2003–04 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2003–04 season
Manager Mick McCarthy
Stadium Stadium of Light
First Division 3rd
Play-offs Semi-finals
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Marcus Stewart (16)

During the 2003–04 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Name From Fee
4 August 2003 MF Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley England Manchester City Free[1]
5 August 2003 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Breen England West Ham United Free[2]
25 September 2003 MF England Tommy Smith England Watford Free[3]
3 October 2003 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn England Sheffield Wednesday Loan[4]
30 October 2003 MF England Stewart Downing England Middlesbrough Loan[5]

January

Date Pos Name From Fee
7 January 2004 MF England Kevin Cooper England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan[6]
6 February 2004 FW Jamaica Darren Byfield England Rotherham United Swap with Michael Proctor[7]
12 March 2004 DF England Colin Cooper England Middlesbrough Loan[8]
24 March 2004 MF Wales Carl Robinson England Portsmouth Loan[9]

Out

Summer

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 June 2003 MF Sweden Stefan Schwarz Retired Retired
11 June 2003 DF Republic of Ireland Cliff Byrne England Scunthorpe United Free[10]
1 July 2003 FW France David Bellion England Manchester United Free[11]
3 July 2003 GK Austria Jurgen Macho England Chelsea Free[12]
9 July 2003 FW France Lilian Laslandes France Nice Free[13]
9 July 2003 DF Switzerland Bernt Haas[notes 1] England West Bromwich Albion £400,000[14]
24 July 2003 MF England Gavin McCann England Aston Villa £2.25 million[15]
31 July 2003 DF England Jody Craddock England Wolverhampton Wanderers £1.75 million[16]
8 August 2003 GK Denmark Thomas Sorensen England Aston Villa £2.25 million[17]
14 August 2003 FW England Kevin Phillips England Southampton £3.25 million[18]
20 August 2003 MF Argentina Nicolás Medina Spain Leganés Season-long loan[19]
23 August 2003 FW Norway Tore André Flo Italy Siena Undisclosed[20]
29 August 2003 MF United States Claudio Reyna England Manchester City £2.5 million[21]
29 August 2003 DF Brazil Emerson Thome England Bolton Wanderers Free[22]
1 September 2003 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane[notes 2] England Everton £1 million[23]
1 September 2003 DF England Michael Gray Scotland Celtic Four-month loan (September to December)[24]
25 September 2003 FW Republic of Ireland Keith Graydon England Scarborough Free[25]
3 October 2003 FW Republic of Ireland Michael Reddy England Sheffield Wednesday Loan[26]
3 October 2003 FW England Chris Brown England Doncaster Rovers Loan[27]
23 October 2003 GK Norway Thomas Myhre England Crystal Palace Loan
13 November 2003 DF England Craig James England Darlington Loan[28]

January

Date Pos Name From Fee
27 January 2004 DF England Michael Gray England Blackburn Rovers Free[29]
6 February 2004 FW Northern Ireland Neil Teggart England Darlington Loan[30]
6 February 2004 FW England Michael Proctor England Rotherham United Swap for Darren Byfield[31]
25 February 2004 MF England Jonjo Dickman England York City Loan[32]
15 March 2004 GK Northern Ireland Michael Ingham Wales Wrexham Loan[33]
19 March 2004 DF England Craig James England Port Vale Loan[34]
25 March 2004 MF England Chris Black England Doncaster Rovers Free[35]

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[36]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Estonia GK Mart Poom
2 England DF Stephen Wright
3 Northern Ireland DF George McCartney
4 Republic of Ireland MF Jason McAteer[notes 3]
5 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen[notes 4]
6 England DF Ben Clark
7 England MF Matt Piper
8 Northern Ireland MF Jeff Whitley[notes 5]
9 Scotland FW Kevin Kyle
10 England FW Marcus Stewart
11 England FW Tommy Smith
12 Wales MF John Oster[notes 6]
13 Northern Ireland GK Michael Ingham[notes 7]
No. Position Player
15 Republic of Ireland MF Sean Thornton
16 England DF Darren Williams
17 Jamaica FW Darren Byfield[notes 8]
18 Republic of Ireland DF Phil Babb[notes 9]
20 Republic of Ireland MF Thomas Butler
21 England MF Paul Thirlwell
22 Sweden DF Joachim Björklund
24 Wales MF Carl Robinson (on loan from Portsmouth)
25 Republic of Ireland MF Colin Healy
30 England MF Grant Leadbitter
33 Argentina DF Julio Arca
36 England DF Simon Ramsden
40 Norway GK Thomas Myhre

