2003–04 Fulham F.C. season
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| 2003-04 season | |
| League | Premier League |
| Manager | Chris Coleman |
| League position | 9th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Saha (13) All competitions: Louis Saha (15) |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| League Cup | Second round |
| Highest home attendance | 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003) |
| Previous season | ← 2002–03 |
| Next season | 2004–05 → |
The 2003–04 season was Fulham's third consecutive season in the top league of English football, the Barclaycard Premiership. The club was managed by former player Chris Coleman, who replaced Jean Tigana at the end of the 2002-03 season.
Fulham were near the top of the table after the first few months of the season after a great start to the campaign and consistently remained in the top half throughout the course of the season. They ended up finishing in ninth position, only four points behind fifth-placed Newcastle United. It was a great debut season for Chris Coleman as manager, particularly as the club had to cope for half of the season without top goalscorer, Louis Saha, who left for Manchester United.
Contents
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Starting 11
- GK: #1,
Edwin van der Sar, 43 - RB: #2,
Moritz Volz, 37 - CB: #16,
Zat Knight, 35 - CB: #24,
Alain Goma, 29 - LB: #34,
Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, Martin Djetou, has 24 starts) - RM: #10, Lee Clark, 27
- CM: #23, Sean Davis, 28
- CM: #5, Sylvain Legwinski, 35
- LM: #14, Steed Malbranque, 44
- CF: #8, Louis Saha, 21
- CF: #11,
Luis Boa Morte, 37
Transfers
Summer
In
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Out
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January
In
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Out
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Chris Coleman |
| Assistant manager |  Steve Kean |
| Goalkeeping coach | Dave Beasant |
| Head of Youth Development | John Murtough |
| Secretary | Mark Maunders |
Source: Fulham FC
Other information
| Chairman |  Mohamed Al Fayed |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Loftus Road (19,148 / 112x72 yards) |
Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007
- Fulham used Queens Park Rangers' ground whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped
Competitions
Premier League
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Liverpool |
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Newcastle United |
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Charlton Athletic |
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Fulham |
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Birmingham City |
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Middlesbrough |
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Blackburn Rovers |
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Manchester City |
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Leicester City (R) |
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Championship |
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Leeds United (R) |
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
1. Middlesbrough qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners
Season statistics
| Total Goals: 1012 |
| Average Goals per game: 2.66 |
Matches
Pre-Season friendlies
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2003-07-17
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| Fulham | 1 - 2 | Celtic |
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Sava  59' |
Report | Petrov 8' Larsson 12' |
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Loftus Road, Fulham, London
Attendance: 14 247 |
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2003-07-23
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| ASK Voitsberg | 1 - 4 | Fulham |
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| Walther Eccher 73' (pen.) |
Report | Sava 8' Marlet 24'Hammond 36'Saha 68' (pen) |
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Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
Attendance: 400 |
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2003-07-26
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| AS Roma | 2 - 1 | Fulham |
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| Cassano 26' Bombardini 88' |
Report | Saha 27' |
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Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
Attendance: 4 000 |
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2003-08-02
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| Motherwell | 2 - 2 | Fulham |
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| Burns 40' (pen) 89' |
Report | Saha 18' Marlet 60' |
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Fir Park, Motherwell
Referee: Eddie Mack |
Premier League
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2003-08-16
15:00 |
| Fulham | 3 – 2 | Middlesbrough |
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| Marlet 18' Inamoto 56'Saha 70' |
Report | Marinelli 10' Németh 81'Christie  63' |
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2003-09-23
15:00 |
| Fulham | 2 – 2 | Manchester City |
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| Malbranque 73' Saha 79' |
Report | Anelka 46' Wanchope 90' |
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2003-10-21
19:45 |
| Fulham | 2 – 3 | Newcastle |
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| Clark 6' Saha 8' |
(Report) | Robert 16' Shearer 51' (pen.), 56' |
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2003-10-25
15:00 |
| Manchester United | 1 – 3 | Fulham |
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| Diego Forlán 45' |
Report | Clark 3' Malbranque 66'Inamoto 79' |
- Wolves 2-1 Fulham
- Fulham 2-0 Leeds
- Leicester 0-2 Fulham
- Fulham 2-1 Everton
- Manchester City 0-0 Fulham
- Fulham 3-4 Blackburn
- Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
- Chelsea 2-1 Fulham
League Cup
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FA Cup
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Player statistics
Goalscorers
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References
- ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/faprem/fulham.htm
- ↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualifies to represent France internationally; he represented them at U-21 level and would be called up to the senior international side in February 2004, but he would not play.
- ↑ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
- ↑ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and has represented England at youth level, but also qualifies to represent Pakistan internationally and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
- ↑ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualifies to represent The Netherlands internationally and would make his full international debut for The Netherlands in August 2004.
- ↑ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualifies to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
- ↑ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualifies to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport; he made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/players/season/2004
- ↑ http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Fulham/FA_Premier_League_2003-2004/Fixture/
