During the 2003–04 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
Ipswich Town, in their second consecutive season in English football's second tier, finished the campaign in fifth place. Having scored 84 goals, Town suffered from their poor defensive record: with 72 goals conceded, Town had the third worst defensive record in the whole division, and the worst of the top 18 teams. Town won the first leg of their play-off, against fourth-placed West Ham United, with a goal from teenage striker Darren Bent (who scored 15 goals in the league alone), but lost the second leg 2–0, condemning Town to another season in the new championship.
First-team squad
Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Pre-season
Ipswich's pre-season preparations for the 2003–04 season included a pre-season tour of Scandinavia in July.
Legend
Competitions
Football League First Division
League table
Legend
Ipswich Town's score comes first
Matches
First Division play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season