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105th season of the Football League

Football league season

The Football League
Season	2003–04
Champions	Norwich City
Promoted	Norwich City West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace
Relegated	Carlisle United York City
New Clubs in League	Yeovil Town Doncaster Rovers
←2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Football League (known as theNationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th completed season ofThe Football League.

This was the last season of the Football League with theNationwide Building Society as titlesponsor, and the last in which the divisions were known as theFirst,Second andThird Divisions: from the following season they would be known as theChampionship,League One andLeague Two respectively.

Norwich City won the First Division, thus returning to thePremier League for the first time since1994–95. Also promoted to the top flight wereWest Bromwich Albion andCrystal Palace.Plymouth Argyle won the Second Division, whileDoncaster Rovers won the Third.

Final league tables and results

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The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,^[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.

First Division

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Main article:2003–04 Football League First Division

Football league season

First Division
Season	2003–04
Champions	Norwich City
Promoted	Norwich City West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace
Relegated	Walsall Bradford City Wimbledon
UEFA Cup	Millwall
Matches	552
Goals	1,435 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Andrew Johnson (27 goals)^[2]
←2002–03 2004–05(Championship) →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Norwich City(C, P)	46	28	10	8	79	39	+40	94	Promotion to theFA Premier League
2	West Bromwich Albion(P)	46	25	11	10	64	42	+22	86	Promotion to theFA Premier League
3	Sunderland	46	22	13	11	62	45	+17	79	Qualification for theFirst 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(O, 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	Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round^[a]
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	58	+3	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 toFootball League One
23	Bradford City(R)	46	10	6	30	38	69	−31	36	Relegation toFootball League One
24	Wimbledon(R)	46	8	5	33	41	89	−48	29	RenamedMilton Keynes Dons inFootball League One

Source:Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:

^Since theFA 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.

Play-offs

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Main article:Football League Championship play-offs § 2004

Semi-finals 1st leg – 14/15 May; 2nd leg – 17/18 May 2004					Final atMillennium Stadium,Cardiff 29 May 2004

3rd	Sunderland	2	2	4 (4)

6th	Crystal Palace (pens.)	3	1	4 (5)
					6th	Crystal Palace	1

					4th	West Ham United	0
4th	West Ham United	0	2	2

5th	Ipswich Town	1	0	1

Maps

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2003–04 Football League is located in England

Locations of the 2003–04 First Division teams

2003–04 Football League is located in Greater London

Locations of the London teams in the 2003–04 First Division

Top scorers

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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

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Second Division

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Football league season

Football League Second Division
Season	2003–04
Champions	Plymouth Argyle
Promoted	Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Brighton & Hove Albion
Relegated	Grimsby Town Notts County Rushden & Diamonds Wycombe Wanderers
Matches	552
Goals	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	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle(C, P)	46	26	12	8	85	41	+44	90	Promotion toFootball League Championship
2	Queens Park Rangers(P)	46	22	17	7	80	45	+35	83	Promotion toFootball League Championship
3	Bristol City	46	23	13	10	58	37	+21	82	Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs
4	Brighton & Hove Albion(O, P)	46	22	11	13	64	43	+21	77
5	Swindon Town	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73
6	Hartlepool United	46	20	13	13	76	61	+15	73
7	Port Vale	46	21	10	15	73	63	+10	73
8	Tranmere Rovers	46	17	16	13	59	56	+3	67
9	Bournemouth	46	17	15	14	56	51	+5	66
10	Luton Town	46	17	15	14	69	66	+3	66
11	Colchester United	46	17	13	16	52	56	−4	64
12	Barnsley	46	15	17	14	54	58	−4	62
13	Wrexham	46	17	9	20	50	60	−10	60
14	Blackpool	46	16	11	19	58	65	−7	59
15	Oldham Athletic	46	12	21	13	66	60	+6	57
16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	13	14	19	48	64	−16	53
17	Brentford	46	14	11	21	52	69	−17	53
18	Peterborough United	46	12	16	18	58	58	0	52
19	Stockport County	46	11	19	16	62	70	−8	52
20	Chesterfield	46	12	15	19	49	71	−22	51
21	Grimsby Town(R)	46	13	11	22	55	81	−26	50	Relegation toFootball League Two
22	Rushden & Diamonds(R)	46	13	9	24	60	74	−14	48
23	Notts County(R)	46	10	12	24	50	78	−28	42
24	Wycombe Wanderers(R)	46	6	19	21	50	75	−25	37

