2003–04 Ipswich Town F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Ipswich Town 2003–04 Joe Royle David Sheepshanks Portman Road First Division 5th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Play-offs Semi-finals Darren Bent (15) Darren Bent (16) 30,152(vs Norwich City, 21 Dec 2003, First Division) 11,118(vs Kidderminster Harriers, 13 Aug 2003, League Cup) 24,519 2002–03 2004–05 880000 _thinwhitesides 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF _collarnavy shoulder_stripes_white_stripes 002147 800020 002147 During the 2003–04 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary Ipswich Town, in their second consecutive season in English football's second tier, finished the campaign in fifth place. Having scored 84 goals, Town suffered from their poor defensive record: with 72 goals conceded, Town had the third worst defensive record in the whole division, and the worst of the top 18 teams. Town won the first leg of their play-off, against fourth-placed West Ham United, with a goal from teenage striker Darren Bent (who scored 15 goals in the league alone), but lost the second leg 2–0, condemning Town to another season in the new championship.July 2025 First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d1/ipswich.htm FootballSquads - Ipswich Town - 2003/04http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2004/comp/22 Ipswich Town players: League Division 1 2004 1 ENG GK Kelvin Davis 2 NED DF Fabian Wilnis 3 ENG DF Chris Makin 4 ENG DF John McGreal 5 GUI DF Drissa Diallo 6 SCO DF Matt Elliott on loan from Leicester City 7 NIR MF Jim Magilton captain 8 ENG MF Tommy Miller 9 ESP FW Pablo Couñago 10 ENG FW Alun Armstrong 11 ENG MF Jermaine Wright 12 ENG DF Richard Naylor 14 ENG DF Matt Richards 15 CPV DF Georges Santos 17 ENG FW Dean Bowditch 18 ENG FW Darren Bent 23 ENG MF Chris Bart-Williams 30 NED MF Martijn Reuser 32 FIN FW Shefki Kuqi 33 ENG MF Ian Westlake 34 WAL GK Lewis Price Left club during season 16 ENG FW Marcus Bent on loan to Leicester City 19 ENG GK Andy Marshall on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall 22 ENG GK Nathan Abbey to Burnley 25 IRL MF Alan Mahon on loan from Blackburn Rovers 26 ENG GK James Pullen to Peterborough United 27 ENG MF Matt Bloomfield to Wycombe Wanderers Reserve squad 20 ENG DF Aidan Collins 21 ENG DF Scott Mitchell 24 NED MF Nabil Abidallah 26 ENG DF Scott Barron 28 IRL DF Gerard Nash 29 ENG FW Antonio Murray 31 NIR FW Sam Morrow Pre-season Ipswich's pre-season preparations for the 2003–04 season included a pre-season tour of Scandinavia in July.Swedish Tour Info https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5364/swedish-tour-info TWTD 25 July 2003 24 August 2020 Legend WinDrawLoss DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 July 2003 Southend UnitedA4–2UnknownWestlake, M Bent, D Bent, Couñago 18 July 2003 MjällbyA3–1UnknownM Bent, D Bent, Couñago 20 July 2003 Helsingør IFA3–1UnknownD Bent (2), M Bent 22 July 2003 Trelleborgs FFA5–0UnknownD Bent (pen), Couñago, Reuser, M Bent, Wilnis 26 July 2003 Colchester UnitedA3–0UnknownM Bent, D Bent (2) 30 July 2003 Boston UnitedA2–0UnknownWestlake, Armstrong 1 August 2003 Levski SofiaH1–1UnknownCouñago Competitions Football League First Division 2003–04 Football League First Division League table IPS Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2001-2002/results Ipswich Town 2001-2002 Results - statto.com 13 February 2020 27 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627223343/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2001-2002/results live Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 2003 Reading H 1–1 24,830 Miller (pen) 16 August 2003 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 6,982 23 August 2003 Coventry City H 1–1 22,419 M Bent 26 August 2003 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 8,292 30 August 2003 West Ham United H 1–2 29,679 Wright 13 September 2003 West Bromwich Albion A 1–4 24,954 Naylor 16 September 2003 Walsall H 2–1 20,912 Armstrong (pen), D Bent 20 September 2003 Wimbledon H 4–1 23,428 Armstrong, Naylor, D Bent, Couñago (pen) 27 September 2003 Watford A 2–1 15,350 Kuqi, Magilton 30 September 2003 Sunderland A 2–3 24,840 D Bent, Naylor 4 October 2003 Rotherham United H 2–1 21,859 Couñago (2) (pen) 11 October 2003 Bradford City A 1–0 10,229 Mahon 14 October 2003 Burnley H 6–1 22,048 Couñago (2), Wright, Chris Bart-Williams, Chaplow (o.g.), Kuqi 18 October 2003 Stoke City H 1–0 22,122 Richards 21 October 2003 Crystal Palace A 4–3 15,483 Naylor (2), Couñago, Kuqi 25 October 2003 Preston North End A 1–1 14,863 Couñago (pen) 