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OVERVIEW

Arsenal compete the entire campaign without losing a single league game.

Wimbledon completed their controversial relocation to Milton Keynes and moved into the National Hockey Stadium, which would be used as a temporary home until a permanent home was built at Denbigh North. At the end of the season, the club's directors changed its name to Milton Keynes Dons .

Telford United , who had been members of the Conference every season since its formation in 1979, went out of business at the end of a season in which they had reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. The club was quickly reformed as AFC Telford United and joined the Northern League.


Biggest rise

Doncaster Rovers were crowned Division Three champions to earn their second successive promotion, having been Conference playoff winners the previous season. They had not played above the league's lowest tier for nearly 20 years.


Biggest fall

Carlisle United were relegated to the Conference from Division Three. They had spent all but two of the last 17 seasons in the league's fourth tier, but had been members of the top division during the 1974 - 75 season and topped the league three games into the season despite getting relegated at the end of it.


EVENTS



NATIONAL TEAM


  • ECQ - Euro 2004 qualifiers

  • ECF - Euro 2004 finals

  • F - Friendly; scores are written England first

  • FA - FA Summer Tournament (friendly)

  • (FT) - Full time

  • (aet) - After extra time

  • (P) - After penalty shoot out



HONOURS



EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS



Champions League



Group phase



Qualifying round



UEFA Cup



LEAGUE TABLES



FA Premier League

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 Arsenal 38 15 4 0 40 14 11 8 0 33 12 47 90 UEFA Champions League
2 Chelsea 38 12 4 3 34 13 12 3 4 33 17 37 79 Champions League
3 Manchester United 38 12 4 3 37 15 11 2 6 27 20 29 75 Champions League Qual. Round
4 Liverpool 38 10 4 5 29 15 6 8 5 26 22 18 60 Champions League Qual. Round
5 Newcastle United 38 11 5 3 33 14 2 12 5 19 26 12 56 UEFA Cup
6 Aston Villa 38 9 6 4 24 19 6 5 8 24 25 4 56
7 Charlton Athletic 38 7 6 6 29 29 7 5 7 22 22 0 53
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 6 8 5 24 21 8 3 8 24 35 -8 53
9 Fulham 38 9 4 6 29 21 5 6 8 23 25 6 52
10 Birmingham City 38 8 5 6 26 24 4 9 6 17 24 -5 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 8 4 7 25 23 5 5 9 19 29 -8 48 UEFA Cup ( League Cup winners)
12 Southampton 38 8 6 5 24 17 4 5 10 20 28 -1 47
13 Portsmouth 38 10 4 5 35 19 2 5 12 12 35 -7 45
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 9 4 6 33 27 4 2 13 14 30 -10 45
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 5 4 10 25 31 7 4 8 26 28 -8 44
16 Manchester City 38 5 9 5 31 24 4 5 10 24 30 1 41
17 Everton 38 8 5 6 27 20 1 7 11 18 37 -12 39
18 Leicester City 38 3 10 6 19 28 3 5 11 29 37 -17 33 Relegated
19 Leeds United 38 5 7 7 25 31 3 2 14 15 48 -39 33 Relegated
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 7 5 7 23 35 0 7 12 15 42 -39 33 Relegated


Football League First Division

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 Norwich City 46 18 3 2 44 15 10 7 6 35 24 40 94 Promoted
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 14 5 4 34 16 11 6 6 30 26 22 86 Promoted
3 Sunderland 46 13 8 2 33 15 9 5 9 29 30 17 79
4 West Ham United 46 12 7 4 42 20 7 10 6 25 25 22 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 12 3 8 49 36 9 7 7 35 36 12 73
6 Crystal Palace 46 10 8 5 34 25 11 2 10 38 36 11 73 Promoted (playoff winners)
7 Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 29 16 7 9 7 31 29 15 71
8 Sheffield United 46 11 6 6 37 25 9 5 9 28 31 9 71
9 Reading 46 11 6 6 29 25 9 4 10 26 32 -2 70
10 Millwall 46 11 8 4 28 15 7 7 9 27 33 7 69 UEFA Cup ( FA Cup runners up)
11 Stoke City 46 11 7 5 35 24 7 5 11 23 31 3 66
12 Coventry City 46 9 9 5 34 22 8 5 10 33 32 13 65
13 Cardiff City 46 10 6 7 40 25 7 8 8 28 33 10 65
14 Nottingham Forest 46 8 9 6 33 25 7 6 10 28 33 3 60
15 Preston North End 46 11 7 5 43 29 4 7 12 26 42 -2 59
16 Watford 46 9 8 6 31 28 6 4 13 23 40 -14 57
17 Rotherham United 46 8 8 7 31 27 5 7 11 22 34 -8 54
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 3 9 33 26 3 8 12 24 40 -9 53
19 Burnley 46 9 6 8 37 32 4 8 11 23 45 -17 53
20 Derby County 46 11 5 7 39 33 2 8 13 14 34 -14 52
21 Gillingham 46 10 1 12 28 34 4 8 11 20 33 -19 51
22 Walsall 46 8 7 8 29 31 5 5 13 16 34 -20 51 Relegated
23 Bradford City 46 6 3 14 23 35 4 3 16 15 34 -31 36 Relegated
24 Wimbledon 46 3 4 16 21 40 5 1 17 20 49 -48 29 Relegated


