1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Bordeaux, France, in conjunction with the 31st Federal Festival of France, on April 22-23, 1905.


1905 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.


1905 World Figure Skating Championships
The competition took place on February 5–6 in Stockholm, Sweden. These were the last figure skating world championships with only the men's category.


1905 World Series
The 1905 World Series matched the National League (NL) champion New York Giants against the American League (AL) champion Philadelphia Athletics, with the Giants winning four games to one, now in a best-of-seven format. Four of the five games featured duels between future Hall of Fame pitchers.


1905 World Series
Games 1 and 3 were played in Philadelphia; games 2, 4, 5 in New York.


1905 World Series
Each of the five games was a shutout. Three of those, over a six-day span, were pitched and won by Christy Mathewson.


1905 World Series, Summary
Before the Series began, the Athletics were already at a major disadvantage. For the Series, they were without the services of Rube Waddell, who was arguably their best pitcher that year. The reason for Waddell's absence was listed as a shoulder injury from some sort of 'wrestling match' with teammate Andy Coakley, though in years since some have speculated that Waddell was actually bribed or 'paid off' to fake the injury and thus not play in the Series. Philadelphia manager Connie Mack, however, refused to believe this theory, finding it ridiculous.


1905 World Series, Summary
McGraw had previously referred to the Athletics as a "white elephant", which the club defiantly adopted as a symbolic mascot. At the conference at home plate before Game 1, A's team captain Lave Cross gave McGraw a wrapped package, which turned out to contain a toy white elephant. McGraw responded with a big grin, and the crowd laughed. [ Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 2005, p.10] McGraw and the Giants would have the last laugh, easily defeating the A's in the Series.


1905 World Series, Summary
NL New York Giants (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (1)


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Monday, October 9, 1905, at Columbia Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
The opening game was a pitchers' duel between Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank. Both got out of jams, shutting the opposing offense down. In the Giants' top of the fifth, Mathewson singled, but was forced by Roger Bresnahan, who stole second shortly afterwards. After George Browne popped out, Mike Donlin singled to left, scoring Bresnahan and advancing Donlin to second. After Dan McGann walked, Sam Mertes doubled, bringing home Donlin.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
In the Athletics' half of the sixth, Ossee Schreckengost doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch, but did not score, and was the lone runner to reach third base against Mathewson in the entire series. The Giants added an insurance run in the ninth, when Billy Gilbert scored on Bresnahan's single. This was the first of Mathewson's three complete-game shutouts, a World Series record that may never be matched.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Tuesday, October 10, 1905, at the Polo Grounds (III) in upper Manhattan, New York


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
The A's called on Chief Bender to turn the tables on the Giants. His opponent was 21-game winner "Iron Man" Joe McGinnity. The game was scoreless until the top of the third. Ossee Schreckengost, leading off, reached on a Dan McGann's error. Bender sacrificed, moving Schreckengost to second. After a groundout by Topsy Hartsel moved Schreckengost to third, Bris Lord singled to left and drove Ossee home with an unearned run. The slim margin held until the top of the eighth, when the A's put a crooked number on the board.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
With one out, Schreckengost was once again the catalyst, singling to center. After Bender flied out to right field, Hartsel's double scored Schreckengost all the way from first (helped by an error from Bresnahan), and a single by Lord brought Hartsel home, making it 3–0 in favor of the A's with all three runs unearned. Bender continued to cruise, got out of late-inning jams and ended up with a complete game shutout that tied the series at 1.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Christy Mathewson once again took the mound for the Giants in Game 3. Opposing him this time was Andy Coakley, who hit the first batter he faced, Roger Bresnahan, with a pitch. A single to right by Mike Donlin moved Bresnahan to third with one out. Dan McGann singled to right, bringing Bresnahan home. An error by Danny Murphy scored Donlin and put Sam Mertes on base. Bill Dahlen walked, loading the bases with one out, but Art Devlin hit into a double play to end the rally. The Giants put the game away in the top of the fifth.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Bresnahan walked with one out. George Browne singled and went to second on the throw to third base. Donlin was walked intentionally, setting up a possible inning-ending double play, but things continued to crumble for Coakley and the A's. McGann reached on another error by Danny Murphy, reloading the bases and scoring a run. Mertes singled, reloading the bases and driving in another run. Bill Dahlen hit into a force play at second, scoring Donlin. After Dahlen stole second, Devlin singled, bringing home McGann and sending Dahlen to third.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Devlin then stole second and Dahlen stole home on a double steal, scoring the fifth and last run of the Giants' fifth. They scored two more runs in the top of the ninth, when McGann doubled home Browne and Donlin. Mathewson pitched his second complete-game shutout, giving the Giants a 2–1 lead in the series. This was the first 9–0 World Series game. The next one had to wait until the Cubs shut out the Tigers by that lopsided score in Game 1 of the 1945 World Series, although Detroit, with Hank Greenberg and Hal Newhouser, ended up taking that series four games to three.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Eddie Plank returned for the A's against Joe McGinnity for the Giants in Game 4. Both left men on base in scoring position early on, and kept the game scoreless until the bottom of the fourth, when Sam Mertes led off the inning by reaching on an error by Monte Cross. After Bill Dahlen flied to right Art Devlin grounded out, moving Mertes to second. With two outs, Billy Gilbert singled to left, bringing Mertes home for the only run of the game, McGinnity outdueling Plank 1–0 and giving the Giants a three-games-to-one lead.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
The Giants looked to wrap up the series behind the perennial Christy Mathewson, who faced Chief Bender this time. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, when Sam Mertes scored during a bizarre double play involving Bill Dahlen and Billy Gilbert; with one out, Mertes on third, and Dahlen on second, Gilbert hit a sacrifice fly that scored Mertes, but Dahlen was out attempting to advance to third, and this third out was recorded after Mertes had scored.


1905 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
In the eighth, the Giants got an insurance run when Mathewson scored on George Browne's ground-out after Roger Bresnahan's double had sent him to third with less than two out. Mathewson then took the mound for the top of the ninth and induced three ground-outs, thereby completing arguably the single greatest performance by any player in World Series history with his third complete game shutout of the series.


1905 World Series, Composite line score
1905 World Series (4–1): New York Giants (N.L.) over Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.)


1905 World Weightlifting Championships
The following is the result of the World Weightlifting Championships tournaments in year 1905.


1905 World Weightlifting Championships, Tournament 1
The first tournament (6th World Weightlifting Championships) was held in Berlin, Germany from April 8 to April 10, 1905. There were 41 men in action from 4 nations.


1905 World Weightlifting Championships, Tournament 2
The second tournament (7th World Weightlifting Championships) was held in Duisburg, Germany from June 11 to June 13, 1905. There were 7 men in action from 2 nations.


1905 World Weightlifting Championships, Tournament 3
The third tournament (8th World Weightlifting Championships) was held in Paris, France from December 16 to December 30, 1905. There were 16 men in action all from France.


1905 World Wrestling Championships
The second World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship was organized in Berlin, Germany in April 1905.


1905 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1905 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 1905 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach William McMurray, the team compiled a 3–4 record and was outscored by a total of 162 to 63. Herbert Kennedy was the team captain.


1905 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1905 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1905 college football season. The team finished with a 10–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by Caspar Whitney and Parke H. Davis.


1905 Yorkshire Cup
The 1905 Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. 1905 was the inaugural year for the Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition. The cup was won by Hunslet who beat Halifax by a score of 13-3.


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Background
Following the great schism of 1895 which led to the formation of rugby league there appear to be very little interest in a competitive competition organised on a regional basis, at least between clubs based in Yorkshire. Prior to the breakaway from rugby union this was something that had been discouraged as it was feared that competition would lead to professionalism, as had happened in other sports like Association Football. One of the exceptions was the trophy played for by the Yorkshire Rugby Union clubs. "T'owd Tin Pot", or officially, the Yorkshire Challenge Cup. The Governing body of the RFU were appalled at the idea, but turned a blind eye as all the proceeds from the final were distributed among various charities.


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Background
It was around 10 years after the "great schism" before the idea of a County Cup for the Rugby League game became a reality. There appears to be very little, if any, details of how the introduction of the county cup competitions came about, or any details of any of the instigators or of any campaign, but the County Cups became the last part of what would become known as the four cups. The competitions were played on the same basis as was the Challenge Cup, i.e. a free draw with matches played on a sudden death straight knock-out basis, and with the final played (usually) on a neutral ground.


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results
For this inaugural competition, a total of twenty clubs had entered, and so a preliminary round was introduced involving eight clubs, to reduce the number of clubs taking part in the main competition to sixteen, a full complement for a four round knock-out tournament.


