| Super League VIII | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Duration | 28 Rounds |
| Teams | 12 |
| Highest attendance | 21,784 Bradford Bulls vsLeeds Rhinos(23 May) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,276 Halifax vsLondon Broncos(22 Aug) |
| Attendance | 1,336,374 (average 7,955) |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
| 2003 Season | |
| Champions | Bradford Bulls 3rdSuper League title 5thBritish title |
| League Leaders | Bradford Bulls |
| Man of Steel |  Jamie Peacock |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Paul Deacon (286) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Dennis Moran (24) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted fromNational League One | Salford City Reds |
| Relegated toNational League One | Halifax |
Tetley'sSuper League VIII was the official name for the year 2003's Super League championship season, the 109th season of top-level professionalrugby league held in Britain, and the eighth championship run by Super League.
The season culminated in a replay of the2001 Grand Final betweenBradford Bulls andWigan Warriors, and again Bradford won, claiming the 2003 Championship, their second in three years.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bradford Bulls(L, C) | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 878 | 529 | +349 | 44 | Semi Final |
| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 751 | 555 | +196 | 41 | |
| 3 |  Wigan Warriors | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 776 | 512 | +264 | 40 | Elimination Semi Final |
| 4 |  St Helens | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 845 | 535 | +310 | 31[a] | |
| 5 |  London Broncos | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 643 | 696 | −53 | 30 | |
| 6 |  Warrington Wolves | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 748 | 619 | +129 | 29 | |
| 7 |  Hull F.C. | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 701 | 577 | +124 | 27[b] | |
| 8 |  Castleford Tigers | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 612 | 633 | −21 | 25 | |
| 9 |  Widnes Vikings | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 640 | 727 | −87 | 25 | |
| 10 |  Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 628 | 715 | −87 | 23 | |
| 11 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 505 | 774 | −269 | 15 | |
| 12 |  Halifax(R) | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 372 | 1227 | −855 | 0[c] | Relegation toNational League One |
| Elimination play-offs | Qualifying / Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bradford Bulls | 30 | Bradford Bulls | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 14 | Wigan Warriors | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Leeds Rhinos | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wigan Warriors | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wigan Warriors | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Helens | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | London Broncos | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Source: Rugby League Project[3]
This season was the final year of Sky Sports' contract with the Rugby Football League allowing them to broadcast matches exclusively live, the deal ended in November 2003.[4]
On 2 March, Matt Crowther of Hull F.C. equalled the club record for goals in a match when he was successful 14 times against Sheffield Eagles.[5]
