2003–04_Liverpool_F.C._season

2003–04 Liverpool F.C. season

2003–04 Liverpool F.C. season

112th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

The 2003–04 season was Liverpool's 112th season in existence and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 May 2004. Liverpool finished the FA Premier League season in fourth place.

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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.

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Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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

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Big Four games

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Players

First-team squad

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

The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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

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Transfers

In

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Out

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  • In: Increase £6,500,000
  • Out: Decrease £6,250,000
  • Total spending: Increase £250,000

Match results

Premier League

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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card		 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 Red card 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

Results by round

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Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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

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

24 September 2003 First Round
First Leg		 Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 England 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 England 3–0 Slovenia 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 Romania 1–1 England 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 England 1–0 Romania Steaua București Anfield, Liverpool
21:00 Kewell 50' Report Attendance: 42,837
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
26 February 2004 Third Round
First Leg		 Liverpool England 2–0 Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 2–4 England 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 England 1–1 France Marseille Anfield, Liverpool
Baroš 55' Report Drogba 78' Attendance: 41,270
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
25 March 2004 Fourth Round
Second Leg		 Marseille France 2–1 England Liverpool Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Drogba 38' (pen.)
Méïté 58'		 Report Heskey 15' Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    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.
  2. [N 2]
    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.
  3. [N 3]
    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.
  4. [N 4]
    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

  1. [1]
    "Statistics for the 2003–2004 Season". LFChistory.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
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