Sunderland 2003/04

Sunderland finished 3rd of 24 in the 2003/04 First Division with 79 points (won 22, drawn 13, lost 11; scored 62, conceded 45). Highest position 3rd, after match 37; lowest 23rd, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sunderland
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	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	21st
2	Sat 16 Aug 2003	Millwall (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	23rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 2003	Preston (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	17th
4	Mon 25 Aug 2003	Watford (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	8th
5	Sat 30 Aug 2003	Bradford (away)	4–0 W	Won	9	7th
6	Sat 13 Sep 2003	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	12	4th
7	Tue 16 Sep 2003	Stoke (away)	1–3 L	Lost	12	8th
8	Sat 20 Sep 2003	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	13	9th
9	Sat 27 Sep 2003	Reading (home)	2–0 W	Won	16	5th
10	Tue 30 Sep 2003	Ipswich (home)	3–2 W	Won	19	5th
11	Sat 4 Oct 2003	Sheffield United (away)	1–0 W	Won	22	4th
12	Tue 14 Oct 2003	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	23	4th
13	Sat 18 Oct 2003	Walsall (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	4th
14	Tue 21 Oct 2003	Rotherham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	27	4th
15	Sat 25 Oct 2003	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	27	5th
16	Sat 1 Nov 2003	West Brom (away)	0–0 D	Drew	28	5th
17	Tue 4 Nov 2003	Gillingham (away)	3–1 W	Won	31	4th
18	Sat 8 Nov 2003	Coventry (home)	0–0 D	Drew	32	5th
19	Sat 22 Nov 2003	Crewe (away)	0–3 L	Lost	32	5th
20	Sat 29 Nov 2003	Burnley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	33	8th
21	Tue 2 Dec 2003	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	34	6th
22	Mon 8 Dec 2003	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	35	6th
23	Sat 13 Dec 2003	West Ham (away)	2–3 L	Lost	35	10th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2003	Wimbledon (home)	2–1 W	Won	38	8th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2003	Bradford (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	5th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2003	Rotherham (away)	2–0 W	Won	44	4th
27	Sat 10 Jan 2004	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	4th
28	Sat 17 Jan 2004	Millwall (away)	1–2 L	Lost	47	4th
29	Sat 7 Feb 2004	Watford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	48	6th
30	Sat 21 Feb 2004	Cardiff (away)	0–4 L	Lost	48	7th
31	Wed 3 Mar 2004	Walsall (away)	3–1 W	Won	51	9th
32	Wed 10 Mar 2004	Preston (home)	3–3 D	Drew	52	9th
33	Sat 13 Mar 2004	West Ham (home)	2–0 W	Won	55	7th
34	Tue 16 Mar 2004	Stoke (home)	1–1 D	Drew	56	7th
35	Sat 20 Mar 2004	Reading (away)	2–0 W	Won	59	6th
36	Tue 23 Mar 2004	Gillingham (home)	2–1 W	Won	62	4th
37	Sat 27 Mar 2004	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	65	3rd
38	Tue 6 Apr 2004	Wimbledon (away)	2–1 W	Won	68	3rd
39	Fri 9 Apr 2004	Sheffield United (home)	3–0 W	Won	71	3rd
40	Mon 12 Apr 2004	Ipswich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	71	3rd
41	Sun 18 Apr 2004	West Brom (home)	0–1 L	Lost	71	3rd
42	Wed 21 Apr 2004	Crystal Palace (away)	0–3 L	Lost	71	3rd
43	Sat 24 Apr 2004	Wigan (away)	0–0 D	Drew	72	3rd
44	Sat 1 May 2004	Crewe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	73	4th
45	Tue 4 May 2004	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	76	3rd
46	Sun 9 May 2004	Burnley (away)	2–1 W	Won	79	3rd

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.