The winners were Middlesbrough who beat Bolton Wanderers in the final 2-1 and collected their first major piece of silverware in their history and as a result of their victory qualified for European football for the first time.
It was to be until 2008 when another English manager won a domestic tournament when Harry Redknapp (then at Portsmouth) lifted the FA Cup.
Matches were played on the week commencing 27 October 2003 1 Score after 90 minutes The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 6 December 2003.
The only team from outside the Premier League competing in this round was West Bromwich Albion, who lost 2–0 to Arsenal.
Middlesbrough won the match 2-1 and in doing so collected their first major piece of silverware in their history and qualified for the European football in the UEFA Cup for the first time.