2003–04 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

Sheffield United
2003–04 season
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division8th
FA CupSixth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lester (12)
All: Lester (15)
Average home league attendance21,646

Season summary

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Sheffield United were unable to repeat the previous season's heroics, finishing 8th in the First Division, a mere two points off the play-off places.

The kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by Desun.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
7 Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8 Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9 Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 −2 70
10 Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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   IRL Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF   ENG Rob Kozluk
3 DF   ENG Chris Armstrong
4 MF   SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 2]
5 DF   ENG Chris Morgan
6 DF   WAL Rob Page
7 FW   ENG Paul Shaw
8 MF   SCO Stuart McCall[notes 3] (assistant manager)
9 FW   ENG Ashley Ward
11 FW   ENG Jack Lester
12 MF   ENG Andy Parkinson
13 GK   ENG Kristian Rogers
14 FW   ENG Wayne Allison
15 FW   ENG Steve Kabba
16 FW   ZIM Peter Ndlovu
17 MF   ENG Phil Jagielka
18 MF   ENG Michael Tonge
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   SCO Andy Gray[notes 4]
20 FW   ENG Izale McLeod (on loan from Derby County)
21 FW   ENG Mark Rankine
22 DF   ENG Alan Wright
23 MF   IRL Colin Cryan
24 DF   ENG Mike Whitlow
25 DF   ENG Simon Francis
26 FW   ENG Kevan Hurst
27 MF   ENG Ashley Sestanovich
28 MF   ENG Ian Ross
29 DF   ENG Danny Wood
30 MF   NED Dries Boussatta
31 DF   ENG Dominic Roma
32 FW   ENG Jonathan Forte[notes 5]
34 GK   SCG Sasa Ilic[notes 6]
35 DF   ENG Ben Purkiss

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   ENG Michael Brown (to Tottenham Hotspur)
10 FW   CAN Paul Peschisolido (to Derby County)
19 FW   SCO Iffy Onuora (to Grimsby Town)
19 FW   ENG Dean Sturridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
20 MF   FRA Jean-Philippe Javary (released)
20 MF   WAL Carl Robinson (on loan from Portsmouth)
20 DF   ENG Jon Harley (on loan from Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK   SWE Lee Baxter (to IFK Göteborg)
22 FW   NED Laurens ten Heuvel (to De Graafschap)
25 GK   ENG Paul Gerrard (on loan from Grimsby Town)
25 GK   NIR Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)
30 GK   ENG Ben Scott (to Hereford United)
32 MF   ENG Anthony Tansley (to Alfreton Town)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. ^ Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ McCall was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1990.
  4. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  5. ^ Forte was born in Sheffield, England, and represented them at U-16, U-17, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2010.
  6. ^ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in December 1998.