English First Division 1904/1905
Historical league standings at 31st December 1904
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 28 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 27 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 26 | 2.31 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Small Heath | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 1.65 |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 21 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Derby County | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 0.84 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 1.12 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 0.72 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Bury | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Stoke | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 0.45 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Notts. County | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 0.46 |
