1903–04 in English football

The 1903–04 season was the 33rd season of competitive football in England.

For the first time ever, a London (and Southern) team,

Doncaster Rovers

.

Honours

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	The Wednesday (C)	34	20	7	7	48	28	1.714	47
2	Manchester City	34	19	6	9	71	45	1.578	44
3	Everton	34	19	5	10	59	32	1.844	43
4	Newcastle United	34	18	6	10	58	45	1.289	42
5	Aston Villa	34	17	7	10	70	48	1.458	41
6	Sunderland	34	17	5	12	63	49	1.286	39
7	Sheffield United	34	15	8	11	62	57	1.088	38
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	14	8	12	44	66	0.667	36
9	Nottingham Forest	34	11	9	14	57	57	1.000	31
10	Middlesbrough	34	9	12	13	46	47	0.979	30
11	Small Heath	34	11	8	15	39	52	0.750	30
12	Bury	34	7	15	12	40	53	0.755	29
13	Notts County	34	12	5	17	37	61	0.607	29
14	Derby County	34	9	10	15	58	60	0.967	28
15	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	6	17	48	60	0.800	28
16	Stoke	34	10	7	17	54	57	0.947	27
17	Liverpool (R)	34	9	8	17	49	62	0.790	26	Relegation to the Second Division
18	West Bromwich Albion (R)	34	7	10	17	36	60	0.600	24	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos	Team v t e	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
6	Grimsby Town	34	14	8	12	50	49	1.020	36
7	Bolton Wanderers	34	12	10	12	59	41	1.439	34
8	Barnsley	34	11	10	13	38	57	0.667	32
9	Gainsborough Trinity	34	14	3	17	53	60	0.883	31
10	Bradford City^[a]	34	12	7	15	45	59	0.763	31
11	Chesterfield Town	34	11	8	15	37	45	0.822	30
12	Lincoln City	34	11	8	15	41	58	0.707	30
13	Burslem Port Vale	34	10	9	15	54	52	1.038	29
14	Burton United	34	11	7	16	45	61	0.738	29
15	Blackpool	34	11	5	18	40	67	0.597	27
16	Stockport County^[b]	34	8	11	15	40	72	0.556	27	Failed re-election
17	Glossop	34	10	6	18	57	64	0.891	26	Re-elected
18	Leicester Fosse	34	6	10	18	42	82	0.512	22	Re-elected

Source: ^[1]
Notes:

^ New club in the league
^ Upon failing to be re-elected to the Football League, Stockport County joined The Combination. Doncaster Rovers took their place for the following season.