2003–04 Football League

The 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 season was the last association football season in the football league where the divisions were known as "First", "Second", and "Third". The following season saw the names of the divisions changed to "The Championship", "Football League One" and "Football League Two".

The first and second divisions had the format where the top two teams won automatic promotion to the division above, while teams finishing in third to sixth place played in a play-off competition. The winner gained the third promotion place.

The Third Division followed the same format except there were three automatic promotion places and teams in fourth to seventh place played in a play-off competition fought for a fourth promotion place.

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

Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division

Football League, First Division
Season	2003–04
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	1440 (2.61 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
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	UEFA Cup 2004–05 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

^[1]

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
	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

First Division play-offs

Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2004

Semifinals 1st leg – May 14th/15th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2004					Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 29th, 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

Locations of the Football League First Division 2003–2004 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 2003–2004

First Division topscorers

Rank	Player	Club	League
1	Andrew Johnson	Crystal Palace	28
2	Marlon Harewood	West Ham United / Nottingham Forest	25
3	Robert Earnshaw	Cardiff City	21
4	Dean Ashton	Crewe Alexandra	19
=	Robbie Blake	Burnley	19
6	Nathan Ellington	Wigan Athletic	18
7	Darren Bent	Ipswich Town	17
=	Ricardo Fuller	Preston North End	17
9	Marcus Stewart	Sunderland	16
10	David Healy	Preston North End	15
=	Martin Butler	Rotherham United	15
=	Steve Jones	Crewe Alexandra	15

^[3]

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season	2003–04
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	1460 (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
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

^[1]

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

Second Division play-offs

Main article: Football League One play-offs § 2004

Semifinals 1st leg – May 15th/16th; 2nd leg – May 19th/20th, 2004					Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 30th, 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

Locations of the Football League Second Division 2003–2004 teams

Brentford

Queens Park Rangers

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 2003–2004

Second Division topscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Leon Knight	Brighton & Hove Albion	26
2	Stephen McPhee	Port Vale	24
3	Paul Heffernan	Notts County	20
=	Sam Parkin	Swindon Town	20
5	Tommy Mooney	Swindon Town	19
6	Kevin Gallen	Queens Park Rangers	17
7	Eugene Dadi	Tranmere Rovers	16
=	Paul Furlong	Queens Park Rangers	16
=	Scott Taylor	Blackpool	16
10	Onandi Lowe	Rushden & Diamonds	15

^[4]

Third Division

Football League, 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 club in the league	Doncaster Rovers, Yeovil Town
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1398 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Steve 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
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

^[1]

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, see also Doncaster Rovers
	Relegated to Conference

Third Division play-offs

Main article: Football League Two play-offs § 2004

Semifinals 1st leg – May 15th/16th; 2nd leg – May 19th/20th, 2004					Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 31st, 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)

^[1]

Third Division maps

Kidderminster Harriers

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 2003–2004

Third Division topscorers

Rank	Player	Club	League
1	Steven MacLean	Scunthorpe United	23
2	David Graham	Torquay United	22
3	Leon Constantine	Southend United	21
4	Liam Lawrence	Mansfield Town	19
5	Gregg Blundell	Doncaster Rovers	18
=	Ben Burgess	Hull City	18
7	Gary Fletcher	Lincoln City	17
=	Lee Trundle	Swansea City	17
9	Matthew Tipton	Macclesfield Town	16
=	Jon Stead	Huddersfield Town	16

^[5]

References

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Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Football Conference	Accrington Stanley Aldershot Town Barnet Burton Albion Chester City Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Farnborough Town Forest Green Rovers Gravesend & Northfleet Halifax Town Hereford United Leigh RMI Margate Morecambe Northwich Victoria Scarborough Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Borough Tamworth Telford United Woking

Others	AFC Wimbledon Gateshead Newport County

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UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying rounds, Group stage, Knockout stage, Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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2003–04 Football League

Final league tables and results

First Division

First Division play-offs

First Division maps

First Division topscorers

Second Division

Second Division play-offs

Second Division maps

Second Division topscorers

Third Division

Third Division play-offs

Third Division maps

Third Division topscorers

See also

References