2003-04 in English football
The
2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive
football in
England.
Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.
Wimbledon completed their controversial relocation to
Milton Keynes and moved into the National Hockey Stadium, which would be used as a temporary home until a permanent home was built at Denbigh North. At the end of the season, the club's directors changed its name to
Milton Keynes Dons.
Telford United, who had been members of the Conference every season since its formation in 1979, went out of business at the end of a season in which they had reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. The club was quickly reformed as
AFC Telford United and joined the Northern League.
Doncaster Rovers were crowned
Division Three champions to earn their second successive promotion, having been Conference playoff winners the previous season. They had not played above the league's lowest tier for nearly 20 years.
Carlisle United were relegated to the Conference from Division Three. They had spent all but two of the last 17 seasons in the league's fourth tier, but had been members of the top division during the
1974-
75 season and topped the league three games into the season despite getting relegated at the end of it.
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29 February 2004:
Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating
Bolton Wanderers in the
League Cup final.
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5 March 2004: Three
Leicester City players,
Paul Dickov,
Keith Gillespie and
Frank Sinclair, are charged with sexual assault while on a training camp in
La Manga,
Spain. All charges are dropped in May.
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27 May 2004:
Telford United are liquidated and removed from the
Conference as a result.
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2 June 2004:
José Mourinho takes over as manager of
Chelsea, replacing
Claudio Ranieri.
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16 June 2004:
Rafael Benítez takes over as manager of
Liverpool, replacing
Gérard Houllier.
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21 June 2004:
Wimbledon F.C. announce that they will change their name to
Milton Keynes Dons F.C., reflecting its highly controversial move from
South London to
Milton Keynes.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | England scorers | | August 20, 2003 | Portman Road, Ipswich | | 3-1 | F | David Beckham (pen), Michael Owen, Frank Lampard |
| September 6, 2003 | Skopje City Stadium | Macedonia | 2-1 | ECQ | Wayne Rooney, David Beckham (pen) |
| September 10, 2003 | Old Trafford, Manchester | | 2-0 | ECQ | Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney |
| October 11, 2003 | Istanbul | | 0-0 | ECQ |
| November 16, 2003 | Old Trafford, Manchester | | 2-3 | F | Wayne Rooney, Joe Cole |
| February 14, 2004 | Estádio Algarve, Faro | | 1-1 | F | Ledley King |
| March 31, 2004 | Nya Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg | | 0-1 | F |
| June 1, 2004 | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester | | 1-1 | FA | Michael Owen |
| June 5, 2004 | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester | | 6-1 | FA | Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney (2), Darius Vassell (2), Wayne Bridge |
| June 13, 2004 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | | 1-2 | ECF | Frank Lampard |
| June 17, 2004 | Estádio Cidade, Coimbra | | 3-0 | ECF | Wayne Rooney (2), Steven Gerrard |
| June 21, 2004 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | | 4-2 | ECF | Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney (2), Frank Lampard |
| June 24, 2004 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | | 1-1 (FT), 2-2 (aet), 5-6 (P) | ECF | Michael Owen, Frank Lampard |
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ECQ - Euro 2004 qualifiers
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ECF - Euro 2004 finals
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F - Friendly; scores are written England first
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FA - FA Summer Tournament (friendly)
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(FT) - Full time
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(aet) - After extra time
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(P) - After penalty shoot out
| Competition | Qualifiers!Reason for Qualification |
|---|
| UEFA Champions League | | 1st in FA Premier League |
| 2nd in FA Premier League |
| UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round | | 3rd in FA Premier League |
| 4th in FA Premier League |
| UEFA Cup | | 5th in FA Premier League |
| League Cup Winners |
| In lieu of FA Cup winners
(qualification awarded as FA Cup runners-up because FA Cup winners Manchester United had already qualified for the Champions League) |
The Premiership title race was a three-horse race for most of the season, but Arsenal remained unbeaten all season long and clinched the title with 90 points and an 11-point gap over runners-up Chelsea, who had been most people's favourites for the title after a £100million summer spending spree.
