English First Division 1905/1906
Historical league standings at 2nd January 1906
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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 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 32 | 30 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 1.59 |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 1.68 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 1.35 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 24 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Birmingham | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 1.24 |
| 10 | Derby County | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Everton | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 1.16 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 47 | 20 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 18 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 17 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Bury | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 16 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Woolwich Arsenal | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 48 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 59 | 14 | 0.42 |
