2003–04 FA Premier League

April 2014 August 2020 Football season in England Trophy presentation Highbury 2004.JPG Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira lifting the trophy at Highbury FA Premier League 2003–04 16 August 2003 – 15 May 2004 Arsenal3rd Premier League title13th English title Leicester CityLeeds UnitedWolverhampton Wanderers Champions League ArsenalChelseaManchester UnitedLiverpool UEFA Cup Newcastle UnitedMiddlesbrough Top scorers Thierry Henry(30 goals) Jens LehmannEdwin van der Sar(15 clean sheets each) Portsmouth 6–1 Leeds United(8 November 2003)Chelsea 5–0 Newcastle United(9 November 2003)Arsenal 5–0 Leeds United(16 April 2004) Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Chelsea(20 September 2003)Leicester City 0–5 Aston Villa(31 January 2004) Manchester City 6–2 Bolton Wanderers(18 October 2003)Tottenham Hotspur 4–4 Leicester City(22 February 2004)Middlesbrough 5–3 Birmingham City(20 March 2004) 380 1012 9 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2003-2004/longest-sequences/full English Premier League 2003–04 statto.com 4 March 2015 9 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309005119/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2003-2004/longest-sequences/full live Arsenal 38 gamesArsenal 6 gamesLeeds United 14 gamesManchester City 67,758 Manchester United 3–2 Southampton(31 January 2004) 13,981Fulham 3–4 Blackburn Rovers(12 April 2004) 13,297,348https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se3170/attendance/ Premier League 2003/2004 » Attendance » Home matches WorldFootball.net 5 January 2024 34,993 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership) was the 12th season of the Premier League. Arsenal were crowned champions ending the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in a 38–game league season.https://www.premierleague.com/pl30/the-invincibles The Invincibles Team of Arsenal 2003/04 | PL30 Premierleague.com 24 June 2026 24 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250524210412/https://www.premierleague.com/pl30/the-invincibles dead Chelsea finished second to Arsenal. Season summary Having qualified for the Champions League the previous season, Chelsea were bolstered by a £100 million outlay on world-class players, a spree funded by the extensive financial resources of their new owner Roman Abramovich. Manchester United's attack was as strong as ever thanks to free-scoring Ruud van Nistelrooy, but the midfield was weakened following the £25 million pre-season sale of David Beckham to Real Madrid, and the centre of defence suffered a more severe setback after Rio Ferdinand was ruled out for the final four months of the season after being found guilty of the "failure or refusal to take a drugs test". The case of Rio Ferdinand started a debate about punishments relating to drug testing in football, with there being differing views on whether the punishment was too harsh or too lenient. Ferdinand's club sought to make direct comparisons with an earlier case of Manchester City reserve player who had in fact committed a lesser drug testing offence and as a result escaped with only a fine.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/motive-is-always-considered-in-deciding-guilt-576995.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/motive-is-always-considered-in-deciding-guilt-576995.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent London Motive is always considered in deciding guilt Nick Harris 18 December 2003 21 April 2010 August 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes City themselves had just moved from Maine Road to the City of Manchester Stadium.http://www.mcfc.co.uk/the-club/club-history Club History Manchester City Football Club 16 February 2013 16 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160516024406/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/the-club/club-history dead Arsenal, meanwhile, had only signed German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the 2003 close season, but French striker Thierry Henry was instrumental in Arsenal's success. Away from the Premier League, Arsène Wenger's team suffered disappointment in the cup competitions; they were knocked-out by League Cup eventual winners Middlesbrough in the semi-finals, lost their grip on the FA Cup (which they held for two consecutive seasons) after being defeated by eventual winners Manchester United in the semi-finals, and were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Chelsea 3–2 on aggregate. These blows in the FA Cup and Champions League came within a few days of each other, and it was thought that Arsenal might squander their lead of the Premier League for the second successive season, but Arsenal easily defeated Liverpool only days later. In the end, Wenger led the North-London club to a first undefeated season, solidifying his managerial legacy and longevity to the Arsenal fanbase as they finished the season with 26 wins, 12 draws, 0 defeats, and 90 points, winning the title with an 11-point margin over Claudio Ranieri's Chelsea. Thierry Henry proved decisive in the critical moments, inspiring comebacks against close rivals Liverpool and Chelsea, including a hat-trick to seal a 4–2 win having been 2–1 down. The relegation spots were occupied by three teams bracketed together on 33 points. Wolves and Leicester City followed the trend of many other newly promoted