2003–04 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
2003–04 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerGlenn Roeder (until 24 August)
Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
Alan Pardew (from October)
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division4th
Play-offsRunners-up
(knocked out by Crystal Palace)
FA CupFifth round
(knocked out by Fulham)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marlon Harewood (13)

All:
Jermain Defoe (15)
Average home league attendance31,325

The 2003–04 season saw West Ham United competing in the First Division for the first time since the 1992–93 season, having been relegated from the Premiership in 18th place the previous year.

Season summary[]

Following West Ham's relegation from the Premiership, several key players left the club that summer, including Les Ferdinand, Trevor Sinclair, Frédéric Kanouté, Joe Cole, Paolo Di Canio and Glen Johnson. Young striker Jermain Defoe had also submitted a transfer request just one day after their relegation, but this was rejected and he would remain with the club for the start of the new season.[1][2] Manager Glenn Roeder, who had since recovered from the brain tumour that caused him to miss the end of the previous season, immediately set about rebuilding his squad, signing Kevin Horlock, Matthew Etherington, Rob Lee and David Connolly prior to the beginning of the campaign. After a win over Preston North End on the opening day, a draw and a loss would follow and Roeder was sacked three games into the season. Sir Trevor Brooking once again took over as caretaker manager, and form improved as they won their next four games. A permanent replacement was soon found for Roeder, when Alan Pardew was bought in from Reading as new manager in October.

Despite continuing to be a prolific goalscorer for the club, disciplinary issues became a problem for striker Jermain Defoe, who was sent off three times and played just 22 out of a possible 34 games due to suspension in the first half of the season. This, combined with his repeated refusal to sign a new contract, meant West Ham allowed him to leave the club in January to sign with Tottenham Hotspur in a swap deal that saw West Ham take out of favour striker Bobby Zamora.[3] Along with Defoe, goalkeeper David James and club mainstay Ian Pearce would also leave for Manchester City and Fulham F.C. respectively.

Under the guidance of Pardew, West Ham performed well enough to finish fourth and earn themselves a playoff finish. They would lose 1–0 to 5th place Ipswich Town in the first leg of their playoff semi-final, but bounced back to win 2–0 in the second, advancing to the final where they would face Crystal Palace at the Millennium Stadium. A goal from Neil Shipperley after 61 minutes would be enough to give Palace the win, consigning the Hammers to another season in English football's second tier.

Final League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86 Promotion to the FA Premier League
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
6 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

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 Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Řepka
3 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[4]
5 MF England ENG Rob Lee
6 MF England ENG Michael Carrick
7 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly
8 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly[5]
10 FW England ENG Marlon Harewood
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas[6]
12 MF England ENG Matthew Etherington
14 DF England ENG Wayne Quinn (on loan from Newcastle United)
15 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock[7]
17 MF England ENG Hayden Mullins
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW France FRA Youssef Sofiane
19 MF England ENG Adam Nowland
20 MF England ENG Nigel Reo-Coker
21 MF Australia AUS Richard Garcia
22 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville
24 DF England ENG Jon Harley (on loan from Fulham)
25 FW England ENG Bobby Zamora
26 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff[8]
27 DF England ENG Shaun Byrne
29 FW England ENG Brian Deane
30 GK Czech Republic CZE Pavel Srníček
32 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater
34 DF England ENG Elliott Ward
35 DF England ENG Chris Cohen

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 James (to Manchester City)
9 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe (to Tottenham Hotspur)
19 DF England ENG Ian Pearce (to Fulham)
20 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Alexandersson (on loan from Everton)
20 MF Scotland SCO Robbie Stockdale (on loan from Middlesbrough)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon (on loan from Leeds United)
28 MF England ENG David Noble (to Boston United)
30 DF France FRA Sebastian Schemmel (to Portsmouth)
30 GK Sweden SWE Rami Shaaban (on loan from Arsenal)
33 FW England ENG Neil Mellor (on loan from Liverpool)

Results[]

First Division[]

