Everton 2003–04 football season
Everton 2003–04 season Chairman Philip Carter Manager David Moyes Stadium Goodison Park Premier League 17th FA Cup Fourth round Carling Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Rooney (9) All: Rooney/Ferguson (9) Average home league attendance 38,837
During the 2003–04 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary [ ]
In 2002–03 , all the talk at Goodison Park was about how David Moyes was restoring some pride to the blue half of Merseyside thanks to a seventh-place finish. 2003–04, however, was quite a different story, as Everton struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership and finished the season one place above the drop zone with 39 points (a tally which in many seasons has seen teams relegated, even under the 38-game format), albeit the abysmal seasons suffered by all of the bottom three clubs meant that Everton rarely looked to be in any serious danger of relegation.
18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney was England's key player in their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 , but fast-growing rumours that he was about to be sold to Manchester United put Everton's top flight future under increasing doubt.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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
18
Leicester City (R)
38
6
15
17
48
65
−17
33
Relegation to the Football League Championship
19
Leeds United (R)
38
8
9
21
40
79
−39
33
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results [ ]
Everton's score comes first
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
16 August 2003
Arsenal
A
1–2
38,014
Radzinski
23 August 2003
Fulham
H
3–1
37,604
Naysmith , Unsworth , Watson
26 August 2003
Charlton Athletic
A
2–2
26,336
Watson , Rooney
30 August 2003
Liverpool
H
0–3
40,200
13 September 2003
Newcastle United
H
2–2
40,228
Radzinski , Ferguson (pen)
21 September 2003
Middlesbrough
A
0–1
28,113
28 September 2003
Leeds United
H
4–0
39,151
Watson (3), Ferguson
4 October 2003
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–3
36,137
19 October 2003
Southampton
H
0–0
35,775
25 October 2003
Aston Villa
A
0–0
36,146
1 November 2003
Chelsea
H
0–1
40,189
10 November 2003
Blackburn Rovers
A
1–2
22,179
Radzinski
22 November 2003
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–0
40,190
Radzinski , Kilbane
29 November 2003
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–2
27,350
7 December 2003
Manchester City
H
0–0
37,871
13 December 2003
Portsmouth
A
2–1
20,101
Carsley , Rooney
20 December 2003
Leicester City
H
3–2
37,007
Carsley , Rooney , Radzinski
26 December 2003
Manchester United
A
2–3
67,642
Neville (own goal), Ferguson
28 December 2003
Birmingham City
H
1–0
39,631
Rooney
7 January 2004
Arsenal
H
1–1
38,726
Radzinski
10 January 2004
Fulham
A
1–2
17,103
Kilbane
17 January 2004
Charlton Athletic
H
0–1
36,322
31 January 2004
Liverpool
A
0–0
44,056
7 February 2004
Manchester United
H
3–4
40,190
Unsworth , O'Shea (own goal), Kilbane
11 February 2004
Birmingham City
A
0–3
29,004
21 February 2004
Southampton
A
3–3
31,875
Rooney (2), Ferguson
28 February 2004
Aston Villa
H
2–0
39,353
Radzinski , Gravesen
13 March 2004
Portsmouth
H
1–0
40,105
Rooney
20 March 2004
Leicester City
A
1–1
31,650
Rooney
27 March 2004
Middlesbrough
H
1–1
38,210
Radzinski
3 April 2004
Newcastle United
A
2–4
52,155
Gravesen , Yobo
9 April 2004
Tottenham Hotspur
H
3–1
38,086
Unsworth , Naysmith , Yobo
13 April 2004
Leeds United
A
1–1
39,835
Rooney
17 April 2004
Chelsea
A
0–0
41,169
24 April 2004
Blackburn Rovers
H
0–1
38,884
1 May 2004
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–2
29,395
Osman
8 May 2004
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–2
40,190
Ferguson
15 May 2004
Manchester City
A
1–5
47,284
Campbell
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
3 January 2004
Norwich City
H
3–1
29,955
Kilbane , Ferguson (2 pens)
R4
25 January 2004
Fulham
H
1–1
27,862
Jeffers
R4R
4 February 2004
Fulham
A
1–2
11,551
Jeffers
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2
24 September 2003
Stockport County
H
3–0
19,807
Ferguson (2, 1 pen), Chadwick
R3
29 October 2003
Charlton Athletic
H
1–0
24,863
Linderoth
R4
3 December 2003
Middlesbrough
A
0–0 (lost 4–5 on pens)
18,568
First-team squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
As of 15 May 2005
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
1
GK
Richard Wright
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
DF
Steve Watson
29
3
22+5
3
0+1
0
1
0
3
DF
Alessandro Pistone
24
0
20+1
0
2
0
1
0
4
DF
Alan Stubbs
30
0
25+2
0
2
0
1
0
5
DF
David Weir
12
0
9+1
0
0
0
1+1
0
6
DF
David Unsworth
31
3
22+4
3
3
0
1+1
0
8
FW
Tomasz Radzinski
38
8
28+6
8
2
0
0+2
0
9
FW
Kevin Campbell
18
1
8+9
1
0+1
0
0
0
10
FW
Duncan Ferguson
24
9
13+7
5
2
2
2
2
11
MF
Mark Pembridge
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
11
FW
Francis Jeffers
22
2
5+13
0
0+3
2
1
0
12
MF
Li Tie
7
0
4+1
0
0
0
1+1
0
13
GK
Steve Simonsen
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
14
MF
Kevin Kilbane
33
4
26+4
3
3
1
0
0
15
DF
Gary Naysmith
34
2
27+2
2
2+1
0
2
0
16
MF
Thomas Gravesen
36
2
29+1
2
3
0
3
0
18
FW
Wayne Rooney
40
9
26+8
9
3
0
2+1
0
20
DF
Joseph Yobo
31
2
27+1
2
0+1
0
2
0
21
MF
Alex Nyarko
14
0
7+4
0
2
0
1
0
22
MF
Tobias Linderoth
29
1
23+4
0
0
0
1+1
1
24
FW
James McFadden
27
0
11+12
0
1
0
3
0
25
GK
Nigel Martyn
40
0
33+1
0
3
0
3
0
26
MF
Lee Carsley
25
2
15+6
2
2
0
2
0
27
DF
Peter Clarke
2
0
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
28
DF
Tony Hibbert
31
0
24+1
0
3
0
3
0
30
MF
Nick Chadwick
4
1
1+2
0
0
0
1
1
31
MF
Leon Osman
5
1
3+1
1
0
0
0+1
0
Notes [ ]
^ Radzinski was born in Poland .
^ Kilbane was born in Preston , England .
^ Carsley was born in England .
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