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final
The match was played at Park Avenue in the City of Bradford, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 18,500 and receipts were £465.


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Points Value: Try = 3 points; Goal (any type)= 2 points


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Featherstone Rovers were at the time a junior/amateur club from FeatherstonE2 * Outwood Parish Church were a junior/amateur club from Outwood (a district to the North of Wakefield) who were playing in the Yorkshire Second Competition (Eastern Section)3 * Saville Green were a junior/amateur club from the East Leeds area4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives Bramley as the home team (and playing at Barley Mow) but the official Hull F.C. archives give the venue as Boulevard, Hull FC's home ground.


1905 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
5 * Match abandoned after 63 minutes due to "bad light"6 * Unknown reason for replayed fixture being reversed instead at Craven Park. 7 * Park Avenue was the home ground of Bradford from 1880 until "The Great Betrayal", in 1907. Although the ground capacity is not known it is estimated to have been between 20,000-30,000


1905 Yukon general election
The 1905 Yukon general election was held on 12 April 1905 to elect five of the ten members of the Yukon Territorial Council.


1905 college baseball season
The 1905 college baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States began in the spring of 1905. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.


1905 college baseball season, Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1905 season.


1905 college football season
The 1905 college football season had the Chicago Maroons retroactively named as national champion by the Billingsley Report, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the National Championship Foundation, and the Houlgate System, while Yale was named champion by Parke H. Davis and Caspar Whitney. Chicago finished the season 11–0, while Yale finished 10–0. The Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listed both Chicago and Yale as having been selected national champions.


1905 college football season, Notable games, Chicago vs. Michigan game
In the final game of the season on November 30, 1905, Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago team and Fielding Yost's Michigan squad met in a battle of undefeated Western Conference powerhouses. The teams played at Chicago's Marshall Field in front of 27,000 spectators, at that time the largest crowd to view a football game. Michigan was 12–0 and had a 56-game undefeated streak on the line, while Chicago was 10–0.


1905 college football season, Notable games, Chicago vs. Michigan game
The game was a punting duel between Chicago's All-American Walter Eckersall and Michigan's John Garrels and was scoreless until early in the third quarter when a Michigan punt and Chicago penalty pinned Chicago inside their own ten-yard line. On third down, as Eckersall attempted to punt, he encountered a fearsome rush, but evaded the Michigan tacklers and was able to scramble to the 22-yard line and a first down. After three more first downs, the drive stalled and Chicago was forced to punt again.


1905 college football season, Notable games, Chicago vs. Michigan game
Eckersall's booming punt carried into the end zone where it was caught by Michigan's William Dennison Clark who attempted to run the ball out. He advanced the ball forward to the one-yard line, but was hit hard by Art Badenoch and then was brought back inside his own end zone by Mark Catlin for a two-point safety. Under the rules of the time, forward progress was not credited, and a ball carrier could be carried backwards or forwards until he was down. The rest of third and fourth quarters continued as a defensive stalemate. Chicago's 2–0 victory snapped Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak and gave Chicago the consensus national championship for 1905.


1905 college football season, Notable games, Chicago vs. Michigan game
As a tragic note to this game, Clark received the blame for the Michigan loss, and in 1932 he shot himself through the heart. In a suicide note to his wife he reportedly expressed the hope that his "final play" would be of some benefit in atoning for his error at Marshall Field.


1905 college football season, Notable games, Night football
During the season, the first night football game west of the Mississippi was played in Wichita, Kansas between Fairmount College (now Wichita State University and Cooper College (now Sterling College). The Coleman Company provided lights for the game.


1905 college football season, Notable games, Rule experiment
On December 25 in Wichita, Kansas an experimental game was played between Fairmount College and Washburn University. The game tested a rule change that required the offense to earn a first down in three plays instead of four. Football legend John H. Outland officiated the game and commented, "It seems to me that the distance required in three downs would almost eliminate touchdowns, except through fakes or flukes." The Los Angeles Times reported that there was much kicking and that the game was considered much safer than regular play, but that the new rule was not "conducive to the sport." Some of the rules for this game were based on the Burnside rules which govern the Canadian game.


1905 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in Afghanistan.


1905 in Afghanistan, January 1905
Inayatullah Khan finishes his Indian visit, and on his return to Kabul expresses the greatest pleasure at the manner in which he was received.


1905 in Afghanistan, Early 1905
The amir issues a proclamation inviting the Hazaras to return, and allowing them until October to do so. A large number of them accordingly return during the summer, and many of the leading supporters of Shir Ali who were exiles in India since his overthrow also seek and obtain permission to return to their homes.


1905 in Afghanistan, Early April 1905
The special mission under Louis Dane in Kabul completes its work successfully and returns to India. The only visible result of its labours is the renewal with the present amir, Habibullah Khan, of the treaty formerly made with his father, with an increase of his annual subsidy from twelve to 1.8 million rupees, but the relations between him and Dane were throughout of the most cordial and intimate character, and all matters affecting the interests of the amir and the government of India were fully and freely discussed. It is thought in some British quarters that more might have been obtained from the amir, but it is seen as far better to accept what he was prepared to offer of his own free will than to obtain larger concessions from him by pressure.


1905 in Afghanistan, Early April 1905
Suggestions which have been put forward that there should be a British resident in Kabul, that British officers should be lent to organize the Afghan army, or that railways should be pushed forward into Afghanistan to connect its chief cities with British India, so that they might be at once garrisoned by British troops in case of threatened attack, are all open to the objection that any such steps would arouse the deepest resentment amongst the people.


1905 in Afghanistan, Early April 1905
As it is, Britain secures the friendship and confidence of the amir, who shows the change in his relations with Britain by drawing the arrears of his subsidy, which he had declined to receive for some time, and employing the money to strengthen the defenses of his country. On the evening before the mission left Kabul its members were entertained at dinner by the amir, who had Dane on his right, whilst the other officers were placed between the chief men of his court. This was the first time that he or they had eaten with infidels.


1905 in Argentine football
The year 1905 in Argentine football saw Alumni crowning Argentine champion, winning its 5th league title in six seasons. A new team, Reformer Athletic Club from the city of Campana, registered to play the tournament.


1905 in Argentine football, Primera División
The 1905 championship was expanded to include 7 teams, who played in a league format, with each team playing the other twice.


1905 in Argentine football, Argentina national team
Argentina contested its first official tournament in 1905. The squad played Uruguay for Copa Lipton on 15 August 1905. The game ended 0-0 after extra time and the trophy was awarded to Uruguay as the visiting team.


1905 in Argentine football, International friendlies
English team Nottingham Forest toured on Argentina that year, playing several friendly matches v. clubs and  combined teams in Buenos Aires and Rosario.


1905 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in Australia.


1905 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1905.


1905 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1905 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1905 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1905 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1905 in Belgium
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in the Kingdom of Belgium.


1905 in Brazilian football
The 1905 season was the fourth season of competitive football in Brazil.


1905 in British music
This is a summary of 1905 in music in the United Kingdom.


1905 in Canada, Historical Documents
Creation of provinces Saskatchewan and Alberta: details and Prime Minister Laurier's announcement


1905 in Canada, Historical Documents
House of Commons committee chair has idea for local telephone services housed in post offices and provided and taxed by municipalities


1905 in Canada, Historical Documents
Mounties report to Ottawa on dance halls and prostitution in Dawson City, Yukon


1905 in Canada, Historical Documents
McGill University principal addresses Canadian Club on role of university in commerce


1905 in Canada, Historical Documents
Description of Peterborough Lift Lock on Trent Canal in Ontario


1905 in Canadian football
The 1905 Canadian football season was the 14th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 23rd season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883. The season concluded with the Toronto University team defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1905 Dominion Championship game.


1905 in Canadian football, Canadian football news in 1905
The Intercollegiate and Quebec Unions refused the Burnside Rules. For championship games, the CRU ruled the teams would use QRFU rules for the first half and the intercollegiate rules for the second half.


1905 in Canadian football, Canadian football news in 1905
QRFU moved to four 15-minute quarters; Tries worth five points and Goals from Tries worth one point. CIRFU adopted 10-yard rule for three downs and the ORFU gave captains the option of playing four 15-minute quarters. Goals from the Field were increased to three points and the Fair Catch rule was replaced by a three-yard Punt Return rule.


1905 in Canadian football, Regular season, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1905 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in Chile.


1905 in Michigan, Population
In the 1900 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 2,420,982, ranking as the ninth most populous state in the country. By 1910, Michigan's population had increased by 16.1% to 2,810,173	.


1905 in Michigan, Population, Cities
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 10,000 based on 1900 U.S. census data. Historic census data from 1890 and 1910 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. In recent decades, all of the state's most populous cities lie in the southern half of the lower peninsula. In 1900, owing largely to an economy based on extraction of natural resources, five of the state's largest cities were located north of 44° latitude; in the chart below, these cities are shaded in aqua.


1905 in Michigan, Population, Counties
The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 40,000 based on 1900 U.S. census data. Historic census data from 1890 and 1910 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.


1905 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in New Zealand.


1905 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The Liberal Party are re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament.


1905 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Film
See : Category:1905 film awards, 1905 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1905 films


1905 in New Zealand, Sport, Chess
The 18th National Chess championship is held in Oamaru. The champion is A.W.O. Davies


1905 in Norway, Overview
1905 is the year when Norway regained its independence after the dissolution of the Union between Sweden and Norway. For the first time since 1397 Norway had a national king, after 500 years of political unions with other Scandinavia countries — the Kalmar Union until 1532, then  the united kingdoms of Denmark-Norway until 1814, and finally a  personal union with Sweden until 1905. The article Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 covers the events surrounding the break with Sweden in depth.


1905 in Norway, Events
King Haakon and crown prince Olav arrive in Norway for the first time in 1905 and are greeted by Prime Minister Christian Michelsen


1905 in Norway, Events
The swearing in of king of Haakon VII in the Parliament of Norway Building.


1905 in Norwegian football
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1905 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Norwegian music.


1905 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in South Africa.


1905 in Swedish football
The 1905 season in Swedish football, starting January 1905 and ending December 1905:


1905 in Taiwan
Events from the year 1905 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.


1905 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1905 to Wales and its people.


1905 in architecture
The year 1905 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.


1905 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1905 throughout the world.


1905 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1905  throughout the world.


1905 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1905.


1905 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1905.


1905 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1905 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.


1905 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1905.


1905 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1905.


1905 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs
Has been considered a member of Triceratops, but recent work has indicated it deserved its own genus after all. In 2008 it was renamed Diceratus because Diceratops was preoccupied by a hymenopteran insect Foerster, 1868.


1905 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs
Same as Tyrannosaurus, this name was rejected because Tyrannosaurus was mentioned earlier in the paper.


1905 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs
Lance Formation Hell Creek Formation Scollard Formation North Horn Formation McRae Formation Frenchman Formation Denver Formation Laramie Formation


1905 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus is the largest recognized tyrannosauroid and the most famous dinosaur of all time.


1905 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Other archosauromorphs
Preoccupied by Procerosaurus von Huene, 1902; later renamed Ponerosteus Olshevsky, 2000. Either a bird or pterosaur.


1905 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1905 in poetry, Works published in other languages, Indian subcontinent
Including all of the British colonies that later became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname:


1905 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1905 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1905.


1905 in science
The year 1905 in science and technology involved some significant events, particularly in physics, listed below.


1905 in science fiction
The year 1905 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.


1905 in sports
1905 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1905 in the Congo Free State
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in the Congo Free State.


1905–06 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1905–06.


1905–06 Aberdeen F.C. season, Overview
This was Aberdeen's third season overall and their first in the top flight of Scottish football. The club were elected to the First Division despite finishing seventh in the Second Division the previous season. The Wasps struggled in Division 1, finishing 12th out of 18 clubs and suffered an early exit from the Scottish Cup to Rangers.


1905–06 Army Cadets men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1905–06 college men's basketball season. The team captain was Harold Hetrick.


1905–06 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
The 1905–06 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.


1905–06 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season, Season
For Army's third season of ice hockey, the program played a majority of games against other colleges for the first time.


1905–06 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1905–06 Football League season was Aston Villa's 18th season in the  First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.


1905–06 Aston Villa F.C. season
Aston Villa started the new year having been defeated by Blackburn Rovers meaning that they had a record of DWL in the three post-Christmas fixtures. January's bad weather meant the trip to Sunderland was postponed until the end of January


1905–06 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the season Howard Spencer was captain of the club.


1905–06 Aston Villa F.C. season
In February 1905, after 167 league games, Harry Hadley left West Brom to join Aston Villa for a fee of £250, but played just 11 times before joining Nottingham Forest in April 1906.


1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1905–06 college basketball season. This was the first men's basketball team ever to represent Auburn University. The team's head coach was Mike Donahue, who was in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at The Gymnasium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 5–1–1.


1905–06 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Union Saint-Gilloise won the championship.


1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season
The 1905–06 Football League season was Birmingham Football Club's 14th in the Football League, their 6th in the First Division, and their first season under the name "Birmingham", having previously played as "Small Heath". They finished in seventh place in the 20-team league. They also took part in the 1905–06 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Newcastle United in the fourth round (quarter-final) after a replay.


1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season
Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Nat Robinson was ever-present over the 44-match season; among outfield players, forwards Benny Green (footballer) and Billy Jones missed two and three matches respectively. Billy Jones was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 22 came in the league.


1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season
The Coventry Road ground, by then surrounded by tightly-packed housing, had more than once proved too small to accommodate those wishing to attend. Against Aston Villa last season, "hundreds of people found the doors closed against them, and probably there were thousands who would not go to the ground in view of the inevitable crush", and attendance at the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Newcastle was restricted to 27,000 with "probably 60,000 people anxious to attend".


1905–06 Birmingham F.C. season
The landlords had raised the rent, but refused either to sell the freehold or to allow further expansion to the ground, and the directors estimated that remaining at Coventry Road was losing the club as much as £2,000 a year in revenue. Club director Harry Morris identified a site three-quarters of a mile (1 km) nearer the city centre, on the site of a disused brickworks in the Bordesley district, where a new ground could be built. The directors signed a 21-year lease and construction began.


1905–06 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1905–06 season was Blackpool F.C. 's ninth season (sixth consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourteenth.


1905–06 Blackpool F.C. season
The club's league top-scorer accolade was a three-way tie between new signings Jimmy Connor, Harry Hancock and E. Francis, with six apiece. Hancock became the outright top scorer after his three goals during Blackpool's FA Cup run.


1905–06 Blackpool F.C. season, Season synopsis
After an opening-day victory at home to Burton Albion, Blackpool mustered only three more wins before the end of the year.


1905–06 Blackpool F.C. season, Season synopsis
1906 proved slightly more fruitful, with full points achieved over Gainsborough, Glossop, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Burslem Port Vale and — to close the season out — at Clapton Orient, which ultimately lifted them five places to 14th.


1905–06 Blackpool F.C. season, Season synopsis
In the FA Cup, it took three attempts to beat Crystal Palace in the First Round. After overcoming Sheffield United in the next round, they were knocked out with a 5–0 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James' Park.


1905–06 Blackpool F.C. season, Transfers, Out
The following players left after the final game of the previous season:


1905–06 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1905–06 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the third in the club's history.


1905–06 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 11th in Division Two, and reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup.


1905–06 Bradford City A.F.C. season
At the end of the season, in May 1906, 1,500 people attended a meeting criticising the club's committee. A Commission of Inquiry was appointed and recommended forming a limited liability company to own the club, which was initially rejected before being approved in June 1908.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1905–06 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. The mid-table season is best-remembered for the Bees' appearance in the FA Cup proper for the first time in club history. After victories over Football League Second Division clubs Bristol City and Lincoln City in the first and second rounds respectively, Brentford were defeated in the third round by top-flight club Liverpool at Anfield.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After two successive mid-table seasons in the Southern League First Division and some positive showings in the FA Cup, Brentford manager Dick Molyneux was able to keep the majority of his full back and half back lines together for the 1905–06 season. He brought goalkeeper Tommy Spicer back from Leyton as cover for Walter Whittaker and cleared out the forward line, making six new additions, with five of the players possessing Football League experience – Walter Cookson, Fred Corbett, Willie Cross, Jack Dewhurst and Jimmy Hartley.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Three wins in the first four matches of the season put lifted Brentford high in the First Division table, but injury to Fred Corbett and the departure of Jack Dewhurst dropped the club back after successive defeats in late September and early October 1905. Molyneux re-signed forward Fred Hobson as a replacement for Dewhurst and together with fit-again Fred Corbett, the pair began to score regularly.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford's FA Cup campaign got underway in early December with a 4–0 fourth qualifying round victory over Southern League Second Division strugglers Wycombe Wanderers, a result which put Brentford in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history. Brentford were drawn against Football League Second Division high-flyers Bristol City at Griffin Park and came back from a goal down to emerge 2–1 victors, with former City player Fred Corbett scoring both the Bees' goals. The best result in the club's history so far was achieved without manager Dick Molyneux, who was confined to his home with a serious illness.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
In manager Molyneux's absence, trainer Bob Crone took over the day-to-day running of the team and the FA Cup second round draw produced a home tie versus Second Division club Lincoln City on 3 February 1906, whom Brentford swept aside 3–0 to go into the hat for the third round. Though the still-seriously ill Molyneux had not left the club, he was replaced by William Brown in mid-February, who took charge of Brentford's FA Cup third round tie at Anfield.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After a week of hard training on Southport beach, the Bees produced a creditable performance in a 2–0 defeat and finally received national attention. The end of the cup run left Brentford with the league season to play out and despite never falling below 7th position between December and mid-April, five defeats from the final six matches dropped the club to a 9th-place finish. Former manager Dick Molyneux's contract was cancelled in May and he returned to Liverpool, where he died shortly after.


