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2003–04 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.

Ipswich Town
2003–04 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerJoe Royle
StadiumPortman Road
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Bent (15)
All: Darren Bent (16)
Highest home attendance30,152
(vs Norwich City, 21 Dec 2003, First Division)
Lowest home attendance11,118
(vs Kidderminster Harriers, 13 Aug 2003, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,519

Season summary edit

Ipswich Town, in their second consecutive season in English football's second tier, finished the campaign in fifth place. Having scored 84 goals, Town suffered from their poor defensive record: with 72 goals conceded, Town had the third worst defensive record in the whole division, and the worst of the top 18 teams. Town won the first leg of their play-off, against fourth-placed West Ham United, with a goal from teenage striker Darren Bent (who scored 15 goals in the league alone), but lost the second leg 2–0, condemning Town to another season in the new championship.

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1][2]

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   ENG Kelvin Davis
2 DF   NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF   ENG Chris Makin
4 DF   ENG John McGreal
5 DF   GUI Drissa Diallo
6 DF   SCO Matt Elliott (on loan from Leicester City)
7 MF   NIR Jim Magilton (captain)
8 MF   ENG Tommy Miller
9 FW   ESP Pablo Couñago
10 FW   ENG Alun Armstrong
11 MF   ENG Jermaine Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   ENG Richard Naylor
14 DF   ENG Matt Richards
15 DF   CPV Georges Santos
17 FW   ENG Dean Bowditch
18 FW   ENG Darren Bent
23 MF   ENG Chris Bart-Williams
30 MF   NED Martijn Reuser
32 FW   FIN Shefki Kuqi
33 MF   ENG Ian Westlake
34 GK   WAL Lewis Price

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   ENG Marcus Bent (on loan to Leicester City)
19 GK   ENG Andy Marshall (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall)
22 GK   ENG Nathan Abbey (to Burnley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF   IRL Alan Mahon (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
26 GK   ENG James Pullen (to Peterborough United)
27 MF   ENG Matt Bloomfield (to Wycombe Wanderers)

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   ENG Aidan Collins
21 DF   ENG Scott Mitchell
24 MF   NED Nabil Abidallah
26 DF   ENG Scott Barron
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF   IRL Gerard Nash
29 FW   ENG Antonio Murray
31 FW   NIR Sam Morrow

Pre-season edit

Ipswich's pre-season preparations for the 2003–04 season included a pre-season tour of Scandinavia in July.[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 July 2003   Southend United A 4–2 Unknown Westlake, M Bent, D Bent, Couñago
18 July 2003   Mjällby A 3–1 Unknown M Bent, D Bent, Couñago
20 July 2003   Helsingør IF A 3–1 Unknown D Bent (2), M Bent
22 July 2003   Trelleborgs FF A 5–0 Unknown D Bent (pen), Couñago, Reuser, M Bent, Wilnis
26 July 2003   Colchester United A 3–0 Unknown M Bent, D Bent (2)
30 July 2003   Boston United A 2–0 Unknown Westlake, Armstrong
1 August 2003   Levski Sofia H 1–1 Unknown Couñago

