Football League Second Division 1904/05
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 25 | 3.720 | 58 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 32 | 2.719 | 56 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |  Manchester
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34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 30 | 2.700 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Bristol City | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 42 | - |
| 5th | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 1.257 | 39 | - |
| 6th | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | 36 | - |
| 7th | Barnsley | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 56 | 0.679 | 33 | - |
| 8th | Bradford City | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 0.518 | 32 | - |
| 9th | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 1.050 | 31 | - |
| 10th | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 1.167 | 30 | - |
| 11th | Burnley | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | 30 | - |
| 12th | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 46 | 0.804 | 30 | - |
| 13th | Grimsby Town | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 0.717 | 30 | - |
| 14th | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 0.727 | 29 | - |
| 15th | Blackpool | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 0.750 | 28 | - |
| 16th | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 72 | 0.653 | 27 | Re Elected |
| 17th | Burton United | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 84 | 0.357 | 20 | Re Elected |
| 18th | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 81 | 0.284 | 8 | ▼Not Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| There were two election votes at the AGM, the first based on the fact that both Divisions 1 and 2 were to continue with 18 clubs each. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 25 | Leeds City | ▲Elected to the League |
| 21 | Burslem Port Vale | Re Elected to the League |
| 20 | Chelsea | ▲Elected to the League |
| 18 | Hull City | Not Elected to the League |
| 10 | Burton United | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 3 | Stockport County | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Clapton Orient | Not Elected to the League |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Shortly after that vote it was decided that each division would increase by two clubs. In the First Division this was achieved by reprieving the two relegated clubs. This left four vacancies in the Second Division with the vote being between the two clubs who had previously not been re-elected plus three of the non-league sides who had originally failed in their bid for election. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 36 | Burton United | Re Elected to the League |
| 36 | Hull City | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 26 | Clapton Orient | ▲ Elected to the League |
| 26 | Stockport County | ▲Elected to the League |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▲Liverpool were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Bolton Wanderers were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Burslem Port Vale were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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- Burton United were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Doncaster Rovers were Not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Chelsea were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Clapton Orient were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Hull City were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Leeds City were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Stockport County were Elected to the Football League |