2003–04 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season October 2012 March 2015 July 2020 West Ham United 2003–04 Glenn Roeder (until 24 August)Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)Alan Pardew (from October) Terry Brown Boleyn Ground First Division 4th Play-offs Runners-up(eliminated by Crystal Palace) FA Cup Fifth round(eliminated by Fulham) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) Marlon Harewood (13) Jermain Defoe (15) 31,325 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 season saw West Ham United competing in the First Division for the first time since the 1992–93 season, having been relegated from the Premiership in 18th place the previous year. Season summary Following West Ham's relegation from the Premiership, several key players left the club that summer, including Les Ferdinand, Trevor Sinclair, Frédéric Kanouté, Joe Cole, Paolo Di Canio and Glen Johnson. Young striker Jermain Defoe had also submitted a transfer request just one day after their relegation, but this was rejected and he would remain with the club for the start of the new season.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3020999.stm Defoe demands transfer 12 May 2003https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3023583.stm West Ham block Defoe move 13 May 2003 Manager Glenn Roeder, who had since recovered from the brain tumour that caused him to miss the end of the previous season, immediately set about rebuilding his squad, signing Kevin Horlock, Matthew Etherington, Rob Lee and David Connolly prior to the beginning of the campaign. After a win over Preston North End on the opening day, a draw and a loss would follow and Roeder was sacked three games into the season. Sir Trevor Brooking once again took over as caretaker manager, and form improved as they won their next four games. A permanent replacement was soon found for Roeder, when Alan Pardew was bought in from Reading as new manager in October. Despite continuing to be a prolific goalscorer for the club, disciplinary issues became a problem for striker Jermain Defoe, who was sent off three times and played just 22 out of a possible 34 games due to suspension in the first half of the season. This, combined with his repeated refusal to sign a new contract, meant West Ham allowed him to leave the club in January to sign with Tottenham Hotspur in a swap deal that saw West Ham take out of favour striker Bobby Zamora.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3452217.stm Spurs sign Defoe 2 February 2004 Along with Defoe, goalkeeper David James and club mainstay Ian Pearce would also leave for Manchester City and Fulham F.C. respectively. Under the guidance of Pardew, West Ham performed well enough to finish fourth and earn themselves a playoff finish. They would lose 1–0 to 5th place Ipswich Town in the first leg of their playoff semi-final, but bounced back to win 2–0 in the second, advancing to the final where they would face Crystal Palace at the Millennium Stadium. A goal from Neil Shipperley after 61 minutes would be enough to give Palace the win, consigning the Hammers to another season in English football's second tier. Final League table 2003–04 Football League First Division y WHU First-team squad Squad at end of season 2 CZE DF Tomáš Řepka 3 ENG DF Rufus Brevett 4 SCO MF Don HutchisonHutchison was born in Gateshead, England. 5 ENG MF Rob Lee 6 ENG MF Michael Carrick 7 SCO DF Christian Dailly 8 IRL FW David ConnollyConnolly was born in Brent, England. 10 ENG FW Marlon Harewood 11 NIR MF Steve LomasLomas was born in Hanover, Germany. 12 ENG MF Matthew Etherington 14 ENG DF Wayne Quinn on loan from Newcastle United 15 ENG DF Anton Ferdinand 16 NIR MF Kevin HorlockHorlock was born in Bexley, England. 17 ENG MF Hayden Mullins 18 FRA FW Youssef Sofiane 19 ENG MF Adam Nowland 20 ENG MF Nigel Reo-Coker 21 AUS MF Richard Garcia 22 WAL DF Andy Melville 24 ENG DF Jon Harley on loan from Fulham 25 ENG FW Bobby Zamora 26 JAM MF Jobi McAnuffMcAnuff was born in Enfield, England. 