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1904–05 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

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Woolwich Arsenal
1904–05 season
ChairmanGeorge Leavey
ManagerPhil Kelso
StadiumManor Ground
First Division10th
FA CupFirst Round

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (including one unbeaten title), a record 14 FA Cups, two League Cups, 16 FA Community Shields, the League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners' Cup, and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

The 1904-05 season was Arsenal (under the name Woolwich Arsenal)'s first season in the top flight of English football; this marked the first appearance of a team from southern England.

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
3 September 1904 Newcastle United A 0–3
10 September 1904 Preston North End H 0–0
17 September 1904 Middlesbrough A 0–1
24 September 1904 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0
1 October 1904 Bury A 1–1
8 October 1904 Aston Villa H 1–0
15 October 1904 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1
22 October 1904 Nottingham Forest H 0–3
29 October 1904 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–0
5 November 1904 Sunderland H 0–0
12 November 1904 Stoke H 2–1
19 November 1904 Derby County A 0–0
3 December 1904 Small Heath A 1–2
10 December 1904 Manchester City H 1–0
17 December 1904 Notts County A 5–1
24 December 1904 Sheffield United H 1–0
26 December 1904 Aston Villa A 1–3
27 December 1904 Nottingham Forest A 3–0
28 December 1904 Sheffield United A 0–4
31 December 1904 Newcastle United H 0–2
7 January 1905 Preston North End A 0–3
14 January 1905 Middlesbrough H 1–1
21 January 1905 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4
28 January 1905 Bury H 2–1
11 February 1905 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0
25 February 1905 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0
4 March 1905 Sunderland A 1–1
11 March 1905 Stoke City A 0–2
18 March 1905 Derby County H 0–0
1 April 1905 Small Heath H 1–1
5 April 1905 Everton A 0–1
8 April 1905 Manchester City A 0–1
15 April 1905 Notts County H 1–2
22 April 1905 Everton H 2–1

Final League table

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


FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 4 February 1905 Bristol City H 0–0
R1 R 8 February 1905 Bristol City A 0–1

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1904-1905 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.