2003-04 in English football
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Events in the 2003-04 English football season, August 2003 to July 2004:
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5.1 FA Premier League |
Events
- 29 February 2004: Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final.
- 5 March 2004: Three Leicester City players, Paul Dickov, Keith Gillespie and Frank Sinclair, are charged with sexual assault while on a training camp in La Manga, Spain. All charges are dropped in May.
- 27 May 2004: Telford United are liquidated and removed from the Conference as a result.
- 2 June 2004: José Mourinho takes over as manager of Chelsea, replacing Claudio Ranieri.
- 16 June 2004: Rafael Benitez takes over as manager of Liverpool, replacing Gérard Houllier.
- 21 June 2004: Wimbledon F.C. announces that it will change its name to Milton Keynes Dons F.C., reflecting its highly controversial move from South London to Milton Keynes.
National team
Key
ECQ = Euro 2004 qualifiers
ECF = Euro 2004 finals
F = Friendly; scores are written England first
(FT) = Full time
(aet) = After extra time
(P) = After penalty shoot out
Honours
European qualifiers
Champions League
Group phase
Qualifying round
UEFA Cup
- Millwall (FA Cup finalist; Cup winner Man United qualified for Champions League)
- Middlesbrough (League Cup)
- Newcastle United
League tables
FA Premier League
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Arsenal 38 15 4 0 40 14 11 8 0 33 12 47 90 Champions League 2 Chelsea 38 12 4 3 34 13 12 3 4 33 17 37 79 Champions League 3 Manchester United 38 12 4 3 37 15 11 2 6 27 20 29 75 Champions League Qual. Round 4 Liverpool 38 10 4 5 29 15 6 8 5 26 22 18 60 Champions League Qual. Round 5 Newcastle United 38 11 5 3 33 14 2 12 5 19 26 12 56 UEFA Cup 6 Aston Villa 38 9 6 4 24 19 6 5 8 24 25 4 56 7 Charlton Athletic 38 7 6 6 29 29 7 5 7 22 22 0 53 8 Bolton Wanderers 38 6 8 5 24 21 8 3 8 24 35 -8 53 9 Fulham 38 9 4 6 29 21 5 6 8 23 25 6 52 10 Birmingham City 38 8 5 6 26 24 4 9 6 17 24 -5 50 11 Middlesbrough 38 8 4 7 25 23 5 5 9 19 29 -8 48 UEFA Cup (League Cup winners) 12 Southampton 38 8 6 5 24 17 4 5 10 20 28 -1 47 13 Portsmouth 38 10 4 5 35 19 2 5 12 12 35 -7 45 14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 9 4 6 33 27 4 2 13 14 30 -10 45 15 Blackburn Rovers 38 5 4 10 25 31 7 4 8 26 28 -8 44 16 Manchester City 38 5 9 5 31 24 4 5 10 24 30 1 41 17 Everton 38 8 5 6 27 20 1 7 11 18 37 -12 39 18 Leicester City 38 3 10 6 19 28 3 5 11 29 37 -17 33 Relegated 19 Leeds United 38 5 7 7 25 31 3 2 14 15 48 -39 33 Relegated 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 7 5 7 23 35 0 7 12 15 42 -39 33 Relegated
Football League First Division
