2003–04 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Finishing sixth in the Premiership at the end of 2002-03 had booked Blackburn Rovers their second successive UEFA Cup campaign, but it was short-lived, and their Premiership form was far too dismal to give the side any hope of a third successive European qualification. Indeed, much of the season was spent battling against relegation; a decent finish to the season saw relegation fears eradicated by the end of April. Rovers finished 15th in the final table, putting intense pressure on manager Graeme Souness to turn things around.

Squad

Squad at end of season

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

Left club during season

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

Starting 11

Considering appearances in all competitions^[3]

• GK: #1, Brad Friedel, 38
• RB: #11, Markus Babbel, 25
• CB: #2, Lucas Neill, 32
• CB: #6, Craig Short, 20
• LB: #3, Vratislav Greško, 24
• RM: #23, Brett Emerton, 31
• CM: #15, Andy Todd, 20
• CM: #7, Garry Flitcroft, 30
• LM: #8, Tugay Kerimoğlu, 32
• CF: #9, Andrew Cole, 29
• CF: #19, Dwight Yorke, 16

Results

Premier League

• Blackburn-Wolverhampton 5-1
• 1-0 Lorenzo Amoruso  17'
• 2-0 David Thompson  29'
• 3-0 Brett Emerton  52'
• 3-1 Steffen Iversen  71'
• 4-1 Andy Cole  79'
• 5-1 Andy Cole  87'

• Bolton-Blackburn 2-2
• 1-0 Youri Djorkaeff  3' (pen.)
• 2-0 Kevin Davies  25'
• 2-1 Matt Jansen  50'
• 2-2 Dwight Yorke  90'

• Blackburn-Manchester City 2-3
• 0-1 Michael Tarnat  4'
• 1-1 Trevor Sinclair  44' (o.g.)
• 1-2 Joey Barton  59'
• 2-2 Lorenzo Amoruso  61'
• 2-3 Nicolas Anelka  87'

• Chelsea-Blackburn 2-2
• 0-1 Andy Cole  1'
• 1-1 Adrian Mutu  45'
• 1-2 Andy Cole  58'
• 2-2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  63' (pen.)

• Blackburn-Liverpool 1-3
• 1-0 Matt Jansen  8'
• 1-1 Michael Owen  12' (pen.)
• 1-2 Michael Owen  68'
• 1-3 Harry Kewell  90'

• Portsmouth-Blackburn 1-2
• 0-1 Lucas Neill  35'
• 0-2 Andy Cole  43'
• 1-2 Arjan de Zeeuw  57'

• Blackburn-Fulham 0-2
• 0-1 Luís Boa Morte  5'
• 0-2 Louis Saha  56'

• Leeds-Blackburn 2-1
• 1-0 Seth Johnson  11'
• 2-0 Seth Johnson  27'
• 2-1 Dino Baggio  86'

• Blackburn-Charlton 0-1
• 0-1 Hermann Hreiðarsson  33'

• Southampton-Blackburn 2-0
• 1-0 James Beattie  59'
• 2-0 Léandre Griffit  87'

• Leicester-Blackburn 2-0
• 1-0 Marcus Bent  75'
• 2-0 Steve Howey  82'

• Blackburn-Everton 2-1
• 1-0 Markus Babbel  6'
• 2-0 Dwight Yorke  13'
• 2-1 Tomasz Radzinski  49'

• Manchester United-Blackburn 2-1
• 1-0 Ruud van Nistelrooy  24'
• 2-0 Kleberson  38'
• 2-1 Brett Emerton  62'

• Blackburn-Tottenham 1-0
• 1-0 Vratislav Greško  78'

• Birmingham-Blackburn 0-4
• 0-1 Barry Ferguson  66'
• 0-2 Lucas Neill  68'
• 0-3 Tugay  82'
• 0-4 Paul Gallagher  88'

• Arsenal-Blackburn 1-0
• 1-0 Dennis Bergkamp  11'