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 Republic of Ireland MF Kevin Kilbane (to Everton)
14 England FW Michael Proctor (to Rotherham United)
14 England DF Colin Cooper (on loan from Middlesbrough)
17 England DF Michael Gray (to Blackburn Rovers)
19 England FW Kevin Phillips (to Southampton)
19 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Quinn (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
19 England MF Kevin Cooper (on loan from Wolves)
No. Position Player
23 England MF Chris Black (to Doncaster Rovers)
24 United States MF Claudio Reyna (to Manchester City)
24 England MF Stewart Downing (on loan from Middlesbrough)
29 Norway FW Tore André Flo (to Siena)
34 England DF Craig James (to Port Vale)
37 Brazil DF Emerson Thome (to Bolton Wanderers)
42 Argentina MF Nicolás Medina (on loan to Leganés)

Reserves

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
26 England MF Jonjo Dickman
27 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Ryan
28 England DF Patrick Collins
31 England FW Chris Brown
32 Republic of Ireland DF Mark Rossiter
35 England DF Chris Scott
No. Position Player
38 Northern Ireland MF Chris Kingsberry
39 Northern Ireland FW Neil Teggart
41 England GK Ben Alnwick
42 Scotland GK Euan McLean
43 Republic of Ireland FW Michael Reddy
England DF Sean Taylor

Results

Sunderland's score comes first.

Win Draw Loss

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2003First roundMansfield TownField Mill2-15,665Kyle, Artell (own goal)
23 September 2003Second roundHuddersfield TownStadium of Light2-413,516Kyle (2)

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
2 January 2004Third roundHartlepool UnitedStadium of Light1-040,816Arca
24 January 2004Fourth roundIpswich TownPortman Road2-121,406Smith, Arca
14 February 2004Fifth roundBirmingham CityStadium of Light1-124,966Kyle
25 February 2004Fifth round replayBirmingham CitySt. Andrews2-0 (after extra time)25,645Smith (2)
7 March 2004Quarter-finalSheffield UnitedStadium of Light1-037,115Smith
4 April 2004Semi-finalMillwallOld Trafford0-156,112

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003Nottingham ForestCity Ground0-223,529
16 August 2003MillwallStadium of Light0-124,877
23 August 2003Preston North EndDeepdale2-014,080Thornton, Stewart
25 August 2003WatfordStadium of Light2-023,600Wright, Stewart (pen)
30 August 2003Bradford CityValley Parade4-014,116Thornton, Stewart, Arca, Breen
13 September 2003Crystal PalaceStadium of Light2-127,324Kyle, Stewart (pen)
16 September 2003Stoke CityBritannia Stadium1-315,005Kyle
20 September 2003Derby CountyPride Park1-122,535Poom
26 September 2003ReadingStadium of Light2-022,420Arca, Oster
30 September 2003Ipswich TownStadium of Light3-224,840Breen, Oster, Kyle
4 October 2003Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane1-027,008Kyle
14 October 2003Cardiff CityStadium of Light0-026,835
18 October 2003WalsallStadium of Light1-036,278Stewart
21 October 2003Rotherham UnitedStadium of Light0-024,506
25 October 2003Norwich CityCarrow Road0-116,427
1 November 2003West Bromwich AlbionThe Hawthorns0-026,135
4 November 2003GillinghamPriestfield Stadium3-19,066Downing, Oster, Stewart
8 November 2003Coventry CityStadium of Light0-027,247
22 November 2003Crewe AlexandraGresty Road3-09,807
29 November 2003BurnleyStadium of Light1-129,852Kyle
2 December 2003Wigan AthleticStadium of Light1-122,167Downing (pen)
8 December 2003Coventry CityHighfield Road1-112,913Downing
13 December 2003West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground2-330,329Oster, McAteer
20 December 2003WimbledonStadium of Light2-122,334Proctor, Stewart (pen)
26 December 2003Bradford CityStadium of Light3-029,639McAteer, Smith, Kyle
28 December 2003Rotherham UnitedMillmoor2-011,455Stewart (2, 1 pen)
10 January 2004Nottingham ForestStadium of Light1-026,340Arca
17 January 2004MillwallThe Den1-213,048Stewart
7 February 2004WatfordVicarage Road2-216,798Stewart, Byfield
21 February 2004Cardiff CityNinian Park0-417,337
3 March 2004WalsallBescot Stadium3-17,185Arca, Stewart, Kyle
10 March 2004Preston North EndStadium of Light3-327,181Stewart (pen), Thornton, Mears (own goal)
13 March 2004West Ham UnitedStadium of Light2-029,533Whitley, Kyle
16 March 2004Stoke CityStadium of Light1-124,510Byfield
20 March 2004ReadingMadjeski Stadium2-018,019Byfield, Smith
23 March 2004GillinghamStadium of Light2-123,262Byfield, Thornton
27 March 2004Derby CountyStadium of Light2-130,838Smith, Oster
6 April 2004WimbledonNational Hockey Stadium2-14,800Byfield, Stewart
9 April 2004Sheffield UnitedStadium of Light3-027,472Breen, Smith, Kyle
12 April 2004Ipswich TownPortman Road0-126,801
18 April 2004West Bromwich AlbionStadium of Light0-132,201
21 April 2004Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park0-318,291
24 April 2004Wigan AthleticJJB Stadium0-011,380
1 May 2004Crewe AlexandraStadium of Light1-125,311Whitley
4 May 2004Norwich CityStadium of Light1-035,174Robinson
9 May 2004BurnleyTurf Moor2-118,252Breen, Kyle

