2003–04 Burnley F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Burnley's fourth season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his sixth full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.

Burnley
2003–04 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerStan Ternent
First Division19th
League CupThird round
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robbie Blake (19)
All:
Robbie Blake (22)
Highest home attendance18,852 (vs. Sunderland, 9 May)
Lowest home attendance9,473 (vs. Reading, 25 November)
Average home league attendance12,424

Season summary

Burnley struggled all season, and finished the season in 19th, two points above the relegation zone.[1] As with the previous season, Burnley's defense was their downfall - the team conceded 77 goals, bettered in the First Division only by bottom club Wimbledon and in the entire Football League by Second Division side Notts County.

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionLeague CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  DEN Brian Jensen 5204603030
2 DF  ENG Lee Roche 30121+411+1030
3 DF  GUI Mo Camara 510450302+10
4 DF  ENG Paul Weller 37025+80201+10
5 DF  ENG David May 39434+141030
6 DF  ENG Graham Branch 41330+83200+10
7 MF  ENG Glen Little 38333+132020
8 FW  ENG Robbie Blake 512244+1193132
9 FW  WAL Gareth Taylor 00000000
9 FW  NGA Dele Adebola (on loan) 310+310000
10 FW  ENG Ian Moore 451338+292133
11 MF  IRL Alan Moore 1705+80101+20
12 MF  ENG Tony Grant 42034+302030
14 DF  ENG Mark McGregor 26120+310030
15 DF  ENG Dean West 35125+712+1000
16 MF  IRL Gareth Farrelly (on loan) 1409+301+1000
16 DF  ENG Jay McEveley (on loan) 500+400010
16 MF  ENG Lenny Johnrose 704+300000
17 DF  CIV Arthur Gnohéré 16112+212000
18 MF  ENG Luke Chadwick (on loan) 40623+135211+10
19 FW  GRN Delroy Facey (on loan) 16512+252000
19 GK  ENG Nathan Abbey 00000000
20 MF  ENG Richard Chaplow 44530+951+1030
21 MF  ENG Matthew O'Neill 400+400000
22 MF  ENG Joel Pilkington 100+100+000+00
23 DF  ENG Paul Scott 200+200000
24 DF  ENG Andy Todd (on loan) 80701000
24 MF  ENG Bradley Orr (on loan) 401+300000
24 DF  AUS Ryan Townsend 100+100000
25 MF  ENG Neil Wood (on loan) 1118+210010
26 GK  USA Paul Rachubka (on loan) 00000000
26 MF  ENG Marc Pugh 00000000

Transfers

In
# Pos Player From Fee Date
3DF Mo CamaraWolverhampton WanderersFree23 May 2003
2DF Lee RocheManchester UnitedFree26 June 2003
1GK Brian JensenWest Bromwich AlbionFree30 June 2003
18MF Luke ChadwickManchester UnitedLoan10 July 2003
16MF Gareth FarrellyBolton WanderersLoan1 September 2003
19FW Delroy FaceyBolton WanderersLoan1 September 2003
24DF Andy ToddBlackburn RoversLoan4 September 2003
16DF Jay McEveleyBlackburn RoversLoan11 December 2003
19GK Nathan AbbeyIpswich TownFree16 January 2004
24MF Bradley OrrNewcastle UnitedLoan28 January 2004
26GK Paul RachubkaCharlton AthleticLoan29 January 2004
25MF Neil WoodManchester UnitedLoan29 January 2004
9FW Dele AdebolaCoventry CityLoan25 March 2004
16MF Lenny JohnroseSwansea CityFree25 March 2004

