English League Tables

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Premier League  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Arsenal 38 26 12 0 73 26 +47 90 Champions ♦CL
2nd  Chelsea 38 24 7 7 67 30 +37 79 Runners Up ♦CL
3rd  Manchester United 38 23 6 9 64 35 +29 75 ♦CL
4th  Liverpool 38 16 12 10 55 37 +18 60 ♦CL
5th  Newcastle United 38 13 17 8 52 40 +12 56 ♦UC
6th  Aston Villa 38 15 11 12 48 44 +4 56 -
7th  Charlton Athletic 38 14 11 13 51 51 0 53 -
8th  Bolton Wanderers 38 14 11 13 48 56 -8 53 -
9th  Fulham 38 14 10 14 52 46 +6 52 -
10th  Birmingham City 38 12 14 12 43 48 -5 50 -
11th  Middlesbrough 38 13 9 16 44 52 -8 48 ♦UC
12th  Southampton 38 12 11 15 44 45 -1 47 -
13th  Portsmouth 38 12 9 17 47 54 -7 45 -
14th  Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 6 19 47 57 -10 45 -
15th  Blackburn Rovers 38 12 8 18 51 59 -8 44 -
16th  Manchester City 38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41 -
17th  Everton 38 9 12 17 45 57 -12 39 -
18th  Leicester City 38 6 15 17 48 65 -17 33 ▼Relegated
19th  Leeds United 38 8 9 21 40 79 -39 33 ▼Relegated
20th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 7 12 19 38 77 -39 33 ▼Relegated

Football League Division 1  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Norwich City 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94 ▲Champions
2nd  West Bromwich Albion 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Playoffs
4th  West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74 Playoffs
5th  Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73 Playoffs
6th  Crystal Palace 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73 ▲PO Winners
7th  Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71 -
8th  Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71 -
9th  Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 -2 70 -
10th  Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69 -
11th  Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66 -
12th  Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 +13 65 -
13th  Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 +10 65 -
14th  Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 51 +3 60 -
15th  Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 -2 59 -
16th  Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 -14 57 -
17th  Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 -8 54 -
18th  Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 -9 53 -
19th  Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 -17 53 -
20th  Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 -14 52 -
21st  Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 -19 51 -
22nd  Walsall 46 13 12 21 45 65 -20 51 ▼Relegated
23rd  Bradford City 46 10 6 30 38 69 -31 36 ▼Relegated
24th  Wimbledon 46 8 5 33 41 89 -48 29 ▼Relegated

Following this season, the Football League renamed its Divisions, Division 1 became the Championship

Wimbledon (having relocated) changed their name to Milton Keynes Dons for the start of the 2004/05 Season

Football League Division 2  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Plymouth Argyle 46 26 12 8 85 41 +44 90 ▲Champions
2nd  Queens Park Rangers 46 22 17 7 80 45 +35 83 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Bristol City 46 23 13 10 58 37 +21 82 Playoffs
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 11 13 64 43 +21 77 ▲PO Winners
5th  Swindon Town 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73 Playoffs
6th  Hartlepool United 46 20 13 13 76 61 +15 73 Playoffs
7th  Port Vale 46 21 10 15 73 63 +10 73 -
8th  Tranmere Rovers 46 17 16 13 59 56 +3 67 -
9th  AFC Bournemouth 46 17 15 14 56 51 +5 66 -
10th  Luton Town 46 17 15 14 69 66 +3 66 -
11th  Colchester United 46 17 13 16 52 56 -4 64 -
12th  Barnsley 46 15 17 14 54 58 -4 62 -
13th  Wrexham 46 17 9 20 50 60 -10 60 -
14th  Blackpool 46 16 11 19 58 65 -7 59 -
15th  Oldham Athletic 46 12 21 13 66 60 +6 57 -
16th  Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 48 64 -18 53 -
17th  Brentford 46 14 11 21 52 69 -17 53 -
18th  Peterborough United 46 12 16 18 58 58 0 52 -
19th  Stockport County 46 11 19 16 62 70 -8 52 -
20th  Chesterfield 46 12 15 19 49 71 -22 51 -
21st  Grimsby Town 46 13 11 22 55 81 -26 50 ▼Relegated
22nd  Rushden & Diamonds 46 13 9 24 60 74 -14 48 ▼Relegated
23rd  Notts County 46 10 12 24 50 78 -28 42 ▼Relegated
24th  Wycombe Wanderers 46 6 19 21 50 75 -25 37 ▼Relegated

