2003–04 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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

Charlton Athletic
2003–04 season
ChairmanMartin Simons
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
FA Premier League7th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Euell (10)
All: Jason Euell (10)
Highest home attendance26,768 (vs. Chelsea, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance25,206 (vs. Birmingham City, 17 April)
Average home league attendance26,293

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 Qualification for the 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.

Players

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 GK Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF Radostin Kishishev
3 DF Chris Powell
4 MF Graham Stuart
5 DF Richard Rufus
6 DF Mark Fish
8 MF Matt Holland[notes 2] (captain)
9 FW Jason Euell[notes 3]
10 MF Claus Jensen
11 FW Paolo Di Canio
12 DF Hermann Hreidarsson
13 GK Paul Rachubka[notes 4]
14 MF Jerome Thomas
15 DF Gary Rowett
16 FW Kevin Lisbie[notes 5]
17 FW Shaun Bartlett
18 DF Paul Konchesky
No. Position Player
19 DF Luke Young
21 FW Jonatan Johansson
22 MF Jamal Campbell-Ryce[notes 6]
23 DF Michael Turner
24 DF Jonathan Fortune
25 GK Simon Royce
26 MF Adrian Deane[notes 7]
28 DF Osei Sankofa
29 MF Neil McCafferty[notes 8]
30 MF Stacy Long
31 MF Lloyd Sam[notes 9]
32 FW Stephen Tucker
33 MF Stephen Hughes
34 GK Sérgio Leite
35 FW Carlton Cole (on loan from Chelsea)
36 DF Chris Perry
37 FW Alex Varney

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 MF Scott Parker (to Chelsea)
14 DF Chris Bart-Williams[notes 10] (on loan to Ipswich Town)
18 DF Paul Konchesky (on loan to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Position Player
20 FW Mathias Svensson (to Norwich City)
27 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
DF Barry Fuller
DF Adam Gross
DF Sheku Kamara
No. Position Player
DF Mark Ricketts
MF Nathan Ashton
MF Myles Weston

Transfers

In

Out

Loan out

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Last updated: 15 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Results are courtesy of Statto.[11]

