English First Division 1904/1905
Historical league standings at 22nd October 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 | The Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 2.86 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Small Heath | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1.57 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Stoke | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 0.76 |
| 14 | Woolwich Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0.56 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Notts. County | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0.47 |
| 18 | Bury | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0.29 |
