2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

November 2020 February 2015 Fulham F.C. 2003–04 Premier League Mohamed Al-Fayed Chris Coleman Loftus Road 9th Louis Saha (13) Louis Saha (15) FA Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Second round 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004) 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003) 2002–03 2004–05 _fulham0304h _fulham0304h _fulham0304h _fulham0304h _fulham0304hl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF _fulham0304a _fulham0304a _fulham0304a _fulham0304al 80fed2 80fed2 80fed2 FF0000 80fed2 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 seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/faprem/fulham.htm FootballSquads - Fulham - 2003/04 1 NED GK Edwin van der Sar 2 GER DF Moritz Volz 3 ENG DF Jon Harley 5 FRA DF Sylvain Legwinski 6 JPN MF Junichi Inamoto 7 WAL MF Mark Pembridge 8 USA FW Brian McBride 9 ARG FW Facundo Sava 10 ENG MF Lee Clark captain 11 POR FW Luís Boa Morte 12 WAL GK Mark CrossleyCrossley 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. 14 FRA MF Steed MalbranqueMalbranque 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. 15 JAM FW Barry HaylesHayles 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. 16 ENG DF Zat Knight 17 FRA DF Martin DjetouDjetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996. 18 FRA DF Jérôme Bonnissel 22 ENG DF Dean Leacock 23 ENG MF Sean Davis 24 FRA DF Alain Goma 25 ENG DF Malik BuariBuari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level. 26 NED MF Bobby Petta on loan from Celtic 27 LAT FW Andrejs Štolcers 28 ENG DF Zesh RehmanRehman 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. 30 ENG DF Adam Green 31 ENG MF Darren Pratley 34 USA DF Carlos Bocanegra 35 ENG DF Ian Pearce 36 NED FW Collins JohnJohn was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004. Left club during season 4 WAL DF Andy Melville to West Ham United 7 FRA FW Steve Marlet on loan to Marseille 8 FRA FW Louis Saha to Manchester United 26 SKN FW Calum WillockWillock 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. to Peterborough United NIR GK Maik TaylorTaylor 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. to Birmingham City Reserve squad 13 ENG GK Ross Flitney 19 GHA FW Elvis Hammond 20 ENG DF Mark Hudson 21 ENG GK Dave Beasant 29 ENG MF Sean Doherty 32 ENG MF Tom Davis 33 SCO FW Stuart Noble 37 ENG DF Liam Rosenior Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Edwin van der Sar GK NED 37 0 6 0 0 0 12 Mark Crossley GK WAL 1 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Moritz Volz DF GER 32+1 0 5 0 0 0 3 Jon Harley DF ENG 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 16 Zat Knight DF ENG 30+1 0 5+1 0 0 0 17 Martin Djetou DF FRA 19+7 0 4 0 1 0 18 Jérôme Bonnissel DF FRA 16 0 0 0 0 0 22 Dean Leacock DF ENG 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 24 Alain Goma DF FRA 23 0 6 0 0 0 28 Zesh Rehman DF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 30 Adam Green DF ENG 4 0 2 0 1 0 34 Carlos Bocanegra DF USA 15 0 4 0 0 0 35 Ian Pearce DF ENG 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 5 Sylvain Legwinski MF FRA 30+2 0 4 0 1 0 6 Junichi Inamoto MF JPN 15+7 2 2 1 1 0 7 Mark Pembridge MF WAL 9+3 1 0+2 0 1 0 10 Lee Clark MF ENG 25 2 2 0 0 0 14 Steed Malbranque MF FRA 38 6 