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Norwich City 46 18 3 2 44 15 10 7 6 35 24 40 94 Promoted 2 West Bromwich Albion 46 14 5 4 34 16 11 6 6 30 26 22 86 Promoted 3 Sunderland 46 13 8 2 33 15 9 5 9 29 30 17 79 4 West Ham United 46 12 7 4 42 20 7 10 6 25 25 22 74 5 Ipswich Town 46 12 3 8 49 36 9 7 7 35 36 12 73 6 Crystal Palace 46 10 8 5 34 25 11 2 10 38 36 11 73 Promoted (playoff winners) 7 Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 29 16 7 9 7 31 29 15 71 8 Sheffield United 46 11 6 6 37 25 9 5 9 28 31 9 71 9 Reading 46 11 6 6 29 25 9 4 10 26 32 -2 70 10 Millwall 46 11 8 4 28 15 7 7 9 27 33 7 69 UEFA Cup (FA Cup runners up) 11 Stoke City 46 11 7 5 35 24 7 5 11 23 31 3 66 12 Coventry City 46 9 9 5 34 22 8 5 10 33 32 13 65 13 Cardiff City 46 10 6 7 40 25 7 8 8 28 33 10 65 14 Nottingham Forest 46 8 9 6 33 25 7 6 10 28 33 3 60 15 Preston North End 46 11 7 5 43 29 4 7 12 26 42 -2 59 16 Watford 46 9 8 6 31 28 6 4 13 23 40 -14 57 17 Rotherham United 46 8 8 7 31 27 5 7 11 22 34 -8 54 18 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 3 9 33 26 3 8 12 24 40 -9 53 19 Burnley 46 9 6 8 37 32 4 8 11 23 45 -17 53 20 Derby County 46 11 5 7 39 33 2 8 13 14 34 -14 52 21 Gillingham 46 10 1 12 28 34 4 8 11 20 33 -19 51 22 Walsall 46 8 7 8 29 31 5 5 13 16 34 -20 51 Relegated 23 Bradford City 46 6 3 14 23 35 4 3 16 15 34 -31 36 Relegated 24 Wimbledon 46 3 4 16 21 40 5 1 17 20 49 -48 29 Relegated
Football League Second Division
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 5 1 52 13 9 7 7 33 28 +44 90 Promoted 2 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 7 0 47 12 6 10 7 33 33 +35 83 Promoted 3 Bristol City 46 15 6 2 34 12 8 7 8 24 25 +21 82 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 4 2 39 11 5 7 11 25 32 +21 77 Promoted (playoff winners) 5 Swindon Town 46 12 7 4 41 23 8 6 9 35 35 +18 73 6 Hartlepool United 46 10 8 5 39 24 10 5 8 37 37 +15 73 7 Port Vale 46 15 6 2 45 28 6 4 13 28 35 +10 73 8 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 7 3 36 18 4 9 10 23 38 +3 67 9 AFC Bournemouth 46 11 8 4 35 25 6 7 10 21 26 +5 66 10 Luton Town 46 14 6 3 44 27 3 9 11 25 39 +3 66 11 Colchester United 46 11 8 4 33 23 6 5 12 19 33 -4 64 12 Barnsley 46 7 12 4 25 19 8 5 10 29 39 -4 62 13 Wrexham 46 9 6 8 27 21 8 3 12 23 39 -10 60 14 Blackpool 46 9 5 9 31 28 7 6 10 27 37 -7 59 15 Oldham Athletic 46 9 8 6 37 25 3 13 7 29 35 +6 57 16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 7 9 7 25 26 6 5 12 23 38 -16 53 17 Brentford 46 9 5 9 34 38 5 6 12 18 31 -17 53 18 Peterborough United 46 5 8 10 36 33 7 8 8 22 25 0 52 19 Stockport County 46 6 8 9 31 36 5 11 7 31 34 -8 52 20 Chesterfield 46 9 7 7 34 31 3 8 12 15 40 -22 51 21 Grimsby Town 46 10 5 8 36 26 3 6 14 19 55 -26 50 Relegated 22 Rushden & Diamonds 46 9 5 9 37 34 4 4 15 23 40 -14 48 Relegated 23 Notts County 46 6 9 8 32 27 4 3 16 18 51 -28 42 Relegated 24 Wycombe Wanderers 46 5 7 11 31 39 1 12 10 19 36 -25 37 Relegated
Football League Third Division
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 4 2 47 13 10 7 6 32 24 +42 92 Promoted 2 Hull City 46 16 4 3 50 21 9 9 5 32 23 +38 88 Promoted 3 Torquay United 46 15 6 2 44 18 8 6 9 24 26 +24 81 Promoted 4 Huddersfield Town 46 16 4 3 42 18 7 8 8 26 34 +16 81 Promoted (playoff winners) 5 Mansfield Town 46 13 5 5 44 25 9 4 10 32 37 +14 75 6 Northampton Town 46 13 4 6 30 23 9 5 9 28 28 +7 75 7 Lincoln City 46 9 11 3 36 23 10 6 7 32 24 +21 74 8 Yeovil Town 46 14 3 6 40 19 9 2 12 30 38 +13 74 9 Oxford United 46 14 8 1 34 13 4 9 10 21 31 +11 71 10 Swansea City 46 9 8 6 36 26 6 6 11 22 35 -3 59 11 Boston United 46 11 7 5 35 21 5 4 14 15 