2003–04 Football League First Division

The 2003–04 Football League First Division (referred to as the Nationwide First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth and final season of the league under the First Division name, and the twelfth season under its current league division format.

Football League First Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsNorwich City
PromotedNorwich City
West Bromwich Albion
Crystal Palace
RelegatedBradford City
Walsall
Wimbledon
UEFA CupMillwall (as FA Cup runners-up)
Matches played552

Changes from last season

From First Division

Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to Second Division

To First Division

Promoted from Second Division

Relegated from Premier League

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bradford CityBradfordValley Parade25,136
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor22,546
Cardiff CityCardiffNinian Park21,508
Coventry CityCoventryHighfield Road23,489
Crewe AlexandraCreweAlexandra Stadium10,153
Crystal PalaceLondonSelhurst Park26,309
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,597
GillinghamGillinghamPriestfield Stadium11,582
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,311
MillwallLondonThe Den20,146
Nottingham ForestNottinghamCity Ground30,576
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road26,018
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,408
ReadingReadingMadjeski Stadium24,161
Rotherham UnitedRotherhamMillmoor8,300
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane32,702
Stoke CityStokeBritannia Stadium27,740
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
WalsallWalsallBescot Stadium11,300
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road17,504
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,484
West Ham UnitedLondonBoleyn Ground35,303
Wigan AthleticWiganJJB Stadium25,133
WimbledonMilton KeynesNational Hockey Stadium9,000

League table

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 the FA Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Qualification for the First 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 the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
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 51 +10 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 to Football League One
23 Bradford City (R) 46 10 6 30 38 69 31 36
24 Wimbledon (R) 46 8 5 33 41 89 48 29
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the FA 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.

First leg

Crystal Palace3 – 2Sunderland
Shipperley  52'
Butterfield  64'
Johnson  87'
Statistics Stewart  51' (pen)
Kyle  85'
Attendance: 25,287
Referee: Richard Beeby

Ipswich Town1 – 0West Ham United
Bent  57' Statistics
Attendance: 28,435

Second leg

Sunderland2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
(4 - 5p)
Crystal Palace
Kyle  42'
Stewart  45'
Statistics Powell  90'
Attendance: 34,536
Referee: David Pugh
  • Aggregate score 4-4. Crystal Palace win 5-4 on penalties.

West Ham United2 – 0Ipswich Town
Etherington  50'
Dailly  71'
Statistics
Attendance: 34,002
Referee: Neale Barry
  • West Ham United win 2-1 on aggregate.

Final

Crystal Palace1 – 0West Ham United
Shipperley  62' Statistics
Attendance: 72,523
Referee: Graham Poll
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