2003–04 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
2003–04 season
Manager Alan Curbishley
Stadium The Valley
FA Premier League 7th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Jason Euell (10)
All:
Jason Euell (10)
Highest home attendance 26,768 (vs. Chelsea, 12 December)
Lowest home attendance 25,206 (vs. Birmingham City, 17 April)
Average home league attendance 26,293

During the 2003–04 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

For the third season running, a late slump in form ended Charlton Athletic's hopes of European qualification. In 2001–02, they had finished 14th after failing to win any of their final 10 games. In 2002–03, they had finished 12th after a not-quite-so dramatic slump. 2003–04, however, did bring Charlton's best Premiership finish to date, as well as their highest league finish since the 1950s, as they came seventh. For much of the season, they had occupied the Champions League and UEFA Cup places, but the familiar end-of-season setback pushed them out of the European places.

At the end of the season, goalkeeper Dean Kiely was named the club's Player of the Year.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Newcastle United 38 13 17 8 52 40 +12 56 2004–05 UEFA Cup First round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 11 12 48 44 +4 56
7 Charlton Athletic 38 14 11 13 51 51 0 53
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 14 11 13 48 56 −8 53
9 Fulham 38 14 10 14 52 46 +6 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely[1]
2 Bulgaria DF Radostin Kishishev
3 England DF Chris Powell
4 England MF Graham Stuart
5 England DF Richard Rufus
6 South Africa DF Mark Fish
8 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland[2] (captain)
9 England FW Jason Euell[3]
10 Denmark MF Claus Jensen
11 Italy FW Paolo Di Canio
12 Iceland DF Hermann Hreidarsson
13 England GK Paul Rachubka[4]
14 England MF Jerome Thomas
No. Position Player
15 England DF Gary Rowett
16 Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie[5]
17 South Africa FW Shaun Bartlett
18 England DF Paul Konchesky
19 England DF Luke Young
21 Finland FW Jonatan Johansson
22 Jamaica MF Jamal Campbell-Ryce[6]
24 England DF Jonathan Fortune
25 England GK Simon Royce
34 Portugal GK Sérgio Leite
35 England FW Carlton Cole (on loan from Chelsea)
36 England DF Chris Perry

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
7 England MF Scott Parker (to Chelsea)
14 England DF Chris Bart-Williams (on loan to Ipswich Town)
18 England DF Paul Konchesky (on loan to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Position Player
20 Sweden FW Mathias Svensson (to Norwich City)
27 England FW Mark DeBolla (to Chesterfield)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
23 England DF Michael Turner
26 Republic of Ireland MF Adrian Deane[7]
28 England DF Osei Sankofa
29 Republic of Ireland MF Neil McCafferty[8]
30 England MF Stacy Long
No. Position Player
31 England MF Lloyd Sam[9]
32 Republic of Ireland FW Stephen Tucker
33 England MF Stephen Hughes
37 England FW Alex Varney
England GK Markus Thomson
England DF Sheku Kamara

Transfers

In

Out

Loan out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland Dean Kiely 4003701020
25 GK England Simon Royce 10100000
Defenders
3 DF England Chris Powell 17011+500010
6 DF South Africa Mark Fish 2502300020
12 DF Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 3523321010
15 DF England Gary Rowett 10100000
19 DF England Luke Young 25021+300010
24 DF England Jonathan Fortune 31221+72101+10
36 DF England Chris Perry 31125+411010
Midfielders
2 MF Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev 35030+301010
4 MF England Graham Stuart 31323+531020
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 4163861020
9 MF England Jason Euell 341024+7100+101+10
10 MF Denmark Claus Jensen 34527+441021
14 MF England Jerome Thomas 100+100000
18 MF England Paul Konchesky 22017+401000
22 MF Jamaica Jamal Campbell-Ryce 400+20000+20
Forwards
11 FW Italy Paolo Di Canio 33523+840+1011
16 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 1055+440011
17 FW South Africa Shaun Bartlett 19513+650000
20 FW Sweden Mathias Svensson 401+20000+10
21 FW Finland Jonatan Johansson 29416+104101+10
35 FW England Carlton Cole 2358+1341110
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF England Scott Parker 2222020020

Last updated: 15 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Results

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Result 0–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–1
Position 18 7 7 10 12 15 12 9 7 9 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 5 4
Round 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Result 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–4 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–3 2–1
Position 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 8 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7

Premier League

Results are courtesy of Statto.[20]

  • Charlton 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Charlton 1-1 Portsmouth
  • Fulham 2-0 Charlton
  • Charlton 2-2 Leicester

FA Cup

League Cup

  • 23 September: Charlton Athletic 4-4 Luton Town aet (Charlton win on penalties)
  • 29 October: Everton 1-0 Charlton Athletic

References

  1. ↑ Kiely was born in Salford, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  2. ↑ Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  3. ↑ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  4. ↑ Rachubka was born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, but qualifies to represent England internationally and has represented them at youth level.
  5. ↑ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  6. ↑ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  7. ↑ Deane was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the youth teams.
  8. ↑ McCafferty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the U16 and U19 teams.
  9. ↑ Sam was born in Leeds, England, and would make his debut for the U20 side in 2005, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and would be called up for Ghana in 2009, only to withdraw due to injury.
  10. ↑ "Charlton seal Holland deal". BBC News. 16 June 2003.
  11. ↑ "Royce returns to Charlton". BBC News. 26 June 2003.
  12. ↑ "Di Canio joins Charlton". BBC News. 11 August 2003.
  13. ↑ "Addicks make double signing". BBC News. 14 August 2003.
  14. ↑ "Cole joins Charlton". BBC News. 20 August 2003.
  15. ↑ "Perry stays at Charlton". BBC News. 28 November 2003.
  16. ↑ "Charlton sign Thomas". BBC News. 2 February 2004.
  17. ↑ "Robinson makes Cardiff move". BBC News. 10 July 2003.
  18. ↑ "Norwich sign Svensson". BBC News. 19 December 2003.
  19. ↑ "Parker joins Chelsea". BBC News. 30 January 2004.
  20. ↑ "Charlton Athletic 2003–2004 : Results". Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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