2003–04 Aston Villa F.C. season 2003–04 Aston Villa F.C. season During the 2003–04 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League. Former Leeds United manager David O'Leary was appointed Villa manager in the summer of 2003. Under O'Leary, Villa made a very sluggish start to the campaign and found themselves in the relegation zone after winning just two of their first 13 league fixtures. They were still in the bottom three in mid-December before O'Leary galvanized them and they gradually climbed the table. Villa had a fantastic second half of the season and, with two matches remaining, had a chance of qualifying for
2003–04 Premiership Rugby London Wasps winning the 2003–04 Heineken Cup. This additional place was awarded to Gloucester as the next highest placed team in the league not automatically qualified. 2003–04 Premiership Rugby The 2003-04 Zurich Premiership was the 17th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions. Rotherham were relegated after failing to win a single match all season. As for the 2002–03 season, the first placed team automatically qualified for the final where they played the winner of the second vs third place semi-final. The Zurich Wildcard was contested by the teams placed fourth through seventh in the