2003–04 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
Season 2003–04
Owner Publicly traded company
Chairman John Wardle
Manager Kevin Keegan
Team captain Sylvain Distin
Home stadium City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
PremierLeague Sixteenth
League Cup Fourth round
FA Cup Fifth round
UEFA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Nicolas Anelka (17 goals)
(5th highest in Premier League)
All comps: Nicolas Anelka (25 goals)
Average home
attendance		 46,834 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance		 47,304 v Chelsea
28 February 2004
Highest away
attendance		 67,645 v Manchester United
13 December 2003
Lowest home
attendance		 29,067 v Sporting Lokeren
24 September 2003
Lowest away
attendance		 5,500 v Groclin Dyskobolia
27 November 2003
← 2002–03 2004–05 →
Results summary - all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home7 125 29.2%
Away9 6 1233.3%
Both16181731.4%
Results summary - Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home5 9 5 26.3%
Away4 5 1021.1%
Both9 141523.7%

The 2003–04 season was Manchester City Football Club's second consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its seventh season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 112th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

After finishing ninth during the club's final season at 80-year-old Maine Road, Manchester City's debut season at the City of Manchester Stadium was a major disappointment. A ninth-place finish had not been good enough to earn City an opportunity to play in the UEFA Cup but the team was rewarded with that opportunity anyway due to being awarded a "Fair Play" slot in the UEFA Cup competition this season. City reached the second round proper of the competition thanks to aggregate victories against The New Saints and Lokeren, but exited the competition on the away goals rule after two draws against Polish club Groclin.

Having embarked on a new era for the club by signing a host of experienced players in the summer, such as Claudio Reyna and Steve McManaman, to combine with such burgeoning talents coming through from the MCFC youth academy as Stephen Ireland and Shaun Wright-Phillips, City started their season very brightly with three wins in five games, sending them near the top of the table. They were still in the top-half of the table after winning five, drawing three and losing three of their first 11 games, with three notably big wins: a 3–0 opening-game away win at Charlton Athletic, a 4–1 home victory over Aston Villa and a 6–2 thumping of Bolton Wanderers. However, a dreadful 3–0 home defeat against unlikely opponents Leicester City in November started a gradual downturn in form and City then ended up battling against relegation. At one point, City went on a run of winning only one game out of 18 league and cup matches played, sparking media rumours of unrest in the squad.[1] Survival in the Premier League was not confirmed until City won their 36th game of the league season. That victory meant that City were six points ahead of the relegation places, but the club's survival was effectively confirmed due to it having a far superior goal difference to Leicester, Leeds and Wolves, who were relegated.

Perhaps the most memorable game played by Manchester City during this season was the FA Cup fourth round replay fixture against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane which featured what many people consider to be one of the most extraordinary comebacks in the history of the competition.[1][2] City fell three goals behind during the first half, had Nicolas Anelka substituted due to injury and Joey Barton was sent off during half-time for verbally abusing the referee.[1] Despite having one man less than their opponents during the second half, City came all the way back to win 4–3 and reach the next round.[1] Rookie Icelandic goalkeeper Árni Arason made a key double save[1] and Jon Macken scored the winning goal.[1] In the next round, a Manchester derby at Old Trafford, City lost 4–2 to exit the competition.

Team kit

There was a change in the producer of the team kits for this season, with Reebok replacing the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice who had also been the sponsors for the previous season.[3]