33 -4 59 12 Bury 46 10 7 6 29 26 5 4 14 25 38 -10 56 13 Cambridge United 46 6 7 10 26 32 8 7 8 29 35 -12 56 14 Cheltenham Town 46 11 4 8 37 38 3 10 10 20 33 -14 56 15 Bristol Rovers 46 9 7 7 29 26 5 6 12 21 35 -11 55 16 Kidderminster Harriers 46 9 5 9 28 29 5 8 10 17 30 -14 55 17 Southend United 46 8 4 11 27 29 6 8 9 24 34 -12 54 18 Darlington 46 10 4 9 30 28 4 7 12 23 33 -8 53 19 Leyton Orient 46 8 9 6 28 27 5 5 13 20 38 -17 53 20 Macclesfield Town 46 8 9 6 28 25 5 4 14 26 44 -15 52 21 Rochdale 46 7 8 8 28 26 5 6 12 21 32 -9 50 22 Scunthorpe United 46 7 10 6 36 27 4 6 13 33 45 -3 49 23 Carlisle United 46 8 5 10 23 27 4 4 15 23 42 -23 45 Relegated 24 York City 46 7 6 10 22 29 3 8 12 13 37 -31 44 Relegated
National League System
Cup competitions
| Competition | Winners |
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| FA Trophy | Hednesford Town |
| FA Vase | Winchester City |
| FA National League System Cup | Mid Cheshire League |
Football Conference
- Champions:
- Playoff winners:
- Relegated:
- Margate (forced relegation to Conference South due to failing ground requirements)
Northern Premier League
- Champions:
- Also promoted (to Conference North):
Southern League
- Champions:
- Also promoted (to Conference North):
- Also promoted (to Conference South):
- Weymouth, Newport County, Cambridge City, Welling United, Weston-super-Mare, Eastbourne Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Dorchester Town (playoff winners)
Isthmian League
- Champions:
- Also promoted (to Conference South):
- Also promoted (to Conference North):
Other leagues
Major transfer deals
- 6 August 2003 - Joe Cole from West Ham United to Chelsea
- 6 August 2003 - Juan Sebastian Veron from Manchester United to Chelsea
- 12 August 2003 - Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United
- 12 August 2003 - Kleberson from Atletico Paranaense to Manchester United
- 14 August 2003 - Adrian Mutu from Parma to Chelsea
- 26 August 2003 - Hernán Crespo from Internazionale to Chelsea
- 29 August 2003 - Claudio Reyna from Sunderland to Manchester City
- 31 August 2003 - Claude Makelele from Real Madrid to Chelsea
- 2 January 2004 - Fabien Barthez from Manchester United to Olympique de Marseille (loan deal, made permanent in April)
- 27 January 2004 - Jose Antonio Reyes from Sevilla to Arsenal
- 30 January 2004 - Scott Parker from Charlton Athletic to Chelsea
- 18 May 2004 - Emile Heskey from Liverpool to Birmingham City
- 3 June 2004 - Juan Sebastian Veron from Chelsea to Inter Milan (loan deal)
- 8 June 2004 - Petr Cech from Rennes to Chelsea
- 8 June 2004 - Arjen Robben from PSV to Chelsea
- 11 June 2004 - Gabriel Heinze from Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester United
- 22 June 2004 - Paulo Ferreira from Porto to Chelsea
- 1 July 2004 - Dennis Rommedahl from PSV to Charlton Athletic
- 1 July 2004 - Djibril Cisse from Auxerre to Liverpool
- 2 July 2004 - James Milner from Leeds United to Newcastle United
- 5 July 2004 - Les Ferdinand from Leicester City to Bolton Wanderers
- 6 July 2004 - Michael Reiziger from Barcelona to Middlesbrough
- 8 July 2004 - Mark Viduka from Leeds United to Middlesbrough
