1903–04 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

Woolwich Arsenal
1903–04 season
Manager	Harry Bradshaw
Stadium	Manor Ground
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Second Round
	← 1902–03 1904–05 →

Last updated March 15, 2024

In the 1903-04 season, the Woolwich Arsenal F.C. played 34 games, won 21, draw 7 and lost 6. The team finished 2nd in the league and was promoted to the First Division.

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
5 September 1903	Blackpool	H	3–0
12 September 1903	Gainsborough Trinity	A	2–0
19 September 1903	Burton United	H	8–0
26 September 1903	Bristol City	A	4–0
3 October 1903	Manchester United	H	4–0
10 October 1903	Glossop	A	3–1
24 October 1903	Burslem Port Vale	A	3–2
26 October 1903	Leicester Fosse	H	8–0
31 October 1903	Barnsley	A	1–2
7 November 1903	Lincoln City	H	4–0
21 November 1903	Chesterfield Town	H	6–0
28 November 1903	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2
19 December 1903	Grimsby Town	H	5–1
25 December 1903	Bradford City	H	4–1
26 December 1903	Leicester Fosse	A	0–0
1 January 1904	Stockport County	A	0–0
2 January 1904	Blackpool	A	2–2
9 January 1904	Gainsborough Trinity	H	6–0
16 January 1904	Burton United	A	1–3
30 January 1904	Manchester United	A	0–1
27 February 1904	Barnsley	H	3–0
29 February 1904	Burnley	H	4–0
5 March 1904	Lincoln City	A	2–0
12 March 1904	Stockport County	H	5–2
14 March 1904	Bristol City	H	2–0
19 March 1904	Chesterfield Town	A	0–1
26 March 1904	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0
1 April 1904	Preston North End	A	0–0
2 April 1904	Burnley	A	0–1
4 April 1904	Glossop	H	2–1
9 April 1904	Preston North End	H	0–0
16 April 1904	Grimsby Town	A	2–2
19 April 1904	Bradford City	A	3–0
25 April 1904	Burslem Port Vale	H	0–0

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Preston North End	34	20	10	4	62	24	2.583	50	Division Champions
2	Woolwich Arsenal	34	21	7	6	91	22	4.136	49	Promoted
3	Manchester United	34	20	8	6	65	33	1.970	48
4	Bristol City	34	18	6	10	73	41	1.780	42
5	Burnley	34	15	9	10	50	55	0.909	39

Source: ^[2]

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
Intermediate Round	12 December 1903	Bristol Rovers	A	1–1
Intermediate Round R	16 December 1903	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0
Round 1	6 February 1904	Fulham	H	1–0
Round 2	20 February 1904	Manchester City	H	0–2

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References

↑ "Arsenal results for the 1903-1904 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "1903–04 Football League". fchd.info. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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[1] "Arsenal results for the 1903-1904 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] "1903–04 Football League". fchd.info. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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