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Sunderland 2003–04 football season
During the 2003–04 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Transfers
In
Summer
January
Out
Summer
January
Players
First-team squad
Squad at end of season [36]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserves
The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results
Sunderland's score comes first.
League Cup
FA Cup
League table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
22
13
11
62
45
+17
79
13
8
2
33
15
+18
9
5
9
29
30
−1
Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11
Results by matchday
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 Ground A H A H A H A A H H A H H H A A A H A H H A A H H A H A A A A H H H A H H A H A H A A H H A Result L L W W W W L D W W W D W D L D W D L D D D L W W W W L D L W D W D W W W W W L L L D D W W Position 21 23 17 8 7 4 8 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 8 6 6 10 8 5 4 4 4 6 7 9 9 7 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 2003
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
0-2
23,529
16 August 2003
Millwall
Stadium of Light
0-1
24,877
23 August 2003
Preston North End
Deepdale
2-0
14,080
Thornton , Stewart
25 August 2003
Watford
Stadium of Light
2-0
23,600
Wright , Stewart (pen)
30 August 2003
Bradford City
Valley Parade
4-0
14,116
Thornton , Stewart , Arca , Breen
13 September 2003
Crystal Palace
Stadium of Light
2-1
27,324
Kyle , Stewart (pen)
16 September 2003
Stoke City
Britannia Stadium
1-3
15,005
Kyle
20 September 2003
Derby County
Pride Park
1-1
22,535
Poom
26 September 2003
Reading
Stadium of Light
2-0
22,420
Arca , Oster
30 September 2003
Ipswich Town
Stadium of Light
3-2
24,840
Breen , Oster , Kyle
4 October 2003
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
1-0
27,008
Kyle
14 October 2003
Cardiff City
Stadium of Light
0-0
26,835
18 October 2003
Walsall
Stadium of Light
1-0
36,278
Stewart
21 October 2003
Rotherham United
Stadium of Light
0-0
24,506
25 October 2003
Norwich City
Carrow Road
0-1
16,427
1 November 2003
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
0-0
26,135
4 November 2003
Gillingham
Priestfield Stadium
3-1
9,066
Downing , Oster , Stewart
8 November 2003
Coventry City
Stadium of Light
0-0
27,247
22 November 2003
Crewe Alexandra
Gresty Road
3-0
9,807
29 November 2003
Burnley
Stadium of Light
1-1
29,852
Kyle
2 December 2003
Wigan Athletic
Stadium of Light
1-1
22,167
Downing (pen)
8 December 2003
Coventry City
Highfield Road
1-1
12,913
Downing
13 December 2003
West Ham United
Boleyn Ground
2-3
30,329
Oster , McAteer
20 December 2003
Wimbledon
Stadium of Light
2-1
22,334
Proctor , Stewart (pen)
26 December 2003
Bradford City
Stadium of Light
3-0
29,639
McAteer , Smith , Kyle
28 December 2003
Rotherham United
Millmoor
2-0
11,455
Stewart (2, 1 pen)
10 January 2004
Nottingham Forest
Stadium of Light
1-0
26,340
Arca
17 January 2004
Millwall
The Den
1-2
13,048
Stewart
7 February 2004
Watford
Vicarage Road
2-2
16,798
Stewart , Byfield
21 February 2004
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
0-4
17,337
3 March 2004
Walsall
Bescot Stadium
3-1
7,185
Arca , Stewart , Kyle
10 March 2004
Preston North End
Stadium of Light
3-3
27,181
Stewart (pen), Thornton , Mears (own goal)
13 March 2004
West Ham United
Stadium of Light
2-0
29,533
Whitley , Kyle
16 March 2004
Stoke City
Stadium of Light
1-1
24,510
Byfield
20 March 2004
Reading
Madjeski Stadium
2-0
18,019
Byfield , Smith
23 March 2004
Gillingham
Stadium of Light
2-1
23,262
Byfield , Thornton
27 March 2004
Derby County
Stadium of Light
2-1
30,838
Smith , Oster
6 April 2004
Wimbledon
National Hockey Stadium
2-1
4,800
Byfield , Stewart
9 April 2004
Sheffield United
Stadium of Light
3-0
27,472
Breen , Smith , Kyle
12 April 2004
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
0-1
26,801
18 April 2004
West Bromwich Albion
Stadium of Light
0-1
32,201
21 April 2004
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
0-3
18,291
24 April 2004
Wigan Athletic
JJB Stadium
0-0
11,380
1 May 2004
Crewe Alexandra
Stadium of Light
1-1
25,311
Whitley
4 May 2004
Norwich City
Stadium of Light
1-0
35,174
Robinson
9 May 2004
Burnley
Turf Moor
2-1
18,252
Breen , Kyle
Goal scorers
References
McCarthy vows to keep Arca - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/3349923.stm
Sunderland want Jon Stead - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3410371.stm
Notes
^ Haas was born in Vienna , Austria , but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
^ Kilbane was born in Preston , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
^ McAteer was born in Tranmere , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
^ Breen was born in Barnet , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
^ Whitley was born in Ndola , Zambia , but was raised in England and also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He represented England at U-17 level and Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
^ Oster was born in Boston , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
^ Ingham was born in Preston , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
^ Babb was born in Lambeth , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions