2003–04 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season May 2020 Manchester United 2003–04 Sir Alex Ferguson Sir Roy Gardner Old Trafford Premier League 3rd FA Cup Winners League Cup Fourth round UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Community Shield Winners Ruud van Nistelrooy (20) Ruud van Nistelrooy (30) 67,758 vs Southampton (31 January 2004) 66,520 vs Panathinaikos (16 September 2003) 67,641 _manutd0204h _manutd0204h _manutd0204h _manutd0204h _redline E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _manutd0305a _manutd0305a _manutd0305a _nikeswooshwhite _whitetop 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 _manutd0305t _manutd0305t _manutd0305t _blackbottom _blacktop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 season was Manchester United's 12th season in the Premier League, and their 29th consecutive season in the top division of English football.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season2004.html Manchester United Season 2003/04 8 October 2007 StretfordEnd.co.uk United started the season by winning the 2003 FA Community Shield and then secured a record eleventh FA Cup with a 3–0 win over Millwall at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. However, the club surrendered the Premier League title to unbeaten champions Arsenal, with a second-half dip in league form coinciding with Rio Ferdinand starting an eight-month ban from football due to a missed drugs test and restricting United to a third-place finish. New to the United side were Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning midfielder Kléberson, American goalkeeper Tim Howard, Cameroonian midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba and French striker David Bellion. United's UEFA Champions League and League Cup dreams ended in the last 16, with the European exit being particularly painful as a last minute goal by eventual champions Porto put them out of the competition and denied them an eighth successive Champions League quarter-final. Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendance22 July 2003CelticN4–0Van Nistelrooy 7', Giggs 27', Solskjær 39', Bellion 72'66,72227 July 2003Club AméricaN3–1Van Nistelrooy 48', Forlán (2) 49', 80'57,36531 July 2003JuventusN4–1Giggs 25', Scholes 57', Van Nistelrooy 60', Solskjær 79'79,0003 August 2003BarcelonaN3–1Forlán (2) 25', 37', Van Nistelrooy 85'68,3967 August 2003Sporting CPA1–3Hugo 88' (o.g.)55,00013 August 2003Stoke CityA1–3Forlán 68'21,436 FA Community Shield 2003 FA Community Shield DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendance10 August 2003ArsenalN1–1(4–3p)Silvestre 15'59,293 FA Premier League 2003–04 FA Premier League DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition16 August 2003Bolton WanderersH4–0Giggs (2) 35', 74', Scholes 77', Van Nistelrooy 87'67,6472nd23 August 2003Newcastle UnitedA2–1Van Nistelrooy 51', Scholes 59'52,1653rd27 August 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH1–0O'Shea 10'67,6482nd31 August 2003SouthamptonA0–132,0662nd13 September 2003Charlton AthleticA2–0Van Nistelrooy (2) 62', 82'26,0782nd21 September 2003ArsenalH0–067,6393rd27 September 2003Leicester CityA4–1Keane 15', Van Nistelrooy (3) 16', 45', 52'32,0443rd4 October 2003Birmingham CityH3–0Van Nistelrooy 36' (pen.), Scholes 57', Giggs 82'67,6332nd18 October 2003Leeds UnitedA1–0Keane 81'40,1532nd25 October 2003FulhamH1–3Forlán 45'67,7273rd1 November 2003PortsmouthH3–0Forlán 37', Ronaldo 80', Keane 82'67,6393rd9 November 2003LiverpoolA2–1Giggs (2) 58', 70'44,1593rd22 November 2003Blackburn RoversH2–1Van Nistelrooy 24', Kléberson 38'67,7483rd30 November 2003ChelseaA0–141,9323rd6 December 2003Aston VillaH4–0Van Nistelrooy (2) 16', 45', Forlán (2) 90', 90'67,6213rd13 December 2003Manchester CityH3–1Scholes (2) 7', 73', Van