1 November 2003 Gillingham H 3–4 24,788 Westlake, Couñago, Miller 8 November 2003 Derby County A 2–2 19,976 Miller (pen), D Bent 22 November 2003 Sheffield United H 3–0 25,004 Kuqi (pen), Westlake, D Bent 29 November 2003 Cardiff City A 3–2 17,833 Miller, Santos, Bart-Williams 3 December 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 21,558 D Bent 6 December 2003 Derby County H 2–1 25,018 D Bent, Mawene (o.g.) 13 December 2003 Millwall A 0–0 9,829 21 December 2003 Norwich City H 0–2 30,152 26 December 2003 West Ham United A 2–1 35,021 Couñago (2) (pen) 28 December 2003 Crystal Palace H 1–3 27,629 Wright 10 January 2004 Reading A 1–1 17,362 McGreal 17 January 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 6–4 22,071 Miller (2), Kuqi (2), Reuser, Couñago 31 January 2004 Coventry City A 1–1 14,441 Westlake 7 February 2004 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 22,093 Kuqi 14 February 2004 Bradford City H 3–1 21,478 Kuqi, Westlake, D Bent 21 February 2004 Burnley A 2–4 12,418 Miller, Reuser 28 February 2004 Preston North End H 2–0 23,359 Miller, Westlake 2 March 2004 Stoke City A 0–2 11,435 7 March 2004 Norwich City A 1–3 23,942 Miller 13 March 2004 Millwall H 1–3 23,582 D Bent 16 March 2004 Walsall A 3–1 6,562 D Bent (3) 20 March 2004 Watford H 4–1 23,524 Bowditch (3), Wright 27 March 2004 Wimbledon A 2–1 6,389 D Bent, Kuqi 4 April 2004 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 24,608 Miller, D Bent 10 April 2004 Rotherham United A 3–1 6,561 Wright, D Bent, Kuqi 12 April 2004 Sunderland H 1–0 26,801 Miller (pen) 17 April 2004 Gillingham A 2–1 9,641 Reuser, D Bent 24 April 2004 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 27,848 Bowditch 30 April 2004 Sheffield United A 1–1 24,184 Westlake 9 May 2004 Cardiff City H 1–1 28,703 Kuqi First Division play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers SF 1st Leg 15 May 2004 West Ham United H 1–0 28,435 D Bent SF 2nd Leg 18 May 2004 West Ham United A 0–2 34,002 FA Cup 2003–04 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 4 January 2004 Derby County H 3–0 16,159 Naylor, Miller, Kuqi R4 24 January 2004 Sunderland H 1–2 21,406 Reuser League Cup 2003–04 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 13 August 2003 Kidderminster Harriers H 1–0 11,118 Bowditch R4 23 September 2003 Notts County A 1–2 4,059 Couñago Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef4 June 2003DFGUI Drissa DialloENG BurnleyFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5278/diallo-signing-confirmed Diallo Signing Confirmed TWTD 4 June 2003 24 April 202017 July 2003DFCPV Georges SantosENG Grimsby TownFree transfer17 July 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/3074681.stm Santos signs for Ipswich BBC Sport 2007-04-2828 July 2003GKENG Kelvin DavisENG WimbledonFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5503/davis-signed Davis Signed TWTD 28 July 2003 24 April 202027 November 2003FWFIN Shefki KuqiENG Sheffield WednesdayFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6005/kuqi-deal-done Kuqi Deal Done TWTD 27 November 2003 7 April 202011 December 2003MFENG Chris Bart-WilliamsENG Charlton AthleticUndisclosedhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6066/sheepshanks-on-bart-deal Sheepshanks on Bart Deal TWTD 11 December 2003 7 April 202017 December 2003GKENG Nathan AbbeyENG HayesFree transferhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/3328459.stm Ipswich sign Abbey BBC Sport 17 December 2003 20 May 2007 Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef5 September 2003DFIRL Alan MahonENG Blackburn Rovers22 December 2003https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5670/mahon-loan-confirmed Mahon Loan Confirmed TWTD 5 September 2003 7 April 202010 September 2003MFENG Chris Bart-WilliamsENG Charlton Athletic11 December 2003https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/3096390.stm Ipswich complete Bart-Williams deal BBC News 11 September 200326 September 2003FWFIN Shefki KuqiENG Sheffield Wednesday27 November 2003https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5761/kuqi-signs-on-loan Kuqi Signs on Loan TWTD 26 September 200314 March 2004DFSCO Matt ElliottENG Leicester City30 June 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6434/elliott-joins-on-loan Elliott Joins on Loan TWTD 14 March 2004 Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef9 June 2003DFENG Lee BeeversENG Boston UnitedFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5303/beevers-signs-at-boston TWTD Beevers Signs At Boston 9 June 2003 7 April 202012 June 2003MFNGA Finidi GeorgeFree agentMutual