English Second Division 1904/1905
Historical league standings at 17th December 1904
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 26 | 3.54 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 3.36 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 1.78 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 0.65 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 0.94 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 0.57 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 1.19 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 0.77 |
| 12 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 0.74 |
| 15 | Leicester Fosse | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 0.62 |
| 16 | Glossop North End | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Burton United | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 0.29 |
