Football League Second Division 2003/04

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Football League Second Division 2003/04
Football League logo between 1988 and 2004
master Plymouth Argyle
Climbers Plymouth Argyle
Queens Park Rangers
Brighton & Hove Albion (as play-off winners)
Relegated Grimsby Town
Rushden & Diamonds
Notts County
Wycombe Wanderers
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,460  (ø 2.64 per game)
Top scorer Stephen McPhee ( Port Vale ) / Leon Knight ( Brighton & Hove Albion )
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The Football League Second Division 2003/04 was the twelfth season of the Football League Second Division as the third highest English football league and 77th third division season overall. It was then replaced by Football League One and continued to exist under this name as the third highest league. Third division champion was Plymouth Argyle and next rose the second-placed Queens Park Rangers and after play-off successes against Swindon Town and Bristol City, fourth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion in the new Football League Championship .

In the following third division season 2004/05, the three second division clubs FC Walsall , Bradford City and the Milton Keynes Dons (before June 2004: FC Wimbledon ) took the places for the three promoted teams . Grimsby Town , Rushden & Diamonds , Notts County and the Wycombe Wanderers had to relegate from the Second Division . Instead of these four clubs, the fourth division champions Doncaster Rovers , behind them Hull City and Torquay United and the play-off winners Huddersfield Town took the free positions in the following season 2004/05 .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Plymouth Argyle  46  26th  12  8th 085:410 +44 90
 2. Queens Park Rangers  46  22nd  17th  7th 080:450 +35 83
 3. Bristol City  46  23  13  10 058:370 +21 82
 4th Brighton & Hove Albion (A)  46  22nd  11  13 064:430 +21 77
 5. Swindon Town  46  20th  13  13 076:580 +18 73
 6th Hartlepool United (N)  46  20th  13  13 076:610 +15 73
 7th Port Vale  46  21st  10  15th 073:630 +10 73
 8th. Tranmere Rovers  46  17th  16  13 059:560  +3 67
 9. AFC Bournemouth (N)  46  17th  15th  14th 056:510  +5 66
10. Luton Town  46  17th  15th  14th 069:660  +3 66
11. Colchester United  46  17th  13  16 052:560  −4 64
12. Barnsley FC  46  15th  17th  14th 054:580  −4 62
13. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg AFC Wrexham (N)  46  17th  9  20th 050:600 −10 60
14th Blackpool FC  46  16  11  19th 058:650  −7 59
15th Oldham Athletic  46  12  21st  13 066:600  +6 57
16. Sheffield Wednesday (A)  46  13  14th  19th 048:640 −16 53
17th Brentford FC  46  14th  11  21st 052:690 −17 53
18th Peterborough United  46  12  16  18th 058:580  ± 0 52
19th Stockport County  46  11  19th  16 062:700  −8 52
20th Chesterfield FC  46  12  15th  19th 049:710 −22 51
21st Grimsby Town (A)  46  13  11  22nd 055:810 −26 50
22nd Rushden & Diamonds (N)  46  13  9  24 060:740 −14 48
23. Notts County  46  10  12  24 050:780 −28 42
24. Wycombe Wanderers  46  6th  19th  21st 050:750 −25 37

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Third division champion and promoted to the Football League Championship 2004/05
  • Promoted to the Football League Championship 2004/05
  • Play-off winners and promoted to Football League Championship 2004/05
  • defeated participants of the play-off round for participation in the Football League Championship 2004/05
  • Relegation to Football League Two in 2004/05
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League First Division 2002/03
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Third Division 2002/03

    Play-off games for participation in the Football League Championship

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) Finals at the Millennium Stadium
                         
    3  Bristol City 1 2 3    
    6th  Hartlepool United 1 1 2  
    3  Bristol City 0
      4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 1
    4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 2
    5  Swindon Town 0 2 2  

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Leon Knight Brighton & Hove Albion 25th
    = ScotlandScotland Stephen McPhee Port Vale =
    3 IrelandIreland Paul Heffernan Notts County 20th
    4th EnglandEngland Tommy Mooney Swindon Town 19th
    = ScotlandScotland Sam Parkin Swindon Town =

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    References and footnotes

    1. ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. ↑ Jack Rollin (Ed.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 2004-2005 . Queen Anne Press, London 2004, ISBN 0-7553-1311-9 , pp. 52 .
    3. ↑ Brighton & Hove Albion won 4-3 goals on penalties .