2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

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

Kit and sponsorship

Fulham's last deal with kit supplier Adidas came to an end on 11 May 2003. It was announced on June that dabs.com would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Puma.

Players

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Edwin van der Sar
2	DF	GER	Moritz Volz
3	DF	ENG	Jon Harley
5	DF	FRA	Sylvain Legwinski
6	MF	JPN	Junichi Inamoto
7	MF	WAL	Mark Pembridge
8	FW	USA	Brian McBride
9	FW	ARG	Facundo Sava
10	MF	ENG	Lee Clark (captain)
11	FW	POR	Luís Boa Morte
12	GK	WAL	Mark Crossley^{[notes 1]}
14	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque^{[notes 2]}
15	FW	JAM	Barry Hayles^{[notes 3]}
16	DF	ENG	Zat Knight


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	FRA	Martin Djetou^{[notes 4]}
18	DF	FRA	Jérôme Bonnissel
22	DF	ENG	Dean Leacock
23	MF	ENG	Sean Davis
24	DF	FRA	Alain Goma
25	DF	ENG	Malik Buari^{[notes 5]}
26	MF	NED	Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic)
27	FW	LVA	Andrejs Štolcers
28	DF	ENG	Zesh Rehman^{[notes 6]}
30	DF	ENG	Adam Green
31	MF	ENG	Darren Pratley
34	DF	USA	Carlos Bocanegra
35	DF	ENG	Ian Pearce
36	FW	NED	Collins John^{[notes 7]}

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	SKN	Calum Willock^{[notes 8]} (to Peterborough United)
—	GK	NIR	Maik Taylor^{[notes 9]} (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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ENG	Ross Flitney
19	FW	GHA	Elvis Hammond
20	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson
21	GK	ENG	Dave Beasant


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	ENG	Sean Doherty
32	MF	ENG	Tom Davis
33	FW	SCO	Stuart Noble
37	DF	ENG	Liam Rosenior

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	NED	Edwin van der Sar	43	0	37	0	6	0	0	0
12	GK	WAL	Mark Crossley	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Moritz Volz	38	0	32+1	0	5	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Jon Harley	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Zat Knight	37	0	30+1	0	5+1	0	0	0
17	DF	FRA	Martin Djetou	31	0	19+7	0	4	0	1	0
18	DF	FRA	Jérôme Bonnissel	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Dean Leacock	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	FRA	Alain Goma	29	0	23	0	6	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Zesh Rehman	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Adam Green	7	0	4	0	2	0	1	0
34	DF	USA	Carlos Bocanegra	19	0	15	0	4	0	0	0
35	DF	ENG	Ian Pearce	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	FRA	Sylvain Legwinski	37	0	30+2	0	4	0	1	0
6	MF	JPN	Junichi Inamoto	25	3	15+7	2	2	1	1	0
7	MF	WAL	Mark Pembridge	15	1	9+3	1	0+2	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Lee Clark	27	2	25	2	2	0	0	0
14	MF	FRA	Steed Malbranque	44	8	38	6	6	2	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Sean Davis	30	6	22+2	5	6	1	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Malik Buari	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF	NED	Bobby Petta	14	0	3+6	0	2+3	0	0	0
27	MF	LVA	Andrejs Štolcers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	ENG	Darren Pratley	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
8	FW	USA	Brian McBride	19	5	5+11	4	3	1	0	0
9	FW	ARG	Facundo Sava	9	1	0+6	1	0+2	0	1	0
11	FW	POR	Luís Boa Morte	39	10	32+1	9	5	1	0+1	0
15	FW	JAM	Barry Hayles	32	5	10+16	4	3+3	1	0	0
36	FW	NED	Collins John	8	4	3+5	4	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
4	DF	WAL	Andy Melville	11	0	9	0	0+1	0	1	0
7	FW	FRA	Steve Marlet	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
8	FW	FRA	Louis Saha	22	15	20+1	13	1	2	0	0

Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[2]

Considering a 4-4-2 formation^[3]

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Dave Beasant (from Brighton & Hove Albion – free)
—	DF	FRA	Jérôme Bonnissel (from Rangers – free)
—	DF	GER	Moritz Volz (on 4 month loan from Arsenal)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	WAL	Mark Crossley (from Middlesbrough – £500,000)
—	MF	WAL	Mark Pembridge (from Everton – undisclosed)
—	DF	ENG	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	John Collins (retired)
—	FW	ENG	Luke Cornwall (released)
—	MF	DEN	Bjarne Goldbæk (released)
—	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan (to Liverpool – undisclosed)
—	GK	ARG	Martín Herrera (on season-long loan to Estudiantes La Plata)
—	DF	MAR	Abdeslam Ouaddou (on season-long loan to Rennes)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NIR	Maik Taylor (on season-long loan to Birmingham City)
—	FW	GHA	Elvis Hammond (on month-long loan to Norwich City)
—	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson (on month-long loan to Oldham Athletic)
—	FW	FRA	Steve Marlet (on season-long loan to Marseille)
—	DF	ENG	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic for season)
—	DF	USA	Carlos Bocanegra (from Chicago Fire – free)
—	DF	GER	Moritz Volz (from Arsenal – undisclosed)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Ian Pearce (from West Ham United – undisclosed)
—	FW	USA	Brian McBride (from Columbus Crew – free)
—	FW	NED	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson (on three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace)
—	DF	ENG	Jon Harley (on three-month loan to West Ham United)
—	DF	WAL	Andy Melville (to West Ham United – nominal)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Louis Saha (to Manchester United – £12,820,000)
—	GK	NIR	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	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.

