2003-04 in English football
Events in the 2003-04 English football season , August 2003 to July 2004 :
Events
Date
Venue
Opponents
Score
Comp
England scorers
August 20 , 2003
Portman Road , Ipswich
Croatia
3-1
F
David Beckham (pen) , Michael Owen , Frank Lampard
September 6 , 2003
Skopje
Macedonia
2-1
ECQ
Wayne Rooney , Beckham (pen)
September 10 , 2003
Old Trafford , Manchester
Liechtenstein
2-0
ECQ
Owen, Rooney
October 11 , 2003
Istanbul
Turkey
0-0
ECQ
November 16 , 2003
Old Trafford , Manchester
Denmark
2-3
F
Rooney, Joe Cole
February 14 , 2004
Estádio Algarve , Faro
Portugal
1-1
F
Ledley King
March 31 , 2004
Nya Ullevi Stadion , Gothenburg
Sweden
0-1
F
FA Summer Tournament
June 1 , 2004
City of Manchester Stadium , Manchester
Japan
1-1
F
Owen
June 5 , 2004
City of Manchester Stadium , Manchester
Iceland
6-1
F
Lampard, Rooney (2), Darius Vassell (2), Wayne Bridge
Euro 2004
June 13 , 2004
Estádio da Luz , Lisbon
France
1-2
ECF
Lampard
June 17 , 2004
Estádio Cidade , Coimbra
Switzerland
3-0
ECF
Rooney (2), Steven Gerrard
June 21 , 2004
Estádio da Luz , Lisbon
Croatia
4-2
ECF
Paul Scholes , Rooney (2), Lampard
June 24 , 2004
Estádio da Luz , Lisbon
Portugal
1-1 (FT), 2-2 (aet), 5-6 (P)
ECF
Owen, Lampard
Key ECQ = Euro 2004 qualifiersECF = Euro 2004 finalsF = Friendly; scores are written England first(FT) = Full time(aet) = After extra time(P) = After penalty shoot out
Honours
European qualifiers
Group phase
Qualifying round
League tables
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
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
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
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
Cup competitions
Champions:
Playoff winners:
Relegated:
Champions:
Also promoted (to Conference North) :
Droylsden , Barrow , Alfreton Town , Harrogate Town , Southport , Worksop Town , Lancaster City , Vauxhall Motors , Gainsborough Trinity , Stalybridge Celtic , Altrincham , Runcorn FC Halton , Bradford Park Avenue (playoff winners)
Champions:
Also promoted (to Conference North ) :
Stafford Rangers , Nuneaton Borough , Worcester City , Hinckley United , Moor Green
Also promoted (to Conference South ) :
Champions:
Also promoted (to Conference South ) :
Sutton United , Thurrock , Hornchurch , Grays Athletic , Carshalton Athletic , Hayes , Bognor Regis Town , Bishop's Stortford , Maidenhead United , Ford United , Basingstoke Town , St Albans City (playoff winners)
Also promoted (to Conference North ) :
Other leagues
Major transfer deals
Deaths
