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1905–06 Southern Football League

Southern Football League Division One
Season 1905–06
Champions Fulham (1st title)
Promoted none
Relegated none
Matches played 306
Goals scored 812 (2.65 per match)
Southern Football League Division Two
Season 1905–06
Champions Crystal Palace
Promoted Crystal Palace
Leyton
Relegated Southern United (resigned)
Watford II (resigned)
Grays United (resigned)
Matches played 156
Goals scored 590 (3.78 per match)

The 1905–06 season was the 12th in the history of Southern League. Fulham won Division One and Crystal Palace finished top of Division Two. No clubs were relegated from Division One as it was expanded to 20 clubs the following season. No clubs applied to join the Football League.

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected team:

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 9 sides from previous season and four new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.

Newly elected teams:

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.


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