Season | 1903β04 |
---|---|
Champions | The Wednesday |
Relegated | Stockport County |
New Club in League | Bradford City |
β 1902β03 1904β05 β |
The 1903β04 season was theββ16th season of The Football League.
Final league tablesβ»
Beginning in the 1894β95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated accordingββto 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 1976β77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (upββto the 1893β94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894β95 season and until the 1920β21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
First Divisionβ»
Season | 1903β04 |
---|---|
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 6β0 Manchester City (24 October 1903) Sunderland 6β0 Bury (23 January 1904) |
Biggest away win | Nottingham Forest 3β7 Aston Villa (19 December 1903) Nottingham Forest 0β4 Everton (27 February 1904) |
Highest scoring | Nottingham Forest 3β7 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 2β1 The Wednesday (26 December 1903) Everton 5β2 Liverpool (1 April 1904) |
Lowest attendance | 1,500 Nottingham Forest 4β2 Stoke (25 November 1903) |
Average attendance | 12,899 |
β 1902β03 1904β05 β |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Resultsβ»
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 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 0β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β5 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | |
Bury | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | |
Derby County | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β6 | 0β1 | 3β5 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 7β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β1 | |
Everton | 1β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 0β1 | 5β2 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | |
Liverpool | 1β1 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | |
Manchester City | 1β0 | 1β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 6β3 | 4β1 | |
Middlesbrough | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | |
Newcastle United | 1β1 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 0β1 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β0 | 3β0 | |
Nottingham Forest | 3β7 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 4β2 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 5β0 | |
Notts County | 0β0 | 4β2 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 4β2 | 0β3 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 2β3 | 0β2 | |
Sheffield United | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 5β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 7β2 | |
Small Heath | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 3β0 | |
Stoke | 2β0 | 6β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 5β2 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 3β4 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 5β1 | |
Sunderland | 6β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | |
The Wednesday | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 4β0 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β6 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 1β0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Mapsβ»
Second Divisionβ»
Season | 1903β04 |
---|---|
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 |
Biggest home win | Woolwich Arsenal β Burton United 8β0 (19 Sept 1903) Woolwich Arsenal β Leicester Fosse 8β0 (26 Oct 1903) |
Biggest away win | Blackpool β Burnley 0β5 (13 Feb 1904) Glossop β Manchester United 0β5 (19 Sept 1903) |
Highest scoring | Woolwich Arsenal β Burton United 8β0 (19 Sept 1903) Woolwich Arsenal β Leicester Fosse 8β0 (26 Oct 1903) Glossop β Burnley 6β2 (21 Nov 1903) Burslem Port Vale β Leicester Fosse 6β2 (27 Feb 1904) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Woolwich Arsenal (5 Sep 1903 β 26 Oct 1903) |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Preston North End (5 Sep 1903 β 5 Dec 1903) |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Burnley (29 Feb 1904 β 26 Mar 1904) |
β 1902β03 1904β05 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion/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 | 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 | 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 |
Notes:
- ^ New club in the league
- ^ Upon failing to be, "re-elected to the Football League," Stockport County joined The Combination. Doncaster Rovers took their place for the following season.
Resultsβ»
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 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 2β1 | |
Blackpool | 0β2 | 1β4 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 0β5 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 4β1 | 2β2 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 5β1 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 5β0 | 0β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 2β1 | |
Bradford City | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β6 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β3 | |
Bristol City | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 6β0 | 0β4 | |
Burnley | 2β2 | 1β4 | 0β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | |
Burslem Port Vale | 3β0 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 6β2 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | |
Burton United | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 5β2 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 7β0 | 3β1 | |
Chesterfield | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 6β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 4β1 | 1β0 | |
Gainsborough Trinity | 4β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 4β2 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | |
Glossop | 7β0 | 0β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 6β2 | 4β1 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 5β0 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | |
Grimsby Town | 5β1 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | |
Leicester Fosse | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 1β4 | 3β0 | 0β0 | |
Lincoln City | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2β6 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 6β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | |
Manchester United | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β0 | |
Preston North End | 1β1 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 4β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | |
Stockport County | 2β2 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 0β3 | 1β5 | 0β0 | |
Woolwich Arsenal | 3β0 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 8β0 | 6β0 | 6β0 | 2β1 | 5β1 | 8β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 5β2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Mapsβ»
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "1903β04 Football League". fchd.info. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888β89 to 1978β79. Macdonald and "Jane's," London & Sydney, 1980.