Premier League clubs and were relegated just one season after reaching the top division. For Leicester City, they would not return to the top flight for another 10 years and became the league champions for the first time ever in their history just a season later, whilst Wolves were promoted back to the top flight in 2009 and slipped down again 3 years later. The other relegation place went to Leeds United, whose playing fortunes had dipped in the past two seasons after David O'Leary was sacked as manager and club debts had risen so high that many star players had to be sold. As a result, Leeds were relegated from the Premier League after 14 years of top division football – just three seasons after they had reached the Champions League semifinals - and they would not return for another 16 years, during which time they suffered a further relegation to the third tier in 2007 and came close towards going out of business in the process. In his third season as Middlesbrough manager, Steve McClaren guided the Teessiders to their first ever major trophy – sealed with a 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. McClaren was also the first English manager to win a major trophy since Brian Little guided Aston Villa to League Cup success in 1996. He was also the first manager to take Middlesbrough into European competition – they would be competing in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Portsmouth, Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, returning to the top flight after an absence of fifteen, one and nineteen years respectively. This was also both Portsmouth's and Wolverhampton Wanderers' first season in the Premier League. They replaced West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland, who were relegated to the First Division after spending time in the top flight for ten, one and four years respectively. Stadiums and locations England 440 right Locations of the 2003–04 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 52.4977 -1.9057 80 West Midlands Yellow pog.svg bottom England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers left England 53.580578 -2.535644 80 Bolton Wanderers left England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 53.704069 -1.341731 80 Leeds United right England 52.620392 -1.142267 80 Leicester City right England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 53.483056 -2.200278 80 Manchester City right England 53.463056 -2.291389 80 Manchester United bottom England 54.578219 -1.216822 80 Middlesbrough right England 54.974 -1.614 80 Newcastle United left England 50.796344 -1.063803 80 Portsmouth right England 50.905826 -1.390975 80 Southampton left England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Fulham Tottenham Hotspur right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -6.7 80 West Midlands teams: Aston Villa Birmingham City Wolverhampton Wanderers right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.552 -0.097 Blue pog.svg Arsenal 75 left Greater London 51.4863 0.0363 Blue pog.svg Charlton Athletic 75 right Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg Chelsea 75 right Greater London 51.509167 -0.232222 Blue pog.svg Fulham 75 left Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg TottenhamHotspur 75 right West Midlands 300 right West Midlands Premier League football clubs West Midlands Premier League football clubs West Midlands 52.509167 -1.884722 Yellow pog.svg Aston Villa 75 right West Midlands 52.475703 -1.868056 Yellow pog.svg Birmingham City 75 bottom West Midlands 52.590278 -2.130278 Yellow pog.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers 75 right thumb|The Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate Arsenal's achievement of winning the league title without defeat. Team Location Stadium CapacityArsenalLondon (Highbury)Arsenal Stadium 38,419Aston VillaBirmingham (Aston)Villa Park 42,553Birmingham CityBirmingham (Bordesley)St Andrew's 30,079Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park 31,367Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium 28,723Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley 27,111ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge 42,360EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park 40,569FulhamLondon (Shepherd's Bush)Loftus RoadCraven Cottage was still under refurbishment from the previous season and as a result, Fulham continued playing their home games at Loftus Road, which is also the home stadium of fellow West London club Queens Park Rangers. 18,493Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road 40,242Leicester CityLeicesterWalkers Stadium 32,312LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield 45,276Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester StadiumManchester City moved to the City of Manchester Stadium after spending 80 years at Maine Road. 48,000Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford 68,217MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium 35,049Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park 52,387PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park 20,220SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium 32,505Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane 36,240Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux Stadium 29,303 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalFRA 1974 Arsène WengerFRA 