Coach: n/a
Captain: Bill McClelland
Finishing Position: 6th
Best and Fairest: n/a
Leading Goalkicker: Vin Coutie (39)
Best First Year Player: n/a
| Matches | Ladder | Playing list | |||
After a disappointing 1903 where they only narrowly avoided a wooden spoon, Melbourne kept much of their squad together and were rewarded with improved performances. The year began with four losses from the first five games, but four and three game winning streaks helped them finished three and a half games ahead of seventh placed Geelong. In Round 4 they played their first interstate VFL premiership match, beating Essendon at the SCG.
For the first time boundary umpires were permanently used in the VFL. Permit regulations were amended so players were only free to move clubs after three years out of the game, removing the opportunity to sit out for one year then change teams.
On Saturday 30 April, a match was played between 'new players' and 'old players'. The old players won 61-43.
Captain Bill McClelland retired at the end of the season.
Practice matches
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Richmond | ? | ? | |||
| Leopold | ? | ? | |||
| West Melbourne | WIN | 62-35 | |||
Premiership season
| Round | Opposition | Result | Score | ||
| 1 | St. Kilda | LOSS | 39-85 | ||
| 2 | Collingwood | LOSS | 49-55 | ||
| 3 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 23-99 | ||
| 4 | Essendon | WIN | 71-39 | ||
| 5 | South Melbourne | LOSS | 39-64 | ||
| 6 | Carlton | WIN | 58-35 | ||
| 7 | Geelong | WIN | 97-66 | ||
| 8 | St. Kilda | WIN | 91-26 | ||
| 9 | Collingwood | WIN | 54-29 | ||
| 10 | Fitzroy | LOSS | 43-58 | ||
| 11 | Essendon | LOSS | 30-35 | ||
| 12 | South Melbourne | LOSS | 67-73 | ||
| 13 | Carlton | LOSS | 34-50 | ||
| 14 | Geelong | WIN | 76-40 | ||
| 15 | St. Kilda | WIN | 93-21 | ||
| 16 | Carlton | WIN | 43-14 | ||
| 17 | Collingwood | LOSS | 40-51 | ||
Ladder
| W | D | L | % | P | |
| Fitzroy | 12 | 0 | 5 | 128.2 | 48 |
| Carlton | 10 | 1 | 6 | 105.5 | 42 |
| Collingwood | 10 | 0 | 7 | 117.0 | 40 |
| Essendon | 10 | 0 | 7 | 113.1 | 40 |
| South Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 7 | 108.5 | 40 |
| Melbourne | 8 | 0 | 9 | 112.7 | 32 |
| Geelong | 4 | 1 | 12 | 77.2 | 18 |
| St. Kilda | 3 | 0 | 14 | 62.1 | 12 |
Exhibition match
| Opposition | Result | Score | |||
| Northern District League | WIN | 65-46 | |||
Playing List
| Name | Games | Goals | |||
| Roy Adam | 11 | 3 | |||
| Lindsay Anderson | 4 | 1 | |||
| Syd Anderson | 8 | 1 | |||
| Billy Bremner | 7 | 1 | |||
| Jim Conquest | 17 | 8 | |||
| Vin Coutie | 16 | 39 | |||
| Horrie Drane | 14 | 7 | |||
| Jack Gardiner | 15 | 24 | |||
| Mark Gardner | 8 | 1 | |||
| Harry Henderson | 13 | 0 | |||
| Maurie Herring | 4 | 0 | |||
| Henri Jeanneret | 4 | 0 | |||
| Frank Langley | 17 | 12 | |||
| Ted Leach | 14 | 6 | |||
| Bill McClelland | 15 | 0 | |||
| Paddy Mills | 9 | 2 | |||
| George Moodie | 17 | 3 | |||
| Bernie Nolan | 7 | 1 | |||
| Harry Parkin | 13 | 0 | |||
| Joe Pearce | 11 | 0 | |||
| Hugh Purse | 7 | 7 | |||
| Jack Purse | 15 | 0 | |||
| Lionel Smale | 2 | 0 | |||
| Arthur Sowden | 15 | 2 | |||
| Jack Strong | 17 | 7 | |||
| Ernie Tout | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Vollugi | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ted Wade | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tom Watson | 1 | 0 | |||
| Alec Woods | 1 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Young | 17 | 3 | |||
Awards
Most Consistent - Charlie Young
Notes
Team above
Back Row: Ted Leach, Horrie Drane, Jack Strong, George Moodie, Amos Norcott, Ernie Tout, Ernie Vollugi, Syd Dalrymple, Billy Bremner
Middle Row: Paddy Mills, Jack Gardiner, Syd Anderson, Frank Langley, Bill McClelland, Harry Parkin, Joe Pearce, Charlie Young
Front Row: Vin Coutie, Jim Conquest, Arthur Sowden, Henri Jeanneret
An end of season match may have been played in Warrnambool
Media
Herald - 30/04/1904
Australasian - 07/05/1904