1905-06
First Division
Finished 8th of 20 · P38 W17 D6 L15 · 72 scored, 56 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 1905 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | D |
| 9 Sept 1905 | H | Sunderland | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Sept 1905 | H | Liverpool | 5–0 | W |
| 16 Sept 1905 | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Sept 1905 | H | Everton | 4–0 | W |
| 30 Sept 1905 | A | Derby County | 0–1 | L |
| 7 Oct 1905 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Oct 1905 | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Oct 1905 | H | Manchester City | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Oct 1905 | A | Bury | 1–0 | W |
| 4 Nov 1905 | H | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | W |
| 11 Nov 1905 | A | Preston North End | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Nov 1905 | A | Stoke City | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Nov 1905 | H | Newcastle United | 0–3 | L |
| 25 Nov 1905 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–0 | W |
| 2 Dec 1905 | A | Liverpool | 0–3 | L |
| 9 Dec 1905 | H | Sheffield United | 4–1 | W |
| 16 Dec 1905 | A | Notts County | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Dec 1905 | H | Stoke City | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Dec 1905 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Dec 1905 | H | Arsenal | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Dec 1905 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | L |
| 2 Jan 1906 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 1–4 | L |
| 20 Jan 1906 | H | Birmingham City | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Jan 1906 | A | Everton | 2–4 | L |
| 10 Feb 1906 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | D |
| 17 Feb 1906 | H | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | W |
| 28 Feb 1906 | A | Sunderland | 0–2 | L |
| 3 Mar 1906 | H | Bury | 3–3 | D |
| 10 Mar 1906 | A | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Mar 1906 | A | Manchester City | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Mar 1906 | H | Preston North End | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Mar 1906 | A | Newcastle United | 1–3 | L |
| 31 Mar 1906 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–4 | L |
| 13 Apr 1906 | A | Arsenal | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Apr 1906 | A | Sheffield United | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Apr 1906 | H | Derby County | 6–0 | W |
| 21 Apr 1906 | H | Notts County | 2–1 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 51 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 47 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 44 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 43 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 43 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 41 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 41 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 40 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 40 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 37 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | -9 | 35 |
| 15 | Derby County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | -19 | 35 |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Bury | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 32 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 31 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 79 | -21 | 31 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | -41 | 23 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.