Home (version 1)
Home (version 2)
Away

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 England GK David James
2 France DF David Sommeil
3 Belgium DF Daniel Van Buyten (on loan from Marseille)
4 Netherlands DF Gerard Wiekens
5 France DF Sylvain Distin
6 United States MF Claudio Reyna
8 England FW Robbie Fowler
9 Costa Rica FW Paulo Wanchope
10 France MF Antoine Sibierski
11 England FW Jon Macken
12 England GK Nicky Weaver
17 China DF Sun Jihai
18 Germany DF Michael Tarnat
19 Australia MF Danny Tiatto
20 England MF Steve McManaman
22 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
No. Position Player
24 England MF Joey Barton
25 Iceland GK Árni Gautur Arason
26 Netherlands MF Paul Bosvelt
27 Denmark DF Mikkel Bischoff
28 England MF Trevor Sinclair
29 England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 France MF Christian Negouai
32 Denmark GK Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 Denmark GK Kasper Schmeichel
39 France FW Nicolas Anelka
41 England DF Stephen Jordan
42 Republic of Ireland MF Glenn Whelan
43 Republic of Ireland DF Paddy McCarthy
44 Republic of Ireland MF Willo Flood
45 Republic of Ireland FW Stephen Elliott

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
1 England GK David Seaman (retired)
7 England FW Darren Huckerby (to Norwich City)
14 Israel MF Eyal Berkovic (to Portsmouth)
15 Norway DF Alf-Inge Håland (retired)
No. Position Player
16 Scotland DF Paul Ritchie (to Walsall)
25 Cameroon DF Lucien Mettomo (to Kaiserslautern)
40 England MF Chris Shuker (to Barnsley)

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Friendly games

Pre-season

First game ever played at CoMS

Competitive games

Premier League

Final Positions

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
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 38 6 15 17 48 65−17 33

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2003–04
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41 5 9 5 31 24 +7 4 5 10 24 30 −6

Last updated: 15 May 2004 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2003–04

Points breakdown

Points at home: 24
Points away from home: 17

Points against "Big Four" teams: 1
Points against promoted teams: 3

6 points: Bolton Wanderers
4 points: Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Everton
3 points: Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton
2 points: Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur
1 point: Birmingham City, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool,
Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers
0 points: Arsenal, Chelsea, Middlesbrough

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 6–2 vs. Bolton Wanderers, 18 October 2003
5–1 vs. Everton, 15 May 2004
Biggest home defeat: 0–3 vs. Leicester City, 9 November 2003
Biggest away win: 0–3 vs. Charlton Athletic, 17 August 2003
Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Newcastle United, 22 November 2003

Biggest home attendance: 47,304 vs. Chelsea, 28 February 2004
Smallest home attendance: 44,307 vs. Charlton Athletic, 7 January 2004
Biggest away attendance: 67,645 vs. Manchester United, 13 December 2003
Smallest away attendance: 16,124 vs. Fulham, 20 September 2003

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
Result W D W L W D D L W L W L L L D L D L D D L D L D L W L W L D D D D L D W L W

Last updated: 15 May 2004 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2003–04
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Individual match reports

17 August 2003
14:00
Charlton Athletic England 0 – 3 England Manchester City
Sporting Life report  13' (pen.) Anelka
 23' Sibierski
 83' Sun
The Valley
London
Attendance: 25,780
Referee: M. Dean (Wirral)

23 August 2003
15:00
Manchester City 1 – 1 England Portsmouth
Sommeil  90' Sporting Life report  24' Aiyegbeni
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,287
Referee: M. Messias (N. Yorkshire)

25 August 2003
20:00
Blackburn Rovers England 2 – 3 England Manchester City
Sinclair  44' (o.g.)
Amoruso  61' 		Sporting Life report  4' Tarnat
 59' Barton
 87' Anelka
Ewood Park
Blackburn
Attendance: 23,361
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)

31 August 2003
16:05
Manchester City 1 – 2 England Arsenal
Lauren  10' (o.g.) Sporting Life report  48' Wiltord
 72' Ljungberg
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,436
Referee: G. Poll (Hertfordshire)

14 September 2003
14:00
Manchester City 4 – 1 England Aston Villa
Anelka  48' (pen.)
Tarnat  50'
Anelka  68' (pen.)
Anelka  83' 		Sporting Life report  31' Angel
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,687
Referee: M. Halsey (Lancashire)

