▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁to ▁apply ▁( success fully ) ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁The ▁club ▁had ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁policy ▁of ▁s elling ▁their ▁best ▁players ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁An ▁extremely ▁poor ▁defence ▁saw ▁some ▁embar rass ing ▁sc or elines ▁away ▁from ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁consistent ▁goals cor er ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cause ▁for ▁concern . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁Second ▁Division ▁A ▁rather ▁quiet ▁pre - season ▁saw ▁no ▁sign ings ▁of ▁note , ▁however ▁past ▁player , ▁outside - right ▁Dick ▁Evans ▁re - signed ▁from ▁South am pton ▁in ▁September . ▁This ▁return ▁was ▁ended ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁– ▁a ▁Staff ord shire ▁Senior ▁Cup ▁defeat ▁to ▁Wol ves ▁– ▁when ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁career - ending ▁injury . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁saw ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁turn ▁up ▁to ▁witness ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw ▁with ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁this ▁positive ▁start ▁soon ▁ended ▁as ▁despite ▁going ▁their ▁first ▁four ▁games ▁un be aten , ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁their ▁nin th ▁match ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁victory . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁record ▁ 2 9 ▁away ▁games ▁without ▁a ▁win ▁stre ak ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁at ▁Gr ims by ▁Town . ▁The ▁next ▁match ▁saw ▁Liverpool ▁win ▁ 2 – 1 ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁goal ▁that