Football matches in December 1903

Local time

England 1903/04, First division

05.12	Nottingham Forest	–	Sheffield United	1:1
Nottingham The City Ground
05.12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	–	Everton	2:2
Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium
05.12	Small Heath	–	Stoke City	1:0
Birmingham Muntz Street
05.12	Sunderland	–	Manchester City	1:1
Sunderland Roker Park
05.12	Bury	–	Aston Villa	2:2
Bury Gigg Lane
05.12	Blackburn Rovers	–	Newcastle United	4:0
Blackburn Ewood Park
12.12	Notts County	–	Sunderland	2:1
Nottingham Trent Bridge
12.12	Stoke City	–	Everton	2:3
Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground
12.12	Aston Villa	–	Blackburn Rovers	2:3
Birmingham Villa Park
12.12	Middlesbrough	–	Bury	1:0
Middlesbrough Ayresome Park
12.12	Manchester City	–	West Bromwich Albion	6:3
Manchester Hyde Road
12.12	Newcastle United	–	Nottingham Forest	3:1
Newcastle upon Tyne St. James' Park
12.12	Liverpool	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1:2
Liverpool Anfield
12.12	Sheffield United	–	Sheffield Wednesday	1:1
Sheffield Bramall Lane
14.12	West Bromwich Albion	–	Derby County	0:0
West Bromwich The Hawthorns
19.12	Small Heath	–	Manchester City	0:3
Birmingham Muntz Street
19.12	Sheffield Wednesday	–	Newcastle United	1:1
Sheffield Hillsborough
19.12	Nottingham Forest	–	Aston Villa	3:7
Nottingham The City Ground
19.12	West Bromwich Albion	–	Notts County	0:0
West Bromwich The Hawthorns
19.12	Sunderland	–	Sheffield United	2:1
Sunderland Roker Park
19.12	Stoke City	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5:0
Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground
19.12	Everton	–	Derby County	0:1
Liverpool Goodison Park
19.12	Bury	–	Liverpool	2:2
Bury Gigg Lane
19.12	Blackburn Rovers	–	Middlesbrough	1:1
Blackburn Ewood Park
25.12	Sheffield United	–	Newcastle United	2:2
Sheffield Bramall Lane
25.12	Nottingham Forest	–	Notts County	0:1
Nottingham The City Ground
25.12	Derby County	–	Liverpool	2:0
Derby Baseball Ground
25.12	Blackburn Rovers	–	Stoke City	2:0
Blackburn Ewood Park
26.12	Sheffield United	–	West Bromwich Albion	4:0
Sheffield Bramall Lane
26.12	Notts County	–	Small Heath	2:0
Nottingham Trent Bridge
26.12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	–	Bury	0:0
Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium
26.12	Derby County	–	Stoke City	5:0
Derby Baseball Ground
26.12	Aston Villa	–	Sheffield Wednesday	2:1
Birmingham Villa Park
26.12	Middlesbrough	–	Nottingham Forest	1:1
Middlesbrough Ayresome Park
26.12	Newcastle United	–	Sunderland	1:3
Newcastle upon Tyne St. James' Park
26.12	Liverpool	–	Blackburn Rovers	1:2
Liverpool Anfield
26.12	Manchester City	–	Everton	1:3
Manchester Hyde Road
28.12	Sheffield United	–	Manchester City	5:3
Sheffield Bramall Lane
28.12	West Bromwich Albion	–	Blackburn Rovers	2:1
West Bromwich The Hawthorns
28.12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	–	Liverpool	4:2
Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium
28.12	Stoke City	–	Middlesbrough	0:0
Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground
28.12	Derby County	–	Aston Villa	2:2
Derby Baseball Ground

	Club	G	W	D	L	F-A	P
1.	Sheffield Wednesday	34	20	7	7	48-28	47
2.	Manchester City	34	19	6	9	71-45	44
3.	Everton	34	19	5	10	59-32	43

4.	Newcastle United	34	18	6	10	58-45	42
5.	Aston Villa	34	17	7	10	70-48	41
6.	Sunderland	34	17	5	12	63-49	39
7.	Sheffield United	34	15	8	11	62-57	38
8.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	14	8	12	43-66	36
9.	Nottingham Forest	34	11	9	14	57-57	31
10.	Middlesbrough	34	9	12	13	46-47	30

England 1903/04, Second Division

05.12	Bradford City	–	Preston North End	1:1
Bradford Valley Parade
05.12	Bristol City	–	Blackpool	5:0
Bristol St John's Lane
05.12	Burslem Port Vale	–	Stockport County	2:0
Stoke-on-Trent Athletic Ground
05.12	Burton United	–	Gainsborough Trinity	2:1
Burton upon Trent Peel Croft
05.12	Glossop North End	–	Grimsby Town	1:1
Glossop North Road
05.12	Lincoln City	–	Chesterfield	0:2
Lincoln Sincil Bank Stadium
12.12	Bolton Wanderers	–	Lincoln City	1:2
Bolton Burnden Park
12.12	Bradford City	–	Stockport County	0:0
Bradford Valley Parade
12.12	Leicester Fosse	–	Glossop North End	4:2
Leicester Filbert Street
19.12	Barnsley	–	Preston North End	1:0
Barnsley Oakwell
19.12	Bradford City	–	Leicester Fosse	4:0
Bradford Valley Parade
19.12	Bristol City	–	Burton United	4:0
Bristol St John's Lane
19.12	Chesterfield	–	Burslem Port Vale	1:1
Chesterfield Saltergate
19.12	Glossop North End	–	Blackpool	0:1
Glossop North Road
19.12	Lincoln City	–	Burnley	3:1
Lincoln Sincil Bank Stadium
19.12	Manchester United	–	Gainsborough Trinity	4:2
Manchester Bank Street
19.12	Stockport County	–	Bolton Wanderers	3:2
Stockport Edgeley Park Stadium
19.12	Woolwich Arsenal	–	Grimsby Town	5:1
London Manor Ground
25.12	Blackpool	–	Glossop North End	3:2
Blackpool Bloomfield Road
25.12	Bolton Wanderers	–	Barnsley	5:1
Bolton Burnden Park
25.12	Burnley	–	Burton United	2:1
Burnley Turf Moor
25.12	Leicester Fosse	–	Burslem Port Vale	1:1
Leicester Filbert Street
25.12	Lincoln City	–	Stockport County	3:1
Lincoln Sincil Bank Stadium
25.12	Manchester United	–	Chesterfield	3:1
Manchester Bank Street
25.12	Preston North End	–	Gainsborough Trinity	2:0
Preston Deepdale
25.12	Woolwich Arsenal	–	Bradford City	4:1
London Manor Ground
26.12	Blackpool	–	Bradford City	0:1
Blackpool Bloomfield Road
26.12	Bolton Wanderers	–	Chesterfield	4:0
Bolton Burnden Park
26.12	Burnley	–	Stockport County	2:0
Burnley Turf Moor
26.12	Burslem Port Vale	–	Bristol City	3:1
Stoke-on-Trent Athletic Ground
26.12	Burton United	–	Manchester United	2:2
Burton upon Trent Peel Croft
26.12	Gainsborough Trinity	–	Glossop North End	0:1
Gainsborough The Northolme Stadium
26.12	Grimsby Town	–	Barnsley	5:1
Cleethorpes Blundell Park
26.12	Leicester Fosse	–	Woolwich Arsenal	0:0
Leicester Filbert Street
26.12	Preston North End	–	Lincoln City	2:1
Preston Deepdale
28.12	Bradford City	–	Burslem Port Vale	1:1
Bradford Valley Parade
28.12	Burton United	–	Preston North End	0:0
Burton upon Trent Peel Croft
28.12	Chesterfield	–	Stockport County	4:1
Chesterfield Saltergate
28.12	Lincoln City	–	Barnsley	0:0
Lincoln Sincil Bank Stadium
29.12	Gainsborough Trinity	–	Burslem Port Vale	3:0
Gainsborough The Northolme Stadium