20 September 2003
15:00
Fulham England 2 – 2 England Manchester City
Malbranque  73'
Saha  79' 		Sporting Life report  46' Anelka
 90' Wanchope
Loftus Road
London
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: P. Dowd (Staffordshire)

28 September 2003
16:05
Manchester City 0 – 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
Sporting Life report
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,842
Referee: N. Barry (N. Lincolnshire)

4 October 2003
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers England 1 – 0 England Manchester City
Cameron  75' Sporting Life report
Molineux Stadium
Wolverhampton
Attendance: 29,386
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

18 October 2003
15:00
Manchester City 6 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers
Wright-Phillips  27'
Distin  48'
Wright-Phillips  56'
Anelka  58'
Wright-Phillips Red card 62'
Anelka  72'
Reyna  84' 		Sporting Life report  25' Nolan
 60' Campo
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,101
Referee: S. Bennett (Kent)

25 October 2003
15:00
Chelsea England 1 – 0 England Manchester City
Hasselbaink  34' Sporting Life report
Stamford Bridge
London
Attendance: 41,040
Referee: P. Dowd (Staffordshire)

1 November 2003
15:00
Southampton England 0 – 2 England Manchester City
Sporting Life report  4' Fowler
 85' Wanchope
St Mary's Stadium
Southampton
Attendance: 31,952
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)

9 November 2003
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 3 England Leicester City
Sporting Life report  12' Stewart
 53' (pen.) Dickov
 58' Bent
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,966
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)

22 November 2003
15:00
Newcastle United England 3 – 0 England Manchester City
Ameobi  57'
Shearer  77'  85' 		Sporting Life report
St James' Park
Newcastle
Attendance: 52,159
Referee: N. Barry (N. Lincolnshire)

30 November 2003
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 1 England Middlesbrough
Sporting Life report  30' (o.g.) Jihai
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,824
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)

7 December 2003
14:00
Everton England 0 – 0 England Manchester City
Sporting Life report
Goodison Park
Liverpool
Attendance: 37,871
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

13 December 2003
12:30
Manchester United England 3 – 1 England Manchester City
Scholes  7'
van Nistelrooy  34'
Scholes  73' 		Sporting Life report  52' Wright-Phillips
Old Trafford
Manchester
Attendance: 67,645
Referee: M. Halsey (Lancashire)

22 December 2003
20:00
Manchester City 1 – 1 England Leeds United
Sibierski  82' Sporting Life report  24' Viduka
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,126
Referee: G. Barber (Hertfordshire)

26 December 2003
15:00
Birmingham City England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Kenna  81'
Forssell  87' 		Sporting Life report  14' Fowler
St. Andrews
Birmingham
Attendance: 29,520
Referee: U. Rennie (S. Yorkshire)

28 December 2003
15:00
Manchester City 2 – 2 England Liverpool
Anelka  30' (pen.)
Fowler  90' 		Sporting Life report  66' Šmicer
 80' Hamann
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,201
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)

7 January 2004
19:45
Manchester City 1 – 1 England Charlton Athletic
Fowler  39' Sporting Life report  84' Di Canio
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,307
Referee: P. Walton (Northamptonshire)

10 January 2004
15:00
Portsmouth England 4 – 2 England Manchester City
Stefanovic  19'
Yakubu  52'
Sheringham  58'
Yakubu  77' 		Sporting Life report  21' Anelka
 45' Sibierski
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
Attendance: 20,120
Referee: M. Messias (N. Yorkshire)

17 January 2004
15:00
Manchester City 1 – 1 England Blackburn Rovers
Anelka  50' Sporting Life report  55' Flitcroft
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,090
Referee: M. Dean (Wirral)

1 February 2004
16:05
Arsenal England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Tarnat  39' (o.g.)
Henry  83' 		Sporting Life report  89' Anelka
Highbury
London
Attendance: 38,103
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)

8 February 2004
14:00
Manchester City 0 – 0 England Birmingham City
Sporting Life report
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,967
Referee: P. Durkin (Dorset)