• Blackburn-Aston Villa 0-2
• 0-1 Stefan Moore  62'
• 0-2 Juan Pablo Ángel  75'

• Blackburn-Middlesbrough 2-2
• 1-0 Markus Babbel  3'
• 1-1 Juninho  31'
• 1-2 Juninho  51'
• 2-2 Markus Babbel  90'

• Newcastle-Blackburn 0-1
• 0-1 Paul Gallagher  72'

• Wolverhampton-Blackburn 2-2
• 0-1 Andy Cole  13'
• 1-1 Paul Butler  64'
• 2-1 Alex Rae  72'
• 2-2 Dwight Yorke  78'

• Blackburn-Bolton 3-4
• 0-1 Kevin Nolan  1'
• 1-1 Vratislav Greško  3'
• 2-1 Dwight Yorke  24'
• 3-1 Andy Cole  34'
• 3-2 Youri Djorkaeff  43'
• 3-3 Stelios Giannakopoulos  73'
• 3-4 Kevin Nolan  78'

• Manchester City-Blackburn 1-1
• 1-0 Nicolas Anelka  50'
• 1-1 Garry Flitcroft  55'

• Blackburn-Chelsea 2-3
• 1-0 Garry Flitcroft  3'
• 1-1 Frank Lampard  25'
• 1-2 Frank Lampard  35'
• 2-2 Paul Gallagher  87'
• 2-3 Glen Johnson  88'

• Middlesbrough-Blackburn 0-1
• 0-1 Jon Stead  39'

• Blackburn-Newcastle 1-1
• 0-1 Craig Bellamy  52'
• 1-1 Jon Stead  85'

• Charlton-Blackburn 3-2
• 1-0 Carlton Cole  10'
• 2-0 Jason Euell  36'
• 2-1 Andy Cole  74'
• 2-2 Brad Friedel  90'
• 3-2 Claus Jensen  90'

• Blackburn-Southampton 1-1
• 0-1 Kevin Phillips  5'
• 1-1 Andy Cole  52'

• Blackburn-Arsenal 0-2
• 0-1 Thierry Henry  57'
• 0-2 Robert Pirès  87'

• Aston Villa-Blackburn 0-2
• 0-1 Garry Flitcroft  26'
• 0-2 Jon Stead  36'

• Blackburn-Portsmouth 1-2
• 0-1 Teddy Sheringham  17'
• 1-1 Tugay  37'
• 1-2 Yakubu  82'

• Liverpool-Blackburn 4-0
• 1-0 Michael Owen  7'
• 2-0 Andy Todd  22' (o.g.)
• 3-0 Michael Owen  24'
• 4-0 Emile Heskey  79'

• Blackburn-Leeds 1-2
• 0-1 Steven Caldwell  2'
• 0-2 Mark Viduka  89'
• 1-2 Craig Short  90'

• Fulham-Blackburn 3-4
• 0-1 Andy Cole  23'
• 1-1 Collins John  26'
• 2-1 Collins John  45'
• 2-2 Jonathan Douglas  49'
• 2-3 Lorenzo Amoruso  51'
• 3-3 Luís Boa Morte  60'
• 3-4 Jon Stead  75'

• Blackburn-Leicester 1-0
• 1-0 Nikos Dabizas  42' (o.g.)

• Everton-Blackburn 0-1
• 0-1 Jon Stead  81'

• Blackburn-Manchester United 1-0
• 1-0 Jon Stead  85'

• Tottenham-Blackburn 1-0
• 1-0 Jermain Defoe  18'

• Blackburn-Birmingham 1-1
• 1-0 Andy Cole  24'
• 1-1 Stern John  83'

Topscorers

• Andy Cole 11
• Jon Stead 6
• Dwight Yorke 4
• Lorenzo Amoruso 3
• Markus Babbel 3

External links

• FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 2003/04

References