9 August 2003 Preston North End 1–2 West Ham United Preston
Lewis Goal 2' Report Defoe Goal 5'
Connolly Goal 69'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Paul Danson
16 August 2003 West Ham United 0–0 Sheffield United London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28.972
Referee: Keith Hill
23 August 2003 Rotherham United 1–0 West Ham United Rotherham
Byfield Goal 14' Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8,739
Referee: Mike Pike
26 August 2003 West Ham United 1–0 Bradford City London
Defoe Goal 32' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,370
Referee: Richard Beeby
30 August 2003 Ipswich Town 1–2 West Ham United Ipswich
Wright Goal 65' Report Defoe Goal 21'
Connolly Goal 47'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,679
Referee: Andy Hall
13 September 2003 West Ham United 1–0 Reading London
Dailly Goal 17' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,634
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
16 September 2003 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 West Ham United Crewe
Report Connolly Goal 16'21'
Etherington Goal 25'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 9,575
Referee: Alan Butler
20 September 2003 Gillingham 2–0 West Ham United Gillingham
King Goal 57'
Benjamin Goal 82'
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Paul Armstrong
28 September 2003 West Ham United 1–1 Millwall London
Connolly Goal 25' Report Cahill Goal 73' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,626
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 October 2003 West Ham United 3–0 Crystal Palace London
Defoe Goal 19'
Mellor Goal 32'56'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,861
Referee: Michael Jones
4 October 2003 Derby County 0–1 West Ham United Derby
Report Hutchison Goal 90' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 22,810
Referee: Mick Fletcher
15 October 2003 West Ham United 1–1 Norwich City London
EdworthyGoal 6'og' Report Crouch Goal 63' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,308
Referee: Steve Tomlin
18 October 2003 West Ham United 2–2 Burnley London
Connolly Goal 20'
Hutchison Goal 86'
Report Facey Goal 38'
Moore Goal 82'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: Iain Williamson
22 October 2003 West Ham United 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
Defoe Goal 56' Report Reid Goal 5' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,544
Referee: Tony Bates
25 October 2003 Cardiff City 0–0 West Ham United Cardiff
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,202
Referee: Mike Ryan
1 November 2003 Coventry City 1–1 West Ham United Coventry
Barrett Goal 38' Report DefoeGoal 15' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,126
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 November 2003 West Ham United 3–4 West Bromwich Albion London
Defoe Goal 1'
Deane Goal 10'18'
Report Hulse Goal 25'40'
Deane Goal 66'og'
Hughes Goal 77'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,359
Referee: Mike Dean
22 November 2003 Watford 0–0 West Ham United Watford
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,950
Referee: Phil Prosser
25 November 2003 Wimbledon 1–1 West Ham United Milton Keynes
McAnuff Goal 63' Report Deane Goal 51' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 8,118
Referee: Barry Knight
29 November 2003 West Ham United 4–0 Wigan Athletic London
Horlock Goal 4'
Jarrett Goal 17'og'
Harewood Goal 55'75'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,375
Referee: Frazer Stretton
6 December 2003 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 West Ham United West Bromwich
Mullins Goal 80'og' Report Deane Goal 68' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,194
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 December 2003 West Ham United 0–1 Stoke City London
Report Richardson Goal 33' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,365
Referee: Brian Curson
13 December 2003 West Ham United 3–2 Sunderland London
Defoe Goal 55'61'
Pearce Goal 80'
Report McAteer Goal 4'
Oster Goal 30'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,329
Referee: Phil Joslin
20 December 2003 Walsall 1–1 West Ham United Walsall
Leitao Goal 69' Report Harewood Goal 10' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,272
Referee: Scott Mathieson
26 December 2003 West Ham United 1–2 Ipswich Town London
Defoe Goal 49' Report Couñago Goal 70'79' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,021
Referee: Barry Knight
28 December 2003 Nottingham Forest 0–2 West Ham United Nottingham
Report Harewood Goal 7'
Defoe Goal 84'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,491
Referee: Richard Beeby
10 January 2004 West Ham United 1–2 Preston North End London
Connolly Goal 19' Report Fuller Goal 64'
Healy Goal 67'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: Mark Warren
17 January 2004 Sheffield United 3–3 West Ham United Sheffield
Peschisolido Goal 5'
Shaw Goal 72'
Jagielka Goal 90'
Report Carrick Goal 19'
Harley Goal 22'
Harewood Goal 37'
Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 22,787
Referee: Paul Durkin
31 January 2004 West Ham United 2–1 Rotherham United London
Deane Goal 15'
Dailly Goal 59'
Report Repka Goal 23'og' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,483
Referee: Grant Hegley
7 February 2004 Bradford City 1–2 West Ham United Bradford
Atherton Goal 35' Report Zamora Goal 65'
Harewood Goal 78'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,078
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 February 2004 Norwich City 1–1 West Ham United Norwich
Huckerby Goal 76' Report Harewood Goal 61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,940
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 February 2004 West Ham United 1–0 Cardiff City London
Zamora Goal 73' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,858
Referee: George Cain
2 March 2004 Burnley 1–1 West Ham United Burnley
Branch Goal 31' Summary Connolly Goal 36' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 March 2004 West Ham United 0–0 Walsall London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,177
Referee: Graham Laws
9 March 2004 West Ham United 5–0 Wimbledon London
Etherington Goal 37'49'70'
Zamora Goal 39'
Reo-Coker Goal 62'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,818
Referee: Eddie Evans
13 March 2004 Sunderland 2–0 West Ham United Sunderland
Kyle Goal 61'
Whitley Goal 76'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,533
Referee: Richard Beeby
17 March 2004 West Ham United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra London
Harewood Goal 6'20'
Reo-Coker Goal 35'
McAnuff Goal 41'
Report S. Jones Goal 61'72' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,158
Referee: David Crick
21 March 2004 Millwall 4–1 West Ham United London
Dailly Goal 34'og'
Cahill Goal 46'56'
Chadwick Goal 80'
Report Harewood Goal 49' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,055
Referee: Jeff Winter
27 March 2004 West Ham United 2–1 Gillingham London
Zamora Goal 3'
Etherington Goal 76'
Report Spiller Goal 32' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,551
Referee: Andy Penn
3 April 2004 Reading 2–0 West Ham United Reading
Kitson Goal 35'52' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,718
Referee: Phil Joslin
10 April 2004 West Ham United 0–0 Derby County London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,207
Referee: Paul Robinson
12 April 2004 Crystal Palace 1–0 West Ham United London
Freedman Goal 66' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,977
Referee: Tony Bates
17 April 2004 West Ham United 2–0 Coventry City London
Zamora Goal 37'
Connolly Goal 71'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,890
Referee: Howard Webb
24 April 2004 Stoke City 0–2 West Ham United Stoke-on-Trent
Report Connolly Goal 39'
Harewood Goal 59'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 18,227
Referee: Neale Barry
1 May 2004 West Ham United 4–0 Watford London
Hutchison Goal 17'
Dailly Goal 44'
Harewood Goal 63'90'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,685
Referee: Michael Jones
9 May 2004 Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Ham United Wigan
N. Roberts Goal 34' Report Deane Goal 90' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 20,669
Referee: Roy Pearson