11 February 2004
20:00
Liverpool England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Owen  3'
Gerrard  51' 		Sporting Life report  50' Wright-Phillips
Anfield
Liverpool
Attendance: 43,257
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)

21 February 2004
15:00
Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 3 England Manchester City
Nolan  22' Sporting Life report  27'  31' Fowler
 50' (o.g.) Charlton
Reebok Stadium
Bolton
Attendance: 27,301
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)

28 February 2004
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 1 England Chelsea
Sporting Life report  82' Guðjohnsen
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,304
Referee: R. Styles (Hampshire)

14 March 2004
14:00
Manchester City 4 – 1 England Manchester United
Fowler  3'
Macken  32'
Sinclair  73'
Wright-Phillips  90' 		Sporting Life report
YouTube video 		 35' Scholes
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,284
Referee: S. Bennett (Kent)

22 March 2004
20:00
Leeds United England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
McPhail  23'
Viduka  76' (pen.) 		Sporting Life report  44' Anelka
Elland Road
Leeds
Attendance: 36,998
Referee: A. Wiley (Staffordshire)

27 March 2004
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 0 England Fulham
Sporting Life report
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,522
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

4 April 2004
14:00
Aston Villa England 1 – 1 England Manchester City
Angel  26' Sporting Life report  82' Distin
Villa Park
Birmingham
Attendance: 37,602
Referee: U. Rennie (S. Yorkshire)

10 April 2004
15:00
Manchester City 3 – 3 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Anelka  25'
Sibierski  39'
Wright-Phillips  90' 		Sporting Life report  13' Kennedy
 23' Cort
 78' Camara
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,248
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

12 April 2004
15:00
Tottenham Hotspur England 1 – 1 England Manchester City
Defoe  52' Sporting Life report  25' Anelka
White Hart Lane
London
Attendance: 35,282
Referee: C. Foy (Merseyside)

17 April 2004
15:00
Manchester City 1 – 3 England Southampton
Anelka  78' Sporting Life report  34' Beattie
 55'  81' Phillips
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,152
Referee: G. Barber (Hertfordshire)

24 April 2004
15:00
Leicester City England 1 – 1 England Manchester City
Scowcroft  66' Sporting Life report  45' Tarnat
Walkers Stadium
Leicester
Attendance: 31,457
Referee: A. D'Urso (Essex)

1 May 2004
15:00
Manchester City 1 – 0 England Newcastle United
Wanchope  59' Sporting Life report
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,226
Referee: M. Halsey (Lancashire)

8 May 2004
15:00
Middlesbrough England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Maccarone  8'
Nemeth  32' 		Sporting Life report  35' Wanchope
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough
Attendance: 34,734
Referee: M. Riley (W. Yorkshire)

15 May 2004
15:00
Manchester City 5 – 1 England Everton
Wanchope  16'  30'
Anelka  41'
Sibierski  89'
Wright-Phillips  90' 		Sporting Life report  60' Campbell
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,284
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)

UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

First leg

14 August 2003
Manchester City 5 – 0 Wales The New Saints
Sinclair  14'
Wright-Phillips  51'
Sun  60'
Sommeil  74'
Anelka  87' 		Sporting Life report
City of Manchester Stadium, England
Attendance: 34,103
Referee: Alexey Tiumin (Russia)
Second leg

First round

First leg

24 September 2003
Manchester City 3 – 2 Belgium Sporting Lokeren
Sibierski  8'
Fowler  77'
Anelka  80' (pen.) 		Sporting Life report  14' Zoundi
 40' Kristinsson
City of Manchester Stadium, England
Attendance: 29,067
Referee: G. Gilewski (Poland)
Second leg

Second round

First leg

6 November 2003
Manchester City 1 – 1 Poland Groclin Dyskobolia
Anelka  6' Sporting Life report  65' Mila
City of Manchester Stadium, England
Attendance: 32,506
Referee: G. Kaznaferis (Greece)
Second leg

