2003–04 Football League
Season | 2003–04 |
---|---|
Champions | Norwich City |
Promoted |
Norwich City West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Carlisle United York City |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
The 2003–04 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th completed season of The Football League.
This was the last season of the Football League with the Nationwide Building Society as title sponsor, and the last in which the divisions were known as the First, Second and Third Divisions: from the following season they would be known as the Championship, League One and League Two respectively.
Norwich City won the First Division, thus returning to the Premier League for the first time since 1994–95. Also promoted to the top flight were West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace. Plymouth Argyle won the Second Division, while Doncaster Rovers won the Third.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
First Division
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Norwich City (3rd second tier title) |
Direct promotion to FA Premier League |
Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion |
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Bradford City, Walsall, Wimbledon |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,435 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace), 27 [2] |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Norwich City | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 94 | |||||
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 86 | |||||
3 | Sunderland | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 | |||||
4 | West Ham United | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 74 | |||||
5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 73 | |||||
6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 73 | |||||
7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 71 | |||||
8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 71 | |||||
9 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 55 | 57 | –2 | 70 | |||||
10 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 69 | 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round | ||||
11 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 66 | |||||
12 | Coventry City | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | |||||
13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 65 | |||||
14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 60 | |||||
15 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 69 | 71 | –2 | 59 | |||||
16 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 54 | 68 | –14 | 57 | |||||
17 | Rotherham United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 53 | 61 | –8 | 54 | |||||
18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | 66 | –9 | 53 | |||||
19 | Burnley | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 60 | 77 | –17 | 53 | |||||
20 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 67 | –14 | 52 | |||||
21 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 48 | 67 | –19 | 51 | |||||
22 | Walsall | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 65 | –20 | 51 | |||||
23 | Bradford City | 46 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 69 | –31 | 36 | |||||
24 | Wimbledon | 46 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 49 | 41 | 89 | –48 | 29 |
- Pld = Matches; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key | |
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Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League | |
Promoted to FA Premier League | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | |
FA Cup runners-up, qualified for UEFA Cup | |
Relegated |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 14/15 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2004 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 29 May 2004 | |||||||||
3rd | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | 4 (4) | ||||||
6th | Crystal Palace (pens.) | 3 | 1 | 4 (5) | ||||||
4th | West Ham United | 0 | ||||||||
6th | Crystal Palace | 1 | ||||||||
4th | West Ham United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
5th | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 |
First Division maps
First Division topscorers
Rank | Player | Club | League |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Crystal Palace | 28 | |
2 | West Ham United / Nottingham Forest | 25 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 21 | |
4 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | |
= | Burnley | 19 | |
6 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | |
7 | Ipswich Town | 17 | |
= | Preston North End | 17 | |
9 | Sunderland | 16 | |
10 | Preston North End | 15 | |
= | Rotherham United | 15 | |
= | Crewe Alexandra | 15 |
Second Division
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Plymouth Argyle (2nd third tier title) |
Direct promotion |
Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers |
Promoted through play-offs | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Relegated |
Grimsby Town, Notts County, Rushden & Diamonds, Wycombe Wanderers |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,460 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Leon Knight (Brighton & Hove Albion), 25 Stephen McPhee (Port Vale), 25 [2] |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 85 | 41 | +44 | 90 | |||||
2 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 83 | |||||
3 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 82 | |||||
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 77 | |||||
5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 73 | |||||
6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 | |||||
7 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 73 | 62 | +10 | 73 | |||||
8 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 67 | |||||
9 | Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 66 | |||||
10 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 66 | |||||
11 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 56 | –4 | 64 | |||||
12 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 58 | –4 | 62 | |||||
13 | Wrexham | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 50 | 60 | –10 | 60 | |||||
14 | Blackpool | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 58 | 65 | –7 | 59 | |||||
15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 57 | |||||
16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 48 | 64 | –16 | 53 | |||||
17 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 52 | 69 | –17 | 53 | |||||
18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 52 | |||||
19 | Stockport County | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 62 | 70 | –8 | 52 | |||||
20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 71 | –22 | 51 | |||||
21 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 55 | 31 | –26 | 50 | |||||
22 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 74 | –14 | 48 | |||||
23 | Notts County | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 50 | 78 | –28 | 42 | |||||
24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 75 | –25 | 37 |
- Pld = Matches; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key | |
---|---|
Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 May 2004 | |||||||||
3rd | Bristol City | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
6th | Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
3rd | Bristol City | 0 | ||||||||
4th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | ||||||||
4th | Brighton & Hove Albion (pens.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||
5th | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) |
Second Division maps
Second Division topscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | |
2 | Port Vale | 24 | |
3 | Notts County | 20 | |
= | Swindon Town | 20 | |
5 | Swindon Town | 19 | |
6 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | |
= | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | |
= | Blackpool | 16 | |
10 | Rushden & Diamonds | 15 |
Third Division
Season | 2003–04 |
---|---|
Champions | Doncaster Rovers (3rd fourth tier title) |
Direct promotion |
Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Torquay United |
Promoted through play-offs | Huddersfield Town |
Relegated to Conference |
Carlisle United, York City |
New clubs in the league |
Doncaster Rovers, Yeovil Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,398 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steven MacLean (Scunthorpe United), 23[2] |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 79 | 37 | +42 | 92 | |||||
2 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 88 | |||||
3 | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 81 | |||||
4 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 81 | |||||
5 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 75 | |||||
6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 | |||||
7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | |||||
8 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 74 | |||||
9 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 71 | |||||
10 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 58 | 61 | –3 | 59 | |||||
11 | Boston United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 54 | –4 | 59 | |||||
12 | Bury | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 64 | –10 | 56 | |||||
13 | Cambridge United | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 55 | 67 | –12 | 56 | |||||
14 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 57 | 71 | –14 | 56 | |||||
15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 61 | –11 | 55 | |||||
16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 59 | –14 | 55 | |||||
17 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 51 | 63 | –12 | 54 | |||||
18 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 53 | 61 | –8 | 53 | |||||
19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 65 | –17 | 53 | |||||
20 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 54 | 69 | –15 | 52 | |||||
21 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 49 | 58 | –9 | 50 | |||||
22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 69 | 72 | –3 | 49 | |||||
23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 46 | 69 | –23 | 45 | |||||
24 | York City | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 66 | –31 | 44 |
- Pld = Matches; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key | |
---|---|
Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
New club in the league (also Doncaster Rovers) | |
Relegated to Conference |
Play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 31 May 2004 | |||||||||
4th | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
7th | Lincoln City | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
4th | Huddersfield Town (pens.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||
5th | Mansfield Town | 0 (1) | ||||||||
5th | Mansfield Town (pens.) | 2 | 1 | 3 (5) | ||||||
6th | Northampton Town | 0 | 3 | 3 (4) |
Third Division maps
Third Division topscorers
Rank | Player | Club | League |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | |
2 | Torquay United | 22 | |
3 | Southend United | 21 | |
4 | Mansfield Town | 19 | |
5 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | |
= | Hull City | 18 | |
7 | Lincoln City | 17 | |
= | Swansea City | 17 | |
9 | Macclesfield Town | 16 | |
= | Huddersfield Town | 16 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ soccernet.espn.go.com
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