    the 2003â04 fa premier league season was the twelfth season of the premier league. in the end, arsenal went through the season without a single defeat â the first team ever to do so in a 38 game league season and the second team overall (the first was preston north end in 1889, 115 years earlier, during a 22 game league season) and were crowned champions once more, at the expense of chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the season. having qualified for the champions' league the previous season, chelsea were bolstered by a Â£100 million outlay on world-class players, a spree funded by the extensive financial resources of their new owner roman abramovich. manchester united's attack was as strong as ever thanks to free-scoring [[ruud 
2003a04_domestic_association_football_leagues 2003a04_in_English_football_leagues Premier_League_seasons