League Cup winners Middlesbrough qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, joined by fifth-placed Newcastle United. Seventh-placed Charlton Athletic and eighth-placed Bolton Wanderers both achieved their highest league finishes since the 1950s, while ninth-placed Fulham (many people's pre-season relegation favourites) defied the odds under 33-year-old manager Chris Coleman and achieved the highest league finish of their history.
Newly promoted Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers both went down after just one season, while Leeds United's financial crisis saw them lose most of their key players and eventually saw them relegated from the top flight after 14 successive seasons among the elite.
| | | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | | C | 1 | align="left" | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 90 |
| | 2 | align="left" | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 |
| | 3 | align="left" | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 75 |
| | 4 | align="left" | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 |
| | 5 | align="left" | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 56 |
| | 6 | align="left" | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 |
| | 7 | align="left" | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 53 |
| | 8 | align="left" | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 53 |
| | 9 | align="left" | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 52 |
| | 10 | align="left" | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 50 |
| | 11 | align="left" | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 48 |
| | 12 | align="left" | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 47 |
| | 13 | align="left" | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 45 |
| | 14 | align="left" | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 45 |
| | 15 | align="left" | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 44 |
| | 16 | align="left" | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 41 |
| | 17 | align="left" | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 39 |
| R | 18 | align="left" | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 33 |
| R | 19 | align="left" | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 79 | -39 | 33 |
| R | 20 | align="left" | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 77 | -39 | 33 |
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1
Norwich City 46 18 3 2 44 15 10 7 6 35 24 40 94 Promoted 2
West Bromwich Albion 46 14 5 4 34 16 11 6 6 30 26 22 86 Promoted 3
Sunderland 46 13 8 2 33 15 9 5 9 29 30 17 79 4
West Ham United 46 12 7 4 42 20 7 10 6 25 25 22 74 5
Ipswich Town 46 12 3 8 49 36 9 7 7 35 36 12 73 6
Crystal Palace 46 10 8 5 34 25 11 2 10 38 36 11 73 Promoted (playoff winners) 7
Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 29 16 7 9 7 31 29 15 71 8
Sheffield United 46 11 6 6 37 25 9 5 9 28 31 9 71 9
Reading 46 11 6 6 29 25 9 4 10 26 32 -2 70 10
Millwall 46 11 8 4 28 15 7 7 9 27 33 7 69
UEFA Cup (
FA Cup runners up) 11
Stoke City 46 11 7 5 35 24 7 5 11 23 31 3 66 12
Coventry City 46 9 9 5 34 22 8 5 10 33 32 13 65 13
Cardiff City 46 10 6 7 40 25 7 8 8 28 33 10 65 14
Nottingham Forest 46 8 9 6 33 25 7 6 10 28 33 3 60 15
Preston North End 46 11 7 5 43 29 4 7 12 26 42 -2 59 16