1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad
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1905–06 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad, Left club during season
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1905–06 British Home Championship
The 1905–06 British Home Championship was the 22nd edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The trophy was shared between the two sides which regularly dominated the competition, England and Scotland who each gained four points.


1905–06 British Home Championship
England and Ireland began the tournament in February 1906, with England scoring five goals without reply and rising to the head of the table. Wales joined them after their match with Scotland which they won in Edinburgh by 2–0. Scotland recovered to beat Ireland by a single goal and England then moved ahead by beating Wales with an identical scoreline in Cardiff.


1905–06 British Home Championship
Playing for lower rankings, Wales and Ireland fought out a thrilling 4–4 draw in Wrexham before the deciding game between England and Scotland at Hampden Park; England needed only a draw to take the title outright, but Scotland played well and in a flowing match triumphed 2–1 to share the honours.


1905–06 British Home Championship
Parts of the Wales vs Ireland match at Wrexham were filmed by the Blackburn company of Mitchell and Kenyon, and is now the oldest surviving footage of an international football match.


1905–06 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season
The 1905–06 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season was the 9th season of play for the program. After the season the team was mothballed for 20 years


1905–06 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season, Season
For the first time Brown played games before the new year. Additionally, the team expanded its schedule to its largest extent in five years. Unfortunately, these changes weren't able to help pull the newly christened Bears out of their funk and the team lost every game for the second year in a row.


1905–06 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season, Season
After the season, due to poor ice conditions, poor results in games and a lack of support, Brown suspended its ice hockey program. The team would remain dormant for 20 years.


1905–06 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season, Schedule and results
† Yale records the score of the game as 7–3 Yale.


1905–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1905–06 NCAA men's basketball season. The Bison's team captain of the 1905–06 season was G.W. Leach.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1905–06 season was Burslem Port Vale's eighth consecutive season (12th overall) of football in the English Football League. It was another season spent struggling at the lower end of the league.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
On the pitch the team allowed goals and narrowly avoided the re-election zone. A poor season on the pitch was more than matched by a hopeless financial season off the pitch, with low attendance figures suggesting that the club could not sustain league football for much longer.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
An expanded league saw an extra four new clubs added to the division, in addition to the replacement for Doncaster Rovers, who failed to gain re-election the previous season. This put the Vale up against Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City, and Clapton Orient for the first time.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The first five games of the season saw a tally of just three points collected, with fourteen goals conceded. This was followed by four wins in five as the club surged up the league, this run included a 3–2 win over high-flying Chelsea, where an impressive 6,000 fans turned up. Another barren spell followed, with just one point gained in the following nine games – in six of these the "Valeites" failed to score.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
A rare win came on 30 December, with Harry Mountford scoring a hat-trick past Lincoln City – the first hat-trick a Vale player had scored in close to three years. However the side then proceeded to lose all their matches in January. The last three months saw a revival, and the club managed to win six of their last fifteen games.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The Vale finished just outside the re-election zone on goal average, if the ranking was based on goal difference then they would have finished below Chesterfield. Vale lost seventeen of their nineteen away games, never drawing a match away from home, and conceded more on their travels than any other side in the league. Overall the defence was the leakiest in the division, conceding 82 goals in 38 games.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Harry Mountford was the club's top scorer with 15 goals, with Robert Carter, Philip Smith, George Price also contributing significantly to the scoring tally. Carter and Arthur Box missed just three matches; Mountford, Price, James Hamilton, and William Cope also hardly missed a game.


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
The financial outlook was bleak, poor runs of results saw already low attendance figures plummet. The club's directors therefore took the decision to sell right-half Harry Croxton and inspirational striker Adrian Capes to Stoke in November 1905. There were rumours of the club winding up at the end of the season, though the club would continue in its current form for one more season. Despite selling players and spending frugally the club lost a whopping £450, with gate receipts falling by £280 on the previous campaign. Sam Gleaves warned that if supporters failed to turn up for matches then the club would "inevitably cease to exist".


1905–06 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale defeated amateur club Oxford City after Oxford failed to make the most of their shooting chances; the Second Round saw Vale eliminated by Gainsborough Trinity at home, despite having organized special training sessions beforehand. In the County cups, Vale knocked out local rivals Stoke (Reserves) at home by 5–0 and 3–0 scorelines, before receiving 7–0 and 5–1 thumpings at Birmingham and Burton United respectively at the semi-final stages.


1905–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University during the 1905–06 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Walter Kelly, coaching in his second season with the Bulldogs.


1905–06 Carnegie Tech Tartans men's ice hockey season
The 1905–06 Carnegie Tech Tartans men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.


1905–06 Carnegie Tech Tartans men's ice hockey season, Season
The team played three games during their inaugural season. The team was prepared to play more matches but scheduling opponents was an issue.


