2003–04 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2003–04 season saw Leeds United relegated from the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) after 14 consecutive seasons in the top flight, in the wake of the club's financial crisis. Founding members of the Premier League in 1992, relegation saw them consigned to the First Division for the first time since 1990, this coming just three years after the club had reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2001.

Leeds United
2003–04 season
ChairmanProfessor John McKenzie
(until 15 December)[1]
Trevor Birch
(until 19 March)[2]
Gerald Krasner
ManagerPeter Reid
(until 10 November)[3]
Eddie Gray
StadiumElland Road
Premier League19th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Viduka (11)
All: Mark Viduka (12)
Highest home attendance40,153 vs Manchester United
(18 Oct 2003, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance29,211 vs Swindon Town
(24 Sep 2003, League Cup)
Average home league attendance36,119

Season summary

Having narrowly avoided relegation the previous campaign, another season of struggle was on the cards, as the financial crisis at Elland Road saw Leeds United's debts reach the £100 million mark, and consequently the sale of key players continued. Manager Peter Reid was sacked on 10 November after Leeds collected 8 points from their first 12 games, and former player, coach and manager Eddie Gray was brought in on a temporary basis. Some initially improved results saw Leeds climb out of the relegation zone by the end of 2003, but a dreadful run of seven straight defeats after the turn of the year saw them cast adrift at the bottom of the table, and from that point onwards the club had no real hope of surviving in the Premier League.

Some decent results late in the season saw them at least move off the bottom of the table, but a 4-1 defeat at Bolton on 2 May confirmed relegation, and Gray was soon on his way out of the club for good, to be replaced by Kevin Blackwell, who had been brought to the club a year earlier as Reid's assistant. Few observers gave Leeds much hope of an immediate promotion back to the Premiership, with Blackwell's ultimate task being seen as one of avoiding a second successive relegation.

Final league table
Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Manchester City 38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41
17 Everton 38 9 12 17 45 57 −12 39
18 Leicester City (R) 38 6 15 17 48 65 −17 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Leeds United (R) 38 8 9 21 40 79 −39 33
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 38 7 12 19 38 77 −39 33
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Kit

Leeds United retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Nike, although the kit carried a new sponsor, Whyte and Mackay. This marked the end of their previous three year deal with Strongbow.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Robinson
2 DF  IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF  IRL Ian Harte
5 DF  RSA Lucas Radebe
6 DF  FRA Zoumana Camara (on loan from Lens)
7 MF  ENG Nick Barmby
9 FW  AUS Mark Viduka
10 MF  SEN Lamine Sakho (on loan from Marseille)
11 MF  ENG Jermaine Pennant (on loan from Arsenal)
14 MF  IRL Stephen McPhail
16 MF  ENG Jason Wilcox
17 FW  ENG Alan Smith
19 MF  NOR Eirik Bakke
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Seth Johnson
21 DF  SCO Dominic Matteo (captain)
22 DF  ENG Michael Duberry
23 MF  ENG David Batty
24 MF  CMR Salomon Olembé (on loan from Marseille)
25 MF  ENG Aaron Lennon
29 DF  FRA Didier Domi (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
34 DF  ENG Frazer Richardson
36 DF  ENG Matthew Kilgallon
38 MF  ENG James Milner
39 FW  ENG Simon Johnson
40 GK  ENG Scott Carson
41 GK  ENG Shaun Allaway

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF  ENG Jody Morris (to Rotherham United)
8 FW  ENG Michael Bridges (on loan to Newcastle United)
12 DF  BRA Roque Júnior (on loan from A.C. Milan)
15 GK  ENG Nigel Martyn (to Everton)
15 FW  FRA Cyril Chapuis (on loan from Marseille)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  SCO Steven Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
18 DF  ENG Danny Mills (on loan to Middlesbrough)
24 MF  AUS Paul Okon (to Vicenza)
26 GK  AUS Danny Milosevic (to Celtic)
32 MF  ENG Harpal Singh (on loan to Bury)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  SCO Martin Woods
28 MF  ENG Jamie McMaster
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF  IRL Paul Keegan
42 FW  SCO Jamie Winter