Nistelrooy 34'67,6452nd21 December 2003Tottenham HotspurA2–1O'Shea 15', Van Nistelrooy 26'35,9101st26 December 2003EvertonH3–2Butt 9', Kléberson 44', Bellion 68'67,6421st28 December 2003MiddlesbroughA1–0Fortune 14'34,7381st7 January 2004Bolton WanderersA2–1Scholes 24', Van Nistelrooy 39'27,6681st11 January 2004Newcastle UnitedH0–067,6221st17 January 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA0–129,3962nd31 January 2004SouthamptonH3–2Saha 18', Scholes 37', Van Nistelrooy 61'67,7582nd7 February 2004EvertonA4–3Saha (2) 9', 29', Van Nistelrooy (2) 24', 89'40,1902nd11 February 2004MiddlesbroughH2–3Van Nistelrooy 45', Giggs 63'67,3462nd21 February 2004Leeds UnitedH1–1Scholes 64'67,7442nd28 February 2004FulhamA1–1Saha 14'18,3063rd14 March 2004Manchester CityA1–4Scholes 35'47,2843rd20 March 2004Tottenham HotspurH3–0Giggs 30', Ronaldo 89', Bellion 90'67,6343rd28 March 2004ArsenalA1–1Saha 86'38,1843rd10 April 2004Birmingham CityA2–1Ronaldo 60', Saha 78'29,5483rd13 April 2004Leicester CityH1–0G. Neville 56'67,7493rd17 April 2004PortsmouthA0–120,1403rd20 April 2004Charlton AthleticH2–0Saha 28', G. Neville 65'67,4773rd24 April 2004LiverpoolH0–167,6473rd1 May 2004Blackburn RoversA0–129,6163rd8 May 2004ChelseaH1–1Van Nistelrooy 76'67,6093rd15 May 2004Aston VillaA2–0Ronaldo 4', Van Nistelrooy 10'42,5733rd MUN FA Cup 2003–04 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendance4 January 2004Round 3Aston VillaA2–1Scholes (2) 64', 68'40,37125 January 2004Round 4Northampton TownA3–0Silvestre 34', Hargreaves 47' (o.g.), Forlán 68'7,35614 February 2004Round 5Manchester CityH4–2Scholes 34', Van Nistelrooy (2) 71', 80', Ronaldo 74'67,2286 March 2004Round 6FulhamH2–1Van Nistelrooy (2) 25', 62'67,6143 April 2004Semi-finalArsenalN1–0Scholes 32'39,93922 May 2004FinalMillwallN3–0Ronaldo 44', Van Nistelrooy (2) 65' (pen.), 81'71,350 League Cup 2003–04 Football League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendance28 October 2003Round 3Leeds UnitedA3–2 Bellion 78', Forlán 108', Djemba-Djemba 117'37,5463 December 2003Round 4West Bromwich AlbionA0–225,282 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendanceGroupposition16 September 2003PanathinaikosH5–0Silvestre 13', Fortune 15', Solskjær 33', Butt 40', Djemba-Djemba 83'66,5201st1 October 2003VfB StuttgartA1–2Van Nistelrooy 67' (pen.)50,3482nd22 October 2003RangersA1–0P. Neville 5'48,7301st4 November 2003RangersH3–0Forlán 6', Van Nistelrooy (2) 43', 60'66,7071st26 November 2003PanathinaikosA1–0Forlán 85'6,8901st9 December 2003VfB StuttgartH2–0Van Nistelrooy 45', Giggs 58'67,1411st Group E n MUN Knockout phase 2003–04 UEFA Champions League knockout stage DateRoundOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorersAttendance25 February 2004First knockout roundFirst legPortoA1–2Fortune 14'49,9779 March 2004First knockout roundSecond legPortoH1–1Scholes 32'67,029 Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKFRA 1974 Fabien Barthez0000000000002DFENG Gary Neville302401070004223DFENG Phil Neville29(2)02(1)010711040(3)15DFENG Rio Ferdinand200000060102706DFENG Wes Brown15(2)05(1)000200022(3)07MFPOR Cristiano Ronaldo15(14)452103(2)00024(16)68MFENG Nicky Butt12(9)13(2)0204(1)11022(12)29FWFRA 1974 Louis Saha9(3)700001(1)00010(4)710FWNED Ruud van Nistelrooy31(1)203(1)600741042(2)3011MFWAL Ryan Giggs29(4)75000811043(4)812FWFRA 1974 David Bellion4(10)21(1)0210(4)0007(15)313GKNIR Roy Carroll602(1)020100011(1)014GKUSA Tim Howard3204000701044015MFBRA Kléberson10(2)210101(1)00013(3)216MFIRL Roy Keane (c)25(3)34(1)000401034(4)317GKESP Ricardo00000000000018MFENG Paul Scholes24(4)96400511036(4)1419MFCMR Eric Djemba-Djemba10(5)00(1)0111(3)10(1)012(10)220FWNOR Ole Gunnar Solskjær7(6)01(2)0001(1)11010(9)121FWURU Diego Forlán10(14)421112(2)20(1)015(17)822DFIRL John O'Shea32(1)260206(1)00(1)046(3)223MFENG Kieran