Championship
Jahrestabelle 2003 der englischen Championship
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield U. | 11 | 21:11 | 10 | 24 | |
| 2 | Norwich City | 11 | 18:12 | 6 | 23 | |
| 3 | Wigan | 11 | 15:7 | 8 | 22 | |
| 4 | West Brom | 11 | 17:11 | 6 | 22 | |
| 5 | West Ham | 11 | 14:7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 11 | 17:10 | 7 | 20 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 11 | 22:12 | 10 | 18 | |
| 8 | Nottingham | 11 | 17:13 | 4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 11 | 15:13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Crewe | 11 | 11:15 | -4 | 16 | |
| 11 | Walsall | 11 | 13:11 | 2 | 15 | |
| 12 | Reading | 11 | 14:12 | 2 | 14 | |
| 13 | Coventry | 11 | 15:15 | 0 | 14 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 11 | 16:18 | -2 | 14 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 20:23 | -3 | 14 | |
| 16 | Preston | 11 | 15:15 | 0 | 13 | |
| 17 | Gillingham | 11 | 12:18 | -6 | 13 | |
| 18 | Stoke City | 11 | 13:15 | -2 | 12 | |
| 19 | Derby County | 11 | 12:18 | -6 | 12 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 16:20 | -4 | 11 | |
| 21 | Bradford City | 11 | 9:17 | -8 | 11 | |
| 22 | Rotherham | 11 | 6:17 | -11 | 10 | |
| 23 | Wimbledon FC | 11 | 14:26 | -12 | 7 | |
| 24 | Watford | 11 | 10:18 | -8 | 6 | |
| 25 | Wolverhampton | 1 | 4:2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 26 | Leicester | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 27 | Portsmouth | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 28 | Sheffield W. | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 29 | Brighton | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 30 | Grimsby | - | -:- | 0 | - |
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— HSV-Boss Heribert Bruchhagen über Trainer Egon Coordes, den die Hamburger Presse ,,Ekel-Egon" taufte. Die Zuschauer im NDR-Studio quittierten diese Aussage mit lautem Lachen.