1904–05 Football League

17th season of the Football League

Football league season

The Football League
Season	1904–05
Champions	Newcastle United
Relegated	Doncaster Rovers
New Club in League	Doncaster Rovers
← 1903–04 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 season was the 17th season of The Football League. Woolwich Arsenal were the first club from southern England to feature in the top flight of English football since its inception in 1888–89.

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

Football league season

First Division
Season	1904–05
Champions	Newcastle United 1st English title
Matches played	306
Goals scored	904 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Arthur Brown (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Bury 7–1 Sheffield United (12 November 1904) Manchester City 6–0 Derby County (17 December 1904)
Biggest away win	Notts County 1–5 Woolwich Arsenal (17 December 1904) Notts County 1–5 Sheffield United (28 January 1905)
Highest scoring	The Wednesday 5–5 Everton (12 November 1904)
Longest winning run	8 matches Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches Everton
Longest losing run	5 matches Bury Derby County Notts County Stoke
Highest attendance	50,000 Aston Villa 2–1 Small Heath (29 October 1904)
Lowest attendance	2,000 The Wednesday 1–1 Derby County (3 April 1905) Stoke 1–0 Small Heath (29 April 1905)
Average attendance	13,404
← 1903–04 1905–06 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Newcastle United (C)	34	23	2	9	72	33	2.182	48
2	Everton	34	21	5	8	63	36	1.750	47
3	Manchester City	34	20	6	8	66	37	1.784	46
4	Aston Villa	34	19	4	11	63	43	1.465	42
5	Sunderland	34	16	8	10	60	44	1.364	40
6	Sheffield United	34	19	2	13	64	56	1.143	40
7	Small Heath	34	17	5	12	54	38	1.421	39
8	Preston North End	34	13	10	11	42	37	1.135	36
9	The Wednesday	34	14	5	15	61	57	1.070	33
10	Woolwich Arsenal	34	12	9	13	36	40	0.900	33
11	Derby County	34	12	8	14	37	48	0.771	32
12	Stoke	34	13	4	17	40	58	0.690	30
13	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	5	18	40	51	0.784	27
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	11	4	19	47	73	0.644	26
15	Middlesbrough	34	9	8	17	36	56	0.643	26
16	Nottingham Forest	34	9	7	18	40	61	0.656	25
17	Bury	34	10	4	20	47	67	0.701	24	Relegation to the Second Division
18	Notts County	34	5	8	21	36	69	0.522	18	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	AST	BLB	BRY	DER	EVE	MCI	MID	NEW	NOT	NTC	PNE	SHU	SMH	STK	SUN	WED	WOL	WOO
Aston Villa		3–0	2–0	0–2	1–0	3–2	0–0	0–1	2–0	4–2	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–2	0–2	3–0	3–1
Blackburn Rovers	4–0		0–2	3–1	1–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	2–4	1–4	4–0	2–1	0–1	3–0	1–1
Bury	2–3	0–2		2–0	1–2	2–4	1–0	2–4	5–1	2–0	0–1	7–1	1–1	3–1	1–0	1–4	3–1	1–1
Derby County	0–2	1–1	3–2		1–2	0–1	4–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	3–1	2–3	3–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–0
Everton	3–2	1–0	2–0	0–0		0–0	1–0	2–1	5–1	5–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	4–1	0–1	5–2	2–1	1–0
Manchester City	2–1	2–1	3–2	6–0	2–0		3–2	3–2	1–1	2–1	6–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	5–2	1–1	5–1	1–0
Middlesbrough	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–0	0–1		0–3	0–0	2–5	1–1	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–0
Newcastle United	2–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	3–2	2–0	3–0		5–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	4–1	1–3	6–2	3–0	3–0
Nottingham Forest	1–1	5–2	5–1	0–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	1–3		2–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	0–1	2–3	2–1	2–2	0–3
Notts County	1–2	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–3	1–2		1–3	1–5	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–2	3–4	1–5
Preston North End	2–3	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–0	0–1	3–1		4–0	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–0	2–2	3–0
Sheffield United	0–3	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–0	0–3	0–1	1–3	4–0	2–1	1–0		2–1	5–2	1–0	4–2	4–2	4–0
Small Heath	0–3	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–0	2–0		0–1	1–1	2–1	4–1	2–1
Stoke	1–4	4–0	2–0	1–2	2–2	1–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–2	1–1	2–1	1–0		1–3	2–1	2–1	2–0
Sunderland	2–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–3	0–0	1–1	3–1	1–0	5–0	3–2	2–1	1–4	3–1		3–0	3–0	1–1
The Wednesday	3–2	1–2	4–0	1–1	5–5	2–1	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	3–0	1–1		4–0	0–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–3	0–3	5–3	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–0	4–2	0–1	1–3	1–0	1–0		4–1
Woolwich Arsenal	1–0	2–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	3–0	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Small Heath (Birmingham)

