Sheffield Wednesday 2003–04 football season
During the 2003–04 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ ]
After relegation the previous season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the third tier of English football for the first time in over 20 years. Wednesday made a positive start to the season and were 2nd in the league by mid-September. As results slipped through Autumn they slid down to mid table, although they remained around 6 points from the play off places going into the new year. An upturn in form never materialised and as the season wore on and promotion became less likely, results turned for the worse. Wednesday lost 9 of their last 13 league games finishing 16th, 20 points from a play off position and only avoiding relegation by 3 points.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
14
Blackpool
46
16
11
19
58
65
−7
59
15
Oldham Athletic
46
12
21
13
66
60
+6
57
16
Sheffield Wednesday
46
13
14
19
48
64
−16
53
17
Brentford
46
14
11
21
52
69
−17
53
18
Peterborough United
46
12
16
18
58
58
0
52
Source: Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 2003
Swindon
A
3–2
Owusu (2), Kuqi
16 August 2003
Oldham
H
2–2
Kuqi (2)
23 August 2003
Peterborough
A
1–0
Kuqi
25 August 2003
Wrexham
H
2–3
Quinn , Smith
1 September 2003
Wycombe
A
2–1
Owusu , Quinn
6 September 2003
Tranmere
H
2–0
Smith , Cooke
13 September 2003
Stockport
H
2–2
Kuqi , Quinn
16 September 2003
Bournemouth
A
0–1
20 September 2003
Brighton
A
0–2
27 September 2003
Grimsby
H
0–0
1 October 2003
Notts County
H
2–1
McLaren (2)
4 October 2003
Brentford
A
3–0
Holt (2), Owusu
10 October 2003
Hartlepool
A
1–1
Owusu
18 October 2003
Rushden
H
0–0
22 October 2003
Plymouth
H
1–3
Reddy
25 October 2003
Bristol City
A
1–1
Proudlock
1 November 2003
Blackpool
H
0–1
15 November 2003
Colchester
A
1–3
Bromby
22 November 2003
Luton
H
0–0
29 November 2003
Q.P.R.
A
0–3
13 December 2003
Barnsley
A
1–1
Ndumbu-Nsungu
20 December 2003
Chesterfield
H
0–0
26 December 2003
Port Vale
H
2–3
Robins , Lee
28 December 2003
Tranmere
A
2–2
Lee , Ndumbu-Nsungu
3 January 2004
Wrexham
A
2–1
Ndumbu-Nsungu , Quinn
10 January 2004
Swindon
H
1–1
Robins
17 January 2004
Oldham
A
0–1
24 January 2004
Peterborough
H
2–0
Robins , Proudlock
30 January 2004
Wycombe
H
1–1
Proudlock
7 February 2004
Port Vale
A
0–3
14 February 2004
Hartlepool
H
1–0
Ndumbu-Nsungu
21 February 2004
Rushden
A
2–1
Ndumbu-Nsungu (2)
28 February 2004
Bristol City
H
1–0
Lee
2 March 2004
Plymouth
A
0–2
7 March 2004
Chesterfield
A
1–3
Ndumbu-Nsungu
13 March 2004
Barnsley
H
2–1
Ndumbu-Nsungu (2)
17 March 2004
Bournemouth
H
0–2
20 March 2004
Stockport
A
0–1
27 March 2004
Brighton
H
2–1
Brunt , Mustoe
3 April 2004
Grimsby
A
0–2
10 April 2004
Brentford
H
1–1
Smith
12 April 2004
Notts County
A
0–0
17 April 2004
Blackpool
A
1–4
Brunt
24 April 2004
Colchester
A
0–1
1 May 2004
Luton
A
2–3
Shaw , Cooke
8 May 2004
Q.P.R.
H
1–3
Shaw
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
9 November 2003
Salisbury
H
4–0
Proudlock (3), Owusu
R2
6 December 2003
Scunthorpe
A
2–2
Ndumbu-Nsungu , Holt
R2R
17 December 2003
Scunthorpe
H
0–0 (Lost 3–1 on Penalties)
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
13 August 2003
Hartlepool
H
2–2 (Lost 5–4 on Penalties)
Wood , Lee
[ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
North R1
15 October 2003
Grimsby
H
1–1 (Won 5–4 on Penalties)
7,323
Proudlock
North R2
12 November 2003
Barnsley
H
1–0
13,575
Reddy
North QF
9 December 2003
Carlisle
A
3–0
2,869
Robins (2), Lee
North SF
20 January 2004
Scunthorpe
H
4–0
10,236
Robins (2), Proudlock (2)
North Final Leg 1
10 February 2004
Blackpool
A
0–1
7,842
North Final Leg 2
25 February 2004
Blackpool
H
0–2
21,390
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions