2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
2003-04 season
League Premier League
Manager Chris Coleman
League position 9th
Top goalscorer League:
Louis Saha (13)
All competitions:
Louis Saha (15)
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Carling Cup Second round
Highest home attendance 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004)
Lowest home attendance 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003)
Previous season ← 2002–03
Next season 2004–05 →

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.

Contents

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been 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
4 DF Andy Melville
5 DF Sylvain Legwinski
6 MF Junichi Inamoto
7 MF Mark Pembridge
8 FW Louis Saha
8 FW Brian McBride
9 FW Facundo Sava
10 MF Lee Clark (captain)
11 FW Luis Boa Morte
12 GK Mark Crossley
13 GK Ross Flitney
14 MF Steed Malbranque
15 FW Barry Hayles
16 DF Zat Knight
17 DF Martin Djetou
18 DF Jerome Bonnissel
No. Position Player
19 FW Elvis Hammond
20 DF Mark Hudson
21 GK Dave Beasant
22 DF Dean Leacock
23 MF Sean Davis
24 DF Alain Goma
25 DF Malik Buari
26 FW Callum Willock
26 MF Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic)
27 FW Andrejs Štolcers
28 DF Zesh Rehman
29 MF Sean Doherty
30 DF Adam Green
31 MF Darren Pratley
32 MF Tom Davis
33 FW Stuart Noble
34 DF Carlos Bocanegra
35 DF Ian Pearce
36 FW Collins John

Starting 11

Only considering Premiership starts

Transfers

Summer

In

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

No. Position Player
GK Dave Beasant (from Brighton - 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)

Transfers Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been 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)
No. Position Player
DF Abdeslam Ouaddou (on season-long loan to Rennes)
GK Maik Taylor (on season-long loan to Birmingham)
FW Elvis Hammond (on month loan to Norwich City)
DF Mark Hudson (on month loan to Oldham Athletic)
FW Steve Marlet (on season-long loan to Marseille)
DF Jon Harley (on month loan to Sheffield United)

January

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been 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 - undisclosed)
FW Brian McBride (from Columbus Crew - free)
FW Collins John (from FC Twente - undisclosed)

Out

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

No. Position Player
DF Mark Hudson (on three-month loan to Crystal Palace)
DF Jon Harley (on three-month loan to West Ham)
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

Competitions

Premier League

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Comments
1
 Arsenal F.C. (C)
38
26
12
0
73
26
47
90
Champions League Group Stage
2
 Chelsea
38
24
7
7
67
30
37
79
3
 Manchester United
38
23
6
9
64
35
29
75
Champions League Third Qualifying Round
4
 Liverpool
38
16
12
10
55
37
18
60
5
 Newcastle United
38
13
17
8
52
40
12
56
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
10
 Birmingham City
38
12
14
12
43
48
-5
50
11
 Middlesbrough
38
13
9
16
44
52
-8
48
UEFA Cup First Round1
12
 Southampton
38
12
11
15
44
45
-1
47
13
 Portsmouth
38
12
9
17
47
54
-7
45
14
 Tottenham Hotspur
38
13
6
19
47
57
-10
45
15
 Blackburn Rovers
38
12
8
18
51
59
-8
44
16
 Manchester City
38
9
14
15
55
54
1
41
17
 Everton
38
9
12
17
45
57
-12
39
18
 Leicester City (R)
38
6
15
17
48
65
-17
33
Relegation to
Championship
19
 Leeds United (R)
38
8
9
21
40
79
-39
33
20
 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R)
38
7
12
19
38
77
-39
33

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated

1. Middlesbrough qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners

Season statistics

Total Goals: 1012
Average Goals per game: 2.66

Matches

Pre-Season friendlies

2003-07-12
 Torquay 1 - 4 Fulham Plainmoor, Torquay
Attendance: 1 896
Gritton  32' Report Buari  23'
Sava  55'
Saha  69', 76'
2003-07-17
 Fulham 1 - 2 Celtic Loftus Road, Fulham, London
Attendance: 14 247
Sava  59' Report Petrov  8'
Larsson  12'
2003-07-23
 ASK Voitsberg 1 - 4 Fulham Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
Attendance: 400
Walther Eccher  73' (pen.) Report Sava  8'
Marlet  24'
Hammond  36'
Saha  68' (pen)
2003-07-26
 AS Roma 2 - 1 Fulham Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
Attendance: 4 000
Cassano  26'
Bombardini  88'		 Report Saha  27'
2003-08-02
 Motherwell 2 - 2 Fulham Fir Park, Motherwell
Referee: Eddie Mack
Burns  40' (pen)  89' Report Saha  18'
Marlet  60'
2003-08-05
 Livingston 2 - 0 Fulham Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Attendance: 2 846
Referee: John Underhill
Pasquinelli  23', 31' Report
2003-08-10
 Fulham 2 - 1 Real Mallorca Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Paul Durkin
Boa Morte  32'
Malbranque  65'		 Report Eto'o  12'

Premier League

2003-08-16
15:00
 Fulham 3 – 2 Middlesbrough Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Graham Poll
Marlet  18'
Inamoto  56'
Saha  70'		 Report Marinelli  10'
Németh  81'
Christie 63'
2003-08-23
15:00
 Everton 3 – 1 Fulham Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,604
Referee: Neale Barry
Hayles  69' Report
2003-08-30
15:00
 Tottenham 0 – 3 Fulham White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Jeff Winter
Report Hayles  23', 67'
Boa Morte  71'
2003-09-14
16:05
 Birmingham 2 – 2 Fulham St Andrews, Birmingham
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Steve Dunn
Forssell  45', 82' Report Saha  1'
Boa Morte  78'
2003-09-23
15:00
 Fulham 2 – 2 Manchester City Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Phil Dowd
Malbranque  73'
Saha  79'		 Report Anelka  46'
Wanchope  90'
2003-09-28
15:00
 Blackburn 0 – 2 Fulham Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Matt Messias
Report Boa Morte  5'
Saha  56'
2003-10-04
15:00
 Fulham 2 – 0 Leicester City Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: Chris Foy
Boa Morte  36', 73' Report
2003-10-18
15:00
 Fulham 0 – 0 Wolves Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 17,031
Referee: Howard Webb
(Report)
2003-10-21
19:45
 Fulham 2 – 3 Newcastle Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,506
Referee: Barry Knight
Clark  6'
Saha  8'		 (Report) Robert  16'
Shearer  51' (pen.), 56'
2003-10-25
15:00
 Manchester United 1 – 3 Fulham Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 67,727
Referee: Mike Riley
Diego Forlan  45' Report Clark  3'
Malbranque  66'
Inamoto  79'
2003-11-02
15:00
 Fulham 1 – 2 Liverpool Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 17,682
Referee: Rob Styles
Saha  40' Report Heskey  17'
Murphy  89' (pen.)
2003-11-08
15:00
 Charlton Athletic 3 – 1 Fulham The Valley, Charlton, London
Attendance: 26,344
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Stuart  10'
Johansson  69', 76'		 Report S. Davis  89'
2003-11-24
20:00
 Fulham 2 – 0 Portsmouth Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 15,624
Referee: Alan Wiley
Saha  30', 33' Report
2003-11-30
14:00
 Arsenal 0 – 0 Fulham Highbury, London
Attendance: 38,063
Referee: Graham Barber
Report
2003-12-06
15:00
 Fulham 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Andy D'Urso
S. Davis  75'
Sava  76'		 Report Kevin Davies  53'
2003-12-14
16:05
 Leeds United 3 – 2 Fulham Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire
Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Neale Barry
Duberry  41'
Viduka  46'
Matteo  88'		 Report Saha  47', 86'
2003-12-20
20:00
 Fulham 0 – 1 Chelsea Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Alan Wiley
Report Crespo  62'
2003-12-26
12:00
 Fulham 2 – 0 Southampton Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,767
Referee: Alan Wiley
Saha  19', 63' (pen.) Report
2003-12-28
15:00
 Aston Villa 3 – 0 Fulham Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 35,617
Referee: Barry Knight
Angel  33'
Vassell  67', 82'		 Report
2004-01-07
19:45
 Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Fulham The Riverside, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 27,869
Referee: Paul Durkin
Job  15'
Németh  67'		 Report Hayles  90'

Carling Cup

2006-09-20
19:45
 Fulham 1 – 2 Wycombe Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 6,620
Referee: Andy Hall
Helguson  47' (Report) Easter  8'
Mooney  41' (pen.)

FA Cup

2007-01-06
15:00
 Leicester 2 – 2 Fulham Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 15,499
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Kisnorbo  80'
Cadamarteri  90'		 (Report) McBride  69'
Volz  83'
2007-01-17
19:45
 Fulham 4 – 3 Leicester Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 11,222
Referee: Alan Wiley
McBride  35'
Montella  51', 60'
Routledge  90'		 (Report) Fryatt  13'
McAuley  45'
Wesolowski  47'
2007-01-27
15:00
 Fulham 3 – 0 Stoke Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 11,059
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Montella  11'
McBride  39'
Radzinski  54'		 (Report)
2007-02-18
16:00
 Fulham 0 – 4 Tottenham Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 18,655
Referee: Mark Halsey
(Report) Keane  6', 68'
Berbatov  77', 90'

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