WEST HAM UNITED
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1903-04 Western League (Division One)
The 1903–04 season was the 12th in the history of the Western Football League. Tottenham Hotspur were the champions of Division One for the first time, and along with all the other members of Division One, also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions were newcomers Bristol City Reserves.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Memorial Grounds
0 - 1
1 September 1903
Att: 3,0000
Cotton
Eccles
Kay
Bigden
Watts
Blythe
Duckworth
Butchart
Lyon
Satterthwaite
Barnes
REPORT:
PORTSMOUTH
Memorial Grounds
0 - 1
24 October 1903
Att: 4,000
Griffiths
King
Mapley
Allison
Watts
Blythe
Birnie
Bigden
Fair
Satterthwaite
Barnes
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Memorial Grounds
1 - 0 (Watts)
26 October 1903
Griffiths
Eccles
Mapley
Allison
Watts
Blythe
Birnie
Bigden
Lyon
Satterthwaite
Barnes
Abandoned : Rain 45 minutes
Heavy rain fell all day Sunday and made the pitch very muddy. Further rain on Monday made it almost unplayable but a start was made. A new face in the West Ham side was local-lad Birnie at outside-right. The rain got so bad that the referee suspended play for 7 minutes in the first half. At half-time West Ham had a goal-lead.
Walton collided with Eccles was badly dazed but Pluckily continued. He later left the field and did not return.
Birnie shot, from outside right, straight at Williams, who got the ball a few yards away; Lyon shot again, and once more the ball came out from the 'Spurs' goalkeeper. This time Watts came up and rushed the ball into the net.
While the players were in the dressing room the rain was still coming down hard, referee J. Tillottson decided that further play was impossible and abandoned the match. Under Western League rules the match will have to be replayed in full.
BRISTOL ROVERS
Eastville
1 - 5 (Satterthwaite)
2 November 1903
Cotton
Eccles
Mapley
Allison
Watts
Blythe
Kirby
Ingham
Lyon
Satterthwaite
Butchart
REPORT:
BRENTFORD
Boston Park Cricket Ground
1 - 1 (Barnes)
9 November 1903
Griffiths
Eccles
Mapley
Allison
Bigden
Blythe
Kirby
Birnie
Lyon
Satterthwaite
Barnes
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Kensal Rise
2 - 2 (Kirby, Lyon)
16 November 1903
Griffiths
Eccles
Fair
Allison
Watts
Parkinson
Kirby
Bigden
Lyon
Satterthwaite
Barnes
Match Void
West Ham United allowed Queens Park Rangers to sub a player, but the league later ordered the match to be replayed. Interestingly the player who was used as the Rangers' "substitute" was William Yenson who played for the Hammers before and after his QPR spell.
BRENTFORD
Memorial Grounds
1 - 3 (Birnie)
7 December 1903
Griffiths
Wade A.
Mapley
Fair
Watts
Allison
Birnie
Bigden
Lyon
Ingham
Barnes
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
1 - 4 (Bigden)
14 December 1904
Griffiths
Fair
Mapley
Allison
Watts
Blythe
Birnie
Bigden
Lyon
Ingham
Bridgeman
Watts missed a penalty and Bigden netted Hammers' goal 10 minutes from time.
SOUTHAMPTON
The Dell
0 - 3
19 December 1903
Griffiths
Eccles
Mapley
Allison
Watts
Blythe
Bridgeman
Bigden
Lyon
Satterthwaite
Church
REPORT:
READING
Elm Park
1 - 1 (Kirby)
6 January 1904
Griffiths
Eccles
Mapley
Allison
Watts
Blythe
Kirby
Bridgeman
Thompson
Satterthwaite
Barnes
REPORT:
PORTSMOUTH
Fratton Park
0 - 3
20 February 1904
Att: 3,000
Griffiths
Eccles
Fair
Bigden
Allison
Blythe
Bridgeman
Lyon
Thompson
Satterthwaite
Barnes
REPORT:
BRISTOL ROVERS
Memorial Grounds
2 - 0 (Allison [pen], Lyon)
14 March 1904
Griffiths
Eccles
Oakes
Bigden
Allison
Blythe
Kirby
Lyon
Bridgeman
Satterthwaite
Church
REPORT:
READING
Memorial Grounds
1 - 1 (Ingham)
5 April 1904
Att: 2,000
Griffiths
Lyon
Oakes
Brunton
Jarvis
Oxberry
Birnie
Thompson
Ingham
Mercer
Paynter
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
1 - 3 (Thompson)
11 April 1904
Griffiths
Eccles
Parminter
Bigden
Jarvis
Allison
Birnie
Lyon
Thompson
Turner
Butchart
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Memorial Grounds
2 - 1 (Mercer, Satterthwaite)
14 April 1904
Att: 1,000
Griffiths
Eccles
Oakes
Brunton
Jarvis
Blythe
Birnie
Mercer
Thompson
Satterthwaite
Barnes
A Satterthwaite penalty was saved by Leather and his second attempt hit a post.
SOUTHAMPTON
Memorial Grounds
0 - 0
16 April 1904
Att: 4,000
Griffiths
Eccles
Oakes
Bigden
Watts
Allison
Kirby
Lyon
Bridgeman
Satterthwaite
Mercer
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Memorial Grounds
0 - 1
18 April 1904
Griffiths
Milnes
Oakes
Bigden
Allison
Blythe
Mercer T.
Lyon
Bridgeman
Satterthwaite
Mercer
REPORT:
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
Home Park
2 - 3 (Bigden, Bridgeman)
27 Aprl 1904
Att: 3,000
Griffiths
Eccles
Oakes
Harrison
Watts
Blythe
Kirby
Lyon
Bridgeman
Thompson
Bigden
Bigden scored after 8 minutes but Buck equalised before half-time. Dalrymple made it 2-1, Picken 3-1 before Bridgeman scored the last goal to make the final score 2-3.