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 in English football have seen them complete an amazing escape from relegation, but with the introduction of two relegation places from the League it was no longer sufficient, and they dropped into the Conference, becoming the first former top-flight team to suffer this indignity. Leading goalscorer: Steve MacLean (Scunthorpe United) – 23 The summer transfer window ran from the end of the previous season until 31 August 2003. The mid-season transfer window runs from 1 to 31 January 2004. For subsequent transfer deals see 2004-05 in English football. 2003–04 in English football The 2003–04 season was the 124th season of association football in