1905–06 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1905–06 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season
The 1905–06 season was Chelsea Football Club's first competitive season and first year in existence. Newly elected to the Football League, Chelsea competed in the Second Division. Under the guidance of young player-manager Jacky Robertson, Chelsea finished third in the division earning 53 points (under the two points for a win system), missing out on promotion after a late run of bad form. The Pensioners also suffered from bad luck in the FA Cup, a scheduling conflict forcing them to play a mostly amateur reserve side against non-league Crystal Palace, losing 7-1 in the Third Qualifying Round.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Formation and pre-season buildup
Chelsea Football Club were founded on 10 March 1905 although the club's early existence was hindered with problems. Since there was already a team named Fulham F.C. in the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham, a name for the club had to be decided. After London F.C., Kensington F.C. and Stamford Bridge F.C. were rejected, the name of the adjacent borough, the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, was settled on.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Formation and pre-season buildup
Blue shirts were adopted for the team by the club's founder and first chairman, Gus Mears, along with white shorts and dark blue socks. Further problems arose when the team were denied entry to the Southern League following objections from Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, so admission to the Football League was applied for. Their candidacy was endorsed at the Football League annual general meeting on 29 May 1905. Scottish international John Robertson was hired as the club's first player-manager, a half-back who would go on to score Chelsea's first competitive goal in a 1-0 win against Blackpool. After this, the club recruited many established players from other teams, including 22 stone goalkeeper William "Fatty" Foulke previously of Sheffield United, and forward Jimmy Windridge who came from Small Heath.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Formation and pre-season buildup
Chelsea were one of four new teams to join the Football League, the other three being Hull City, Leeds City and Clapton Orient.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
Chelsea's first ever league campaign began on 2 September with a trip to Cheshire to face Lancashire Combination champions Stockport County at Edgeley Park. The match was a tight affair against a side with previous experience in the second tier, with County having an Ashton Schofield penalty saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Bill Foulke only for George Dodd to put the ball in from the rebound with half an hour to play to give the hosts two points.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
For their following match on 9 September, The Pensioners once again travelled up north, this time to Lancashire to play Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, gaining their first two points of the season in another close encounter through a late winner from player-manager Jacky Roberston in the 80th minute, who gained the distinction of being Chelsea's first ever league goalscorer. Furthermore, Foulke kept his first clean sheet of the season, registering the club's first ever in the league.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
Two days later, Chelsea played their first ever home league match against newly elected Hull City, with the Blues romping to a 5-1 win. David Copeland grabbed a first half brace through goals in the 15th and 40th minutes, in the second half, Jimmy Windridge added a quick-fire double in the 55th and 58th minutes to give the Blues four, with the Tigers then gaining a consolation through Peter Howe before Windridge scored his third, registering Chelsea's first ever league hat-trick. Furthermore, Foulke kept up his heroics with a save from Hull's player-manager Ambrose Langley's penalty, his second in three matches.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 16 September Chelsea made their way to the West Riding of Yorkshire where they drew 1-1 with Bradford City, who had only switched codes from rugby league two years prior. Played at Valley Parade in front of a large crowd of 17,000, the Blues fell behind to a Wally Smith goal after 62 minutes, but saved a point through a late equaliser from Bob McRoberts in the 85th minute.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 23 September, Chelsea earned their third win of the league campaign against 2-time FA Cup winners, recent Second Division champions and former First Division side West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge, the 1-0 victory coming courtesy of another McRoberts goal in the 25th minute. Chelsea ended the month with another victory on 30 September, this time in Leicestershire at Filbert Street against Leicester Fosse. The winner coming via Jimmy Robertson in the 10th minute. Playing 6 games and winning 4 of them, Chelsea ended the month with 9 points and in 3rd place, showing very promising form and exhibiting clear potential to mount a strong promotion push in their début season.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 7 October Chelsea began their first cup campaign with a 6-1 drubbing of the 1st Grenadier Guards' football team in an FA Cup First Qualifying Round match at Stamford Bridge, Francis O'Hara opened the scoring after 2 minutes, registering the club's first-ever cup goal, with Jimmy Robertson adding a second shortly after. O'Hara promptly got his second, giving the Blues a 3-0 lead after only 15 minutes. Martin Moran made it 4-0 before Pte. Stanley gave the soldiers a consolation in the 50th minute, however Jimmy Windridge later scored a brace give to Chelsea a wider winning margin.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Chelsea maintained their strong league form in Northern Lincolnshire with a convincing 4-1 defeat of Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 14 October, Windridge opened the scoring in the 30th minute, followed by a Frank Pearson goal two minutes later. McRoberts later added a third and Pearson added a fourth to complete a brace, with William Watson managing a consolation goal for the Imps in the 85th minute. However their seven match unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end on 21 October with the visit of Chesterfield Town to Stamford Bridge, the winner coming from Joe Ball in the 55th minute for a 1-0 win over the Blues.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
In the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, the Blues travelled to the south of the capital to play fellow Londoners Southern United of the Southern League Division Two at Brown's Ground in Nunhead, Camberwell. The Pensioners won the derby 1-0 courtesy of a Tommy McDermott goal.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Furthermore, defender Bob Mackie kept a clean sheet whilst deputising for Foulke, registering the club's first ever in the FA Cup Two days later, Chelsea suffered their second consecutive league defeat at the hands of Burslem Port Vale at the Athletic Ground in Staffordshire, the Valiants went two goals up via George Price and Harry Croxton in the 9th and 51st minutes respectively. The Blues later pulled a goal back through Pearson, however Robert Carter re-established Burslem's two goal advantage before Moran halved their lead once more with five minutes left, however Chelsea could not find an equaliser. Chelsea ended October having won two cup games and progressing to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, however a dip in league form saw them to drop to 6th place, denting their promotion hopes.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 4 November Chelsea bounced back from those two league defeats by trouncing Barnsley 6-0 at Stamford Bridge. Pearson opened the scoring in the 25th minute, with Copeland and McDermott adding another two goals in quick succession in the 26th and 32nd minutes respectively, thus giving the Pensioners a 3-0 lead, with all three goals coming within a 7-minute period. Later on McRoberts scored a penalty 5 minutes from half-time to make it 4, Pearson got his second and Chelsea's fifth in the 75th minute, and McDermott also got a brace, adding a 6th in the 90th minute.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 11 November, the Blues travelled to Clapton, Hackney to face newly elected Londoners Clapton Orient at Millfields Road, once again Chelsea registered a comfortable victory, beating Orient 3-0, Pearson opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, with Copeland adding a second in the 60th minute and Pearson completing his brace in the 75th minute to wrap up the scoring, giving the Blues their first derby win in the league. Additionally, Foulke kept his 5th clean sheet of the league campaign, with Chelsea's newly assembled defence finding their feet.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
Chelsea registered their third consecutive league win against former First Division side and Second Division champions several years prior, Burnley at Stamford Bridge on 18 November, the narrow 1-0 victory courtesy of a McRoberts goal in the 70th minute.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
However, due to a scheduling conflict, Chelsea crashed out of the FA Cup in the Third Qualifying Round after they were forced to play Southern League Division Two side Crystal Palace in another cup derby at the FA Cup Final venue, the Crystal Palace Park in Penge, Kent just outside of London on the same day as the league match with Burnley, with Jacky Robertson prioritising the league match, he fielded a mostly amateur reserve side in the cup, losing 7-1.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
Wilf Innerd opened the scoring for Palace, getting an early brace, followed by two goals from Mart Watkins, whose second was a penalty, to make it 4. Archie Needham and Dick Harker then added a 5th and 6th respectively, with Watkins completing his hat-trick to make it 7. Chelsea did at least manage a late consolation goal through O'Hara. To add to the Pensioners' humiliation, to this day, this defeat is the largest win a non-league side has ever registered against league opposition in the FA Cup.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
Chelsea wrapped up the month with a 0-0 draw against newly elected Leeds City at Elland Road on 25 November. Despite Chelsea's unfortunate FA Cup exit, the Blues went undefeated in the league in November, winning 3 and drawing 1 without conceding a goal, taking them back up to 3rd place and back into contention for promotion.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Chelsea kept up their good form with a 3-0 defeat of Burton United at Stamford Bridge on 2 December, Jimmy Robertson getting the first goal in the 20th minute with McDermott and Moran adding a second and third respectively. On 9 December, Chelsea narrowly defeated Grimsby Town 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, with two late goals coming from Tom McDermott and Jack Kirwan in the 80th and 85th minutes respectively, with Bob McRoberts also having a penalty saved. On 16 December, Chelsea won once again, this time at The Northolme beating Gainsborough Trinity 2-0, Jimmy Robertson scoring the first goal in the 20th minute with Hall later netting an own goal. Foulke once again kept a clean sheet, his 10th of the season after only 16 league games.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 23 December, the Pensioners began a hectic festive period with 3 games in 4 days, the first 2 against promotion rivals. They drew 0-0 with Bristol City at Stamford Bridge, and two days later on Christmas Day, drew with Manchester United at Bank Street by the same scoreline. On Boxing Day, Chelsea travelled to North Road to play Glossop, winning 4-2. The scorers that day were McRoberts, who opened the scoring after 15 minutes for the Blues, with Kirwan following up to make it 2-0. However, Cuffe halved Chelsea's lead 5 minutes before half-time.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Kirwan scored his second, completing a brace in the 65th minute to make it 3-1 before Cameron reduced their lead to one goal once more. Jacky Robertson finally sealed the win with the match's 6th goal to make it 4-2. Those two goals by Glossop were the first time the Pensioners conceded in 9 matches. Chelsea ended 1905 on a high with a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge against Stockport County on 30 December, despite falling behind to a Pass goal after a quarter of an hour.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Jimmy Robertson scored two goals in succession to give Chelsea the lead before Waters equalised 3 minutes after half-time. Despite this setback Robertson scored once more to complete his hat-trick with Pearson adding a 4th to complete the scoring. Thus Chelsea ended a second successive month undefeated in the league, their run now stretching to 11 matches. With 30 points and in 3rd place, Chelsea maintained a serious promotion push.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
The Pensioners began 1906 just as they ended 1905, keeping up their 12-game unbeaten run in the league with a 6-0 hammering of Blackpool on 6 January at Stamford Bridge. Kirwan and Jimmy Robertson made the score 2-0 after goals in the 20th and 30th minutes respectively, Pearson and Moran netted the next 2 goals to give Chelsea 4, Jacky Robertson got the 5th after 55 minutes and Pearson wrapped up the scoring, completing a brace in the 67th minute. On 20 January Chelsea won their 4th consecutive league game, beating Bradford City 4-2.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
The Blues were 2-0 up at half-time courtesy of goals from Jimmy Robertson and McDermott in the 35th and 40th minutes respectively. In the second half goals from Copeland a minute after the restart and from Kirwan in the 65th minute saw Chelsea go 4-0 up. The Citizens however mounted a late, desperate comeback attempt with McMillan scoring their first and Clarke adding a second 2 minutes from time.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Chelsea played their first away match of the year at The Hawthorns against West Bromwich Albion being held 1-1, ending their 4-game winning streak. Pearson opened the scoring for the Blues and Manners later equalised for Albion. Chelsea ended January undefeated in the league for 3 consecutive months showing exceptional form. However Bristol City and Manchester United also kept up their very solid form, keeping Chelsea outside the automatic promotion places, but with 35 points and in 3rd place, Chelsea were well positioned to take the promotion race down to the wire.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Chelsea began the month with a 3-3 draw with Leicester Fosse at Stamford Bridge on 5 February. The Blues raced to a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes with goals by Windridge and Jimmy Robertson in the 2nd and 10th minutes respectively. Hodgkinson got one back for Leicester in the 25th minute before Pearson gave Chelsea a 3-1 half-time lead with a goal in the 42nd minute. In the second half, goals from Blessington and Hubbard saved a point for Leicester.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 10 February Chelsea's astonishing 15-match unbeaten run in the league was brought to a crashing halt at Anlaby Road as the Blues went 4-0 down to Hull City, all the more surprising as the Tigers were beaten 5-1 by Chelsea in September. The goalscorers for Hull were Rushton, who opened the scoring, followed by a brace from Joe Smith with the 4th scored by Gordon. Chelsea mounted a valiant comeback effort however, but it was to prove in vain as they could only manage three goals from Windridge, Jacky Robertson and Jimmy Robertson.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 17 February Chelsea were back to winning ways for the visit of Lincoln City to Stamford Bridge, who were beaten 4-2. Pearson's goal in the 1rst minute clearly emphasised Chelsea's intent to put the previous week's result behind them, however Martin equalised for Lincoln. Despite this setback, McDermott and George Key gave Chelsea a secure lead before McRoberts tucked away a penalty with 10 minutes to go to make it 4. Machin grabbed a second for the Imps, however it was too late to mount a comeback. On 24 February Chelsea travelled to the Recreation Ground to defeat Chesterfield Town 2-0. Kirwan and Pearson gave the Blues the win with goals in the 4th and 20th minutes respectively. The Blues finished the month still in third place, with their sights still set firmly on the promotion places.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Chelsea won their 3rd match in a row with a 7-0 thrashing of Burslem Port Vale at Stamford Bridge on 3 March. Jimmy Robertson opened the scoring and McRoberts added the second from the penalty spot after half an hour. Pearson and Jacky Robertson added another 2 to give the Pensioners 4 goals. Moran scored the fifth and Kirwan completed the scoring with a brace, his second coming 40 minutes from time. Furthermore, Bill Foulke astonishingly managed to keep a clean sheet despite the Blues conceding 2 penalties, by saving both of them.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Chelsea maintained their winning ways with a narrow 2-1 win against Barnsley at Oakwell on 10 March. Pearson opened the scoring for the Blues with a goal in the 22nd minute, however Wall later equalised for the Reds before Windridge scored the winner for Chelsea in the 58th minute. This win allowed the Pensioners to overtake Manchester United into second place, who had 2 matches in hand however, putting Chelsea in the promotion places for the first time in the season.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 17 March Chelsea faced Clapton Orient at Stamford Bridge, getting an impressive 6-1 win despite going behind to a Leigh goal after 10 minutes. Windridge opened the scoring for Chelsea followed by goals from Charles Donaghy, Pearson and John Robertson, who scored from 12 yards to make it 4. James Robertson added a fifth before Windridge scored his second to round off the scoring, to secure the Blues' fifth consecutive victory.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
However, Chelsea's purple patch came to an abrupt end with a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on 24 March, with the Clarets securing the win through two first-half goals from Bell and R Smith in the 11th and 21st minutes respectively.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Chelsea bounced back from that defeat with a 4-0 rout of Leeds City on 31 March at Stamford Bridge, with Pearson getting the opener after half an hour and McRoberts doubling the Blues' led through a penalty in the 40th minute, with McDermott later added a third and Windridge scoring the fourth with a quarter of an hour left to round off the scoring.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Chelsea thus ended the month strongly with 4 wins, however their defeat at Burnley cost them dearly and they ended the month once again just outside the promotion places as Manchester United regained 2nd place after playing their outstanding fixtures. Chelsea could ill afford any more slip ups going into the final month of the season as the promotion race between the Blues, Bristol City and Manchester United began to reach its critical stage.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
At the start of the month, Bristol City led the league with 55 points in 32 matches played, however Manchester United, who had a game in hand, and Chelsea were 6 and 7 points behind the Robins respectively. In 4th place were West Bromwich Albion on 46 points and 32 matches played, who also still had a very real chance of clinching second place. On 7 April Chelsea faced Burton United at Peel Croft and secured a very important 4-2 win.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Windridge opened the scoring after 10 minutes and later added a second before Hunt halved the Pensioners' lead 3 minutes before half-time. James Robertson then added Chelsea's third to restore the two goal cushion before Burton once again halved their lead through a Bradshaw goal, however the victory was confirmed by Windridge's 3rd, completing his second hat-trick of the season.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Elsewhere Bristol City drew with Burnley, thus giving Manchester United, who registered a victory over Clapton Orient, and Chelsea's title hopes a shot in the arm, West Bromwich Albion lost heavily to Hull City however, seriously denting their fragile promotion push. On 13 April Chelsea played promotion rivals Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in a make or break match for both sides. The contest finished in a hard-fought 1-1 draw attended by 67 000 spectators, with Peddie opening the scoring for United in the 67th minutes.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
McDermott equalised for Chelsea with 10 minutes to play, keeping the Pensioners' promotion hopes alive. However, Bristol City won their match against Gainsborough Trinity, taking advantage of the draw between their closest rivals to increase their lead at the top, whereas West Bromwich Albion suffered another heavy defeat, this time to Barnsley, all but ending their promotion hopes. The following day Chelsea travelled to Blundell Park to face Grimsby Town where they could only muster a disappointing 1-1 draw.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
The Mariners took the lead through Robinson 5 minutes before half-time, and Jacky Robertson rescued a point for Chelsea with a last-minute equaliser. Bristol City and Manchester United both won against Leeds City and Burnley respectively, with both sides edging away from Chelsea, who desperately needed to win their next match two days later. Furthermore, Bristol City's victory meant that Chelsea could mathematically no longer win the league.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
For a third match in a row Chelsea failed to win, drawing 0-0 at home with Glossop, whereas Manchester United defeated Gainsborough Trinity to establish a 3-point lead over the Blues, putting their promotion hopes in serious jeopardy as they still had a game in hand over them. In the meantime, Bristol City recorded their third consecutive win against Grimsby Town. On 21 April Chelsea once again performed poorly, losing 3-1 at home to Gainsborough Trinity, despite going into the lead through Mackie after 10 minutes.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
The Trinity goals coming via Smith 2 minutes before half-time and Morley with half an hour left, who later added a third. To add insult to injury McRobert had a penalty saved by Bagshaw. This loss coupled with Manchester United's victory over Leeds City, clinched the promotion spot for Manchester United. Bristol City also won their match against Burton United to win the Second Division title.


