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Cardiff City 2003–04 football season
Cardiff City 2003–04 season Chairman Sam Hammam Manager Lennie Lawrence First Division 13th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round FAW Premier Cup Semi-finals Top goalscorer League: Robert Earnshaw (21) All: Robert Earnshaw (26) Highest home attendance 19,202 vs West Ham United (25 October 2003) Lowest home attendance 13,666 vs Sheffield United (27 March 2004) Average home league attendance 15,569
During the 2003–04 season Cardiff City played in Division One of the Football League . It was the team's first year in the Division One since being promoted from Division Two .
Squad [ ]
Transfers [ ]
Summer transfers in [ ]
Summer transfers out [ ]
Loans In [ ]
Player
Club
Arrival Date
Return Date
Julian Gray
Crystal Palace
August 2003
September 2003
Lee Bullock
York City
February 2004
End of Season
January Transfers In [ ]
Player
Club
Fee
Paul Parry
Hereford United
£75,000
January Transfers Out [ ]
Player
Club
Fee
Leyton Maxwell
Swansea City
Undisclosed
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
11
Stoke City
46
18
12
16
58
55
+3
66
12
Coventry City
46
17
14
15
67
54
+13
65
13
Cardiff City
46
17
14
15
68
58
+10
65
14
Nottingham Forest
46
15
15
16
61
58
+3
60
15
Preston North End
46
15
14
17
69
71
−2
59
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Fixtures and results [ ]
[1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 Aug
Rotherham United
A
D 0 – 0
8,176
16 Aug
Bradford City
H
L 0 – 2
16,421
23 Aug
Nottingham Forest
A
W 2 – 1
23,407
Earnshaw , Kavanagh
25 Aug
Derby County
H
W 4 – 1
15,091
Lee , Kavanagh , Earnshaw , Collins
30 Aug
Walsall
A
D 1 – 1
8,974
Whalley
13 Sep
Gillingham
H
W 5 – 0
15,057
Earnshaw (4), Thorne
16 Sep
Reading
A
L 1 – 2
15,810
Thorne
20 Sep
Sheffield United
A
L 3 – 5
21,323
Earnshaw (2), Langley
27 Sep
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 3 – 0
14,385
Thorne (2), Earnshaw
30 Sep
Wigan Athletic
H
D 0 – 0
15,143
4 Oct
Crystal Palace
A
L 1 – 2
16,160
Kavanagh
14 Oct
Sunderland
A
D 0 – 0
26,835
18 Oct
Coventry City
A
W 3 – 1
11,767
Whalley , Gordon , Earnshaw
25 Oct
West Ham United
H
D 0 – 0
19,202
28 Oct
Watford
H
W 3 – 0
14,011
Earnshaw , Vidmar , Kavanagh
1 Nov
Burnley
A
D 1 – 1
10,886
Earnshaw
8 Nov
Stoke City
H
W 3 – 1
15,227
Earnshaw (2), Gabbidon
22 Nov
Wimbledon
A
W 1 – 0
5,056
Croft
25 Nov
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 1 – 1
17,678
Earnshaw
29 Nov
Ipswich Town
H
L 2 – 3
17,833
Earnshaw , Thorne
6 Dec
Stoke City
A
W 3 – 2
12,208
Thorne (3)
9 Dec
Preston North End
H
D 2 – 2
13,703
Langley , Thorne
13 Dec
Norwich City
A
L 1 – 4
16,428
Thorne
20 Dec
Millwall
H
L 1 – 3
14,610
Thorne
26 Dec
Walsall
H
L 0 – 1
17,531
28 Dec
Watford
A
L 1 – 2
15,512
Thorne
10 Jan
Rotherham United
H
W 3 – 2
14,021
Thorne , Kavanagh , Earnshaw
17 Jan
Bradford City
A
W 1 – 0
11,132
Langley
31 Jan
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0 – 0
17,913
7 Feb
Derby County
A
D 2 – 2
20,958
Earnshaw , Kavanagh
14 Feb
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 1 – 2
25,196
Lee
21 Feb
Sunderland
H
W 4 – 0
17,337
Kavanagh , Langley , Gabbidon , Lee
28 Feb
West Ham United
A
L 0 – 1
31,858
2 Mar
Coventry City
H
L 0 – 1
14,376
13 Mar
Norwich City
H
W 2 – 1
16,317
Parry , Earnshaw
16 Mar
Reading
H
L 2 – 3
14,051
Earnshaw , Bullock
20 Mar
Crewe Alexandra
A
W 1 – 0
6,650
OG
27 Mar
Sheffield United
H
W 2 – 1
13,666
Langley , Robinson
3 Apr
Gillingham
A
W 2 – 1
7,852
Earnshaw , Bullock
7 Apr
Millwall
A
D 0 – 0
9,584
10 Apr
Crystal Palace
H
L 0 – 2
16,656
13 Apr
Wigan Athletic
A
L 0 – 3
8,052
17 Apr
Burnley
H
W 2 – 0
13,525
Langley , Campbell
24 Apr
Preston North End
A
D 2 – 2
11,972
Campbell , Gabbidon
1 May
Wimbledon
H
D 1 – 1
15,337
Robinson
9 May
Ipswich Town
A
D 1 – 1
28,703
Bullock
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 Aug
One
Leyton Orient
H
W 4 – 1
4,503
Earnshaw (3), Campbell
23 Sep
Two
West Ham United
H
L 2 – 3
10,724
Earnshaw (2)
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
3 Jan
Three
Sheffield United
H
L 0 – 1
10,525
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
26 Jan
Quarter-final
Newport County
A
W 1 – 0
812
Fleetwood
24 Mar
Semi-final
Wrexham
A
L 2 – 2 (6 – 7 on pens)
1,626
Lee , Campbell
See also [ ]
References [ ]
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
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Isthmian League (Two )
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Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
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Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
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United Counties League (Premier , One )
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Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
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