Friday 1903-12-25
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | Stoke | Ewood Park | 25,000 | |
| Watson, McClure | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 2 | 0 | Liverpool | Baseball Ground | 12,500 | |
| Hodgkinson, Richards | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | Notts County | City Ground | 15,000 | |
| Lineups | Ross | |||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Newcastle United | Bramall Lane | 20,237 | |
| Wilkinson B, Brown | Lineups | Appleyard, Howie | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester City | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1.737 | 24 | W | W | D | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Everton | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.44 | 24 | D | L | D | D | D | 1903-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 3 | 0 | The Wednesday | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.667 | 22 | D | D | D | W | L | 1903-12-26 | Aston Villa | A |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.407 | 21 | W | L | D | W | L | 1903-12-26 | The Wednesday | H |
| 5 | 1 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1.074 | 21 | D | D | W | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Sunderland | H |
| 6 | - 1 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1.222 | 20 | W | L | D | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1.429 | 19 | L | W | D | W | D | 1903-12-26 | Manchester City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 0.742 | 19 | L | W | D | W | W | 1903-12-26 | Bury | H |
| 9 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.04 | 18 | W | D | W | W | D | 1903-12-26 | Liverpool | A |
| 10 | - 1 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 16 | L | L | L | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 11 | 2 | Notts County | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0.588 | 16 | W | D | W | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Small Heath | H |
| 12 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1.273 | 15 | D | W | L | W | L | 1903-12-26 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 13 | - 2 | Stoke | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1.25 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Derby County | A |
| 14 | 2 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.875 | 13 | W | W | D | W | L | 1903-12-26 | Stoke | H |
| 15 | - 1 | Bury | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0.774 | 12 | D | L | D | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 16 | - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 0.538 | 12 | D | D | L | L | D | 1903-12-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Liverpool | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 0.676 | 10 | L | D | L | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Small Heath | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0.457 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Notts County | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 3 | 2 | Glossop | Bloomfield Road | 5,000 | |
| Anderson T 2, Bennett | Lineups | Murphy, Green | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | Barnsley | Burnden Park | 12,000 | |
| Marsh 3, Wright, Yenson | Lineups | Gullen | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Burton United | Turf Moor | 3,000 | |
| MacFarlane, Dixon | Lineups | Lewis | ||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | Filbert Street | 10,000 | |
| Pollock | Lineups | Capes | ||||
| Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | Stockport County | Sincil Bank | 5,000 | |
| Brown, Simpson F 2 | Lineups | Stansfield | ||||
| Manchester United | 3 | 1 | Chesterfield Town | Bank Street | 20,000 | |
| Arkesden 2, Robertson A | Lineups | Cappendale | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | Deepdale | 12,000 | |
| Smith P 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | Bradford City | Manor Ground | 20,000 | |
| Shanks, Sands, Coleman 2 | Lineups | McMillan | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3.889 | 26 | W | L | D | W | W | 1903-12-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6.222 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1903-12-26 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 3 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.65 | 19 | W | L | L | W | D | 1903-12-26 | Chesterfield Town | H |
| 4 | - 1 | Bristol City | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 5 | 1 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.5 | 15 | W | W | L | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Burton United | A |
| 6 | - 1 | Barnsley | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.944 | 15 | L | W | D | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0.64 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Stockport County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0.615 | 15 | W | W | W | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 9 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.1 | 12 | D | D | W | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 10 | - 1 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0.65 | 12 | L | D | L | L | D | 1903-12-26 | Barnsley | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.84 | 11 | L | W | D | D | L | 1903-12-26 | Blackpool | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chesterfield Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0.684 | 11 | L | D | W | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 0.517 | 11 | D | L | W | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 14 | - 1 | Burton United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 0.6 | 10 | L | L | W | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Manchester United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0.682 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1903-12-26 | Glossop | H |
| 16 | 2 | Blackpool | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.571 | 9 | W | W | L | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Bradford City | H |
| 17 | - 1 | Stockport County | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0.485 | 9 | L | W | D | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | - 1 | Glossop | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 0.543 | 8 | L | L | L | D | L | 1903-12-26 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Reading | Home Park | 10,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | White Hart Lane | 20,000 | |
| West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Southampton | Memorial Grounds | 10,000 | |
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| Ptn | |
Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1.9 | 22 | L | W | W | W | W | 1903-12-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 2 | 1 | Reading | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.59 | 21 | W | W | L | D | D | 1903-12-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 3 | - 1 | Luton Town | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | D | W | W | W | D | 1903-12-26 | Northampton Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2.08 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Millwall | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.75 | 18 | W | L | L | W | D | 1903-12-28 | Brentford | A |
| 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.69 | 18 | W | W | W | D | D | 1903-12-28 | Northampton Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Portsmouth | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.24 | 18 | D | L | W | L | W | 1903-12-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1.5 | 16 | L | L | W | W | D | 1903-12-26 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wellingborough | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1.06 | 12 | W | L | D | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Kettering | A |
| 10 | 0 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0.8 | 12 | L | L | W | W | L | 1903-12-26 | Fulham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.79 | 12 | D | D | L | W | W | 1903-12-26 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.54 | 11 | L | L | W | W | D | 1903-12-26 | New Brompton | H |
| 13 | 0 | Kettering | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 0.48 | 10 | D | W | L | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Wellingborough | H |
| 14 | 0 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.9 | 9 | L | L | L | D | W | 1903-12-26 | Brentford | A |
| 15 | 3 | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.74 | 9 | W | D | L | L | L | 1903-12-26 | Portsmouth | A |
| 16 | - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0.63 | 8 | L | L | L | W | L | 1903-12-28 | Reading | H |
| 17 | - 1 | Northampton Town | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 0.39 | 8 | L | L | L | W | D | 1903-12-26 | Luton Town | A |
| 18 | - 1 | New Brompton | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0.32 | 8 | D | D | D | L | W | 1903-12-26 | Swindon Town | A |
