SEASON: 1903-04
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Hallam
- FA Cup:
- 2nd Round (Blackburn Rovers (A) 1-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Grenville Morris (15 goals)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1903-04
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | The Wednesday | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 1.71429 | 47 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
2 | Manchester City | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 1.57778 | 44 | 0-3 | 0-0 | ||
3 | Everton | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 1.84375 | 43 | 0-4 | 2-0 | ||
4 | Newcastle United | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 1.28889 | 42 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 1.45833 | 41 | 3-7 | 1-3 | ||
6 | Sunderland | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 1.28571 | 39 | 3-0 | 1-3 | ||
7 | Sheffield United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 1.08772 | 38 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 43 | .66667 | 36 | 5-0 | 2-3 | ||
9 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 1.00000 | 31 | ||||
10 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 30 | .97872 | 30 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
11 | Small Heath | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | .75000 | 30 | 0-1 | 3-3 | ||
12 | Bury | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 33 | .75472 | 29 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
13 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 35 | .60656 | 29 | 0-1 | 3-1 | ||
14 | Derby County | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 27 | .96667 | 28 | 5-1 | 6-2 | ||
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 37 | .80000 | 28 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
16 | Stoke City | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 31 | .94737 | 27 | 4-2 | 3-2 | ||
17 | Liverpool | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 42 | .79032 | 26 | Relegated | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
18 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 41 | .60000 | 24 | Relegated | 2-0 | 1-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 37
- Competitive Goals:
- 62
- Goals per game:
- 1.7
- League Games:
- 34
- League Points:
- 31 out of 68 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 45.6%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 12 times | 6 times | 6 times | 1 time | 3 times | Conceded | 13 times | 7 times | 8 times | 1 time | 1 time | Won By | 3 times | 5 times | 1 time | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 6 times | 6 times | 1 time | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 15,000 (Sheffield United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 2,500 (West Bromwich Albion)
- Average League Attendance:
- 8,911
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 13,000 (West Bromwich Albion)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 13,000 (West Bromwich Albion)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 7
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Hallam
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Harry Hallam
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Feb 10, 1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | A | 1-1 | 10,000 | Shearman (?) | |
Sat Feb 13, 1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | H | 3-1 | 13,000 | Shearman (?), Morris (?), Spouncer (?) |
Sat Feb 20, 1904 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | A | 1-3 | 11,900 | Morris (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Sep 14, 1903 | Blackpool | England | A | 2-1 | - | Sugden (?, 1') |
Wed Sep 16, 1903 | Swindon Town | England | A | 3-2 | 2,000 | Sugden (?), Iremonger (? pen), Morris (?) |
Thu Mar 17, 1904 | Shepherd's Bush | England | A | 2-0 | 5,000 | Sugden (?), Shearman (?) |
Sat Mar 19, 1904 | Bradford City | England | A | 1-1 | 5,000 | Shearman (?) |
Thu Mar 24, 1904 | Barrow | England | A | 0-0 | - | |
Sat Mar 26, 1904 | Belfast Distillery | Northern Ireland | A | 4-0 | 3,000 | Spouncer (?, ?), Shearman (?, ?) |
Tue Apr 05, 1904 | Darlington | England | A | 3-1 | 3,000 | Spouncer (?, ?), Sugden (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (9) - £25 | Out (4) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Albert Jones | Bought | Harold Comery | Sold | Billy Shearman | Bought | Harold Griffiths | Sold | Bob Innes | Bought | John Calvey | Retired | Harold Comery | Bought | Oct 1904 | Ernest Wright | Sold | Harold Griffiths | Bought | Thomas Jones | Bought | Tom Davies | Bought | Dec 1903 | Ernest Wright | Bought | Feb 1904 | Walter Anthony | Bought | £25 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Harry Linacre | England | 23 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Albert Jones | Wales | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
D | Bob Innes | Scotland | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
D | Charles Craig | Scotland | 29 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Fred Warren | England | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
D | James Iremonger | England | 27 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
D | John Barnsdale | England | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Billy Shearman | England | 24 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | ||||||||
M | Bob Norris | England | 28 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
M | Ernest Wright | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
M | Frank Forman | England | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | John Crawford | Scotland | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
M | Sid Sugden | England | 22 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||
M | Tom Davies | England | 21 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Walter Dudley | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||||
F | Alf Spouncer | England | 26 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||
F | Alf Turner | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
F | George Henderson | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Grenville Morris | Wales | 26 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||
F | Harold Comery | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
F | Harold Griffiths | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | John Calvey | England | 28 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Sam Timmins | England | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Thomas Jones | Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Walter Anthony | England | 23 | 1 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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15 | Grenville Morris | 27 |
14 | Billy Shearman | 27 |
13 | Sid Sugden | 28 |
10 | Alf Spouncer | 36 |
2 | Charles Craig | 34 |
2 | John Calvey | 13 |
1 | Frank Forman | 3 |
1 | Fred Warren | 19 |
1 | George Henderson | 15 |
1 | Harold Griffiths | 8 |
1 | Sam Timmins | 30 |
1 | Tom Davies | 28 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Derby County | Sat Nov 14, 1903 | Away | 6-2 | Sat Mar 12, 1904 | Home | 5-1 | |
Stoke City | Wed Nov 25, 1903 | Home | 4-2 | Sat Mar 05, 1904 | Away | 3-2 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Aston Villa | Sat Dec 19, 1903 | Home | 3-7 | Sat Apr 16, 1904 | Away | 1-3 | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Sep 19, 1903 | Home | 0-1 | Fri Jan 01, 1904 | Away | 1-3 | |
The Wednesday | Sat Oct 03, 1903 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Jan 30, 1904 | Home | 0-1 |