| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 199 | 519 | 2.60 | 95 | 47.74% | 51 | 25.63% | 53 | 26.63% |
| 2003/04 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 33 | WLXW | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | WBA | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 32 | OWLW | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sheffield United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 31 | WXLX | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sunderland | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 31 | WOLO | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Norwich City | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 31 | WWWL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 28 | XOXX | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 27 | LXWW | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Millwall | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 27 | WXWL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 4 | Preston North End | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 26 | WWXL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | 1 | Cardiff City | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 24 | XWOW | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
| 11 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 24 | LLWX | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |
| 12 | 3 | Reading | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 | LWLW | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| 13 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 24 | LWXW | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 | WLWW | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 15 | Coventry City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | +0 | 21 | OXWX | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 16 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 20 | XXXL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Watford | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 19 | LWLW | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 18 | 2 | Gillingham | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 19 | LWWL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |
| 19 | 2 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 17 | XXLL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 20 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 16 | LLLX | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| 21 | Derby County | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 14 | LLLL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 1 | Bradford City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 13 | OLLL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 23 | 1 | Rotherham United | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 13 | LLOX | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 24 | Wimbledon | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 10 | WLWL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 12 | +1 | Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 2p) |
| 11 | Marlon HAREWOOD (Nottingham Forest, 3p) | |
| 9 | +1 | Andy REID (Nottingham Forest) |
| +1 | Ricardo FULLER (Preston North End) | |
| 8 | Peter NDLOVU (Sheffield United, 3p) | |
| +1 | Pablo COUÑAGO (Ipswich Town, 3p) | |
| Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 3p) | ||
| 7 | +2 | Andy LIDDELL (Wigan Athletic, 2p) |
| Rob HULSE (WBA) | ||
| 6 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley) | |
| +2 | Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic) | |
| +1 | Geoff HORSFIELD (Wigan Athletic) | |
| +1 | Jermain DEFOE (West Ham United) | |
| David CONNOLLY (West Ham United) | ||
| +1 | Marcus STEWART (Sunderland, 2p) | |
| +1 | Patrick AGYEMANG (Wimbledon) | |
| 5 | Richard NAYLOR (Ipswich Town) | |
| Shaun GOATER (Reading, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Gifton NOEL-WILLIAMS (Stoke City) | |
| +1 | Steve JONES (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| +2 | Jack LESTER (Sheffield United, 2p) | |
| Scott FITZGERALD (Watford) | ||
| Steve SIDWELL (Reading) | ||
| Carl ASABA (Stoke City, 1p) | ||
| Darren BYFIELD (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| Delroy FACEY (Burnley) | ||
| Nicky FORSTER (Reading) | ||
| Andy MORRELL (Coventry City) | ||
| Ian TAYLOR (Derby County, 3p) | ||
| Dean ASHTON (Crewe Alexandra, 1p) |
| Saturday, 1 November 2003 | |||||
| 17 | Burnley | 1-1 | Cardiff City | ||
| 52 | Chaplow | 76 | Earnshaw | ||
| 17 | Coventry City | 1-1 | West Ham United | ||
| 38 | Barrett | 15 | Defoe | ||
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Reading | ||
| 15 | Jones | ||||
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 3-4 | Gillingham | ||
| 18 | Westlake | 14 | Wallace | ||
| 60 | Couñago | 45 | Sidibé | ||
| 74 | Miller | 53 | Shaw | ||
| 90 | Saunders | ||||
| 17 | Millwall | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 45 | Braniff | ||||
| 17 | Walsall | 1-3 | Norwich City | ||
| 10 | Birch | 52 | Henderson | ||
| 60 | McVeigh | ||||
| 64 | Crouch | ||||
| 17 | Watford | 1-0 | Rotherham United | ||
| 47 | Webber | ||||
| 17 | WBA | 0-0 | Sunderland | ||
| 17 | Preston North End | 3-0 | Derby County | ||
| 22(p) | Alexander | ||||
| 68 | Healy | ||||
| 72 | Fuller | ||||
| 17 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Sheffield United | ||
| 4 | Noel-Williams | 53 | Kozluk | ||
| 18 | Akinbiyi | 90(p) | Lester | ||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 2-1 | Bradford City | ||
| 62 | Agyemang | 34 | Gray | ||
| 66 | Reo-Coker | ||||
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 5-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 10 | Liddell | ||||
| 31 | Horsfield | ||||
| 50(p) | Liddell | ||||
| 56 | Ellington | ||||
| 69 | Ellington | ||||
| Tuesday, 4 November 2003 | |||||
| 13 | Preston North End | 2-1 | Watford | ||
| 51 | Abbott | 64 | Webber | ||
| 90 | Healy | ||||
| 13 | Walsall | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 30 | Wrack | 42 | Reid | ||
| 36 | Osborn | ||||
| 64 | Wrack | ||||
| 86 | Birch | ||||
| 13 | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 21 | Armstrong | ||||
| 74(p) | Lester | ||||
| 13 | Gillingham | 1-3 | Sunderland | ||
| 37 | Shaw | 45 | Downing | ||
| 58 | Oster | ||||
| 72 | Stewart | ||||
| Wednesday, 5 November 2003 | |||||
| 6 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Bradford City | ||