2003–04_Portsmouth_F.C._season

2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season

2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth 2003–04 football season


During the 2003–04 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Premier League. It was their first ever season in the Premiership and the first in English football's top flight since the 1987–88 season.

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Season summary

Portsmouth's Premiership debut (and only their second top division campaign during the last 45 years) was a fine one, as they finished 13th and established Fratton Park as one of the hardest Premiership grounds to get a result at. Only their dismal away form (with only two away wins all season) prevented them from finishing even higher and challenging for a European place, but it was still a very good season for the only newly promoted side to preserve their Premiership status.

After a good start to the season which saw Portsmouth top of the Premiership after three games, the team slumped into the relegation zone, but rallied and only lost one of their last ten matches to finish 13th – ahead of more established sides like Everton, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur. To their credit, they were one of the only two teams to remain unbeaten against Arsenal's "Invincibles" in the league during the season.

Final league table

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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.

Kit

Portsmouth introduced a new kit for the season, still manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport. ty remained the kit sponsors.

Players

First-team squad

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

Left club during season

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Reserve squad

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

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Transfers

In

Out

Results

Premier League

Results per matchday

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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 August 2003 1 Portsmouth 2–1 Aston Villa Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sheringham 41'
Berger 62'
Report Barry 82' (pen.) Red card 87' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,101
Referee: Graham Barber
26 August 2003 3 Portsmouth 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sheringham 57', 88', 90'
Stone 47'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
13 September 2003 5 Arsenal 1–1 Portsmouth Islington, London
Henry 37' (pen.) Report Sheringham 26' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,052
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 September 2003 6 Portsmouth 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth, Hampshire
De Zeeuw 57' Report Neill 35'
Cole 43'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,024
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 September 2003 7 Birmingham City 2–0 Portsmouth Birmingham, West Midlands
Clemence 21'
Lazardis 50'
Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,057
Referee: Steve Bennett
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
18 October 2003 9 Portsmouth 1–0 Liverpool Portsmouth, Hampshire
Berger 4' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,123
Referee: Steve Dunn
8 November 2003 12 Portsmouth 6–1 Leeds United Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:30 GMT Stefanović 16'
O'Neil 45', 71'
Foxe 62'
Berger 75'
Yakubu 86'
Report Smith 18' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Chris Foy
24 November 2003 13 Fulham 2–0 Portsmouth Fulham, London
Saha 30', 33' Report Berger Red card 82' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,624
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 November 2003 14 Portsmouth 0–2 Leicester City Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 Report Ferdinand 31'
Bent 33'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,061
Referee: Mike Dean
6 December 2003 15 Middlesbrough 0–0 Portsmouth Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
15:00 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,031
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 December 2003 16 Portsmouth 1–2 Everton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Roberts 15' Report Carsley 27'
Rooney 42'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,101
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 December 2003 17 Southampton 3–0 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
Dodd 34'
Pahars 67'
Beattie 90'
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,697
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 2003 18 Portsmouth 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Berger 52', 68' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Steve Dunn
28 December 2003 19 Chelsea 3–0 Portsmouth Fulham, London
Bridge 65'
Lampard 73'
Geremi 82'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,552
Referee: Graham Barber
6 January 2004 20 Aston Villa 2–1 Portsmouth Birmingham, West Midlands
Ángel 22'
Vassell 83'
Report Yakubu 49' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,625
Referee: Jeff Winter
10 January 2004 21 Portsmouth 4–2 Manchester City Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sheringham 58'
Stefanović 19'
Yakubu 52', 78'
Report Anelka 21'
Sibierski 45'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,120
Referee: Matt Messias
7 February 2004 24 Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Portsmouth Haringey, London
Defoe 13'
Keane 41', 78'
Poyet 89'
Report Berkovic 39'
LuaLua 73'
Mornar 84'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,107
Referee: Peter Walton
11 February 2004 25 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth, Hampshire
Report Parker 17'
Crespo 79'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Graham Poll
29 February 2004 26 Portsmouth 1–1 Newcastle United Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 LuaLua 89' Report Bellamy 34' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Andy D'Urso
17 March 2004 28 Liverpool 3–0 Portsmouth Merseyside, Liverpool
Hamann 5'
Owen 28', 58'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Barry Knight
21 March 2004 29 Portsmouth 1–0 Southampton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu 68' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 March 2004 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth Blackburn, Lancashire
Tugay 37' Report Sheringham 17'
Yakubu 82'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,855
Referee: Paul Durkin
10 April 2004 31 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Portsmouth Greenwich, London
Bartlett 8' Report Yakubu 65' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,385
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 April 2004 32 Portsmouth 3–1 Birmingham City Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stefanović 45'
LuaLua 62'
Yakubu 73' (pen.)
Report Maik Taylor Red card 45'
John 67'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,104
Referee: Barry Knight
17 April 2004 33 Portsmouth 1–0 Manchester United Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stone 36' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Neale Barry
25 April 2004 34 Leeds United 1–2 Portsmouth Leeds, West Yorkshire
Harte 82' (pen.) Report Yakubu 9'
LuaLua 51'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,273
Referee: Uriah Rennie
1 May 2004 35 Portsmouth 1–1 Fulham Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu 80' Report McBride 85' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,065
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 May 2004 36 Portsmouth 1–1 Arsenal Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu 29' Report Reyes 49' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Mike Riley
15 May 2004 38 Portsmouth 5–1 Middlesbrough Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu 4', 14' (pen.), 31', 83'
Sheringham 80'
Report Zenden 27' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,134
Referee: Mark Halsey