Following this season, the Football League renamed its Divisions, Division 2 became League 1

Football League Division 3  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Doncaster Rovers 46 27 11 8 79 37 +42 92 ▲Champions
2nd  Hull City 46 25 13 8 82 44 +38 88 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Torquay United 46 23 12 11 68 44 +24 81 ▲Promoted
4th  Huddersfield Town 46 23 12 11 68 52 +16 81 ▲PO Winners
5th  Mansfield Town 46 22 9 15 76 62 +14 75 Playoffs
6th  Northampton Town 46 22 9 15 58 51 +7 75 Playoffs
7th  Lincoln City 46 19 17 10 68 47 +21 74 Playoffs
8th  Yeovil Town 46 23 5 18 70 57 +13 74 -
9th  Oxford United 46 18 17 11 55 44 +11 71 -
10th  Swansea City 46 15 14 17 58 61 -3 59 -
11th  Boston United 46 16 11 19 50 54 -4 59 -
12th  Bury 46 15 11 20 54 64 -10 56 -
13th  Cambridge United 46 14 14 18 55 67 -12 56 -
14th  Cheltenham Town 46 14 14 18 57 71 -14 56 -
15th  Bristol Rovers 46 14 13 19 50 61 -11 55 -
16th  Kidderminster Harriers 46 14 13 19 45 59 -14 55 -
17th  Southend United 46 14 12 20 51 63 -12 54 -
18th  Darlington 46 14 11 21 53 61 -8 53 -
19th  Leyton Orient 46 13 14 19 48 65 -17 53 -
20th  Macclesfield Town 46 13 13 20 54 69 -15 52 -
21st  Rochdale 46 12 14 20 49 58 -9 50 -
22nd  Scunthorpe United 46 11 16 19 69 72 -3 49 -
23rd  Carlisle United 46 12 9 25 46 69 -23 45 ▼Relegated
24th  York City 46 10 14 22 35 66 -31 44 ▼Relegated

Following this season, the Football League renamed its Divisions, Division 3 became League 2

Football Conference  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Chester City 42 27 11 4 85 34 +51 92 ▲Champions
2nd  Hereford United 42 28 7 7 103 44 +59 91 Playoffs
3rd  Shrewsbury Town 42 20 14 8 67 42 +25 74 ▲PO Winners
4th  Barnet 42 19 14 9 60 46 +14 71 Playoffs
5th  Aldershot Town 42 20 10 12 80 67 +13 70 Playoffs
6th  Exeter City 42 19 12 11 71 57 +14 69 -
7th  Morecambe 42 20 7 15 66 66 0 67 -
8th  Stevenage Borough 42 18 9 15 58 52 +6 63 -
9th  Woking 42 15 16 11 65 52 +13 61 -
10th  Accrington Stanley 42 15 13 14 68 61 +7 58 -
11th  Gravesend & Northfleet 42 14 15 13 69 66 +3 57 -
12th  Telford United 42 15 10 17 49 51 -2 55 ▼Folded
13th  Dagenham & Redbridge 42 15 9 18 59 64 -5 54 -
14th  Burton Albion 42 15 7 20 57 59 -2  51* -
15th  Scarborough 42 12 15 15 51 54 -3 51 -
16th  Margate 42 14 9 19 56 64 -8 51 ▼Demoted to CS
17th  Tamworth 42 13 10 19 49 68 -19 49 -
18th  Forest Green Rovers 42 12 12 18 58 80 -22 48 -
19th  Halifax Town 42 12 8 22 43 65 -22 44 -
20th  Farnborough Town 42 10 9 23 53 74 -21 39 -
21st  Leigh RMI 42 7 8 27 46 97 -51 29 -
22nd  Northwich Victoria 42 4 11 27 30 80 -50 23 -

* Burton Albion were Deducted 1 Point for fielding an ineligible player

Telford United Folded due to financial problems

 - From the start of the 2004/05 Season - The Football Conference created two new Divisions which would sit beneath the Football Conference National at Tier 6, these would be called Football Conference North and Football Conference South, this meant pulling a number of clubs from the Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League to fill the vacancies.

