English First Division 1905/1906
Historical league standings at 23rd 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 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 24 | 1.95 |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 1.23 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Derby County | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 1.89 |
| 10 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 1.29 |
| 11 | Stoke | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 17 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 15 | 0.68 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 1.21 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Woolwich Arsenal | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Bury | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 0.58 |
