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			DIVISION 1 1904/05

				P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: Arthur Brown (Sheffield United) 23 goals Spiralling transfer fees hit the headlines in February 1905 when the first £1000 fee was paid for a player. England international Alf Common was the player in question, moving from Sunderland to Middlesbrough. The weather robbed Everton of recording their second League championship in 1904/05. Their match at Woolwich Arsenal in November was abandoned after 76 minutes due to fog with Everton leading 3-1. When the match was eventually played again, just before the end of the season when they had to play 3 matches in 4 days, Everton lost 2-1. If the original match had been completed (and if the scoreline had remained the same), Everton would have pipped Newcastle to the title by a point. Abandoned matches.	Results	1	Newcastle United	34	23	2	9	72	33	48
	Results	2	Everton	34	21	5	8	63	36	47
	Results	3	Manchester City	34	20	6	8	66	37	46
	Results	4	Aston Villa	34	19	4	11	63	43	42
	Results	5	Sunderland	34	16	8	10	60	44	40
		6	Sheffield United	34	19	2	13	64	56	40
		7	Small Heath*	34	17	5	12	54	38	39
		8	Preston North End	34	13	10	11	42	37	36
		9	Sheffield Wednesday	34	14	5	15	61	57	33
	Results	10	Woolwich Arsenal**	34	12	9	13	36	40	33
		11	Derby County	34	12	8	14	37	48	32
		12	Stoke	34	13	4	17	40	58	30
		13	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	5	18	40	51	27
	Results	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	11	4	19	47	73	26
		15	Middlesbrough	34	9	8	17	36	56	26
	Results	16	Nottingham Forest	34	9	7	18	40	61	25
		17	Bury	34	10	4	20	47	67	24	note
		18	Notts County	34	5	8	21	36	69	18	note

			* now Birmingham City ** now Arsenal note - Division 1 was extended to 20 clubs so neither Bury or Notts County were relegated.