1974 Patrick VieiraNikeO2Aston VillaIRL David O'LearySWE Olof MellbergDiadoraRoverBirmingham CityENG Steve BruceIRL Kenny CunninghamLe Coq SportifFlybeBlackburn RoversSCO Graeme SounessENG Garry FlitcroftKappaHSABolton WanderersENG Sam AllardyceNGA Jay-Jay OkochaReebokReebokCharlton AthleticENG Alan CurbishleyIRL Matt HollandJomaAll:SportsChelseaITA 2003 Claudio RanieriFRA 1974 Marcel DesaillyUmbroFly EmiratesEvertonSCO David MoyesSCO David WeirPumaKejianFulhamWAL Chris ColemanENG Lee ClarkPumadabs.comLeeds UnitedENG Kevin BlackwellSCO Dominic MatteoNikeWhyte and MackayLeicester CityENG Micky AdamsSCO Matt ElliottLe Coq SportifAlliance & LeicesterLiverpoolFRA 1974 Gérard HoullierENG Steven GerrardReebokCarlsbergManchester CityENG Kevin KeeganFRA 1974 Sylvain DistinReebokFirst AdviceManchester UnitedSCO Sir Alex FergusonIRL Roy KeaneNikeVodafoneMiddlesbroughENG Steve McClarenENG Gareth SouthgateErreà Dial-a-PhoneNewcastle UnitedENG Sir Bobby RobsonENG Alan ShearerAdidasNorthern RockPortsmouthENG Harry RedknappENG Teddy SheringhamPompey SporttySouthamptonSCO Paul SturrockNOR Claus LundekvamSaintsFriends ProvidentTottenham HotspurENG David Pleat (caretaker)ENG Jamie RedknappKappaThomson HolidaysWolverhampton WanderersENG Dave JonesENG Paul InceAdmiralDoritos Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentFulhamWAL Chris Coleman (caretaker)End of caretaker period12 May 2003Pre-seasonWAL Chris Coleman15 May 2003Coleman named Fulham boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/3028375.stm BBC Sport 15 May 2003 31 May 2008 Aston VillaENG Graham TaylorResigned14 May 2003Taylor quits Villa https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3027817.stm BBC Sport 14 May 2003 8 December 2007 IRL David O'Leary20 May 2003Tottenham HotspurENG Glenn HoddleSacked22 September 2003Hoddle sacked after Spurs' poor start Bright Richard 22 September 2003 The Daily Telegraph http://telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2421916/Hoddle-sacked-after-Spurs-poor-start.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/http://telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2421916/Hoddle-sacked-after-Spurs-poor-start.html 12 January 2022 subscription live London18thENG David Pleat 24 September 2003Pleat the Spurs survivor McNulty Phil 24 September 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3135348.stm BBC SportLeeds UnitedENG Peter Reid10 November 200320thSCO Eddie Gray10 November 2003SouthamptonSCO Gordon StrachanResigned13 February 200412thSCO Paul Sturrock4 March 2004Leeds UnitedSCO Eddie GrayMutual consent10 May 200419thENG Kevin Blackwell1 June 2004 League table main WDL QR 5 ARS Arsenal CHE Chelsea MUN Manchester United LIV Liverpool NEW Newcastle United AST Aston Villa CHA Charlton Athletic BOL Bolton Wanderers FUL Fulham BIR Birmingham City MID Middlesbrough SOU Southampton POR Portsmouth TOT Tottenham Hotspur BLB Blackburn Rovers MCI Manchester City EVE Everton LEI Leicester City LEE Leeds United WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 12 0 73 26 C 24 7 7 67 30 23 6 9 64 35 16 12 10 55 37 13 17 8 52 40 15 11 12 48 44 14 11 13 51 51 14 11 13 48 56 14 10 14 52 46 12 14 12 43 48 13 9 16 44 52 12 11 15 44 45 12 9 17 47 54 13 6 19 47 57 12 8 18 51 59 9 14 15 55 54 9 12 17 45 57 6 15 17 48 65 R 8 9 21 40 79 R 7 12 19 38 77 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up. CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners. MID red1 Relegation to the Football League Championship R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Premier League Season statistics Total goals: 1,012 Average goals per game: 2.66 Results main FBR grey ARS AVL BIR BLB BOL CHA CHE EVE FUL LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR SOU TOT WOL Arsenal 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 Aston Villa 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 Birmingham City 0–3 0–0 0–4 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–4 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 5–1 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 Charlton Athletic 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–4 2–0 Chelsea 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 4–0 4–2 5–2 Everton 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 0–3 0–0 3–4 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 Fulham 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–4 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 Leeds United 1–4 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 4–1 Leicester City 1–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 Liverpool 1–2 1–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 Manchester City 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 6–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–3 Manchester United 0–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 Middlesbrough 0–4 1–2 5–3 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 Newcastle United 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 Portsmouth 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 6–1 0–2 1–0 4–2 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 Southampton 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 4–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 4–3 1–3 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–4 0–5 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–2 