Season 1903-04
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1904 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
|---|
| D 1 | Manchester City |
1 |
0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 2 | The Crystal Palace, London | 61,374 | |
| | Meredith | | | | | | | |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1904 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | Molineux, Wolverhampton | 20,187 | |
| | Taylor | | | | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | The Wednesday | D 1 | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 53,000 | |
| | Meredith, Gillespie, Turnbull | | | | | | | |
Final Table for Season 1903-04
| First Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | First Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 0 | The Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 1.714 | 47 | SF |
| 2 |
D 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 1.578 | 44 | Win |
| 3 | 9 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 1.844 | 43 | Rd 1 |
| 4 | 10 | Newcastle United | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 1.289 | 42 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | -3 | Aston Villa | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 1.458 | 41 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | -3 | Sunderland | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.286 | 39 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | -3 | Sheffield United | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 1.088 | 38 |
Rd 3 |
| 8 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 0.667 | 36 | Rd 2 |
| 9 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 1.000 | 31 | Rd 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 0.979 | 30 |
Rd 3 |
| 11 |
D 2 | Small Heath | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 0.750 | 30 | Qf Rd |
| 12 | -4 | Bury | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 0.755 | 29 | Rd 2 |
| 13 | 2 | Notts County | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 0.607 | 29 | Rd 1 |
| 14 | -5 | Derby County | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 0.967 | 28 | SF |
| 15 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 0.800 | 28 |
Rd 3 |
| 16 | -10 | Stoke | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 0.947 | 27 | Rd 1 |
| 17 | -12 | Liverpool | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 0.790 | 26 | Rd 1 |
| 18 | -11 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 0.600 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| Second Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Second Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 6 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2.583 | 50 | Rd 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 4.136 | 49 | Rd 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Manchester United | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 1.970 | 48 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol City | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 1.780 | 42 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | 13 | Burnley | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 0.909 | 39 | Q IR |
| 6 |
D 1 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 1.020 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 7 |
D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 1.439 | 34 |
Final |
| 8 | 0 | Barnsley | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 0.667 | 32 | Q4 |
| 9 | 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 0.883 | 31 | Q IR |
| 10 |
NRU | Bradford City | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 0.763 | 31 | Q4 |
| 11 | -5 | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 0.822 | 30 | Q5 |
| 12 | -2 | Lincoln City | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 0.707 | 30 | Q3 |
| 13 | -4 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 1.038 | 29 | Rd 1 |
| 14 | -1 | Burton United | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 0.738 | 29 | Q IR |
| 15 | -1 | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 0.597 | 27 | Q4 |
| 16 | 1 | Stockport County | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 0.556 | 27 | Q4 |
| 17 | -6 | Glossop | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 0.891 | 26 | Q2 |
| 18 | -3 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 0.512 | 22 | Q5 |
| Southern League Division 1 | | Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Southern League Div 1 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 0 | Southampton | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 2.5 | 50 | Rd 2 |
| 2 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1.459 | 43 |
Rd 3 |
| 3 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 1.5 | 42 | Q IR |
| 4 | -1 | Portsmouth | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 1.079 | 42 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 1.432 | 41 | Q3 |
| 6 | -4 | Reading | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1.429 | 41 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | 0 | Millwall | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1.524 | 40 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | 3 | Luton Town | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1.152 | 40 | Q5 |
| 9 |
WL | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 1.294 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 10 | 2 | Swindon Town | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 0.714 | 31 | Q5 |
| 11 | SL 2 | Fulham | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 0.971 | 30 | Rd 1 |
| 12 | -2 | West Ham United | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 0.886 | 27 | Q IR |
| 13 | 3 | Brentford | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 0.708 | 27 | Q IR |
| 14 | 0 | Wellingborough | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 0.698 | 27 | Q4 |
| 15 | -7 | Northampton Town | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 0.6 | 27 | Q3 |
| 16 | -10 | New Brompton | 34 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 0.605 | 25 | Q IR |
| 17 | SL 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 0.652 | 24 | Q3 |
| 18 | -5 | Kettering | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 0.5 | 19 | Q3 |
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| 1904 Election to the Second Division of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 2 | Leicester Fosse | 5,176 | Q5 | 33 | Re-Elected |
| D 2 | Glossop | 2,371 | Q2 | 27 | Re-Elected |
| ML | Doncaster Rovers | | Q4 | 21 | Elected |
| D 2 | Stockport County | 3,912 | Q4 | 11 | Not Re-elected |
| Bir | Crewe Alexandra | | Q3 | 10 | Failed |
