2003–04 Football League Third Division
| Season | 2003–04 |
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| Champions | Norwich City |
| Promoted |
Norwich City West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace |
| Relegated |
Carlisle United York City |
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| Season | 2003–04 |
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| Champions | Norwich City (3rd second tier title) |
| Direct promotion to FA Premier League |
Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion |
| Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Crystal Palace |
| Relegated |
Bradford City, Walsall, Wimbledon |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,440 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace), 27 |
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| Season | 2003–04 |
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| Champions | Plymouth Argyle (2nd third tier title) |
| Direct promotion |
Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers |
| Promoted through play-offs | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Relegated |
Grimsby Town, Notts County, Rushden & Diamonds, Wycombe Wanderers |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,460 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Leon Knight (Brighton & Hove Albion), 25 Stephen McPhee (Port Vale), 25 |
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| Season | 2003–04 |
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| Champions | Doncaster Rovers (3rd fourth tier title) |
| Direct promotion |
Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Torquay United |
| Promoted through play-offs | Huddersfield Town |
| Relegated to Conference |
Carlisle United, York City |
| New club in the league |
Doncaster Rovers, Yeovil Town |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,398 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve MacLean (Scunthorpe United), 23 |
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The 2003–04 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th completed season of The Football League.
This season was the last association football season in the football league where the divisions were known as "First", "Second", and "Third". The following season saw the names of the divisions changed to "The Championship", "Football League One" and "Football League Two".
The first and second divisions had the format where the top two teams won automatic promotion to the division above, while teams finishing in third to sixth place played in a play-off competition. The winner gained the third promotion place.
The Third Division followed the same format except there were three automatic promotion places and teams in fourth to seventh place played in a play-off competition fought for a fourth promotion place.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
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