2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2003–04 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanKen Bates
(until March 2004)
Bruce Buck
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
FA Premier League2nd
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13)
All: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s, 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea finished second to the unbeaten Arsenal in the Premier League. In the Champions League Chelsea reached the semi-finals against AS Monaco, but failed to reach the final, losing 5–3 on aggregate to the French side. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Arsenal and the Carling Cup in the quarter-finals to Aston Villa.

Team kit[]

The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white collar. Their new away kit was all white with black and blue stripes down the center. Last season's away kit (all black with blue accents) was retained as the club's third kit.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
4 DF France FRA Claude Makélélé[1]
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly
7 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
12 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić
13 DF France FRA William Gallas
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
19 MF England ENG Scott Parker
20 MF Argentina ARG Juan Sebastián Verón
21 FW Argentina ARG Hernán Crespo
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
26 DF England ENG John Terry
27 MF Cyprus CYP Alexis Nicolas
28 MF Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth
30 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær
31 GK Italy ITA Marco Ambrosio
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell[2]
34 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan

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
33 DF England ENG Joel Kitamirike
35 GK Austria AUT Jürgen Macho
36 MF England ENG Joe Keenan
37 FW Germany GER Sebastian Kneißl
38 DF Italy ITA Valerio Di Cesare
39 FW England ENG Carlton Cole
40 GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley
41 MF England ENG Craig Rocastle
42 DF England ENG Ben Hudell
43 MF England ENG Danny Jeffreys
44 MF Portugal POR Filipe Morais
45 MF England ENG Billy Sentance
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 DF England ENG Sam Tillen
48 DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt
49 DF England ENG Danny Woodards
50 GK Belgium BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[3]
— DF England ENG Ed Brand
— DF England ENG Adrian Pettigrew
— DF England ENG Dean Smith
— DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
— DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Lazzaretti
— MF England ENG Danny Hollands[4]
— MF Netherlands NED Mbark Boussoufa

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
N/A GK Austria Jürgen Macho England Sunderland Free[5] 1 July 2003
31 GK Italy Marco Ambrosio Italy Chievo Verona Free 1 July 2003
2 DF England Glen Johnson England West Ham United £6,000,000[6] 15 July 2003
14 MF Cameroon Geremi Spain Real Madrid £7,000,000[7] 16 July 2003
18 DF England Wayne Bridge England Southampton £7,000,000[8] 21 July 2003
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff England Blackburn Rovers £17,000,000[9] 21 July 2003
10 MF England Joe Cole England West Ham United £6,600,000[10] 6 August 2003
20 MF Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón England Manchester United £15,000,000[11] 6 August 2003
7 FW Romania Adrian Mutu Italy Parma £15,800,000[12] 12 August 2003
5 MF Russia Alexey Smertin France Bordeaux £3,450,000[13] 25 August 2003
21 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo Italy Inter Milan £16,800,000[14] 26 August 2003
34 GK Scotland Neil Sullivan England Tottenham Hotspur £500,000[15] 29 August 2003
4 MF France Claude Makélélé Spain Real Madrid £16,000,000[16] 31 August 2003
19 MF England Scott Parker England Charlton Athletic £10,000,000[17] 30 January 2004

Out[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
17 DF Spain Albert Ferrer Unattached Released 3 June 2003
25 FW Italy Gianfranco Zola Italy Cagliari Free[18] 2 July 2003
20 MF England Jody Morris England Leeds United Free[19] 18 July 2003
14 DF England Graeme Le Saux England Southampton £500,000[8] 21 July 2003
1 GK Netherlands Ed de Goey England Stoke City Undisclosed[20] 1 August 2003

Overall transfer activity[]

Competitions[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 26 12 0 73 26 +47 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 38 24 7 7 67 30 +37 79
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 64 35 +29 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a]
4 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 55 37 +18 60
5 Newcastle United 38 13 17 8 52 40 +12 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 24 7 7 67 30  +37 79 12 4 3 34 13  +21 12 3 4 33 17  +16

Last updated: 10 November 2014.
Source: ESPN

Matches[]

