1903–04 Western Football League

The 1903–04 season was the 12th in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1903–04
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (Division One)
Bristol City Reserves (Division Two)

Tottenham Hotspur were the champions of Division One for the first time, and along with all the other members of Division One, also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions were newcomers Bristol City Reserves.[1]

Division One

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One new club joined Division One, which remained at nine clubs after Millwall Athletic left the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 16 11 3 2 32 12 2.667 25
2 Southampton 16 9 3 4 30 18 1.667 21
3 Plymouth Argyle 16 8 4 4 23 19 1.211 20
4 Portsmouth 16 7 2 7 24 22 1.091 16
5 Brentford 16 6 4 6 19 23 0.826 16
6 Queens Park Rangers 16 5 5 6 15 21 0.714 15
7 Reading 16 4 4 8 16 26 0.615 12
8 Bristol Rovers 16 4 3 9 29 29 1.000 11
9 West Ham United 16 2 4 10 13 31 0.419 8
Source: [1]

Division Two

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Four new clubs joined Division Two, which was increased from eight clubs to 10 after Cotham Amateurs and St George left the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Bristol City Reserves 18 15 2 1 64 17 3.765 32[a]
2 Staple Hill 18 13 1 4 53 19 2.789 27
3 Swindon Town Reserves 18 10 3 5 50 30 1.667 23
4 Bristol Rovers Reserves 18 9 2 7 50 30 1.667 20
5 Bristol East 18 9 1 8 30 27 1.111 19
6 Paulton Rovers 18 9 1 8 37 46 0.804 19 Moved to the Somerset Senior League
7 Trowbridge Town 18 6 2 10 22 54 0.407 14
8 Warmley 18 3 3 12 32 52 0.615 9
9 Welton Rovers 18 3 3 12 32 67 0.478 9
10 Radstock Town 18 3 2 13 26 54 0.481 8
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
  1. ^ The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006