Out
# Pos Player To Fee Date
FW Anthony ShandranSpennymoor UnitedFree20 May 2003
GK Nikolaos MichopoulosOmonia NicosiaFree20 May 2003
MF Mark RasmussenAccrington StanleyFree20 May 2003
DF Earl DavisSwansea CityFree20 May 2003
DF Andrew LeesonBlyth SpartansFree20 May 2003
MF Paul CookAccrington StanleyFree23 May 2003
DF Drissa DialloIpswich TownFree4 June 2003
DF Ian CoxGillinghamFree5 June 2003
MF Gordon ArmstrongAccrington StanleyFree5 June 2003
FW Andy PaytonStalybridge CelticFree17 June 2003
MF Brad MaylettSwansea CityFree18 June 2003
DF Steve DavisBlackpoolFree2 July 2003
FW Dimitrios PapadopoulosPanathinaikos£200k4 July 2003
DF Lee BriscoePreston North EndFree22 July 2003
MF Andy WaineAccrington StanleyFree23 July 2003
9FW Gareth TaylorNottingham Forest£500,00027 August 2003
7MF Glen LittleBolton WanderersLoan1 September 2003
17DF Arthur GnohéréQueens Park RangersLoan5 September 2003
GK Marlon BeresfordBradford CityFree15 September 2003
17DF Arthur GnohéréQueens Park RangersFree19 February 2004

Results

First Division
Burnley2 – 3Crystal Palace
Blake 11'
Roche 19'		 (Report) Freedman 6' (pen.) 32' 67'
Attendance: 12,976
Referee: C Foy
West Bromwich Albion4 – 1Burnley
Šakiri 31'
Hulse 59'
Hughes 88' 89'		 (Report) Blake 28'
Attendance: 22,489
Referee: M Clattenburg
Burnley0 – 2Wigan Athletic
(Report) Kennedy 13'
Ellington 77'
Attendance: 13,231
Referee: A Butler
Gillingham0 – 3Burnley
(Report) I. Moore 27'
West 30'
Blake 77'
Attendance: 7,645
Referee: M Halsey
Burnley1 – 0Crewe Alexandra
Chaplow 52' (Report)
Attendance: 11,495
Referee: G Laws
Stoke City1 – 2Burnley
Asaba 53' (Report) May 18'
Chadwick 27'
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: M Cooper
Norwich City2 – 0Burnley
Crouch 58'
Roberts 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: C Penton
Burnley0 – 3Nottingham Forest
(Report) Harewood 7'
Reid 76'
Taylor 82'
Attendance: 12,530
Referee: A Kaye
Burnley4 – 0Bradford City
I. Moore 43'
Chadwick 54' 60'
Blake 68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,719
Referee: M Dean
Wimbledon2 – 2Burnley
Holdsworth 66'
Agyemang 71'		 (Report) Blake 21' 37'
Attendance: 5,639
Referee: M Warren
Watford1 – 1Burnley
Fitzgerald 45' (Report) Chadwick 54'
Attendance: 11,573
Referee: A Hall
Burnley3 – 1Walsall
Facey 4' 82' 87' (Report) Merson 24'
Attendance: 10,532
Referee: M Jones
Ipswich Town6 – 1Burnley
Couñago 20' 22'
Wright 28'
Bart-Williams 30'
Chaplow 40' (o.g.)
Kuqi 90'		 (Report) Facey 49'
Attendance: 22,048
Referee: P Joslin
West Ham United2 – 2Burnley
Connolly 20'
Hutchison 86'		 (Report) Facey 38'
I. Moore 82'
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: I Williamson
Burnley1 – 1Millwall
I. Moore 60' (Report) Whelan 53'
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: A Bates
Burnley1 – 1Cardiff City
Chaplow 52' (Report) Earnshaw 76'
Attendance: 10,886
Referee: H Webb
Sheffield United1 – 0Burnley
Tonge 45' (Report)
Attendance: 20,967
Referee: G Cain
Derby County2 – 0Burnley
Morris 20'
Taylor 90' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,960
Referee: U Rennie
Burnley1 – 1Rotherham United
Blake 35' (Report) Mullin 51'
Attendance: 12,928
Referee: R Olivier
Burnley3 – 0Reading
Blake 5'
Chaplow 47'
Chadwick 54'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,473
Referee: M Pike
Sunderland1 – 1Burnley
Kyle 39' (Report) I. Moore 72'
Attendance: 29,852
Referee: A Kaye
Burnley3 – 2Sheffield United
Blake 17' 45' (pen.)
I. Moore 34'		 (Report) Montgomery 24'
Whitlow 31'
Attendance: 11,452
Referee: N Barry
Burnley1 – 2Coventry City
Blake 53' (Report) Suffo 8'
Weller 40' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,358
Referee: M Fletcher
Preston North End5 – 3Burnley
Fuller 18' 71' 82'
Lewis 60'
Healy 88'		 (Report) I. Moore 24'
Gnohéré 64'
Blake 78' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,802
Referee: M Dean
