1905–06 Southern Football League

The 1905–06 season was the 12th in the history of Southern League. Fulham won Division One and Crystal Palace finished top of Division Two. No clubs were relegated from Division One as it was expanded to 20 clubs the following season.[1] No clubs applied to join the Football League.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season 1905–06
Champions Fulham (1st title)
Promoted none
Relegated none
Matches played 306
Goals scored 812 (2.65 per match)

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected team:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
1Fulham341912344152.9350
2Southampton34197858391.4945
3Portsmouth34179861351.7443
4Luton Town341771064401.641
5Tottenham Hotspur341671146291.5939
6Plymouth Argyle341671152331.5839
7Norwich City3413101146381.2136
8Bristol Rovers34155145656135
9Brentford341471343520.8335
10Reading341291353461.1533
11West Ham United341451542391.0833
12Millwall3411111238410.9333
13Queens Park Rangers341271558441.3231
14Watford348101638570.6726
15Swindon Town34891731520.625
16Brighton & Hove Albion34971830550.5525
17New Brompton34781920620.3222
18Northampton Town34852132790.4021

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two

Southern Football League Division Two
Season 1905–06
Champions Crystal Palace
Promoted Crystal Palace
Leyton
Relegated Southern United (resigned)
Watford II (resigned)
Grays United (resigned)
Matches played 156
Goals scored 590 (3.78 per match)

A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 9 sides from previous season and four new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.

Newly elected teams:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Crystal Palace24194166144.7142Promoted to Division One
2Leyton24166261183.3838
3Portsmouth II24128452242.1732
4Fulham II24116752391.3328
5Southampton II2479839410.9523
6Southern United2487945490.9223Left league at end of season
7St Leonards United24941154501.0822Changed name to Hastings & St Leonards at end of season
8Watford II24851143470.9121Left league at end of season
9West Ham United II24751246480.9619
10Grays United24831324770.3119Left league at end of season
11Reading II24651336490.7317
12Swindon Town II24551436510.7115
13Wycombe Wanderers24531636830.4313

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

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