2003–04 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

For the third season running, a late slump in form ended Charlton Athletic's hopes of European qualification. In 2001–02, they had finished 14th after failing to win any of their final 10 games. In 2002–03, they had finished 12th after a not-quite-so dramatic slump. 2003–04, however, did bring Charlton's best Premiership finish to date, as well as their highest league finish since the 1950s, as they came seventh. For much of the season, they had occupied the Champions League and UEFA Cup places, but the familiar end-of-season setback pushed them out of the European places.

At the end of the season, goalkeeper Dean Kiely was named the club's Player of the Year.

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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	GK	Dean Kiely^[1]
2	DF	Radostin Kishishev
3	DF	Chris Powell
4	MF	Graham Stuart
5	DF	Richard Rufus
6	DF	Mark Fish
8	MF	Matt Holland^[2] (captain)
9	FW	Jason Euell^[3]
10	MF	Claus Jensen
11	FW	Paolo Di Canio
12	DF	Hermann Hreidarsson
13	GK	Paul Rachubka^[4]
14	MF	Jerome Thomas

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Gary Rowett
16	FW	Kevin Lisbie^[5]
17	FW	Shaun Bartlett
18	DF	Paul Konchesky
19	DF	Luke Young
21	FW	Jonatan Johansson
22	MF	Jamal Campbell-Ryce^[6]
24	DF	Jonathan Fortune
25	GK	Simon Royce
34	GK	Sérgio Leite
35	FW	Carlton Cole (on loan from Chelsea)
36	DF	Chris Perry

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
7	MF	Scott Parker (to Chelsea)
14	DF	Chris Bart-Williams (on loan to Ipswich Town)
18	DF	Paul Konchesky (on loan to Tottenham Hotspur)

No.		Position	Player
20		FW	Mathias Svensson (to Norwich City)
27		FW	Mark DeBolla (to Chesterfield)

Reserve squad

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

No.	Position	Player
23	DF	Michael Turner
26	MF	Adrian Deane^[7]
28	DF	Osei Sankofa
29	MF	Neil McCafferty^[8]
30	MF	Stacy Long

No.	Position	Player
31	MF	Lloyd Sam^[9]
32	FW	Stephen Tucker
33	MF	Stephen Hughes
37	FW	Alex Varney
	GK	Markus Thomson

Transfers

In

Matt Holland - Ipswich Town, 16 June, £1,050,000^[10]
Simon Royce - Leicester City, 26 June, free^[11]
Paolo Di Canio - West Ham United, 11 August, free^[12]
Sérgio Leite - Boavista, 14 August, free^[13]
Stephen Hughes- Watford, 14 August, free
Carlton Cole - Chelsea, 20 August, season-long loan^[14]
Chris Perry - Tottenham Hotspur, 28 November, £100,000 ^[15]
Jerome Thomas - Arsenal, 2 February, £100,000^[16]

Out

John Robinson - Cardiff City, 10 July, free^[17]
Mathias Svensson - Norwich City, 19 December, undisclosed^[18]
Scott Parker - Chelsea, 30 January, £10,000,000^[19]
Tahar El Khalej - retired
Ben Roberts - Brighton & Hove Albion

Transfers in: £1,250,000
Transfers out: £10,000,000

Loan out

Chris Bart-Williams - Ipswich Town, loan

Results

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Result	0–3	0–4	2–2	0–0	0–2	2–1	3–2	1–2	0–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–1	3–2	0–0	0–0	4–2	1–1
Position	18	7	7	10	12	15	12	9	7	9	7	4	4	4	6	7	6	5	4

Round	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Result	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	2–4	3–2	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–2	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–3	2–1
Position	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	4	6	8	9	7	7	7	8	8	8	7

Premier League

Results are courtesy of Statto.^[20]

17 August 2003 1	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Manchester City	Greenwich, London
	Fish 70' Konchesky Euell	Report	Anelka 13' (pen.) Sibierski 23' Jihai 83'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,780 Referee: Mike Dean

23 August 2003 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–4	Charlton Athletic	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
15:00 BST		Report	Euell 5' Jensen 15' Bartlett 25', 33' Parker	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,327 Referee: Phil Dowd

26 August 2003 3	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Everton	Greenwich, London
	Euell 24' (pen.), 49'	Report	Watson 26' Rooney 72'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,336 Referee: Steven Dunn

30 August 2003 4	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Bolton, Greater Manchester
		Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,098

13 September 2003 5	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Manchester United	Greenwich, London
13:00 GMT	Euell , 65' Kishishev	Report	van Nistelrooy 62', 82' Butt P. Neville	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,078 Referee: Mike Riley

20 September 2003 6	Aston Villa	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham
	Alpay 36' Samuel 55'	Report	Young Fortune Lisbie 86'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,410 Referee: Chris Foy

28 September 2003 7	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Liverpool	Greenwich, London
	Lisbie 31', 43', 83'	Report	Šmicer 15' Owen 52'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Rob Styles

4 October 2003 8	Portsmouth	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 BST	Sheringham 34'	Report	Fortune 77' Bartlett 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,106 Referee: Graham Poll

