Division 1| 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 | ||||
| 264 | 676 | 2.56 | 121 | 45.83% | 77 | 29.17% | 66 | 25.00% |
| 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 | WBA | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 44 | WXWX | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 40 | WLWL | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | |
| 3 | 1 | Norwich City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 40 | OWXO | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 38 | WXWW | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | |
| 5 | Reading | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 37 | WWLO | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Cardiff City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 35 | XWLX | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 35 | XXXL | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
| 8 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 35 | LXLX | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |
| 9 | 1 | West Ham United | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 | LXWX | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 10 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 32 | XWLO | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 31 | WXLW | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| 12 | 1 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 29 | OLOL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |
| 13 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 28 | XXLX | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 28 | WXWX | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 15 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 27 | LWLO | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 16 | Gillingham | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 27 | XWXL | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 26 | XLXX | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |
| 18 | 1 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 26 | WWWX | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |
| 19 | Watford | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 | XLOW | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Stoke City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 23 | WLLL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | |
| 21 | Derby County | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 22 | LWOW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 22 | LLXW | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |
| 23 | Bradford City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 17 | LLWL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 14 | LLXL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 16 | Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 4p) | |
| 14 | Marlon HAREWOOD (West Ham United, 4p) | |
| 10 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 1p) | |
| Andy REID (Nottingham Forest) | ||
| +1 | Ricardo FULLER (Preston North End) | |
| 9 | Rob HULSE (WBA) | |
| +1 | Peter THORNE (Cardiff City) | |
| 8 | Steve JONES (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| Peter NDLOVU (Sheffield United, 3p) | ||
| Andy LIDDELL (Wigan Athletic, 2p) | ||
| Pablo COUÑAGO (Ipswich Town, 3p) | ||
| Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 3p) | ||
| +2 | Dean ASHTON (Crewe Alexandra, 1p) | |
| 7 | Darren BENT (Ipswich Town) | |
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic) | ||
| Jason KOUMAS (WBA) | ||
| Scott FITZGERALD (Watford) | ||
| Jermain DEFOE (West Ham United) | ||
| Patrick AGYEMANG (Wimbledon) | ||
| Nicky FORSTER (Reading) |
| Monday, 8 December 2003 | |||||
| 22 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Sunderland | ||
| 22(p) | McAllister | 8 | Downing | ||
| Tuesday, 9 December 2003 | |||||
| 19 | Bradford City | 0-1 | WBA | ||
| 88 | Dobie | ||||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 2-2 | Preston North End | ||
| 63 | Langley | 52 | Fuller | ||
| 90 | Thorne | 84 | Healy | ||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Walsall | ||
| 41 | Peschisolido | ||||
| 52 | Montgomery | ||||
| 19 | West Ham United | 0-1 | Stoke City | ||
| 33 | Richardson | ||||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 1-3 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 78 | Butterfield | 8 | Ashton | ||
| 16 | Varney | ||||
| 86 | Ashton | ||||