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLWDDLLWWWDWWDLLDDWWDWWLLLWLWLLDWDLLDDW
Position1888111214129797445677544444566646897778987
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
26 August 2003 3Charlton Athletic2–2EvertonGreenwich, London
Euell  24' (pen.), 49' Report Watson  26'
Rooney  72'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,336
Referee: Steven Dunn
30 August 2003 4Bolton Wanderers0–0Charlton AthleticBolton, Greater Manchester
Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 23,098
20 September 2003 6Aston Villa2–1Charlton AthleticBirmingham
Alpay  36'
Samuel  55'
Report Young
Fortune
Lisbie  86'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,410
Referee: Chris Foy
28 September 2003 7Charlton Athletic3–2LiverpoolGreenwich, London
Lisbie  31', 43', 83' Report Šmicer  15'
Owen  52'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,508
Referee: Rob Styles
4 October 2003 8Portsmouth1–2Charlton AthleticPortsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 BST Sheringham  34' Report Fortune  77'
Bartlett  90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,106
Referee: Graham Poll
20 October 2003 9Blackburn Rovers0–1Charlton AthleticBlackburn, Lancashire
20:00 BST Report Hreidarsson  33' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,939
Referee: Graham Barber
26 October 2003 10Charlton Athletic1–1ArsenalGreenwich, London
13:00 GMT Di Canio  28' (pen.) Report Henry  39' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,660
Referee: Steve Dunn
3 November 2003 11Birmingham City1–2Charlton AthleticBirmingham
Dugarry  27' Report Holland  11', 59' Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 27,225
Referee: Phil Dowd
8 November 2003 12Charlton Athletic3–1FulhamGreenwich, London
Stuart  10'
Johansson  69', 76'
Report Davis  89' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,344
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 November 2003 13Leicester City1–1Charlton AthleticLeicester, Leicestershire
15:00 BST Ferdinand  39' Report Di Canio  84' (pen.) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 30,242
Referee: Graham Barber
29 November 2003 14Charlton Athletic0–1Leeds UnitedLondon
Report Milner  9' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,445
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 December 2003 17Charlton Athletic0–0Newcastle UnitedGreenwich, London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,508
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2003 18Charlton Athletic4–2ChelseaGreenwich, London
15:00 Hreidarsson  1'
Holland  35'
Johansson  48'
Euell  53'
Report Terry  10'
Guðjohnsen  76'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Graham Poll
10 January 2004 21Charlton Athletic2–0Wolverhampton WanderersGreenwich, London
15:00 GMT Euell  38', 79' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,148
Referee: Rob Styles
17 January 2004 22Everton0–1Charlton AthleticLiverpool, Merseyside
GMT Report Stuart  41' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,322
Referee: Mike Riley
31 January 2004 23Charlton Athletic1–2Bolton WanderersGreenwich, London
15:00 GMT Johansson  12' Report Pedersen  1'
Nolan  78'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,249
Referee: Andy D'Urso
8 February 2004 24Chelsea1–0Charlton AthleticFulham, London
16:05 GMT Hasselbaink  28 pen.' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,255
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 February 2004 25Charlton Athletic2–4Tottenham HotspurGreenwich, London
Stuart  51'
Perry  81'
Report Davies  10'
Defoe  43'
King  46'
Jackson  85'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,660
Referee: Graham Barber
21 February 2004 26Charlton Athletic3–2Blackburn RoversGreenwich, London
Cole  10'
Euell  36'
Jensen  90'
Report Cole  74'
Friedel  90'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,332
Referee: Uriah Rennie
28 February 2004 27Arsenal2–1Charlton AthleticHighbury, London
15:00 GMT Pires  2'
Henry  4'
Report Jensen  59' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,137
Referee: Graham Barber
13 March 2004 28Charlton Athletic1–0MiddlesbroughGreenwich, London
15:00 GMT Holland  25' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,270
Referee: Mike Dean
20 March 2004 29Newcastle United3–1Charlton AthleticNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
17:30 Shearer  2', 77'
Jenas  35'
Report Jensen  54' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,847
Referee: Mike Riley
  • Charlton 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Charlton 1-1 Portsmouth
12 April 2004 32Liverpool0–1Charlton AthleticLiverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard Report Bartlett  63' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,003
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 April 2004 33Charlton Athletic1–1Birmingham CityGreenwich, London
15:00 Holland  86' Report Morrison  84' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,206
Referee: Chris Foy
24 April 2004 35Fulham2–0Charlton AthleticWhite City, London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Malbranque  18 pen.'
Davis  64'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,585
Referee: Matt Messias
1 May 2004 36Charlton Athletic2–2LeicesterGreenwich, London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Bent  5'
Ferdinand  88'
Report Fortune  53'
Di Canio  76 pen.'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,034
Referee: Rob Styles
8 May 2004 37Leeds United3–3Charlton AthleticLeeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST Kilgallon  29'
Pennant  41'
Smith  69' (pen.)
Report Holland  11'
Euell  76' (pen.), 79'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,986
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 May 2004 38Charlton Athletic2–1SouthamptonGreenwich, London
BST (UTC+01) Euell  36'
Cole  53'
Report Prutton  64' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,614
Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

League Cup

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

Notes

  1. Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 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, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  4. Rachubka was born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 7, and represented them at U-16, U-18, and U-20 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 would make 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 represented them at youth level.
  8. McCafferty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U16 and U-19 level.
  9. Sam was born in Leeds, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in October 2015.
  10. Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.

References

  1. "Charlton seal Holland deal". BBC News. 16 June 2003.
  2. "Royce returns to Charlton". BBC News. 26 June 2003.
  3. "Di Canio joins Charlton". BBC News. 11 August 2003.
  4. "Addicks make double signing". BBC News. 14 August 2003.
  5. "Cole joins Charlton". BBC News. 20 August 2003.
  6. "Perry stays at Charlton". BBC News. 28 November 2003.
  7. "Charlton sign Thomas". BBC News. 2 February 2004.
  8. "Robinson makes Cardiff move". BBC News. 10 July 2003.
  9. "Norwich sign Svensson". BBC News. 19 December 2003.
  10. "Parker joins Chelsea". BBC News. 30 January 2004.
  11. "Charlton Athletic 2003–2004 : Results". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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