First Division 1903/04
Sheffield Wednesday won the 1903/04 First Division with 47 points, 3 points ahead of Manchester City. Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion were relegated. The season's 306 matches produced 939 goals, 3.07 a game.
Sheffield Wed
Champions
939
Goals
3.07
Goals a game
54%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 47 |
| 2 |  Manchester CityMan City | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 44 |
| 3 |  EvertonEverton | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 43 |
| 4 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 42 |
| 5 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 41 |
| 6 |  SunderlandSunderland | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 39 |
| 7 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 38 |
| 8 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | -22 | 36 |
| 9 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 30 |
| 12 |  BuryBury | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 29 |
| 13 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 29 |
| 14 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 |  Stoke CityStoke | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 27 |
| 17 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 26 |
| 18 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 24 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1903/04 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 30 Apr 1904
1
Sheffield Wed
47
2
Man City
44
3
Everton
43
4
Newcastle
42
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1903/04 · Sat 30 Apr 1904
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The 1903/04 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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3–4
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First-ever results
One result in 1903/04 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1903/04 compares
At 3.07 goals a game, 1903/04 was the 45th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 54% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 23% away wins.