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
13 GK Paul Robinson 3913601021
40 GK Scott Carson 302+100000
Defenders
2 DF Gary Kelly 3903700020
3 DF Ian Harte 26221+211021
5 DF Lucas Radebe 15011+30000+10
6 DF Zoumana Camara 1511310020
21 DF Dominic Matteo 3423321000
22 DF Michael Duberry 2031931000
29 DF Didier Domi 1409+30000+20
34 DF Frazer Richardson 502+201000
36 DF Matthew Kilgallon 927+121000
Midfielders
7 MF Nick Barmby 601+500000
11 MF Jermaine Pennant 36234+220000
14 MF Stephen McPhail 1218+410000
16 MF Jason Wilcox 703+300010
19 MF Eirik Bakke 1118+211000
20 MF Seth Johnson 26224+120010
23 MF David Batty 14010+201010
24 MF Salomon Olembé 1408+400020
25 MF Aaron Lennon 1400+1100+101+10
38 MF James Milner 32327+331010
Forwards
9 FW Mark Viduka 311230111100
10 FW Lamine Sakho 1919+810+1010
17 FW Alan Smith 3893591020
39 FW Simon Johnson 501+400000
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF Jody Morris 12011+100000
8 FW Michael Bridges 1201+90001+10
12 DF Roque Júnior 72500022
15 FW Cyril Chapuis 300+10001+10
15 DF Steven Caldwell 1311310000

Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[5][6]

