2003–04 Football League First Division
Season | 2003–04 |
---|---|
Champions | Norwich City |
Promoted |
Norwich City West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Bradford City Walsall Wimbledon |
UEFA Cup | Millwall (as FA Cup runners-up) |
Matches played | 552 |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
The 2003–04 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth and final season of the league under the First Division name, and the twelfth season under its current league division format.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From First Division
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to Second Division
To First Division
Promoted from Second Division
Relegated from Premier League
Team overview
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
Cardiff City | Cardiff | Ninian Park | 21,508 |
Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23,489 |
Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | Alexandra Stadium | 10,153 |
Crystal Palace | London | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,311 |
Millwall | London | The Den | 20,146 |
Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | City Ground | 30,576 |
Norwich City | Norwich | Carrow Road | 26,018 |
Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,408 |
Reading | Reading | Madjeski Stadium | 24,161 |
Rotherham United | Rotherham | Millmoor | 8,300 |
Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,702 |
Stoke City | Stoke | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
Walsall | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 |
Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 17,504 |
West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,484 |
West Ham United | London | Boleyn Ground | 35,303 |
Wigan Athletic | Wigan | JJB Stadium | 25,133 |
Wimbledon | Milton Keynes | National Hockey Stadium | 9,000 |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norwich City (C) (P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 94 | Promotion to 2004–05 FA Premier League |
2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 86 | |
3 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 | Qualification for 2003–04 First Division Play-offs |
4 | West Ham United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 74 | |
5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 73 | |
6 | Crystal Palace (P) | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 73 | |
7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 71 | |
8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 71 | |
9 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 70 | |
10 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 69 | 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round 1 |
11 | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 66 | |
12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | |
13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 65 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 60 | |
15 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 69 | 71 | −2 | 59 | |
16 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 57 | |
17 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 54 | |
18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 53 | |
19 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 60 | 77 | −17 | 53 | |
20 | Derby County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 52 | |
21 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 51 | |
22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 51 | Relegation to 2004-05 League One |
23 | Bradford City (R) | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 36 | |
24 | Wimbledon (R) | 46 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 41 | 89 | −48 | 29 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Semi-finals
First leg
Crystal Palace | 3 – 2 | Sunderland |
---|---|---|
Shipperley Butterfield Johnson |
Statistics | Stewart Kyle |
Ipswich Town | 1 – 0 | West Ham United |
---|---|---|
Bent |
Statistics |
Second leg
Sunderland | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 - 5p) |
Crystal Palace |
---|---|---|
Kyle Stewart |
Statistics | Powell |
- Aggregate score 4-4. Crystal Palace win 5-4 on penalties.
West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Ipswich Town |
---|---|---|
Etherington Dailly |
Statistics |
- West Ham United win 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
Crystal Palace | 1 – 0 | West Ham United |
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Shipperley |
Statistics |