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
| Season | 1905–06 |
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| Champions | Fulham (1st title) |
| Promoted | none |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 812 (2.65 per match) |
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← 1904–05
1906–07 →
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A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from previous season and one new team.
Newly elected team:
- Norwich City
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 2.93 | 50 |
| 2 | Southampton | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 39 | 1.49 | 45 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 1.74 | 43 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 40 | 1.6 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 29 | 1.59 | 39 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 33 | 1.58 | 39 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 1.21 | 36 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 52 | 0.83 | 35 |
| 10 | Reading | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 1.15 | 33 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 39 | 1.08 | 33 |
| 12 | Millwall | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 0.93 | 33 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 44 | 1.32 | 31 |
| 14 | Watford | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 57 | 0.67 | 26 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 52 | 0.6 | 25 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 55 | 0.55 | 25 |
| 17 | New Brompton | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 0.32 | 22 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 79 | 0.40 | 21 |
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
| Season | 1905–06 |
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| 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) |
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← 1904–05
1906–07 →
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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:
- Crystal Palace
- Leyton
- St Leonards United
- Southern United
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 14 | 4.71 | 42 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Leyton | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 3.38 | 38 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth II | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 2.17 | 32 | |
| 4 | Fulham II | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 1.33 | 28 | |
| 5 | Southampton II | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 0.95 | 23 | |
| 6 | Southern United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 49 | 0.92 | 23 | Left league at end of season |
| 7 | St Leonards United | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 1.08 | 22 | Changed name to Hastings & St Leonards at end of season |
| 8 | Watford II | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 0.91 | 21 | Left league at end of season |
| 9 | West Ham United II | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 0.96 | 19 | |
| 10 | Grays United | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 77 | 0.31 | 19 | Left league at end of season |
| 11 | Reading II | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 0.73 | 17 | |
| 12 | Swindon Town II | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 0.71 | 15 | |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 83 | 0.43 | 13 |
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.