Transfers

In

Out
Transfers in: £0
Transfers out: £9,000,000
Total spending: £9,000,000

Loaned in

Loaned out

Competitions

Premier League

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDWLLLWLLLLLWDWDDLLLLLLWDDLWLWWDLLLDL
Position913141214161816171920202020191919191919192020201920202019191918181818192019
Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leeds-united/2004/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
18 August 2003 1Leeds United2–2Newcastle UnitedLeeds, West Yorkshire
19:30 Viduka  24'
Smith  57'		 Report Shearer  20' (pen.), 88' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,766
Referee: Alan Wiley
23 August 2003 2Tottenham Hotspur2–1Leeds UnitedHaringey, London
15:00 Taricco  41'
Kanouté  71'		 Report Smith  5' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,354
Referee: Steve Dunn
26 August 2003 3Leeds United0–0SouthamptonLeeds, West Yorkshire
19:30 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,721
Referee: Paul Durkin
30 August 2003 4Middlesbrough2–3Leeds UnitedMiddlesbrough, Teesside
15:00 Németh  60'
Paulista  63'		 Report Sakho  16'
Camara  77'
Viduka  89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,414
Referee: Neale Barry
15 September 2003 5Leicester City4–0Leeds UnitedLeicester, Leicestershire
19:30 BST (UTC+01) Nalis  20'
Dickov  23', 83'
Scowcroft  90'		 Report Stadium: The Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 30,460
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 September 2003 6Leeds United0–2Birmingham CityLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Roque Junior Report Savage  78' (pen.)
Forssell  84'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,305
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 September 2003 7Everton4–0Leeds UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Watson  27', 37', 52'
Ferguson  39'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,151
Referee: Paul Durkin
4 October 2003 8Leeds United2–1BlackburnLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Johnson  11', 27' Report Baggio  86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,039
Referee: Uriah Rennie
18 October 2003 9Leeds United0–1Manchester UnitedLeeds, West Yorkshire
12:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Keane  81' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,153
Referee: Graham Poll
25 October 2003 10Liverpool3–1Leeds UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
BST Owen  35'
Murphy  57'
Sinama Pongolle  84'		 Report Smith  42' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,599
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 November 2003 11Leeds United1–4ArsenalLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 GMT (UTC) Smith  64' Report Henry  8', 33'
Pires 17'
Gilberto Silva  50'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,491
Referee: Mike Dean
8 November 2003 12Portsmouth6–1Leeds UnitedPortsmouth, Hampshire
15:30 GMT (UTC) Stefanovic  16'
O'Neil  45', 71'
Foxe  62'
Berger  75'
Yakubu  86'		 Report Smith  18' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Chris Foy
22 November 2003 13Leeds United0–2Bolton WanderersLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Report Davies  16'
Giannakopoulos  17'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,558
Referee: Graham Poll
29 November 2003 14Charlton Athletic0–1Leeds UnitedGreenwich, London
15:00 Report Milner  9' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,445
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 December 2003 15Leeds United1–1ChelseaLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Pennant  18' Report Duff  70' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,305
Referee: Mike Dean
14 December 2003 16Leeds United3–2FulhamLeeds, West Yorkshire
16:00 Duberry  41'
Viduka  46'
Matteo  88'		 Report Saha  47', 86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Neale Barry
22 December 2003 17Manchester City1–1Leeds UnitedManchester, Greater Manchester
19:30 Sibierski  82' Report Viduka  24' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,126
Referee: Graham Barber
26 December 2003 18Leeds United0–0Aston VillaLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,513
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 December 2003 19Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1Leeds UnitedWolverhampton, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Smith  18' (o.g.)
Iversen  48', 90'		 Report Duberry  3' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,139 (1,500 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
7 January 2004 20Newcastle United1–0Leeds UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
19:45 Shearer  4' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,130
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 January 2004 21Leeds United0–1TottenhamLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Report Keane  56' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,365
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 January 2004 22Southampton2–1Leeds UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
15:00 Ormerod  36'
Phillips  43'		 Report Kilgallon  75' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,976
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 January 2004 23Leeds United0–3MiddlesbroughLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Robinson Report Zenden  53'
Job  77'
Ricketts  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,970
Referee: Graham Poll
7 February 2004 24Aston Villa2–0Leeds UnitedBirmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Ángel  45' (pen.)
Johnsen  59'		 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,171
Referee: Uriah Rennie
10 February 2004 25Leeds United4–1Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 GMT Smith  14'
Matteo  41'
Milner  62'
Viduka  90'		 Report Ganea  21' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,867 (1,644 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
21 February 2004 26Manchester United1–1Leeds UnitedManchester, Greater Manchester
Scholes  64' Report Smith  67' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,744
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 February 2004 27Leeds United2–2LiverpoolLeeds, West Yorkshire
14:00 Bakke  29'
Viduka  34'		 Report Kewell  21'
Baroš  42'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,932
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 March 2004 28Fulham2–0Leeds UnitedFulham, London
15:00 Davis  71'
Boa Morte  83'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Steve Dunn
22 March 2004 29Leeds United2–1Manchester CityLeeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 McPhail  23'
Viduka  76' (pen.)		 Report Anelka  44'
Van Buyten 		Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,998
Referee: Alan Wiley
27 March 2004 30Birmingham City4–1Leeds UnitedBirmingham
12:30 GMT (UTC) Hughes  12', 67'
Forssell  69', 82' (pen.)		 Report Viduka  3' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,069
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 April 2004 31Leeds United3–2Leicester CityLeeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 Duberry  11'
Viduka  13'   90'
Smith  86'		 Report Dickov  77'
Izzet  79'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,036
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 April 2004 32Blackburn Rovers1–2Leeds UnitedBlackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Short  90' Report Caldwell  2'
Viduka  89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,611
Referee: Steve Dunn (referee)
13 April 2004 33Leeds United1–1EvertonLeeds, West Yorkshire
19:30 Milner  50' Report Rooney  13' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,835
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 April 2004 34Arsenal5–0Leeds UnitedHolloway, London
20:00 BST Pires  6'
Henry  27', 33' (pen.), 50', 67'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,094
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
24 April 2004 35Leeds United1–2PortsmouthLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Harte  83' (pen.) Report Yakubu  9'
LuaLua  51'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,273
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2 May 2004 36Bolton Wanderers4–1Leeds UnitedBolton, Greater Manchester
14:00 Djorkaeff  47', 53'
Harte  55' (o.g.)
Nolan  78'		 Report Viduka  27' (pen.)   33' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 38,094
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 May 2004 37Leeds United3–3Charlton AthleticLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST Kilgallon  29'
Pennant  41'
Smith  69' (pen.)		 Report Holland  11'
Euell  76' (pen.), 79'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,986
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 May 2004 38Chelsea1–0Leeds UnitedFulham, London
15:00 BST Grønkjær  20' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,276
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup
24 September 2003 (2003-09-24) League Cup 2nd roundLeeds United2-2
(4-3 p)		Swindon TownLeeds
Hart 77'
Robinson 90'		 Guerney 44'
Parkin 74'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,211
28 October 2003 (2003-10-28) League Cup 3rd RoundLeeds United2-3 (a.e.t.)Manchester UnitedLeeds
Júnior 49' 114' Bellion 78'
Forlán 108'
Djemba-Djemba 117'		 Stadium: Elland Road

FA Cup
4 January 2004 (2004-01-04) FA Cup 3rd RoundLeeds United1-4ArsenalLeeds
Mark Viduka 8' Thierry Henry 26'
Edu 33'
Pires 87'
Touré 90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,207
Referee: Rob Styles

Scorers

Premier League

League Cup

FA Cup

Overall
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