1903-04 Southern League : First Division

MILLWALL ATHLETIC : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 0 - 1 2 January 1904 Att: 10,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Mapley, Allison, Watts, Blythe, Bridgeman, Bigden, Kirby, Satterthwaite, Mercer

FREDERICK MERCER makes his Hammers debut against MILLWALL at Upton Park

QUEENS PARK RANGERS : Southern League

Kensal Rise 1 - 2 (Kirby) 9 January 1904 Att: 7,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Mapley, Bigden, Watts, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Barnes

ALEC THOMPSON makes his Hammers debut against QUEENS PARK RANGERS

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE : Southern League First Division

Memorial Grounds 1 - 1 (Kirby) 16 January 1904 Att: 8,000

Griffiths Eccles Mapley Bigden Watts Blythe Kirby Lyon Thompson Satterthwaite Barnes

Plymouth goalkeeper Pinnell puches away from a West Ham attack

READING : Southern League

Elm Park 1 - 1 (Lyon) 23 January 1904 Att: 1,500

Griffiths, Eccles, Mapley, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Barnes

MATCH ABANDONED

Fog 55 minutes : rearranged for 2 March 1904

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 4 - 1 (Kirby 2, Satterthwaite, Thompson) 30 January 1904 Att: 250

Griffiths, Eccles, Mapley, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Barnes

BRISTOL ROVERS : Southern League

Eastville 0 - 4 6 February 1904 Att: 2,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Watts, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Barnes

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 5 - 0 (Satterthwaite 4, Lyon) 13 February 1904 Att: 3,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Fair, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Barnes

NORTHAMPTON TOWN : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 2 - 0 (Kirby, Lyon) 27 February 1904 Att: 4,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Bridgeman

WILLIAM OAKES makes his Hammers debut against NORTHAMPTON TOWN

READING : Southern League

Elm Park 0 - 1 2 March 1904 Att: 1,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Bridgeman

BRENTFORD : Southern League

Boston Park 0 - 2 5 March 1904 Att: 4,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Bridgeman

SWINDON TOWN : Southern League

Away 0 - 1 12 March 1904 Att: 3,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Church

WILLIAM CHURCH makes his Hammers debut against SWINDON TOWN

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 0 - 2 19 March 1904 Att: 9,500

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Church

LUTON TOWN : Southern League

Dunstable Road 0 - 1 26 March 1904 Att: 5,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Allison, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Mercer

PORTSMOUTH : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 3 - 0 (Satterthwaite 2, Bridgeman) 1 April 1904 Att: 8,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Watts, Allison, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Mercer

NEW BROMPTON : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 0 - 0 2 April 1904 Att: 5,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Watts, Jarvis, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Mercer

LEN JARVIS makes his Hammers debut against NEW BROMPTON

SOUTHAMPTON : Southern League

The Dell 1 - 1 (Bridgeman) 4 April 1904 Att: 10,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Watts, Jarvis, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Mercer

NORTHAMPTON TOWN : Southern League

Away 3 - 1 (Allison, Kirby, Mercer) 7 April 1904 Att: 1,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Watts, Allison, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Mercer

KETTERING TOWN : Southern League

Rockingham Road 1 - 0 (Bridgeman) 9 April 1904 Att: 1,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Watts, Allison, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Mercer

18 April 1904

West Ham United officially announce that they are surrendering their tenancy of the Memorial Grounds at the end of the season.

Their new home will be the old Boleyn Castle Ground

The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser

19 April 1904

20 April 1904

TUDOR MARTIN (1936-1937) Born this day Caerau, Wales

Tudor James Martin, a former coalminer began his footballing career with Bridgend Town before making the leap to the Football League with West Bromwich Albion in 1926 where he scored 29 goals in 36 appearances. Moved to Newport County where he won his solitary Welsh cap versus Ireland in 1930. He scored 34 goals in 27 Third Division South matches which drew the attention of Wolverhampton Wanderers. He signed for the Midlanders and scored nine times in 15 First Division matches between 1930 and 1932. He also had the distinction of scoring a mammoth 60 goals for Wolves reserves when they won the Central League Championship in 1932. By the following July had joined Swansea Town and it was from the Welsh side that West Ham United signed the goalscoring Welshman. At home in either the centre-forward or inside-left positions, and rarely has a West Ham player made such a sensational start to his Hammers career. Tudor had the amazing experience of scoring a "hat-trick" on his League debut for West Ham United at St James's Park against Newcastle United but ended up on the losing side, the Magpies winning the 9 September 1936 encounter by 3-5.Goalscorers then, were not at the premium they are today, and in his short, six-month stay at Upton Park he scored 7 goals in 11 first team appearances and a further 15 strikes in 14 matches for the Football Combination side. On 16 February 1937 he was allowed to join Southend United who at that time were playing at the Southend Stadium, Grainger Road.

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN : Southern League

Dog & Duck Ground 0 - 3 20 April 1904 Att: 3,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Allison, Watts, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Thompson, Satterthwaite, Mercer

The Edinburgh Evening News

21 April 1904

FULHAM : Southern League

Craven Cottage 1 - 1 (Bridgeman) 23 April 1904 Att: 4,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Bigden, Watts, Blythe, Kirby, Lyon, Bridgeman, Satterthwaite, Barnes

The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser

28 May 1904

SWINDON TOWN : Southern League

Memorial Grounds 0 - 1 30 April 1904 Att: 4,000

Griffiths, Eccles, Oakes, Allison, Watts, Blythe, Bigden, Lyon, Bridgeman, Thompson, Barnes

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