6 2 0 0 23 Sean Davis MF ENG 22+2 5 6 1 0 0 25 Malik Buari MF ENG 1+2 0 0 0 1 0 26 Bobby Petta MF NED 3+6 0 2+3 0 0 0 27 Andrejs Štolcers MF LAT 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 Darren Pratley MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 Brian McBride FW USA 5+11 4 3 1 0 0 9 Facundo Sava FW ARG 0+6 1 0+2 0 1 0 11 Luís Boa Morte FW POR 32+1 9 5 1 0+1 0 15 Barry Hayles FW JAM 10+16 4 3+3 1 0 0 36 Collins John FW NED 3+5 4 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 4 Andy Melville DF WAL 9 0 0+1 0 1 0 7 Steve Marlet FW FRA 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 Louis Saha FW FRA 20+1 13 1 2 0 0 31 June 2004 Competitions August 2018 Transfers Summer In ENG GK Dave Beasant from Brighton & Hove Albion – free FRA DF Jérôme Bonnissel from Rangers – free GER DF Moritz Volz on 4 month loan from Arsenal WAL GK Mark Crossley from Middlesbrough – £500,000 WAL MF Mark Pembridge from Everton – undisclosed ENG DF Liam Rosenior from Bristol City – undisclosed Out SCO MF John Collins retired ENG FW Luke Cornwall released DEN MF Bjarne Goldbæk released IRL DF Steve Finnan to Liverpool – undisclosed ARG GK Martín Herrera on season-long loan to Estudiantes La Plata MAR DF Abdeslam Ouaddou on season-long loan to Rennes NIR GK Maik Taylor on season-long loan to Birmingham City GHA FW Elvis Hammond on month-long loan to Norwich City ENG DF Mark Hudson on month-long loan to Oldham Athletic FRA FW Steve Marlet on season-long loan to Marseille ENG DF Jon Harley on month-long loan to Sheffield United January In NED MF Bobby Petta on loan from Celtic for season USA DF Carlos Bocanegra from Chicago Fire – free GER DF Moritz Volz from Arsenal – undisclosed ENG DF Ian Pearce from West Ham United – undisclosed USA FW Brian McBride from Columbus Crew – free NED FW Collins John from Twente – undisclosed Out ENG DF Mark Hudson on three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace ENG DF Jon Harley on three-month loan to West Ham United WAL DF Andy Melville to West Ham United – nominal FRA FW Louis Saha to Manchester United – £12,820,000 NIR GK Maik Taylor to Birmingham City – £1,500,000 Club Management Manager Wales Chris Coleman y Assistant manager SCO Steve Kean Goalkeeping coach England Dave Beasant y Head of Youth Development England John Murtough Secretary England Mark Maunders Fulham FC February 2013 Other information Chairman EGY Mohamed Al Fayed y Loftus Road 19,148 112x72 yards Fulham article on 15 August 2007 February 2013 Fulham used Queens Park Rangers' ground whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped Competitions 2003–04 FA Premier League Premier League FUL Season statistics Total Goals: 1012 Average Goals per game: 2.66 Matches Pre-season friendlies W 12 July 2003 Torquay United 1–4 Report Fulham Gritton 32 Buari 23Sava 55Saha 69 76 Plainmoor, Torquay 1 896 L 17 July 2003 Fulham 1–2 Report Celtic Sava 59 Petrov 8Larsson 12 Loftus Road, Fulham, London 14 247 W 23 July 2003 ASK Voitsberg 1–4 Report Fulham Walther Eccher 73 pen. Sava 8Marlet 24Hammond 36Saha 68 pen Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg 400 L 26 July 2003 Roma 2–1 Report Fulham Cassano 26Bombardini 88 Saha 27 Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg 4 000 D 2 August 2003 Motherwell 2–2 Report Fulham Burns 40 pen. 89 Saha 18Marlet 60 Fir