2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2003–04 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerGary Megson
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hughes (11)
All: Hulse (13)
Average home league attendance24,764

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

Season summary

The club had been managed by Gary Megson since March 2000, who oversaw promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and subsequent relegation back to the First Division in the 2002–03 season.[1] The club spent £1.5 million in the summer transfer window, including the £750,000 of Rob Hulse from Crewe Alexandra.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Walsall A 1–4 11,030 (2,400) Koumas
16 August 2003 Burnley H 4–1 22,489 (945) Šakiri, Hulse, Hughes (2)
23 August 2003 Watford A 1–0 15,023 Hughes
25 August 2003 Preston North End H 1–0 24,402 Hughes (pen)
30 August 2003 Derby County A 1–0 21,499 Hulse
13 September 2003 Ipswich Town H 4–1 24,954 (1,407) Gaardsøe, Hulse (2), Diallo (own goal)
16 September 2003 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 12,874
20 September 2003 Crystal Palace A 2–2 17,477 (1,843) Hulse, Koumas
27 September 2003 Stoke City H 1–0 24,297 (1,479) Dobie
30 September 2003 Millwall H 2–1 22,909 (768) Koumas, Dobie
4 October 2003 Gillingham A 2–0 8,883 (1,600) Dobie, Clement
14 October 2003 Sheffield United H 0–2 27,195
18 October 2003 Norwich City H 1–0 24,966 (2,001) Koumas
21 October 2003 Wimbledon H 0–1 22,048 (24)
25 October 2003 Rotherham United A 3–0 7,815 (2,324) Barker (own goal), Hulse (2)
1 November 2003 Sunderland H 0–0 26,135
8 November 2003 West Ham United A 4–3 30,359 (2,993) Hulse (2), Deane (own goal), Hughes
22 November 2003 Reading H 0–0 22,839
25 November 2003 Cardiff City A 1–1 17,678 (1,600) Koumas
29 November 2003 Nottingham Forest A 3–0 27,331 (4,834) Koumas (2), Louis-Jean (own goal)
6 December 2003 West Ham United H 1–1 26,194 Mullins (own goal)
9 December 2003 Bradford City A 1–0 11,198 Dobie
13 December 2003 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 22,825 Haas, Gregan
20 December 2003 Coventry City A 0–1 17,616
26 December 2003 Derby County H 1–1 26,412 (1,887) Gaardsøe
28 December 2003 Wimbledon A 0–0 6,376
9 January 2004 Walsall H 2–0 24,558 (2,178) Koumas, Horsfield
17 January 2004 Burnley A 1–1 13,106 Horsfield
31 January 2004 Watford H 3–1 23,958 (828) Horsfield (2), Hughes
7 February 2004 Preston North End A 0–3 16,569 (2,800)
14 February 2004 Cardiff City H 2–1 25,196 (2,312) Clement, Hughes
21 February 2004 Sheffield United A 2–1 24,805 Moore, Gaardsøe
28 February 2004 Rotherham United H 0–1 24,104
2 March 2004 Norwich City A 0–0 23,223 (1,077)
6 March 2004 Coventry City H 3–0 25,414 (2,190) Horsfield, Hulse, Kinsella
13 March 2004 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 8,335 Johnson, Hughes
16 March 2004 Wigan Athletic H 2–1 26,215 Hughes (pen), Gaardsøe
27 March 2004 Crystal Palace H 2–0 24,990 (907) Moore, Dyer
4 April 2004 Ipswich Town A 3–2 24,608 (1,723) Koumas, Dyer, Horsfield
10 April 2004 Gillingham H 1–0 24,524 (684) Hughes
12 April 2004 Millwall A 1–1 13,304 (2,123) Johnson
18 April 2004 Sunderland A 1–0 32,201 (2,721) Koumas
24 April 2004 Bradford City H 2–0 26,143 (565) Horsfield, Hughes
1 May 2004 Reading A 0–1 20,619
4 May 2004 Stoke City A 1–4 18,352 Dobie
9 May 2004 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 26,821

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 2004 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 11,843

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 12 August 2003 Brentford H 4–0 10,490 Hulse (2), Haas, Dobie
R2 23 September 2003 Hartlepool United A 2–1 5,265 Clement, Hulse
R3 29 October 2003 Newcastle United A 2–1 46,932 Ameobi (own goal), Hughes
R4 3 December 2003 Manchester United H 2–0 25,282 (2,593) Haas, Dobie
R5 16 December 2003 Arsenal H 0–2 20,369 (1,688)

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Transfers

In

Date Position Name Club From Transfer Fee Reference
11 July 2003 FW Rob Hulse Crewe Alexandra £750,000 [5]
11 July 2003 MF James O'Connor Stoke City £250,000 [5][6]
14 July 2003 DF Bernt Haas Sunderland £500,000 [7]
31 July 2003 DF Thomas Gaardsøe Ipswich Town £500,000 [8]
31 July 2003 MF Artim Šakiri CSKA Sofia Nominal [9]
7 August 2003 DF Joost Volmer AZ Alkmaar Free [10]
18 December 2003 FW Geoff Horsfield Wigan Athletic £1,000,000 [11]
15 January 2004 MF Mark Kinsella Aston Villa Free [12]
DF Sékou Berthé Troyes

Out

Date Position Name Club To Transfer Fee Reference
30 June 2003 DF Des Lyttle Free Agency Released [13]
30 June 2003 MF Jordão Free Agency Released [13]
30 June 2003 GK Brian Jensen Burnley Free [14]
9 July 2003 DF Igor Bališ Free Agency Mutual Consent [15]
11 July 2003 MF Derek McInnes Dundee United Free [16]
19 August 2003 FW Bob Taylor Cheltenham Town Free [13][17]
FW Jason Roberts Wigan Athletic

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.

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