| 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 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 84 | 217 | 2.58 | 40 | 47.62% | 16 | 19.05% | 28 | 33.33% |
| 2003/04 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | WWWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | West Ham United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 16 | WWWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | WWWW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | WBA | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | LWWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Reading | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 | WLWO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | WLWW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | Norwich City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | WWLW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | Sunderland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | LWWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| 9 | 3 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | WLLX | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 10 | 4 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | LWXW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | WLLL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 12 | 3 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | LLXL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 13 | 3 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 | WWLL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 | LWLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 15 | 2 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | LLWW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| 16 | 2 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 9 | LLWX | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 17 | 4 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 | WLWL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 | 1 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 6 | LLXL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 | 1 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 | LWLL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 20 | 4 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 | WLLL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 21 | 2 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 5 | LLLO | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 22 | 2 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 | WXLL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 | 1 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 | WLLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | 1 | Wimbledon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 3 | LLLL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | +1 | Marlon HAREWOOD (Nottingham Forest, 2p) |
| Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 1p) | ||
| 4 | +1 | Andy REID (Nottingham Forest) |
| Shaun GOATER (Reading) | ||
| +2 | Peter NDLOVU (Sheffield United, 1p) | |
| Mark RIVERS (Norwich City, 2p) | ||
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic) | ||
| Rob HULSE (WBA) | ||
| Carl ASABA (Stoke City, 1p) | ||
| +2 | David CONNOLLY (West Ham United) | |
| +2 | Ricardo FULLER (Preston North End) | |
| Marcus STEWART (Sunderland, 2p) | ||
| Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) | ||
| Lee HUGHES (WBA, 1p) | ||
| 3 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley) | |
| +1 | Noel WHELAN (Millwall) | |
| Paul MERSON (Walsall) | ||
| Jermain DEFOE (West Ham United) | ||
| +1 | Steve SIDWELL (Reading) | |
| Bob PEETERS (Millwall) | ||
| +1 | Michael BRANCH (Bradford City) | |
| Scott MURRAY (Reading) | ||
| Patrick AGYEMANG (Wimbledon) |
| Tuesday, 16 September 2003 | |||||
| 8 | Burnley | 0-3 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 7 | Harewood | ||||
| 76 | Reid | ||||
| 82 | Taylor | ||||
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 0-3 | West Ham United | ||
| 16 | Connolly | ||||
| 21 | Connolly | ||||
| 25 | Etherington | ||||
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Bradford City | ||
| 42 | Branch | ||||
| 8 | Gillingham | 1-2 | Norwich City | ||
| 40 | King | 28 | Francis | ||
| 67 | Crouch | ||||
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Walsall | ||
| 13(p) | Armstrong | 29 | Birch | ||
| 67 | Bent | ||||
| 8 | Preston North End | 4-2 | Coventry City | ||
| 35 | Fuller | 42(p) | Staunton | ||
| 45 | Fuller | 77 | Morrell | ||
| 66 | Cresswell | ||||
| 88 | Keane | ||||
| 8 | Reading | 2-1 | Cardiff City | ||
| 62 | Forster | 12 | Thorne | ||
| 79 | Sidwell | ||||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 5-0 | Rotherham United | ||
| 12 | Tonge | ||||
| 23 | Peschisolido | ||||
| 57 | Peschisolido | ||||
| 61 | Ndlovu | ||||
| 83 | Ndlovu | ||||
| 8 | Stoke City | 3-1 | Sunderland | ||
| 24 | Noel-Williams | 54 | Kyle | ||
| 37 | Russell | ||||
| 39 | Russell | ||||
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | WBA | ||
| 45 | Horsfield | ||||
| 8 | Millwall | 2-0 | Wimbledon | ||
| 44(p) | Harris | ||||
| 90 | Whelan | ||||