Park, Motherwell Eddie Mack L 5 August 2003 Livingston 2–0 Report Fulham Pasquinelli 23 31 Almondvale Stadium, Livingston 2 846 John Underhill W 10 August 2003 Fulham 2–1 Report Mallorca Boa Morte 32Malbranque 65 Eto'o 12 Loftus Road, London 2,489 Paul Durkin Results https://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/matches/season/2004/ Fulham match record: 2004 Premier League 2003 8 16 y 15:00 BST 1 Fulham 3–2 Report Middlesbrough Marlet 81Inamoto 56Saha 70 Marinelli 10Nemeth 81 Loftus Road White City, London 14,546 Graham Poll W 2003 8 23 y 15:00 BST 2 Everton 3–1 Report Fulham Naysmith 7Unsworth 20 Watson 35 Hayles 69 Goodison Park Liverpool, Merseyside 37,604 Neale Barry L 2003 8 30 y 15:00 BST 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Report Fulham Hayles 23 67Boa Morte 71 White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 33,421 Jeff Winter W 2003 9 14 y 16:05 BST 4 Birmingham City 2–2 Report Fulham Mikael Forssell 45 82Purse 0 82 Saha 1Boa Morte 78Legwinski 0 60 St. Andrews Birmingham, West Midlands 27,250 Steve Dunn D 2003 9 20 y 15:00 BST 5 Fulham 2-2 Report Manchester City Malbranque 73Saha 79 Knight 31 o.g.Wanchope 90+3 Loftus Road White City, London 16,124 Phil Dowd D 2003 9 28 y 12:00 BST 6 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Report Fulham Boa Morte 5Saha 56 Ewood Park Blackburn, Lancashire 21,985 Matt Messias W 2003 10 4 y 15:00 BST 7 Fulham 2–0 Report Leicester City Boa Morte 36 73 Loftus Road White City, London 14,612 Chris Foy W 2003 10 18 y 15:00 BST 8 Fulham 0–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Loftus Road White City, London 17,031 Howard Webb D 2003 10 21 y 19:45 BST Fulham 9 2–3 Report Newcastle United Clark 6Saha 8 Robert 16Shearer 51 pen. 56 Loftus Road White City, London 15,241 Barry Knight L 2003 10 25 y Manchester United 10 1–3 Report Fulham Forlan 45+2 Clark 3Malbranque 66Inamoto 79 Old Trafford Manchester, Greater Manchester 67,727 Mike Riley W 2003 11 2 y Fulham 11 1–2 Report Liverpool Saha 43Boa Morte 0 90 Heskey 17Murphy 89 pen. Loftus Road White City, London 17,682 Rob Styles L 2003 11 8 y Charlton Athletic 12 3–1 Report Fulham Stuart 10Johansson 69 76 Davis 89 The Valley Charlton, London 26,285 Andy D'Urso L 2003 11 24 y Fulham 13 2–0 Report Portsmouth Saha 30 33 Berger 0 82 Loftus Road White City, London 15,624 Alan Wiley W 14 2003 11 30 y Arsenal 0–0 Report Fulham Highbury Highbury, London 38,063 Graham Barber D 15 2003 12 6 y Fulham 2–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Davis 75Sava 76 Davies 53 Loftus Road White City, London 14,393 Andy D'Urso W 16 2003 12 14 y Leeds United 3–2 Report Fulham Duberry 41Viduka 46Matteo 88 Saha 47 85 Elland Road Leeds, West Yorkshire 30,544 Neale Barry L 17 2003 12 20 y Fulham 0–1 Report Chelsea Crespo 62 Loftus Road White City, London 18,431 Mike Riley L 18 2003 12 26 y Fulham 2–0 Report Southampton Saha 19 62 pen. Loftus Road White City, London 15,640 Dermot Gallagher W 19 2003 12 28 y Aston Villa 3–0 Report Fulham Angel 32Vassell 67 82 Villa Park Birmingham, West Midlands 35,617 Barry Knight L 20 2004 1 7 y Middlesbrough 2–1 Report Fulham Job 14Nemeth 67 Hayles 90+2 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough North Yorkshire 27,869 Paul Durkin L 21 2004 1 10 y Fulham 2–1 Report Everton Saha 45 pen.Malbranque 46 Kilbane 81 Loftus Road