2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 West Bromwich Albion 2003–04 Gary Megson Jeremy Peace The Hawthorns First Division 2nd (promoted) FA Cup Third round League Cup Fifth round Hughes (11) Hulse (13) 24,764 _wba0304h _wba0304h _wba0304h _wba0304h _wba0304hl _wba0304a _wba0304a _wba0304a _wba0304a _wba0304al 2002–03 2004–05 During the 2003–04 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the First Division. Season summary thumb|300px|The Albion team celebrate winning promotion to the Premier League. The club had been managed by Gary Megson since March 2000, who oversaw promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and subsequent relegation back to the First Division in the 2002–03 season.Lovejoy Joe 2003-12-14 West Side Story https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/west-side-story-2hqbr0glfpl subscription live https://archive.today/20250427215257/https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/west-side-story-2hqbr0glfpl 27 April 2025 2025-04-27 The Times en The club spent £1.5 million in the summer transfer window, including the £750,000 of Rob Hulse from Crewe Alexandra. In the 2003–04 season, Albion had their best League Cup run for 22 years, beating Newcastle United and Manchester United before losing to Arsenal in the quarter-finals. The team also enjoyed good form in the league, remaining in the top two from mid-October until the end of the season, winning promotion back to the Premiership, again as runners-up, at the first attempt. West Brom 2–0 Bradford http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3634667.stm BBC Sport 2004-04-24 2012-01-19 Albion unveiled the Astle Gates outside their home ground, The Hawthorns, in July 2003. The gates are a tribute to the club's former striker, Jeff Astle, who died in January 2002.Chris Lepkowski Chris Lepkowski looks back on the day that Jeff Astle's death rocked West Bromwich Albion http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chris-lepkowski-looks-back-on-the-day-8610 Birmingham Mail 19 January 2012 31 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160404204804/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chris-lepkowski-looks-back-on-the-day-8610 4 April 2016 live Final league table 2003–04 Football League First Division WBA Results West Bromwich Albion's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2003-2004/results West Bromwich Albion 2003–2004 Results Statto.com Tony Brown 19 January 2012 12 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110812091506/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2003-2004/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 2003 WalsallA1–411,030 (2,400)Koumas 16 August 2003 BurnleyH4–122,489 (945)Šakiri, Hulse, Hughes (2) 23 August 2003 WatfordA1–015,023Hughes 25 August 2003 Preston North EndH1–024,402Hughes (pen) 30 August 2003 Derby CountyA1–021,499Hulse 13 September 2003 Ipswich TownH4–124,954 (1,407)Gaardsøe, Hulse (2), Diallo (own goal) 16 September 2003 Wigan AthleticA0–112,874 20 September 2003 Crystal PalaceA2–217,477 (1,843)Hulse, Koumas 27 September 2003 Stoke CityH1–024,297 (1,479)Dobie 30 September 2003 MillwallH2–122,909 (768)Koumas, Dobie 4 October 2003 GillinghamA2–08,883 (1,600)Dobie, Clement 14 October 2003 Sheffield UnitedH0–227,195 18 October 2003 Norwich CityH1–024,966 (2,001)Koumas 21 October 2003 WimbledonH0–122,048 (24) 25 October 2003 Rotherham UnitedA3–07,815 (2,324)Barker (own goal), Hulse (2) 1 November 2003 SunderlandH0–026,135 8 November 2003 West Ham UnitedA4–330,359 (2,993)Hulse (2), Deane (own goal), Hughes 22 November 2003 ReadingH0–022,839 25 November 2003 Cardiff CityA1–117,678 (1,600)Koumas 29 November 2003 Nottingham ForestA3–027,331 (4,834)Koumas (2), Louis-Jean (own goal) 6 December 2003 West Ham UnitedH1–126,194Mullins (own goal) 9 December 2003 Bradford CityA1–011,198Dobie 13 December 2003 Crewe AlexandraH2–222,825Haas, Gregan 20 December 2003 Coventry CityA0–117,616 26 December 2003 Derby CountyH1–126,412 (1,887)Gaardsøe 28 December 2003 WimbledonA0–06,376 9 January 2004 WalsallH2–024,558 (2,178)Koumas, Horsfield 17 January 2004 BurnleyA1–113,106Horsfield 31 January 2004 WatfordH3–123,958 (828)Horsfield (2), Hughes 7 February 2004 Preston North EndA0–316,569 (2,800) 14 February 2004 Cardiff CityH2–125,196 (2,312)Clement, Hughes 21 February 2004 Sheffield UnitedA2–124,805Moore, Gaardsøe 28 February 2004 Rotherham UnitedH0–124,104 2 March 2004 Norwich CityA0–023,223 (1,077) 6 March 2004 Coventry CityH3–025,414 (2,190)Horsfield, Hulse, Kinsella 13 March 2004 Crewe AlexandraA2–18,335Johnson, Hughes 16 March 2004 Wigan AthleticH2–126,215Hughes (pen), Gaardsøe 27 March 2004 Crystal PalaceH2–024,990 (907)Moore, Dyer 4 April 2004 Ipswich TownA3–224,608 (1,723)Koumas, Dyer, Horsfield 10 April 2004 GillinghamH1–024,524 (684)Hughes 12 April 2004 MillwallA1–113,304 (2,123)Johnson 18 April 2004 SunderlandA1–032,201 (2,721)Koumas 24 April 2004 Bradford CityH2–026,143 (565)Horsfield, Hughes 1 May 2004 ReadingA0–120,619 4 May 2004 Stoke CityA1–418,352Dobie 9 May 2004 Nottingham ForestH0–226,821 FA Cup 2003–04 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR33 January 2004 Nottingham ForestA0–111,843 League Cup 2003–04 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR112 August 2003 BrentfordH4–010,490Hulse (2), Haas, DobieR223 September 2003 Hartlepool UnitedA2–15,265Clement, HulseR329 October 2003 Newcastle UnitedA2–146,932Ameobi (own goal), HughesR43 December 2003 Manchester UnitedH2–025,282 (2,593)Haas, DobieR516 December 2003 ArsenalH0–220,369 (1,688) Players First-team squad 1 ENG GK Russell Hoult 2 SUI DF Bernt HaasHaas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996. 3 ENG DF Neil Clement 4 IRL MF James O'Connor 5 JAM DF Darren MooreMoore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999. 6 ENG DF Phil Gilchrist 7 ENG DF Ronnie Wallwork 10 WAL MF Andy JohnsonJohnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998. 11 IRL MF Mark Kinsella 12 SCO FW Scott DobieDobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002. 14 ENG MF Sean Gregan 15 ENG FW Rob Hulse 16 ENG MF Lee Marshall 17 ISL DF Lárus Sigurðsson 18 WAL MF Jason Koumas 19 ENG FW Lee Hughes 20 MKD MF Artim Šakiri 21 IRL GK Joe Murphy 22 ENG DF James Chambers 23 ENG DF Adam Chambers 24 DEN MF Thomas Gaardsøe 25 NED DF Joost Volmer 26 MLI DF Sékou Berthé 28 ENG MF Simon Brown 29 ENG MF Lloyd Dyer 30 ENG MF Tamika MkandawireMkandawire was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but held United Kingdom citizenship and was ineligible to represent Malawi internationally. 31 ENG GK Daniel Crane 32 SEN DF Alassane N'Dour on loan from AS Saint-Etienne 33 ENG DF Paul Robinson 34 ENG FW Geoff Horsfield 35 ENG FW Delroy FaceyFacey was born in Huddersfield, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his mother and would make his international debut for Grenada in July 2009. 36 DEN FW Morten Skoubo on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach 37 AUS GK Simon Miotto Left club during season 8 ENG MF Michael Appleton retired 9 ENG FW Danny Dichio to Millwall 11 GRN FW Jason RobertsRoberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998. to Wigan Athletic 27 ENG DF Ross Adams to Hednesford Town 37 ENG GK Kevin Pressman on loan from Sheffield Wednesday Transfers In +DatePositionNameClub FromTransfer FeeReference11 July 2003FWRob HulseCrewe Alexandra£750,0002003-07-11 Baggies bag duo en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3055657.stm 2023-12-0511 July 2003MFJames O'ConnorStoke City£250,0002003-08-12 O'Connor dispute settled en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/3144457.stm 2023-12-0514 July 2003DFBernt HaasSunderland£500,0002003-07-14 Baggies seal Haas deal en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3058863.stm 2023-12-0531 July 2003DFThomas GaardsøeIpswich Town£500,0002003-08-01 It's a Dane deal as Gaardsoe goes https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/21317435.dane-deal-gaardsoe-goes/ 2023-12-05 East Anglian Daily Times en31 July 2003MFArtim ŠakiriCSKA SofiaNominal2003-07-31 Sakiri joins Baggies en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3112951.stm 2023-12-057 August 2003DFJoost VolmerAZ AlkmaarFree2003-09-05 Transfers - August 2003 en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3116861.stm 2023-12-0518 December 2003FWGeoff HorsfieldWigan Athletic£1,000,0002003-12-18 Horsfield joins West Brom en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3321579.stm 2023-12-0515 January 2004MFMark KinsellaAston VillaFree2004-01-15 Baggies seal Kinsella deal en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3399321.stm 2023-12-05DFSékou BerthéTroyes Out DatePositionNameClub ToTransfer FeeReference30 June 2003DFDes LyttleFree AgencyReleased2003-05-12 Baggies begin clear-out en-GB http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3021829.stm 2023-12-0530 June 2003MFJordãoFree AgencyReleased30 June 2003GKBrian JensenBurnleyFree2003-06-30 Burnley snap up Jensen en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/3031536.stm 2023-12-059 July 2003DFIgor BališFree AgencyMutual Consent2003-07-09 Balis ends Baggies career en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2798145.stm 2023-12-0511 July 2003MFDerek McInnesDundee UnitedFree2003-07-11 Triple signing at Tannadice en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3054071.stm 2023-12-0519 August 2003FWBob TaylorCheltenham TownFree2003-08-19 Cheltenham sign Taylor en-GB BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/3162707.stm 2023-12-05FWJason RobertsWigan Athletic Notes notes 32em References 32em Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons West Bromwich Albion