complete Premier League Overall Most wins – Arsenal (26) Fewest wins – Leicester City (6) Most draws – Newcastle United (17) Fewest draws – Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur (6) Most losses – Leeds United (21) Fewest losses – Arsenal (0) Most goals scored – Arsenal (73) Fewest goals scored – Wolverhampton Wanderers (38) Most goals conceded – Leeds United (79) Fewest goals conceded – Arsenal (26) Scoring First goal of the season: SCO Paul Dickov for Leicester City against Southampton (16 August 2003) Last goal of the season: ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips for Manchester City against Everton (15 May 2004) Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1FRA 1974 Thierry HenryArsenal302ENG Alan ShearerNewcastle United223FRA 1974 Louis SahaManchester United/Fulham20NLD Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United5FIN Mikael ForssellBirmingham City176FRA 1974 Nicolas AnelkaManchester City16COL Juan Pablo ÁngelAston VillaENG Michael OwenLiverpoolNGA YakubuPortsmouth10ENG James BeattieSouthampton14IRL Robbie KeaneTottenham HotspurFRA 1974 Robert PiresArsenal Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthAugustFRA Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)ENG Teddy Sheringham (Portsmouth)SeptemberITA Claudio Ranieri (Chelsea)ENG Frank Lampard (Chelsea)OctoberENG Sir Bobby Robson (Newcastle United)ENG Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)NovemberENG Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers)NGA Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton Wanderers)DecemberSCO Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)ENG Paul Scholes (Manchester United)JanuaryENG Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers)FRA Thierry Henry (Arsenal)FebruaryFRA Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)NED Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) & BRA Edu (Arsenal)MarchITA Claudio Ranieri (Chelsea)FIN Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City)AprilENG Harry Redknapp (Portsmouth)FRA Thierry Henry (Arsenal) Annual awards Award Winner ClubLMA Manager of the YearWenger gets Managers' Association award http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2004/05/17/story148064.asp BreakingNews.ie 17 May 2004 12 September 2026FRA Arsène WengerArsenalPFA Players' Player of the Yearhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3628905.stm Henry retains PFA crown BBC Sport 25 April 2004 12 September 2026FRA Thierry HenryArsenalPFA Young Player of the Yearhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/26/newsstory.sport5 Henry caps title with player of year award The Guardian 26 April 2004 12 September 2026ENG Scott ParkerCharlton AthleticPFA Fans' Player of the YearThierry is the tops again http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-awards/thierry-is-the-tops-again---and-its-a-big-hats-off Professional Footballers' Association 12 September 2026FRA Thierry HenryArsenalFWA Footballer of the Yearhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/26/newsstory.sport5 Henry caps title with player of year award The Guardian 26 April 2004 12 September 2026FRA Thierry HenryArsenalPremier League Manager of the YearWenger gets Managers' Association award http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2004/05/17/story148064.asp BreakingNews.ie 17 May 2004 12 September 2026FRA Arsène WengerArsenal Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 87% 0.40 1.35 175 Howard 0.74 1.00 175 Lauren 0.60 1.11 175 Campbell 0.23 1.11 175 Terry 0.11 1.00 175 Cole 0.69 0.57 175 Lampard 0.51 0.71 175 Gerrard 0.23 0.71 175 Vieira 0.11 0.57 175 Pires 0.23 0.31 175 Henry 0.63 0.31 175 Van Nistelrooy PFA Team of the Year PFA Team of the Yearhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/26/newsstory.sport5 Henry caps title with player of year award The Guardian 26 April 2004 12 September 2026 Goalkeeper icon USA Tim Howard(Manchester United) Defenders icon CMR Lauren(Arsenal) icon ENG Sol Campbell(Arsenal) icon ENG John Terry(Chelsea) icon ENG Ashley Cole(Arsenal) Midfielders icon ENG Steven Gerrard(Liverpool) icon FRA Patrick Vieira(Arsenal) icon FRA Robert Pires(Arsenal) icon ENG Frank Lampard(Chelsea) Forwards icon FRA Thierry Henry(Arsenal) icon NED Ruud van Nistelrooy(Manchester United) Attendances Source:https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/england-premier-league/se3170/2003-2004/attendance/ Premier League 2003/2004 » Team-Statistics: Attendance Home Worldfootball.net 24 June 2026 No. Club Matches Total attendance Average 1 Manchester United 19 1,285,175 67,641 2 Newcastle United 19 977,358 51,440 3 Manchester City 19 889,854 46,834 4 Liverpool 19 810,867 42,677 5 Chelsea 19 783,461 41,235 6 Everton 19 737,912 38,837 7 Arsenal 19 723,498 38,079 8 Leeds United 19 696,657 36,666 9 Aston Villa 19 695,811 36,622 10 Tottenham Hotspur 19 663,840 34,939 11 Southampton 19 595,663 31,351 12 Leicester City 19 588,674 30,983 13 Middlesbrough 19 588,556 30,977 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 548,604 28,874 15 Birmingham City 19 545,969 28,735 16 Bolton Wanderers 19 509,104 26,795 17 Charlton Athletic 19 500,641 26,350 18 Blackburn Rovers 19 463,146 24,376 19 Portsmouth 19 382,054 20,108 20 Fulham 19 310,504 16,342 See also 2003–04 in English football References External links 2003–04 FA Premier League Season at RSSSF 2003–04 1 England