Every 2003-04 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 16, 2003 to May 15, 2004.
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English Premier League standings, 2003-04
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Arsenal (ARS)
26
12
0
+47
90
5-5-0
W2
Chelsea (CHE)
24
7
7
+37
79
5-3-2
W1
Manchester United (MUN)
23
6
9
+29
75
5-2-3
W1
Liverpool (LIV)
16
12
10
+18
60
5-3-2
D1
Newcastle United (NEW)
13
17
8
+12
56
3-5-2
D3
Aston Villa (AVL)
15
11
12
+4
56
4-4-2
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
14
11
13
0
53
2-4-4
W1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
14
11
13
-8
53
6-1-3
L1
Fulham (FUL)
14
10
14
+6
52
3-4-3
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)
12
14
12
-5
50
1-5-4
D1
Middlesbrough (MID)
13
9
16
-8
48
4-2-4
L1
Southampton (SOU)
12
11
15
-1
47
3-2-5
L1
Portsmouth (POR)
12
9
17
-7
45
6-3-1
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
13
6
19
-10
45
2-2-6
W2
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
12
8
18
-8
44
5-1-4
D1
Manchester City (MCI)
9
14
15
+1
41
2-5-3
W1
Everton (EVE)
9
12
17
-12
39
1-4-5
L4
Leicester City (LEI)
6
15
17
-17
33
1-4-5
L1
Leeds United (LEE)
8
9
21
-39
33
3-2-5
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
7
12
19
-39
33
2-3-5
L1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 17 times.
Arsenal trailed by as many as 4 points on December 28, 2003.
Arsenal took first place for good on February 1, 2004.
Arsenal won 9 games in a row from January 10, 2004 to March 20, 2004, the longest run of the race.
Manchester United led by 4 points as late as December 28, 2003.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 56 of the 97 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Arsenal spent 216 of the season's 274 charted days in first place.