27 November 2003
Groclin Dyskobolia Poland 0 – 0 England Manchester City
Sporting Life report
Stadion Dyskobolia
Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)

Final aggregate score 1–1 with Groclin winning due to away goals counting double

League Cup

Third round

28 October 2003
19:45
Queens Park Rangers England 0 – 3 England Manchester City
Sporting Life report  22'  77' Wright-Phillips
 79' Macken
Loftus Road
London
Attendance: 16,773
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)

Fourth round

3 December 2003
19:45
Tottenham Hotspur England 3 – 1 England Manchester City
Anderton  9'
Postiga  30'
Kanouté  90' 		Sporting Life report  80' Fowler
White Hart Lane
London
Attendance: 31,727
Referee: P. Durkin (Dorset)

FA Cup

Third round

3 January 2004
15:00
Manchester City 2 – 2 England Leicester City
Anelka  27' (pen.)  69' Sporting Life report  4' Dickov
 66' Bent
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 30,617
Referee: G. Poll (Hertfordshire)
Third round replay

14 January 2004
19:45
Leicester City England 1 – 3 England Manchester City
Ferdinand  73' Sporting Life report  12' Sibierski
 90' Macken
 90' Anelka
Walkers Stadium
Leicester
Attendance: 18,916
Referee: G. Poll (Hertfordshire)

Fourth round

25 January 2004
13:00
Manchester City 1 – 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
Anelka  11' Sporting Life report  57' Doherty
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: S. Dunn (Gloucestershire)
Fourth round replay

4 February 2004
19:45
Tottenham Hotspur England 3 – 4 England Manchester City
King  2'
Keane  19'
Ziege  43' 		Sporting Life report
MCFC video 		Red card 45' Barton
 48' Distin
 69' Bosvelt
 80' Wright-Phillips
 90' Macken
White Hart Lane
London
Attendance: 30,400
Referee: R. Styles (Hampshire)

Fifth round

14 February 2004
12:30
Manchester United England 4 – 2 England Manchester City
Scholes  34'
Neville Red card 39'
van Nistelrooy  71'
Ronaldo  74'
van Nistelrooy  80' 		Sporting Life report  78' Tarnat
 86' Fowler
Old Trafford
Manchester
Attendance: 67,228
Referee: J. Winter (Cleveland)

Statistics

Starting 11

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England David Seaman 26
17 RB China Sun Jihai 38
22 CB Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 38
5 CB France Sylvain Distin 50
18 LB Germany Michael Tarnat 41
28 LM England Trevor Sinclair 28
24 CM England Joey Barton 31 Steve McManaman had 26 starts
26 CM Netherlands Paul Bosvelt 31
29 LM England Shaun Wright-Phillips 41
8 CF England Robbie Fowler 33
39 CF France Nicolas Anelka 42

Goal scorers

All competitions

Scorer Goals
France Nicolas Anelka 25
England Shaun Wright-Phillips 11
England Robbie Fowler 10
France Antoine Sibierski 7
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope 6
England Jon Macken 4
Germany Michael Tarnat
France Sylvain Distin 3
China Sun Jihai 2
England Trevor Sinclair
France David Sommeil
England Joey Barton 1
Netherlands Paul Bosvelt
England Darren Huckerby
France Christian Negouai
United States Claudio Reyna

Premier League

Scorer Goals
France Nicolas Anelka 17
England Robbie Fowler 7
England Shaun Wright-Phillips
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope 6
France Antoine Sibierski 5
Germany Michael Tarnat 3
France Sylvain Distin 2
England Joey Barton 1
China Sun Jihai
England Jon Macken
United States Claudio Reyna
France David Sommeil
England Trevor Sinclair

UEFA Cup

Scorer Goals
France Nicolas Anelka 4
England Robbie Fowler 1
England Darren Huckerby
China Sun Jihai
France Christian Negouai
England Shaun Wright-Phillips
France Antoine Sibierski
England Trevor Sinclair
France David Sommeil

