1904-05
First Division
Finished 4th of 18 · P34 W19 D4 L11 · 63 scored, 43 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 1904 | H | Preston North End | 1–2 | L |
| 3 Sept 1904 | H | Stoke City | 3–0 | W |
| 10 Sept 1904 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 0–4 | L |
| 12 Sept 1904 | H | Everton | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Sept 1904 | H | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Sept 1904 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–3 | L |
| 1 Oct 1904 | H | Sunderland | 2–2 | D |
| 8 Oct 1904 | A | Arsenal | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Oct 1904 | H | Derby County | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Oct 1904 | A | Everton | 2–3 | L |
| 29 Oct 1904 | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | W |
| 9 Nov 1904 | A | Manchester City | 1–2 | L |
| 12 Nov 1904 | H | Notts County | 4–2 | W |
| 19 Nov 1904 | A | Sheffield United | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Nov 1904 | H | Newcastle United | 0–1 | L |
| 3 Dec 1904 | A | Preston North End | 3–2 | W |
| 10 Dec 1904 | H | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Dec 1904 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Dec 1904 | H | Bury | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Dec 1904 | H | Arsenal | 3–1 | W |
| 31 Dec 1904 | A | Stoke City | 4–1 | W |
| 7 Jan 1905 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Jan 1905 | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Jan 1905 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Jan 1905 | A | Sunderland | 3–2 | W |
| 11 Feb 1905 | A | Derby County | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Feb 1905 | A | Birmingham City | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Mar 1905 | A | Notts County | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Mar 1905 | H | Sheffield United | 3–0 | W |
| 5 Apr 1905 | A | Newcastle United | 0–2 | L |
| 8 Apr 1905 | A | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Apr 1905 | A | Bury | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Apr 1905 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Apr 1905 | H | Manchester City | 3–2 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 48 |
| 2 | Everton | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 47 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 46 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 42 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 40 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 40 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 39 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 36 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 33 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 32 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 30 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 25 |
| 17 | Bury | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 24 |
| 18 | Notts County | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | -33 | 18 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.