2003–04 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | John Williams |
Manager | Graeme Souness |
FA Premier League | 15th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Third round |
UEFA Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Andy Cole (11) All: Andy Cole (11) |
Highest home attendance | 30,074 (vs. Liverpool, 13 September 2003) |
Lowest home attendance | 19,939 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 20 October 2003) |
Average home league attendance | 24,376 |
During the 2003–04 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary[]
Finishing sixth in the Premiership at the end of 2002–03 had booked Blackburn Rovers their second successive UEFA Cup campaign, but it was short-lived. A 5–1 opening-day victory against newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers kickstarted their new season, however, their overall Premiership form was far too dismal to give the side any hope of a third successive European qualification. Indeed, much of the season was spent battling against relegation; a decent finish to the season saw relegation fears eradicated by the end of April. Rovers finished 15th in the final table, putting intense pressure on manager Graeme Souness to turn things around.
Final league table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Portsmouth | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 45 |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 45 |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 44 |
16 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 41 |
17 | Everton | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season[]
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Reserve squad[]
- The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
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Statistics[]
Appearances and goals[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Brad Friedel | 40 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Peter Enckelman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Lucas Neill | 35 | 2 | 30+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Vratislav Greško | 28 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Lorenzo Amoruso | 14 | 3 | 11+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Craig Short | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | DF | ![]() |
Markus Babbel | 28 | 3 | 23+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Nils-Eric Johansson | 15 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Todd | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Gray | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Garry Flitcroft | 33 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Tugay Kerimoğlu | 40 | 1 | 30+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Reid | 19 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
David Thompson | 14 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Brett Emerton | 40 | 3 | 31+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Barry Ferguson | 16 | 2 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Martin Andresen | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Jonathan Douglas | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Neil Danns | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Andy Cole | 37 | 11 | 27+7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Matt Jansen | 21 | 3 | 9+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Gallagher | 28 | 3 | 12+14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Jon Stead | 15 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Dwight Yorke | 27 | 6 | 15+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Martin Taylor | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Mahon | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Corrado Grabbi | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Dino Baggio | 12 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 May 2004
Source: [1]
Starting 11[]
Considering appearances in all competitions[2]
- GK: #1,
Brad Friedel, 40
- RB: #2,
Lucas Neill, 33
- CB: #11,
Markus Babbel, 26
- CB: #6,
Craig Short, 26 (#15,
Andy Todd, has 21 starts)
- LB: #3,
Vratislav Greško, 26
- RM: #23,
Brett Emerton, 33
- CM: #8,
Tugay Kerimoğlu, 34
- CM: #7,
Garry Flitcroft, 31 (#24,
Barry Ferguson, has 15 starts)
- LM: #26,
Jonathan Douglas, 14
- CF: #9,
Andrew Cole, 29
- CF: #19,
Dwight Yorke, 17
Results[]
Premier League[]
Results by matchday[]
16 August 2003 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn, Lancashire |
15:00 BST | Amoruso ![]() Thompson ![]() Emerton ![]() Cole ![]() |
Report | Iversen ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,270 Referee: Jeff Winter |
23 August 2003 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
15:00 BST | Djorkaeff ![]() Davies ![]() |
Report | Jansen ![]() Yorke ![]() |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,423 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
25 August 2003 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Manchester City | Blackburn, Lancashire |
20:00 | Sinclair ![]() Amoruso ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,361 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
30 August 2003 4 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Fulham, London |
15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Mutu ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,066 Referee: Mike Dean |
12 September 2003 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Liverpool | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Jansen ![]() Neill ![]() |
Report | Owen ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,074 Referee: Neale Barry |
20 September 2003 6 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
De Zeeuw ![]() |
Report | Neill ![]() Cole ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,024 Referee: Paul Durkin |
28 September 2003 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Fulham | Blackburn, Lancashire |
15:00 | Report | Luís Boa Morte ![]() Louis Saha ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias |
4 October 2003 8 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
15:00 | Johnson ![]() |
Report | Baggio ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,039 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
20 October 2003 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Blackburn, Lancashire |
20:00 BST | Report | Hreidarsson ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,939 Referee: Graham Barber |
25 October 2003 10 | Southampton | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton, Hampshire |
15:00 | Beattie ![]() Griffit ![]() |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,620 Referee: Steve Bennett |
2 November 2003 11 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Leicester, Leicestershire |
16:05 | Bent ![]() Howey ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 30,975 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
10 November 2003 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Everton | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Babbel ![]() Yorke ![]() |
Report | Radzinski ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,179 Referee: |
22 November 2003 13 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
van Nistelrooy ![]() Kleberson ![]() |