Football League First Division play-offs

DateLegOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 May 2004Leg 1Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park2-325,287Kyle, Stewart (pen)
17 May 2004Leg 2Crystal PalaceStadium of Light2-1 (4-4 on aggregate, Sunderland lost 5-4 on penalties)34,536Kyle, Stewart

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C) (P) 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94 Promotion to 2004–05 FA Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Qualification for 2003–04 First Division Play-offs
4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
6 Crystal Palace (P) 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73
7 Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8 Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9 Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 −2 70
10 Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round
11 Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 +13 65
13 Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 +10 65
14 Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 51 +10 60
15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 −2 59
16 Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 −14 57
17 Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 −8 54
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 −9 53
19 Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 −17 53
20 Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 −14 52
21 Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 −19 51
22 Walsall (R) 46 13 12 21 45 65 −20 51 Relegation to 2004-05 League One
23 Bradford City (R) 46 10 6 30 38 69 −31 36
24 Wimbledon (R) 46 8 5 33 41 89 −48 29

Updated to games played on 30 April 2011.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Goal scorers

Position Nation Number Name League League Cup FA Cup Total
FW England 10 Marcus Stewart 16 0 0 16
FW Scotland 9 Kevin Kyle 12 3 1 16
MF England 11 Tommy Smith 4 0 4 8
MF Argentina 33 Julio Arca 4 0 2 6
FW Jamaica 17 Darren Byfield 5 0 0 5
MF Wales 12 John Oster 5 0 0 5
MF Republic of Ireland 15 Sean Thornton 4 0 0 4
DF Republic of Ireland 5 Gary Breen 4 0 0 4
MF England 24 Stewart Downing 3 0 0 3
MF Republic of Ireland 4 Jason McAteer 2 0 0 2
MF Northern Ireland 8 Jeff Whitley 2 0 0 2
/ / / Own goals 1 1 0 2
MF Wales 24 Carl Robinson 1 0 0 1
DF England 2 Stephen Wright 1 0 0 1
GK Estonia 1 Mart Poom 1 0 0 1
FW England 14 Michael Proctor 1 0 0 1
/ / / Totals 62 4 7 73

References

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McCarthy vows to keep Arca - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/3349923.stm

Sunderland want Jon Stead - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3410371.stm

Notes

  1. ↑ Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
  2. ↑ Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
  3. ↑ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
  4. ↑ Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
  5. ↑ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but was raised in England and also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He represented England at U-17 level and Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
  6. ↑ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  7. ↑ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
  8. ↑ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  9. ↑ Babb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
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