1903–04 Football League

16th season of the Football League April 2023 July 2013 The Football League 1903–04 The Wednesday Stockport County New Club in League Bradford City 1902–03 1904–05 The 1903–04 season was the 16th season of The Football League. Final league tables 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. First Division First Division 1903–04 The Wednesday2nd English title LiverpoolWest Bromwich Albion Steve Bloomer(20 goals) Middlesbrough 6–0 Manchester City(24 October 1903)Sunderland 6–0 Bury(23 January 1904) Nottingham Forest 3–7 Aston Villa(19 December 1903)Nottingham Forest 0–4 Everton(27 February 1904) Nottingham Forest 3–7 Aston Villa(19 December 1903) 306 939 8 matchesSheffield United 8 matchesManchester CitySheffield United 5 matchesLiverpool 40,000Aston Villa 2–1 The Wednesday(26 December 1903)Everton 5–2 Liverpool(1 April 1904) 1,500Nottingham Forest 4–2 Stoke(25 November 1903) 12,899 1902–03 1904–05 main WDL First Division World Football THW, MCI, EVE, NEW, AVL, SUN, SHU, WOL, NFO, MID, SMH, BRY, NTC, DER, BLA, STK, LIV, WBA 1st REL REL complete 17 7 10 70 48 11 6 17 48 60 7 15 12 40 53 9 10 15 58 60 19 5 10 59 32 9 8 17 49 62 19 6 9 71 45 9 12 13 46 47 18 6 10 58 45 11 9 14 57 57 12 5 17 37 61 15 8 11 62 57 11 8 15 39 52 10 7 17 54 57 17 5 12 63 49 20 7 7 48 28 7 10 17 36 60 14 8 12 44 66 C R R Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bury Derby County Everton Liverpool Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Sheffield United Small Heath Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey AST BLB BRY DER EVE LIV MCI MID NEW NOT NTC SHU SMH STK SUN WED WBA WOL 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 Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 52.49 -1.88 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.48 -2.97 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.22 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.942 -1.137 right England 52.56 -1.82 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.914 -1.388 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 52.509 -1.964 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bury Derby County Everton Liverpool Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle Nottingham Forest Notts County Sheffield United Small Heath (Birmingham) Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday (Sheffield) West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Football LeagueSecond Division 1903–04 Preston North End (1st title) Percy Smith (Preston North End), 26https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-10-31 Failed re-election Stockport County Woolwich Arsenal – Burton United 8–0 (19 Sept 1903)Woolwich Arsenal – Leicester Fosse 8–0 (26 Oct 1903) Blackpool – Burnley 0–5 (13 Feb 1904)Glossop – Manchester United 0–5 (19 Sept 1903) 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) 306 942 8 matchesWoolwich Arsenal (5 Sep 1903 – 26 Oct 1903) 13 matchesPreston North End (5 Sep 1903 – 5 Dec 1903) 5 matchesBurnley (29 Feb 1904 – 26 Mar 1904) 1902–03 1904–05 main WDL Second Division PR 5 y 2 PNE Preston North End ARS Woolwich Arsenal MU Manchester United BRI Bristol City BRN Burnley GRI Grimsby Town BOL Bolton Wanderers BAR Barnsley GAI Gainsborough Trinity BRA Bradford City CHF Chesterfield Town LIN Lincoln City BPV Burslem Port Vale BRT Burton United BLP Blackpool STP Stockport County GLP Glossop LEI Leicester Fosse 20 10 4 62 24 21 7 6 91 22 20 8 6 65 33 18 6 10 73 41 15 9 10 50 55 14 8 12 50 49 12 10 12 59 41 11 10 13 38 57 14 3 17 53 60 12 7 15 45 59 11 8 15 37 45 11 8 15 41 58 10 9 15 54 52 11 7 16 45 61 11 5 18 40 67 8 11 15 40 72 10 6 18 57 64 6 10 18 42 82 CP P R green1 Promotion to the First Division P P red1 Failed re-election and demoted FAIL red2 Re-elected REE REE complete 1903–04 Football League https://www.fchd.info/lghist/fl1904.htm fchd.info 24 November 2020 Results main FBR grey BAR BLP BOL BRA BRI BRN BPV BRT CHF GAI GLP GRI LEI LIN MUN PNE STP WOO 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.8 -1.75 right England 51.45 -2.58 right England 53.04 -2.19 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 52.80 -1.68 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.40 -0.77 right England 53.44 -1.95 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 51.50 0.068 right Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol City Burnley Burslem Port Vale Burton United Chesterfield Gainsborough Trinity Glossop Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Manchester United Preston North End Stockport County Woolwich Arsenal Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1904.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 18 July 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Aston Villa FC 20,035 2 Manchester City FC 19,870 3 Everton FC 17,845 4 Newcastle United FC 17,565 5 Sheffield United FC 15,790 6 Liverpool FC 15,725 7 Middlesbrough FC 14,335 8 Sunderland AFC 13,670 9 The Wednesday 12,595 10 West Bromwich Albion FC 12,340 11 Birmingham City FC 10,765 12 Notts County FC 9,910 13 Derby County FC 9,650 14 Blackburn Rovers FC 9,395 15 Nottingham Forest FC 8,910 16 Stoke City FC 8,610 17 Bury FC 7,790 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7,710 See also 1903–04 in English football 1903 in association football 1904 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1903–04 League