League Cup and FA Cup

Scorer Goals
France Nicolas Anelka 4
England Jon Macken 3
England Shaun Wright-Phillips
England Robbie Fowler 2
Netherlands Paul Bosvelt 1
France Sylvain Distin
France Antoine Sibierski
Germany Michael Tarnat

Information current as of 15 May 2004 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
4 June 2003 MF Germany Michael Tarnat Germany Bayern Munich Free[4]
21 June 2003 GK England David Seaman England Arsenal Free[5]
21 July 2003 MF England Trevor Sinclair England West Ham United £2.5 million[6]
24 July 2003 MF Netherlands Paul Bosvelt Netherlands Feyenoord Undisclosed[7]
2 Aug. 2003 MF France Antoine Sibierski France Lens £700,000[8]
29 Aug. 2003 MF United States Claudio Reyna England Sunderland £2.5 million[9]
30 Aug. 2003 MF England Steve McManaman Spain Real Madrid Free[10]
14 Jan. 2004 GK England David James England West Ham United £2 million[11]
Jan. 2004 GK Iceland Árni Gautur Arason Norway Rosenborg Free[12]

Transfers out

Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
May 2003 James Almond Released[13]
May 2003 Mark Egerton Released[13]
May 2003 Philip Gilder Released[13]
May 2003 Adam James Released[13]
May 2003 Adrian Orr Released[13]
May 2003 David Tickle Released[13]
May 2003 Ashley Timms Released[13]
May 2003 FW Northern Ireland Gary Browne England Whitby Town Released[13]
May 2003 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Paisley Republic of Ireland Longford Town Released[13]
23 May 2003 DF Netherlands Antilles Tyrone Loran England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed[14]
5 June 2003 DF England Steve Howey England Leicester City £200,000[15][16]
8 July 2003 DF Denmark Niclas Jensen Germany Borussia Dortmund £750,000[17]
24 July 2003 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy Wales Swansea City Free[18]
25 July 2003 DF Norway Alf-Inge Håland Retired[19]
27 July 2003 MF Algeria Ali Benarbia Qatar Al-Rayyan Free[20]
1 Aug. 2003 FW Bermuda Shaun Goater England Reading £500,000[21]
14 Aug. 2003 GK England Carlo Nash England Middlesbrough Nominal[22]
15 Aug. 2003 MF England Kevin Horlock England West Ham United £300,000[23]
22 Aug. 2003 DF Scotland Paul Ritchie England Walsall Free[24]
25 Aug. 2003 DF Cameroon Lucien Mettomo Germany Kaiserslautern £500,000[25]
26 Dec. 2003 FW England Darren Huckerby England Norwich City £750,000[26][27]
8 Jan. 2004 MF England Eyal Berkovic England Portsmouth £500,000[28]
15 Jan. 2004 GK England David Seaman Retired[29]

Loans in

Date from Date to Pos. Player From club
31 Jan. 04 31 May 04 DF Belgium Daniel Van Buyten France Olympique de Marseille[30][31]

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Player To club
3 July 03 31 May 04 FW Mexico Matias Vuoso Mexico Santos Laguna[32]
7 Aug. 03 7 Nov. 03 MF England Chris Shuker England Rochdale[33][34][35]
10 Sep. 03 12 Dec. 03 FW England Darren Huckerby England Norwich City[36]
29 Sep. 03 30 Oct. 03 MF Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan England Bury[37]
11 Dec. 03 ??? 2004 MF England Chris Shuker England Hartlepool United[38]
24 Dec. 03 24 Jan. 04 MF Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan England Bury[39][40]
Jan. 2004 England Daniel Bardiello England Barnsley
31 Jan. 04 31 May 04 DF Guadeloupe David Sommeil France Olympique de Marseille[30]
2 Feb. 04 Dorryl Profitt England Coventry City[41]
MF France Christian Negouai Austria Sturm Graz
15 Mar. 04 15 Apr. 04 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood England Rochdale[42]

See also

  • Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

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