2003–04 season | |||
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Chairman | Mohamed Al-Fayed | ||
Manager | Chris Coleman | ||
Premier League | 9th | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Louis Saha (13) All: Louis Saha (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003) | ||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[1]
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Edwin van der Sar | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | ![]() |
Mark Crossley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Moritz Volz | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Jon Harley | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | ![]() |
Zat Knight | 37 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | ![]() |
Martin Djetou | 31 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | ![]() |
Jérôme Bonnissel | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | ![]() |
Dean Leacock | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Alain Goma | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() |
Zesh Rehman | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
30 | DF | ![]() |
Adam Green | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
34 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Bocanegra | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Pearce | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
5 | MF | ![]() |
Sylvain Legwinski | 37 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Junichi Inamoto | 25 | 3 | 15+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Mark Pembridge | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Clark | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Steed Malbranque | 44 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Sean Davis | 30 | 6 | 22+2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | ![]() |
Malik Buari | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ![]() |
Bobby Petta | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Andrejs Štolcers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
31 | MF | ![]() |
Darren Pratley | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
8 | FW | ![]() |
Brian McBride | 19 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Facundo Sava | 9 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Luís Boa Morte | 39 | 10 | 32+1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
15 | FW | ![]() |
Barry Hayles | 32 | 5 | 10+16 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | FW | ![]() |
Collins John | 8 | 4 | 3+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Melville | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Steve Marlet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | FW | ![]() |
Louis Saha | 22 | 15 | 20+1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
[edit]- GK: #1,
Edwin van der Sar, 43
- RB: #2,
Moritz Volz, 37
- CB: #16,
Zat Knight, 35
- CB: #24,
Alain Goma, 29
- LB: #34,
Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17,
Martin Djetou, has 24 starts)
- RM: #10,
Lee Clark, 27
- CM: #23,
Sean Davis, 28
- CM: #5,
Sylvain Legwinski, 35
- LM: #14,
Steed Malbranque, 44
- CF: #8,
Louis Saha, 21
- CF: #11,
Luís Boa Morte, 37
Transfers
[edit]Summer
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January
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Club
[edit]Management
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Head of Youth Development | ![]() |
Secretary | ![]() |
Source: Fulham FC
Other information
[edit]Chairman | ![]() |
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
[edit]Premier League
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.
Season statistics
[edit]Total Goals: 1012 |
Average Goals per game: 2.66 |
Matches
[edit]Pre-season friendlies
[edit]12 July 2003 | Torquay United | 1–4 | Fulham | Plainmoor, Torquay |
Gritton ![]() |
Report | Buari ![]() Sava ![]() Saha ![]() |
Attendance: 1 896 |
17 July 2003 | Fulham | 1–2 | Celtic | Loftus Road, Fulham, London |
Sava ![]() |
Report | Petrov ![]() Larsson ![]() |
Attendance: 14 247 |
23 July 2003 | ASK Voitsberg | 1–4 | Fulham | Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg |
Walther Eccher ![]() |
Report | Sava ![]() Marlet ![]() Hammond ![]() Saha ![]() |
Attendance: 400 |
26 July 2003 | Roma | 2–1 | Fulham | Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg |
Cassano ![]() Bombardini ![]() |
Report | Saha ![]() |
Attendance: 4 000 |
2 August 2003 | Motherwell | 2–2 | Fulham | Fir Park, Motherwell |
Burns ![]() |
Report | Saha ![]() Marlet ![]() |
Referee: Eddie Mack |
5 August 2003 | Livingston | 2–0 | Fulham | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
Pasquinelli ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill |
10 August 2003 | Fulham | 2–1 | Mallorca | Loftus Road, London |
Boa Morte ![]() Malbranque ![]() |
Report | Eto'o ![]() |
Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin |
Results
[edit]16 August 2003 1 | Fulham | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | White City, London |
15:00 BST | Marlet ![]() Inamoto ![]() Saha ![]() |
Report | Marinelli ![]() Nemeth ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll |
23 August 2003 2 | Everton | 3–1 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
15:00 BST | Naysmith ![]() Unsworth ![]() ![]() |
Report | Hayles ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry |
30 August 2003 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | Tottenham, London |
15:00 BST | Report | Hayles ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter |
14 September 2003 4 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
16:05 BST | Mikael Forssell ![]() Purse ![]() |
Report | Saha ![]() Boa Morte ![]() Legwinski ![]() |
Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn |
20 September 2003 5 | Fulham | 2-2 | Manchester City | White City, London |
15:00 BST | Malbranque ![]() Saha ![]() |
Report | Knight ![]() Wanchope ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd |
28 September 2003 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Fulham | Blackburn, Lancashire |
12:00 BST | Report | Boa Morte ![]() Saha ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias |
4 October 2003 7 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leicester City | White City, London |
15:00 BST | Boa Morte ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,612 Referee: Chris Foy |
18 October 2003 8 | Fulham | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | White City, London |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb |
21 October 2003 9 | Fulham | 2–3 | Newcastle United | White City, London |
19:45 BST | Clark ![]() Saha ![]() |
Report | Robert ![]() Shearer ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,241 Referee: Barry Knight |
25 October 2003 10 | Manchester United | 1–3 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
Forlan ![]() |
Report | Clark ![]() Malbranque ![]() Inamoto ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley |
2 November 2003 11 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | White City, London |
Saha ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Report | Heskey ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles |
8 November 2003 12 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Fulham | Charlton, London |
Stuart ![]() Johansson ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,285 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
24 November 2003 13 | Fulham | 2–0 | Portsmouth | White City, London |
Saha ![]() |
Report | Berger ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley |
30 November 2003 14 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Fulham | Highbury, London |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber |
6 December 2003 15 | Fulham | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | White City, London |
Davis ![]() Sava ![]() |
Report | Davies ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
14 December 2003 16 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Fulham | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Duberry ![]() Viduka ![]() Matteo ![]() |
Report | Saha ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry |
20 December 2003 17 | Fulham | 0–1 | Chelsea | White City, London |
Report | Crespo ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,431 Referee: Mike Riley |
20 December 2003 18 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | White City, London |
Saha ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,640 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
28 December 2003 19 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Angel ![]() Vassell ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight |
7 January 2004 20 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Fulham | Middlesbrough North Yorkshire |
Job ![]() Nemeth ![]() |
Report | Hayles ![]() |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,869 Referee: Paul Durkin |
10 January 2004 21 | Fulham | 2–1 | Everton | White City, London, London |
Saha ![]() Malbranque ![]() |
Report | Kilbane ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,308 Referee: Graham Poll |
19 January 2004 22 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
O'Brien ![]() Speed ![]() Robert ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Neale Barry |
31 January 2004 23 | Fulham | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | White City, London |
Malbranque ![]() McBride ![]() |
Report | Keane ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,024 Referee: Matt Messias |
7 February 2004 24 | Southampton | 0–0 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Attendance: 31,820 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
11 February 2004 25 | Fulham | 1–2 | Aston Villa | White City, London |
Boa Morte ![]() Bocanegra ![]() |
Report | Angel ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,153 Referee: Barry Knight |
21 February 2004 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Fulham | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
Ince ![]() Cort ![]() |
Report | Malbranque ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,424 Referee: Howard Webb |
28 February 2004 27 | Fulham | 1–1 | Manchester United | White City, London |
Boa Morte ![]() |
Report | Saha ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,306 Referee: Alan Wiley |
13 March 2004 28 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leeds United | White City, London |
Davis ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Steve Dunn |
20 March 2004 29 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Fulham | Fulham, London |
Gudjohnsen ![]() Duff ![]() |
Report | Pembridge ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,459 Referee: Neale Barry |
27 March 2004 30 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,522 Referee: Jeff Winter |
3 April 2004 31 | Fulham | 0–0 | Birmingham City | White City, London |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Mike Riley |
10 April 2004 32 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Fulham | Leicester, Leicestershire |
Report | John ![]() |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 28,392 Referee: Peter Walton |
12 April 2004 33 | Fulham | 3–4 | Blackburn Rovers | White City, London |
John ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Report | Cole ![]() Douglas ![]() Amoruso ![]() Stead ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,981 Referee: Steve Bennett |
17 April 2004 34 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee: Steve Bennett |
24 April 2004 35 | Fulham | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | White City, London |
Malbranque ![]() Davis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,585 Referee: Matt Messias |
1 May 2004 36 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Fulham | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Yakubu ![]() |
Report | McBride ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Steve Dunn |
9 May 2004 37 | Fulham | 0–1 | Arsenal | White City, London |
Report | Reyes ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,102 Referee: Mike Dean |
15 May 2004 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Fulham | Bolton, Lancashire |
Report | McBride ![]() |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,383 Referee: Graham Barber |
23 September 2003 2nd Round | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Fulham | Wigan, Lancashire |
Ellington ![]() |
Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 4,874 Referee: Alan Kaye |
4 January 2004 3rd Round | Fulham | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | White City, London |
Saha ![]() |
Report | McCann ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Peter Walton |
25 January 2004 4th Round | Everton | 1–1 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
Jeffers ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,862 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
4 February 2004 4th Round Replay | Fulham | 2–1 | Everton | White City, London |
Inamoto ![]() Malbranque ![]() |
Report | Jeffers ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,551 Referee: Paul Durkin |
14 February 2004 5th Round | Fulham | 0–0 | West Ham United | White City, London |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,705 Referee: Graham Poll |
24 February 2004 5th Round Replay | West Ham United | 0–3 | Fulham | Upton Park, London |
Report | McBride ![]() Hayles ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,934 Referee: Mike Riley |
6 March 2004 Quarter Final | Manchester United | 2–1 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
Van Nistelrooy ![]() |
Report | Malbranque ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,614 Referee: Rob Styles |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
- ^ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.