White City, London, London 17,308 Graham Poll W 22 2004 1 19 y Newcastle United 3–1 Report Fulham O'Brien 4Speed 41Robert 54 Davis 74 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 50,104 Neale Barry L 23 2004 1 31 y Fulham 2–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Malbranque 45+2 pen.McBride 66 Keane 18 pen. Loftus Road White City, London 17,024 Matt Messias W 24 2004 2 7 y Southampton 0–0 Report Fulham St Mary's Southampton, Hampshire 31,820 Andy D'Urso D 25 2004 2 11 y Fulham 1–2 Report Aston Villa Boa Morte 1Bocanegra 0 74 Angel 13 Vassell 31 Loftus Road White City, London 16,153 Barry Knight L 26 2004 2 21 y Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Fulham Ince 20Cort 51 Malbranque 83 Molineux Wolverhampton, West Midlands 28,424 Howard Webb L 27 2004 2 28 y Fulham 1–1 Report Manchester United Boa Morte 64 Saha 14 Loftus Road White City, London 18,306 Alan Wiley D 28 2004 3 13 y Fulham 2–0 Report Leeds United Davis 71Boa Morte 83 Loftus Road White City, London 17,104 Steve Dunn W 29 2004 3 20 y Chelsea 2–1 Report Fulham Gudjohnsen 7Duff 30 Pembridge 18 Stamford Bridge Fulham, London 41,459 Neale Barry L 30 2004 3 27 y Manchester City 0–0 Report Fulham City of Manchester Stadium Manchester, Greater Manchester 46,522 Jeff Winter D 31 2004 4 3 y Fulham 0–0 Report Birmingham City Loftus Road White City, London 14,667 Mike Riley D 32 2004 4 10 y Leicester City 0–2 Report Fulham John 65 89 Walkers Stadium Leicester, Leicestershire 28,392 Peter Walton W 33 2004 4 12 y Fulham 3–4 Report Blackburn Rovers John 26 45+2Boa Morte 60 Cole 23Douglas 48Amoruso 51Stead 74 Loftus Road White City, London 13,981 Steve Bennett L 34 2004 4 17 y Liverpool 0–0 Report Fulham Anfield Liverpool, Merseyside 42,042 Steve Bennett D 35 2004 4 24 y Fulham 2–0 Report Charlton Athletic Malbranque 18 pen.Davis 64 Loftus Road White City, London 16,585 Matt Messias W 36 2004 5 1 y Portsmouth 1–1 Report Fulham Yakubu 80 McBride 84 Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire 20,056 Steve Dunn D 37 2004 5 9 y Fulham 0–1 Report Arsenal Reyes 9 Loftus Road White City, London 18,102 Mike Dean L 38 2004 5 15 y Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Report Fulham McBride 44 78 Reebok Stadium Bolton, Lancashire 27,383 Graham Barber W League Cup 2nd Round 2003 9 23 y Wigan Athletic 1–0 Report Fulham Ellington 73 JJB Stadium Wigan, Lancashire 4,874 Alan Kaye L FA Cup 3rd Round 2004 1 4 y Fulham 2–1 Report Cheltenham Town Saha 13 90 McCann 5 Loftus Road White City, London 10,303 Peter Walton W 4th Round 2004 1 25 y Everton 1–1 Report Fulham Jeffers 90 Davis 49 Goodison Park Liverpool, Merseyside 27,862 Dermot Gallagher D 4th Round Replay 2004 2 4 y Fulham 2–1 Report Everton Inamoto 57Malbranque 102 Jeffers 90 Loftus Road White City, London 11,551 Paul Durkin W 5th Round 2004 2 14 y Fulham 0–0 Report West Ham United Loftus Road White City, London 14,705 Graham Poll D 5th Round Replay 2004 2 24 y West Ham United 0–3 Report Fulham McBride 76Hayles 79Boa Morte 90 Upton Park Upton Park, London 27,934 Mike Riley W Quarter Final 2004 3 6 y Manchester United 2–1 Report Fulham Van Nistelrooy 25 62 Malbranque 23 pen. Old Trafford Manchester, Greater Manchester 67,614 Rob Styles L References Notes notes External links Fulham's official website Fulham on BBC Sport Category:Fulham F.C. seasons Fulham