2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2003–04 season
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Manager Gary Megson
Stadium The Hawthorns
First Division 2nd (promoted)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer Horsfield (7)
Average home league attendance 24,764

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

Season summary

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.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Norwich City 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94
2. West Bromwich Albion 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3. Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79
4. West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5. Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
6. Crystal Palace 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73
7. Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8. Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9. Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 -2 70
10. Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69
11. Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66
12. Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 +13 65
13. Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 +10 65
14. Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 51 +10 60
15. Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 -2 59
16. Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 -14 57
17. Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 -8 54
18. Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 -9 53
19. Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 -17 53
20. Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 -14 52
21. Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 -19 51
22. Walsall 46 13 12 21 45 65 -20 51
23. Bradford City 46 10 6 30 38 69 -31 36
24. Wimbledon (later MK Dons) 46 8 5 33 41 89 -48 29

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003 WalsallA1-411,030Koumas
16 August 2003 BurnleyH4-122,489Šakiri, Hulse, Hughes (2)
23 August 2003 WatfordA1-015,023Hughes
25 August 2003 Preston North EndH1-024,402Hughes (pen)
30 August 2003 Derby CountyA1-021,499Hulse
13 September 2003 Ipswich TownH4-124,954Gaardsøe, Hulse (2), Diallo (own goal)
16 September 2003 Wigan AthleticA0-112,874
20 September 2003 Crystal PalaceA2-217,477Hulse, Koumas
27 September 2003 Stoke CityH1-024,297Dobie
30 September 2003 MillwallH2-122,909Koumas, Dobie
4 October 2003 GillinghamA2-08,883Dobie, Clement
14 October 2003 Sheffield UnitedH0-227,195
18 October 2003 Norwich CityH1-024,966Koumas
21 October 2003 WimbledonH0-122,048
25 October 2003 Rotherham UnitedA3-07,815Barker (own goal), Hulse (2)
1 November 2003 SunderlandH0-026,135
8 November 2003 West Ham UnitedA4-330,359Hulse (2), Deane (own goal), Hughes
22 November 2003 ReadingH0-022,839
25 November 2003 Cardiff CityA1-117,678Koumas
29 November 2003 Nottingham ForestA3-027,331Koumas (2), Louis-Jean (own goal)
6 December 2003 West Ham UnitedH1-126,194Mullins (own goal)
9 December 2003 Bradford CityA1-011,198Dobie
13 December 2003 Crewe AlexandraH2-222,825Haas, Gregan
20 December 2003 Coventry CityA0-117,616
26 December 2003 Derby CountyH1-126,412Gaardsøe
28 December 2003 WimbledonA0-06,376
9 January 2004 WalsallH2-024,558Koumas, Horsfield
17 January 2004 BurnleyA1-113,106Horsfield
31 January 2004 WatfordH3-123,958Horsfield (2), Hughes
7 February 2004 Preston North EndA0-316,569
14 February 2004 Cardiff CityH2-125,196Clement, Hughes
21 February 2004 Sheffield UnitedA2-124,805Moore, Gaardsøe
28 February 2004 Rotherham UnitedH0-124,104
2 March 2004 Norwich CityA0-023,223
6 March 2004 Coventry CityH3-025,414Horsfield, Hulse, Kinsella
13 March 2004 Crewe AlexandraA2-18,335Johnson, Hughes
16 March 2004 Wigan AthleticH2-113,931Hughes (pen), Gaardsøe
27 March 2004 Crystal PalaceH2-024,990Moore, Dyer
4 April 2004 Ipswich TownA3-224,608Koumas, Dyer, Horsfield
10 April 2004 GillinghamH1-024,524Hughes
12 April 2004 MillwallA1-113,304Johnson
18 April 2004 SunderlandA1-032,201Koumas
24 April 2004 Bradford CityH2-026,143Horsfield, Hughes
1 May 2004 ReadingA0-120,619
4 May 2004 Stoke CityA1-418,352Dobie
9 May 2004 Nottingham ForestH0-226,821

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004 Nottingham ForestA0-111,843

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 August 2003 BrentfordH4-010,490Hulse (2), Haas, Dobie
R223 September 2003 Hartlepool UnitedA2-15,265Clement, Hulse
R329 October 2003 Newcastle UnitedA2-146,932Ameobi (own goal), Hughes
R43 December 2003 Manchester UnitedH2-025,282Haas, Dobie
R516 December 2003 ArsenalH0-220,369

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 Russell Hoult
2 Switzerland DF Bernt Haas
3 England DF Neil Clement
4 Republic of Ireland MF James O'Connor
5 England DF Darren Moore[3]
6 England DF Phil Gilchrist
7 England DF Ronnie Wallwork
10 Wales MF Andy Johnson[4]
11 Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kinsella
12 Scotland FW Scott Dobie[5]
14 England MF Sean Gregan
15 England FW Rob Hulse
16 England MF Lee Marshall
17 Iceland DF Lárus Sigurðsson
18 Wales MF Jason Koumas
19 England FW Lee Hughes
20 Republic of Macedonia MF Artim Šakiri
No. Position Player
21 Republic of Ireland GK Joe Murphy
22 England DF James Chambers
23 England DF Adam Chambers
24 Denmark MF Thomas Gaardsøe
25 Netherlands DF Joost Volmer
26 Mali DF Sékou Berthé
28 England MF Simon Brown
29 England MF Lloyd Dyer
30 England DF Tamika Mkandawire
31 England GK Daniel Crane
32 Senegal DF Alassane N'Dour (on loan from AS Saint-Etienne)
33 England DF Paul Robinson
34 England FW Geoff Horsfield
35 England FW Delroy Facey
36 Denmark FW Morten Skoubo
37 Australia GK Simon Miotto

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
8 England MF Michael Appleton (retired)
9 England FW Danny Dichio (to Millwall)
11 Grenada FW Jason Roberts[6] (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Position Player
27 England DF Ross Adams (to Hednesford Town)
37 England GK Kevin Pressman (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)

References

  1. "West Brom 2-0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 2004-04-24. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  2. "West Bromwich Albion 2003–2004 Results". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  3. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.
  4. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  5. Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.
  6. Roberts was born in Park Royal, London, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally and made his international debut for Grenada in 1999.
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