Watford 46 9 8 6 31 28 6 4 13 23 40 -14 57 17
Rotherham United 46 8 8 7 31 27 5 7 11 22 34 -8 54 18
Crewe Alexandra 46 11 3 9 33 26 3 8 12 24 40 -9 53 19
Burnley 46 9 6 8 37 32 4 8 11 23 45 -17 53 20
Derby County 46 11 5 7 39 33 2 8 13 14 34 -14 52 21
Gillingham 46 10 1 12 28 34 4 8 11 20 33 -19 51 22
Walsall 46 8 7 8 29 31 5 5 13 16 34 -20 51 Relegated 23
Bradford City 46 6 3 14 23 35 4 3 16 15 34 -31 36 Relegated 24
Wimbledon 46 3 4 16 21 40 5 1 17 20 49 -48 29 Relegated
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1
Plymouth Argyle 46 17 5 1 52 13 9 7 7 33 28 +44 90 Promoted 2
Queens Park Rangers 46 16 7 0 47 12 6 10 7 33 33 +35 83 Promoted 3
Bristol City 46 15 6 2 34 12 8 7 8 24 25 +21 82 4
Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 4 2 39 11 5 7 11 25 32 +21 77 Promoted (playoff winners) 5
Swindon Town 46 12 7 4 41 23 8 6 9 35 35 +18 73 6
Hartlepool United 46 10 8 5 39 24 10 5 8 37 37 +15 73 7
Port Vale 46 15 6 2 45 28 6 4 13 28 35 +10 73 8
Tranmere Rovers 46 13 7 3 36 18 4 9 10 23 38 +3 67 9
A.F.C. Bournemouth 46 11 8 4 35 25 6 7 10 21 26 +5 66 10
Luton Town 46 14 6 3 44 27 3 9 11 25 39 +3 66 11
Colchester United 46 11 8 4 33 23 6 5 12 19 33 -4 64 12
Barnsley 46 7 12 4 25 19 8 5 10 29 39 -4 62 13
Wrexham 46 9 6 8 27 21 8 3 12 23 39 -10 60 14
Blackpool 46 9 5 9 31 28 7 6 10 27 37 -7 59 15
Oldham Athletic 46 9 8 6 37 25 3 13 7 29 35 +6 57 16
Sheffield Wednesday 46 7 9 7 25 26 6 5 12 23 38 -16 53 17
Brentford 46 9 5 9 34 38 5 6 12 18 31 -17 53 18
Peterborough United 46 5 8 10 36 33 7 8 8 22 25 0 52 19
Stockport County 46 6 8 9 31 36 5 11 7 31 34 -8 52 20
Chesterfield 46 9 7 7 34 31 3 8 12 15 40 -22 51 21
Grimsby Town 46 10 5 8 36 26 3 6 14 19 55 -26 50 Relegated 22
Rushden & Diamonds 46 9 5 9 37 34 4 4 15 23 40 -14 48 Relegated 23
Notts County 46 6 9 8 32 27 4 3 16 18 51 -28 42 Relegated 24
Wycombe Wanderers 46 5 7 11 31 39 1 12 10 19 36 -25 37 Relegated
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1
Doncaster Rovers 46 17 4 2 47 13 10 7 6 32 24 +42 92 Promoted 2
Hull City 46 16 4 3 50 21 9 9 5 32 23 +38 88 Promoted 3
Torquay United 46 15 6 2 44 18 8 6 9 24 26 +24 81 Promoted 4
Huddersfield Town 46 16 4 3 42 18 7 8 8 26 34 +16 81 Promoted (playoff winners) 5
Mansfield Town 46 13 5 5 44 25 9 4 10 32 37 +14 75 6
Northampton Town 46 13 4 6 30 23 9 5 9 28 28 +7 75 7
Lincoln City 46 9 11 3 36 23 10 6 7 32 24 +21 74 8
Yeovil Town 46 14 3 6 40 19 9 2 12 30 38 +13 74 9
Oxford United 46 14 8 1 34 13 4 9 10 21 31 +11 71 10
Swansea City 46 9 8 6 36 26 6 6 11 22 35 -3 59 11
Boston United 46 11 7 5 35 21 5 4 14 15 33 -4 59 12
Bury 46 10 7 6 29 26 5 4 14 25 38 -10 56 13
Cambridge United 46 6 7 10 26 32 8 7 8 29 35 -12 56 14
Cheltenham Town 46 11 4 8 37 38 3 10 10 20 33 -14 56 15
Bristol Rovers 46 9 7 7 29 26 5 6 12 21 35 -11 55 16
Kidderminster Harriers 46 9 5 9 28 29 5 8 10 17 30 -14 55 17
Southend United 46 8 4 11 27 29 6 8 9 24 34 -12 54 18
Darlington 46 10 4 9 30 28 4 7 12 23 33 -8 53 19
Leyton Orient 46 8 9 6 28 27 5 5 13 20 38 -17 53 20
Macclesfield Town 46 8 9 6 28 25 5 4 14 26 44 -15 52 21
Rochdale 46 7 8 8 28 26 5 6 12 21 32 -9 50 22
Scunthorpe United 46 7 10 6 36 27 4 6 13 33 45 -3 49 23
Carlisle United 46 8 5 10 23 27 4 4 15 23 42 -23 45 Relegated 24
York City 46 7 6 10 22 29 3 8 12 13 37 -31 44 Relegated
Cup competitions
* Champions:
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Chester City* Playoff winners:
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Shrewsbury Town* Relegated:
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Margate (forced relegation to Conference South due to failing ground requirements)* Champions:
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Hucknall Town (to Conference North)* Also promoted
(to Conference North):
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Droylsden,
Barrow,
Alfreton Town,
Harrogate Town,
Southport,
Worksop Town,
Lancaster City,
Vauxhall Motors,
Gainsborough Trinity,
Stalybridge Celtic,
Altrincham,
Runcorn FC Halton,
Bradford Park Avenue (playoff winners)* Champions:
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Crawley Town (to Conference National)* Also promoted
(to Conference North):
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Stafford Rangers,
Nuneaton Borough,
Worcester City,
Hinckley United,
Moor Green* Also promoted
(to Conference South):
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Weymouth,
Newport County,
Cambridge City,
Welling United,
Weston-super-Mare,
Eastbourne Borough,
Havant & Waterlooville,
Dorchester Town (playoff winners)* Champions:
**
Canvey Island (to Conference National)* Also promoted
(to Conference South):
**
Sutton United,
Thurrock,
Hornchurch,
Grays Athletic,
Carshalton Athletic,
Hayes,
Bognor Regis Town,
Bishop's Stortford,
Maidenhead United,
Ford United,
Basingstoke Town,
St Albans City (playoff winners)* Also promoted
(to Conference North):
**
Kettering TownOther leagues
Summer transfer window
The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August.
;
8 May 2003*
Steve Finnan from to , £3.5m
11 May 2003
*Christophe Dugarry from Girondins de Bordeaux to , free;
4 June 2003*
David Seaman from to , free
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Michael Tarnat from
Bayern Munich to , free
6 June 2003
*Patrik Berger from to , free ;
7 June 2003 *
Matt Holland from to , £750,000
11 June 2003
*Gianfranco Zola from to Cagliari Calcio, free;
25 June 2003 *
Hélder Postiga from
FC Porto to , £8.25m
30 June 2003
*Teddy Sheringham from to ;
1 July 2003 *
Lee Bowyer from to , free
*
David Bellion from to , free
*
Philippe Senderos from
Servette to , Undisclosed
2 July 2003
*David Beckham from Manchester United to Real Madrid, £25m;
3 July 2003*
David Dunn from to , £5.5m
7 July 2003
*Eric Djemba-Djemba from Nantes to , £3.5m;
8 July 2003*
Niclas Jensen from to
Borussia Dortmund, £750,000
9 July 2003
*Harry Kewell from to , £5m;
10 July 2003*
Brett Emerton from
Feyenoord to , £2.5m
11 July 2003
*Les Ferdinand from to , free;
14 July 2003*
Lorenzo Amoruso from to , £1.4m
15 July 2003
*Tim Howard from Major League Soccer to Manchester United, £2.2m
*Glen Johnson from to , £6m;
16 July 2003 *
Geremi from
Real Madrid to
Chelsea, undisclosed
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Tony Vidmar from to , free
17 July 2003
*Ivan Campo from Real Madrid to , free;
18 July 2003*
Paul Merson from to , free
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Bobby Zamora from to , £1.5m
*
Ben Thatcher from to , free
21 July 2003
*Wayne Bridge from to , £7m
*Damien Duff from Blackburn Rovers to Chelsea, £17m
*Graeme Le Saux from to , £500,000
*Trevor Sinclair from to , £2.5m
*Doriva from Celta Vigo to , free;
23 July 2003*
Kevin Davies from to , free