Crewe Alexandra3 – 1Wigan Athletic
Ashton 37'
S. Jones 55' 90'		 (Report) Blake 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: T Parkes
Burnley0 – 1Stoke City
(Report) Akinbiyi 52'
Attendance: 12,812
Referee: D Gallagher
Crystal Palace0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 15,276
Referee: A Wiley
Burnley1 – 1West Bromwich Albion
Blake 68' (Report) Horsfield 73'
Attendance: 13,106
Referee: N Miller
Wigan Athletic0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 11,147
Referee: U Rennie
Burnley1 – 0Gillingham
Little 83' (Report)
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: P Danson
Burnley4 – 2Ipswich Town
Little 26'
May 28'
Chaplow 61'
Blake 90'		 (Report) Westlake 65'
Reuser 88'
Attendance: 11,343
Referee: M Dean
Reading2 – 2Burnley
Owusu 19'
Harper 90'		 (Report) I. Moore 23'
May 67'
Attendance: 10,543
Referee: A Penn
Millwall2 – 0Burnley
Ifill 12'
Sweeney 52'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: A Butler
Burnley1 – 1West Ham United
Branch 31' (Report) Connolly 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: P Dowd
Burnley1 – 1Preston North End
Blake 19' (Report) Alexander 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: D Pugh
Coventry City4 – 0Burnley
Joachim 10'
McSheffrey 33' 39' (pen.)
Konjić 78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,953
Referee: A Bates
Nottingham Forest1 – 1Burnley
Taylor 80' (Report) Chaplow 15'
Attendance: 26,885
Referee: R Olivier
Bradford City1 – 2Burnley
Cadamarteri 18' (Report) Blake 8'
I. Moore 90'
Attendance: 13,667
Referee: G Laws
Burnley3 – 5Norwich City
Wood 7'
May 30'
Blake 38'		 (Report) Svensson 14' 62'
Huckerby 32' 89'
McKenzie 51'
Attendance: 12,417
Referee: A Hall
Walsall0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Blake 56' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,769
Referee: S Bennett
Burnley2 – 3Watford
McGregor 30'
Adebola 86'		 (Report) Devlin 39' (pen.)
Helguson 55'
Cook 84'
Attendance: 11,413
Referee: C Boyeson
Cardiff City2 – 0Burnley
Langley 78' (pen.)
Campbell 80'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,525
Referee: M Jones
Burnley2 – 0Wimbledon
Branch 26'
Ntimban-Zeh 45' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,555
Referee: G Cain
Burnley1 – 0Derby County
Branch 42' (Report)
Attendance: 16,189
Referee: E Evans
Rotherham United3 – 0Burnley
Butler 15'
Stockdale 39'
Proctor 85' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: P Walton
Burnley1 – 2Sunderland
Little 11' (Report) Breen 37'
Kyle 66'
Attendance: 18,852
Referee: K Hill

Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 −8 54
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 −9 53
19 Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 −17 53
20 Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 −14 52
21 Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 −19 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

First round
Chesterfield0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		Burnley
Report
Penalties
Brandon
Payne
Hudson
Hurst
Evatt 		2 – 3 Weller
West
Blake
Little
Attendance: 2,928
Referee: P Robinson

Second round
Scunthorpe United2 – 3Burnley
MacLean 32'
Beagrie 85'		 Report Chadwick 22'
Blake 42'
I. Moore 77'
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: M Fletcher

Third round
Wolverhampton Wanderers2 – 0Burnley
Miller 48'
Craddock 81'		 Report
Attendance: 18,548
Referee: Chris Foy

Third round
Mansfield Town0 – 2Burnley
Report I. Moore 30', 73'
Attendance: 8,290
Referee: P Prosser

Fourth round
Burnley3 – 1Gillingham
I. Moore 30'
Blake 33', 64'		 Report Henderson 71'
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: Graham Laws

Fifth round
Millwall1 – 0Burnley
Dichio 70' Report
Attendance: 10,420
Referee: Howard Webb

References
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