2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

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Fulham F.C.
2003–04 season
ChairmanMohamed Al-Fayed
ManagerChris Coleman
Premier League9th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Louis Saha (13)
All: Louis Saha (15)
Highest home attendance25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004)
Lowest home attendance10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003)

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.

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]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz
3 DF England ENG Jon Harley
5 DF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski
6 MF Japan JPN Junichi Inamoto
7 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
8 FW United States USA Brian McBride
9 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava
10 MF England ENG Lee Clark (captain)
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte
12 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley[notes 1]
14 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
15 FW Jamaica JAM Barry Hayles[notes 3]
16 DF England ENG Zat Knight
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF France FRA Martin Djetou[notes 4]
18 DF France FRA Jérôme Bonnissel
22 DF England ENG Dean Leacock
23 MF England ENG Sean Davis
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma
25 DF England ENG Malik Buari[notes 5]
26 MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic)
27 FW Latvia LVA Andrejs Štolcers
28 DF England ENG Zesh Rehman[notes 6]
30 DF England ENG Adam Green
31 MF England ENG Darren Pratley
34 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra
35 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
36 FW Netherlands NED Collins John[notes 7]

Left club during 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
4 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville (to West Ham United)
7 FW France FRA Steve Marlet (on loan to Marseille)
8 FW France FRA Louis Saha (to Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Calum Willock[notes 8] (to Peterborough United)
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor[notes 9] (to Birmingham City)

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
13 GK England ENG Ross Flitney
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
20 DF England ENG Mark Hudson
21 GK England ENG Dave Beasant
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Sean Doherty
32 MF England ENG Tom Davis
33 FW Scotland SCO Stuart Noble
37 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar 43 0 37 0 6 0 0 0
12 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz 38 0 32+1 0 5 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Jon Harley 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Zat Knight 37 0 30+1 0 5+1 0 0 0
17 DF France FRA Martin Djetou 31 0 19+7 0 4 0 1 0
18 DF France FRA Jérôme Bonnissel 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Dean Leacock 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma 29 0 23 0 6 0 0 0
28 DF England ENG Zesh Rehman 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF England ENG Adam Green 7 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
34 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra 19 0 15 0 4 0 0 0
35 DF England ENG Ian Pearce 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski 37 0 30+2 0 4 0 1 0
6 MF Japan JPN Junichi Inamoto 25 3 15+7 2 2 1 1 0
7 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge 15 1 9+3 1 0+2 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Lee Clark 27 2 25 2 2 0 0 0
14 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque 44 8 38 6 6 2 0 0
23 MF England ENG Sean Davis 30 6 22+2 5 6 1 0 0
25 MF England ENG Malik Buari 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta 14 0 3+6 0 2+3 0 0 0
27 MF Latvia LVA Andrejs Štolcers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF England ENG Darren Pratley 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
8 FW United States USA Brian McBride 19 5 5+11 4 3 1 0 0
9 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava 9 1 0+6 1 0+2 0 1 0
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte 39 10 32+1 9 5 1 0+1 0
15 FW Jamaica JAM Barry Hayles 32 5 10+16 4 3+3 1 0 0
36 FW Netherlands NED Collins John 8 4 3+5 4 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville 11 0 9 0 0+1 0 1 0
7 FW France FRA Steve Marlet 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
8 FW France FRA Louis Saha 22 15 20+1 13 1 2 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[2]
Considering a 4-4-2 formation[3]
  • GK: #1, Netherlands Edwin van der Sar, 43
  • RB: #2, Germany Moritz Volz, 37
  • CB: #16, England Zat Knight, 35
  • CB: #24, France Alain Goma, 29
  • LB: #34, United States Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, France Martin Djetou, has 24 starts)
  • RM: #10, England Lee Clark, 27
  • CM: #23, England Sean Davis, 28
  • CM: #5, France Sylvain Legwinski, 35
  • LM: #14, France Steed Malbranque, 44
  • CF: #8, France Louis Saha, 21
  • CF: #11, Portugal Luís Boa Morte, 37

Transfers[]

Summer[]

In[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Dave Beasant (from Brighton & Hove Albion – free)
— DF France FRA Jérôme Bonnissel (from Rangers – free)
— DF Germany GER Moritz Volz (on 4 month loan from Arsenal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley (from Middlesbrough – £500,000)
— MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge (from Everton – undisclosed)
— DF England ENG Liam Rosenior (from Bristol City – undisclosed)

Out[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO John Collins (retired)
— FW England ENG Luke Cornwall (released)
— MF Denmark DEN Bjarne Goldbæk (released)
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan (to Liverpool – undisclosed)
— GK Argentina ARG Martín Herrera (on season-long loan to Estudiantes La Plata)
— DF Morocco MAR Abdeslam Ouaddou (on season-long loan to Rennes)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor (on season-long loan to Birmingham City)
— FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond (on month-long loan to Norwich City)
— DF England ENG Mark Hudson (on month-long loan to Oldham Athletic)
— FW France FRA Steve Marlet (on season-long loan to Marseille)
— DF England ENG Jon Harley (on month-long loan to Sheffield United)

January[]

In[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic for season)
— DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra (from Chicago Fire – free)
— DF Germany GER Moritz Volz (from Arsenal – undisclosed)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Ian Pearce (from West Ham United – undisclosed)
— FW United States USA Brian McBride (from Columbus Crew – free)
— FW Netherlands NED Collins John (from Twente – undisclosed)

