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2003–04 Manchester City F.C. season

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.

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 attendance29,067 0v0 Sporting Lokeren
24 September 2003
Average home league attendance46,245 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
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%

Season review edit

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 edit

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]

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

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
1 GK   ENG David Seaman (retired)
7 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby (to Norwich City)
14 MF   ISR Eyal Berkovic (to Portsmouth)
15 DF   NOR Alfie Haaland (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   SCO Paul Ritchie (to Walsall)
25 DF   CMR Lucien Mettomo (to Kaiserslautern)
40 MF   ENG Chris Shuker (to Barnsley)

Historical league performance edit

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 edit

Pre-season edit

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

First game ever played at CoMS edit

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

Competitive games edit

Premier League edit

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

Table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Individual match reports edit

17 August 2003 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Manchester City London
14:00 Sporting Life report   13' (pen.) Anelka
  23' Sibierski
  83' Sun		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,780
Referee: M. Dean (Wirral)
23 August 2003 Manchester City 1–1 Portsmouth Manchester
15:00 Sommeil   90' Sporting Life report   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   44' (o.g.)
Amoruso   61'		 Sporting Life report   4' Tarnat
  59' Barton
  87' Anelka		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,361
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)
31 August 2003 Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal Manchester
16:05 Lauren   10' (o.g.) Sporting Life report   48' Wiltord
  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   48' (pen.)
Tarnat   50'
Anelka   68' (pen.)
Anelka   83'		 Sporting Life report   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   73'
Saha   79'		 Sporting Life report   46' Anelka
  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   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   27'
Distin   48'
Wright-Phillips   56'
Anelka   58'
Wright-Phillips    62'
Anelka   72'
Reyna   84'		 Sporting Life report   25' Nolan
  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   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   4' Fowler
  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   12' Stewart
  53' (pen.) Dickov
  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   57'
Shearer   77'   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   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   7'
van Nistelrooy   34'
Scholes   73'		 Sporting Life report   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   82' Sporting Life report   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   81'
Forssell   87'		 Sporting Life report   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   30' (pen.)
Fowler   90'		 Sporting Life report   66' Šmicer
  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   39' Sporting Life report   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   19'
Yakubu   52'
Sheringham   58'
Yakubu   77'		 Sporting Life report   21' Anelka
  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   50' Sporting Life report   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   39' (o.g.)
Henry   83'		 Sporting Life report   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   3'
Gerrard   51'		 Sporting Life report   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   22' Sporting Life report   27'   31' Fowler
  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   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   3'
Macken   32'
Sinclair   73'
Wright-Phillips   90'		 Sporting Life report
YouTube video		   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   23'
Viduka   76' (pen.)		 Sporting Life report   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   26' Sporting Life report   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   25'
Sibierski   39'
Wright-Phillips   90'		 Sporting Life report   13' Kennedy
  23' Cort
  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   52' Sporting Life report   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   78' Sporting Life report   34' Beattie
  55'   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   66' Sporting Life report   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   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   8'
Nemeth   32'		 Sporting Life report   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   16'   30'
Anelka   41'
Sibierski   89'
Wright-Phillips   90'		 Sporting Life report   60' Campbell Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,284
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)

UEFA Cup edit

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

28 October 2003 Round 3 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Manchester City London
19:45 Sporting Life report   22'   77' Wright-Phillips
  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   9'
Postiga   30'
Kanouté   90'		 Sporting Life report   80' Fowler Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,727
Referee: P. Durkin (Dorset)

FA Cup edit

3 January 2004 Round 3 Manchester City 2–2 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 Anelka   27' (pen.)   69' Sporting Life report   4' Dickov
  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   73' Sporting Life report   12' Sibierski
  90' Macken
  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   11' Sporting Life report   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   2'
Keane   19'
Ziege   43'		 Sporting Life report
MCFC video		    45' Barton
  48' Distin
  69' Bosvelt
  80' Wright-Phillips
  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   34'
Neville    39'
van Nistelrooy   71'
Ronaldo   74'
van Nistelrooy   80'		 Sporting Life report   78' Tarnat
  86' Fowler		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,228
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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   ENG David Seaman 26 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
1 GK   ENG David James 18 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   ENG Nicky Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK   ISL Árni Gautur Arason 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   DEN Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   FRA David Sommeil 25 2 18 1 2 0 1 0 4 1
3 DF   BEL Daniel Van Buyten 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   NED Gerard Wiekens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   FRA Sylvain Distin 50 3 38 2 5 1 2 0 5 0
17 DF   CHN Sun Jihai 42 2 29+4 1 3 0 1 0 5 1
18 DF   GER Michael Tarnat 41 4 32 3 4 1 2 0 3 0
22 DF   IRL Richard Dunne 40 0 28+1 0 5 0 2 0 3+1 0
27 DF   NED Mikkel Bischoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 DF   ENG Stephen Jordan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   USA Claudio Reyna 31 1 19+4 1 3 0 1 0 2+2 0
19 MF   AUS Danny Tiatto 9 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
20 MF   ENG Steve McManaman 30 0 20+2 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
24 MF   ENG Joey Barton 39 1 24+4 1 3+1 0 2 0 2+3 0
26 MF   NED Paul Bosvelt 35 1 22+3 0 4 1 1 0 4+1 0
28 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair 38 2 20+9 1 3+1 0 2 0 3 1
29 MF   ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 46 11 32+2 7 3+1 1 2 2 4+2 1
30 MF   FRA Christian Negouai 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
42 MF   IRL Glenn Whelan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
44 MF   IRL Willo Flood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler 41 10 23+8 7 4 1 2 1 4 1
9 FW   CRC Paulo Wanchope 26 6 12+10 6 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
10 FW   FRA Antoine Sibierski 30 7 18+5 5 3+2 1 0+1 0 1 1
11 FW   ENG Jon Macken 21 4 7+8 1 1+2 2 0+1 1 1+1 0
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka 43 24 31+1 16 4 4 2 0 5 4
45 FW   IRL Stephen Elliott 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK   ENG David Seaman 26 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
7 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF   ISR Eyal Berkovic 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0

Starting 11 edit

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

Goal scorers edit

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

Transfers and loans edit

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