First Division 2003/04

Now the Championship.

Norwich won the 2003/04 First Division with 94 points, 8 points ahead of West Brom. Norwich, West Brom and Crystal Palace were promoted. Walsall and Bradford were relegated. 2.60 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Norwich · Champions	46	28	10	8	79	39	+40	94	Champions
2	West Brom · Promoted	46	25	11	10	64	42	+22	86	Promoted
3	Sunderland	46	22	13	11	62	45	+17	79
4	West Ham	46	19	17	10	67	45	+22	74
5	Ipswich	46	21	10	15	84	72	+12	73
6	Crystal Palace · Promoted	46	21	10	15	72	61	+11	73	Promoted
7	Wigan	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
11	Stoke	46	18	12	16	58	55	+3	66
12	Coventry	46	17	14	15	67	54	+13	65
13	Cardiff	46	17	14	15	68	58	+10	65
14	Nottingham Forest	46	15	15	16	61	58	+3	60
15	Preston	46	15	14	17	69	71	-2	59
16	Watford	46	15	12	19	54	68	-14	57
17	Rotherham	46	13	15	18	53	61	-8	54
18	Crewe	46	14	11	21	57	66	-9	53
19	Burnley	46	13	14	19	60	77	-17	53
20	Derby	46	13	13	20	53	67	-14	52
21	Gillingham	46	14	9	23	48	67	-19	51
22	Walsall · Relegated	46	13	12	21	45	65	-20	51	Relegated
23	Bradford · Relegated	46	10	6	30	38	69	-31	36	Relegated
24	Wimbledon	46	8	5	33	41	89	-48	29

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.60 goals per game: 16th highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 94 points: 15th lowest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2003/04	League average
Goals per game	2.60	2.57
Home wins	45%	44%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	29%	28%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.47 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	94	94
Most points relegated	51	46
Fewest points safe	51	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.