1903–04 Manchester United F.C. season
| 1903–04 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Henry Davies | ||
| Manager | Ernest Mangnall | ||
| Second Division | 3rd | ||
| FA Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Arkesden (11) Billy Grassam (11) Billy Griffiths (11) All: Tommy Arkesden (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 40,000 vs Bristol City (5 September 1903) 40,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (30 January 1904) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 vs Gainsborough Trinity (19 December 1903) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,737 | ||
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The 1903–04 season was Manchester United's 12th season in the Football League.[1]
Second Division
[edit]| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1903 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | Griffiths (2) | 40,000 |
| 7 September 1903 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 12 September 1903 | Burslem Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 3,000 | |
| 19 September 1903 | Glossop | H | 5–0 | Griffiths (2), Arkesden, Downie, A. Robertson | 3,000 |
| 26 September 1903 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | Pegg (3) | 30,000 |
| 3 October 1903 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 0–4 | 20,000 | |
| 10 October 1903 | Barnsley | H | 4–0 | Pegg (2), Griffiths, A. Robertson | 20,000 |
| 17 October 1903 | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 | 5,000 | |
| 24 October 1903 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Arkesden, Grassam, Schofield | 15,000 |
| 7 November 1903 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 30,000 | |
| 21 November 1903 | Preston North End | H | 0–2 | 15,000 | |
| 19 December 1903 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 4–2 | Arkesden, Duckworth, Grassam, A. Robertson | 6,000 |
| 25 December 1903 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | Arkesden (2), A. Robertson | 15,000 |
| 26 December 1903 | Burton United | A | 2–2 | Arkesden (2) | 4,000 |
| 2 January 1904 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | Griffiths | 8,000 |
| 9 January 1904 | Burslem Port Vale | H | 2–0 | Arkesden, Grassam | 10,000 |
| 16 January 1904 | Glossop | H | 3–1 | Arkesden (2), Downie | 10,000 |
| 23 January 1904 | Bradford City | A | 3–3 | Griffiths (2), Downie | 12,000 |
| 30 January 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 1–0 | A. Robertson | 40,000 |
| 13 February 1904 | Lincoln City | H | 2–0 | Downie, Griffiths | 8,000 |
| 9 March 1904 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | Grassam | 3,000 |
| 12 March 1904 | Burnley | H | 3–1 | Grassam (2), Griffiths | 14,000 |
| 19 March 1904 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Arkesden | 7,000 |
| 26 March 1904 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | A. Robertson (2) | 12,000 |
| 28 March 1904 | Stockport County | A | 3–0 | Hall, Pegg, Schofield | 2,500 |
| 1 April 1904 | Chesterfield | A | 2–0 | Bell, Hall | 5,000 |
| 2 April 1904 | Leicester Fosse | A | 1–0 | McCartney | 4,000 |
| 5 April 1904 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | Grassam, Schofield | 5,000 |
| 9 April 1904 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | Grassam (2), Schofield | 10,000 |
| 12 April 1904 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–3 | Grassam | 8,000 |
| 16 April 1904 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 1–0 | A. Robertson | 4,000 |
| 23 April 1904 | Burton United | H | 2–0 | Grassam, A. Robertson | 8,000 |
| 25 April 1904 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 30 April 1904 | Leicester Fosse | H | 5–2 | Schofield (2), Bonthron, Griffiths, A. Robertson | 7,000 |
| Pos | Team | 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
[edit]| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1903 | Intermediate Round | Small Heath | H | 1–1 | Schofield | 10,000 |
| 16 December 1903 | Intermediate Round Replay |
Small Heath | A | 1–1 | Arkesden | 5,000 |
| 21 December 1903 | Intermediate Round 2nd Replay |
Small Heath | Bramall Lane | 1–1 | Schofield | 3,000 |
| 11 January 1904 | Intermediate Round 3rd Replay |
Small Heath | Hyde Road | 3–1 | Arkesden (2), Grassam | 9,372 |
| 6 February 1904 | Round 1 | Notts County | A | 3–3 | Arkseden, Downie, Schofield | 12,000 |
| 10 February 1904 | Round 1 Replay |
Notts County | H | 2–1 | Morrison, Pegg | 18,000 |
| 20 February 1904 | Round 2 | The Wednesday | A | 0–6 | 22,051 |
Squad statistics
[edit]| Pos. | Name | Second Division | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Harry Moger
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| GK | John Willie Sutcliffe
|
21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| FB |  Tommy Blackstock
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| FB | Bob Bonthron
|
33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| FB | Vince Hayes
|
21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FB | Bert Read
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| HB | Alex Bell
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| HB | Walter Cartwright
|
9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| HB | Alex Downie
|
29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| HB | Dick Duckworth
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HB | Billy Griffiths
|
30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| HB | Charlie Roberts
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| HB | Alex Robertson
|
27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| FW | Tommy Arkesden
|
26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 |
| FW | Ralph Gaudie
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Grassam
|
23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| FW | Proctor Hall
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| FW | William Hartwell
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Hugh Kerr
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | George Lyons
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | William McCartney
|
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| FW |  Tommy Morrison
|
9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| FW | Dick Pegg
|
13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
| FW | Sandy Robertson
|
24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| FW | Tom Robertson
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Alf Schofield
|
26 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 9 |
| FW | Joseph Schofield
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Wilkinson
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Manchester United Season 1903/04". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- ^ "1903–04 Football League". fchd.info. Retrieved 24 November 2020.