Northern Premier League Premier Division  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Hucknall Town 44 29 8 7 83 38 +45 95 ▲Promoted to CN
2nd  Droylsden 44 26 8 10 96 64 +32 86 ▲Promoted to CN
3rd  Barrow 44 22 14 8 82 52 +30 80 ▲Promoted to CN
4th  Alfreton Town 44 23 9 12 73 43 +30 78 ▲Promoted to CN
5th  Harrogate Town 44 24 5 15 79 63 +16 77 ▲Promoted to CN
6th  Southport 44 20 10 14 71 52 +19 70 ▲Promoted to CN
7th  Worksop Town 44 19 13 12 64 50 +14 70 ▲Promoted to CN
8th  Lancaster City 44 20 9 15 62 49 +13 69 ▲Promoted to CN
9th  Vauxhall Motors 44 19 10 15 78 75 +3 67 ▲Promoted to CN
10th  Gainsborough Trinity 44 17 13 14 70 52 +18 64 ▲Promoted to CN
11th  Stalybridge Celtic 44 18 10 16 72 66 +6 64 ▲Promoted to CN
12th  Altrincham 44 16 15 13 66 51 +15 63 ▲Promoted to CN
13th  Runcorn Halton 44 16 13 15 67 63 +4 61 ▲Promoted to CN
14th  Ashton United 44 17 8 19 59 79 -20 59 ▲Promoted to CN
15th  Whitby Town 44 17 8 19 55 70 -15 53 Playoffs
16th  Marine 44 13 12 19 62 74 -12 51 Playoffs
17th  Bradford Park Avenue 44 12 14 18 48 62 -14 50 ▲Promoted to CN
18th  Spennymoor United 44 14 6 24 55 93 -38 48 Playoffs
19th  Burscough 44 10 15 19 47 67 -20 45 Playoffs
20th  Radcliffe Borough 44 12 6 26 74 99 -25 42 Playoffs
21st  Blyth Spartans 44 10 10 24 54 74 -20 40 -
22nd  Frickley Athletic 44 11 7 26 51 83 -32 40 -
23rd  Wakefield & Emley 44 8 6 30 45 99 -54 30 -

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 ▲Hyde United were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1
 Matlock Town, Farsley Celtic, Lincoln United, Witton Albion, Gateshead, Workington, Leek Town, Guiseley, Bamber Bridge, Bridlington Town, Prescot Cables, Bishop Auckland and Ossett Town were all Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1

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 - From the start of the 2004/05 Season - The Football Conference created two new Divisions which would sit beneath the Football Conference National at Tier 6, these would be called Football Conference North and Football Conference South, this meant pulling a number of clubs from the Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League to fill the vacancies.

Southern Football League Premier Division  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Crawley Town 42 25 9 8 77 43 +34 84 ▲Promoted to Conf
2nd  Weymouth 42 20 12 10 76 47 +29 72 ▲Promoted to CS
3rd  Stafford Rangers 42 19 11 12 55 43 +12 68 ▲Promoted to CN
4th  Nuneaton Borough 42 17 15 10 65 49 +16 66 ▲Promoted to CN
5th  Worcester City 42 18 9 15 71 50 +21 63 ▲Promoted to CN
6th  Hinckley United 42 15 14 13 55 46 +9 59 ▲Promoted to CN
7th  Newport County 42 15 14 13 52 50 +2 59 ▲Promoted to CS
8th  Cambridge City 42 14 15 13 54 53 +1 57 ▲Promoted to CS
9th  Welling United 42 16 8 18 56 58 -2 56 ▲Promoted to CS
10th  Weston-super-Mare 42 14 13 15 52 52 0 55 ▲Promoted to CS-
11th  Eastbourne Borough 42 14 13 15 48 56 -8 55 ▲Promoted to CS
12th  Havant & Waterlooville 42 15 10 17 59 70 -11 55 ▲Promoted to CS
13th  Moor Green 42 14 12 16 42 54 -12 54 ▲Promoted to CN
14th  Merthyr Tydfil 42 13 14 15 60 66 -6 53 Playoffs
15th  Tiverton Town 42 12 15 15 63 64 -1 51 Playoffs
16th  Bath City 42 13 12 17 49 56 -7 51 Playoffs
17th  Dorchester Town 42 14 9 19 56 69 -13 51 ▲Promoted to CS
18th  Chelmsford City 42 11 16 15 46 53 -7 49 Transferred to ISL
19th  Dover Athletic 42 12 13 17 50 59 -9 49 Transferred to ISL
20th  Hednesford Town 42 12 12 18 56 69 -13 48 -
21st  Chippenham Town 42 10 17 15 51 63 -12 47 -
22nd  Grantham Town 42 10 15 17 45 67 -22 45 -

