2003–04 Derby County F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 February 2012 Derby County 2003–04 SCO George Burley ENG Lionel Pickering (until October)ENG John Sleightholme Pride Park Stadium First Division 20th FA Cup Third round Carling Cup First round Ian Taylor (11) Taylor (12) 22,199 2002–03 2004–05 During the 2003–04 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the First Division. Season summary George Burley's first full season in charge brought little joy as Derby recorded a 20th-placed finish in the 2003–04 season, just 1 point clear of relegation with safety not confirmed until the penultimate game of the season with a 2–0 win over Millwall. With no money for players and the need to slash the club's wage bill, big names such as Fabrizio Ravanelli, Georgi Kinkladze and Craig Burley left the club with the gaps of their departure shored up by free signings; Candido Costa was taken on a season long loan whilst seven others – including Mathias Svensson and Leon Osman – were recruited on short term loans, as Derby used a club record 36 different players in the course of the season. There was also the continued introduction of academy players to the side, with Tom Huddlestone and Marcus Tudgay making significant contributions alongside players such as Lee Grant and Lee Holmes. Burley achieved safety against a background of boardroom uncertainty – Chairman Lionel Pickering, after putting temporary faith in former Coventry City chairman Bryan Richardson and a notional £30m bond, was removed from the chair after the club temporarily entered receivership by The Co-operative Bank, who instantly installed a new board composed of John Sleightholme, Jeremy Keith and Steve Harding, for the cost of £1 each. Final league table 2003–04 Football League y DER Results Derby County's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/2003-2004 Derby County 2003–2004 Home statto.com 2012-02-14 28 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728034812/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/2003-2004 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 2003 Stoke CityH0–321,517 16 August 2003 GillinghamA0–07,850 23 August 2003 ReadingH2–318,970Taylor (pen), Svensson 25 August 2003 Cardiff CityA1–415,091Svensson 30 August 2003 West Bromwich AlbionH0–121,499 13 September 2003 WalsallA1–08,726Júnior 17 September 2003 WatfordH3–218,459Taylor, Svensson, Júnior 20 September 2003 SunderlandH1–122,535Taylor 27 September 2003 Nottingham ForestA1–129,059Júnior 30 September 2003 Bradford CityA2–110,143Morris (2) 4 October 2003 West Ham UnitedH0–122,810 11 October 2003 Wigan AthleticH2–219,151Taylor (pen), Morris 14 October 2003 Crystal PalaceA1–122,810Zavagno 18 October 2003 Crewe AlexandraA0–38,656 21 October 2003 Norwich CityA1–216,346Taylor (pen) 25 October 2003 Coventry CityH1–321,641Holmes 1 November 2003 Preston North EndA0–312,839 8 November 2003 Ipswich TownH2–219,976Kennedy, Dichio 15 November 2003 BurnleyH2–030,359Morris, Taylor (pen) 22 November 2003 MillwallA0–010,308 29 November 2003 WimbledonH3–122,025Herzig (own goal), Tudgay, Holmes 6 December 2003 Ipswich TownA1–225,018Tudgay 13 December 2003 Rotherham UnitedA0–07,320 26 December 2003 West Bromwich AlbionA1–126,412Costa 28 December 2003 Norwich CityH0–423,783 10 January 2004 Stoke CityA1–216,402Morris 17 January 2004 GillinghamH2–120,473Vincent, Edwards 28 January 2004 Sheffield UnitedH2–026,603Tudgay, McLeod 31 January 2004 ReadingA1–314,382Johnson 7 February 2004 Cardiff CityH2–220,958Taylor, Osman 14 February 2004 Wigan AthleticA0–29,146 21 February 2004 Crystal PalaceH2–121,856Manel, Osman 28 February 2004 Coventry CityA0–216,042 3 March 2004 Crewe AlexandraH0–019,861 13 March 2004 Rotherham UnitedH1–021,741Peschisolido 16 March 2004 WatfordA1–213,931Peschisolido 20 March 2004 Nottingham ForestH4–232,390Taylor, Peschisolido (2), Tudgay 23 March 2004 Sheffield UnitedA1–121,351Taylor (pen) 27 March 2004 SunderlandA1–230,838Taylor (pen) 3 April 2004 WalsallH0–123,574 10 April 2004 West Ham UnitedA0–028,207 12 April 2004 Bradford CityH3–221,593Osman, Taylor, Combe (own goal) 17 April 2004 Preston North EndH5–124,162Manel (2), Tudgay (2), Júnior 24 April 2004 BurnleyA0–116,189 1 May 2004 MillwallH2–026,056Bolder, Reich 9 May 2004 WimbledonA0–16,509 FA Cup 2003–04 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR33 January 2004 Ipswich TownA0–316,159 League Cup 2003–04 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR113 August 2003 Huddersfield TownA1–26,672Taylor Squad Squad at end of season 1 ENG GK Andy Oakes 2 WAL DF Rob EdwardsEdwards was born in Madeley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in March 2003. on loan from Aston Villa 3 ENG DF Jamie Vincent 4 ENG DF Dave Walton 5 IRL DF Jeff Kenna 6 ENG DF Pablo Mills 7 ENG MF Ian Taylor captain 8 POR MF Cândido Costa on loan from Porto 9 ESP FW Manel 10 JAM DF Michael JohnsonJohnson was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999. 11 CAN FW Paul Peschisolido 13 ENG GK Lee Grant 14 ENG DF Richard Jackson 15 ENG MF Adam Bolder 16 FRA DF Youl Mawéné 17 ENG DF Paul Boertien 18 ENG FW Izale McLeod 19 ENG MF Nathan Doyle 20 ENG MF Lewis Hunt 21 SCO MF Gary Twigg 22 GER FW Marco Reich 23 ENG FW Marcus Tudgay 24 ENG GK Lee CampCamp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011. 26 ENG DF Chris Palmer 27 ENG DF James Turner 28 FIN MF Kris Weckström 29 ENG DF Tom Huddlestone 30 ENG MF Lee Holmes 31 PER FW Gianfranco Labarthe 32 ENG MF Leon Osman on loan from Everton 33 BRA FW José Júnior 34 ENG FW Noel Whelan Left club during season 2 ENG DF Warren Barton to Queens Park Rangers 3 ARG DF Luciano Zavagno to A.C. Ancona 5 ENG DF Steve Elliott to Blackpool 9 ENG FW Lee Bradbury on loan from Portsmouth 9 ENG FW Danny Dichio on loan from West Bromwich Albion 11 ENG MF Lee Morris to Leicester City 12 FIN MF Simo Valakari to FC Dallas 22 ENG MF Adam Murray to Burton Albion 22 ENG FW Lee Bradbury on loan from Portsmouth 25 IRL MF Barry Molloy to Drogheda United 32 SCO MF Gary Caldwell on loan from Newcastle United 32 NIR MF Peter Kennedy on loan from Wigan Athletic 34 SWE FW Mathias Svensson on loan from Charlton Athletic References 3 Notes notes 3 Category:Derby County F.C. seasons Derby County