Football Club History Database - Football League 2003-04
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2003-04 |
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Nationwide |
Before this season
- A F C Bournemouth were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Brighton & Hove Albion were relegated from Division One to Division Two
- Cardiff City were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Cheltenham Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Crewe Alexandra were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Doncaster Rovers Town joined Division Three from Football Conference
- Exeter City left Division Three to join Football Conference
- Grimsby Town were relegated from Division One to Division Two
- Hartlepool United were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Huddersfield Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Leicester City left Division One to join F.A. Premier League
- Mansfield Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Northampton Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Portsmouth left Division One to join F.A. Premier League
- Rushden & Diamonds were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Sheffield Wednesday were relegated from Division One to Division Two
- Shrewsbury Town left Division Three to join Football Conference
- Sunderland joined Division One from F.A. Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion joined Division One from F.A. Premier League
- West Ham United joined Division One from F.A. Premier League
- Wigan Athletic were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Wolverhampton Wanderers left Division One to join F.A. Premier League
- Wrexham were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Yeovil Town joined Division Three from Football Conference
Final League Tables
DIVISION ONE
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Norwich City 46 28 10 8 79 39 94
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 25 11 10 64 42 86
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 79
4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 73
6 Crystal Palace 46 21 10 15 72 61 73
7 Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 71
8 Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 71
9 Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 70
10 Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 69
11 Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 65
13 Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 65
14 Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 58 60
15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 59
16 Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 57
17 Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 54
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 53
19 Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 53
20 Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 52
21 Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 51
22 Walsall 46 13 12 21 45 65 51
23 Bradford City 46 10 6 30 38 69 36
24 Wimbledon 46 8 5 33 41 89 29
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Crystal Palace 3 Sunderland 2, Sunderland 2 Crystal Palace 1
Aggregate 4-4, Crystal Palace won 5-4 on penalties
Ipswich Town 1 West Ham United 0, West Ham United 2 Ipswich Town 0
West Ham United won 2-1 on aggregate
Final
Crystal Palace 1 West Ham United 0 (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
DIVISION TWO
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 26 12 8 85 41 90
2 Queens Park Rangers 46 22 17 7 80 45 83
3 Bristol City 46 23 13 10 58 37 82
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 11 13 64 43 77
5 Swindon Town 46 20 13 13 76 58 73
6 Hartlepool United 46 20 13 13 76 61 73
7 Port Vale 46 21 10 15 73 63 73
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 16 13 59 56 67
9 A F C Bournemouth 46 17 15 14 56 51 66
10 Luton Town 46 17 15 14 69 66 66
11 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 52 56 64
12 Barnsley 46 15 17 14 54 58 62
13 Wrexham 46 17 9 20 50 60 60
14 Blackpool 46 16 11 19 58 65 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 12 21 13 66 60 57
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 48 64 53
17 Brentford 46 14 11 21 52 69 53
18 Peterborough United 46 12 16 18 58 58 52
19 Stockport County 46 11 19 16 62 70 52
20 Chesterfield 46 12 15 19 49 71 51
21 Grimsby Town 46 13 11 22 55 81 50
22 Rushden & Diamonds 46 13 9 24 60 74 48
23 Notts County 46 10 12 24 50 78 42
24 Wycombe Wanderers 46 6 19 21 50 75 37
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Hartlepool United 1 Bristol City 1, Bristol City 2 Hartlepool United 1
Bristol City won 3-2 on aggregate
Swindon Town 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Swindon Town 2
Aggregate 3-3, Brighton & Hove Albion won 4-3 on penalties
Final
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Bristol City 0 (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
DIVISION THREE
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Doncaster Rovers 46 27 11 8 79 37 92
2 Hull City 46 25 13 8 82 44 88
3 Torquay United 46 23 12 11 68 44 81
4 Huddersfield Town 46 23 12 11 68 52 81
5 Mansfield Town 46 22 9 15 76 62 75
6 Northampton Town 46 22 9 15 58 51 75
7 Lincoln City 46 19 17 10 68 47 74
8 Yeovil Town 46 23 5 18 70 57 74
9 Oxford United 46 18 17 11 55 44 71
10 Swansea City 46 15 14 17 58 61 59
11 Boston United 46 16 11 19 50 54 59
12 Bury 46 15 11 20 54 64 56
13 Cambridge United 46 14 14 18 55 67 56
14 Cheltenham Town 46 14 14 18 57 71 56
15 Bristol Rovers 46 14 13 19 50 61 55
16 Kidderminster Harriers 46 14 13 19 45 59 55
17 Southend United 46 14 12 20 51 63 54
18 Darlington 46 14 11 21 53 61 53
19 Leyton Orient 46 13 14 19 48 65 53
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 13 20 54 69 52
21 Rochdale 46 12 14 20 49 58 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 11 16 19 69 72 49
23 Carlisle United 46 12 9 25 46 69 45
24 York City 46 10 14 22 35 66 44
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Lincoln City 1 Huddersfield Town 2, Huddersfield Town 2 Lincoln City 2
Huddersfield Town won 4-3 on aggregate
Northampton Town 0 Mansfield Town 2, Mansfield Town 1 Northampton Town 3
Aggregate 3-3, Mansfield Town won 5-4 on penalties
Final
Huddersfield Town 0 Mansfield Town 0 (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Huddersfield Town won 4-1 on penalties)
Following this season
- Bradford City were relegated from Division One to Division Two
- Brighton & Hove Albion were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Carlisle United left to join Football Conference
- Chester City joined Division Three from Football Conference
- Crystal Palace were promoted from Division One to F.A. Premier League
- Doncaster Rovers were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Grimsby Town were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Huddersfield Town were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Hull City were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Leeds United joined Division One from F.A. Premier League
- Leicester City joined Division One from F.A. Premier League
- Norwich City were promoted from Division One to F.A. Premier League
- Notts County were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Plymouth Argyle were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Queens Park Rangers were promoted from Division Two to Division One
- Rushden & Diamonds were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- Shrewsbury Town joined Division Three from Football Conference
- Torquay United were promoted from Division Three to Division Two
- Walsall were relegated from Division One to Division Two
- West Bromwich Albion were promoted from Division One to F.A. Premier League
- Wimbledon were relegated from Division One to Division Two, and changed name to Milton Keynes Dons
- Wolverhampton Wanderers joined Division One from F.A. Premier League
- Wycombe Wanderers were relegated from Division Two to Division Three
- York City left to join Football Conference
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