# 1904–05 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (including one unbeaten title), a record 14 FA Cups, two League Cups, 16 FA Community Shields, the League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners' Cup, and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
The 1904-05 season was Arsenal (under the name Woolwich Arsenal)'s first season in the top flight of English football; this marked the first appearance of a team from southern England.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 3 September 1904 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 |
| 10 September 1904 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 |
| 17 September 1904 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 |
| 24 September 1904 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 |
| 1 October 1904 | Bury | A | 1–1 |
| 8 October 1904 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 |
| 15 October 1904 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 |
| 22 October 1904 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–3 |
| 29 October 1904 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–0 |
| 5 November 1904 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 |
| 12 November 1904 | Stoke | H | 2–1 |
| 19 November 1904 | Derby County | A | 0–0 |
| 3 December 1904 | Small Heath | A | 1–2 |
| 10 December 1904 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 |
| 17 December 1904 | Notts County | A | 5–1 |
| 24 December 1904 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 |
| 26 December 1904 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 |
| 27 December 1904 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3–0 |
| 28 December 1904 | Sheffield United | A | 0–4 |
| 31 December 1904 | Newcastle United | H | 0–2 |
| 7 January 1905 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 |
| 14 January 1905 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 |
| 21 January 1905 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–4 |
| 28 January 1905 | Bury | H | 2–1 |
| 11 February 1905 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 |
| 25 February 1905 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–0 |
| 4 March 1905 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 |
| 11 March 1905 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 |
| 18 March 1905 | Derby County | H | 0–0 |
| 1 April 1905 | Small Heath | H | 1–1 |
| 5 April 1905 | Everton | A | 0–1 |
| 8 April 1905 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 |
| 15 April 1905 | Notts County | H | 1–2 |
| 22 April 1905 | Everton | H | 2–1 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Newcastle United (C) | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 33 | 2.182 | 48 | |
| 2 | Everton | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 1.750 | 47 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 1.784 | 46 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 1.465 | 42 | |
| 5 | Sunderland | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 40 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 1.143 | 40 | |
| 7 | Small Heath | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | 39 | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 1.135 | 36 | |
| 9 | The Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 1.070 | 33 | |
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 33 | |
| 11 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 32 | |
| 12 | Stoke | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 58 | 0.690 | 30 | |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 0.784 | 27 | |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 0.644 | 26 | |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 0.643 | 26 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | 0.656 | 25 | |
| 17 | Bury | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 0.701 | 24 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Notts County | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 0.522 | 18 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 4 February 1905 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | | |
| R1 R | 8 February 1905 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | | |