2003–04 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
2003–04 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanJohn Wardle
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolas Anelka (16)
All: Nicolas Anelka (24)
Highest home attendance47,269 0v0 Chelsea
28 February 2004
Lowest home attendance39,067 0v0 Sporting Lokeren
24 September 2003
Average home league attendance46,245 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
Away colours
Results summary
All competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 7 12 5 29.2%
Away 9 6 12 33.3%
Both 16 18 17 31.4%
Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 5 9 5 26.3%
Away 4 5 10 21.1%
Both 9 14 15 23.7%

The 2003–04 season was Manchester City Football Club's second consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its seventh season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 112th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review[]

After finishing ninth during the club's final season at 80-year-old Maine Road, Manchester City's debut season at the City of Manchester Stadium was a major disappointment. A ninth-place finish had not been good enough to earn City an opportunity to play in the UEFA Cup but the team was rewarded with that opportunity anyway due to being awarded a "Fair Play" slot in the UEFA Cup competition this season. City reached the second round proper of the competition thanks to aggregate victories against The New Saints and Lokeren, but exited the competition on the away goals rule after two draws against Polish club Groclin.

Having embarked on a new era for the club by signing a host of experienced players in the summer, such as Claudio Reyna and Steve McManaman, to combine with such burgeoning talents coming through from the MCFC youth academy as Stephen Ireland and Shaun Wright-Phillips, City started their season very brightly with three wins in five games, sending them near the top of the table. They were still in the top-half of the table after winning five, drawing three and losing three of their first 11 games, with three notably big wins: a 3–0 opening-game away win at Charlton Athletic, a 4–1 home victory over Aston Villa and a 6–2 thumping of Bolton Wanderers. However, a dreadful 3–0 home defeat against unlikely opponents Leicester City in November started a gradual downturn in form and City then ended up battling against relegation. At one point, City went on a run of winning only one game out of 18 league and cup matches played, sparking media rumours of unrest in the squad.[1] Survival in the Premier League was not confirmed until City won their 36th game of the league season. That victory meant that City were six points ahead of the relegation places, but the club's survival was effectively confirmed due to it having a far superior goal difference to Leicester, Leeds and Wolves, who were relegated.

Perhaps the most memorable game played by Manchester City during this season was the FA Cup fourth round replay fixture against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane which featured what many people consider to be one of the most extraordinary comebacks in the history of the competition.[1][2] City fell three goals behind during the first half, had Nicolas Anelka substituted due to injury and Joey Barton was sent off during half-time for verbally abusing the referee.[1] Despite having one man less than their opponents during the second half, City came all the way back to win 4–3 and reach the next round.[1] Rookie Icelandic goalkeeper Árni Arason made a key double save[1] and Jon Macken scored the winning goal.[1] In the next round, a Manchester derby at Old Trafford, City lost 4–2 to exit the competition.

Team kit[]

There was a change in the producer of the team kits for this season, with Reebok replacing the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice who had also been the sponsors for the previous season.[3]

Home
Home (version 2)
Home (version 3)
Away

First-team 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
1 GK England ENG David James
2 DF France FRA David Sommeil
3 DF Belgium BEL Daniel Van Buyten (on loan from Marseille)
4 DF Netherlands NED Gerard Wiekens
5 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin
8 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Paulo Wanchope
10 MF France FRA Antoine Sibierski
11 FW England ENG Jon Macken
12 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver
17 DF China CHN Sun Jihai
18 DF Germany GER Michael Tarnat
19 MF Australia AUS Danny Tiatto
20 MF England ENG Steve McManaman
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF England ENG Joey Barton
25 GK Iceland ISL Árni Gautur Arason
26 MF Netherlands NED Paul Bosvelt
27 DF Denmark DEN Mikkel Bischoff
28 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
29 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 MF France FRA Christian Negouai
32 GK Denmark DEN Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka
41 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan
42 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Whelan
43 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy McCarthy
44 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood
45 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott

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
1 GK England ENG David Seaman (retired)
7 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby (to Norwich City)
14 MF Israel ISR Eyal Berkovic (to Portsmouth)
15 DF Norway NOR Alf-Inge Håland (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Scotland SCO Paul Ritchie (to Walsall)
25 DF Cameroon CMR Lucien Mettomo (to Kaiserslautern)
40 MF England ENG Chris Shuker (to Barnsley)

Historical league performance[]

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Friendly games[]

Pre-season[]

19 July 2003 Mansfield England 2–1 England Manchester City Mansfield, England
Larkin Goal 37'
Corden Goal 57'		 Sporting Life report Goal 39' Anelka Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,000
22 July 2003 Odense Denmark 1–0 England Manchester City Odense, Denmark
Miti Goal 75' Sporting Life report Stadium: Fionia Park
25 July 2003 Feyenoord Netherlands 1–2 England Manchester City Århus, Denmark
Lazovic Goal Sporting Life report Goal Anelka
Goal 88' Wanchope		 Stadium: Atletion
29 July 2003 Lincoln City England 2–2 England Manchester City Lincoln, England
Mayo Goal
Bloomer Goal		 Sporting Life report Goal Wanchope
Goal Anelka		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
2 August 2003 Oldham Athletic England 0–6 England Manchester City Oldham, England
Sporting Life report Goal 23' Anelka
Goal Sinclair
Goal Fowler
Goal Anelka
Goal Wright-Phillips
Goal Wanchope		 Stadium: Boundary Park
4 August 2003 Rochdale England 0–4 England Manchester City Rochdale, England
BBC Sport report Goal 25' Wright-Phillips
Goal Anelka
Goal Horlock
Goal Shuker		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,500

First game ever played at CoMS[]

10 August 2003 Manchester City 2–1 Spain Barcelona Manchester, England
Anelka Goal 35'
Sinclair Goal 67'		 Sporting Life report
YouTube video		 Goal 58' Saviola Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 36,500

Competitive games[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

Final Positions[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
18 Leicester City (R) 38 6 15 17 48 65 −17 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 9 14 15 55 54  +1 41 5 9 5 31 24  +7 4 5 10 24 30  −6

Last updated: 15 May 2004 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2003–04

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWLWDDLWLWLLLDLDLDDLDLDLWLWLDDDDLDWLW
Source: 2003–04 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports[]

