English Football League Tables
Season 2003-04
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| FA Cup Final 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| PL | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | Millwall | D 1 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 72,350 | |
| Ronaldo, van Nistelrooy 2 (1p) | ||||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | PL | Villa Park, Birmingham | 39,939 | |
| Scholes | ||||||||
| D 1 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 56,112 | |
| Cahill | ||||||||
| League Cup Final 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | PL | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 72,634 | |
| Job, Zenden (p) | Davies | |||||||
| League Cup Semi-Finals 2004 1st & 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Middlesbrough | PL | Highbury, London | 31,070 | |
| Juninho | ||||||||
| PL | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | Aston Villa | PL | Reebox Stadium | 16,302 | |
| Okocha 2, Nolan, Giannakopoulos, N'Gotty | Angel 2 | |||||||
| PL | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | PL | Villa Park, Birmingham | 36,883 | agg 4-5 |
| Hitzlsperger, Samuel | ||||||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | PL | Riverside Stadium, Moddlesbrough | 28,781 | agg 3-1 |
| Zenden, Reyes OG | Edu | |||||||
| First Divison Play-off Final 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | West Ham United | D 1 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 72,523 | |
| Shipperley | ||||||||
| Second Divison Play-off Final 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | D 2 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 65,167 | |
| Knight (p) | ||||||||
| Third Divison Play-off Final 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 3 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | Mansfield Town | D 3 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 37,298 | aet 4-1p |
| Conference Play-off Final 2004 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| CfL | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Aldershot Town | CfL | Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent | 19,216 | aet 3-0p |
| Darby | McLean | |||||||
Final Table for Season 2003-04
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Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | League Cup | European | |
| 1 | 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 47 | 90 | SF | SF | CL QF | |
| 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 37 | 79 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | CL SF | |
| 3 | -2 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 75 | Win | Rd 4 | CL Rd 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 60 | Rd 5 | Rd 4 | UEFA Rd 5 | |
| 5 | -2 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 56 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | CL Rd 3 | UEFA SF |
| 6 | 10 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 56 | Rd 3 | SF | ||
| 7 | 5 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 53 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -8 | 53 | Rd 3 | Final | ||
| 9 | 5 | Fulham | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 52 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 50 | Rd 5 | Rd 2 | ||
| 11 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -8 | 48 | Rd 4 | Win | ||
| 12 | -4 | Southampton | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -1 | 47 | Rd 3 | Rd 5 | UEFA Rd 2 | |
| 13 | D 1 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 35 | -7 | 45 | Rd 6 | Rd 4 | ||
| 14 | -4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 30 | -10 | 45 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | ||
| 15 | -9 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -8 | 44 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | UEFA Rd 2 | |
| 16 | -7 | Manchester City | 38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 41 | Rd 5 | Rd 4 | UEFA Rd 3 | |
| 17 | -10 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -12 | 39 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | ||
| 18 | D 1 | Leicester City | 38 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -17 | 33 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | ||
| 19 | -4 | Leeds United | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 48 | -39 | 33 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | ||
| 20 | D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | -39 | 33 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | ||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 7 | Norwich City | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 40 | 94 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 2 | PL | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 86 | Rd 3 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | PL | Sunderland | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 79 | SF | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | PL | West Ham United | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 74 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 73 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 73 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | D 2 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 71 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | -5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 71 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | -5 | Reading | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -2 | 70 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | -1 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 69 | Final | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 66 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 12 | 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 65 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | D 2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 65 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 14 | -8 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 60 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | -3 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -2 | 59 | Rd 4 | Rd 1 | |
| 16 | -3 | Watford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | -14 | 57 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 17 | -2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | -8 | 54 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | D 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -9 | 53 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 19 | -3 | Burnley | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | -17 | 53 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | -2 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -14 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | -10 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -19 | 51 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | -5 | Walsall | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 34 | -20 | 51 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | -4 | Bradford City | 46 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 34 | -31 | 36 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -3 | Wimbledon | 46 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 49 | -48 | 29 | Rd 4 | Rd 1 | |
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| Wimbledon replaced by Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 90 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 83 | Rd 1 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 82 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | D 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 77 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 73 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 6 | D 3 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 73 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | 10 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 73 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 8 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 67 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | D 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 66 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 10 | -1 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 66 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | -4 | 64 | Rd 5 | Rd 2 | |
| 12 | 7 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 39 | -4 | 62 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 13 | D 3 | Wrexham | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -10 | 60 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 14 | -1 | Blackpool | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 37 | -7 | 59 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | -10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 57 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 16 | D 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -16 | 53 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | -1 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 31 | -17 | 53 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 | -5 | Stockport County | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 34 | -8 | 52 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 20 | 0 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 40 | -22 | 51 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | D 1 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 55 | -26 | 50 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | D 3 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 40 | -14 | 48 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | -8 | Notts County | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 51 | -28 | 42 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -25 | 37 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | CPL | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 42 | 92 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 2 | 11 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 38 | 88 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 81 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 4 | D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 81 | Rd 1 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | D 2 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 75 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 6 | D 2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 75 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | -1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 74 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 8 | CPL | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 74 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 9 | -1 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 71 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -3 | 59 | Rd 5 | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | 4 | Boston United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 | -4 | 59 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 12 | -5 | Bury | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 38 | -10 | 56 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 13 | -1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 35 | -12 | 56 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 14 | D 2 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -14 | 56 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -11 | 55 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 16 | -5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -14 | 55 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -12 | 54 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -4 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -8 | 53 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | -17 | 53 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 20 | -4 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 44 | -15 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | -2 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -9 | 50 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | -17 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 45 | -3 | 49 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | -1 | Carlisle United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 42 | -23 | 45 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -14 | York City | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -31 | 44 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
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| Carlisle United and York City relegated from the Third Division. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chester City promoted as Conference Premier League Champions Shrewsbury Town also promoted to the Third Division. | ||||||||||||||||||
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