1903–04_Football_League
1903–04 Football League
16th season of the Football League
The 1903–04 season was the 16th season of The Football League.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1903–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The Wednesday |
| Relegated | Stockport County |
| New Club in League | Bradford City |
← 1902–03 1904–05 → | |
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Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1903–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | The Wednesday 2nd English title |
| Relegated | Liverpool West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 939 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Bloomer (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough 6–0 Manchester City (24 October 1903) Sunderland 6–0 Bury (23 January 1904) |
| Biggest away win | Nottingham Forest 3–7 Aston Villa (19 December 1903) Nottingham Forest 0–4 Everton (27 February 1904) |
| Highest scoring | Nottingham Forest 3–7 Aston Villa (19 December 1903) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Sheffield United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Manchester City Sheffield United |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Liverpool |
| Highest attendance | 40,000 Aston Villa 2–1 The Wednesday (26 December 1903) Everton 5–2 Liverpool (1 April 1904) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,500 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Stoke (25 November 1903) |
| Average attendance | 12,899 |
← 1902–03 1904–05 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wednesday (C) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 1.714 | 47 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 45 | 1.578 | 44 | |
| 3 | Everton | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 32 | 1.844 | 43 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 1.289 | 42 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 48 | 1.458 | 41 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 39 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 38 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | 36 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 31 | |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 30 | |
| 11 | Small Heath | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 0.750 | 30 | |
| 12 | Bury | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 0.755 | 29 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 0.607 | 29 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 28 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 28 | |
| 16 | Stoke | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 0.947 | 27 | |
| 17 | Liverpool (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 0.600 | 24 |
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
More information Home \ Away, AST ...
| Home \ Away | AST | BLB | BRY | DER | EVE | LIV | MCI | MID | NEW | NOT | NTC | SHU | SMH | STK | SUN | WED | WBA | WOL |
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| Aston Villa | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Derby County | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Everton | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 4–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–7 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Notts County | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 7–2 | |
| Small Heath | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Stoke | 2–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | |
| Sunderland | 6–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| The Wednesday | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
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Locations of the Football League First Division teams
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1903–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Preston North End (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | Stockport County |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 942 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Percy Smith (Preston North End), 26[1] |
| Biggest home win | Woolwich Arsenal – Burton United 8–0 (19 Sept 1903) Woolwich Arsenal – Leicester Fosse 8–0 (26 Oct 1903) |
| Biggest away win | Blackpool – Burnley 0–5 (13 Feb 1904) Glossop – Manchester United 0–5 (19 Sept 1903) |
| Highest scoring | Woolwich Arsenal – Burton United 8–0 (19 Sept 1903) Woolwich Arsenal – Leicester Fosse 8–0 (26 Oct 1903) Glossop – Burnley 6–2 (21 Nov 1903) Burslem Port Vale – Leicester Fosse 6–2 (27 Feb 1904) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Woolwich Arsenal (5 Sep 1903 – 26 Oct 1903) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Preston North End (5 Sep 1903 – 5 Dec 1903) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Burnley (29 Feb 1904 – 26 Mar 1904) |
← 1902–03 1904–05 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2.583 | 50 | Division Champions |
| 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 4.136 | 49 | Promoted |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 1.970 | 48 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 1.780 | 42 | |
| 5 | Burnley | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 0.909 | 39 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 1.020 | 36 | |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 1.439 | 34 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 0.667 | 32 | |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 0.883 | 31 | |
| 10 | Bradford City[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 0.763 | 31 | |
| 11 | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 0.822 | 30 | |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 0.707 | 30 | |
| 13 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 1.038 | 29 | |
| 14 | Burton United | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 0.738 | 29 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 0.597 | 27 | |
| 16 | Stockport County[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 0.556 | 27 | Failed re-election |
| 17 | Glossop | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 0.891 | 26 | Re-elected |
| 18 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 0.512 | 22 |
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Source: [2]
Notes:
Notes:
- Upon failing to be re-elected to the Football League, Stockport County joined The Combination. Doncaster Rovers took their place for the following season.
Results
More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BOL | BRA | BRI | BRN | BPV | BRT | CHF | GAI | GLP | GRI | LEI | LIN | MUN | PNE | STP | WOO |
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| Barnsley | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Blackpool | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford City | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–4 | |
| Burnley | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Burslem Port Vale | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Burton United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Glossop | 7–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | |
| Grimsby Town | 5–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Manchester United | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Stockport County | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 8–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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- "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- "1903–04 Football League". fchd.info. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.