Stoke

Sunderland

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Woolwich Arsenal

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Football league season

Football League
Second Division
Season	1904–05
Champions	Liverpool (3rd title)
Failed re-election	Doncaster Rovers
Matches played	306
Goals scored	903 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Samuel Marsh (Bolton Wanderers), 27^[1]
Biggest home win	Liverpool – Burslem Port Vale 8–1 (8 Apr 1905) Barnsley – Burton United 7–0 (28 Jan 1905) Manchester United – Bradford City 7–0 (2 Jan 1905)
Biggest away win	Burton United – West Bromwich Albion 0–6 (21 Apr 1905)
Highest scoring	Liverpool – Burslem Port Vale 8–1 (8 Apr 1905)
Longest winning run	14 matches Manchester United (15 Oct 1904 – 3 Jan 1905)
Longest unbeaten run	18 matches Manchester United (24 Sep 1904 – 21 Jan 1905)
Longest losing run	9 matches Doncaster Rovers (14 Jan 1905 – 1 Apr 1905)
← 1903–04 1905–06 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Liverpool	34	14	3	0	60	12	13	1	3	33	13	3.720	58	Division Champions
2	Bolton Wanderers	34	15	0	2	53	16	12	2	3	34	16	2.719	56	Promoted
3	Manchester United	34	16	0	1	60	10	8	5	4	21	20	2.700	53
4	Bristol City	34	12	3	2	40	12	7	1	9	26	33	1.467	42
5	Chesterfield Town	34	9	6	2	26	11	5	5	7	18	24	1.257	39
6	Gainsborough Trinity	34	11	4	2	32	15	3	4	10	29	43	1.052	36
7	Barnsley	34	11	4	2	29	13	3	1	13	9	43	0.679	33
8	Bradford City	34	8	5	4	31	20	4	3	10	14	29	0.918	32
9	Lincoln City	34	9	4	4	31	16	3	3	11	11	24	1.050	31
10	West Bromwich Albion	34	8	2	7	28	20	5	2	10	28	28	1.167	30
11	Burnley	34	10	1	6	31	21	2	5	10	12	31	0.827	30
12	Glossop	34	7	5	5	23	14	3	5	9	14	32	0.804	30
13	Grimsby Town	34	9	3	5	22	14	2	5	10	11	32	0.717	30
14	Leicester Fosse	34	8	3	6	30	25	3	4	10	10	30	0.727	29
15	Blackpool	34	8	5	4	26	15	1	5	11	10	33	0.750	28
16	Burslem Port Vale	34	7	4	6	28	25	3	3	11	19	47	0.653	27	Re-elected
17	Burton United^[a]	34	7	2	8	20	29	1	2	14	10	55	0.357	20	Re-elected
18	Doncaster Rovers^[b]	34	3	2	12	12	32	0	0	17	11	49	0.284	8	Failed re-election

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Failed to be re-elected to the Football League. Elected in expansion of Second Division to 20 teams.
^ New club in the league.

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BLP	BOL	BRA	BRI	BRN	BPV	BRT	CHF	DON	GAI	GLP	GRI	LEI	LIN	LIV	MUN	WBA
Barnsley		2–1	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–0	7–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–0	1–1
Blackpool	6–0		0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	3–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–2	4–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–3	0–1	0–0
Bolton Wanderers	2–1	3–0		2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	7–1	4–3	2–0	5–1	4–0	4–1	0–1	4–1	2–0	2–4	2–1
Bradford City	1–2	3–1	2–1		2–3	4–1	2–1	3–1	0–1	4–1	3–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	1–1	3–1
Bristol City	3–0	2–0	3–4	1–0		0–0	4–2	5–0	2–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–0	3–0	2–0	0–1	1–1	2–1
Burnley	3–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	2–3		5–0	1–1	2–0	4–3	1–3	3–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–4
Burslem Port Vale	0–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–2	3–1		4–2	0–0	2–0	3–2	0–1	2–0	1–3	0–1	1–2	2–2	3–2
Burton United	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–0	3–1	2–3		0–3	1–0	1–3	2–2	1–0	0–3	2–1	2–1	2–3	0–6
Chesterfield	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–1	2–1	6–0		4–1	3–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–0
Doncaster Rovers	2–0	0–0	0–4	0–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2		1–5	2–1	0–2	3–0	0–2	1–4	0–1	0–1
Gainsborough Trinity	4–0	1–1	0–4	3–2	4–1	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–0		0–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	4–2
Glossop	5–0	0–0	1–2	3–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	2–0	3–1		2–0	0–0	3–2	0–2	1–2	2–1
Grimsby Town	0–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	4–0	1–0	0–3	1–0	3–1	2–1	0–0	3–0		2–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–3
Leicester Fosse	2–0	3–1	2–4	1–2	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	0–2	5–1		0–1	0–3	0–3	3–1
Lincoln City	2–0	1–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–3	3–1	0–0	3–0	4–1	3–0	0–0	5–1		0–2	3–0	0–2
Liverpool	2–1	5–0	1–1	4–1	3–1	3–0	8–1	2–0	6–1	1–0	6–1	2–2	5–0	4–0	1–1		4–0	3–2
Manchester United	4–0	3–1	1–2	7–0	4–1	1–0	6–1	5–0	3–0	6–0	3–1	4–1	2–1	4–1	2–0	3–1		2–0
West Bromwich Albion	4–1	4–2	0–1	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–1	4–0	0–2	6–1	4–3	1–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2

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.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

References

^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

External links

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

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First Division	Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bury Derby County Everton Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Small Heath Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers Woolwich Arsenal
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