1905–06 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Thus Chelsea, who began April with a strong chance of promotion completely faded away, failing to win four matches in a row, condemning themselves to a 3rd-place finish, and another season in the second tier. In their final match of the season on 28 April, Chelsea travelled to Ashton Gate to face newly crowned champions Bristol City. In a close affair the champions came away with a 2-1 victory with goals from Gilligan in the 10th minutes and Burton in the 57th, with Chelsea grabbing a late goal 2 minutes from time through Pearson.


1905–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Amos Foster, coaching his second season with the Bearcats.


1905–06 Colgate men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1905–06 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Ellery Huntington Sr. coaching the Raiders in his sixth season. The team had finished with an overall record of 7–6.


1905–06 Columbia men's ice hockey season
The 1905–06 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 10th season of play for the program.


1905–06 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
Graduate student and former varsity player Rudolph Von Bernuth served as the team's coach while K. M. Spence served as team manager.


1905–06 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.


1905–06 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 6–3 overall record. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges.


1905–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season
Crystal Palace F.C. 's first official league season started in Division Two of the Southern League, which consisted mainly of other clubs' reserve sides alongside Grays United, Leyton, Southern United and St. Leonard's and was a successful one.


1905–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season
The Palace opening match was against Southampton Reserves, and approximately 3,000 people paid 6d to stand or a shilling to sit. Palace led 3–0 after 30 minutes, before fading and losing 3–4. However, that was the club's only defeat in the League all season, and Crystal Palace won the championship and were promoted to the Southern League First Division. The season included a run of 17 straight victories, and a 9–1 win over Grays United at Crystal Palace. Attendances for the season were regularly between 2,000 and 3,000 although 4,000 watched the 1-1 FA Cup tie against Blackpool. Palace also secured their record victory in this season, a friendly against West Beckenham on 24 February 1906 which Palace won 17–2.


1905–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season, FA Cup
As a brand new club Crystal Palace had to qualify for entry into the first round proper of the FA Cup. In the first qualifying round Palace were drawn at home against Clapham. The match saw Palace run out 7-0 winners, with William Watkins scoring the first ever hat-trick. The next round saw Palace overcome the 2nd Grenadier Guards and earn a draw against Chelsea in the third qualifying round. Chelsea at the time were a big draw, fielding the famous goalkeeper, William Foulke.