24 July 2003
*Oleg Luzhny from to , free
*Gavin McCann from to , £2.25m;
26 July 2003 *
Jens Lehmann from
Borussia Dortmund to , Undisclosed
28 July 2003
*Steven Reid from to , £2.5m
*Dejan Stefanovic from Vitesse Arnhem to , £1.9m;
31 July 2003*
David Connolly from to , £285,000
*
Jody Craddock from to , £1.75m
1 August 2003
*Vratislav Gresko from Parma to , £1.2m
*Shaun Goater from to , £500,000
*Steffen Iversen from to , free
*Henri Camara from Sedan to , £1.5m;
2 August 2003*
Antoine Sibierski from
RC Lens to , £700,000
*
Alan Wright from to , free
3 August 2003
*Rob Lee from to , free;
4 August 2003 *
Gael Clichy from
Cannes to , Nominal
*
Luciano Figueroa from
Rosario to , £2.5m
*
Frederic Kanoute from to , £3.5m
*
Matthew Etherington from , Swap for Kanoute
5 August 2003
*Amdy Faye from Auxerre to , £1.5m
*Gary Breen from to , free;
6 August 2003 *
Joe Cole from
West Ham United to
Chelsea, £6.6m
*
Juan Sebastian Veron from to , £15m
8 August 2003
*Thomas Sørensen from to , £2.25m;
11 August 2003*
Paolo Di Canio from to , free
12 August 2003
*Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon to , £12m
*Kleberson from Atletico Paranaense to Manchester United, £5.9m;
13 August 2003*
Mark Crossley from to , £500,000
14 August 2003
*Adrian Mutu from Parma to Chelsea, £15m
*Carlo Nash from to , Nominal
*Sebastian Schemmel from to , free;
15 August 2003*
Kevin Horlock from to , £500,000
21 August 2003
*Gaizka Mendieta from Lazio to , season-long loan;
24 August 2003*
Danny Mills from to , season-long loan
25 August 2003
*Alexei Smertin from Girondins de Bordeaux to , £3.45m;
26 August 2003 *
Hernán Crespo from
Internazionale to
Chelsea, £17m
29 August 2003
*Claudio Reyna from Sunderland to Manchester City, £2.5m
*Barry Ferguson from to , £7.5m;
30 August 2003*
Steve McManaman from
Real Madrid to , free
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Boudewijn Zenden from to , season-long loan
31 August 2003
*Claude Makelele from Real Madrid to Chelsea, £16m;
1 September*
Neil Sullivan from to , free
*
James McFadden from to , £1.25m
*
Nigel Martyn from to , Nominal
*
Kevin Kilbane from to , £750,000
*
Mark Pembridge from to , £500,000
January transfer window
The mid-season transfer window runs from 1 to 31 January 2006.
;
1 January 2004*
Michael Brown from to , £100,000
2 January 2004
*Fabien Barthez from Manchester United to Olympique de Marseille, season-long loan
*Nikos Dabizas from to , free;
6 January 2004*
Peter Enckelman from to , £150,000
9 January 2004
*Eyal Berkovic from to , free;
12 January 2004*
Alan Wright from to , free
14 January 2004
*David James from to , £2m;
17 January 2004*
Andy Melville from to , free
23 January 2004
*Louis Saha from to , £12.82m;
21 January 2004 *
Moritz Volz from to , Nominal
22 January 2004
*Nigel Reo-Coker from to , Undisclosed;
25 January 2004*
Carl Cort from to , £2m
27 January 2004
*Jose Antonio Reyes from Sevilla to Arsenal, £16.5m
*Michael Gray from to , free;
29 January 2004*
Nolberto Solano from to , £1.5m
30 January 2004
*Scott Parker from to Chelsea, £10m
*Ivica Mornar from RSC Anderlecht to , Undisclosed;
2 February 2004*
Jerome Thomas from to , £100,000
*
Martin Taylor from to , £1.25m
*
Jon Stead from to , £1.25m
*
Jermain Defoe from to , £7m
*
Bobby Zamora from to , Swap for Defoe
For subsequent transfer deals see
2004-05 in English football.
