Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland, 22 November 2003
| Score | 3-0 to Crewe Alexandra |
| Referee | Chris Foy |
| Competition | League Division 1 |
| Venue | Gresty Road |
| Attendance | 9,807 |
View Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland head to head
Sunderland had won all five of their previous meetings with Crewe Alexandra - four in Division One (1997-98 and 1998-99) and one in the FA Cup (1948-49).
Goals:
| Dean Ashton | 53 |
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| Steve Jones | 55 |
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| Steve Jones | 63 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Clayton Ince
Defender
Billy Jones
Defender/Centre back
Steve Foster
Defender/Centre back
Chris McCready
Defender/Midfielder
Justin Cochrane
Defender/Midfielder
David Wright
Defender/Left back
Anthony Tonkin
Midfielder
Steve Jones
Midfielder
Ben Rix
Midfielder
David Vaughan
Forward
Dean Ashton
Substitutions:
On the bench:
Comments:
League position: 12th Unused substitutes: Ade Bankole, Ade Moses, Luke Varney, Allan Smart and James RobinsonGoals:
Starting lineup:
Mart Poom
Goalkeeper
Stephen Wright
Defender/Right back
George McCartney
Defender
Joachim Bjorklund
Defender/Centre back
Julio Arca
Defender/Midfielder
Stewart Downing
Midfielder
Colin Healy
Midfielder
Alan Quinn
Midfielder
Jeff Whitley
Midfielder
Tommy Smith
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Stewart
Forward
Substitutions:
| Michael Proctor for Alan Quinn | 70 |
| Chris Black for Marcus Stewart | 83 |