Report | Emerton ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,748 Referee: Mark Halsey |
29 November 2003 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Greško ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,802 Referee: Graham Poll |
6 December 2003 15 | Birmingham City | 0–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Dugarry ![]() |
Report | Ferguson ![]() Neill ![]() Tugay ![]() Gallagher ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,354 Referee: Graham Barber |
14 December 2003 16 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Islington, London |
14:00 GMT | Bergkamp ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,677 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
20 December 2003 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Report | Moore ![]() Ángel ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,722 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
26 December 2003 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Babbel ![]() |
Report | Juninho ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,452 Referee: Alan Wiley |
28 December 2003 19 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
Report | Gallagher ![]() |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,648 Referee: Mark Halsey |
7 January 2004 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
19:45 GMT | Butler ![]() Rae ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() Yorke ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,393 Referee: Neale Barry |
10 January 2004 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Greško ![]() Yorke ![]() Cole ![]() |
Report | Nolan ![]() Djorkaeff ![]() Giannakopoulos ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,538 Referee: Steve Dunn |
17 January 2004 22 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
15:00 | Anelka ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,090 Referee: Mike Dean |
1 February 2004 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Chelsea | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Flitcroft ![]() Gallagher ![]() |
Report | Lampard ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,867 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
7 February 2004 24 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
Report | Stead ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,307 Referee: Rob Styles |
11 February 2004 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Jon Stead ![]() |
Report | Craig Bellamy ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,459 Referee: Matt Messias |
21 February 2004 26 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Greenwich, London |
Cole ![]() Euell ![]() Jensen ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() Friedel ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,332 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
28 February 2004 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Southampton | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Andy Cole ![]() |
Report | Kevin Phillips ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,970 Referee: Mike Dean |
13 March 2004 28 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Arsenal | Blackburn, Lancashire |
15:00 GMT | Report | Henry ![]() Pires ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,627 Referee: Alan Wiley |
20 March 2004 29 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
15:00 | Report | Flitcroft ![]() Stead ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,532 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
27 March 2004 30 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Tugay ![]() |
Report | Sheringham ![]() Yakubu ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,855 Referee: Paul Durkin |
4 April 2004 31 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Owen ![]() Todd ![]() Heskey ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Jeff Winter |
10 April 2004 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Leeds United | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Caldwell ![]() Viduka ![]() |
Report | Short ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,611 Referee: Steve Dunn |
12 April 2004 33 | Fulham | 3–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Fulham, London |
John ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() Douglas ![]() Amoruso ![]() Stead ![]() |
Attendance: 13,981 Referee: Mike Dean |
17 April 2004 34 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leicester City | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Dabizas ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,749 Referee: Rob Styles |
24 April 2004 35 | Everton | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Report | Stead ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,884 Referee: |
1 May 2004 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Manchester United | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Stead ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,616 Referee: Mike Dean |
8 May 2004 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Haringey, London |
Defoe ![]() |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,698 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
15 May 2004 38 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Blackburn, Lancashire |
15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Cole ![]() |
Report | John ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,070 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
FA Cup[]
3 January 2004 Third round | Birmingham City | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
15:00 | Morrison ![]() Clemence ![]() Forssell ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,688 Referee: Paul Durkin |
League Cup[]
29 October 2003 Third round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | Liverpool | Blackburn, Lancashire |
20:00 | Yorke ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Heskey ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Mike Riley |
UEFA Cup[]
24 September 2003 First round 1 First leg | Gençlerbirliği S.K. ![]() | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium |
14:55 | Skoko ![]() Youla ![]() |
Report | Emerton ![]() |
Attendance: Ulus, Ankara Referee: (Italy) |
15 October 2003 Round 1 Leg 2 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() | 1–1 | Gençlerbirliği S.K. ![]() | Blackburn, Lancashire |
20:15 | Jansen ![]() |
Report | Özkan ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,573 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
Top scorers[]
Premiership[]
Andy Cole 11
Jon Stead 6
Dwight Yorke 4
Lorenzo Amoruso 3
Markus Babbel 3
Notes[]
- ^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
- ^ Yelldell was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally and made his international debut for the United States in March 2011
- ^ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his full international debut for Scotland in August 2007
References[]
- ^ "All Blackburn Rovers players: 2004". www.11v11.com.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers in FA Premier League 2003/2004 analysis and predictions". Football-Lineups.
External links[]
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. seasons
- 2003–04 FA Premier League by team