2003–04 Fulham F.C. season
The 2003–04 season was Fulham's third consecutive season in the top league of English football, the Barclaycard Premiership. The club was managed by former player Chris Coleman, who replaced Jean Tigana at the end of the 2002–03 season.
| 2003–04 season | |
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| Chairman | Mohamed Al-Fayed |
| Manager | Chris Coleman |
| Premier League | 9th |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| League Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Saha (13) All: Louis Saha (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003) |
Fulham were near the top of the table after the first few months of the season after a great start to the campaign and consistently remained in the top half throughout the course of the season. They ended up finishing in ninth position, only four points behind fifth-placed Newcastle United. It was a great debut season for Chris Coleman as manager, particularly as the club had to cope for half of the season without top goalscorer, Louis Saha, who left for Manchester United.
Kit and sponsorship
Fulham's last deal with kit supplier Adidas came to an end on 11 May 2003. It was announced on June that dabs.com would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Puma.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Edwin van der Sar | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Mark Crossley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  |
Moritz Volz | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  |
Jon Harley | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | |
Zat Knight | 37 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF |  |
Martin Djetou | 31 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | |
Jérôme Bonnissel | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | |
Dean Leacock | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | |
Alain Goma | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | |
Zesh Rehman | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | |
Adam Green | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF |  |
Carlos Bocanegra | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | |
Ian Pearce | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | |
Sylvain Legwinski | 37 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  |
Junichi Inamoto | 25 | 3 | 15+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | |
Mark Pembridge | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | |
Lee Clark | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | |
Steed Malbranque | 44 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | |
Sean Davis | 30 | 6 | 22+2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | |
Malik Buari | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | |
Bobby Petta | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  |
Andrejs Štolcers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | |
Darren Pratley | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | |
Brian McBride | 19 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  |
Facundo Sava | 9 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  |
Luís Boa Morte | 39 | 10 | 32+1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW |  |
Barry Hayles | 32 | 5 | 10+16 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | |
Collins John | 8 | 4 | 3+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | |
Andy Melville | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | |
Steve Marlet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | |
Louis Saha | 22 | 15 | 20+1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
- GK: #1,
- RB: #2,
- CB: #16,
- CB: #24,
- LB: #34,
- RM: #10,
- CM: #23,
- CM: #5,
- LM: #14,
- CF: #8,
- CF: #11,
Transfers
Summer
In
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Out
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January
In
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Out
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | |
| Assistant manager |  |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Head of Youth Development | |
| Secretary | |
Source: Fulham FC
Other information
| Chairman |  |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Loftus Road (19,148 / 112x72 yards) |
Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007
- Fulham used Queens Park Rangers' ground whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped
Competitions
Premier League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 53 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 53 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 50 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.
Season statistics
| Total Goals: 1012 |
| Average Goals per game: 2.66 |
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
| 2003-07-12 | Torquay United | 1–4 | Fulham | Plainmoor, Torquay |
Gritton  |
Report | Buari Sava Saha |
Attendance: 1 896 |
| 2003-07-17 | Fulham | 1–2 | Celtic | Loftus Road, Fulham, London |
| Sava |
Report | Petrov Larsson |
Attendance: 14 247 |
| 2003-07-23 | ASK Voitsberg | 1–4 | Fulham | Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg |
| Walther Eccher |
Report | Sava Marlet Hammond Saha |
Attendance: 400 |
| 2003-07-26 | Roma | 2–1 | Fulham | Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg |
| Cassano Bombardini |
Report | Saha |
Attendance: 4 000 |
| 2003-08-02 | Motherwell | 2–2 | Fulham | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| Burns |
Report | Saha Marlet |
Referee: Eddie Mack |
| 2003-08-05 | Livingston | 2–0 | Fulham | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| Pasquinelli |
Report | Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill |
| 2003-08-10 | Fulham | 2–1 | Mallorca | Loftus Road, London |
| Boa Morte Malbranque |
Report | Eto'o |
Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin |
Premier League
Results by matchday
| 2003-08-16 | Fulham | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Marlet Inamoto Saha |
Report | Marinelli Németh Christie  |
Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 2003-08-23 | Everton | 3–1 | Fulham | Goodison Park, Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Naysmith Unsworth S. Watson |
Report | Hayles |
Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 2003-08-30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | White Hart Lane, London |
| 15:00 | Report | Hayles Boa Morte |
Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 2003-09-14 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Fulham | St Andrews, Birmingham |
| 16:05 | Forssell |
Report | Saha Boa Morte |
Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 2003-09-23 | Fulham | 2–2 | Manchester City | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Malbranque Saha |
Report | Anelka Wanchope |
Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2003-09-28 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Fulham | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Report | Boa Morte Saha |
Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 2003-10-04 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leicester City | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Boa Morte |
Report | Attendance: 14,562 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 2003-10-18 | Fulham | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 2003-10-21 | Fulham | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Loftus Road, London |
| 19:45 | Clark Saha |
(Report) | Robert Shearer |
Attendance: 16,506 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 2003-10-25 | Manchester United | 1–3 | Fulham | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Diego Forlán |
Report | Clark Malbranque Inamoto |
Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2003-11-02 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Saha |
Report | Heskey Murphy |
Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 2003-11-08 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Fulham | The Valley, Charlton, London |
| 15:00 | Stuart Johansson |
Report | S. Davis |
Attendance: 26,344 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 2003-11-24 | Fulham | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Loftus Road, London |
| 20:00 | Saha |
Report | Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2003-11-30 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Fulham | Highbury, London |
| 14:00 | Report | Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 2003-12-06 | Fulham | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | S. Davis Sava |
Report | Kevin Davies |
Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 2003-12-14 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Fulham | Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire |
| 16:05 | Duberry Viduka Matteo |
Report | Saha |
Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 2003-12-20 | Fulham | 0–1 | Chelsea | Loftus Road, London |
| 20:00 | Report | Crespo |
Attendance: 18,244 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2003-12-26 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | Loftus Road, London |
| 12:00 | Saha |
Report | Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2003-12-28 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Fulham | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Ángel Vassell |
Report | Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 2004-01-07 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Fulham | The Riverside, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Job Németh |
Report | Hayles |
Attendance: 27,869 Referee: Paul Durkin |
- Wolves 2-1 Fulham
- Fulham 2-0 Leeds
- Leicester 0-2 Fulham
- Fulham 2-1 Everton
- Manchester City 0-0 Fulham
- Fulham 3-4 Blackburn
- Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
- Chelsea 2-1 Fulham
League Cup
FA Cup
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References
Notes
- Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
- Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
- Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
- Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
- Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
- Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
- John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
- Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
- Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.
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