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.
Season | 2003–04 |
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Champions | Norwich City |
Promoted | Norwich City West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace |
Relegated | Bradford City Walsall Wimbledon |
UEFA Cup | Millwall (as FA Cup runners-up) |
Matches played | 552 |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
Changes from last season
Team overview
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
Cardiff City | Cardiff | Ninian Park | 21,508 |
Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23,489 |
Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | Alexandra Stadium | 10,153 |
Crystal Palace | London | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,311 |
Millwall | London | The Den | 20,146 |
Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | City Ground | 30,576 |
Norwich City | Norwich | Carrow Road | 26,018 |
Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,408 |
Reading | Reading | Madjeski Stadium | 24,161 |
Rotherham United | Rotherham | Millmoor | 8,300 |
Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,702 |
Stoke City | Stoke | Britannia Stadium | 27,740 |
Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
Walsall | Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300 |
Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 17,504 |
West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,484 |
West Ham United | London | Boleyn Ground | 35,303 |
Wigan Athletic | Wigan | JJB Stadium | 25,133 |
Wimbledon | Milton Keynes | National Hockey Stadium | 9,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- 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 Palace | 3 – 2 | Sunderland |
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Shipperley 52' Butterfield 64' Johnson 87' |
Statistics | Stewart 51' (pen) Kyle 85' |
Ipswich Town | 1 – 0 | West Ham United |
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Bent 57' | Statistics |
Second leg
Sunderland | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 - 5p) | Crystal Palace |
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Kyle 42' Stewart 45' |
Statistics | Powell 90' |
- Aggregate score 4-4. Crystal Palace win 5-4 on penalties.
West Ham United | 2 – 0 | Ipswich Town |
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Etherington 50' Dailly 71' |
Statistics |
- West Ham United win 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
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