1904–05 Football League


The 1904–05 season was the 17th season of The Football League. Woolwich Arsenal were the first club from southern England to feature in the top flight of English football since its inception in 1888–89.

Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league,, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.

First Division


Second Division



Attendances

Source:

Division One

No.ClubAverage
1Newcastle United FC21,605
2Woolwich Arsenal19,980
3Everton FC19,155
4Manchester City FC18,715
5Aston Villa FC18,390
6Birmingham City FC14,540
7Sunderland AFC14,510
8Sheffield United FC14,450
9The Wednesday12,880
10Middlesbrough FC11,685
11Blackburn Rovers FC11,145
12Nottingham Forest FC11,030
13Preston North End FC9,795
14Bury FC9,145
15Derby County FC8,915
16Notts County FC8,090
17Stoke City FC7,470
18Wolverhampton Wanderers FC7,380