2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the First Division.

West Bromwich Albion
2003–04 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerGary Megson
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerHorsfield (7)
Average home league attendance24,764

Season summary
The Albion team celebrate winning promotion to the Premier League.

In the 2003–04 season, Albion had their best League Cup run for 22 years, beating Newcastle United and Manchester United before losing to Arsenal in the quarter-finals. The team also enjoyed good form in the league, remaining in the top two from mid-October until the end of the season, winning promotion back to the Premiership, again as runners-up, at the first attempt.[1]

Albion unveiled the Astle Gates outside their home ground, The Hawthorns, in July 2003. The gates are a tribute to the club's former striker, Jeff Astle, who died in January 2002.[2]

Final league table
Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003WalsallA1-411,030Koumas
16 August 2003BurnleyH4-122,489Šakiri, Hulse, Hughes (2)
23 August 2003WatfordA1-015,023Hughes
25 August 2003Preston North EndH1-024,402Hughes (pen)
30 August 2003Derby CountyA1-021,499Hulse
13 September 2003Ipswich TownH4-124,954Gaardsøe, Hulse (2), Diallo (own goal)
16 September 2003Wigan AthleticA0-112,874
20 September 2003Crystal PalaceA2-217,477Hulse, Koumas
27 September 2003Stoke CityH1-024,297Dobie
30 September 2003MillwallH2-122,909Koumas, Dobie
4 October 2003GillinghamA2-08,883Dobie, Clement
14 October 2003Sheffield UnitedH0-227,195
18 October 2003Norwich CityH1-024,966Koumas
21 October 2003WimbledonH0-122,048
25 October 2003Rotherham UnitedA3-07,815Barker (own goal), Hulse (2)
1 November 2003SunderlandH0-026,135
8 November 2003West Ham UnitedA4-330,359Hulse (2), Deane (own goal), Hughes
22 November 2003ReadingH0-022,839
25 November 2003Cardiff CityA1-117,678Koumas
29 November 2003Nottingham ForestA3-027,331Koumas (2), Louis-Jean (own goal)
6 December 2003West Ham UnitedH1-126,194Mullins (own goal)
9 December 2003Bradford CityA1-011,198Dobie
13 December 2003Crewe AlexandraH2-222,825Haas, Gregan
20 December 2003Coventry CityA0-117,616
26 December 2003Derby CountyH1-126,412Gaardsøe
28 December 2003WimbledonA0-06,376
9 January 2004WalsallH2-024,558Koumas, Horsfield
17 January 2004BurnleyA1-113,106Horsfield
31 January 2004WatfordH3-123,958Horsfield (2), Hughes
7 February 2004Preston North EndA0-316,569
14 February 2004Cardiff CityH2-125,196Clement, Hughes
21 February 2004Sheffield UnitedA2-124,805Moore, Gaardsøe
28 February 2004Rotherham UnitedH0-124,104
2 March 2004Norwich CityA0-023,223
6 March 2004Coventry CityH3-025,414Horsfield, Hulse, Kinsella
13 March 2004Crewe AlexandraA2-18,335Johnson, Hughes
16 March 2004Wigan AthleticH2-113,931Hughes (pen), Gaardsøe
27 March 2004Crystal PalaceH2-024,990Moore, Dyer
4 April 2004Ipswich TownA3-224,608Koumas, Dyer, Horsfield
10 April 2004GillinghamH1-024,524Hughes
12 April 2004MillwallA1-113,304Johnson
18 April 2004SunderlandA1-032,201Koumas
24 April 2004Bradford CityH2-026,143Horsfield, Hughes
1 May 2004ReadingA0-120,619
4 May 2004Stoke CityA1-418,352Dobie
9 May 2004Nottingham ForestH0-226,821

FA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004Nottingham ForestA0-111,843

League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 August 2003BrentfordH4-010,490Hulse (2), Haas, Dobie
R223 September 2003Hartlepool UnitedA2-15,265Clement, Hulse
R329 October 2003Newcastle UnitedA2-146,932Ameobi (own goal), Hughes
R43 December 2003Manchester UnitedH2-025,282Haas, Dobie
R516 December 2003ArsenalH0-220,369

Players

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 Russell Hoult
2 DF Bernt Haas[notes 1]
3 DF Neil Clement
4 MF James O'Connor
5 DF Darren Moore[notes 2]
6 DF Phil Gilchrist
7 DF Ronnie Wallwork
10 MF Andy Johnson[notes 3]
11 MF Mark Kinsella
12 FW Scott Dobie[notes 4]
14 MF Sean Gregan
15 FW Rob Hulse
16 MF Lee Marshall
17 DF Lárus Sigurðsson
18 MF Jason Koumas
19 FW Lee Hughes
20 MF Artim Šakiri
No. Position Player
21 GK Joe Murphy
22 DF James Chambers
23 DF Adam Chambers
24 MF Thomas Gaardsøe
25 DF Joost Volmer
26 DF Sékou Berthé
28 MF Simon Brown
29 MF Lloyd Dyer
30 MF Tamika Mkandawire[notes 5]
31 GK Daniel Crane
32 DF Alassane N'Dour (on loan from AS Saint-Etienne)
33 DF Paul Robinson
34 FW Geoff Horsfield
35 FW Delroy Facey[notes 6]
36 FW Morten Skoubo
37 GK Simon Miotto

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
8 MF Michael Appleton (retired)
9 FW Danny Dichio (to Millwall)
11 FW Jason Roberts[notes 7] (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Position Player
27 DF Ross Adams (to Hednesford Town)
37 GK Kevin Pressman (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)

Notes
  1. Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
  2. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  3. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  4. Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.
  5. Mkandawire was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but held United Kingdom citizenship and was ineligible to represent Malawi internationally.
  6. Facey was born in Huddersfield, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his mother and would make his international debut for Grenada in July 2009.
  7. Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.

References
  1. "West Brom 2-0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. Lepkowski, Chris (19 January 2012). "Chris Lepkowski looks back on the day that Jeff Astle's death rocked West Bromwich Albion". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "West Bromwich Albion 2003–2004 Results". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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