2003–04 Football League First Division

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)
Matches552

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.

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

Locations of teams in the 2003–04 Football League First Division
Team Location Stadium Capacity
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
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[a]
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 58 +3 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 Renamed Milton Keynes Dons in Football League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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.

Play-offs

Semi-finals

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

Main article: 2004 Football League First Division play-off Final
Crystal Palace1 – 0West Ham United
Shipperley 62' Statistics
Attendance: 72,523
Referee: Graham Poll

Attendances

# Club Average
1 West Ham United 31,167
2 Sunderland 27,119
3 West Bromwich Albion 24,765
4 Nottingham Forest 24,751
5 Ipswich Town 24,520
6 Derby County 22,200
7 Sheffield United 21,646
8 Norwich City 18,987
9 Crystal Palace 17,344
10 Cardiff City 15,569
11 Reading 15,095
12 Watford 14,856
13 Coventry City 14,816
14 Stoke City 14,425
15 Preston North End 14,150
16 Burnley 12,541
17 Bradford City 11,377
18 Millwall 10,497
19 Wigan Athletic 9,531
20 Gillingham 8,517
21 Walsall 7,853
22 Crewe Alexandra 7,741
23 Rotherham United 7,138
24 Wimbledon 4,751

Source:[1]

References

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