1904–05 in English football

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Football in England
Season1904–05
Men's football
First DivisionNewcastle United
Second DivisionLiverpool
Southern LeagueBristol Rovers
FA CupAston Villa
Charity ShieldCorinthian
← 1903–04 England 1905–06 →

The 1904–05 season was the 34th season of competitive football in England.

Overview[]

Events[]

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, sparing Bury and Notts County from relegation to the Second Division.[citation needed]

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.[1]

Honours[]

Competition Winner
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[]

First Division[]

Main article: 1904–05 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle United 34 23 2 9 72 33 2.182 48 League Champions
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 FA Cup Winners
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[a] 34 10 4 20 47 67 0.701 24
18 Notts County[a] 34 5 8 21 36 69 0.522 18
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Not relegated due to resizing of both divisions to 20 teams.


Second Division[]

Main article: 1904–05 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
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 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
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Failed to be re-elected to the Football League. Elected in expansion of Second Division to 20 teams.
  2. ^ New club in the league.

References[]

  1. ^ D'Manc. "Legends: Billy Meredith player profile". stretford-end.co.
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