1903–04 Small Heath F.C. season

The 1903–04 Football League season was Small Heath Football Club's 12th in the Football League and their 4th in the First Division, having been promoted from the Second Division as runners-up in 1902–03. After spending much of the season in the relegation places, they won six of the last nine matches to finish in 11th place in the 18-team league. They also took part in the 1903–04 FA Cup, entering at the intermediate round (between the qualifying rounds and the rounds proper) and losing in that round to Manchester United after three replays. In locally organised competition, they lost to Aston Villa in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.[1]

Small Heath F.C.
1903–04 season
ChairmanWalter W. Hart
Secretary-managerAlf Jones
GroundCoventry Road
Football League First Division11th
FA CupIntermediate round (eliminated by Manchester United)
Birmingham Senior CupFirst round (eliminated by Aston Villa)
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Jones, Freddie Wilcox (8)
All: Billy Jones, Freddie Wilcox (8)
Highest home attendance25,000 vs Aston Villa, (19 September 1903)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs Stoke, (5 December 1903)
Average home league attendance11,915
Team colours

Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were twelve different goalscorers. Forward Charlie Athersmith played in 37 matches over the 38-match season. Billy Jones and Freddie Wilcox were joint leading scorers with eight goals, all of which came in the league.

Football League First Division
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
1 September 1903 6thDerby CountyA L1–4Leonard 5,000
5 September 1903 16thSheffield UnitedH L1–3Wilcox 12,000
7 September 1903 11thNottingham ForestH D3–3Leonard, Wilcox, Athersmith 9,000
12 September 1903 15thNewcastle UnitedH L1–3Wilcox 6,000
19 September 1903 14thAston VillaH D2–2Wilcox, Robertson 25,000
26 September 1903 17thMiddlesbroughA L1–3Howard 20,000
3 October 1903 18thLiverpoolH L1–2Wigmore 10,000
10 October 1903 18thBuryA L0–1 4,000
17 October 1903 17thBlackburn RoversH W2–1Windridge 2 10,000
24 October 1903 15thNottingham ForestA W1–0Wilcox 7,000
31 October 1903 15thSheffield WednesdayH D0–0 12,000
7 November 1903 17thSunderlandA L1–3Wigmore 14,000
14 November 1903 17thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 12,563
21 November 1903 17thWolverhampton WanderersA L0–1 7,000
28 November 1903 18thEvertonA L1–5Leonard 5,000
5 December 1903 17thStokeH W1–0Robertson 5,000
19 December 1903 18thManchester CityH L0–3 15,000
26 December 1903 18thNotts CountyA L0–2 12,000
2 January 1904 18thSheffield UnitedA D1–1Jones 12,000
9 January 1904 17thNewcastle UnitedH W3–0Beer 2, Jones 8,000
16 January 1904 18thAston VillaA D1–1Green 20,000
23 January 1904 18thMiddlesbroughH D2–2Athersmith, Field 11,000
30 January 1904 16thLiverpoolA W2–0Jones, Wilcox 20,000
13 February 1904 16thBlackburn RoversA D1–1Jones 2,000
27 February 1904 18thSheffield WednesdayA L2–3Jones 2 7,000
5 March 1904 16thSunderlandH W2–1Beer 2 12,000
12 March 1904 15thWest Bromwich AlbionA W1–0Green 22,760
19 March 1904 14thWolverhampton WanderersH W3–0Green, Beer, Wilcox 12,000
26 March 1904 13thEvertonH D1–1Beer 12,000
2 April 1904 15thStokeA L0–1 6,000
4 April 1904 14thBuryH W1–0Wilcox 15,000
9 April 1904 13thDerby CountyH W1–0Jones 8,000
16 April 1904 14thManchester CityA L0–4 15,000
23 April 1904 11thNotts CountyH W2–0Green, Jones 8,000

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
9th Nottingham Forest341191457571.0031
10th Middlesbrough349121346470.9830
11th Small Heath341181539520.7530
12th Bury347151240530.7629
13th Notts County341251737610.6133
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Source [2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1903–04 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Intermediate round 12 December 1903Manchester UnitedA D1–1Wassell 10,000
Int. round replay 16 December 1903Manchester UnitedH D1–1
a.e.t		Leonard 4,000
Int. round second replay 21 December 1903Manchester UnitedBramall Lane, Sheffield D1–1
a.e.t		Field 5,000
Int. round third replay 11 January 1904Manchester UnitedHyde Road, Manchester L1–3Athersmith 9,372

Appearances and goals
  • Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Name Position Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup Total
Jack Dorrington Goalkeeper300030
Nat Robinson Goalkeeper31040350
Bill Bidmead Full back100010
John Glover Full back14000140
Archie Goldie Full back10000100
Frank Stokes Full back26040300
Harold Wassell Full back16031191
Billy Beer Half back23640276
Fred Chaplin Half back400040
Jim Dougherty Half back9010100
Ambrose Hartwell Half back401050
John Hirons Half back200020
Harry Howard Half back28130311
Walter Wigmore Half back31240352
Charlie Athersmith Forward33241373
Oakey Field Forward22121242
Benny Green Forward23430264
Billy Jones Forward21820238
Arthur Leonard Forward16321184
Bob McRoberts Forward14000140
Jimmy Robertson Forward621072
Freddie Wilcox Forward28840328
Jimmy Windridge Forward9220112
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See also
  • Birmingham City F.C. seasons

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. DB Publishing (Derby). ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates and results: "Birmingham City 1903–1904: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 252–53. Note that attendance figures are estimated.
  • Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Specific

  1. "Birmingham Senior Cup". The Birmingham City FC Archive. Tony Jordan. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005.
  2. "Birmingham City 1903–1904: English Division One (old) Table" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Statto Organisation. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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