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2004 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 2003–04 |
| winners | Crystal Palace |
| (First Division) | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| (Second Division) | |
| Huddersfield Town | |
| (Third Division) | |
| biggest home win | West Ham 2–0 Ipswich |
| (First Division) | |
| biggest away win | Mansfield 1–3 Northampton |
| (Third Division) | |
| highest scoring | Crystal Palace 3–2 Sunderland |
| (5 goals) | |
| matches | 15 |
| total goals | 35 |
| highest attendance | 72,523 – Crystal Palace v West Ham |
| (First Division final) | |
| lowest attendance | 6,876 – Brighton v Swindon |
| (Second Division semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 25,911 |
| prevseason | [2003](2003-football-league-play-offs) |
| nextseason | [2005](2005-football-league-play-offs) |
(First Division) Brighton & Hove Albion (Second Division) Huddersfield Town (Third Division) (First Division) (Third Division) (5 goals) (First Division final) (Second Division semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 2003–04 season were held in May 2004, with the finals taking place at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The play-off semi-finals will be played over two legs and will be contested by the teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals will go through to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.
Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.
In the First Division, Sunderland, who are aiming to return to the top flight after relegation last season, finished 7 points behind second placed West Bromwich Albion, who in turn finished 8 points behind champions Norwich City, who returned to the Premier League for the first time since 1995. West Ham United who are also along with Sunderland aiming to return to the top flight after relegation last season, finished in fourth place in the table. Ipswich Town who are looking for a place back in the top flight at the second attempt, finished in fifth place. Crystal Palace finished level on points with Ipswich Town and were looking for a place back in the Premiership for the first time since 1998.
First Division
Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 74 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 73 |
| **6** | **Crystal Palace** | **46** | **21** | **10** | **15** | **72** | **61** | **+11** | **73** |
Semi-finals
;First leg Butterfield Johnson Kyle
;Second leg Stewart Smith Babb Robinson Breen McAteer Whitley Freedman Shipperley Popovic Derry Routledge Hughes Sunderland 4–4 Crystal Palace on aggregate. Crystal Palace won 5–4 on penalties.
Dailly West Ham United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2004 Football League First Division play-off final
Second Division
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 82 |
| **4** | **Brighton & Hove Albion** | **46** | **22** | **11** | **13** | **64** | **43** | **+21** | **77** |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 73 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 73 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Roberts Bristol City won 3–2 on aggregate.
Fallon Iwelumo Piercy Virgo Heywood Mooney Fallon Gurney Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brighton & Hove Albion won 4–3 on penalties.
Final
Main article: 2004 Football League Second Division play-off final
Third Division
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **4** | **Huddersfield Town** | **46** | **23** | **11** | **12** | **68** | **52** | **+16** | **81** |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 75 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 |
Semi-finals
;First leg Mirfin
Mendes
;Second leg Edwards Bailey Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hargreaves Smith Lawrence MacKenzie D'Jaffo Larkin Smith Reid Sabin Willmott Mansfield Town 3–3 Northampton Town on aggregate. Mansfield Town won 5–4 on penalties.
Final
Main article: 2004 Football League Third Division play-off final
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