2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
2003-04 season
League	Premier League
Manager	Chris Coleman
League position	9th
Top goalscorer	League: Louis Saha (13) All competitions: Louis Saha (15)
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance	25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004)
Lowest home attendance	10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003)
Previous season	← 2002–03
Next season	2004–05 →

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.

First-team squad

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Edwin van der Sar
2	DF	Moritz Volz
3	DF	Jon Harley
5	DF	Sylvain Legwinski
6	MF	Junichi Inamoto
7	MF	Mark Pembridge
8	FW	Brian McBride
9	FW	Facundo Sava
10	MF	Lee Clark (captain)
11	FW	Luís Boa Morte
12	GK	Mark Crossley
14	MF	Steed Malbranque^[2]
15	FW	Barry Hayles^[3]
16	DF	Zat Knight

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Martin Djetou
18	DF	Jerome Bonnissel
22	DF	Dean Leacock
23	MF	Sean Davis
24	DF	Alain Goma
25	DF	Malik Buari
26	MF	Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic)
27	FW	Andrejs Štolcers
28	DF	Zesh Rehman^[4]
30	DF	Adam Green
31	MF	Darren Pratley
34	DF	Carlos Bocanegra
35	DF	Ian Pearce
36	FW	Collins John^[5]

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.	Position	Player
4	DF	Andy Melville (to West Ham United)
7	FW	Steve Marlet (on loan to Marseille)
8	FW	Louis Saha (to Manchester United)

No.		Position	Player
26		FW	Callum Willock^[6] (to Peterborough United)
		GK	Maik Taylor^[7] (to Birmingham City)

Reserve squad

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

No.	Position	Player
13	GK	Ross Flitney
19	FW	Elvis Hammond
20	DF	Mark Hudson
21	GK	Dave Beasant

No.	Position	Player
29	MF	Sean Doherty
32	MF	Tom Davis
33	FW	Stuart Noble
37	DF	Liam Rosenior

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[8]

Considering a 4-4-2 formation^[9]

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

Summer

In

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Dave Beasant (from Brighton & Hove Albion - free)
		DF	Jérôme Bonnissel (from Rangers - free)
		DF	Moritz Volz (on 4 month loan from Arsenal)

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Mark Crossley (from Middlesbrough - £500,000)
		MF	Mark Pembridge (from Everton - undisclosed)
		DF	Liam Rosenior (from Bristol City - undisclosed)

Out

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	John Collins (retired)
		FW	Luke Cornwall (released)
		MF	Bjarne Goldbæk (released)
		DF	Steve Finnan (to Liverpool - undisclosed)
		GK	Martín Herrera (on season-long loan to Estudiantes La Plata)
		DF	Abdeslam Ouaddou (on season-long loan to Rennes)

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Maik Taylor (on season-long loan to Birmingham City)
		FW	Elvis Hammond (on month-long loan to Norwich City)
		DF	Mark Hudson (on month-long loan to Oldham Athletic)
		FW	Steve Marlet (on season-long loan to Marseille)
		DF	Jon Harley (on month-long loan to Sheffield United)

January

In

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic for season)
		DF	Carlos Bocanegra (from Chicago Fire - free)
		DF	Moritz Volz (from Arsenal - undisclosed)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Ian Pearce (from West Ham United - undisclosed)
		FW	Brian McBride (from Columbus Crew - free)
		FW	Collins John (from Twente - undisclosed)

Out

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Mark Hudson (on three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace)
		DF	Jon Harley (on three-month loan to West Ham United)
		DF	Andy Melville (to West Ham United - nominal)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Louis Saha (to Manchester United - £12,820,000)
		GK	Maik Taylor (to Birmingham City - £1,500,000)

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Chris Coleman
Assistant manager	Steve Kean
Goalkeeping coach	Dave Beasant
Head of Youth Development	John Murtough
Secretary	Mark Maunders

Source: Fulham FC

Other information

Chairman	Mohamed Al Fayed
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

Premier League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Comments
1	Arsenal (C)	38	26	12	0	73	26	47	90	Champions League Group Stage
2	Chelsea	38	24	7	7	67	30	37	79	Champions League Group Stage
3	Manchester United	38	23	6	9	64	35	29	75	Champions League Third Qualifying Round
4	Liverpool	38	16	12	10	55	37	18	60	Champions League Third Qualifying Round
5	Newcastle United	38	13	17	8	52	40	12	56	UEFA Cup First Round
6	Aston Villa	38	15	11	12	48	44	4	56
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	UEFA Cup First Round¹
12	Southampton	38	12	11	15	44	45	-1	47
13	Portsmouth	38	12	9	17	47	54	-7	45
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 Championship
19	Leeds United (R)	38	8	9	21	40	79	-39	33
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers (R)	38	7	12	19	38	77	-39	33

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated

^1. Middlesbrough qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

Season statistics

Total Goals: 1012

Average Goals per game: 2.66

Matches

Pre-Season friendlies

Torquay v Fulham

2003-07-12

Torquay	1 – 4	Fulham
Gritton 32'	Report	Buari 23' Sava 55' Saha 69', 76'

Plainmoor, Torquay
Attendance: 1 896

Fulham v Celtic

2003-07-17

Fulham	1 – 2	Celtic
Sava 59'	Report	Petrov 8' Larsson 12'

Loftus Road, Fulham, London
Attendance: 14 247

ASK Voitsberg v Fulham

2003-07-23

ASK Voitsberg	1 – 4	Fulham
Walther Eccher 73' (pen.)	Report	Sava 8' Marlet 24' Hammond 36' Saha 68' (pen)

Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
Attendance: 400

Roma v Fulham

2003-07-26

Roma	2 – 1	Fulham
Cassano 26' Bombardini 88'	Report	Saha 27'

Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
Attendance: 4 000

Motherwell v Fulham

2003-08-02

Motherwell	2 – 2	Fulham
Burns 40' (pen.), 89'	Report	Saha 18' Marlet 60'

Fir Park, Motherwell
Referee: Eddie Mack

Livingston v Fulham

2003-08-05

Livingston	2 – 0	Fulham
Pasquinelli 23', 31'	Report

Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Attendance: 2 846
Referee: John Underhill

Fulham v Mallorca

2003-08-10

Fulham	2 – 1	Mallorca
Boa Morte 32' Malbranque 65'	Report	Eto'o 12'

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Paul Durkin

Premier League

Fulham v Middlesbrough

2003-08-16
15:00

Fulham	3 – 2	Middlesbrough
Marlet 18' Inamoto 56' Saha 70'	Report	Marinelli 10' Németh 81' Christie 63'

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Graham Poll

Everton v Fulham

2003-08-23
15:00

Everton	3 – 1	Fulham
Hayles 69'	Report

Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,604
Referee: Neale Barry

Tottenham v Fulham

2003-08-30
15:00

Tottenham	0 – 3	Fulham
	Report	Hayles 23', 67' Boa Morte 71'

White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Jeff Winter

Birmingham v Fulham

2003-09-14
16:05

Birmingham	2 – 2	Fulham
Forssell 45', 82'	Report	Saha 1' Boa Morte 78'

St Andrews, Birmingham
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Steve Dunn

Fulham v Manchester City

2003-09-23
15:00

Fulham	2 – 2	Manchester City
Malbranque 73' Saha 79'	Report	Anelka 46' Wanchope 90'

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Phil Dowd

Blackburn v Fulham

2003-09-28
15:00

Blackburn	0 – 2	Fulham
	Report	Boa Morte 5' Saha 56'

Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Matt Messias

Fulham v Leicester City

2003-10-04
15:00

Fulham	2 – 0	Leicester City
Boa Morte 36', 73'	Report

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: Chris Foy

Fulham v Wolves

2003-10-18
15:00

Fulham	0 – 0	Wolves
	(Report)

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 17,031
Referee: Howard Webb

Fulham v Newcastle

2003-10-21
19:45

Fulham	2 – 3	Newcastle
Clark 6' Saha 8'	(Report)	Robert 16' Shearer 51' (pen.), 56'

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,506
Referee: Barry Knight

Manchester United v Fulham

2003-10-25
15:00

Manchester United	1 – 3	Fulham
Diego Forlán 45'	Report	Clark 3' Malbranque 66' Inamoto 79'

Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 67,727
Referee: Mike Riley

Fulham v Liverpool

2003-11-02
15:00

Fulham	1 – 2	Liverpool
Saha 40'	Report	Heskey 17' Murphy 89' (pen.)

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 17,682
Referee: Rob Styles

Charlton Athletic v Fulham

2003-11-08
15:00

Charlton Athletic	3 – 1	Fulham
Stuart 10' Johansson 69', 76'	Report	S. Davis 89'

The Valley, Charlton, London
Attendance: 26,344
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Fulham v Portsmouth

2003-11-24
20:00

Fulham	2 – 0	Portsmouth
Saha 30', 33'	Report

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 15,624
Referee: Alan Wiley

Arsenal v Fulham

2003-11-30
14:00

Arsenal	0 – 0	Fulham
	Report

Highbury, London
Attendance: 38,063
Referee: Graham Barber

Fulham v Bolton Wanderers

2003-12-06
15:00

Fulham	2 – 1	Bolton Wanderers
S. Davis 75' Sava 76'	Report	Kevin Davies 53'

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Leeds United v Fulham

2003-12-14
16:05

Leeds United	3 – 2	Fulham
Duberry 41' Viduka 46' Matteo 88'	Report	Saha 47', 86'

Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire
Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Neale Barry

Fulham v Chelsea

2003-12-20
20:00

Fulham	0 – 1	Chelsea
	Report	Crespo 62'

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Alan Wiley

Fulham v Southampton

2003-12-26
12:00

Fulham	2 – 0	Southampton
Saha 19', 63' (pen.)	Report

Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,767
Referee: Alan Wiley

Aston Villa v Fulham

2003-12-28
15:00

Aston Villa	3 – 0	Fulham
Ángel 33' Vassell 67', 82'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 35,617
Referee: Barry Knight

Middlesbrough v Fulham

2004-01-07
19:45

Middlesbrough	2 – 1	Fulham
Job 15' Németh 67'	Report	Hayles 90'

The Riverside, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 27,869
Referee: Paul Durkin

Wolves 2-1 Fulham
Fulham 2-0 Leeds
Leicester 0-2 Fulham
Fulham 2-1 Everton
Manchester City 0-0 Fulham
Fulham 3-4 Blackburn
Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
Chelsea 2-1 Fulham

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/faprem/fulham.htm
↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualifies to represent France internationally; he represented them at U-21 level and would be called up to the senior international side in February 2004, but he would not play.
↑ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies 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.
↑ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and has represented England at youth level, but also qualifies to represent Pakistan internationally and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
↑ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualifies to represent the Netherlands internationally and would make his full international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
↑ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
↑ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualifies to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport; he made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/players/season/2004
↑ http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Fulham/FA_Premier_League_2003-2004/Fixture/

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