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 |  NED |
Edwin van der Sar | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK |  WAL |
Mark Crossley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  GER |
Moritz Volz | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ENG |
Jon Harley | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Zat Knight | 37 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF |  FRA |
Martin Djetou | 31 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | FRA |
Jérôme Bonnissel | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG |
Dean Leacock | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | FRA |
Alain Goma | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | ENG |
Zesh Rehman | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ENG |
Adam Green | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF |  USA |
Carlos Bocanegra | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | ENG |
Ian Pearce | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | FRA |
Sylvain Legwinski | 37 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  JPN |
Junichi Inamoto | 25 | 3 | 15+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | WAL |
Mark Pembridge | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Lee Clark | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | FRA |
Steed Malbranque | 44 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Sean Davis | 30 | 6 | 22+2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Malik Buari | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | NED |
Bobby Petta | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  LVA |
Andrejs Štolcers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | ENG |
Darren Pratley | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | USA |
Brian McBride | 19 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  ARG |
Facundo Sava | 9 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  POR |
Luís Boa Morte | 39 | 10 | 32+1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW |  JAM |
Barry Hayles | 32 | 5 | 10+16 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | NED |
Collins John | 8 | 4 | 3+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| 4 | DF | WAL |
Andy Melville | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | FRA |
Steve Marlet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | FRA |
Louis Saha | 22 | 15 | 20+1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
- GK: #1, Edwin van der Sar, 43
- RB: #2, Moritz Volz, 37
- CB: #16, Zat Knight, 35
- CB: #24, Alain Goma, 29
- LB: #34, Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, Martin Djetou, has 24 starts)
- RM: #10, Lee Clark, 27
- CM: #23, Sean Davis, 28
- CM: #5, Sylvain Legwinski, 35
- LM: #14, Steed Malbranque, 44
- CF: #8, Louis Saha, 21
- CF: #11, Luís Boa Morte, 37
Transfers
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Chris Coleman |
| Assistant manager |  Steve Kean |
| Goalkeeping coach | Dave Beasant |
| Head of Youth Development | John Murtough |
| Secretary | Mark Maunders |
Source: Fulham FC
Other information
| Chairman |  Mohamed Al Fayed |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 12 July 2003 | Torquay United | 1–4 | Fulham | Plainmoor, Torquay |
Gritton  32' |
Report | Buari 23' Sava 55'Saha 69', 76' |
Attendance: 1 896 |
| 17 July 2003 | Fulham | 1–2 | Celtic | Loftus Road, Fulham, London |
| Sava 59' |
Report | Petrov 8' Larsson 12' |
Attendance: 14 247 |
| 23 July 2003 | ASK Voitsberg | 1–4 | Fulham | Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg |
| Walther Eccher 73' (pen.) |
Report | Sava 8' Marlet 24'Hammond 36'Saha 68' (pen) |
Attendance: 400 |
| 26 July 2003 | Roma | 2–1 | Fulham | Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg |
| Cassano 26' Bombardini 88' |
Report | Saha 27' |
Attendance: 4 000 |
| 2 August 2003 | Motherwell | 2–2 | Fulham | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| Burns 40' (pen.), 89' |
Report | Saha 18' Marlet 60' |
Referee: Eddie Mack |
| 5 August 2003 | Livingston | 2–0 | Fulham | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| Pasquinelli 23', 31' |
Report | Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill |
| 10 August 2003 | Fulham | 2–1 | Mallorca | Loftus Road, London |
| Boa Morte 32' Malbranque 65' |
Report | Eto'o 12' |
Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin |
Results by matchday
| 16 August 2003 | Fulham | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Marlet 18' Inamoto 56'Saha 70' |
Report | Marinelli 10' Németh 81'Christie  63' |
Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 23 August 2003 | Everton | 3–1 | Fulham | Goodison Park, Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Naysmith 7' Unsworth 20'S. Watson 35' |
Report | Hayles 69' |
Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 30 August 2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | White Hart Lane, London |
| 15:00 | Report | Hayles 23', 67' Boa Morte 71' |
Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 14 September 2003 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Fulham | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| 16:05 | Forssell 45', 82' |
Report | Saha 1' Boa Morte 78' |
Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 23 September 2003 | Fulham | 2–2 | Manchester City | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Malbranque 73' Saha 79' |
Report | Anelka 46' Wanchope 90' |
Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 28 September 2003 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Fulham | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Report | Boa Morte 5' Saha 56' |
Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 4 October 2003 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leicester City | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Boa Morte 36', 73' |
Report | Attendance: 14,562 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 18 October 2003 | Fulham | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 21 October 2003 | Fulham | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Loftus Road, London |
| 19:45 | Clark 6' Saha 8' |
(Report) | Robert 16' Shearer 51' (pen.), 56' |
Attendance: 16,506 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 25 October 2003 | Manchester United | 1–3 | Fulham | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Diego Forlán 45' |
Report | Clark 3' Malbranque 66'Inamoto 79' |
Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2 November 2003 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | Saha 40' |
Report | Heskey 17' Murphy 89' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 8 November 2003 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Fulham | The Valley, Charlton, London |
| 15:00 | Stuart 10' Johansson 69', 76' |
Report | S. Davis 89' |
Attendance: 26,344 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 24 November 2003 | Fulham | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Loftus Road, London |
| 20:00 | Saha 30', 33' |
Report | Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 30 November 2003 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Fulham | Highbury, London |
| 14:00 | Report | Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 6 December 2003 | Fulham | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Loftus Road, London |
| 15:00 | S. Davis 75' Sava 76' |
Report | Kevin Davies 53' |
Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 14 December 2003 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Fulham | Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire |
| 16:05 | Duberry 41' Viduka 46'Matteo 88' |
Report | Saha 47', 86' |
Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 20 December 2003 | Fulham | 0–1 | Chelsea | Loftus Road, London |
| 20:00 | Report | Crespo 62' |
Attendance: 18,244 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 26 December 2003 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | Loftus Road, London |
| 12:00 | Saha 19', 63' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 28 December 2003 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Fulham | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Ángel 33' Vassell 67', 82' |
Report | Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 7 January 2004 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Fulham | The Riverside, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Job 15' Németh 67' |
Report | Hayles 90' |
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
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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