First Division Play-offs[]

15 May 2004 Ipswich Town 1–0 West Ham United Ipswich
Bent Goal 57' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,435
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
18 May 2004 West Ham United 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Ipswich Town London
Etherington Goal 50'
Dailly Goal 71'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,002
Referee: Neale Barry
29 May 2004 West Ham United 0–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Report Shipperley Goal 61' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 72,523
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup[]

13 August 2003 First Round West Ham United 3–1 Rushden & Diamonds London
Defoe Goal 9'
Connolly Goal 14'78'
Report Lowe Goal 34' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 13,715
Referee: Mark Cowburn
23 September 2003 Second Round Cardiff City 2–3 West Ham United Cardiff
Earnshaw Goal 12'25' Report Defoe Goal 45'64'88' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Andy D'Urso
29 October 2003 Third Round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 (a.e.t.) West Ham United London
Zamora Goal 91' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Graham Barber

FA Cup[]

3 January 2004 Third Round Wigan Athletic 1–2 West Ham United Wigan
Quinn Goal 90'og' Report Mullins Goal 80'
Connolly Goal 85'
Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 11,793
Referee: Howard Webb
25 January 2004 Fourth Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 West Ham United Wolverhampton
Ganea Goal 23' Report Deane Goal 4'
Harewood Goal 21'
Connolly Goal 32'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,143
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 February 2004 Fifth Round Fulham 0–0 West Ham United London
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,705
Referee: Graham Poll
24 February 2004 Fifth Round Replay West Ham United 0–3 Fulham London
Report McBride Goal 76'
Hayles Goal 79'
Boa Morte Goal 90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Mike Riley