Football League Second Division

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 5 1 52 13 9 7 7 33 28 +44 90 Promoted
2 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 7 0 47 12 6 10 7 33 33 +35 83 Promoted
3 Bristol City 46 15 6 2 34 12 8 7 8 24 25 +21 82
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 4 2 39 11 5 7 11 25 32 +21 77 Promoted (playoff winners)
5 Swindon Town 46 12 7 4 41 23 8 6 9 35 35 +18 73
6 Hartlepool United 46 10 8 5 39 24 10 5 8 37 37 +15 73
7 Port Vale 46 15 6 2 45 28 6 4 13 28 35 +10 73
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 7 3 36 18 4 9 10 23 38 +3 67
9 A.F.C. Bournemouth 46 11 8 4 35 25 6 7 10 21 26 +5 66
10 Luton Town 46 14 6 3 44 27 3 9 11 25 39 +3 66
11 Colchester United 46 11 8 4 33 23 6 5 12 19 33 -4 64
12 Barnsley 46 7 12 4 25 19 8 5 10 29 39 -4 62
13 Wrexham 46 9 6 8 27 21 8 3 12 23 39 -10 60
14 Blackpool 46 9 5 9 31 28 7 6 10 27 37 -7 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 9 8 6 37 25 3 13 7 29 35 +6 57
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 7 9 7 25 26 6 5 12 23 38 -16 53
17 Brentford 46 9 5 9 34 38 5 6 12 18 31 -17 53
18 Peterborough United 46 5 8 10 36 33 7 8 8 22 25 0 52
19 Stockport County 46 6 8 9 31 36 5 11 7 31 34 -8 52
20 Chesterfield 46 9 7 7 34 31 3 8 12 15 40 -22 51
21 Grimsby Town 46 10 5 8 36 26 3 6 14 19 55 -26 50 Relegated
22 Rushden & Diamonds 46 9 5 9 37 34 4 4 15 23 40 -14 48 Relegated
23 Notts County 46 6 9 8 32 27 4 3 16 18 51 -28 42 Relegated
24 Wycombe Wanderers 46 5 7 11 31 39 1 12 10 19 36 -25 37 Relegated


Football League Third Division

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 4 2 47 13 10 7 6 32 24 +42 92 Promoted
2 Hull City 46 16 4 3 50 21 9 9 5 32 23 +38 88 Promoted
3 Torquay United 46 15 6 2 44 18 8 6 9 24 26 +24 81 Promoted
4 Huddersfield Town 46 16 4 3 42 18 7 8 8 26 34 +16 81 Promoted (playoff winners)
5 Mansfield Town 46 13 5 5 44 25 9 4 10 32 37 +14 75
6 Northampton Town 46 13 4 6 30 23 9 5 9 28 28 +7 75
7 Lincoln City 46 9 11 3 36 23 10 6 7 32 24 +21 74
8 Yeovil Town 46 14 3 6 40 19 9 2 12 30 38 +13 74
9 Oxford United 46 14 8 1 34 13 4 9 10 21 31 +11 71
10 Swansea City 46 9 8 6 36 26 6 6 11 22 35 -3 59
11 Boston United 46 11 7 5 35 21 5 4 14 15 33 -4 59
12 Bury 46 10 7 6 29 26 5 4 14 25 38 -10 56
13 Cambridge United 46 6 7 10 26 32 8 7 8 29 35 -12 56
14 Cheltenham Town 46 11 4 8 37 38 3 10 10 20 33 -14 56
15 Bristol Rovers 46 9 7 7 29 26 5 6 12 21 35 -11 55
16 Kidderminster Harriers 46 9 5 9 28 29 5 8 10 17 30 -14 55
17 Southend United 46 8 4 11 27 29 6 8 9 24 34 -12 54
18 Darlington 46 10 4 9 30 28 4 7 12 23 33 -8 53
19 Leyton Orient 46 8 9 6 28 27 5 5 13 20 38 -17 53
20 Macclesfield Town 46 8 9 6 28 25 5 4 14 26 44 -15 52
21 Rochdale 46 7 8 8 28 26 5 6 12 21 32 -9 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 7 10 6 36 27 4 6 13 33 45 -3 49
23 Carlisle United 46 8 5 10 23 27 4 4 15 23 42 -23 45 Relegated
24 York City 46 7 6 10 22 29 3 8 12 13 37 -31 44 Relegated


NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM



Cup competitions



Football Conference



Northern Premier League



Southern League



Isthmian League



Other leagues



TRANSFER DEALS



For subsequent transfer deals see 2004-05 In English Football .


DEATHS

  • Ray Harford , 58, was best remembered for his managerial and coaching career - he was manager of Luton Town when they won the League Cup in 1988 and assistant manager of Blackburn Rovers when they were Premiership champions in 1995. He was promoted from the role of assistant manager to the manager's seat at three clubs - Luton Town, Wimbledon and Blackburn Rovers. He also had spells in charge of Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and finally Queens Park Rangers. His last post was as first-team coach at Millwall, and helped them win the Division Two title in 2001. He was still on the club's payroll at the time of his death from lung cancer.


  • Jimmy Davis , 21, Manchester United and England U-21 striker, died in a car crash on the M40 just hours before he was due to play his first game for Watford on a season-long loan deal. He had played once for Manchester United in a League Cup game, and had spent part of the 2001-02 season on loan to Swindon Town.


  • Bob Stokoe , 73, was manager of the Sunderland side who achieved a shock F.A Cup victory over Leeds United in the 1973 final. He later managed Carlisle United and returned to Sunderland during the 1986-87 season, but quit after failing to save them from relegation to the old Third Division for the first time in their history.


  • John Charles , 72, was the most famous Leeds United player in the pre Don Revie era. His exploits for Leeds United and the Welsh national team attracted attention from all over the world and he was sold to Italian side Juventus in 1958.