2003–04 FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

Season	2003–04
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 FA Women's Premier League season was the 13th season of the FA Women's Premier League.

Team name changes

2002–03	2003–04
Doncaster Belles	Doncaster Rovers Belles

National Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League National Division

FA Women's Premier League
National Division

Season	2003–04
Champions	Arsenal 6th title
Relegated	Aston Villa Tranmere Rovers
Matches played	90
Goals scored	346 (3.84 per match)
Biggest home win	Arsenal 8–0 Aston Villa (18 April 2004)
Biggest away win	Tranmere Rovers 0–8 Fulham (14 March 2004)
Highest scoring	Tranmere Rovers 2–9 Arsenal (17 August 2003)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	18	15	2	1	65	11	+54	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Charlton Athletic	18	15	1	2	52	17	+35	46
3	Fulham	18	14	2	2	60	20	+40	44
4	Leeds United	18	8	4	6	32	28	+4	28
5	Doncaster Rovers Belles	18	8	3	7	41	40	+1	27
6	Everton	18	6	2	10	21	36	−15	20
7	Birmingham City	18	4	5	9	17	31	−14	17
8	Bristol Rovers	18	3	3	12	27	37	−10	12
9	Aston Villa (R)	18	1	4	13	18	63	−45	7	Relegation to Northern Division
10	Tranmere Rovers (R)	18	1	4	13	13	63	−50	7

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	CHA	FUL	LEE	DON	EVE	BIR	BRI	AVL	TRA
Arsenal	—	1–0	3–1	4–0	7–0	0–0	2–1	3–1	8–0	6–0
Charlton Athletic	2–1	—	2–3	5–0	1–0	3–0	1–1	3–1	8–2	3–0
Fulham	1–1	1–2	—	4–1	5–3	4–0	2–1	2–0	5–0	5–1
Leeds United	1–2	0–1	2–2	—	2–1	4–0	0–0	4–1	2–0	2–0
Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–2	1–3	2–3	3–3	—	2–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	3–1
Everton	1–3	0–4	0–1	2–0	2–5	—	3–2	3–1	4–2	1–1
Birmingham City	0–3	2–3	0–3	0–2	1–2	1–0	—	0–5	1–1	1–1
Bristol Rovers	0–3	1–2	2–3	0–1	3–3	2–3	1–2	—	0–0	5–0
Aston Villa	1–7	2–5	0–7	1–1	2–7	0–1	0–1	1–2	—	1–1
Tranmere Rovers	2–9	1–4	0–8	2–7	0–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	0–3	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

FA Women's Premier League
Northern Division

Season	2003–04
Champions	Liverpool
Promoted	Liverpool
Relegated	Chesterfield Bangor City
Matches played	110
Goals scored	373 (3.39 per match)
Biggest away win	Chesterfield 0–8 Sunderland (14 March 2004)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Liverpool (C, P)	20	15	5	0	51	12	+39	50	Promotion to the National Division
2	Sunderland	20	10	7	3	56	31	+25	37
3	Stockport County	20	10	4	6	41	22	+19	34
4	Oldham Curzon	20	9	7	4	39	21	+18	34
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	6	9	5	27	22	+5	27
6	Middlesbrough	20	7	5	8	25	28	−3	26
7	Manchester City	20	7	3	10	35	45	−10	24
8	Lincoln City	20	6	5	9	34	38	−4	23
9	Sheffield Wednesday	20	6	4	10	30	45	−15	22
10	Chesterfield (R)	20	5	6	9	23	50	−27	21	Relegation to the Midland Combination League
11	Bangor City (R)	20	0	3	17	12	59	−47	3	Relegation to the Northern Combination League

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	LIV	SUN	STC	OLC	WOW	MID	MCI	LIC	SHW	CHE	BAC
Liverpool	—	5–1	2–1	2–1	5–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	4–2	7–0	4–0
Sunderland	1–1	—	1–0	1–1	1–1	7–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–4	4–0
Stockport County	1–1	5–1	—	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–2	7–1	3–1	1–0	4–0
Oldham Curzon	1–2	2–2	1–0	—	0–0	1–1	2–3	0–0	8–1	2–1	4–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–3	—	3–0	6–1	1–1	0–2	3–0	1–1
Middlesbrough	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	—	0–1	5–3	0–1	6–0	1–1
Manchester City	0–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	1–2	—	0–2	4–3	4–4	5–0
Lincoln City	1–1	2–4	4–4	0–2	0–2	0–1	4–0	—	4–1	4–0	3–1
Sheffield Wednesday	0–5	2–2	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–1
Chesterfield	0–2	0–8	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–4	2–0	3–1	—	3–1
Bangor City	0–3	2–7	0–3	1–4	0–0	0–1	3–4	0–3	1–2	0–1	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League Southern Division

FA Women's Premier League
Southern Division

Season	2003–04
Champions	Bristol City
Promoted	Bristol City
Relegated	Merthyr Tydfil Barnet
Matches played	156
Goals scored	555 (3.56 per match)
Biggest home win	Chelsea 9–1 Merthyr Tydfil (19 October 2003)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bristol City (C, P)	24	18	4	2	78	31	+47	58	Promotion to the National Division
2	Southampton Saints	24	18	3	3	54	18	+36	57
3	Wimbledon	24	17	2	5	57	38	+19	53
4	Chelsea	24	13	6	5	60	38	+22	45
5	Watford	24	9	5	10	34	38	−4	32
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	8	7	9	43	44	−1	31
7	Langford	24	9	4	11	37	42	−5	31
8	Millwall Lionesses	24	8	6	10	35	38	−3	30
9	Ipswich Town	24	8	5	11	39	44	−5	29
10	Portsmouth	24	9	1	14	43	48	−5	28
11	Enfield Town	24	4	4	16	17	54	−37	16
12	Merthyr Tydfil (R)	24	3	6	15	27	61	−34	15	Relegation to the South West Combination League
13	Barnet (R)	24	2	7	15	31	61	−30	11	Relegation to the South East Combination League

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away	BRC	SOU	WIM	CHE	WAT	BHA	LAN	MIL	IPT	POR	ENT	MET	BAR
Bristol City	—	0–3	6–0	3–1	5–1	0–3	7–0	2–2	2–1	4–0	4–2	4–1	3–2
Southampton Saints	1–2	—	1–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–1	2–1
Wimbledon	3–4	3–1	—	2–2	2–1	2–1	6–2	2–1	3–2	5–1	4–0	3–0	2–1
Chelsea	2–2	0–4	2–1	—	2–2	2–1	0–1	1–0	3–0	3–2	3–2	9–1	6–3
Watford	2–3	1–4	2–3	1–1	—	1–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–1	1–1	5–1
Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–6	0–1	—	0–6	1–3	3–2	4–1	0–0	3–1	2–2
Langford	0–3	0–1	1–2	1–4	0–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–0	3–1	5–0	0–1	2–1
Millwall Lionesses	1–5	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	2–2	1–2	—	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–4	3–1
Ipswich Town	1–1	0–1	2–3	3–2	3–0	0–3	3–2	3–1	—	4–2	1–0	2–1	2–2
Portsmouth	1–2	1–5	2–3	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	—	4–0	4–1	2–1
Enfield Town	0–4	0–1	2–1	0–3	0–2	0–4	0–0	0–4	2–1	1–0	—	1–1	3–1
Merthyr Tydfil	2–4	1–4	1–2	3–4	0–3	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–1	—	1–1
Barnet	0–6	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–1	4–3	5–2	2–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.