Source:^[1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Main article:Football League One play-offs § 2004

Semi-finals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004					Final atMillennium Stadium,Cardiff 30 May 2004

4th	Brighton & Hove Albion (pens.)	1	1	2 (4)

5th	Swindon Town	0	2	2 (3)
					4th	Brighton & Hove Albion	1

					3rd	Bristol City	0
3rd	Bristol City	1	2	3

6th	Hartlepool United	1	1	2

Maps

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Locations of the 2003–04 Second Division teams

Brentford

Queens Park Rangers

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Locations of the London teams in the 2003–04 Second Division

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Leon Knight	Brighton & Hove Albion	26
2	Stephen McPhee	Port Vale	25
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

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Third Division

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Football league season

Football League Third Division
Season	2003–04
Champions	Doncaster Rovers
Promoted	Doncaster Rovers Hull City Torquay United Huddersfield Town
Relegated toConference	Carlisle United York City
New clubs in the league	Doncaster Rovers Yeovil Town
Matches	552
Goals	1,398 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Steven MacLean(Scunthorpe United), 23^[2]
←2002–03 2004–05 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Doncaster Rovers(C, P)	46	27	11	8	79	37	+42	92	Promotion toFootball League One
2	Hull City(P)	46	25	13	8	82	44	+38	88
3	Torquay United(P)	46	23	12	11	68	44	+24	81
4	Huddersfield Town(O, P)	46	23	12	11	68	52	+16	81	Qualification for theThird Division play-offs
5	Mansfield Town	46	22	9	15	76	62	+14	75
6	Northampton Town	46	22	9	15	58	51	+7	75
7	Lincoln City	46	19	17	10	68	47	+21	74
8	Yeovil Town	46	23	5	18	70	57	+13	74
9	Oxford United	46	18	17	11	55	44	+11	71
10	Swansea City	46	15	14	17	58	61	−3	59
11	Boston United	46	16	11	19	50	54	−4	59
12	Bury	46	15	11	20	54	64	−10	56
13	Cambridge United	46	14	14	18	55	67	−12	56
14	Cheltenham Town	46	14	14	18	57	71	−14	56
15	Bristol Rovers	46	14	13	19	50	61	−11	55
16	Kidderminster Harriers	46	14	13	19	45	59	−14	55
17	Southend United	46	14	12	20	51	63	−12	54
18	Darlington	46	14	11	21	53	61	−8	53
19	Leyton Orient	46	13	14	19	48	65	−17	53
20	Macclesfield Town	46	13	13	20	54	69	−15	52
21	Rochdale	46	12	14	20	49	58	−9	50
22	Scunthorpe United	46	11	16	19	69	72	−3	49
23	Carlisle United(R)	46	12	9	25	46	69	−23	45	Relegation toFootball Conference
24	York City(R)	46	10	14	22	35	66	−31	44	Relegation toFootball Conference

Source:^[1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Main article:Football League Two play-offs § 2004

Semi-finals 1st leg – 15/16 May; 2nd leg – 19/20 May 2004					Final atMillennium 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)

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Maps

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Kidderminster Harriers

Locations of the 2003–04 Third Division teams

Top scorers

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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

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References

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^^a ^b ^c ^d"England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved2010-02-24.
^^a ^b ^c"English League Leading Goalscorers".RSSSF. Retrieved2010-10-31.
^"ESPN". Archived fromthe original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved2007-11-14.
^"ESPN". Archived fromthe original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved2007-11-14.
^soccernet.espn.go.com

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League competitions

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Levels 2–4	Football League(First Division,Second Division,Third Division,play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League(Premier,One North,One South) Northern Premier League(Premier,One) Southern League(Premier,Eastern,Western)
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Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup(Qualifying rounds,Final) Community Shield FA Trophy(Final)
Football League cups	League Cup(Final) Football League Trophy(Final)

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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
First Division	Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Derby County Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Walsall Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester United Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Luton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Rushden & Diamonds Sheffield Wednesday Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
Third Division	Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Darlington Doncaster Rovers Huddersfield Town Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oxford United Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Yeovil Town York City
Non-League	Shrewsbury Town

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