- Source: 2004 Football League play-offs
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
= Semi-finals
=First leg
Second leg
Sunderland 4–4 Crystal Palace on aggregate. Crystal Palace won 5–4 on penalties.
West Ham United won 2–1 on aggregate.
= Final
=Second Division
= Semi-finals
=First leg
Second leg
Bristol City won 3–2 on aggregate.
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brighton & Hove Albion won 4–3 on penalties.
= Final
=Third Division
= Semi-finals
=First leg
Second leg
Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on aggregate.
Mansfield Town 3–3 Northampton Town on aggregate. Mansfield Town won 5–4 on penalties.
= Final
=External links
Football League website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kejuaraan EFL
- Liga Utama Inggris
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst
- Kevin Diks
- Tim Cahill
- Robin van Persie
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
- Son Heung-min
- Rafael van der Vaart
- Kevin-Prince Boateng
- 2004 Football League play-offs
- EFL Championship play-offs
- EFL League One play-offs
- English Football League play-offs
- EFL League Two play-offs
- 2004 Football League First Division play-off final
- 2004 Football League Third Division play-off final
- 2005 Football League play-offs
- 2004 Football League Second Division play-off final
- 2003 Football League play-offs
