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1903–04 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

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Plymouth Argyle
1903–04 season
ChairmanB. Spooner
ManagerFrank Brettell
GroundHome Park
Southern League
First Division
9th (out of 18 clubs)
Western League
First Division
3rd (out of 9 clubs)
FA CupFirst round proper
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Picken (10)
All: Jack Peddie (21)
Highest home attendance20,103 vs The Wednesday (6 February 1904)
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs New Brompton (16 March 1904)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,835
All: 6,030
Team colours
← 1902–03

The 1903–04 season was the first season of competitive association football in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, an English football club based in Plymouth, Devon.[1]

Competitions

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Southern League First Division

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
7 Millwall 34 16 8 10 64 42 1.524 40
8 Luton Town 34 14 12 8 38 33 1.152 40
9 Plymouth Argyle 34 13 10 11 44 34 1.294 36
10 Swindon Town 34 10 11 13 30 42 0.714 31
11 Fulham 34 9 12 13 34 36 0.944 30
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
5 September 1903 Northampton Town H W 2–0 Peddie, Picken 6,200
12 September 1903 Brentford A L 0–1 9,000
19 September 1903 West Ham United H W 2–0 Winterhalder, Peddie 4,000
26 September 1903 Tottenham Hotspur A W 2–0 Anderson, Leech 17,000
3 October 1903 Luton Town H D 0–0 8,500
10 October 1903 New Brompton A D 0–0 5,000
17 October 1903 Kettering Town H W 5–1 Dalrymple, Picken 2, Peddie 2 5,000
24 October 1903 Southampton A W 5–3 Jack 2, Dalrymple, Anderson, Picken 12,000
7 November 1903 Millwall A L 0–1 9,000
11 November 1903 Fulham H W 1–0 Picken 14,000
21 November 1903 Swindon Town A L 0–2 5,000
5 December 1903 Wellingborough H W 4–1 Anderson 3, Jack 3,000
19 December 1903 Brighton & Hove Albion H W 4–2 Peddie, Winterhalder, Dalrymple, Anderson 3,000
25 December 1903 Reading H L 0–1 10,000
26 December 1903 Bristol Rovers A W 2–1 Dalrymple, Anderson 12,000
28 December 1903 Portsmouth A D 0–0 12,000
2 January 1904 Northampton Town A L 0–1 3,000
9 January 1904 Brentford H D 2–2 Anderson, Dalrymple 4,000
16 January 1904 West Ham United A D 1–1 Peddie 6,000
23 January 1904 Tottenham Hotspur H L 1–3 Anderson 8,000
30 January 1904 Luton Town A D 1–1 Jack 3,000
13 February 1904 Kettering Town A L 0–3 1,000
20 February 1904 Brighton & Hove Albion A D 0–0 3,000
27 February 1904 Fulham A L 0–1 13,000
5 March 1904 Millwall H L 2–3 Dalrymple, Wheaton 2,000
9 March 1904 Southampton H L 0–2 3,000
12 March 1904 Queens Park Rangers A L 0–1 8,000
16 March 1904 New Brompton H W 1–0 Banks 1,500
19 March 1904 Swindon Town H D 0–0 4,500
1 April 1904 Bristol Rovers H D 0–0 12,000
2 April 1904 Wellingborough A W 3–1 Picken 2, Peddie 3,000
4 April 1904 Reading A W 3–1 Picken 2, Peddie 10,000
13 April 1904 Queens Park Rangers H D 1–1 Picken 3,000
23 April 1904 Portsmouth H W 2–0 Buck, Peddie 7,500

Western League First Division

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Table

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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: [2]

Results

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
1 September 1903 West Ham United A W 1–0 Peddie
9 September 1903 Portsmouth A W 2–1 Leech, Anderson
14 September 1903 Queens Park Rangers A D 1–1 Picken
30 September 1903 Portsmouth H W 3–1 Peddie, Anderson, Dalrymple
12 October 1903 Bristol Rovers A L 0–3
18 November 1903 Southampton H W 2–0 Peddie 2
4 January 1904 Southampton A W 2–1 Banks, Dalrymple
14 February 1904 Queens Park Rangers H L 0–1
29 February 1904 Tottenham Hotspur A L 1–5 Fitchett
23 March 1904 Brentford H D 0–0
26 March 1904 Reading A L 1–2 Dalrymple
5 April 1904 Brentford A W 1–0 Dalrymple
9 April 1904 Bristol Rovers H D 2–2 Picken 2
20 April 1904 Tottenham Hotspur H D 0–0
27 April 1904 West Ham United H W 3–2 Buck, Dalrymple, Picken
30 April 1904 Reading H W 4–0 Peddie 2, Picken, Dalrymple

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Q1 31 October 1903 Whiteheads H W 7–0 Dalrymple 2, Peddie 2, Winterhalder 2, Anderson 1,870
Q2 14 November 1903 Freemantle H W 5–1 Peddie 2, Winterhalder, Picken 2 2,500
Q3 28 November 1903 Swindon Town H W 2–0 Dalrymple, Peddie 5,000
Int 12 December 1903 Brentford A D 1–1 Clark 8,000
Rep 16 December 1903 Brentford H W 4–1 Dalrymple, Anderson, Winterhalder 2 4,000
R1 6 February 1904 The Wednesday H D 2–2 Dalrymple, Peddie 20,103
Rep 10 February 1904 The Wednesday A L 0–2 18,845

See also

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References

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General
  • Knight, Brian (1989). Plymouth Argyle Complete Record 1903–1989. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
  • Riddle, Andy (2001). Plymouth Argyle 101 Golden Greats. Westcliff-on-Sea: Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-47-3.
  • Danes, Ryan (2009). Plymouth Argyle The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-710-8.
Specific
  1. ^ Danes, Complete Record, pp. 144–145.
  2. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006