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1903-04 Western League (Division One)

The 1903–04 season was the 12th in the history of the Western Football LeagueTottenham 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.

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