1903–04 Southern Football League

The 1903–04 season was the tenth in the history of Southern League. Division One, expanded up to 18 teams, was won by Southampton for the 6th time in history. Watford finished top of Division Two, earning automatic promotion,^[1] the first time that test matches had not been held. No clubs applied to join the Football League.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season	1903–04
Champions	Southampton (6th title)
Promoted	none
Relegated	Kettering (resigned)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	809 (2.64 per match)
← 1902–03 1904–05 →

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and three new teams.

Teams promoted from Division Two:

Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham

Newly elected team:

Plymouth Argyle

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Southampton	34	22	6	6	75	30	2.5	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	Queens 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	0.89	27
13	Brentford	34	9	9	16	34	48	0.71	27
14	Wellingborough	34	11	5	18	44	63	0.7	27
15	Northampton Town	34	10	7	17	36	60	0.6	27
16	New Brompton	34	6	13	15	26	43	0.6	25
17	Brighton & Hove Albion	34	6	12	16	46	69	0.66	24
18	Kettering	34	6	7	21	39	76	0.51	19	Left league at end of season

^{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.}

Division Two

Southern Football League Division Two
Season	1903–04
Champions	Watford
Promoted	Watford
Relegated	Millwall II (resigned) Chesham Town (resigned)
Matches played	110
Goals scored	480 (4.36 per match)
← 1902–03 1904–05 →

A total of eleven teams contest the division, including 4 sides from previous season, one team relegated from Division One and six new clubs in Division Two this season, all of which were reserve teams.

Teams promoted from Division Two:

Watford

Newly elected teams:

Millwall II
Fulham II
Portsmouth II
Reading II
Southampton II
Swindon Town II

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Watford	20	18	2	0	70	15	4.67	38	Promoted to Division One
2	Portsmouth II	20	15	2	3	85	25	3.4	32
3	Millwall II	20	9	4	7	35	39	0.9	22	Left league at end of season
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	0.4	10
11	Chesham Town	20	1	2	17	19	65	0.29	4	Left league at end of season

^{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.}

References

↑ Watford at the Football Club History Database

External links

Southern League

Premier Division	Arlesey Town Banbury United Bideford Biggleswade Town Burnham Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Corby Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Histon Hitchin Town Hungerford Town Paulton Rovers Poole Town Redditch United Slough Town St Neots Town Truro City Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Hayes Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Bedworth United Chalfont St. Peter Daventry Town Egham Town Godalming Town Hanwell Town Kettering Town Leighton Town Marlow North Greenford United Northwood Potters Bar Town Royston Town Rugby Town St Ives Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Bashley Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Cinderford Town Clevedon Town Didcot Town Evesham United Fleet Town Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Merthyr Town North Leigh Sholing Shortwood United Stratford Town Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Yate Town

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