2003–04 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Encyclopedia
During the 2003–04 English football season, Swansea City A.F.C.
competed in the Football League First Division
.
's Swansea improved dramatically on last term's 21st place finish with 10th place, although they were still 12 points adrift of 9th-placed Oxford United
. Their cup form improved too, beating Premiership hopefuls Preston North End
in the fourth round of the FA Cup
before being knocked out by Tranmere Rovers
.
Striker Lee Trundle
, signed from Welsh rivals Wrexham, finished 7th highest scorer (joint with Lincoln City
's Gary Fletcher
) in the division with 17 goals.
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
competed in the Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
.
Season summary
After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Football League on the final day of the previous season, Kenny JackettKenny Jackett
Kenny Jackett is a former Wales international football player, who has since moved into management. He is the current manager of Millwall, the longest serving manager in the Football League Championship and eleventh longest serving manager in England.A skilful player, equally at home in defence or...
's Swansea improved dramatically on last term's 21st place finish with 10th place, although they were still 12 points adrift of 9th-placed Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
. Their cup form improved too, beating Premiership hopefuls Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
in the fourth round of the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
before being knocked out by Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
.
Striker Lee Trundle
Lee Trundle
Lee Christopher Trundle is an English footballer who currently plays for Neath.-Career:Trundle was a late entrant into professional and league football, playing for non-league teams Burscough, Stalybridge Celtic, Southport, Bamber Bridge and Chorley before joining Welsh Premier League club Rhyl in...
, signed from Welsh rivals Wrexham, finished 7th highest scorer (joint with Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
's Gary Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher is an English footballer. He plays for Blackpool and is a midfielder who can also play as a forward...
) in the division with 17 goals.