17 August 2003 1 Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea Liverpool
16:05 BST (UTC+01) Owen Goal 79' (pen.) Report Verón Goal 25'
Hasselbaink Goal 87'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,082
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 August 2003 2 Chelsea 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Nalis Goal 2' (o.g.)
Mutu Goal 45'
Geremi Red card 67'		 Report Scowcroft Goal 40'
Rogers Red card 84'
Scimeca Red card 88'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,073
Referee: Rob Styles
30 August 2003 3 Chelsea 2–2 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Mutu Goal 45'
Hasselbaink Goal 63' (pen.)		 Report Cole Goal 1', 58' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,066
Referee: Mike Dean
13 September 2003 4 Chelsea 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Lampard Goal 34'
Mutu Goal 37', 75'
Hasselbaink Goal 90'		 Report Kanouté Goal 25', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,165
Referee: Graham Poll
20 September 2003 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Chelsea Wolverhampton
12:30 BST (UTC+01) Report Lampard Goal 17'
Hasselbaink Goal 36'
Duff Goal 52'
Crespo Goal 67', 90'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,208
Referee: Matt Messias
27 September 2003 6 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Hasselbaink Goal 43' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,182
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 October 2003 7 Middlesbrough 1–2 Chelsea Middlesbrough
14:00 BST (UTC+01) Németh Goal 46' Report Guðjohnsen Goal 17'
Crespo Goal 88'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,170
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 October 2003 8 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,460
Referee: Neale Barry
18 October 2003 9 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Edu Goal 4'
Henry Goal 75'		 Report Crespo Goal 7' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,172
Referee: Paul Durkin
25 October 2003 10 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Hasselbaink Goal 34' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,040
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 November 2003 11 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool
Report Mutu Goal 59' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,189
Referee: Jeff Winter
9 November 2003 12 Chelsea 5–0 Newcastle United London
Johnson Goal 25'
Crespo Goal 40'
Lampard Goal 42' (pen.)
Duff Goal 78'
Guðjohnsen Goal 84'		 Report O'Brien Red card Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,332
Referee: Paul Durkin
22 November 2003 13 Southampton 0–1 Chelsea Southampton
Report Melchiot Goal 47' Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,149
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 November 2003 14 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United London
Lampard Goal 30' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,932
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 December 2003 15 Leeds United 1–1 Chelsea Leeds
Pennant Goal 18' Report Duff Goal 70' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,305
Referee: Mike Dean
13 December 2003 16 Chelsea 1–2 Bolton Wanderers London
Crespo Goal 22' Report Ngotty Goal 39'
Terry Goal 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Matt Messias
20 December 2003 17 Fulham 0–1 Chelsea London
20:00 Report Crespo Goal 62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2003 18 Charlton Athletic 4–2 Chelsea London
15:00 Hreidarsson Goal 1'
Holland Goal 35'
Johansson Goal 48'
Euell Goal 53'		 Report Terry Goal 10'
Guðjohnsen Goal 76'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Graham Poll
28 December 2003 19 Chelsea 3–0 Portsmouth London
Bridge Goal 65'
Lampard Goal 73'
Geremi Goal 82'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,552
Referee: Graham Barber
7 January 2004 20 Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool London
Report Cheyrou Goal 38'
Diouf Red card		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,420
Referee: Steve Dunn
11 January 2004 21 Leicester City 0–4 Chelsea Leicester
Report Hasselbaink Goal 12', 44'
Mutu Goal 85'
Babayaro Goal 90'		 Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 31,547
Referee: Uriah Rennie
18 January 2004 22 Chelsea 0–0 Birmingham City London
16:05 GMT (UTC) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,073
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 February 2004 23 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Chelsea Blackburn
Flitcroft Goal 3'
Gallagher Goal 87'		 Report Lampard Goal 25', 35'
Johnson Goal 88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,867
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
8 February 2004 24 Chelsea 1–0 Charlton Athletic London
16:05 GMT Hasselbaink Goal 28' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,255
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 February 2004 25 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth
Report Parker Goal 17'
Crespo Goal 79'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Graham Poll
21 February 2004 26 Chelsea 1–2 Arsenal London
12:30 GMT Guðjohnsen Goal 1' Red card 60' Report Vieira Goal 15'
Edu Goal 21'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: Mike Riley
28 February 2004 27 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
15:00 Report Guðjohnsen Goal 82' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,304
Referee: Rob Styles
13 March 2004 28 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Bolton
Report Terry Goal 71'
Duff Goal 74'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Graham Poll
20 March 2004 29 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham London
Guðjohnsen Goal 7'
Duff Goal 30'		 Report Pembridge Goal 19' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Neale Barry
27 March 2004 30 Chelsea 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Melchiot Goal 4'
Lampard Goal 70'
Hasselbaink Goal 77', 87', 90'		 Report Camara Goal 23'
Craddock Goal 57'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,215
Referee: Graham Barber
3 April 2004 31 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Chelsea London
Report Hasselbaink Goal 38' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,101
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 April 2004 32 Chelsea 0–0 Middlesbrough London
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,873
Referee: Mark Halsey
12 April 2004 33 Aston Villa 3–2 Chelsea Birmingham
Vassell Goal 39' (pen.)
Hitzlsperger Goal 49'
Hendrie Goal 52'		 Report Crespo Goal 11', 90' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,112
Referee: Jeff Winter
17 April 2004 34 Chelsea 0–0 Everton London
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Graham Poll
25 April 2004 35 Newcastle United 2–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 Ameobi Goal 44'
Shearer Goal 48'		 Report Cole Goal 5' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,016
Referee: Rob Styles
1 May 2004 36 Chelsea 4–0 Southampton London
Cranie Goal 59' (o.g.)
Lampard Goal 75', 83'
Johnson Goal 86'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,321
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 May 2004 37 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
van Nistelrooy Goal 77' Report Grønkjær Goal 19'
Huth Red card		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,609
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 May 2004 38 Chelsea 1–0 Leeds United London
Grønkjær Goal 20' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,276
Referee: Mike Dean

