2003–04 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was the 126th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.[1]

Bolton Wanderers
2003–04 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
Carling CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerNolan (10)
Highest home attendance28,353 (vs. Leicester City, 28 December 2003)
Lowest home attendance5,229 (vs Walsall, 24 September 2003)

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Kevin Poole
2 DF Anthony Barness
3 DF Simon Charlton
4 MF Kevin Nolan
5 DF Bruno N'Gotty
6 MF Youri Djorkaeff
7 MF Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 MF Per Frandsen
9 FW Henrik Pedersen
10 MF Jay-Jay Okocha
11 MF Ricardo Gardner
13 FW Mário Jardel
14 FW Kevin Davies
No. Position Player
15 MF Ibrahim Ba[2]
16 DF Iván Campo
17 DF Florent Laville
18 DF Nicky Hunt
20 MF Jeff Smith
22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 DF Danny Livesey
25 FW Javi Moreno (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
26 DF Emerson Thome
31 DF Charlie Comyn-Platt
32 FW Ricardo Vaz Tê
36 FW Ricky Shakes[3]
42 DF Steve Howey

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
12 FW Jonathan Walters[4] (to Hull City)
19 FW Delroy Facey[5] (to West Bromwich Albion)
19 DF Jon Otsemobor (on loan from Liverpool)
21 MF Gareth Farrelly (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Position Player
24 MF Jermaine Johnson (to Oldham Athletic)
25 MF Glen Little (on loan from Burnley)
28 MF Cleveland Taylor[6] (to Scunthorpe United)

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
27 MF Derek Niven
29 DF Kangana Lord N'Diwa[7]
30 GK Jeremy Bon
33 MF Lewis Hamlin
No. Position Player
34 DF Jason Talbot
35 GK Donovan Ricketts (on loan from Village United)
37 FW Dwight Pezzarossi (on loan from Communicaciones)

Transfers

In

Out

Results

FA Premier League
Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
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GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLDWDDDLLWDWWLWDLDLWWWDDLLLLWLDWWWWWL
Position201819181613151616181514141113101010121311109101011121313131312121210778
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
16 August 2003 Manchester United A 0 – 4 67,647
23 August 2003 Blackburn Rovers H 2 – 2 Djorkaeff 3' (pen), Davies 25' 27,423
26 August 2003 Portsmouth A 0 – 4 20,113
30 August 2003 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 0 23,098
13 September 2003 Middlesbrough H 2 – 0 Davies 23', N'Gotty 81' 26,419
20 September 2003 Newcastle United A 0 – 0 52,014
27 September 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 – 1 Davies 85' 27,043
5 October 2003 Aston Villa A 1 – 1 Nolan 46' 30,229
18 October 2003 Manchester City A 2 – 6 Nolan 25', Campo 60' 47,101
25 October 2003 Birmingham City H 0 – 1 25,023
1 November 2003 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 0 Nolan 73' 35,191
8 November 2003 Southampton H 0 – 0 25,619
22 November 2003 Leeds United A 2 – 0 Davies 16', Stelios 17' 36,558
29 November 2003 Everton H 2 – 0 Frandsen 26', Djorkaeff 46' 27,350
6 December 2003 Fulham A 1 – 2 Davies 53' 14,393
13 December 2003 Chelsea A 2 – 1 N'Gotty 39', Terry 90' (og) 40,491
20 December 2003 Arsenal H 1 – 1 Pedersen 83' 28,003
26 December 2003 Liverpool A 1 – 3 Pedersen 85' 42,987
28 December 2003 Leicester City H 2 – 2 N'Gotty 35', Campo 54' 28,353
7 January 2004 Manchester United H 1 – 2 Djorkaeff 89' 27,668
10 January 2004 Blackburn Rovers A 4 – 3 Nolan (2) 1', 78', Djorkaeff 43', Stelios 73' 23,538
17 January 2004 Portsmouth H 1 – 0 Davies 53' 26,558
31 January 2004 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 1 Pedersen 1', Nolan 78' 26,249
7 February 2004 Liverpool H 2 – 2 Hunt 11', Djorkaeff 58' 27,552
10 February 2004 Leicester City A 1 – 1 Walker 33' (og) 26,674
21 February 2004 Manchester City H 1 – 3 Nolan 22' 27,301
6 March 2004 Birmingham City A 0 – 2 28,003
13 March 2004 Chelsea H 0 – 2 26,717
20 March 2004 Arsenal A 1 – 2 Campo 41' 38,053
28 March 2004 Newcastle United H 1 – 0 Pedersen 4' 27,360
3 April 2004 Middlesbrough A 0 – 2 30,107
10 April 2004 Aston Villa H 2 – 2 Pedersen 48', Davies 86' 26,374
12 April 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 1 Pedersen 43', Davies 90' 26,895
17 April 2004 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 0 Campo 7', Pedersen 65' 26,440
24 April 2004 Southampton A 2 – 1 Nolan 77', Davies 78' 31,712
2 May 2004 Leeds United H 4 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 47', 53', Harte 55' (og), Nolan 78' 27,420
8 May 2004 Everton A 2 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 14', 87' 40,191
15 May 2004 Fulham H 0 – 2 27,383
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
10 Birmingham City 38 12 14 12 43 48 −5 50
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
3 January 2004 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers A 1 – 1 Nolan 78' 10,587
14 February 2004 Round 3 replay Tranmere Rovers H 1 – 2 (aet) Shakes 8,759

Carling Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
24 September 2003 Round 2 Walsall H 3 – 1 Jardel (2) 15', 80', Nolan 69' 5,229
28 October 2003 Round 3 Gillingham H 2 – 0 Stelios 25', Pedersen 66' 5,258
3 December 2003 Round 4 Liverpool A 3 – 2 Jardel 4', Okocha 79', Djorkaeff 90' (pen) 33,185
28 October 2003 Round 5 Southampton H 1 – 0 (aet) Pedersen 115' 13,957
21 January 2004 Semi-final first leg Aston Villa H 5 – 2 Okocha (2) 2', 80', Nolan 9', Stelios 17', N'Gotty 74' 16,302
27 January 2004 Semi-final second leg Aston Villa A 0 – 2
5 – 4 (agg)		 36,883
29 February 2004 Final Middlesbrough N 1 – 2 Davies 21' 72,634

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Iván Campo Midfielder 37 0(1) 00 0(0) 06 0(0) 43 0(1)
2 Kevin Davies Striker 38 0(0) 00 0(0) 04 0(1) 42 0(1)
3 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 37 0(0) 00 0(2) 04 0(0) 41 0(2)
4 Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 38 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(0) 41 0(0)
5 Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 33 0(2) 00 0(0) 05 0(1) 38 0(3)
6 Bruno N'Gotty Defender 32 0(1) 00 0(0) 06 0(0) 38 0(1)
7 Simon Charlton Defender 28 0(3) 00 0(0) 05 0(2) 33 0 (5)
8 Emerson Thome Defender 25 0(1) 01 0(0) 05 0(0) 31 0(1)
9 Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder 25 0(2) 00 0(0) 04 0(1) 29 0(3)
10 Henrik Pedersen Striker 19 (14) 02 0(0) 04 0(3) 25 (17)
11 Per Frandsen Midfielder 22 (11) 01 0(1) 02 0(1) 25 (13)
12 Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 18 (13) 02 0(0) 04 0(2) 24 (15)
13 Ricardo Gardner Defender/Midfielder 20 0(2) 00 0(0) 02 0(2) 22 0(4)
14 Anthony Barness Defender 11 0 (4) 02 0(0) 04 0(2) 17 0(6)
15 Ibrahim Ba Midfielder 00 0(9) 01 0(0) 05 0(1) 06 (10)
16 Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 04 0(0) 06 0(0)
17 Florent Laville Defender 05 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 05 0(0)
18 Mario Jardel Striker 00 0(7) 01 0(0) 03 0(1) 04 0(8)
19= Charlie Comyn-Platt Defender 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 00 0(1) 02 0(1)
19= Delroy Facey Striker 00 0(1) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(1)
19= Steve Howey Defender 02 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(1)
22= Danny Livesey Defender 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(0)
22= Jeff Smith Midfielder 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(2)
24 Javi Moreno Striker 01 0(7) 00 0(0) 00 0(2) 01 0(9)
25 Ricardo Vaz Tê Striker 00 0(1) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 01 0(2)
26 Jon Otsemobor Defender 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
27 Glen Little Midfielder 00 0(4) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(4)
28= Ricky Shakes Defender 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)
28= Cleveland Taylor Midfielder 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)

Top scorers
P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 10 1 2 13
2= Kevin Davies Striker 9 0 1 10
2= Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder 9 0 1 10
2= Henrik Pedersen Striker 8 0 2 10
5= Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 2 0 2 4
5= Bruno N'Gotty Defender 3 0 1 4

References
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  2. Ba was born in Dakar, Senegal, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and made his full international debut for France in January 1997.
  3. Shakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011.
  4. Walters was born in Moreton, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in October 2003.
  5. Facey was born in Huddersfield, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, and made his full international debut for Grenada in July 2009.
  6. Taylor was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and has played for Jamaica at youth level.
  7. N'Diwa was born in Maquela do Zombo, Angola, but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally, which he did at youth level, as well as the DR Congo and made his full international debut for the DR Congo in January 2004.
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