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2003–04 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2003–04 season
Chairman Sir Jack Hayward OBE,
then Rick Hayward
(from 19 December)
Manager Dave Jones
FA Premiership 20th (relegated)
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer League: Henri Camara (7)
All: Alex Rae (8)
Highest home attendance 29,396 (vs. Manchester United, 17 January 2004)
Lowest home attendance 10,232 (vs. Darlington, 23 September 2003)
Average home league attendance 28,864 (league only)

The 2003–04 season was the 105th full season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the Premiership, the highest level of English football. This marked their first ever appearance in the modern Premier League, and their first season in the top flight since 1983–84. The club had been promoted after having won the play-off final at the end of the previous season to earn the final promotion spot.

Their return to the top level proved short-lived as the team struggled throughout the campaign and were eventually relegated in 20th place, finishing bottom of the division on goal difference, some seven points short of safety.

Wolves split their squad into two groups, one led by manager Dave Jones, another by coach Terry Connor after assistant manager John Ward left the club. Preparations also included a week's warm weather training in Jerez, Spain. A planned friendly against Dutch side ADO Den Haag was cancelled on the day of the game after a water leak hit the venue, Telford United's Bucks Head stadium. Only the final friendly was held at Wolves' Molineux home.









A total of 20 teams competed in the FA Premiership in the 2003–04 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 19 June 2003, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.















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