Consenthttps://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/05/19/rise-and-fall-of-ipswich-premier-league/ The rise and fall of Ipswich in the Premier League These Football Times 19 May 2015 20 September 201716 June 2003MFIRL Matt HollandENG Charlton Athletic£750,000https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2406095/Charlton-sign-Holland.html London The Daily Telegraph Charlton sign Holland 16 June 200319 June 2003MFFRA Ulrich Le PenFRA StrasbourgFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5351/le-pen-leaves TWTD Le Pen Leaves 19 June 2003 8 April 20201 July 2003MFENG Matthew RobinsonFree agentReleasedhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5889/robinson-cherries-trial TWTD Robinson Cherries Trial 31 October 2003 24 April 202010 July 2003DFENG Mark VenusENG Cambridge UnitedFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5422/venus-joining-cambridge TWTD Venus Joining Cambridge 10 July 2003 24 April 202018 July 2003GKITA Matteo SereniITA LazioUndisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/3067637.stm Sereni set for Lazio move 18 July 2003 BBC31 July 2003DFDEN Thomas GaardsøeENG West Bromwich AlbionUndisclosedhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5523/gaards%C3%B8e-move-confirmed Gaardsøe Move Confirmed TWTD 31 July 2003 7 April 20202 September 2003DFTUR Erdem ArtunENG DarlingtonFree transferhttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=33186 Erdem Artun at Soccerbase TWTD 7 April 20203 November 2003GKENG James PullenENG Peterborough UnitedFree transferPullen joins Posh23 December 2003MFENG Matt BloomfieldENG Wycombe WanderersFree transfer26 November 2003 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11707_2282673,00.html Town release duo Sky Sports 13 December 200822 December 2003 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11707_2284529,00.html Wycombe seal Bloomfield deal Sky Sports 13 December 200816 January 2004GKENG Nathan AbbeyENG BurnleyFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6182/abbey-leaves-town Abbey Leaves Town TWTD 13 January 2004 7 April 202025 March 2004GKENG Andy MarshallENG MillwallFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6489/marshall-leaves-town Marshall Leaves Town TWTD 25 March 2004 5 April 2020 Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef4 August 2003GKENG James PullenENG Dagenham & Redbridge19 October 2003Hill brings in Pullen1 September 2003FWENG Marcus BentENG Leicester City30 June 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5650/bent-agrees-to-move Bent Agrees to Move TWTD 1 September 2003 5 April 202011 November 2003GKENG Andy MarshallENG Wolverhampton Wanderers1 January 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5937/marshall-at-wolves Marshall at Wolves TWTD 11 November 2003 7 April 2020https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6089/andy-loan-confirmed Andy Loan Confirmed TWTD 16 December 2003 7 April 202010 December 2003FWENG Sam MorrowENG Boston United11 January 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6060/morrow-and-hogg-to-boston Morrow and Hogg to Boston TWTD 10 December 2003 7 April 202010 December 2003DFENG Chris HoggENG Boston United14 March 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6131/hogg-staying-at-boston Hogg Staying at Boston TWTD 30 December 2003 7 April 202022 December 2003FWENG Alun ArmstrongENG Bradford City18 March 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6117/alun-joins-bradford Alun Joins Bradford TWTD 22 December 2003 7 April 202017 January 2004MFNED Nabil AbidallahENG Northampton Town17 February 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6199/nabil-joins-northampton Nabil Joins Northampton TWTD 15 January 2004 7 April 202028 January 2004GKENG Andy MarshallENG Millwall24 March 2004https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6244/marshall-move-confirmed Marshall Move Confirmed TWTD 28 January 2003 7 April 2020https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6369/marshall-staying-at-den Marshall Staying at Den TWTD 27 February 2004 7 April 2020 Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season Appearances and goals First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Kelvin Davis GK ENG 45 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 34 Lewis Price GK WAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Fabian Wilnis DF NED 41 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 Chris Makin DF ENG 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 John McGreal DF ENG 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Drissa