17 August 2003 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Manchester City London
14:00 Sporting Life report Goal 13' (pen.) Anelka
Goal 23' Sibierski
Goal 83' Sun		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,780
Referee: M. Dean (Wirral)
23 August 2003 Manchester City 1–1 Portsmouth Manchester
15:00 Sommeil Goal 90' Sporting Life report Goal 24' Yakubu Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,287
Referee: M. Messias (N. Yorkshire)
25 August 2003 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Manchester City Blackburn
20:00 Sinclair Goal 44' (o.g.)
Amoruso Goal 61'		 Sporting Life report Goal 4' Tarnat
Goal 59' Barton
Goal 87' Anelka		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,361
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)
31 August 2003 Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal Manchester
16:05 Lauren Goal 10' (o.g.) Sporting Life report Goal 48' Wiltord
Goal 72' Ljungberg		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,436
Referee: G. Poll (Hertfordshire)
14 September 2003 Manchester City 4–1 Aston Villa Manchester
14:00 Anelka Goal 48' (pen.)
Tarnat Goal 50'
Anelka Goal 68' (pen.)
Anelka Goal 83'		 Sporting Life report Goal 31' Angel Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,687
Referee: M. Halsey (Lancashire)
20 September 2003 Fulham 2–2 Manchester City London
15:00 Malbranque Goal 73'
Saha Goal 79'		 Sporting Life report Goal 46' Anelka
Goal 90' Wanchope		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: P. Dowd (Staffordshire)
28 September 2003 Manchester City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
16:05 Sporting Life report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,842
Referee: N. Barry (N. Lincolnshire)
4 October 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester City Wolverhampton
15:00 Cameron Goal 75' Sporting Life report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 29,386
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)
18 October 2003 Manchester City 6–2 Bolton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 Wright-Phillips Goal 27'
Distin Goal 48'
Wright-Phillips Goal 56'
Anelka Goal 58'
Wright-Phillips Yellow cardRed card 62'
Anelka Goal 72'
Reyna Goal 84'		 Sporting Life report Goal 25' Nolan
Goal 60' Campo		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,101
Referee: S. Bennett (Kent)
25 October 2003 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City London
15:00 Hasselbaink Goal 34' Sporting Life report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,040
Referee: P. Dowd (Staffordshire)
1 November 2003 Southampton 0–2 Manchester City Southampton
15:00 Sporting Life report Goal 4' Fowler
Goal 85' Wanchope		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,952
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)
9 November 2003 Manchester City 0–3 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 Sporting Life report Goal 12' Stewart
Goal 53' (pen.) Dickov
Goal 58' Bent		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,966
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)
22 November 2003 Newcastle United 3–0 Manchester City Newcastle
15:00 Ameobi Goal 57'
Shearer Goal 77' Goal 85'		 Sporting Life report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,159
Referee: N. Barry (N. Lincolnshire)
30 November 2003 Manchester City 0–1 Middlesbrough Manchester
15:00 Sporting Life report Goal 30' (o.g.) Jihai Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,824
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)
7 December 2003 Everton 0–0 Manchester City Liverpool
14:00 Sporting Life report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,871
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)
13 December 2003 Manchester United 3–1 Manchester City Manchester
12:30 Scholes Goal 7'
van Nistelrooy Goal 34'
Scholes Goal 73'		 Sporting Life report Goal 52' Wright-Phillips Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,645
Referee: M. Halsey (Lancashire)
22 December 2003 Manchester City 1–1 Leeds United Manchester
20:00 Sibierski Goal 82' Sporting Life report Goal 24' Viduka Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,126
Referee: G. Barber (Hertfordshire)
26 December 2003 Birmingham City 2–1 Manchester City Birmingham
15:00 Kenna Goal 81'
Forssell Goal 87'		 Sporting Life report Goal 14' Fowler Stadium: St. Andrews
Attendance: 29,520
Referee: U. Rennie (S. Yorkshire)
28 December 2003 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
15:00 Anelka Goal 30' (pen.)
Fowler Goal 90'		 Sporting Life report Goal 66' Šmicer
Goal 80' Hamann		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,201
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)
7 January 2004 Manchester City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Manchester
19:45 Fowler Goal 39' Sporting Life report Goal 84' Di Canio Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,307
Referee: P. Walton (Northamptonshire)
10 January 2004 Portsmouth 4–2 Manchester City Portsmouth
15:00 Stefanovic Goal 19'
Yakubu Goal 52'
Sheringham Goal 58'
Yakubu Goal 77'		 Sporting Life report Goal 21' Anelka
Goal 45' Sibierski		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,120
Referee: M. Messias (N. Yorkshire)
17 January 2004 Manchester City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
15:00 Anelka Goal 50' Sporting Life report Goal 55' Flitcroft Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,090
Referee: M. Dean (Wirral)
1 February 2004 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City London
16:05 Tarnat Goal 39' (o.g.)
Henry Goal 83'		 Sporting Life report Goal 89' Anelka Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,103
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)
8 February 2004 Manchester City 0–0 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00 Sporting Life report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,967
Referee: P. Durkin (Dorset)
11 February 2004 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Liverpool
20:00 Owen Goal 3'
Gerrard Goal 51'		 Sporting Life report Goal 50' Wright-Phillips Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,257
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)
21 February 2004 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Manchester City Bolton
15:00 Nolan Goal 22' Sporting Life report Goal 27' Goal 31' Fowler
Goal 50' (o.g.) Charlton		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,301
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)
28 February 2004 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
15:00 Sporting Life report Goal 82' Guðjohnsen Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,304
Referee: R. Styles (Hampshire)
14 March 2004 Manchester City 4–1 Manchester United Manchester
14:00 Fowler Goal 3'
Macken Goal 32'
Sinclair Goal 73'
Wright-Phillips Goal 90'		 Sporting Life report
YouTube video		 Goal 35' Scholes Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,284
Referee: S. Bennett (Kent)
22 March 2004 Leeds United 2–1 Manchester City Leeds
20:00 McPhail Goal 23'
Viduka Goal 76' (pen.)		 Sporting Life report Goal 44' Anelka Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,998
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)
27 March 2004 Manchester City 0–0 Fulham Manchester
15:00 Sporting Life report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,522
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)
4 April 2004 Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Birmingham
14:00 Angel Goal 26' Sporting Life report Goal 82' Distin Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,602
Referee: U. Rennie (S. Yorkshire)
10 April 2004 Manchester City 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 Anelka Goal 25'
Sibierski Goal 39'
Wright-Phillips Goal 90'		 Sporting Life report Goal 13' Kennedy
Goal 23' Cort
Goal 78' Camara		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,248
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)
12 April 2004 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Manchester City London
15:00 Defoe Goal 52' Sporting Life report Goal 25' Anelka Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,282
Referee: C. Foy (Merseyside)
17 April 2004 Manchester City 1–3 Southampton Manchester
15:00 Anelka Goal 78' Sporting Life report Goal 34' Beattie
Goal 55' Goal 81' Phillips		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,152
Referee: G. Barber (Hertfordshire)
24 April 2004 Leicester City 1–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 Scowcroft Goal 66' Sporting Life report Goal 45' Tarnat Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 31,457
Referee: A. D'Urso (Essex)
1 May 2004 Manchester City 1–0 Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 Wanchope Goal 59' Sporting Life report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,226
Referee: M. Halsey (Lancashire)
8 May 2004 Middlesbrough 2–1 Manchester City Middlesbrough
15:00 Maccarone Goal 8'
Nemeth Goal 32'		 Sporting Life report Goal 35' Wanchope Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,734
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)
15 May 2004 Manchester City 5–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 Wanchope Goal 16' Goal 30'
Anelka Goal 41'
Sibierski Goal 89'
Wright-Phillips Goal 90'		 Sporting Life report Goal 60' Campbell Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,284
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)