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round[]

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League § Third qualifying round
13 August 2003 First leg Žilina Slovakia 0–2 England Chelsea Žilina, Slovakia
20:15 Report Guðjohnsen Goal 42'
Drahno Goal 76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 6,160
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
26 August 2003 Second leg Chelsea England 3–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Slovakia Žilina London, England
19:45 Johnson Goal 32'
Huth Goal 67'
Hasselbaink Goal 79'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,408
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Italy Lazio 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5
Source:[citation needed]
16 September 2003 1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Chelsea Prague, Czechoslovakia
20:45 Report Gallas Goal 85' Stadium: AXA Arena
Attendance: 18,997
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
1 October 2003 2 Chelsea England 0–2 Turkey Beşiktaş London, England
20:45 Report Yalçın Goal 24', 29' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,957
Referee: Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista (Portugal)
22 October 2003 3 Chelsea England 2–1 Italy Lazio London, England
20:45 Lampard Goal 57'
Mutu Goal 65'		 Report Inzaghi Goal 38' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,405
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
4 November 2003 4 Lazio Italy 0–4 England Chelsea Rome, Italy
20:45 Report Crespo Goal 15'
Guðjohnsen Goal 70'
Duff Goal 75'
Lampard Goal 80'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
26 November 2003 5 Chelsea England 0–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague London, England
20:45 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,152
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
9 December 2003 6 Beşiktaş Turkey 0–2 England Chelsea Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 Report Hasselbaink Goal 77'
Bridge Goal 85'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 55,350
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16[]
25 February 2004 First leg Stuttgart Germany 0–1 England Chelsea Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 Report Meira Goal 12' (o.g.) Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
9 March 2004 Second leg Chelsea England 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Germany Stuttgart London, England
20:45 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,660
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Quarter-finals[]
24 March 2004 First leg Chelsea England 1–1 England Arsenal London, England
20:45 Guðjohnsen Goal 53' Report Pires Goal 59' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,778
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
6 April 2004 Second leg Arsenal England 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 England Chelsea London, England
20:45 Reyes Goal 45+1' Report Lampard Goal 51'
Bridge Goal 87'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,468
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Semi-finals[]
20 April 2004 First leg AS Monaco France 3–1 England Chelsea Monaco
20:45 Pršo Goal 17'
Morientes Goal 78'
Nonda Goal 83'		 Report Crespo Goal 22' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
5 May 2004 Second leg Chelsea England 2–2
(3–5 agg.)		 France AS Monaco London, England
20:45 Grønkjær Goal 22'
Lampard Goal 44'		 Report Ibarra Goal 45+2'
Morientes Goal 60'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,132
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
3 January 2004 Third round Watford 2–2 Chelsea Watford
12:30 Helguson Goal 5'
Mahon Goal 34'		 Report Guðjohnsen Goal 33' (pen.)
Lampard Goal 41'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,121
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 January 2004 Third round
Replay		 Chelsea 4–0 Watford London
19:45 Mutu Goal 7', 76'
Hasselbaink Goal 34'
Guðjohnsen Goal 84'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,763
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 January 2004 Fourth round Scarborough 0–1 Chelsea Scarborough
12:30 Report Terry Goal 10' Stadium: McCain Stadium
Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Barry Knight
15 February 2004 Fifth round Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea London
12:30 Reyes Goal 56', 61' Report Mutu Goal 40' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 38,136
Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup[]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
29 October 2003 Third round Chelsea 4–2 Notts County London
Hasselbaink Goal 14'
Guðjohnsen Goal 36', 65' (pen.)
Cole Goal 87'		 Report Barras Goal 27'
Stallard Goal 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,997
Referee: Rob Styles
3 December 2003 Fourth round Reading 0–1 Chelsea Reading
Report Hasselbaink Goal 57' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,107
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 December 2003 Quarter-finals Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 Ángel Goal 16'
McCann Goal 78'		 Report Cole Goal 69' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,414
Referee: Neale Barry

Statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Glen Johnson 31 4 17+2 3 8+1 1 0 0 3 0
3 DF Nigeria Celestine Babayaro 14 1 5+1 1 3 0 2 0 3 0
4 MF France Claude Makélélé 46 0 26+4 0 11 0 3 0 1+1 0
6 DF France Marcel Desailly 25 0 15 0 7+1 0 1 0 1 0
7 FW Romania Adrian Mutu 36 10 21+4 6 6+1 1 3 3 0+1 0
8 MF England Frank Lampard 58 15 38 10 13+1 4 4 1 1+1 0
9 FW Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 44 18 22+8 13 4+4 2 3 1 3 2
10 MF England Joe Cole 50 3 18+17 1 3+6 0 2+1 0 2+1 2
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 37 6 17+6 5 7+4 1 0+1 0 2 0
12 MF Croatia Mario Stanić 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
13 DF France William Gallas 45 1 23+6 0 11 1 4 0 1 0
14 MF Cameroon Geremi 39 1 19+6 1 7+3 0 1 0 3 0
15 DF Netherlands Mario Melchiot 33 2 20+3 2 4+1 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF France Emmanuel Petit 7 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF England Wayne Bridge 48 3 33 1 11+2 2 2 0 0 0
19 MF England Scott Parker 17 1 7+4 1 4+1 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón 14 1 5+2 1 5+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 31 12 13+6 10 7+3 2 0 0 1+1 0
22 FW Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 41 13 17+9 6 8+2 3 2+2 2 1 2
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini 40 0 26 0 11 0 3 0 0 0
26 DF England John Terry 51 3 33 2 13 0 3 1 2 0
27 MF Cyprus Alexis Nicolas 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Portugal Filipe Oliveira 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 DF Germany Robert Huth 20 1 8+8 0 0+2 1 0+1 0 1 0
30 MF Denmark Jesper Grønkjær 48 3 19+12 2 6+4 1 4 0 2+1 0
31 GK Italy Marco Ambrosio 13 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
32 FW Finland Mikael Forssell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Scotland Neil Sullivan 8 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0

Statistics taken from [1] and [2]. Squad details and shirt numbers from [3] and [4].

References[]

  1. ^ Makelele was born in Kinshasa, Zaire.
  2. ^ Forssell was born in Steinfurt, West Germany.
  3. ^ Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and has represented Belgium internationally at youth level, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo and made his full international debut for DR Congo in May 2010.
  4. ^ Hollands previously wore the #41 jersey, until it was given to Rocastle.
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  14. ^ "Chelsea sign Crespo". BBC Sport. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 September 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2003.
  15. ^ "Chelsea sign Sullivan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2003.
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  17. ^ "Parker joins Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  18. ^ "Zola quitting Chelsea". BBC News. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Morris completes Leeds move". BBC News. 19 July 2003.
  20. ^ "Stoke sign De Goey". BBC Sport. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2003.

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