Crystal Palace 2003/04

Crystal Palace finished 6th of 24 in the 2003/04 First Division with 73 points (won 21, drawn 10, lost 15; scored 72, conceded 61) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 2 matches of 46; lowest 22nd, after match 22. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Crystal Palace
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2003	Burnley (away)	3–2 W	Won	3	6th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2003	Watford (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 2003	Wimbledon (away)	3–1 W	Won	9	1st
4	Tue 26 Aug 2003	Sheffield United (home)	1–2 L	Lost	9	1st
5	Sat 30 Aug 2003	Millwall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	10	5th
6	Sat 13 Sep 2003	Sunderland (away)	1–2 L	Lost	10	9th
7	Tue 16 Sep 2003	Bradford (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	12th
8	Sat 20 Sep 2003	West Brom (home)	2–2 D	Drew	11	15th
9	Sat 27 Sep 2003	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	11	15th
10	Wed 1 Oct 2003	West Ham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	11	20th
11	Sat 4 Oct 2003	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	15th
12	Tue 14 Oct 2003	Derby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	14th
13	Sat 18 Oct 2003	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	16	15th
14	Tue 21 Oct 2003	Ipswich (home)	3–4 L	Lost	16	17th
15	Sat 25 Oct 2003	Gillingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	19th
16	Sat 1 Nov 2003	Wigan (away)	0–5 L	Lost	16	20th
17	Sat 8 Nov 2003	Preston (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	20th
18	Sat 22 Nov 2003	Walsall (away)	0–0 D	Drew	18	21st
19	Tue 25 Nov 2003	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	19th
20	Sat 29 Nov 2003	Coventry (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	19th
21	Sat 6 Dec 2003	Preston (away)	1–4 L	Lost	22	20th
22	Tue 9 Dec 2003	Crewe (home)	1–3 L	Lost	22	22nd
23	Sat 13 Dec 2003	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	25	21st
24	Sat 20 Dec 2003	Reading (away)	3–0 W	Won	28	19th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2003	Millwall (home)	0–1 L	Lost	28	20th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2003	Ipswich (away)	3–1 W	Won	31	18th
27	Sat 10 Jan 2004	Burnley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	32	18th
28	Sat 17 Jan 2004	Watford (away)	5–1 W	Won	35	15th
29	Sat 24 Jan 2004	Bradford (away)	2–1 W	Won	38	14th
30	Sat 31 Jan 2004	Wimbledon (home)	3–1 W	Won	41	13th
31	Sat 7 Feb 2004	Sheffield United (away)	3–0 W	Won	44	11th
32	Sat 14 Feb 2004	Stoke (home)	6–3 W	Won	47	8th
33	Sat 21 Feb 2004	Derby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	47	10th
34	Sat 28 Feb 2004	Gillingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	50	9th
35	Sat 6 Mar 2004	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	51	10th
36	Sat 13 Mar 2004	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–3 L	Lost	51	12th
37	Sat 20 Mar 2004	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	11th
38	Sat 27 Mar 2004	West Brom (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	12th
39	Tue 6 Apr 2004	Rotherham (away)	2–1 W	Won	57	11th
40	Sat 10 Apr 2004	Cardiff (away)	2–0 W	Won	60	10th
41	Mon 12 Apr 2004	West Ham (home)	1–0 W	Won	63	9th
42	Sat 17 Apr 2004	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	64	9th
43	Wed 21 Apr 2004	Sunderland (home)	3–0 W	Won	67	7th
44	Sat 24 Apr 2004	Crewe (away)	3–2 W	Won	70	7th
45	Sat 1 May 2004	Walsall (home)	1–0 W	Won	73	5th
46	Sun 9 May 2004	Coventry (away)	1–2 L	Lost	73	6th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.