27 ENG DF Shaun Byrne 29 ENG FW Brian Deane 30 CZE GK Pavel Srníček 32 ENG GK Stephen Bywater 34 ENG DF Elliott Ward 35 ENG DF Chris Cohen Left club during season 1 ENG GK David James to Manchester City 9 ENG FW Jermain Defoe to Tottenham Hotspur 19 ENG DF Ian Pearce to Fulham 20 SWE MF Niclas Alexandersson on loan from Everton 20 SCO MF Robbie Stockdale on loan from Middlesbrough 22 ENG DF Matthew Kilgallon on loan from Leeds United 28 ENG MF David Noble to Boston United 30 FRA DF Sebastian Schemmel to Portsmouth 30 SWE GK Rami Shaaban on loan from Arsenal 33 ENG FW Neil Mellor on loan from Liverpool Results First Division Manager: Glenn Roeder W 9 August 2003 Preston North End 1–2 Report West Ham United Lewis 2 Defoe 5Connolly 69 Deepdale Preston Paul Danson 18,246 D 16 August 2003 West Ham United 0–0 Report Sheffield United Boleyn Ground London Keith Hill 28.972 L 23 August 2003 Rotherham United 1–0 Report West Ham United Byfield 14 Millmoor Rotherham Mike Pike 8,739 Caretaker Manager: Trevor Brooking W 26 August 2003 West Ham United Defoe 32 1–0 Report Bradford City Boleyn Ground London Richard Beeby 30,370 W 30 August 2003 Ipswich Town Wright 65 1–2 Report West Ham United Defoe 21Connolly 47 Portman Road Ipswich Andy Hall 29,679 W 13 September 2003 West Ham United Dailly 17 1–0 Report Reading Boleyn Ground London Dermot Gallagher 32,634 W 16 September 2003 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Report West Ham United Connolly 16 21Etherington 25 Gresty Road Crewe Alan Butler 9,575 L 20 September 2003 Gillingham King 57Benjamin 82 2–0 Report West Ham United Priestfield Stadium Gillingham Paul Armstrong 11,418 D 28 September 2003 West Ham United Connolly 25 1–1 Report Millwall Cahill 73 Boleyn Ground London Mark Halsey 31,626 W 1 October 2003 West Ham United Defoe 19 Mellor 32 56 3–0 Report Crystal Palace Boleyn Ground London Michael Jones 31,861 W 4 October 2003 Derby County 0–1 Report West Ham United Hutchison 90 Pride Park Derby Mick Fletcher 22,810 D 15 October 2003 West Ham United Edworthy6 og 1–1 Report Norwich City Crouch 63 Boleyn Ground London Steve Tomlin 31,308 D 18 October 2003 West Ham United Connolly 20Hutchison 86 2–2 Report Burnley Facey 38Moore 82 Boleyn Ground London Iain Williamson 31,474 Manager: Alan Pardew D 22 October 2003 West Ham United Defoe 56 1–1 Report Nottingham Forest Reid 5 Boleyn Ground London Tony Bates 29,544 D 25 October 2003 Cardiff City 0–0 Report West Ham United Ninian Park Cardiff Mike Ryan 19,202 D 1 November 2003 Coventry City Barrett 38 1–1 Report West Ham United Defoe15 Highfield Road Coventry Graham Salisbury 19,126 L 8 November 2003 West Ham United Defoe 1Deane 10 18 3–4 Report West Bromwich Albion Hulse 25 40Deane 66 ogHughes 77 Boleyn Ground London Mike Dean 30,359 D 22 November 2003 Watford 0–0 Report West Ham United Vicarage Road Watford Phil Prosser 20,950 D 25 November 2003 Wimbledon McAnuff 63 1–1 Report West Ham United Deane 51 National Hockey Stadium Milton Keynes Barry Knight 8,118 W 29 November 2003 West Ham United Horlock 4Jarrett 17 ogHarewood 55 75 4–0 Report Wigan Athletic Boleyn Ground London Frazer Stretton 34,375 D 6 December 2003 West Bromwich Albion Mullins 80 og 1–1 Report West Ham United Deane 68 The Hawthorns West Bromwich Mark Clattenburg 26,194 L 9 December 2003 West Ham United 0–1 Report Stoke City Richardson 33 Boleyn Ground London Brian Curson 24,365 W 13 December 2003 West Ham United Defoe 55 61Pearce 80 3–2 Report Sunderland McAteer 4Oster 30 Boleyn Ground London Phil Joslin 30,329 D 20 December 2003 Walsall Leitao 69 1–1 Report West Ham United Harewood 10 Bescot Stadium Walsall Scott Mathieson 9,272 L 26 December 2003 West Ham United Defoe 49 1–2 Report Ipswich Town Couñago 70 79 Boleyn Ground London Barry Knight 35,021 W 28 December 2003 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Report West Ham United Harewood 7Defoe 84 City Ground Nottingham Richard Beeby 27,491 L 10 January 2004 West Ham United Connolly 19 1–2 Report