1905–06 Crystal Palace F.C. season, FA Cup
Sadly, Chelsea were obliged to fulfil a League fixture on the same day, and chasing promotion from the Football League Second Division, decided to concentrate on the league. They fielded a reserve side against Palace who duly ran out 7-1, with Watkins scoring another hat-trick. The ease of this victory saw the FA change the rules to ensure clubs always fielded their strongest sides. Palace then dispatched Luton Town in the fourth and final qualifying round to ensure a place in the First Round Draw. Here they were paired with Blackpool, and the tie was eventually settled in a second replay at neutral venue Villa Park after both teams failed to make home advantage pay.


1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College in intercollegiate basketball during the 1905–06 season. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Player George Grebenstein was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the end of the season.


1905–06 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season
The 1905–06 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.


1905–06 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season, Season
Joining in with the majority of other future Ivy League teams, Darthmouth began playing ice hockey with the 1905–06 season. The genesis of the team was a result of the efforts of four students from the Cambridge area: Addison Brooks, Eugene Brooks, John Crocker and Warren Foote. All four would eventually serve as captain for the team.


1905–06 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Dartmouth College did not possess a moniker for its athletic teams until the 1920s, however, the university had adopted 'Dartmouth Green' as its school color in 1866.


1905–06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1905–06 collegiate men's basketball season. In the first season in school history, Delaware compiled a 3–4–1 record. Their coach was Samuel Saunder.


1905–06 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1905–06 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by first year head coach Walter S. Brokaw, played their home games at Main Building.


1905–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1905–06 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1905–06 men's college basketball season.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1905–06 season was the 29th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Qualifying Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Scottish Combination League and the Dumbartonshire Cup.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season
In June 1905 Dumbarton Football Club was reformed with applications being made to the SFA and the Scottish Combination League for admission. Once accepted, Dumbarton joined their neighbours Renton in the Combination but Vale of Leven had been elected to the Second Division of the Scottish League, and their place was taken by Stenhousemuir.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
The first game of the new season took place at Boghead on Tuesday 15 August against a strong Rangers XI in a friendly fixture and in a confident display the debut of the revived Sons of the Rock was a success, running out 3-1 victors.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
Dumbarton’s first competitive game in over four years was played at Boghead in a league fixture against local rivals Renton on 19 August. The Sons strongest XI was present for this Combination League tie and despite being goalless at the interval Dumbarton piled on the pressure in the second half to win comfortably 3-0.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
Perhaps trying to take as much advantage of their new status as possible Dumbarton played two midweek friendlies on 23 and 24 August against Queen’s Park (home) and Vale of Leven (away) respectively. In the first against old rivals Queen’s Park the team showed one change with James Stevenson (ex Notts County) coming in place of Crawford. The game was evenly contested and finished in a 3-3 draw. In the second against neighbours Vale a number of new players were given tryouts but despite this Dumbarton challenged the Second Division team strongly only losing out 2-1.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, August
On 26 August it was back to league business with an away tie against Alloa Athletic. Crawford returned but this time Stevenson replaced McMurray at inside left. Dumbarton started strongly but it was Alloa who established an early 3-0 lead. Dumbarton however came back and by half time had reduced the arrears to 4-2. A goal each was secured in the second half and Dumbarton lost 5-3.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
The first weekend of September saw Dumbarton drawn away in the Qualifying Cup to Lanarkshire side Carfin Emmett, although by agreement the sides decided to play at Boghead. Walker replaced Davie in goals and John Temple (ex Dumbarton Corinthians) came in at left back. The changes did not seem to hinder the Sons as they strolled to a 4-0 victory.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
The following Saturday it was a league tie in Ayrshire against Galston. The teams showed a couple of changes with Hendry replacing Cairney at left half and trialist Hoall took Stevenson’s place at inside right. In a disappointing match Dumbarton manage to snatch a point with a late goal in a 1-1 draw.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
On 16 September Dumbarton had a hard task as they were drawn against Second Division side Hamilton Academical in the second round of the Qualifying Cup. Offers had been made by Hamilton to switch the venue but Dumbarton decided that the locals deserved to have their favourites at home. Davie returned in goal as did McMurray at inside left. Nonetheless it was the Accies who took the tie 2-0 and advanced to the next round.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
A week later another Lanarkshire side visited Boghead – Dykehead on league business. There was a reshuffle in the Dumbarton team with Hendry returning in place of Colquhoun and a debut for McLachlan at left half. Unfortunately the changes did not have the desired effect and in a disappointing game Dykehead left with both points after a 2-1 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
After two home defeats it was hoped that Dumbarton’s third home fixture on the trot would bring better results. Three new faces were introduced – Richard Oldcorn in goal and Francis McCormack on the left wing who had both impressed in the Qualifying Cup tie for Carfin despite the result, and McHarg (ex Ayr Parkhouse). The opponents were Ayr Parkhouse and on the day Dumbarton got back into winning ways with a 4-0 victory – and that despite losing McCallum to injury 10 minutes into the second half.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, September
So at the end of September Stenhousemuir led in the league with 8 points from their four matches. Dumbarton were in 5th with 5 points.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
At the beginning of the month the Dumbartonshire Football Association reformed and agreed to play the county championship by way of a league involving Dumbarton, Renton and Vale of Leven with home and away ties – the top two then playing off for the title.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
On 7 October Dumbarton played their return league fixture against Renton at Tontine Park. Anderson was introduced in place of McHarg, with Crawford and McMurray returning to the team. In a tough contest the Sons just got the better of their county neighbours by 2-1.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
A week later Dumbarton entertained Thornliebank at Boghead for their league fixture. The Sons were never troubled and eased to a 3-1 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
After a free Saturday, Dumbarton continued their league campaign with an away tie against Bathgate. An unchanged side turned out. The visitors adapted to the muddy conditions much quicker but a brilliant display by the Bathgate keeper kept the score at the interval at 1-1. The keeper continued to thwart the Dumbarton front men until at last a winner was found and a valuable 2 points gained.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, October
So Dumbarton now had pushed up the league, and though Stenhousemuir still led with 12 points from 7 matches, Dumbarton were just a point behind having played 8 games.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
A full strength team turned out on 4 November at Tontine Park to play Renton in their first fixture of the Dumbartonshire Cup. A close tussle was expected and so it seemed up till the interval when the score was goalless. In the second half however there was only one team in it as Dumbarton strolled to a 6-1 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
The following weekend Dumbarton entertained league leaders Stenhousemuir at Boghead. Once again an unchanged squad took to the field and in muddy conditions took control from the start. Just one goal ahead at the interval Dumbarton pushed hard in the second half and added another three for a comfortable 4-0 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
On 18 November Dumbarton travelled to Ayr to play the Parkhouse in their return fixture. McCallum replaced Colquhoun but the change had no effect on the Dumbarton confidence as they ran out winners by 5-2.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
A week later it was back to Boghead to welcome Royal Albert in the league. Unfortunately the referee failed to turn up but the teams agreed to play a friendly. Dumbarton had a new face in the front line, Alex Lockhart (ex Dumbarton Harp) taking Anderson’s place. The Larkhall club began well and scored first but Dumbarton equalised before the interval. As had been the case in recent matches Dumbarton moved up a gear in the second half and put on another three goals to win by 4-1.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, November
So as November ended Dumbarton maintained their 2nd place still a point behind Stenhousemuir, but with the game in hand.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Dumbarton’s winning streak stretched back to September when their last loss was at home against Dykehead. So on 2 December the Sons were looking for revenge when they visited Shotts to play the Dykehead team in the return fixture. As it was following a close match the home side took the spoils in a 3-2 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
The following Saturday Dumbarton were to have played Bathgate in a league fixture but due to a clash of cup commitments, the Sons instead played a friendly against King’s Park at Boghead. On the day Dumbarton had no difficulty in getting back to winning ways and comfortably brushed aside the Stirlingshire men 5-1.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
On 16 December Dumbarton travelled to Ochilview Park to visit the league leaders Stenhousemuir. A few weeks previously the Sons had dispatched the Warriors by 4-0 but even with their strongest team available the task was a challenging one. In the game Dumbarton began furiously and had two goals disallowed for offside before Lockhart scored. However before the interval Stenhousemuir equalised. In the second half the match swung to and fro but in the end the Sons ran out 4-3 winners – thus ending Stenhousemuir’s unbeaten home record.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
Following the recent postponement, Dumbarton welcomed Bathgate to Boghead in the league on 23 December. Dumbarton brought in Dumbarton Corinthian Tom Kelso at right back in place of Mitchell but as it happened the defence were rarely troubled in an easy 4-0 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
A week later Dumbarton were again at home, this time to Queens Park Strollers. While the Combination League had for some time welcomed the second XIs of a number of ‘big’ league sides, the only one left was the second team of the Hampden Park amateurs. In an exciting game in front of a large crowd the Sons had a single goal victory, a victory which could have been much greater but for the excellent display of the Queens Park keeper.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, December
So as 1905 ended Dumbarton were still in second place with 19 points from 13 games. (During the month Thornliebank had been expelled from the league and all their results expunged including the win gained by Dumbarton in October.)


