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1903–04 Southern Football League

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Season
  
1903–04

Champion
  
Southampton F.C.

Goals scored
  
809

Promoted
  
none

Relegated
  
Kettering Town F.C.

Matches played
  
306

Champions
  
Southampton (6th title)

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The 1903–04 season was the tenth in the history of Southern League. Division One, expanded up to 18 teams, was won by Southampton for the 6th time in history. Watford finished top of Division Two, earning automatic promotion, the first time that test matches had not been held. No clubs applied to join the Football League.

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Division One

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and three new teams.

Teams promoted from Division Two:

  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Fulham
  • Newly elected team:

  • Plymouth Argyle
  • 1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season.

    2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

    Division Two

    A total of eleven teams contest the division, including 4 sides from previous season, one team relegated from Division One and six new clubs in Division Two this season, all of which were reserve teams.

    Teams promoted from Division Two:

  • Watford
  • Newly elected teams:

  • Millwall II
  • Fulham II
  • Portsmouth II
  • Reading II
  • Southampton II
  • Swindon Town II
  • 1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season.

    2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

    References

    1903–04 Southern Football League Wikipedia