Statistics[]

Overview[]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 041.30
Play-Offs 3 1 0 2 2 2 +0 033.33
FA Cup 4 2 1 1 5 5 +0 050.00
League Cup 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
Total 56 24 18 14 80 56 +24 042.86

Goalscorers[]

Rank Pos No. Nat Name First Division Play-offs FA Cup League Cup Total
1 ST 9 England Jermain Defoe 11 0 0 4 15
2 ST 8 Republic of Ireland David Connolly 10 0 2 2 14
ST 10 England Marlon Harewood 13 1 0 0 14
4 ST 29 England Brian Deane 6 0 1 0 7
5 MF 12 England Matthew Etherington 5 1 0 0 6
6 ST 25 England Bobby Zamora 5 0 0 0 5
7 DF 7 Scotland Christian Dailly 3 1 0 0 4
8 MF 4 Scotland Don Hutchison 3 0 0 0 3
9 MF 20 England Nigel Reo-Coker 2 0 0 0 2
ST 33 England Neil Mellor 2 0 0 0 2
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
12 MF 6 England Michael Carrick 1 0 0 0 1
MF 16 Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock 1 0 0 0 1
MF 17 England Hayden Mullins 0 0 1 0 1
DF 19 England Ian Pearce 1 0 0 0 1
DF 24 England Jon Harley 1 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Jamaica Jobi McAnuff 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 67 2 5 6 80

League position by matchday[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLWWWWLDWWDDDDDLDDWDLWDLWLDWWDWDDWLWLWLDLWWWD
Position781210632454345566699789668788755655353544686534
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Play-offs FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England David James 31 0 27 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
30 GK Czech Republic Pavel Srnicek 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK England Stephen Bywater 23 0 17 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Řepka 47 0 40 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF England Rufus Brevett 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 53 3 43 2 3 1 3+1 0 3 0
14 DF England Wayne Quinn 27 0 22 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0
15 DF England Anton Ferdinand 26 0 9+11 0 0 0 3 0 2+1 0
19 DF England Ian Pearce 26 1 24 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 DF Scotland Robbie Stockdale 9 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF England Matthew Kilgallon 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Wales Andy Melville 17 0 11+3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England Jon Harley 16 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF England Shaun Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
35 DF England Chris Cohen 7 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 27 4 10+14 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 MF England Rob Lee 19 0 12+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
6 MF England Michael Carrick 43 1 34+1 1 3 0 4 0 1 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 10 0 5 0 3 0 0+2 0 0 0
12 MF England Matthew Etherington 45 6 34+1 5 3 1 4 0 3 0
16 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock 33 1 23+4 1 0 0 4 0 2 0
17 MF England Hayden Mullins 34 1 27 0 3 0 4 1 0 0
19 MF England Adam Nowland 11 0 2+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Sweden Niclas Alexandersson 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England Nigel Reo-Coker 18 2 13+2 2 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF France Sebastien Carole 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Jamaica Jobi McAnuff 13 1 4+8 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England David Noble 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly 48 14 37+2 10 3 0 4 2 2 2
9 FW England Jermain Defoe 22 15 19 11 0 0 0 0 3 4
10 FW England Marlon Harewood 35 14 28 13 3 0 4 1 0 0
18 FW France Youssef Sofiane 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Australia Richard Garcia 10 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
25 FW England Bobby Zamora 20 5 15+2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW England Brian Deane 32 7 9+17 6 0+3 0 3 1 0 0
33 FW England Neil Mellor 21 2 8+8 2 0 0 0+3 0 1+1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Defoe demands transfer". 12 May 2003.
  2. ^ "West Ham block Defoe move". 13 May 2003.
  3. ^ "Spurs sign Defoe". 2 February 2004.
  4. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England.
  5. ^ Connolly was born in Brent, England.
  6. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany.
  7. ^ Horlock was born in Bexley, England.
  8. ^ McAnuff was born in Enfield, England.
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