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1904–05 in English football

34th season of competitive football in England


34th season of competitive football in England

FieldValue
countryEngland
season1904–05
division1[First Division](1904-05-football-league-first-division)
champions1Newcastle United
division2[Second Division](1904-05-football-league-second-division)
champions2Liverpool
division3[Southern League](1904-05-southern-football-league)
champions3Bristol Rovers
domestic[FA Cup](1904-05-fa-cup)
dchampionsAston Villa
domestic2[Charity Shield](1904-sheriff-of-london-charity-shield)
dchampions2Corinthian
prevseason1903–04
nextseason1905–06
flagiconyes

The 1904–05 season was the 34th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Newcastle United could have won the First Division and FA Cup double, but lost in the FA Cup final 2-0 against Aston Villa.

Events

Stockport County were replaced by Doncaster Rovers in the Second Division.

At the end of the 1904–05 season, the First Division was expanded to include 20 teams; Bury and Notts County were elected back into the First Division from the Second Division.

Manchester City, the previous season's FA Cup winners, were discovered to have been paying their players up to £6 or £7 per week instead of the legal maximum of £4 per week. The club's influential winger Billy Meredith was accused of bribing Aston Villa player Alex Leake and was faced with an 18-month ban from The Football Association, who further rebuked the club by dismissing five of its directors and banning a total of 17 players from ever playing for the club again.

Honours

CompetitionWinner
[First Division](1904-05-football-league)Newcastle United (1)
[Second Division](1904-05-football-league)Liverpool
[FA Cup](1905-fa-cup-final)Aston Villa (4)
[Home Championship](1905-british-home-championship)

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

League tables

[[Football League First Division|First Division]]

Main article: 1904–05 Football League#First Division

[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]

Main article: 1904–05 Football League#Second Division

References

References

  1. Andy Kelly. (4 August 2016). "Arsenal's 1919 Election – Tottenham's Final Argument Mythbusted". thearsenalhistory.com.
  2. D'Manc. (24 February 2011). "Legends: Billy Meredith player profile". stretford-end.co.
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