Retirements
David Seaman ()
Arsene Wenger took Arsenal to the Premiership title without losing a single league game all season, making him only the third manager in 116 years of English league football to achieve such a feat.
Sir Alex Ferguson guided Manchester United to their eleventh F.A Cup victory of all-time, and their fifth under his managemen.
Steve McClaren helped Middlesbrough win the first major trophy of their history by guiding them to victory in the League Cup final.
Nigel Worthington ended Norwich City's nine-year exile from the Premiership by guiding them to title glory in Division One.
Gary Megson took West Bromwich Albion back into the Premiership at the first time of asking.
Iain Dowie arrived at Crystal Palace just before Christmas, when they stood 19th in Division One, and five months later he took them into the Premiership as playoff winners thanks to a storming run of form.
Ian Holloway's three-year rebuilding programme at Queens Park Rangers finally paid off after he earned them promotion from Division Two.
Dave Penney achieved a second successive promotion with Division Three champions Doncaster Rovers.
Leroy Rosenior took Torquay United to promotion to Division Three, just three years after they had narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference.
Mark Wright took Chester City to title glory in the Conference to end their four-year absence from the Football League.
Thierry Henry's prolific goalscoring was a major factor in Arsenal's title success, which was secured without a single defeat all season long.
Ruud van Nistelrooy had another great season for Manchester United and scored twice in the F.A Cup final to gain his second piece of silverware with the club.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 19, was Man of the Match in the F.A Cup final after scoring a brilliant goal which helped Manchester United achieve victory over Millwall.
Frank Lampard's superb form in the Chelsea midfielder earned his club a run to the European Cup semi-finals as well as second place in the Premiership.
Louis Saha's impressive goalscoring for Fulham earned him a mid-season move to Manchester United, worth almost £13million.
Wayne Rooney, still only 18, established himself as an England regular and was the centre of interest from Europe's biggest clubs after another highly promising season with Everton.
Lee Hughes scored 13 Division One goals for promoted West Bromwich Albion, only to have the next three seasons of his career written off by a prison sentence for causing a fatal car crash.
Andy Johnson helped Crystal Palace win promotion to the Premiership after his goalscoring helped them climb from 19th to 6th place in Division One in the space of five months.
Robert Green was touted as a future England goalkeeper after his excellent form between the sticks helped Norwich City win promotion to the Premiership.
Tim Cahill's strong form in the Millwall midfield earned him a move to Premiership side Everton after the Londoners failed to win promotion.
James Hayter scored a record breaking two minutes twenty seconds hat-trick for AFC Bournemouth against Wrexham F.C
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Ray Harford, 58, was best remembered for his managerial and coaching career - he was manager of Luton Town when they won the League Cup in 1988 and assistant manager of Blackburn Rovers when they were Premiership champions in 1995. He was promoted from the role of assistant manager to the manager's seat at three clubs - Luton Town, Wimbledon and Blackburn Rovers. He also had spells in charge of Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and finally Queens Park Rangers. His last post was as first-team coach at Millwall, and helped them win the Division Two title in 2001. He was still on the club's payroll at the time of his death from lung cancer.
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Jimmy Davis, 21, Manchester United and England U-21 striker, died in a car crash on the M40 just hours before he was due to play his first game for Watford on a season-long loan deal. He had played once for Manchester United in a League Cup game, and had spent part of the 2001-02 season on loan to Swindon Town.
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Bob Stokoe, 73, was manager of the
Sunderland side who achieved a shock F.A Cup victory over Leeds United in the 1973 final. He later managed Carlisle United and returned to Sunderland during the 1986-87 season, but quit after failing to save them from relegation to the old Third Division for the first time in their history.
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John Charles, 72, was the most famous
Leeds United player in the pre Don Revie era. His exploits for Leeds United and the Welsh national team attracted attention from all over the world and he was sold to Italian side Juventus in 1958.
