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West Ham United 2003–04 football season
During the 2003–04 English football season, West Ham United competed in the First Division . It was their first season in English football's second tier since the 1992–93 season, having been relegated from the Premiership in 18th place last season.
Season summary
Manager Glenn Roeder was sacked three games into the season. Sir Trevor Brooking took over as caretaker manager until October, when the club signed Alan Pardew of Reading as their new manager. Despite the loss of key players like Joe Cole , Paolo Di Canio and Glen Johnson before the start of the season, and David James and Jermain Defoe during the season, Pardew managed to guide the Hammers to fourth place, qualifying for the play-offs. West Ham managed to beat Ipswich Town in the semi-final, but were beaten in the final by Crystal Palace , meaning the Hammers were consigned to another season in English football's second tier.
Final league table
Results
West Ham United's score comes first
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 2003
Preston North End
A
2-1
18,246
Defoe , Connolly
16 August 2003
Sheffield United
H
0-0
28,972
23 August 2003
Rotherham United
A
0-1
8,739
26 August 2003
Bradford City
H
1-0
30,370
Defoe
30 August 2003
Ipswich Town
A
2-1
29,679
Defoe , Connolly
13 September 2003
Reading
H
1-0
32,634
Dailly
16 September 2003
Crewe Alexandra
A
3-0
9,575
Connolly (2), Etherington
20 September 2003
Gillingham
A
0-2
11,418
28 September 2003
Millwall
H
1-1
31,626
Connolly
1 October 2003
Crystal Palace
H
3-0
31,861
Defoe , Mellor (2)
4 October 2003
Derby County
A
1-0
22,810
Hutchison
15 October 2003
Norwich City
H
1-1
31,308
Edworthy (own goal)
18 October 2003
Burnley
H
2-2
31,474
Connolly , Hutchison
22 October 2003
Nottingham Forest
H
1-1
29,544
Defoe
25 October 2003
Cardiff City
A
0-0
19,202
1 November 2003
Coventry City
A
1-1
19,126
Defoe
8 November 2003
West Bromwich Albion
H
3-4
30,359
Defoe , Deane (2)
22 November 2003
Watford
A
0-0
20,950
25 November 2003
Wimbledon
A
1-1
8,118
Deane
29 November 2003
Wigan Athletic
H
4-0
34,375
Horlock , Jarrett (own goal), Harewood (2, 1 pen)
6 December 2003
West Bromwich Albion
A
1-1
26,194
Deane
9 December 2003
Stoke City
H
0-1
24,365
13 December 2003
Sunderland
H
3-2
30,329
Defoe (2), Pearce
20 December 2003
Walsall
A
1-1
9,272
Harewood
26 December 2003
Ipswich Town
H
1-2
35,021
Defoe
28 December 2003
Nottingham Forest
A
2-0
27,491
Harewood , Defoe
10 January 2004
Preston North End
H
1-2
28,777
Connolly
17 January 2004
Sheffield United
A
3-3
22,787
Carrick , Harley , Harewood
31 January 2004
Rotherham United
H
2-1
34,483
Deane , Dailly
7 February 2004
Bradford City
A
2-1
13,078
Zamora , Harewood
21 February 2004
Norwich City
A
1-1
23,940
Harewood
28 February 2004
Cardiff City
H
1-0
31,858
Zamora
2 March 2004
Burnley
A
1-1
12,440
Connolly (pen)
6 March 2004
Walsall
H
0-0
33,177
9 March 2004
Wimbledon
H
5-0
29,818
Etherington (3), Zamora , Reo-Coker
13 March 2004
Sunderland
A
0-2
29,533
17 March 2004
Crewe Alexandra
H
4-2
31,158
Harewood (2), Reo-Coker , McAnuff
21 March 2004
Millwall
A
1-4
14,055
Harewood (pen)
27 March 2004
Gillingham
H
2-1
34,551
Zamora , Etherington
3 April 2004
Reading
A
0-2
21,718
10 April 2004
Derby County
H
0-0
28,207
12 April 2004
Crystal Palace
A
0-1
23,977
17 April 2004
Coventry City
H
2-0
27,890
Zamora , Connolly (pen)
24 April 2004
Stoke City
A
2-0
18,227
Connolly , Harewood
1 May 2004
Watford
H
4-0
34,685
Hutchison , Dailly , Harewood (2, 1 pen)
9 May 2004
Wigan Athletic
A
1-1
20,669
Deane
First Division play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
First-team squad
Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
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References
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Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
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