Premier League 2003/04

Arsenal won the 2003/04 Premier League with 90 points, 11 points ahead of Chelsea. Leicester City, Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,012 goals, 2.66 a game.

Arsenal

Champions

1,012

Goals

2.66

Goals a game

44%

Home wins

Final table


1	ArsenalArsenal	38	26	12	0	73	26	+47	90
2	ChelseaChelsea	38	24	7	7	67	30	+37	79
3	Manchester UnitedMan United	38	23	6	9	64	35	+29	75
4	LiverpoolLiverpool	38	16	12	10	55	37	+18	60
5	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	38	13	17	8	52	40	+12	56
6	Aston VillaAston Villa	38	15	11	12	48	44	+4	56
7	Charlton AthleticCharlton	38	14	11	13	51	51	0	53
8	Bolton WanderersBolton	38	14	11	13	48	56	-8	53
9	FulhamFulham	38	14	10	14	52	46	+6	52
10	Birmingham CityBirmingham	38	12	14	12	43	48	-5	50
11	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	38	13	9	16	44	52	-8	48
12	SouthamptonSouthampton	38	12	11	15	44	45	-1	47
13	PortsmouthPortsmouth	38	12	9	17	47	54	-7	45
14	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	38	13	6	19	47	57	-10	45
15	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	38	12	8	18	51	59	-8	44
16	Manchester CityMan City	38	9	14	15	55	54	+1	41
17	EvertonEverton	38	9	12	17	45	57	-12	39
18	Leicester CityLeicester City	38	6	15	17	48	65	-17	33
19	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	38	8	9	21	40	79	-39	33
20	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	38	7	12	19	38	77	-39	33

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The 2003/04 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 15 May 2004

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Chelsea

Man United

Liverpool

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2003/04 · Sat 15 May 2004

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The 2003/04 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

5 3 1 3 1

7 6 5 5 2 1

18 28 19 12 5 2 1

27 42 34 16 7 3 1

41 35 26 12 8 2

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 2003/04 had happened before. See the odds of one in the next round →

Biggest wins

November 8, 2003Portsmouth 6–1 Leeds UnitedHT 2–15-goal home win

September 20, 2003Wolves 0–5 ChelseaHT 0–25-goal away win

November 9, 2003Chelsea 5–0 NewcastleHT 3–05-goal home win

January 31, 2004Leicester City 0–5 Aston VillaHT 0–05-goal away win

April 16, 2004Arsenal 5–0 Leeds UnitedHT 3–05-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 18, 2003Man City 6–2 BoltonHT 1–18 goals

March 20, 2004Middlesbrough 5–3 BirminghamHT 4–28 goals

February 22, 2004Tottenham 4–4 Leicester CityHT 3–18 goals

November 8, 2003Portsmouth 6–1 Leeds UnitedHT 2–17 goals

December 6, 2003Tottenham 5–2 WolvesHT 1–17 goals

Comebacks

19 matches in 2003/04 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

October 25, 2003Wolves 4–3 Leicester CityHT 0–3won from 3 down

May 15, 2004Arsenal 2–1 Leicester CityHT 0–1won from 1 down

May 2, 2004Bolton 4–1 Leeds UnitedHT 0–1won from 1 down

May 1, 2004Wolves 2–1 EvertonHT 0–1won from 1 down

April 24, 2004Southampton 1–2 BoltonHT 1–0won from 1 down

Most common results

#11–1 draw42 · 11%

#20–0 draw41 · 11%

#31–0 home win35 · 9%

#42–1 home win34 · 9%

#51–2 away win28 · 7%

How 2003/04 compares

At 2.66 goals a game, 2003/04 was the 19th highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 44% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 28% were draws and 28% away wins.

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