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
For the New Year holidays Dumbarton arranged a friendly with Second Division front runners Clyde on 3 January at Boghead. Despite miserable conditions the confidence of the Dumbarton team continued as they cruised to a 6-3 win.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
After a weekend ruined by winter weather, Dumbarton played their postponed league tie against Royal Albert on 13 January at Boghead. In the friendly played in November when the referee failed to appear the Sons won 4-1, and on this occasion with a full strength team they went one goal better and took both points with a 5-1 victory.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
The same team turned out the following Saturday for a friendly fixture with Combination rivals Stenhousemuir at Boghead. In the league encounter in November Dumbarton had eased to a 4-0 win- and for the second week in a row they bettered their previous score by a goal by winning 5-0.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
On 27 January Dumbarton entertained Renton in the return fixture of the Dumbartonshire Cup. Robert Ferguson trialled at right bank but otherwise a full strength team was available. On the day the home team won easily by 3-0.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, January
At the end of the month in addition to topping the county league, Dumbarton had at last reached the top of the Combination league with 21 points from 14 games.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
On 3 February Dumbarton returned to league business and it was again Royal Albert that provided the opposition, but this time at Larkhall. John Brander (ex Clydebank Corinthians) appeared at inside left in place of McMurray. A tougher tussle was envisaged but on the day the Sons were the better side and won easily by 4-1.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
A week later, Ferguson replaced Temple at left back as Galston made the return trip to Boghead. The Ayrshire side had taken a point from Dumbarton in the first fixture, but despite holding the Sons to a 2-1 interval lead, the home side eased to their tenth successive win by scoring a further three goals in the second half, to win 5-2 – Crawford netting a hat trick.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
With no competitive fixture, Dumbarton played host to Second Division side Abercorn on 17 February. In a close encounter it was the Sons who came out on top by the only goal scored by McCormack.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
For the second successive week there was no league or cup fixture to play, but on 24 February Dumbarton played Clyde in a friendly at Boghead. The Sons had already defeated their opponents in January by 6-3, but this encounter was a much closer affair. The home side led at the interval 1-0, only for Clyde to equalise early in the second half. Dumbarton came back again to lead 2-1 but before time was called Clyde levelled matters at 2-2.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, February
So as February came to an end Dumbarton were still at the top of the league with 25 points from 16 games. Stenhousemuir were a point behind with a game more played.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
On 3 March Dumbarton visited Cathkin Park to play Queen’s Park Strollers. In the home league tie the Sons had won by the only goal, but since that time the teams had differing fortunes in the league in that while Dumbarton topped the league the Strollers were anchored at the bottom. On the day the result was never in doubt, the Dumbarton men trouncing their opponents by 6-1 – new boy Bob Gordon scoring one of the goals.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
After a free week, Beith made the trip to Boghead to play the first of the league fixtures between the clubs. Beith were the reigning league champions but results this season had been hard to come by. A strong Dumbarton team swept aside any challenge that Beith mustered and won by 3-0, McCormack scoring all three goals.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
On 24 March, the first of the county ties against Vale of Leven took place at Boghead in front of an ‘enormous’ crowd. With an unbeaten run of 14 games Dumbarton were the undoubted favourites over their Second Division rivals, but with a disappointing display from the forwards, Vale took the spoils by the only goal of the game.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
On the final day of March Dumbarton travelled to Beith to fulfil their return league fixture, knowing that a single point would secure the Combination championship. The full strength team were not leaving anything to chance and matched the score of 3-0 gained a fortnight earlier.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, March
So the championship flag would fly at Boghead next season.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
Dumbarton followed up a free week by entertaining Johnstone at Boghead in a friendly on 14 April. A full strength home side took no pity on their opponents and gave them a sound thrashing by 6-0.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
The following Saturday Dumbarton travelled to Millburn Park to play the return county fixture with Vale of Leven. Having lost the home tie by the single goal to their Second Division opponents in March, the Sons were anxious to level matters. However despite having most of the game it was the Vale who again scored the only goal of the game.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, April
At the end of the league part of the county championship, Renton, Vale of Leven and Dumbarton had each won two of their four games but by means of the worst goal average it would be Renton that would miss out on the final.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
The final of the Dumbartonshire Cup was played on 5 May against Vale of Leven at Tontine Park. Having lost both of the qualifying matches by a goal to nil the question was would it be third time lucky? Unfortunately it was a case of a third 1-0 defeat and Vale retained the county championship for a further year.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
The following Thursday evening the Sons travelled once again to meet Vale of Leven, this time in a benefit match for a former Vale player George McKinlay, and at last a victory was recorded by 2-0.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
The last game of Dumbarton’s season was played on 12 May with a friendly against Renton at Tontine Park. Renton went into a two goal lead early in the second half, but the Sons fought back to gain a 2-2 draw.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the season, May
Following the winning of the Combination league, Dumbarton applied for admitted to the Second Division of the Scottish League. The committee met on 22 May to decide on the ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ and in the case of the Second Division, the bottom two clubs (including Vale of Leven) were up against 11 clubs from other affiliated leagues (including Dumbarton and Renton). On the vote Vale retained their place and Dumbarton would join them. Results as follows:


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Match results, Scottish Combination League, Final league table
Note: Amongst others, the return fixture between Dumbarton and Alloa Athletic was never played, presumably as the result would not have affected the outcome of the league championship.


1905–06 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics
Reforming after a five year gap meant a completely new team required to be built and local interest was keen – and so at the beginning of the season the first XI shaped up as follows- goal: Charles Davie (ex Renton) – backs: Harry Mitchell and David McGregor (both ex Renton) – half backs: Alex  McCallum, John Crawford (both ex Renton) and Thomas Cairney (ex St Mirren) – forwards: James Stewart (ex Ashfield),William Speedie (ex Renton), Peter McMillan, Alex McMurray (ex Motherwell) and William Colquhoun (ex Dumbarton Harp).


1905–06 Dundee F.C. season
The 1905–06 season was the thirteenth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would lose to Celtic in the first round.


1905–06 Ethnikos G.S. Athens season
1905-06 was Ethnikos' first season of organised football, competing in the very first Panhellenic Championship, in which the club came first.


1905–06 Ethnikos G.S. Athens season, Squad
Appearances and goals include the Panhellenic Championship, Olympic Games and friendly matches, of which statistics are known.


1905–06 FA Cup
The FA Cup 1905–06 was the 35th staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Everton won the competition for the first time, beating Newcastle United 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace.


1905–06 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1905–06 FA Cup
The Crystal Palace versus Chelsea tie in the third qualifying round led to the Football Association changing the rules. The tie was scheduled to be played on 18 November 1905, and Chelsea were also obliged to play a Football League game against Burnley F.C.. Chelsea were chasing promotion from the Second Division, and so they fielded a full strength side in the league and sent a reserve team to Palace. Palace won the fixture 7-1 in front of a crowd of 3,000. As a result of the outcry, the Football Association amended their rules such that teams must always field their strongest side in the FA Cup.


1905–06 FA Cup, Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.


1905–06 FA Cup, First round proper
29 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 24 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Of the League sides not given byes to this round, Chelsea, Hull City, Leeds City and Clapton Orient were entered at the First Qualifying Round. Chelsea and Leeds City went out in the Third Qualifying Round (to Crystal Palace and Hull City respectively), while the other two teams qualified. Barnsley, Bradford City, Burslem Port Vale, Burton United, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop and Stockport County were put into the Fourth Qualifying Round, with only Glossop going out, to Brighton & Hove Albion. Sixteen non-league clubs joined the eight League sides in winning through to the First Round Proper.


1905–06 FA Cup, First round proper
To replace the missing League teams, eleven Southern League sides were given byes to the First Round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were:


1905–06 FA Cup, First round proper
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 January 1906. Six matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which one went to a second replay the following week.


1905–06 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The sixteen second round matches were played on Saturday, 3 February 1906. Six matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. One of these, the Brighton & Hove Albion – Middlesbrough match, went to a second replay the following week.


1905–06 FA Cup, Third round proper
The eight third-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 February 1906. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture.


1905–06 FA Cup, Fourth Round Proper
The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 March 1906. The Newcastle United – Birmingham game was drawn, and replayed on 14 March.


1905–06 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 31 March 1906. Everton and Newcastle United won to meet in the final.