1904–05 in English football
Season | 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 | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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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 | Relegation to the Second Division |
18 | Notts County | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 0.522 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 25 | 3.720 | 58 | Division Champions |
2 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 32 | 2.719 | 56 | Promoted |
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[a] | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 84 | 0.357 | 20 | |
18 | Doncaster Rovers[b] | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 81 | 0.284 | 8 | Failed re-election |
Notes:
References
[edit]- ^ Andy Kelly (4 August 2016). "Arsenal's 1919 Election – Tottenham's Final Argument Mythbusted". thearsenalhistory.com.
- ^ D'Manc (24 February 2011). "Legends: Billy Meredith player profile". stretford-end.co.