1904–05 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

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Woolwich Arsenal
1904–05 season
Chairman George Leavey
Manager Phil Kelso
Stadium Manor Ground
First Division 10th
FA Cup First Round
  1903–04
1905–06  

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.

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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

Arsenal's score comes first [1]

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1 Newcastle United (C)34232972332.18248
2 Everton 34215863361.75047
3 Manchester City 34206866371.78446
4 Aston Villa 341941163431.46542
5 Sunderland 341681060441.36440
6 Sheffield United 341921364561.14340
7 Small Heath 341751254381.42139
8 Preston North End 3413101142371.13536
9 The Wednesday 341451561571.07033
10 Woolwich Arsenal 341291336400.90033
11 Derby County 341281437480.77132
12 Stoke 341341740580.69030
13 Blackburn Rovers 341151840510.78427
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 341141947730.64426
15 Middlesbrough 34981736560.64326
16 Nottingham Forest 34971840610.65625
17 Bury 341042047670.70124
18 Notts County 34582136690.52218
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R14 February 1905 Bristol City H 0–0
R1 R8 February 1905 Bristol City A 0–1

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References

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