Competitions edit

Football League First Division edit

Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
7 Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Reading H 1–1 24,830 Miller (pen)
16 August 2003 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 6,982
23 August 2003 Coventry City H 1–1 22,419 M Bent
26 August 2003 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 8,292
30 August 2003 West Ham United H 1–2 29,679 Wright
13 September 2003 West Bromwich Albion A 1–4 24,954 Naylor
16 September 2003 Walsall H 2–1 20,912 Armstrong (pen), D Bent
20 September 2003 Wimbledon H 4–1 23,428 Armstrong, Naylor, D Bent, Couñago (pen)
27 September 2003 Watford A 2–1 15,350 Kuqi, Magilton
30 September 2003 Sunderland A 2–3 24,840 D Bent, Naylor
4 October 2003 Rotherham United H 2–1 21,859 Couñago (2) (pen)
11 October 2003 Bradford City A 1–0 10,229 Mahon
14 October 2003 Burnley H 6–1 22,048 Couñago (2), Wright, Chris Bart-Williams, Chaplow (o.g.), Kuqi
18 October 2003 Stoke City H 1–0 22,122 Richards
21 October 2003 Crystal Palace A 4–3 15,483 Naylor (2), Couñago, Kuqi
25 October 2003 Preston North End A 1–1 14,863 Couñago (pen)
1 November 2003 Gillingham H 3–4 24,788 Westlake, Couñago, Miller
8 November 2003 Derby County A 2–2 19,976 Miller (pen), D Bent
22 November 2003 Sheffield United H 3–0 25,004 Kuqi (pen), Westlake, D Bent
29 November 2003 Cardiff City A 2–3 17,833 Miller, Santos, Bart-Williams
3 December 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 21,558 D Bent
6 December 2003 Derby County H 2–1 25,018 D Bent, Mawene (o.g.)
13 December 2003 Millwall A 0–0 9,829
21 December 2003 Norwich City H 0–2 30,152
26 December 2003 West Ham United A 2–1 35,021 Couñago (2) (pen)
28 December 2003 Crystal Palace H 1–3 27,629 Wright
10 January 2004 Reading A 1–1 17,362 McGreal
17 January 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 6–4 22,071 Miller (2), Kuqi (2), Reuser, Couñago
31 January 2004 Coventry City A 1–1 14,441 Westlake
7 February 2004 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 22,093 Kuqi
14 February 2004 Bradford City H 3–1 21,478 Kuqi, Westlake, D Bent
21 February 2004 Burnley A 2–4 12,418 Miller, Reuser
28 February 2004 Preston North End H 2–0 23,359 Miller, Westlake
2 March 2004 Stoke City A 0–2 11,435
7 March 2004 Norwich City A 1–3 23,942 Miller
13 March 2004 Millwall H 1–3 23,582 D Bent
16 March 2004 Walsall A 3–1 6,562 D Bent (3)
20 March 2004 Watford H 4–1 23,524 Bowditch (3), Wright
27 March 2004 Wimbledon A 2–1 6,389 D Bent, Kuqi
4 April 2004 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 24,608 Miller, D Bent
10 April 2004 Rotherham United A 3–1 6,561 Wright, D Bent, Kuqi
12 April 2004 Sunderland H 1–0 26,801 Miller (pen)
17 April 2004 Gillingham A 2–1 9,641 Reuser, D Bent
24 April 2004 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 27,848 Bowditch
30 April 2004 Sheffield United A 1–1 24,184 Westlake
9 May 2004 Cardiff City H 1–1 28,703 Kuqi

First Division play-offs edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 15 May 2004 West Ham United H 1–0 28,435 D Bent
SF 2nd Leg 18 May 2004 West Ham United A 0–2 34,002

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 2004 Derby County H 3–0 16,159 Naylor, Miller, Kuqi
R4 24 January 2004 Sunderland H 1–2 21,406 Reuser

League Cup edit

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 August 2003 Kidderminster Harriers H 1–0 11,118 Bowditch
R4 23 September 2003 Notts County A 1–2 4,059 Couñago

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
4 June 2003 DF   Drissa Diallo   Burnley Free transfer [5]
17 July 2003 DF   Georges Santos   Grimsby Town Free transfer [6]
28 July 2003 GK   Kelvin Davis   Wimbledon Free transfer [7]
27 November 2003 FW   Shefki Kuqi   Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [8]
11 December 2003 MF   Chris Bart-Williams   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [9]
17 December 2003 GK   Nathan Abbey   Hayes Free transfer [10]

Loans in edit

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
5 September 2003 DF   Alan Mahon   Blackburn Rovers 22 December 2003 [11]
10 September 2003 MF   Chris Bart-Williams   Charlton Athletic 11 December 2003 [12]
26 September 2003 FW   Shefki Kuqi   Sheffield Wednesday 27 November 2003 [13]
14 March 2004 DF   Matt Elliott   Leicester City 30 June 2004 [14]

Transfers out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
9 June 2003 DF   Lee Beevers   Boston United Free transfer [15]
12 June 2003 MF   Finidi George Free agent Mutual Consent [16]
16 June 2003 MF   Matt Holland   Charlton Athletic £750,000 [17]
19 June 2003 MF   Ulrich Le Pen   Strasbourg Free transfer [18]
1 July 2003 MF   Matthew Robinson Free agent Released [19]
10 July 2003 DF   Mark Venus   Cambridge United Free transfer [20]
18 July 2003 GK   Matteo Sereni   Lazio Undisclosed [21]
31 July 2003 DF   Thomas Gaardsøe   West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [22]
2 September 2003 DF   Erdem Artun   Darlington Free transfer [23]
3 November 2003 GK   James Pullen   Peterborough United Free transfer [24]
23 December 2003 MF   Matt Bloomfield   Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [25][26]
16 January 2004 GK   Nathan Abbey   Burnley Free transfer [27]
25 March 2004 GK   Andy Marshall   Millwall Free transfer [28]

