3 – 0 4 ▁Football ▁League ▁season ▁was ▁Small ▁He ath ▁Football ▁Club ' s ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁and ▁their ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Division , ▁having ▁been ▁promoted ▁from ▁the ▁Second ▁Division ▁as ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 – 0 3 . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁places , ▁they ▁won ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁nine ▁matches ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁ 1 1 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 - team ▁league . ▁They ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 – 0 4 ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁entering ▁at ▁the ▁intermediate ▁round ▁( between ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁and ▁the ▁r ounds ▁proper ) ▁and ▁losing ▁in ▁that ▁round ▁to ▁Manchester ▁United ▁after ▁three ▁re plays . ▁In ▁locally ▁organ ised ▁competition , ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Senior ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Tw enty - three ▁players ▁made ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁appearance ▁in ▁nation ally ▁organ ised ▁first - team ▁competition , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁twelve ▁different ▁goals cor ers . ▁For ward ▁Charlie ▁A thers m ith ▁played ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁matches ▁over ▁the ▁ 3 8 - match ▁season . ▁Billy ▁Jones ▁and ▁Fred die ▁Wil co x ▁were ▁joint ▁leading ▁sc or ers ▁with ▁eight ▁goals , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Football ▁League ▁First ▁Division ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁( part