| Club: | Manchester United |
| Season: | 1903–04 |
| Manager: | Ernest Mangnall |
| Chairman: | John Henry Davies |
| League: | Second Division |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | Tommy Arkesden (11) Billy Grassam (11) Billy Griffiths (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Tommy Arkesden (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,000 vs Bristol City (5 September 1903) 40,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (30 January 1904) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,000 vs Gainsborough Trinity (19 December 1903) |
| Average Attendance: | 16,737 |
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| Prevseason: | 1902–03 |
| Nextseason: | 1904–05 |
The 1903–04 season was Manchester United's 12th season in the Football League.[1]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1903 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | Griffiths (2) | 40,000 | |
| 7 September 1903 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | ||
| 12 September 1903 | Burslem Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 3,000 | ||
| 19 September 1903 | Glossop | H | 5–0 | Griffiths (2), Arkesden, Downie, A. Robertson | 3,000 | |
| 26 September 1903 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | Pegg (3) | 30,000 | |
| 3 October 1903 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 0–4 | 20,000 | ||
| 10 October 1903 | Barnsley | H | 4–0 | Pegg (2), Griffiths, A. Robertson | 20,000 | |
| 17 October 1903 | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 | 5,000 | ||
| 24 October 1903 | Stockport County | H | 3–1 | Arkesden, Grassam, Schofield | 15,000 | |
| 7 November 1903 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 30,000 | ||
| 21 November 1903 | Preston North End | H | 0–2 | 15,000 | ||
| 19 December 1903 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 4–2 | Arkesden, Duckworth, Grassam, A. Robertson | 6,000 | |
| 25 December 1903 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | Arkesden (2), A. Robertson | 15,000 | |
| 26 December 1903 | Burton United | A | 2–2 | Arkesden (2) | 4,000 | |
| 2 January 1904 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | Griffiths | 8,000 | |
| 9 January 1904 | Burslem Port Vale | H | 2–0 | Arkesden, Grassam | 10,000 | |
| 16 January 1904 | Glossop | H | 3–1 | Arkesden (2), Downie | 10,000 | |
| 23 January 1904 | Bradford City | A | 3–3 | Griffiths (2), Downie | 12,000 | |
| 30 January 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 1–0 | A. Robertson | 40,000 | |
| 13 February 1904 | Lincoln City | H | 2–0 | Downie, Griffiths | 8,000 | |
| 9 March 1904 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | Grassam | 3,000 | |
| 12 March 1904 | Burnley | H | 3–1 | Grassam (2), Griffiths | 14,000 | |
| 19 March 1904 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Arkesden | 7,000 | |
| 26 March 1904 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | A. Robertson (2) | 12,000 | |
| 28 March 1904 | Stockport County | A | 3–0 | Hall, Pegg, Schofield | 2,500 | |
| 1 April 1904 | Chesterfield | A | 2–0 | Bell, Hall | 5,000 | |
| 2 April 1904 | Leicester Fosse | A | 1–0 | McCartney | 4,000 | |
| 5 April 1904 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | Grassam, Schofield | 5,000 | |
| 9 April 1904 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | Grassam (2), Schofield | 10,000 | |
| 12 April 1904 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–3 | Grassam | 8,000 | |
| 16 April 1904 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 1–0 | A. Robertson | 4,000 | |
| 23 April 1904 | Burton United | H | 2–0 | Grassam, A. Robertson | 8,000 | |
| 25 April 1904 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | ||
| 30 April 1904 | Leicester Fosse | H | 5–2 | Schofield (2), Bonthron, Griffiths, A. Robertson | 7,000 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1903 | Intermediate Round | Small Heath | H | 1–1 | Schofield | 10,000 | |
| 16 December 1903 | Intermediate Round Replay | Small Heath | A | 1–1 | Arkesden | 5,000 | |
| 21 December 1903 | Intermediate Round 2nd Replay | Small Heath | Bramall Lane | 1–1 | Schofield | 3,000 | |
| 11 January 1904 | Intermediate Round 3rd Replay | Small Heath | Hyde Road | 3–1 | Arkesden (2), Grassam | 9,372 | |
| 6 February 1904 | Round 1 | Notts County | A | 3–3 | Arkseden, Downie, Schofield | 12,000 | |
| 10 February 1904 | Round 1 Replay | Notts County | H | 2–1 | Morrison, Pegg | 18,000 | |
| 20 February 1904 | Round 2 | The Wednesday | A | 0–6 | 22,051 |
| Pos. | Name | Second Division | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | Harry Moger | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| GK | John Willie Sutcliffe | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| FB | Tommy Blackstock | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| FB | Bob Bonthron | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| FB | Vince Hayes | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| FB | Bert Read | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| HB | Alex Bell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| HB | Walter Cartwright | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| HB | Alex Downie | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 5 | |
| HB | Dick Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| HB | Billy Griffiths | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |
| HB | Charlie Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| HB | Alex Robertson | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 10 | |
| FW | Tommy Arkesden | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 | |
| FW | Ralph Gaudie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FW | Billy Grassam | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | |
| FW | Proctor Hall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| FW | William Hartwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | Hugh Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | George Lyons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | William McCartney | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| FW | Tommy Morrison | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| FW | Dick Pegg | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| FW | Sandy Robertson | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| FW | Tom Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Alf Schofield | 26 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 9 | |
| FW | Joseph Schofield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Harry Wilkinson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |