21 2 5 10 12 31 0.827 30 Q IR
12 5 Glossop 34 7 5 5 23 14 3 5 9 14 32 0.804 30 Q4
13-7 Grimsby Town 34 9 3 5 22 14 2 5 10 11 32 0.717 30 Rd 1
14 4 Leicester Fosse 34 8 3 6 30 25 3 4 10 10 30 0.727 29 Rd 1
15 0 Blackpool 34 8 5 4 26 15 1 5 11 10 33 0.750 28 Q IR
16-3 Burslem Port Vale 34 7 4 6 28 25 3 3 11 19 47 0.653 27 Q6
17-3 Burton United 34 7 2 8 20 29 1 2 14 10 55 0.357 20 Q3
18 ML Doncaster Rovers 34 3 2 12 12 32 0 0 17 11 49 0.284 8 Q3
Notes
Second Division to be expanded to 20 clubs.
Southern League Division 1
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Southern League Div 1 Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts FA Cup
1 2 Bristol Rovers 34 13 4 0 51 11 7 4 6 23 25 2.06 48 Rd 1
2 4 Reading 34 13 3 1 36 12 5 4 8 21 26 1.5 43 Rd 1
3-2 Southampton 34 9 4 4 29 21 9 3 5 25 19 1.35 43 Rd 3
4 5 Plymouth Argyle 34 14 3 0 38 11 4 2 11 19 28 1.46 41 Rd 1
5-3 Tottenham Hotspur 34 10 3 4 34 15 5 5 7 19 19 1.56 38 Rd 2
6 5 Fulham 34 10 5 2 32 9 4 5 8 14 25 1.35 38 Rd 3
7-2 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 2 5 36 19 4 6 7 15 27 1.11 36 Q6
8-4 Portsmouth 34 12 1 4 39 19 4 3 10 22 37 1.09 36 Rd 2
9 7 New Brompton 34 8 7 2 25 13 3 4 10 15 27 1 33 Q4
10SL 2 Watford 34 12 0 5 30 19 3 3 11 14 26 0.98 33 Q6
11 1 West Ham United 34 9 3 5 30 15 3 5 9 18 27 1.14 32 Q6
12 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 2 6 25 15 4 4 9 19 30 0.98 32 Q IR
13 2 Northampton Town 34 8 4 5 26 17 4 4 9 17 37 0.8 32 Q5
14-1 Brentford 34 5 7 5 17 14 5 2 10 16 24 0.87 29 Q IR
15-8 Millwall 34 7 6 4 26 17 4 1 12 12 30 0.81 29 Rd 1
16-6 Swindon Town 34 11 2 4 30 17 1 3 13 11 42 0.69 29 Q5
17-9 Luton Town 34 11 1 5 35 18 1 2 14 10 36 0.83 27 Q6
18-4 Wellingborough 34 4 3 10 16 37 1 0 16 9 70 0.23 13 Q5

 

1905 Election to the Second Division of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
WYL Leeds City PR 25 Elected
D 2 Burslem Port Vale 2,591 Q6 21 Re-Elected
Non Chelsea DNE 20 Elected
Non Hull City PR 18 Failed
D 2 Burton United 2,382 Q3 10 Failed
Bir Crewe Alexandra Q3 10 Failed
D 2 Doncaster Rovers 2,857 Q3 4 Not Re-elected
ML Stockport County Q6 3 Failed
Lon Clapton Orient Q3 1 Failed
1905 Election for the extra four clubs in the Second Division of the Football League
D 2 Burton United 2,382 Q3 36 Elected
Non Hull City PR 36 Elected
Lon Clapton Orient Q3 26 Elected
ML Stockport County Q6 26 Elected
D 2 Doncaster Rovers 2,857 Q3 20 Failed