2003-12-08
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | Highfield Road | 12,913 | |
| McAllister (p) | Lineups | Downing | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 41 | D | W | D | D | W | 2003-12-09 | Bradford City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 40 | D | W | D | D | L | 2003-12-13 | Cardiff City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 38 | W | D | W | W | D | 2003-12-13 | Millwall | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 37 | L | W | L | W | W | 2003-12-09 | Walsall | H |
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 37 | W | W | L | D | W | 2003-12-13 | Stoke City | A |
| 6 | 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 35 | D | D | D | L | D | 2003-12-13 | West Ham United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 35 | L | D | L | D | L | 2003-12-13 | Bradford City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Cardiff City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 34 | W | L | D | W | W | 2003-12-09 | Preston North End | H |
| 9 | -1 | West Ham United | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | D | W | D | D | L | 2003-12-09 | Stoke City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 31 | W | L | D | D | W | 2003-12-09 | Cardiff City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Millwall | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 29 | D | L | D | L | L | 2003-12-13 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 28 | D | D | L | D | D | 2003-12-13 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 13 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -3 | 28 | D | L | W | L | L | 2003-12-09 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 14 | 0 | Burnley | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 28 | W | D | W | D | L | 2003-12-13 | Coventry City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 27 | W | L | D | D | W | 2003-12-09 | Sheffield United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Gillingham | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 27 | D | W | D | L | W | 2003-12-13 | Preston North End | H |
| 17 | 1 | Coventry City | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 26 | D | L | D | D | D | 2003-12-13 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | -1 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 26 | W | W | W | D | W | 2003-12-13 | Derby County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Watford | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 25 | D | L | D | W | D | 2003-12-13 | Sheffield United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 22 | L | D | W | D | D | 2003-12-09 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 22 | L | W | D | W | D | 2003-12-13 | Rotherham United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Stoke City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 20 | L | L | L | W | L | 2003-12-09 | West Ham United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Bradford City | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 17 | L | W | L | D | D | 2003-12-09 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wimbledon | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -26 | 14 | L | L | D | L | W | 2003-12-13 | Walsall | H |
