English First Division 1905/1906
Historical league standings at 16th December 1905
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 1.48 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 22 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 1.65 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 1.25 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Derby County | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 1.53 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 1.37 |
| 10 | Stoke | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 1.78 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Notts. County | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 0.65 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Woolwich Arsenal | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 11 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Bury | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 0.52 |