FA Cup

3 January 2004 2 Portsmouth 2–1 Blackpool Portsmouth, Hampshire
Schemmel 36'
Yakubu 90'
Report Taylor 43'
Evans Red card 90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,479
Referee: Steve Dunn
24 January 2004 3 Portsmouth 2–1 Scunthorpe United Portsmouth, Hampshire
Taylor 35', 66' Report Parton 86' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Graham Barber
15 February 2004 4 Liverpool 1–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 1' Report Taylor 75' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,669
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 February 2004 5 Portsmouth 1–0 Liverpool Portsmouth, Hampshire
Hughes 71' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,529
Referee: Matt Messias
6 March 2003 6 Portsmouth 1–5 Arsenal Portsmouth, Hampshire
18:00 Sheringham 90' Report Henry 25', 50'
Ljungberg 43', 57'
Touré 45'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,137
Referee: Jeff Winter

League Cup

23 September 2003 2 Portsmouth 5–2 Northampton Town Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sherwood 13', ?'
Roberts 16', 59'
Taylor 40'
Report Reid Red card 9'
Hargreaves 76' (pen.)
Dudfield 90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,130
Referee: David Crick
29 October 2003 3 Nottingham Forest 2–4
(a.e.t.)
Portsmouth Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Bopp 42', 67' Report Walker 57' (o.g.)
Yakubu 64', 108'
Roberts 101'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Howard Webb
2 December 2003 4 Southampton 2–0 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
Beattie 33', 90' (pen.) Report De Zeeuw Red card 90' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 16,791
Referee: Graham Poll

Awards

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 May 2004
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Notes

  1. Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.
  2. Harper was born in Oldham, England.
  3. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented England at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  4. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  5. Burton was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
  6. Roberts was born in Brent, England, but qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut in 1999.
  7. Pulis was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.

References

  1. "Berger signs for Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. "Pompey seal Stefanovic deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Pompey lure Zivkovic". BBC Sport. 24 June 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. "Sheringham signs for Pompey". BBC Sport. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. "Walsall lead Merson chase". BBC Sport. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. "Faye seals Pompey deal". BBC Sport. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. "Pompey secure Schemmel deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. "Smertin seals Pompey loan deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. "Pompey clinch Roberts deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Archived from the original on 3 October 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. "Srnicek signs for Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  11. "Pompey sign Berkovic". BBC Sport. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. "Duffy completes Pompey switch". BBC Sport. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  13. "Pompey sign Polish striker". BBC Sport. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  14. "Pompey land LuaLua". BBC Sport. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  15. "February 2004". BBC Sport. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. "Pompey release five". BBC Sport. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. "Festa leaves Pompey". BBC Sport. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. "Walsall unveil Merson". BBC Sport. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  19. "Vine joins Colchester". BBC Sport. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  20. "Kawaguchi leaves Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  21. "Rotherham recruit Robinson". BBC Sport. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  22. "Pompey release Zivkovic". BBC Sport. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  23. "Wigan land Roberts". BBC Sport. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  24. "Rams snap up duo". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  25. "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  26. "Hammers snap up Srnicek". BBC Sport. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  27. "Walsall snap up Bradbury". BBC Sport. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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