UEFA Cup[]

14 August 2003 Qualifying (1st Leg) Manchester City England 5–0 Wales Total Network Solutions Manchester, England
Sinclair Goal 14'
Wright-Phillips Goal 51'
Sun Goal 60'
Sommeil Goal 74'
Anelka Goal 87'		 Sporting Life report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 34,103
Referee: Alexey Tiumin (Russia)
28 August 2003 Qualifying (2nd Leg) Total Network Solutions Wales 0–2 England Manchester City Cardiff, Wales
Sporting Life report Goal 41' Negouai
Goal Huckerby		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Referee: Zsolt Szabo (Hungary)
24 September 2003 Round 1 (1st Leg) Manchester City England 3–2 Belgium Sporting Lokeren Manchester, England
Sibierski Goal 8'
Fowler Goal 77'
Anelka Goal 80' (pen.)		 Sporting Life report Goal 14' Zoundi
Goal 40' Kristinsson		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 29,067
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
15 October 2003 Round 1 (2nd Leg) Sporting Lokeren Belgium 0–1 England Manchester City Lokeren, Belgium
Sporting Life report Goal 19' (pen.) Anelka Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)
6 November 2003 Round 2 (1st Leg) Manchester City England 1–1 Poland Groclin Dyskobolia Manchester, England
Anelka Goal 6' Sporting Life report Goal 65' Mila Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 32,506
Referee: G. Kaznaferis (Greece)
27 November 2003 Round 2 (2nd Leg) Groclin Dyskobolia Poland 0–0 England Manchester City Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
Sporting Life report Stadium: Stadion Dyskobolia
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)

Final aggregate score 1–1 with Groclin progressing on away goals rule

League Cup[]

28 October 2003 Round 3 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Manchester City London
19:45 Sporting Life report Goal 22' Goal 77' Wright-Phillips
Goal 79' Macken		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)
3 December 2003 Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester City London
19:45 Anderton Goal 9'
Postiga Goal 30'
Kanouté Goal 90'		 Sporting Life report Goal 80' Fowler Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,727
Referee: P. Durkin (Dorset)