Loans out edit

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
4 August 2003 GK   James Pullen   Dagenham & Redbridge 19 October 2003 [29]
1 September 2003 FW   Marcus Bent   Leicester City 30 June 2004 [30]
11 November 2003 GK   Andy Marshall   Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2004 [31][32]
10 December 2003 FW   Sam Morrow   Boston United 11 January 2004 [33]
10 December 2003 DF   Chris Hogg   Boston United 14 March 2004 [33][34]
22 December 2003 FW   Alun Armstrong   Bradford City 18 March 2004 [35]
17 January 2004 MF   Nabil Abidallah   Northampton Town 17 February 2004 [36]
28 January 2004 GK   Andy Marshall   Millwall 24 March 2004 [37][38]

Squad statistics edit

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Kelvin Davis 51 0 45 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
34 GK   WAL Lewis Price 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   NED Fabian Wilnis 46 0 41 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG Chris Makin 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF   ENG John McGreal 21 1 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   GUI Drissa Diallo 20 0 16+3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   SCO Matt Elliott 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF   ENG Richard Naylor 45 6 28+11 5 2 1 1+1 0 2 0
14 DF   ENG Matt Richards 50 1 41+3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
15 DF   CPV Georges Santos 36 1 28+6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG Scott Mitchell 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   IRL Gerard Nash 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   NIR Jim Magilton 52 1 46 1 1+1 0 2 0 2 0
8 MF   ENG Tommy Miller 39 12 27+7 11 2 1 1 0 2 0
11 DF   ENG Jermaine Wright 51 5 42+3 5 2 0 2 0 2 0
23 MF   ENG Chris Bart-Williams 28 2 23+3 2 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 MF   NED Martijn Reuser 21 4 3+14 3 1+1 1 1 0 0+1 0
33 MF   ENG Ian Westlake 43 6 30+9 6 1 0 1 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW   ESP Pablo Couñago 33 12 18+11 11 2 0 2 1 0 0
10 FW   ENG Alun Armstrong 9 2 5+2 2 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW   ENG Dean Bowditch 20 5 7+9 4 0+1 0 1+1 1 0+1 0
18 FW   ENG Darren Bent 41 16 32+5 15 1 0 1 0 2 1
22 FW   ENG Darryl Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW   NIR Sam Morrow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 FW   FIN Shefki Kuqi 40 12 29+7 11 1+1 1 0 0 1+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
16 FW   ENG Marcus Bent 5 1 4 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF   IRL Alan Mahon 12 1 7+4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   ENG Matt Bloomfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
18 FW   Darren Bent 15 0 0 1 16
8 MF   Tommy Miller 11 1 0 0 12
9 FW   Pablo Couñago 11 0 1 0 12
32 FW   Shefki Kuqi 11 1 0 0 12
12 DF   Richard Naylor 5 1 0 0 6
33 MF   Ian Westlake 6 0 0 0 6
11 MF   Jermaine Wright 5 0 0 0 5
17 FW   Dean Bowditch 4 0 1 0 5
30 MF   Martijn Reuser 3 1 0 0 4
10 FW   Alun Armstrong 2 0 0 0 2
23 MF   Chris Bart-Williams 2 0 0 0 2
4 DF   John McGreal 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF   Jim Magilton 1 0 0 0 1
14 DF   Matt Richards 1 0 0 0 1
15 DF   Georges Santos 1 0 0 0 1
16 FW   Marcus Bent 1 0 0 0 1
25 MF   Alan Mahon 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 82 4 2 1 89

Clean sheets edit

No. Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
1   Kelvin Davis 6 1 1 1 9
Total 6 1 1 1 9

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
                   
1 GK   Kelvin Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   Fabian Wilnis 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
3 DF   Chris Makin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   John McGreal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   Drissa Diallo 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
6 DF   Matt Elliott 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF   Jim Magilton 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
8 MF   Tommy Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW   Pablo Couñago 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 MF   Jermaine Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF   Richard Naylor 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
14 DF   Matt Richards 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 DF   Georges Santos 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
17 FW   Dean Bowditch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW   Darren Bent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Chris Bart-Williams 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
25 MF   Alan Mahon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 MF   Martijn Reuser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW   Shefki Kuqi 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
33 MF   Ian Westlake 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 76 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 80 1

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[39]

Awards edit

Player awards edit

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year   Ian Westlake [40]
Players' Player of the Year   Jermaine Wright [41]
Young Player of the Year   Dean Bowditch [42]

References edit

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