2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
2003–04 season
Chairman	Mohamed Al-Fayed
Manager	Chris Coleman
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Louis Saha (13); All: Louis Saha (15)
Highest home attendance	25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004)
Lowest home attendance	10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003)

The 2003–04 season was Fulham's third consecutive season in the top league of English football, the Barclaycard Premiership. The club was managed by former player Chris Coleman, who replaced Jean Tigana at the end of the 2002–03 season.

Fulham were near the top of the table after the first few months of the season after a great start to the campaign and consistently remained in the top half throughout the course of the season. They ended up finishing in ninth position, only four points behind fifth-placed Newcastle United. It was a great debut season for Chris Coleman as manager, particularly as the club had to cope for half of the season without top goalscorer, Louis Saha, who left for Manchester United.

Kit and sponsorship

Fulham's last deal with kit supplier Adidas came to an end on 11 May 2003. It was announced on June that dabs.com would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Puma.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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	Edwin van der Sar
2	DF	Moritz Volz
3	DF	Jon Harley
5	DF	Sylvain Legwinski
6	MF	Junichi Inamoto
7	MF	Mark Pembridge
8	FW	Brian McBride
9	FW	Facundo Sava
10	MF	Lee Clark (captain)
11	FW	Luís Boa Morte
12	GK	Mark Crossley[notes 1]
14	MF	Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
15	FW	Barry Hayles[notes 3]
16	DF	Zat Knight

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Martin Djetou[notes 4]
18	DF	Jérôme Bonnissel
22	DF	Dean Leacock
23	MF	Sean Davis
24	DF	Alain Goma
25	DF	Malik Buari[notes 5]
26	MF	Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic)
27	FW	Andrejs Štolcers
28	DF	Zesh Rehman[notes 6]
30	DF	Adam Green
31	MF	Darren Pratley
34	DF	Carlos Bocanegra
35	DF	Ian Pearce
36	FW	Collins John[notes 7]

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
4	DF	Andy Melville (to West Ham United)
7	FW	Steve Marlet (on loan to Marseille)
8	FW	Louis Saha (to Manchester United)

No.		Position	Player
26		FW	Calum Willock[notes 8] (to Peterborough United)
		GK	Maik Taylor[notes 9] (to Birmingham City)

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
13	GK	Ross Flitney
19	FW	Elvis Hammond
20	DF	Mark Hudson
21	GK	Dave Beasant

No.	Position	Player
29	MF	Sean Doherty
32	MF	Tom Davis
33	FW	Stuart Noble
37	DF	Liam Rosenior

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Edwin van der Sar	43	0	37	0	6	0	0	0
12	GK		Mark Crossley	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF		Moritz Volz	38	0	32+1	0	5	0	0	0
3	DF		Jon Harley	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Zat Knight	37	0	30+1	0	5+1	0	0	0
17	DF		Martin Djetou	31	0	19+7	0	4	0	1	0
18	DF		Jérôme Bonnissel	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Dean Leacock	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF		Alain Goma	29	0	23	0	6	0	0	0
28	DF		Zesh Rehman	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF		Adam Green	7	0	4	0	2	0	1	0
34	DF		Carlos Bocanegra	19	0	15	0	4	0	0	0
35	DF		Ian Pearce	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Sylvain Legwinski	37	0	30+2	0	4	0	1	0
6	MF		Junichi Inamoto	25	3	15+7	2	2	1	1	0
7	MF		Mark Pembridge	15	1	9+3	1	0+2	0	1	0
10	MF		Lee Clark	27	2	25	2	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Steed Malbranque	44	8	38	6	6	2	0	0
23	MF		Sean Davis	30	6	22+2	5	6	1	0	0
25	MF		Malik Buari	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
26	MF		Bobby Petta	14	0	3+6	0	2+3	0	0	0
27	MF		Andrejs Štolcers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF		Darren Pratley	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
8	FW		Brian McBride	19	5	5+11	4	3	1	0	0
9	FW		Facundo Sava	9	1	0+6	1	0+2	0	1	0
11	FW		Luís Boa Morte	39	10	32+1	9	5	1	0+1	0
15	FW		Barry Hayles	32	5	10+16	4	3+3	1	0	0
36	FW		Collins John	8	4	3+5	4	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
4	DF		Andy Melville	11	0	9	0	0+1	0	1	0
7	FW		Steve Marlet	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Louis Saha	22	15	20+1	13	1	2	0	0

Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[2]

Considering a 4-4-2 formation[3]

GK: #1, Edwin van der Sar, 43
RB: #2, Moritz Volz, 37
CB: #16, Zat Knight, 35
CB: #24, Alain Goma, 29
LB: #34, Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, Martin Djetou, has 24 starts)
RM: #10, Lee Clark, 27
CM: #23, Sean Davis, 28
CM: #5, Sylvain Legwinski, 35
LM: #14, Steed Malbranque, 44
CF: #8, Louis Saha, 21
CF: #11, Luís Boa Morte, 37

Transfers

Summer

In

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Dave Beasant (from Brighton & Hove Albion – free)
		DF	Jérôme Bonnissel (from Rangers – free)
		DF	Moritz Volz (on 4 month loan from Arsenal)

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Mark Crossley (from Middlesbrough – £500,000)
		MF	Mark Pembridge (from Everton – undisclosed)
		DF	Liam Rosenior (from Bristol City – undisclosed)

Out

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	John Collins (retired)
		FW	Luke Cornwall (released)
		MF	Bjarne Goldbæk (released)
		DF	Steve Finnan (to Liverpool – undisclosed)
		GK	Martín Herrera (on season-long loan to Estudiantes La Plata)
		DF	Abdeslam Ouaddou (on season-long loan to Rennes)

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Maik Taylor (on season-long loan to Birmingham City)
		FW	Elvis Hammond (on month-long loan to Norwich City)
		DF	Mark Hudson (on month-long loan to Oldham Athletic)
		FW	Steve Marlet (on season-long loan to Marseille)
		DF	Jon Harley (on month-long loan to Sheffield United)

January

In

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic for season)
		DF	Carlos Bocanegra (from Chicago Fire – free)
		DF	Moritz Volz (from Arsenal – undisclosed)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Ian Pearce (from West Ham United – undisclosed)
		FW	Brian McBride (from Columbus Crew – free)
		FW	Collins John (from Twente – undisclosed)

Out

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Mark Hudson (on three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace)
		DF	Jon Harley (on three-month loan to West Ham United)
		DF	Andy Melville (to West Ham United – nominal)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Louis Saha (to Manchester United – £12,820,000)
		GK	Maik Taylor (to Birmingham City – £1,500,000)

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Chris Coleman
Assistant manager	Steve Kean
Goalkeeping coach	Dave Beasant
Head of Youth Development	John Murtough
Secretary	Mark Maunders

Source: Fulham FC

Other information

Chairman	Mohamed Al Fayed
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Loftus Road (19,148 / 112x72 yards)

Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007

Fulham used Queens Park Rangers' ground whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped

Competitions

Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
11	Middlesbrough	38	13	9	16	44	52	−8	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.

Season statistics

Total Goals: 1012

Average Goals per game: 2.66

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

2003-07-12	Torquay United	1–4	Fulham	Plainmoor, Torquay
	Gritton 32'	Report	Buari 23' Sava 55' Saha 69', 76'	Attendance: 1 896

2003-07-17	Fulham	1–2	Celtic	Loftus Road, Fulham, London
	Sava 59'	Report	Petrov 8' Larsson 12'	Attendance: 14 247

2003-07-23	ASK Voitsberg	1–4	Fulham	Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
	Walther Eccher 73' (pen.)	Report	Sava 8' Marlet 24' Hammond 36' Saha 68' (pen)	Attendance: 400

2003-07-26	Roma	2–1	Fulham	Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
	Cassano 26' Bombardini 88'	Report	Saha 27'	Attendance: 4 000

2003-08-02	Motherwell	2–2	Fulham	Fir Park, Motherwell
	Burns 40' (pen.), 89'	Report	Saha 18' Marlet 60'	Referee: Eddie Mack

2003-08-05	Livingston	2–0	Fulham	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
	Pasquinelli 23', 31'	Report		Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill

2003-08-10	Fulham	2–1	Mallorca	Loftus Road, London
	Boa Morte 32' Malbranque 65'	Report	Eto'o 12'	Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin

Premier League

Results by matchday

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

Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

2003-08-16	Fulham	3–2	Middlesbrough	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Marlet 18' Inamoto 56' Saha 70'	Report	Marinelli 10' Németh 81' Christie 63'	Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll

2003-08-23	Everton	3–1	Fulham	Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00	Naysmith 7' Unsworth 20' S. Watson 35'	Report	Hayles 69'	Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry

2003-08-30	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Fulham	White Hart Lane, London
15:00		Report	Hayles 23', 67' Boa Morte 71'	Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter

2003-09-14	Birmingham City	2–2	Fulham	St Andrews, Birmingham
16:05	Forssell 45', 82'	Report	Saha 1' Boa Morte 78'	Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn

2003-09-23	Fulham	2–2	Manchester City	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Malbranque 73' Saha 79'	Report	Anelka 46' Wanchope 90'	Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd

2003-09-28	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Fulham	Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00		Report	Boa Morte 5' Saha 56'	Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias

2003-10-04	Fulham	2–0	Leicester City	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Boa Morte 36', 73'	Report		Attendance: 14,562 Referee: Chris Foy

2003-10-18	Fulham	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loftus Road, London
15:00		(Report)		Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb

2003-10-21	Fulham	2–3	Newcastle United	Loftus Road, London
19:45	Clark 6' Saha 8'	(Report)	Robert 16' Shearer 51' (pen.), 56'	Attendance: 16,506 Referee: Barry Knight

2003-10-25	Manchester United	1–3	Fulham	Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00	Diego Forlán 45'	Report	Clark 3' Malbranque 66' Inamoto 79'	Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley

2003-11-02	Fulham	1–2	Liverpool	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Saha 40'	Report	Heskey 17' Murphy 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles

2003-11-08	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Fulham	The Valley, Charlton, London
15:00	Stuart 10' Johansson 69', 76'	Report	S. Davis 89'	Attendance: 26,344 Referee: Andy D'Urso

2003-11-24	Fulham	2–0	Portsmouth	Loftus Road, London
20:00	Saha 30', 33'	Report		Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley

2003-11-30	Arsenal	0–0	Fulham	Highbury, London
14:00		Report		Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber

2003-12-06	Fulham	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Loftus Road, London
15:00	S. Davis 75' Sava 76'	Report	Kevin Davies 53'	Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso

2003-12-14	Leeds United	3–2	Fulham	Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire
16:05	Duberry 41' Viduka 46' Matteo 88'	Report	Saha 47', 86'	Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry

2003-12-20	Fulham	0–1	Chelsea	Loftus Road, London
20:00		Report	Crespo 62'	Attendance: 18,244 Referee: Alan Wiley

2003-12-26	Fulham	2–0	Southampton	Loftus Road, London
12:00	Saha 19', 63' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Alan Wiley

2003-12-28	Aston Villa	3–0	Fulham	Villa Park, Birmingham
15:00	Ángel 33' Vassell 67', 82'	Report		Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight

2004-01-07	Middlesbrough	2–1	Fulham	The Riverside, Middlesbrough
19:45	Job 15' Németh 67'	Report	Hayles 90'	Attendance: 27,869 Referee: Paul Durkin

Wolves 2-1 Fulham
Fulham 2-0 Leeds
Leicester 0-2 Fulham
Fulham 2-1 Everton
Manchester City 0-0 Fulham
Fulham 3-4 Blackburn
Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
Chelsea 2-1 Fulham

League Cup

FA Cup

References

Notes

Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.

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[table_note_res_MID0.74571376701152-13] Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/faprem/fulham.htm

[11] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/players/season/2004

[12] ttp://www.football-lineups.com/team/Fulham/FA_Premier_League_2003-2004/Fixture/

[2] Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.

[3] Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.

[4] Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.

[5] Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.

[6] Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.

[7] Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.

[8] John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.

[9] Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.

[10] Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.