Football
League Division 2
2003/04
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 41 | 90 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 80 | 45 | 83 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 37 | 82 | ♦Playoffs |
| 4th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 43 | 77 | ▲PO Winners |
| 5th | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | 73 | ♦Playoffs- |
| 6th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 73 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 63 | 73 | - |
| 8th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 56 | 67 | - |
| 9th | Bournemouth | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 66 | - |
| 10th | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 66 | 66 | - |
| 11th | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 56 | 64 | - |
| 12th | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 62 | - |
| 13th | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 60 |
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| 14th | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 65 | 59 |
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| 15th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 57 |
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| 16th | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | 53 |
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| 17th | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 69 | 53 |
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| 18th | Peterborough United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 58 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 70 | 52 | - |
| 20th | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 71 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 55 | 81 | 50 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 60 | 74 | 48 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 78 | 42 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 50 | 75 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 2 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Sat May 15 | Hartlepool United | 1-1 | Bristol City |
| Sun May 16 | Swindon Town | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Wed May 19 | Bristol City | 2-1 | Hartlepool United |
| Bristol City Won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
| Thu May 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Swindon Town |
| Bristol City Won 4-3 on Penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Sun May 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Bristol City |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Walsall were Relegated from Division 1 |
| ▼Bradford City were Relegated from Division 1 |
| ▼Wimbledon were Relegated from Division 1 |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to the newly renamed Championship |
| ▲Queens Park Rangers were Promoted to the newly renamed Championship |
| ♦ Bristol City Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Brighton & Hove Albion Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Swindon Town Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Hartlepool United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted to the newly renamed Championship via the Playoffs |
| ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated to the newly renamed League 2 |
| ▼Rushden & Diamonds were Relegated to the newly renamed League 2 |
| ▼Notts County were Relegated to the newly renamed League 2 |
| ▼Wycombe Wanderers were Relegated to the newly renamed League 2 |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted from Division 3 |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted from Division 3 |
| ▲Torquay United were Promoted from Division 3 |
| ▲Huddersfield Town were Promoted from Division 3 via the Playoffs |
| ♦ Wimbledon would later change there club name to Milton Keynes Dons following a relocation only months earlier |
| ♦ The Football League was revamped and the following changes happened, Division 1 was renamed 'The Championship', Division 2 was renamed 'League 1' and Division 3 was renamed 'League 2' - this would all come into affect for the 2004/05 Season |