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1903–04 Manchester United F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Manchester United | ||||
| season | 1903–04 | ||||
| manager | Ernest Mangnall | ||||
| chairman | John Henry Davies | ||||
| league | Second Division | ||||
| league result | 3rd | ||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Second Round | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| Tommy Arkesden (11) | |||||
| Billy Grassam (11) | |||||
| Billy Griffiths (11) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| Tommy Arkesden (15) | |||||
| highest attendance | 40,000 vs Bristol City (5 September 1903) | ||||
| 40,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (30 January 1904) | |||||
| lowest attendance | 6,000 vs Gainsborough Trinity (19 December 1903) | ||||
| average attendance | 16,737 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1902–03 | ||||
| nextseason | 1904–05 |
Tommy Arkesden (11) Billy Grassam (11) Billy Griffiths (11) Tommy Arkesden (15) 40,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (30 January 1904) The 1903–04 season was Manchester United's 12th season in the Football League.
Second Division
| 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 |
FA Cup
| 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
| Pos. | Name | Second Division | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Harry Moger | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG John Willie Sutcliffe | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| FB | SCO Tommy Blackstock | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| FB | SCO Bob Bonthron | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| FB | ENG Vince Hayes | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Bert Read | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| HB | SCO Alex Bell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| HB | ENG Walter Cartwright | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| HB | SCO Alex Downie | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 5 | |||
| HB | ENG Dick Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| HB | ENG Billy Griffiths | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |||
| HB | ENG Charlie Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| HB | SCO Alex Robertson | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 10 | |||
| FW | ENG Tommy Arkesden | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 | |||
| FW | ENG Ralph Gaudie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO Billy Grassam | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | |||
| FW | ENG Proctor Hall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| FW | ENG William Hartwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO Hugh Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG George Lyons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO William McCartney | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| FW | IRE Tommy Morrison | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Dick Pegg | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |||
| FW | SCO Sandy Robertson | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO Tom Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Alf Schofield | 26 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 9 | |||
| FW | ENG Joseph Schofield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Harry Wilkinson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
References
References
- "Manchester United Season 1903/04". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
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