2003–04 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League Second Division.

Sheffield Wednesday
2003–04 season
ManagerChris Turner
StadiumHillsborough
Second Division16th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ndumbu-Nsungu (9)
All: Ndumbu-Nsungu (10)
Average home league attendance22,336

Season summary

After relegation the previous season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the third tier of English football for the first time in over 20 years. Wednesday made a positive start to the season and were 2nd in the league by mid-September. As results slipped through Autumn they slid down to mid table, although they remained around 6 points from the play off places going into the new year. An upturn in form never materialised and as the season wore on and promotion became less likely, results turned for the worse. Wednesday lost 9 of their last 13 league games finishing 16th, 20 points from a play off position and only avoiding relegation by 3 points.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Blackpool 46 16 11 19 58 65 7 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 12 21 13 66 60 +6 57
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 48 64 16 53
17 Brentford 46 14 11 21 52 69 17 53
18 Peterborough United 46 12 16 18 58 58 0 52
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003SwindonA3-2Owusu (2), Kuqi
16 August 2003OldhamH2-2Kuqi (2)
23 August 2003PeterboroughA1-0Kuqi
25 August 2003WrexhamH2-3Quinn, Smith
1 September 2003WycombeA2-1Owusu, Quinn
6 September 2003TranmereH2-0Smith, Cooke
13 September 2003StockportH2-2Kuqi, Quinn
16 September 2003BournemouthA0-1
20 September 2003BrightonA0-2
27 September 2003GrimsbyH0-0
1 October 2003Notts CountyH2-1McLaren (2)
4 October 2003BrentfordA3-0Holt (2), Owusu
10 October 2003HartlepoolA1-1Owusu
18 October 2003RushdenH0-0
22 October 2003PlymouthH1-3Reddy
25 October 2003Bristol CityA1-1Proudlock
1 November 2003BlackpoolH0-1
15 November 2003ColchesterA1-3Bromby
22 November 2003LutonH0-0
29 November 2003Q.P.R.A0-3
13 December 2003BarnsleyA1-1Ndumbu-Nsungu
20 December 2003ChesterfieldH0-0
26 December 2003Port ValeH2-3Robins, Lee
28 December 2003TranmereA2-2Lee, Ndumbu-Nsungu
3 January 2004WrexhamA2-1Ndumbu-Nsungu, Quinn
10 January 2004SwindonH1-1Robins
17 January 2004OldhamA0-1
24 January 2004PeterboroughH2-0Robins, Proudlock
30 January 2004WycombeH1-1Proudlock
7 February 2004Port ValeA0-3
14 February 2004HartlepoolH1-0Ndumbu-Nsungu
21 February 2004RushdenA2-1Ndumbu-Nsungu (2)
28 February 2004Bristol CityH1-0Lee
2 March 2004PlymouthA0-2
7 March 2004ChesterfieldA1-3Ndumbu-Nsungu
13 March 2004BarnsleyH2-1Ndumbu-Nsungu (2)
17 March 2004BournemouthH0-2
20 March 2004StockportA0-1
27 March 2004BrightonH2-1Brunt, Mustoe
3 April 2004GrimsbyA0-2
10 April 2004BrentfordH1-1Smith
12 April 2004Notts CountyA0-0
17 April 2004BlackpoolA1-4Brunt
24 April 2004ColchesterA0-1
1 May 2004LutonA2-3Shaw, Cooke
8 May 2004Q.P.R.H1-3Shaw

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R19 November 2003SalisburyH4-0Proudlock (3), Owusu
R26 December 2003ScunthorpeA2-2Ndumbu-Nsungu, Holt
R2R17 December 2003ScunthorpeH0-0 (Lost 3–1 on Penalties)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R113 August 2003HartlepoolH2-2 (Lost 5–4 on Penalties)Wood, Lee

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
North R115 October 2003GrimsbyH1-1 (Won 5–4 on Penalties)7,323Proudlock
North R212 November 2003BarnsleyH1-013,575Reddy
North QF9 December 2003CarlisleA3-02,869Robins (2), Lee
North SF20 January 2004ScunthorpeH4-010,236Robins (2), Proudlock (2)
North Final Leg 110 February 2004BlackpoolA0-17,842
North Final Leg 225 February 2004BlackpoolH0-221,390

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Kevin Pressman
2 DF  IRL Derek Geary
3 MF  IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
4 DF  ENG Graeme Lee
5 DF  ENG Dean Smith
6 DF  ENG Leigh Bromby
7 MF  IRL Alan Quinn
8 MF  ENG Paul McLaren
9 FW  DEN Kim Olsen
11 MF  ENG Paul Smith
12 DF  ENG Steve Haslam
13 GK  ENG Chris Stringer
14 GK  ENG Matthew Hamshaw
15 DF  ENG Adam Chambers (on loan from W.B.A.)
16 DF  ENG Craig Armstrong
17 MF  WAL Richard Evans
18 FW  ENG Jon Shaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  ENG Richard Wood
20 DF  ENG Jon Beswetherick
21 GK  SWE Ola Tidman
22 MF  ENG Robbie Mustoe
23 MF  ENG Terry Cooke
24 FW  COD Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu
25 GK  ENG Adam Ogden
26 GK  ENG Eric Nixon
28 DF  ENG Chris Carr
29 MF  ENG Laurie Wilson
30 FW  ENG Liam Needham
31 FW  ENG Adam Proudlock
32 GK  ENG Robert Poulter
33 FW  ENG Lewis McMahon
34 FW  ENG Mark Robins
35 MF  ENG Chris Brunt

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. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  FIN Shefki Kuqi (to Ipswich)
28 FW  IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)
35 FW  SCO Mark Burchill (on loan from Portsmouth)
30 FW  FRA Mickael Antoine-Curier (to Notts County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  ENG Grant Holt (to Rochdale)
30 MF  ENG Mark Wilson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
27 GK  ENG David Lucas (on loan from Preston North End)
10 FW  ENG Lloyd Owusu (to Reading)

References

  1. "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2330&teamTabs=results&season_id=133
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