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 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
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 | 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 | ||||
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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 | 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 |
- 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
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
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 |
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 | 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 | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Play-offs
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
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 |
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 | Notes | ||||
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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, see also Doncaster Rovers | |
Relegated to Conference |
Play-offs
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) |
Third Division maps
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 |
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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