Football League Second Division 1903/04
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Preston North End | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 24 | 2.583 | 50 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 91 | 22 | 4.136 | 49 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |  Manchester
United |
34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 33 | 1.970 | 48 | - |
| 4th | Bristol City | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 41 | 1.780 | 42 | - |
| 5th | Burnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 39 | - |
| 6th | Grimsby Town | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 36 | - |
| 7th | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 41 | 1.439 | 34 | - |
| 8th | Barnsley | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 57 | 0.667 | 32 | - |
| 9th | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 60 | 0.883 | 31 | - |
| 10th | Bradford City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 59 | 0.763 | 31 | - |
| 11th | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 45 | 0.822 | 30 | - |
| 12th | Lincoln City | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 30 | - |
| 13th | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 29 | - |
| 14th | Burton United | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 0.738 | 29 | - |
| 15th | Blackpool | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 67 | 0.597 | 27 | - |
| 16th | Stockport County | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 72 | 0.556 | 27 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 17th | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 64 | 0.891 | 26 | Re Elected |
| 18th | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 62 | 0.512 | 22 | Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom three clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 2 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 33 | Leicester Fosse | Re Elected to the League |
| 27 | Glossop | Re Elected to the League |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | ▲Elected to the League |
| 11 | Stockport County | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Liverpool were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Preston North End were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Woolwich Arsenal were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Glossop were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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- Leicester Fosse were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Stockport County were Not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Doncaster Rovers were Elected to the Football League |