Southern Football League 1903-04

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The 1903-04 Southern Football League season was the 10th in the history of the Southern League, a football competition in England. The League was comprised of future Football League sides and non-league clubs. The teams in the League were divided into First and Second Divisions.

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[edit] First Division Teams

1 From this season on Millwall Athletic were known simply as Millwall.

[edit] Second Division Teams

1 In keeping with Millwall Athletic's name change the second team followed suit.

[edit] Division One Final Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Average 1 Points 2
1 Southampton 34 22 6 6 75 30 2.50 50
2 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 11 7 54 37 1.46 43
3 Bristol Rovers 34 17 8 9 64 42 1.52 42
4 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 41 38 1.08 42
5 Queen's Park Rangers 34 15 11 8 53 37 1.43 41
6 Reading 34 14 13 7 48 35 1.37 41
7 Millwall 34 16 8 10 64 42 1.52 40
8 Luton Town 34 14 12 8 38 33 1.15 40
9 Plymouth Argyle 34 13 10 11 44 34 1.29 36
10 Swindon Town 34 10 11 13 30 42 0.71 31
11 Fulham 34 9 12 13 34 36 0.94 30
12 West Ham United 34 10 7 17 39 44 0.87 27
13 Brentford 34 9 9 16 34 48 0.71 27
14 Wellingborough 34 11 5 18 44 63 0.70 27
15 Northampton Town 34 10 7 17 36 60 0.60 27
16 New Brompton 34 6 13 15 26 43 0.60 25
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 6 12 16 46 69 0.67 24
18 Kettering 34 6 7 21 39 76 0.51 19

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

[edit] Division Two Final Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Average 1 Points 2
1 Watford 20 18 2 0 70 15 4.67 38
2 Portsmouth II 20 15 2 3 85 25 3.40 32
3 Millwall II 20 9 4 7 35 39 0.90 22
4 Southampton II 20 9 3 8 59 35 1.69 21
5 Grays United 20 9 3 8 25 55 0.45 21
6 Fulham II 20 8 4 8 40 34 1.18 20
7 Swindon Town II 20 8 3 9 50 44 1.14 19
8 Reading II 20 8 2 10 43 42 1.02 18
9 Wycombe Wanderers 20 5 5 10 29 64 0.45 15
10 Southall 20 4 2 14 25 62 0.40 10
11 Chesham Town 20 1 2 17 19 65 0.29 4

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

[edit] Promotion and relegation

This season saw no First Division teams apply for election to the Football League, with no relegation as Kettering left the League at the end of the season; they were replaced by Division Two champions Watford. In the Second Division Millwall II and Chesham Town left the League at the end of the season; they were replaced by newly-elected Clapton Orient and three new reserve teams; West Ham United II, Brighton & Hove Albion II and Watford II.

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