2003–04 Liverpool F.C. season
| 2003–04 season | ||||
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| Chairman | David Moores | |||
| Manager | Gérard Houllier | |||
| FA Premier League | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Owen (16) All: Michael Owen (19) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 41,777[1] | |||
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The 2003–04 season was Liverpool's 112th season in existence and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. Liverpool finished the FA Premier League season in fourth place.
Season summary
Liverpool finished the season in fourth position in the Premier League in what was to be Gérard Houllier's last in charge of Liverpool. He was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the season after six years in charge.
| Competition | Result | Top Scorer |
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| Premier League | 4th | Michael Owen, 16 |
| UEFA Cup | Fourth round | Harry Kewell, 3 |
| FA Cup | Fifth round | Bruno Cheyrou, 2 |
| League Cup | Fourth round | Emile Heskey, 2 Danny Murphy, 2 |
| Overall | Michael Owen, 19 |
Players
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
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Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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| 20 | MF | Anthony Le Tallec | Le Havre | £1,500,000 | 1 July 2003 |
| 24 | FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | Le Havre | £1,500,000 | 1 July 2003 |
| 3 | DF | Steve Finnan | Fulham | £3,500,000 | 1 July 2003 |
| 7 | MF | Harry Kewell | Leeds United | £5,000,000 | 9 July 2003 |
| 30 | DF | Carl Medjani | Saint-Étienne | Free | 8 August 2003 |
| 12 | GK | Paul Jones | Southampton | Loan | 9 January 2004 |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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| 15 | MF | Patrik Berger | Portsmouth | Free | 1 July 2003 |
| 24 | MF | Bernard Diomède | Ajaccio | Free | 1 July 2003 |
| 14 | DF | Vegard Heggem | Unattached | Free | 1 July 2003 |
| 19 | GK | Pegguy Arphexad | Coventry City | Free | 1 July 2003 |
| 34 | FW | Daniel Sjölund | Djurgårdens IF | Free | 15 January 2004 |
| 3 | DF | Abel Xavier[notes 4] | Hannover 96 | Free | 2 February 2004 |
| 8 | FW | Emile Heskey | Birmingham City | £6,250,000 | 18 May 2004 |
- In: £6,500,000
- Out: £6,250,000
- Total spending: £250,000
Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
Big Four games
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2003.
| 17 August 2003 1 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 16:05 | Owen 79' (pen.) | Report | Verón 25' Hasselbaink 87' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,082 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 24 August 2003 2 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,573 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 27 August 2003 3 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,778 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 30 August 2003 4 | Everton | 0–3 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| Report | Owen 39', 52' Kewell 80' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,200 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 12 September 2003 5 | Blackburn | 1–3 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
| Jansen 8' Neill 45' |
Report | Owen 12' (pen.), 68' Kewell 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,074 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 20 September 2003 6 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| Owen 20' (pen.) Heskey 75' |
Report | Bent 90' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,094 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 28 September 2003 7 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Lisbie 31', 43', 83' | Report | Šmicer 15' Owen 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 4 October 2003 8 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| Kewell 14' | Report | Hyypiä 31' (o.g.) Pires 68' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,374 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 18 October 2003 9 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| Berger 4' | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,123 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 25 October 2003 10 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| Owen 35' Murphy 57' Sinama Pongolle 84' |
Report | Smith 42' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,599 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 2 November 2003 11 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Saha 40' Boa Morte 90' |
Report | Heskey 17' Murphy 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 9 November 2003 12 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| Kewell 76' | Report | Giggs 59', 70' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,159 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 22 November 2003 13 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
| Report | Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 34,268 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 30 November 2003 14 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Liverpool |
| Gerrard 35' (pen.) Kewell 69' Heskey 78' |
Report | Forssell 33' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,683 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 6 December 2003 15 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Shearer 63' (pen.) | Murphy 6' | Stadium: St. James' Park |
| 13 December 2003 16 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Southampton | Liverpool |
| Heskey 75' | Report | Ormerod 2' M. Svensson 64' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,762 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 26 December 2003 17 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| Hyypiä 30' Sinama Pongolle 47' Šmicer 54' |
Report | Pedersen 85' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,987 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 28 December 2003 18 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| Anelka 30' (pen.) Fowler 90' |
Report | Šmicer 66' Hamann 80' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,201 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 7 January 2004 19 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Liverpool | London |
| Report | Cheyrou 38' Diouf |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,420 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 10 January 2004 20 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| Delaney 36' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,771 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 17 January 2004 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Liverpool | London |
| Keane 25' (pen.) Postiga 54' |
Report | Kewell 75' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,104 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 21 January 2004 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| Miller 90' | Report | Cheyrou 34' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,380 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 31 January 2004 23 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Everton | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,056 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 7 February 2004 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Bolton |
| Hunt 11' Djorkaeff 58' |
Report | Hyypiä 51' Gerrard 69' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,552 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 February 2004 25 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| Owen 3' Gerrard 51' |
Report | Wright-Phillips 50' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,257 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 29 February 2004 26 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| Bakke 29' Viduka 34' |
Report | Kewell 21' Baroš 42' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,932 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 14 March 2004 27 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton |
| Beattie 51' Phillips 85' |
Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Attendance: 32,056 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 17 March 2004 28 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| Hamann 6' Owen 28', 55' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 34,663 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 20 March 2004 29 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| Hyypiä 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,795 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 28 March 2004 30 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| Report | Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 32,013 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 4 April 2004 31 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
| Owen 7', 24' Todd 22' (o.g.) Heskey 79' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 9 April 2004 32 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Henry 31', 50', 78' Pires 49' |
Report | Hyypiä 5' Owen 42' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 12 April 2004 33 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
| Report | Bartlett 63' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,003 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 17 April 2004 34 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Fulham | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 24 April 2004 35 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| Report | Murphy 65' (pen.) | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,647 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2 May 2004 36 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
| Murphy 50' (pen.) Heskey 52' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,031 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 8 May 2004 37 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| Cunningham | Report | Owen 29' Heskey 51' Gerrard 86' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,553 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 15 May 2004 38 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Owen 67' | Report | Ameobi 25' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,172 Referee: Mike Riley |
FA Cup
Matches
| 4 January 2004 Third Round | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Liverpool | Yeovil |
| 0–2 | Heskey 70' Murphy 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 9,348 |
| 24 January 2004 Fourth Round | Liverpool | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Cheyrou 2', 61' | 2-1 | Robert 4' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,365 |
| 15 February 2004 Fifth Round | Liverpool | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| Owen 2' | 1–1 | Taylor 77' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 34,669 |
| 22 February 2004 Fifth Round Replay | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| Hughes 72' | 1–0 | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,529 |
League Cup
Matches
| 29 October 2003 Third Round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| Yorke 35' Ferguson 81' Yorke 90' |
Report | Murphy 39' (pen.) Heskey 49' Heskey 61' Kewell 79' |
Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 3 December 2003 Fourth Round | Liverpool | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield, Liverpool |
| Murphy 66' Šmicer 88' |
Report | Mário Jardel 4' Okacha 79' Djorkaeff 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 33,185 Referee: Mike Riley |
UEFA Cup
Matches
| 24 September 2003 First Round First Leg | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | Liverpool | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana |
| 20:15 | Žlogar 66' | Report | Owen 78' | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago (Spain) |
| 15 October 2003 First Round Second Leg | Liverpool | 3–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 21:00 | Le Tallec 30' Heskey 37' Kewell 47' |
Report | Attendance: 42,880 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
| 6 November 2003 Second Round First Leg | Steaua București | 1–1 | Liverpool | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
| 20:00 | Răducanu 68' | Report | Traoré 22' | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
| 27 November 2003 Second Round Second Leg | Liverpool | 1–0 | Steaua București | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 21:00 | Kewell 50' | Report | Attendance: 42,837 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
| 26 February 2004 Third Round First Leg | Liverpool | 2–0 | Levski Sofia | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 21:00 | Gerrard 67' Kewell 70' |
Report | Attendance: 39,149 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
| 3 March 2004 Third Round Second Leg | Levski Sofia | 2–4 | Liverpool | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
| 20:10 | G. Ivanov 27' Simonović 40' |
Report | Gerrard 7' Owen 11' Hamann 43' Hyypiä 68' |
Attendance: 40,281 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
| 11 March 2004 Fourth Round First Leg | Liverpool | 1–1 | Marseille | Anfield, Liverpool |
| Baroš 55' | Report | Drogba 78' | Attendance: 41,270 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
| 25 March 2004 Fourth Round Second Leg | Marseille | 2–1 | Liverpool | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| Drogba 38' (pen.) Méïté 58' |
Report | Heskey 15' | Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | POL | Jerzy Dudek | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Chris Kirkland | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | FRA | Patrice Luzi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | SUI | Stéphane Henchoz | 27 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Steve Finnan | 31 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Sami Hyypiä | 51 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | John Arne Riise | 35 | 0 | 22+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Djimi Traoré | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jamie Carragher | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Igor Bišćan | 39 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Jon Otsemobor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | AUS | Harry Kewell | 49 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | SEN | El Hadji Diouf | 33 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CZE | Vladimír Šmicer | 25 | 4 | 15+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Danny Murphy | 42 | 6 | 19+12 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SEN | Salif Diao | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GER | Dietmar Hamann | 35 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Steven Gerrard | 47 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Bruno Cheyrou | 19 | 4 | 9+3 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | John Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 5 | FW | CZE | Milan Baroš | 18 | 2 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Emile Heskey | 47 | 12 | 25+10 | 7 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Owen | 38 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Anthony Le Tallec | 23 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 23 | 2 | 3+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 12 | GK | WAL | Paul Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 10 | FW | Michael Owen | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| 2 | 8 | FW | Emile Heskey | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 7 | MF | Harry Kewell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 7 | MF | Danny Murphy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | 17 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | DF | Sami Hyypiä | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 11 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 28 | MF | Bruno Cheyrou | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 16 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 5 | FW | Milan Baroš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 20 | FW | Anthony Le Tallec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Djimi Traoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 55 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 80 | ||||
Notes
- ^ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in October 2004.
- ^ Medjani was born in Lyon, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Algeria in 2010.
- ^ Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
- ^ Xavier was born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique (now Mozambique), which was then an overseas territory of Portugal, and made his international debut for Portugal in March 1993.
References
- ^ "Statistics for the 2003–2004 Season". LFChistory.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2009.