Football League First Division 1905/06
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Liverpool |
38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 46 | 1.717 | 51 | Champions |
| 2nd | Preston North End | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 1.385 | 47 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | The Wednesday | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | 44 | - |
| 4th | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 1.542 | 43 | - |
| 5th | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 43 | - |
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 41 | - |
| 7th | Birmingham | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 41 | - |
| 8th | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 40 | - |
| 9th | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 40 | - |
| 10th | Stoke | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 39 | - |
| 11th | Everton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 37 | - |
| 12th | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 37 | - |
| 13th | Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 62 | 0.919 | 36 | - |
| 14th | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 35 | - |
| 15th | Derby County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 0.672 | 35 | - |
| 16th | Notts County | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | 0.775 | 34 | - |
| 17th | Bury | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 0.770 | 32 | - |
| 18th | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 0.789 | 31 | - |
| 19th | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 79 | 0.734 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | 0.586 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
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♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions (2nd Time) |
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♦ Preston North End finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
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▼Nottingham Forest were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
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▼Wolverhampton Wanderers were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
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▲Bristol City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
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▲Manchester United were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |