2003–04 Sheffield United F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.

Sheffield United
2003–04 season
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division8th
FA CupSixth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lester (12)
All: Lester (15)
Average home league attendance21,646

Season summary

Sheffield United were unable to repeat the previous season's heroics, finishing 8th in the First Division, a mere two points off the play-off places.

Kit

The kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by Desun.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
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 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

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 Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF Rob Kozluk
3 DF Chris Armstrong
4 MF Nick Montgomery[notes 2]
5 DF Chris Morgan
6 DF Rob Page
7 FW Paul Shaw
8 MF Stuart McCall[notes 3] (assistant manager)
9 FW Ashley Ward
11 FW Jack Lester
12 MF Andy Parkinson
13 GK Kristian Rogers
14 FW Wayne Allison
15 FW Steve Kabba
16 FW Peter Ndlovu
17 MF Phil Jagielka
18 MF Michael Tonge
No. Position Player
19 FW Andy Gray[notes 4]
20 FW Izale McLeod (on loan from Derby County)
21 FW Mark Rankine
22 DF Alan Wright
23 MF Colin Cryan
24 DF Mike Whitlow
25 DF Simon Francis
26 FW Kevan Hurst
27 MF Ashley Sestanovich
28 MF Ian Ross
29 DF Danny Wood
30 MF Dries Boussatta
31 DF Dominic Roma
32 FW Jonathan Forte[notes 5]
34 GK Sasa Ilic[notes 6]
35 DF Ben Purkiss

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 Michael Brown (to Tottenham Hotspur)
10 FW Paul Peschisolido (to Derby County)
19 FW Iffy Onuora (to Grimsby Town)
19 FW Dean Sturridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
20 MF Jean-Philippe Javary (released)
20 MF Carl Robinson (on loan from Portsmouth)
20 DF Jon Harley (on loan from Fulham)
No. Position Player
20 GK Lee Baxter (to IFK Göteborg)
22 FW Laurens ten Heuvel (to De Graafschap)
25 GK Paul Gerrard (on loan from Grimsby Town)
25 GK Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)
30 GK Ben Scott (to Hereford United)
32 MF Anthony Tansley (to Alfreton Town)

References

Notes

  1. Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. McCall was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1990.
  4. Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  5. Forte was born in Sheffield, England, and represented them at U-16, U-17, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2010.
  6. Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in December 1998.
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