1904–05 in English football

34th season of competitive football in England

Football in EnglandSeason| 1904–05

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Men's football
First Division| Newcastle United
Second Division| Liverpool
Southern League| Bristol Rovers
FA Cup| Aston Villa
Charity Shield| Corinthian
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The 1904–05 season was the 34th season of competitive football in England.

## Overview

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Newcastle United could have won the First Division and FA Cup double, but lost in the FA Cup final 2-0 against Aston Villa.

## Events

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Stockport County were replaced by Doncaster Rovers in the Second Division.[citation needed]

At the end of the 1904–05 season, the First Division was expanded to include 20 teams; Bury and Notts County were elected back into the First Division from the Second Division.[1]

Manchester City, the previous season's FA Cup winners, were discovered to have been paying their players up to £6 or £7 per week instead of the legal maximum of £4 per week. The club's influential winger Billy Meredith was accused of bribing Aston Villa player Alex Leake and was faced with an 18-month ban from The Football Association, who further rebuked the club by dismissing five of its directors and banning a total of 17 players from ever playing for the club again.[2]

## Honours

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Competition | Winner

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First Division | Newcastle United (1)
Second Division | Liverpool
FA Cup | Aston Villa (4)
Home Championship |  England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## League tables

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### First Division

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Main article: 1904–05 Football League § First Division

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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
18  | Notts County | 34  | 5  | 8  | 21  | 36  | 69  | 0.522  | 18

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

### Second Division

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Main article: 1904–05 Football League § Second Division

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1  | Liverpool (C, P) | 34  | 27  | 4  | 3  | 93  | 25  | 3.720  | 58  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 34  | 27  | 2  | 5  | 87  | 32  | 2.719  | 56
3  | Manchester United | 34  | 24  | 5  | 5  | 81  | 30  | 2.700  | 53  |
4  | Bristol City | 34  | 19  | 4  | 11  | 66  | 45  | 1.467  | 42
5  | Chesterfield Town | 34  | 14  | 11  | 9  | 44  | 35  | 1.257  | 39
6  | Gainsborough Trinity | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 61  | 58  | 1.052  | 36
7  | Barnsley | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 38  | 56  | 0.679  | 33
8  | Bradford City | 34  | 12  | 8  | 14  | 45  | 49  | 0.918  | 32
9  | Lincoln City | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 42  | 40  | 1.050  | 31
10  | West Bromwich Albion | 34  | 13  | 4  | 17  | 56  | 48  | 1.167  | 30
11  | Burnley | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 43  | 52  | 0.827  | 30
12  | Glossop | 34  | 10  | 10  | 14  | 37  | 46  | 0.804  | 30
13  | Grimsby Town | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 33  | 46  | 0.717  | 30
14  | Leicester Fosse | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 40  | 55  | 0.727  | 29
15  | Blackpool | 34  | 9  | 10  | 15  | 36  | 48  | 0.750  | 28
16  | Burslem Port Vale | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 47  | 72  | 0.653  | 27  | Re-elected
17  | Burton United | 34  | 8  | 4  | 22  | 30  | 84  | 0.357  | 20
18  | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 34  | 3  | 2  | 29  | 23  | 81  | 0.284  | 8  | Failed re-election and demoted

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## References

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1. ^ Andy Kelly (4 August 2016). "Arsenal's 1919 Election – Tottenham's Final Argument Mythbusted". thearsenalhistory.com.
2. ^ D'Manc (24 February 2011). "Legends: Billy Meredith player profile". stretford-end.co.

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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.

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1904–05 in English football

« 1903–04

1905–06 »

FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* Charity Shield

Football and Southern Leagues|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division)
* Southern League

Lower leagues|

* Northern League
* The Combination
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

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

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bradford City
* Bristol City
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Burslem Port Vale
* Burton United
* Chesterfield
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gainsborough Trinity
* Glossop
* Grimsby Town
* Leicester Fosse
* Lincoln City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* West Bromwich Albion

Southern League|

* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Fulham
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* New Brompton
* Northampton Town
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southampton
* Swindon Town
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* Wellingborough
* West Ham United

Other|

* Hull City

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points