Out[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Mark Hudson (on three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace)
— DF England ENG Jon Harley (on three-month loan to West Ham United)
— DF Wales WAL Andy Melville (to West Ham United – nominal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW France FRA Louis Saha (to Manchester United – £12,820,000)
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor (to Birmingham City – £1,500,000)

Club[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Manager Wales Chris Coleman
Assistant manager Scotland Steve Kean
Goalkeeping coach England Dave Beasant
Head of Youth Development England John Murtough
Secretary England Mark Maunders

Source: Fulham FC

Other information[]

Chairman Egypt 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[]

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

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[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ 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 Goal 32' Report Buari Goal 23'
Sava Goal 55'
Saha Goal 69', 76'		 Attendance: 1 896
17 July 2003 Fulham 1–2 Celtic Loftus Road, Fulham, London
Sava Goal 59' Report Petrov Goal 8'
Larsson Goal 12'		 Attendance: 14 247
23 July 2003 ASK Voitsberg 1–4 Fulham Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
Walther Eccher Goal 73' (pen.) Report Sava Goal 8'
Marlet Goal 24'
Hammond Goal 36'
Saha Goal 68' (pen)		 Attendance: 400
26 July 2003 Roma 2–1 Fulham Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
Cassano Goal 26'
Bombardini Goal 88'		 Report Saha Goal 27' Attendance: 4 000
2 August 2003 Motherwell 2–2 Fulham Fir Park, Motherwell
Burns Goal 40' (pen.), 89' Report Saha Goal 18'
Marlet Goal 60'		 Referee: Eddie Mack
5 August 2003 Livingston 2–0 Fulham Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Pasquinelli Goal 23', 31' Report Attendance: 2 846
Referee: John Underhill
10 August 2003 Fulham 2–1 Mallorca Loftus Road, London
Boa Morte Goal 32'
Malbranque Goal 65'		 Report Eto'o Goal 12' Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Paul Durkin

Premier League[]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAAHAHHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWDDWWDLWWLWDWLLWLLWLWDLLDWLDDWLDWDLW
Position4117910846656754445457677799999910810107899
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 August 2003 Fulham 3–2 Middlesbrough Loftus Road, London
15:00 Marlet Goal 18'
Inamoto Goal 56'
Saha Goal 70'		 Report Marinelli Goal 10'
Németh Goal 81'
Christie Penalty missed 63'		 Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Graham Poll
23 August 2003 Everton 3–1 Fulham Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00 Naysmith Goal 7'
Unsworth Goal 20'
S. Watson Goal 35'		 Report Hayles Goal 69' Attendance: 37,604
Referee: Neale Barry
30 August 2003 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Fulham White Hart Lane, London
15:00 Report Hayles Goal 23', 67'
Boa Morte Goal 71'		 Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Jeff Winter
14 September 2003 Birmingham City 2–2 Fulham St Andrew's, Birmingham
16:05 Forssell Goal 45', 82' Report Saha Goal 1'
Boa Morte Goal 78'		 Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Steve Dunn
23 September 2003 Fulham 2–2 Manchester City Loftus Road, London
15:00 Malbranque Goal 73'
Saha Goal 79'		 Report Anelka Goal 46'
Wanchope Goal 90'		 Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 September 2003 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Fulham Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Report Boa Morte Goal 5'
Saha Goal 56'		 Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Matt Messias
4 October 2003 Fulham 2–0 Leicester City Loftus Road, London
15:00 Boa Morte Goal 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 Goal 6'
Saha Goal 8'		 (Report) Robert Goal 16'
Shearer Goal 51' (pen.), 56'		 Attendance: 16,506
Referee: Barry Knight
25 October 2003 Manchester United 1–3 Fulham Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00 Diego Forlán Goal 45' Report Clark Goal 3'
Malbranque Goal 66'
Inamoto Goal 79'		 Attendance: 67,727
Referee: Mike Riley
2 November 2003 Fulham 1–2 Liverpool Loftus Road, London
15:00 Saha Goal 40' Report Heskey Goal 17'
Murphy Goal 89' (pen.)		 Attendance: 17,682
Referee: Rob Styles
8 November 2003 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Fulham The Valley, Charlton, London
15:00 Stuart Goal 10'
Johansson Goal 69', 76'		 Report S. Davis Goal 89' Attendance: 26,344
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 November 2003 Fulham 2–0 Portsmouth Loftus Road, London
20:00 Saha Goal 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 Goal 75'
Sava Goal 76'		 Report Kevin Davies Goal 53' Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Andy D'Urso
14 December 2003 Leeds United 3–2 Fulham Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire
16:05 Duberry Goal 41'
Viduka Goal 46'
Matteo Goal 88'		 Report Saha Goal 47', 86' Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Neale Barry
20 December 2003 Fulham 0–1 Chelsea Loftus Road, London
20:00 Report Crespo Goal 62' Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2003 Fulham 2–0 Southampton Loftus Road, London
12:00 Saha Goal 19', 63' (pen.) Report Attendance: 16,767
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 December 2003 Aston Villa 3–0 Fulham Villa Park, Birmingham
15:00 Ángel Goal 33'
Vassell Goal 67', 82'		 Report Attendance: 35,617
Referee: Barry Knight
7 January 2004 Middlesbrough 2–1 Fulham The Riverside, Middlesbrough
19:45 Job Goal 15'
Németh Goal 67'		 Report Hayles Goal 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

League Cup[]

FA Cup[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Fulham - 2003/04".
  2. ^ "All Fulham players: 2004".
  3. ^ "Fulham in FA Premier League 2003/2004 fixture".

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Djetou was born in , Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
  5. ^ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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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