Season statistics

Total Goals: 1012

Average Goals per game: 2.66

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

12 July 2003	Torquay United	1–4	Fulham	Plainmoor, Torquay
	Gritton 32'	Report	Buari 23' Sava 55' Saha 69', 76'	Attendance: 1 896

17 July 2003	Fulham	1–2	Celtic	Loftus Road, Fulham, London
	Sava 59'	Report	Petrov 8' Larsson 12'	Attendance: 14 247

23 July 2003	ASK Voitsberg	1–4	Fulham	Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
	Walther Eccher 73' (pen.)	Report	Sava 8' Marlet 24' Hammond 36' Saha 68' (pen)	Attendance: 400

26 July 2003	Roma	2–1	Fulham	Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
	Cassano 26' Bombardini 88'	Report	Saha 27'	Attendance: 4 000

2 August 2003	Motherwell	2–2	Fulham	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Burns 40' (pen.), 89'	Report	Saha 18' Marlet 60'	Referee: Eddie Mack

5 August 2003	Livingston	2–0	Fulham	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
	Pasquinelli 23', 31'	Report		Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill

10 August 2003	Fulham	2–1	Mallorca	Loftus Road, London
	Boa Morte 32' Malbranque 65'	Report	Eto'o 12'	Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin

Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	W
Position	4	11	7	9	10	8	4	6	6	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	7	6	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	8	10	10	7	8	9	9

Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

16 August 2003	Fulham	3–2	Middlesbrough	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Marlet 18' Inamoto 56' Saha 70'	Report	Marinelli 10' Németh 81' Christie 63'	Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll

23 August 2003	Everton	3–1	Fulham	Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00	Naysmith 7' Unsworth 20' S. Watson 35'	Report	Hayles 69'	Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry

30 August 2003	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Fulham	White Hart Lane, London
15:00		Report	Hayles 23', 67' Boa Morte 71'	Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter

14 September 2003	Birmingham City	2–2	Fulham	St Andrews, Birmingham
16:05	Forssell 45', 82'	Report	Saha 1' Boa Morte 78'	Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn

23 September 2003	Fulham	2–2	Manchester City	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Malbranque 73' Saha 79'	Report	Anelka 46' Wanchope 90'	Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd

28 September 2003	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Fulham	Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00		Report	Boa Morte 5' Saha 56'	Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias

4 October 2003	Fulham	2–0	Leicester City	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Boa Morte 36', 73'	Report		Attendance: 14,562 Referee: Chris Foy

18 October 2003	Fulham	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loftus Road, London
15:00		(Report)		Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb

21 October 2003	Fulham	2–3	Newcastle United	Loftus Road, London
19:45	Clark 6' Saha 8'	(Report)	Robert 16' Shearer 51' (pen.), 56'	Attendance: 16,506 Referee: Barry Knight

25 October 2003	Manchester United	1–3	Fulham	Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00	Diego Forlán 45'	Report	Clark 3' Malbranque 66' Inamoto 79'	Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley

2 November 2003	Fulham	1–2	Liverpool	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Saha 40'	Report	Heskey 17' Murphy 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles

8 November 2003	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Fulham	The Valley, Charlton, London
15:00	Stuart 10' Johansson 69', 76'	Report	S. Davis 89'	Attendance: 26,344 Referee: Andy D'Urso

24 November 2003	Fulham	2–0	Portsmouth	Loftus Road, London
20:00	Saha 30', 33'	Report		Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley

30 November 2003	Arsenal	0–0	Fulham	Highbury, London
14:00		Report		Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber

6 December 2003	Fulham	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Loftus Road, London
15:00	S. Davis 75' Sava 76'	Report	Kevin Davies 53'	Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso

14 December 2003	Leeds United	3–2	Fulham	Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire
16:05	Duberry 41' Viduka 46' Matteo 88'	Report	Saha 47', 86'	Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry

20 December 2003	Fulham	0–1	Chelsea	Loftus Road, London
20:00		Report	Crespo 62'	Attendance: 18,244 Referee: Alan Wiley

26 December 2003	Fulham	2–0	Southampton	Loftus Road, London
12:00	Saha 19', 63' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Alan Wiley

28 December 2003	Aston Villa	3–0	Fulham	Villa Park, Birmingham
15:00	Ángel 33' Vassell 67', 82'	Report		Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight

7 January 2004	Middlesbrough	2–1	Fulham	The Riverside, Middlesbrough
19:45	Job 15' Németh 67'	Report	Hayles 90'	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

League Cup

FA Cup

References

Notes

^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified 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.
^ Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
^ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
^ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
^ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.

External links

[table_note_res_MID0.32756114626655-13] Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/faprem/fulham.htm

[11] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/players/season/2004

[12] ttp://www.football-lineups.com/team/Fulham/FA_Premier_League_2003-2004/Fixture/

[2] Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.

[3] Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.

[4] Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified 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.

[5] Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.

[6] Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.

[7] Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.

[8] John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.

[9] Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.

[10] Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.

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