- 9 July 2004 - Peter Crouch from Aston Villa to Southampton
- 9 July 2004 - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink from Chelsea to Middlesbrough
- 9 July 2004 - Hélder Postiga from Spurs to Porto
- 9 July 2004 - Pedro Mendes from Porto to Spurs
- 12 July 2004 - Mateja Kezman from PSV to Chelsea
- 12 July 2004 - Jesper Grřnkjćr from Chelsea to Birmingham City
- 12 July 2004 - Lomana LuaLua from Newcastle United to Portsmouth (making a previous loan deal between the two clubs permanent)
- 12 July 2004 - David Unsworth from Everton to Portsmouth
- 14 July 2004 - Teddy Sheringham from Portsmouth to West Ham
- 15 July 2004 - Hernán Crespo from Chelsea to AC Milan (loan deal)
- 16 July 2004 - Markus Babbel from Liverpool to VfB Stuttgart
- 20 July 2004 - Didier Drogba from Olympique de Marseille to Chelsea
- 20 July 2004 - Martin Keown from Arsenal to Leicester City
- 20 July 2004 - Gary Speed from Newcastle United to Bolton Wanderers
- 21 July 2004 - Patrick Kluivert from Barcelona to Newcastle United
- 21 July 2004 - Tiago from Benfica to Chelsea
- 21 July 2004 - Hugo Viana from Newcastle United to Sporting Lisbon (loan deal)
- 22 July 2004 - Tim Cahill from Millwall to Everton
- 22 July 2004 - Bobby Convey from Major League Soccer to Reading
- 22 July 2004 - Thomas Helveg from Inter Milan to Norwich City
- 22 July 2004 - Tomasz Radzinski from Everton to Fulham
- 23 July 2004 - Claus Jensen from Charlton Athletic to Fulham
- 23 July 2004 - Ray Parlour from Arsenal to Middlesbrough
- 27 July 2004 - Ricardo Carvalho from Porto to Chelsea
- 27 July 2004 - Papa Bouba Diop from Lens to Fulham
- 27 July 2004 - Josemi from Málaga to Liverpool
- 27 July 2004 - Sergei Rebrov from Spurs to West Ham
- 28 July 2004 - Fernando Hierro from Al Rayyan (Qatar) to Bolton Wanderers
- 29 July 2004 - Henri Camara from Wolves to Celtic (loan deal)
- 30 July 2004 - Nicky Butt from Manchester United to Newcastle United
- 30 July 2004 - Zoltan Gera from Ferencváros to West Brom
- 30 July 2004 - Nwankwo Kanu from Arsenal to West Brom
Deaths
- August 9 2003 - Ray Harford (58), former Blackburn Rovers manager
- August 9 2003 - Jimmy Davis (21), Manchester United and Watford striker
- February 1 2004 - Bob Stokoe, Sunderland 1973 FA Cup winning manager
- February 21 2004 - John Charles, former Leeds United player
| Seasons in English football |
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1998-99 - 1999-2000 - 2000-01 - 2001-02 - 2002-03 - 2003-04 - 2004-05 - 2005-06 - 2006-07 - 2007-08 - 2008-09 |
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League competitions |
Cup competitions | |
| FA Premier League | FA Cup | |
| The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) | England (men) | League Cup |
| Football Conference (Nat, N, S) | FA Community Shield | |
| Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) | (women) | Football League Trophy |
| Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) | List of clubs | FA Trophy |
| Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) | FA Vase | |
| English football league system | Records | FA NLS Cup |
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