FA Cup[]

3 January 2004 Round 3 Manchester City 2–2 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 Anelka Goal 27' (pen.) Goal 69' Sporting Life report Goal 4' Dickov
Goal 66' Bent		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 30,617
Referee: G. Poll (Hertfordshire)
14 January 2004 Round 3 (replay) Leicester City 1–3 Manchester City Leicester
19:45 Ferdinand Goal 73' Sporting Life report Goal 12' Sibierski
Goal 90' Macken
Goal 90' Anelka		 Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 18,916
Referee: G. Poll (Hertfordshire)
25 January 2004 Round 4 Manchester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
13:00 Anelka Goal 11' Sporting Life report Goal 57' Doherty Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)
4 February 2004 Round 4 (replay) Tottenham Hotspur 3–4 Manchester City London
19:45 King Goal 2'
Keane Goal 19'
Ziege Goal 43'		 Sporting Life report
MCFC video		 Yellow cardRed card 45' Barton
Goal 48' Distin
Goal 69' Bosvelt
Goal 80' Wright-Phillips
Goal 90' Macken		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,400
Referee: R. Styles (Hampshire)
14 February 2004 Round 5 Manchester United 4–2 Manchester City Manchester
12:30 Scholes Goal 34'
Neville Yellow cardRed card 39'
van Nistelrooy Goal 71'
Ronaldo Goal 74'
van Nistelrooy Goal 80'		 Sporting Life report Goal 78' Tarnat
Goal 86' Fowler		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,228
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG David Seaman 26 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
1 GK England ENG David James 18 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK Iceland ISL Árni Gautur Arason 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Denmark DEN Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF France FRA David Sommeil 25 2 18 1 2 0 1 0 4 1
3 DF Belgium BEL Daniel Van Buyten 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands NED Gerard Wiekens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin 50 3 38 2 5 1 2 0 5 0
17 DF China CHN Sun Jihai 42 2 29+4 1 3 0 1 0 5 1
18 DF Germany GER Michael Tarnat 41 4 32 3 4 1 2 0 3 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne 40 0 28+1 0 5 0 2 0 3+1 0
27 DF Netherlands NED Mikkel Bischoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna 31 1 19+4 1 3 0 1 0 2+2 0
19 MF Australia AUS Danny Tiatto 9 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
20 MF England ENG Steve McManaman 30 0 20+2 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
24 MF England ENG Joey Barton 39 1 24+4 1 3+1 0 2 0 2+3 0
26 MF Netherlands NED Paul Bosvelt 35 1 22+3 0 4 1 1 0 4+1 0
28 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair 38 2 20+9 1 3+1 0 2 0 3 1
29 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 46 11 32+2 7 3+1 1 2 2 4+2 1
30 MF France FRA Christian Negouai 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
42 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Whelan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
44 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler 41 10 23+8 7 4 1 2 1 4 1
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Paulo Wanchope 26 6 12+10 6 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
10 FW France FRA Antoine Sibierski 30 7 18+5 5 3+2 1 0+1 0 1 1
11 FW England ENG Jon Macken 21 4 7+8 1 1+2 2 0+1 1 1+1 0
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka 43 24 31+1 16 4 4 2 0 5 4
45 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Elliott 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK England ENG David Seaman 26 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
7 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF Israel ISR Eyal Berkovic 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0

Starting 11[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England David Seaman 26
17 RB China Sun Jihai 38
22 CB Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 38
5 CB France Sylvain Distin 50
18 LB Germany Michael Tarnat 41
28 RM England Trevor Sinclair 28
24 CM England Joey Barton 31 Steve McManaman had 26 starts
26 CM Netherlands Paul Bosvelt 31
29 LM England Shaun Wright-Phillips 41
8 CF England Robbie Fowler 33
39 CF France Nicolas Anelka 42

Goal scorers[]

Information current as of 15 May 2004 (end of season)

Transfers and loans[]

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