	Club	G	W	D	L	F-A	P
1.	Preston North End	34	20	10	4	62-24	50
2.	Woolwich Arsenal	34	21	7	6	91-22	49

3.	Manchester United	34	20	8	6	65-33	48
4.	Bristol City	34	18	6	10	73-41	42
5.	Burnley	34	15	9	10	50-55	39
6.	Grimsby Town	34	14	8	12	50-49	36
7.	Bolton Wanderers	34	12	10	12	59-41	34
8.	Barnsley	34	11	10	13	38-57	32
9.	Gainsborough Trinity	34	14	3	17	53-60	31
10.	Bradford City	34	12	7	15	45-59	31

FA Cup 1903/04. Intermediate Round

21.12	Bristol Rovers	–	Woolwich Arsenal	0:1*

21.12	Small Heath	–	Manchester United	1:1 aet*

16.12	Bristol City	–	New Brompton	5:2*

16.12	Plymouth Argyle	–	Brentford	4:1*

16.12	Woolwich Arsenal	–	Bristol Rovers	1:1 aet*
London Manor Ground
16.12	Small Heath	–	Manchester United	1:1 aet*

12.12	Preston North End	–	Darwen	2:1

12.12	Reading	–	Gainsborough Trinity	1:0

12.12	Grimsby Town	–	Barnsley	2:0

12.12	Burslem Port Vale	–	Burton United	3:0

12.12	Stockton	–	Shrewsbury Town	2:1

12.12	New Brompton	–	Bristol City	1:1

12.12	Brentford	–	Plymouth Argyle	1:1

12.12	Bristol Rovers	–	Woolwich Arsenal	1:1

12.12	West Ham United	–	Fulham	0:1

12.12	Manchester United	–	Small Heath	1:1

FA Cup 1903/04. Fifth Qualifying Round

Scotland 1903/04, Division 1

05.12	Greenock Morton	–	Celtic	0:1

05.12	Kilmarnock	–	Rangers	2:2

05.12	Dundee	–	Motherwell	7:1

05.12	Airdrieonians	–	Port Glasgow Athletic	1:0

05.12	Partick Thistle	–	Queen's Park	2:0

05.12	Third Lanark	–	St. Mirren	4:2

12.12	Celtic	–	Airdrieonians	3:0

12.12	St. Mirren	–	Greenock Morton	3:2

12.12	Dundee	–	Hibernian	1:2

12.12	Port Glasgow Athletic	–	Kilmarnock	4:1

12.12	Rangers	–	Motherwell	3:0

12.12	Queen's Park	–	Third Lanark	2:8

19.12	Partick Thistle	–	Celtic	0:4

19.12	Airdrieonians	–	Dundee	2:1

19.12	Port Glasgow Athletic	–	Rangers	1:1

19.12	Hearts	–	Greenock Morton	1:0

19.12	Queen's Park	–	Hibernian	1:1

19.12	St. Mirren	–	Kilmarnock	3:0

19.12	Motherwell	–	Third Lanark	0:2

26.12	Hibernian	–	Rangers	1:2

26.12	Airdrieonians	–	Hearts	1:2

26.12	Queen's Park	–	Kilmarnock	1:1

26.12	Greenock Morton	–	Motherwell	2:3

26.12	Celtic	–	Port Glasgow Athletic	4:1

	Club	G	W	D	L	F-A	P
1.	Third Lanark	26	20	3	3	61-26	43
2.	Hearts	26	18	3	5	63-35	39
3.	Rangers	26	16	6	4	80-33	38

3.	Celtic	26	18	2	6	69-28	38
5.	Dundee	26	13	2	11	54-45	28
6.	St. Mirren	26	11	5	10	45-38	27
6.	Partick Thistle	26	10	7	9	43-40	27
8.	Queen's Park	26	6	9	11	28-47	21
9.	Port Glasgow Athletic	26	8	4	14	33-49	20
10.	Hibernian	26	7	5	14	31-42	19

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