Richardson000(1)02000002(1)024MFSCO Darren Fletcher17(5)04(1)0203(3)00026(9)025MFRSA Quinton Fortune18(5)130106(1)21029(6)326MFENG Danny Pugh000(1)01000001(1)027DFFRA 1974 Mikaël Silvestre33(1)05100611145(1)332FWENG Eddie Johnson00000(1)000000(1)033MFENG Chris Eagles00000(2)000000(2)034DFENG Phil Bardsley000(1)01000001(1)036FWENG Daniel Nardiello00000(1)000000(1)039DFIRL Paul Tierney000010000010 Transfers United's first departure of the 2003–04 season was David Beckham, who left Old Trafford after ten years with the Red Devils. On 7 July, forward Danny Webber joined Watford. A month after Webber's departure, Argentinian midfielder, Juan Sebastián Verón joined United's rivals Chelsea. Two days later, English forward Jimmy Davis died in a car crash. Coming in during the summer transfer window were French forward David Bellion, Cameroonian midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba, American goalkeeper Tim Howard, Brazilian midfielder Kléberson, and Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo. Leaving in the winter transfer window was Alan Tate, who joined Swansea City. First-choice goalkeeper Fabien Barthez rejoined Marseille in April, while Danny Pugh joined Leeds United in late May, in exchange for Alan Smith. Arriving in the winter transfer window was Louis Saha, who signed from Fulham on 23 January for a fee of £12.82 million. Alan Smith joined United on 26 May from Leeds United in exchange for Danny Pugh (see above). Gabriel Heinze joined United on 11 June from Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £6.9 million. In DatePos.NameFromFee1 July 2003FWFRA 1974 David BellionENG Sunderland£2mBellion to cost United at least £2 million http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/70/70235_bellion_to_cost_united_at_least_2_million.html?order=replies&submit=Sort https://archive.today/20130420232622/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/70/70235_bellion_to_cost_united_at_least_2_million.html?order=replies&submit=Sort dead 20 April 2013 Manchester Evening News 16 October 2003 8 February 2012 3 July 2003MFCMR Eric Djemba-DjembaFRA 1974 Nantes£3.5mMan Utd sign Djemba-Djemba https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3038776.stm BBC Sport 3 July 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123122956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3038776.stm 23 January 2009 live 22 October 2013 15 July 2003GKUSA Tim HowardUSA MetroStars£2.3mHoward joins Man Utd https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3061333.stm BBC Sport 15 July 2003 8 February 201212 August 2003MFBRA KlébersonBRA Atlético Paranaense£5.93mUnited finally sign Kleberson https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/aug/12/newsstory.sport10 The Guardian 12 August 2003 8 February 2012 12 August 2003MFPOR Cristiano RonaldoPOR Sporting CP£12.24mMan Utd sign Ronaldo https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm BBC Sport 12 August 2003 8 February 2012 12 January 2004FWCHN Dong FangzhuoCHN Dalian Shide£3.5mMan Utd sign Dong https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3378641.stm BBC Sport 12 January 2004 1 June 201223 January 2004FWFRA 1974 Louis SahaENG Fulham£12.82m26 May 2004FWENG Alan SmithENG Leeds United£7mMan Utd sign Smith https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3723993.stm BBC Sport 26 May 2004 8 February 201211 June 2004DFARG Gabriel HeinzeFRA 1974 Paris Saint-Germain£6.9mMan Utd secure Heinze deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3735065.stm BBC Sport 11 June 2004 8 February 2012 Out DatePos.NameToFee2 July 2003MFENG David BeckhamESP Real Madrid£17.25mBeckham's transfer fee could increase to £24.25 million based on Real Madrid's performance in the UEFA Champions League over the four years of his contract. "nb" "beckham_fee"Beckham joins Real Madrid https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/2998868.stm BBC Sport 18 June 2003 27 January 2021 7 July 2003FWENG Danny WebberENG WatfordUndisclosedWebber poised for Watford https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/3044714.stm BBC Sport 4 July 2003 8 February 20127 August 2003MFARG Juan Sebastián VerónENG Chelsea£15mVeron signs for Chelsea https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3120081.stm BBC Sport 7 August 2003 8 February 20129 August 2003FWENG Jimmy DavisDeceasedMan Utd starlet killed in crash https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3137955.stm BBC Sport 9 August 2003 8 February 20126 February 2004DFENG Alan TateWAL Swansea CityUndisclosedSwans make double swoop https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/3452661.stm BBC Sport 6 February 2004 8 February 201227 April 2004GKFRA 1974 Fabien BarthezFRA 1974 Marseille£5mMarseille sign Barthez https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3581391.stm BBC Sport 28 April 2004 8 February 201226 May 2004MFENG Danny PughENG Leeds UnitedFreeLeeds in swoop for Pugh https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/3753453.stm BBC Sport 27 May 2004 8 February 2012 Loan out Date fromDate toPositionNameTo8 July 20039 August 2003FWENG Jimmy DavisENG WatfordWatford lure Man Utd fledgling https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/3054232.stm BBC Sport 8 July 2003 8 February 201210 July 200330 June 2004MFENG Luke ChadwickENG BurnleyChadwick joins Burnley https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/3055507.stm BBC Sport 10 July 2003 8 February 201219 July 200330 June 2004MFSWE Bojan DjordjicSCG Red Star BelgradeUnited starlet in Red Star loan http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=271848&type=story https://archive.today/20120717165248/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=271848&type=story dead 17 July 2012 ESPN Soccernet ESPN 19 July 2003 8 February 2012 27 July 20031 January 2004FWENG Colin HeathBEL Royal Antwerp27 July 20031 January 2004MFENG David FoxBEL Royal Antwerp29 July 200330 June 2004MFSCO Michael StewartENG Nottingham ForestStewart wanders into Forest https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/3106723.stm BBC Sport 29 July 2003 8 February 201224 August 200330 June 2004GKESP RicardoESP Racing SantanderMan Utd agree Ricardo loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3178051.stm BBC Sport 24 August 2003 8 February 201212 September 200312 October 2003FWENG Neil WoodENG Peterborough United19 September 200318 October 2003GKENG Ben WilliamsENG Altrincham24 October 200324 November 2003FWENG Daniel NardielloWAL Swansea City24 October 200329 December 2003DFENG Alan TateWAL Swansea City24 November 200325 December 2003FWENG Danny ByrneENG Hartlepool United2 January 200426 April 2004GKFRA 1974 Fabien BarthezFRA 1974 Marseille12 January 200416 December 2006FWCHN Dong FangzhuoBEL Royal AntwerpMan Utd gain work permit for Dong https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6184803.stm BBC Sport 16 December 2006 1 June 201227 January 200430 June 2004FWENG Daniel NardielloENG Barnsley29 January 200430 April 2004FWENG Neil WoodENG Burnley29 January 200429 February 2004DFIRL Paul TierneyENG Colchester United30 January 200423 May 2004DFENG Phil BardsleyBEL Royal Antwerp30 January 200423 May 2004FWENG Eddie JohnsonBEL Royal Antwerp19 March 20049 May 2004GKENG Ben WilliamsENG Crewe Alexandra23 March 200430 June 2004DFENG Lee LawrenceENG Shrewsbury Town24 March 200430 June 2004FWDEN Mads TimmNOR Viking Notes "nb" References 30em 2003–04 Manchester United F.C. kits Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United Category:2003 in sport in Manchester Category:2004 in sport in Manchester