1905–06 Western Football League
The 1905–06 season was the 14th in the history of the Western Football League.
| Season | 1905–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Queens Park Rangers (Division One) Bristol Rovers Reserves (Division Two) |
← 1904–05 1906–07 → | |
Queens Park Rangers were the champions of Division One for the first time, after finishing bottom of the league the previous season. Along with all the other members of Division One, they also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions for the second season in succession were Bristol Rovers Reserves.[1]
Final tables
Division One
No new clubs joined Division One, which remained at 11 clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 1.222 | 26 |
| 2 | Southampton | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 35 | 1.171 | 25 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 1.478 | 24 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 1.647 | 21 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 1.000 | 19 |
| 6 | Millwall | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 0.966 | 19 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 0.897 | 19 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 0.914 | 19 |
| 9 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 0.800 | 18 |
| 10 | Fulham | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 0.719 | 15 |
| 11 | Brentford | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 0.694 | 15 |
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Division Two
Two new clubs joined Division Two, which remained at 10 clubs after Swindon Town Reserves left the league and Warmley disbanded.
- Paulton Rovers, rejoining from the Somerset Senior League
- Salisbury City, joining from the Hampshire League. This is not the same club as the later incarnation of Salisbury City F.C.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 19 | 4.737 | 33[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2 | Bristol City Reserves | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 6.077 | 30 | |
| 3 | Welton Rovers | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 45 | 0.889 | 21 | |
| 4 | Radstock Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 1.194 | 18 | |
| 5 | Salisbury City | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 0.853 | 18 | Left to join the Southern League |
| 6 | Staple Hill | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 0.842 | 17 | |
| 7 | Paulton Rovers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 0.634 | 16 | |
| 8 | Chippenham Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 0.489 | 12 | Left at the end of the season |
| 9 | Bristol East | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 0.341 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 10 | Trowbridge Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 0.178 | 6[lower-alpha 2] |
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Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
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References
- Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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