Diallo DF GUI 16+3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 Matt Elliott DF SCO 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 Richard Naylor DF ENG 28+11 5 2 1 1+1 0 2 0 14 Matt Richards DF ENG 41+3 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 15 Georges Santos DF CPV 28+6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 Scott Mitchell DF ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Gerard Nash DF IRL 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 Jim Magilton MF NIR 46 1 1+1 0 2 0 2 0 8 Tommy Miller MF ENG 27+7 11 2 1 1 0 2 0 11 Jermaine Wright DF ENG 42+3 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 23 Chris Bart-Williams MF ENG 23+3 2 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 30 Martijn Reuser MF NED 3+14 3 1+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 33 Ian Westlake MF ENG 30+9 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Pablo Couñago FW ESP 18+11 11 2 0 2 1 0 0 10 Alun Armstrong FW ENG 5+2 2 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 17 Dean Bowditch FW ENG 7+9 4 0+1 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 18 Darren Bent FW ENG 32+5 16 1 0 1 0 2 1 22 Darryl Knights FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Sam Morrow FW NIR 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 32 Shefki Kuqi FW FIN 29+7 11 1+1 1 0 0 1+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 16 Marcus Bent FW ENG 4 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 23 Alan Mahon MF IRL 7+4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 Matt Bloomfield MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 end of season Competitions June 2004 Goalscorers No.PosNatPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal18FW ENGDarren Bent15001168MF ENGTommy Miller11100129FW ESPPablo Couñago110101232FW FINShefki Kuqi111001212DF ENGRichard Naylor5100633MF ENGIan Westlake6000611MF ENGJermaine Wright5000517FW ENGDean Bowditch4010530MF NEDMartijn Reuser3100410FW ENGAlun Armstrong2000223MF ENGChris Bart-Williams200024DF ENGJohn McGreal100017MF NIRJim Magilton1000114DF ENGMatt Richards1000115DF CPVGeorges Santos1000116FW ENGMarcus Bent1000125MF IRLAlan Mahon10001Own goal10001Total8242189 Clean sheets No.NatPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal1ENGKelvin Davis61119Total61119 Disciplinary record No.Pos.NameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal 1GK ENG Kelvin Davis10000000102DF NED Fabian Wilnis701000201003DF ENG Chris Makin20000000204DF ENG John McGreal20000000205DF GUI Drissa Diallo41000000416DF SCO Matt Elliott20000000207MF NIR Jim Magilton50000010608MF ENG Tommy Miller20000000209FW ESP Pablo Couñago400000004011MF ENG Jermaine Wright200000002012DF ENG Richard Naylor800000008014DF ENG Matt Richards500000005015DF CPV Georges Santos800000008017FW ENG Dean Bowditch100000001018FW ENG Darren Bent100000001023MF ENG Chris Bart-Williams900000009025MF IRL Alan Mahon400000004030MF NED Martijn Reuser100000001032FW FIN Shefki Kuqi500000005033MF ENG Ian Westlake3000000030Total761100030801 Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitionshttp://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2004 All Ipswich Town players: 2004 Kelvin Davis ENG 1 GK 51 Fabian Wilnis NED 2 RB 46 Georges Santos CPV 15 CB 30 Richard Naylor ENG 6 CB 50 Matt Richards ENG 3 LB 47 Jermaine Wright ENG 11 RM 48 Tommy Miller ENG 8 CM 32 Chris Bart-Williams has 24 starts Jim Magilton NIR 7 CM 51 Ian Westlake ENG 33 LM 34 Darren Bent ENG 18 CF 36 Shefki Kuqi FIN 32 CF 31 4–4–2 Formation 220px 0.30 0.81 350 ENGDavis 0.51 0.62 350 NEDWilnis 0.38 0.68 350 CPVSantos 0.21 0.68 350 ENGNaylor 0.06 0.62 350 ENGRichards 0.40 0.42 350 ENGMiller 0.05 0.37 350 ENGWestlake 0.21 0.42 350 NIRMagilton(C) 0.51 0.37 350 ENGWright 0.40 0.15 350 FINKuqi 0.20 0.15 350 ENGBent Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the YearENG Ian Westlake https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/7382/westy-wins! twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days) 23 January 2020 3 October 2004 Westy Wins! Players' Player of the YearENG Jermaine Wright https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6650/jamma-players-choice twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days) 25 March 2020 8 May 2004 Jamma Players' Choice Young Player of the YearENG Dean Bowditch https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/6632/westy-player-of-the-year twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days) 25 March 2020 2 May 2004 Westy Player of the Year References 30em Category:Ipswich Town F.C. seasons Ipswich Town