Preston North End Fuller 64Healy 67 Boleyn Ground London Mark Warren 28,777 D 17 January 2004 Sheffield United Peschisolido 5Shaw 72Jagielka 90 3–3 Report West Ham United Carrick 19Harley 22Harewood 37 Brammall Lane Sheffield Paul Durkin 22,787 W 31 January 2004 West Ham United Deane 15Dailly 59 2–1 Report Rotherham United Repka 23 og Boleyn Ground London Grant Hegley 34,483 W 7 February 2004 Bradford City Atherton 35 1–2 Report West Ham United Zamora 65Harewood 78 Valley Parade Bradford Mark Halsey 13,078 D 21 February 2004 Norwich City Huckerby 76 1–1 Report West Ham United Harewood 61 Carrow Road Norwich Ray Olivier 23,940 W 28 February 2004 West Ham United Zamora 73 1–0 Report Cardiff City Boleyn Ground London George Cain 31,858 D 2 March 2004 Burnley Branch 31 1–1 Summary West Ham United Connolly 36 Turf Moor Burnley Phil Dowd 12,440 D 6 March 2004 West Ham United 0–0 Report Walsall Boleyn Ground London Graham Laws 33,177 W 9 March 2004 West Ham United Etherington 37 49 70Zamora 39Reo-Coker 62 5–0 Report Wimbledon Boleyn Ground London Eddie Evans 29,818 L 13 March 2004 Sunderland Kyle 61Whitley 76 2–0 Report West Ham United Stadium of Light Sunderland Richard Beeby 29,533 W 17 March 2004 West Ham United Harewood 6 20Reo-Coker 35McAnuff 41 4–2 Report Crewe Alexandra S. Jones 61 72 Boleyn Ground London David Crick 31,158 L 21 March 2004 Millwall Dailly 34 ogCahill 46 56Chadwick 80 4–1 Report West Ham United Harewood 49 The Den London Jeff Winter 14,055 W 27 March 2004 West Ham United Zamora 3Etherington 76 2–1 Report Gillingham Spiller 32 Boleyn Ground London Andy Penn 34,551 L 3 April 2004 Reading Kitson 35 52 2–0 Report West Ham United Madejski Stadium Reading Phil Joslin 21,718 D 10 April 2004 West Ham United 0–0 Report Derby County Boleyn Ground London Paul Robinson 28,207 12 April 2004 L Crystal Palace West Ham United 1–0 Freedman 66 Report Selhurst Park London Tony Bates 23,977 W 17 April 2004 West Ham United Zamora 37Connolly 71 2–0 Report Coventry City Boleyn Ground London Howard Webb 27,890 W 24 April 2004 Stoke City 0–2 Report West Ham United Connolly 39Harewood 59 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent Neale Barry 18,227 W 1 May 2004 West Ham United Hutchison 17Dailly 44Harewood 63 90 4–0 Report Watford Boleyn Ground London Michael Jones 34,685 D 9 May 2004 Wigan Athletic N. Roberts 34 1–1 Report West Ham United Deane 90 JJB Stadium Wigan Roy Pearson 20,669 First Division play-offs 2004 Football League play-offs L 15 May 2004 Ipswich Town 1–0 Report West Ham United Bent 57 Portman Road Ipswich Mark Clattenburg 28,435 W 18 May 2004 West Ham United 2–0 2–1 Report Ipswich Town Etherington 50Dailly 71 Boleyn Ground London Neale Barry 34,002 L 29 May 2004 West Ham United 0–1 Report Crystal Palace Shipperley 61 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Graham Poll 72,523 League Cup 2003-04 Football League Cup First Round 13 August 2003 West Ham United 3–1 W Report Rushden & Diamonds Defoe 9Connolly 14 78 Lowe 34 London Boleyn Ground 13,715 Mark Cowburn Second Round 23 September 2003 Cardiff City 2–3 W Report West Ham United Earnshaw 12 25 Defoe 45 64 88 Cardiff Ninian Park 10,724 Andy D'Urso Third Round 29 October 2003 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 yes L Report West Ham United Zamora 91 London White Hart Lane 36,053 Graham Barber FA Cup 2003-04 FA Cup Third Round 3 January 2004 Wigan Athletic 1–2 W Report West Ham United Quinn 90 og Mullins 80Connolly 85 Wigan JJB Stadium 11,793 Howard Webb Fourth Round 25 January 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 W Report West Ham United Ganea 23 Deane 4Harewood 21Connolly 32 Wolverhampton Molineux 24,143 Mark Halsey Fifth Round 14 February 2004 Fulham 0–0 D Report West Ham United London Loftus Road 14,705 Graham Poll Fifth Round Replay 24 February 2004 West Ham United 0–3 L Report Fulham McBride 76Hayles 79Boa Morte 90 London Boleyn Ground 27,934 Mike Riley Statistics Overview CompetitionRecordP Games playedW Games wonD Games drawnL Games lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceWin % Winning percentage First Division 46 19 17 10 67 45 yes Play-offs 3 1 0 2 2 2 yes FA Cup 4 2 1 1 5 5 yes League Cup 3 2 0 1 6 4 yes Total 56 24 18 14 80 56 yes Goalscorers Rank Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number Nat Nationality NameFirst DivisionPlay-offsFA CupLeague CupTotal1ST9ENGJermain Defoe11004152ST8IREDavid Connolly1002214ST10ENGMarlon Harewood13100144ST29ENGBrian Deane601075MF12ENGMatthew Etherington510066ST25ENGBobby Zamora500057DF7SCOChristian Dailly310048MF4SCODon Hutchison300039MF20ENGNigel Reo-Coker20002ST33ENGNeil Mellor20002Own goals2000212MF6ENGMichael Carrick10001MF16NIRKevin Horlock10001MF17ENGHayden Mullins00101DF19ENGIan Pearce10001DF24ENGJon Harley10001MF26JAMJobi McAnuff10001Totals6725680 League position by matchday table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/D/D/D/D/D/L/D/D/W/D/L/W/D/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/W/D/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/D/L/W/W/W/D Position 7/8/12/10/6/3/2/4/5/4/3/4/5/5/6/6/6/9/9/7/8/9/6/6/8/7/8/8/7/5/5/6/5/5/3/5/3/5/4/4/6/8/6/5/3/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 Appearances and goals First Division Play-offs FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 David James GK ENG 27 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 30 Pavel Srnicek GK CZE 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Stephen Bywater GK ENG 17 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Tomáš Řepka DF CZE 40 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 Rufus Brevett DF ENG 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 Christian Dailly DF SCO 43 2 3 1 3+1 0 3 0 14 Wayne Quinn DF ENG 22 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0 15 Anton Ferdinand DF ENG 9+11 0 0 0 3 0 2+1 0 19 Ian Pearce DF ENG 24 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 20 Robbie Stockdale DF SCO 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22 Matthew Kilgallon DF ENG 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 Andy Melville DF WAL 11+3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 Jon Harley DF ENG 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 Shaun Byrne DF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 35 Chris Cohen DF ENG 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 4 Don Hutchison MF SCO 10+14 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 5 Rob Lee MF ENG 12+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0 6 Michael Carrick MF ENG 34+1 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 11 Steve Lomas MF NIR 5 0 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 12 Matthew Etherington MF ENG 34+1 5 3 1 4 0 3 0 16 Kevin Horlock MF NIR 23+4 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 17 Hayden Mullins MF ENG 27 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 19 Adam Nowland MF ENG 2+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Niclas Alexandersson MF SWE 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Nigel Reo-Coker MF ENG 13+2 2 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 23 Sebastien Carole MF FRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jobi McAnuff MF JAM 4+8 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 28 David Noble MF ENG 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 David Connolly FW IRL 37+2 10 3 0 4 2 2 2 9 Jermain Defoe FW ENG 19 11 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 Marlon Harewood FW ENG 28 13 3 0 4 1 0 0 18 Youssef Sofiane FW FRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 Richard Garcia FW AUS 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 25 Bobby Zamora FW ENG 15+2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 Brian Deane FW ENG 9+17 6 0+3 0 3 1 0 0 33 Neil Mellor FW ENG 8+8 2 0 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 |} References Category:West Ham United F.C. seasons West Ham United West Ham United West Ham United