 

 Redditch United (Southern Football League Division 1 West) were Promoted to the Conference North via the Playoffs after defeating Merthyr Tydfil in the Playoff Final
 - Chelmsford City Transferred to the Isthmian League Premier Division
 - Dover Athletic Transferred to the Isthmian League Premier Division
 King's Lynn were Promoted from the Southern League Division 1 East
 Histon, Stamford and Banbury United were all Promoted from the Southern League Division 1 East
 Gloucester City, Cirencester Town, Halesowen Town, Rugby United, Team Bath and Solihull Borough were all Promoted from the Southern League Division 1 West
 - Chesham United Transferred from the Isthmian League Division 1 North
 - Dunstable Town Transferred from the Isthmian League Division 1 North
 - Hemel Hempstead Town Transferred from the Isthmian League Division 1 North

 

 - From the start of the 2004/05 Season - The Football Conference created two new Divisions which would sit beneath the Football Conference National at Tier 6, these would be called Football Conference North and Football Conference South, this meant pulling a number of clubs from the Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League to fill the vacancies.

Isthmian League Premier Division  2003/04

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Canvey Island 46 32 8 6 106 42 +64 104 ▲Promoted to Conf
2nd  Sutton United 46 25 10 11 94 56 +38 85 ▲Promoted to CS
3rd  Thurrock 46 24 11 11 87 45 +42 83 ▲Promoted to CS
4th  Hendon 46 25 8 13 68 47 +21 83 Declined Promotion
5th  Hornchurch 46 24 11 11 63 35 +28  82* ▲Promoted to CS
6th  Grays Athletic 46 22 15 9 82 39 +43 81 ▲Promoted to CS
7th  Carshalton Athletic 46 24 9 13 66 55 +11 81 ▲Promoted to CS
8th  Hayes 46 21 11 14 56 46 +10 74 ▲Promoted to CS
9th  Kettering Town 46 20 11 15 63 63 0 71 ▲Promoted to CN
10th  Bognor Regis Town 46 20 10 16 69 67 +2 70 ▲Promoted to CS
11th  Bishop's Stortford 46 20 9 17 78 61 +17 69 ▲Promoted to CS
12th  Maidenhead United 46 18 9 19 60 68 -8 63 ▲Promoted to CS
13th  Ford United 46 16 14 16 69 63 +6 62 ▲Promoted to CS
14th  Basingstoke Town 46 17 9 20 58 64 -6 60 ▲Promoted to CS
15th  Bedford Town 46 14 13 19 62 63 -1 55 Transferred to SFL
16th  Heybridge Swifts 46 14 11 21 57 78 -21 53 -Playoffs
17th  Harrow Borough 46 12 14 20 47 63 -16 50 -Playoffs
18th  Kingstonian 46 12 13 21 40 56 -16 49 -Playoffs
19th  St Albans City 46 12 12 22 55 83 -28 48 ▲Promoted to CS
20th  Hitchin Town 46 13 8 25 55 89 -34 47 Transferred to SFL
21st  Northwood 46 12 9 25 65 95 -30 45 -
22nd  Billericay Town 46 11 11 24 51 66 -15 44 -
23rd  Braintree Town 46 11 6 29 41 88 -47 39 -
24th  Aylesbury United 46 5 14 27 41 101 -60 29 Transferred to SFL

* Hornchurch were Deducted 1 Point

- Ford United changed their name to Redbridge for the start of the 2004/05 Season

 - Bedford Town Transferred to the Southern Football League Premier Division
 - Hitchin Town Transferred to the Southern Football League Premier Division
 - Aylesbury United Transferred to the Southern Football League Premier Division
 Lewes (Isthmian League Division 1 South) were Promoted to the Conference South via the Playoffs after defeating Kingstonian in the Playoff Final
 ▲Yeading were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 North
 Leyton were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 North
 Cheshunt were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 North
 Wealdstone were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 North via the Playoffs
 Worthing, Windsor & Eton, Slough Town, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Staines Town were all Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 South
 - Eastleigh Transferred from the Southern Football League Division 1 East
 - Folkestone Invicta Transferred from the Southern Football League Division 1 East
 - Salisbury City Transferred from the Southern Football League Division 1 East
 - Tonbridge Angels Transferred from the Southern Football League Division 1 East

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