2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season


During the 2003–04 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the First Division.

Season summary

In the 2003–04 season, Albion had their best League Cup run for 22 years, beating Newcastle United and Manchester United before losing to Arsenal in the quarter-finals. The team also enjoyed good form in the league, remaining in the top two from mid-October until the end of the season, winning promotion back to the Premiership, again as runners-up, at the first attempt.
Albion unveiled the Astle Gates outside their home ground, The Hawthorns, in July 2003. The gates are a tribute to the club's former striker, Jeff Astle, who died in January 2002.

Final league table

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004Nottingham ForestA0-111,843

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 August 2003BrentfordH4-010,490Hulse, Haas, Dobie
R223 September 2003Hartlepool UnitedA2-15,265Clement, Hulse
R329 October 2003Newcastle UnitedA2-146,932Ameobi, Hughes
R43 December 2003Manchester UnitedH2-025,282Haas, Dobie
R516 December 2003ArsenalH0-220,369

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season