20 October 2003 9	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Blackburn, Lancashire
20:00 BST		Report	Hreidarsson 33'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,939 Referee: Graham Barber

26 October 2003 10	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Arsenal	Greenwich, London
13:00 GMT	Di Canio 28' (pen.)	Report	Henry 39'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,660 Referee: Steve Dunn

3 November 2003 11	Birmingham City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham
	Dugarry 27'	Report	Holland 11', 59'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 27,225 Referee: Phil Dowd

8 November 2003 12	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Fulham	Greenwich, London
	Stuart 10' Johansson 69', 76'	Report	Davis 89'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,344 Referee: Andy D'Urso

22 November 2003 13	Leicester City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 BST	Ferdinand 39'	Report	Di Canio 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 30,242 Referee: Graham Barber

29 November 2003 14	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Leeds United	London
		Report	Milner 9'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,445 Referee: Mark Halsey

7 December 2003 15	Southampton	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Southampton, Hampshire
		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

13 December 2003 16	Middlesbrough	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
15:00		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,721 Referee: Howard Webb

20 December 2003 17	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Newcastle United	Greenwich, London
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Steve Bennett

26 December 2003 18	Charlton Athletic	4–2	Chelsea	Greenwich, London
15:00	Hreidarsson 1' Holland 35' Johansson 48' Euell 53'	Report	Terry 10' Guðjohnsen 76'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,768 Referee: Graham Poll

28 December 2003 19	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Haringey, London
		Report	Cole 69'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,534 Referee: Paul Durkin

7 January 2004 20	Manchester City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Manchester
	Fowler 39'	Report	Di Canio 84'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,307 Referee: Peter Walton

10 January 2004 21	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Greenwich, London
15:00 GMT	Euell 38', 79'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,148 Referee: Rob Styles

17 January 2004 22	Everton	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool, Merseyside
GMT		Report	Stuart 41'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,322 Referee: Mike Riley

31 January 2004 23	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Greenwich, London
15:00 GMT	Johansson 12'	Report	Pedersen 1' Nolan 78'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,249 Referee: Andy D'Urso

8 February 2004 24	Chelsea	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Fulham, London
16:05 GMT	Hasselbaink 28 pen.'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,255 Referee: Steve Bennett

Charlton 2-4 Tottenham
Charlton 3-2 Blackburn

28 February 2004 27	Arsenal	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Highbury, London
15:00 GMT	Pires 2' Henry 4'	Report	Jensen 59'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,137 Referee: Graham Barber

13 March 2004 28	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Middlesbrough	Greenwich, London
15:00 GMT	Holland 25'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,270 Referee: Mike Dean

20 March 2004 29	Newcastle United	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
17:30	Shearer 2', 77' Jenas 35'	Report	Jensen 54'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,847 Referee: Mike Riley

Charlton 1-2 Aston Villa
Charlton 1-1 Portsmouth

12 April 2004 32	Liverpool	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Gerrard	Report	Bartlett 63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,003 Referee: Phil Dowd

17 April 2004 33	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Birmingham City	Greenwich, London
15:00	Holland 86'	Report	Morrison 84'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,206 Referee: Chris Foy

20 April 2004 34	Manchester United	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Saha 28' G. Neville 65'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,477

Fulham 2-0 Charlton
Charlton 2-2 Leicester

8 May 2004 37	Leeds United	3–3	Charlton Athletic	Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Kilgallon 29' Pennant 41' Smith 69' (pen.)	Report	Holland 11' Euell 76' (pen.), 79'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,986 Referee: Mark Halsey

15 May 2004 38	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Southampton	Greenwich, London
BST (UTC+01)	Euell 36' Cole 53'	Report	Prutton 64'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,614 Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

3 January: Gillingham 3-8 charlton athletic

League Cup

23 September: Charlton Athletic 4-4 Luton Town aet (Charlton win on penalties)
29 October: Everton 1-0 Charlton Athletic

References

↑ Kiely was born in Salford, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1999.
↑ Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999.
↑ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
↑ Rachubka was born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, but qualifies to represent England internationally and has represented them at youth level.
↑ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
↑ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
↑ Deane was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the youth teams.
↑ McCafferty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the U16 and U19 teams.
↑ Sam was born in Leeds, England, and would make his debut for the U20 side in 2005, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and would be called up for Ghana in 2009, only to withdraw due to injury.
↑ "Charlton seal Holland deal". BBC News. 16 June 2003.
↑ "Royce returns to Charlton". BBC News. 26 June 2003.
↑ "Di Canio joins Charlton". BBC News. 11 August 2003.
↑ "Addicks make double signing". BBC News. 14 August 2003.
↑ "Cole joins Charlton". BBC News. 20 August 2003.
↑ "Perry stays at Charlton". BBC News. 28 November 2003.
↑ "Charlton sign Thomas". BBC News. 2 February 2004.
↑ "Robinson makes Cardiff move". BBC News. 10 July 2003.
↑ "Norwich sign Svensson". BBC News. 19 December 2003.
↑ "Parker joins Chelsea". BBC News. 30 January 2004.
↑ "Charlton Athletic 2003–2004 : Results". Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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