2003–04 Crystal Palace F.C. season 2003–04 Crystal Palace F.C. season During the 2003–04 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the Football League First Division. Crystal Palace started the season on the right foot, winning their first three games to top the table, but that was as good as it got under manager Steve Kember and, after a 5–0 defeat at newly promoted Wigan Athletic in November saw the club in 20th place, Kember was sacked (chairman Simon Jordan had previously declared that Kember would have a "job for life" at Palace). Kit Symons stepped up as caretaker until Northern Irishman and former Palace striker
2003–04 Millwall F.C. season days. As United had already qualified for the Champions League, Millwall gained European qualification for the first time in their history, entering the UEFA Cup in the first round. Strikeforce remained Millwall's kit sponsors. London-based stationery retailer Ryman became kit sponsors. At the end of the season, defender Darren Ward was named the club's player of the year. 2003–04 Millwall F.C. season During the 2003–04 English football season, Millwall competed in the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football. Despite having spent the previous seasons chasing promotion to the Premiership, Mark McGhee left Millwall by "mutual consent"