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2003–04 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Bolton Wanderers
season	2003–04
manager	Sam Allardyce
chairman	Phil Gartside
stadium	Reebok Stadium
league	Premier League
league result	[8th](2003-04-fa-premier-league)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	[Third round](2003-04-fa-cup-third-round)
cup2	Carling Cup
cup2 result	[Runners-up](2004-football-league-cup-final)
league topscorer	Kevin Nolan (10)
highest attendance	28,353 (vs. Leicester City, 28 December 2003)
lowest attendance	5,229 (vs Walsall, 24 September 2003)
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The 2003–04 season was the 126th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos - GRE Olympiacos, 28 May 2003
ESP Iván Campo - ESP Real Madrid, free transfer, 18 July 2003
ENG Kevin Davies - ENG Southampton, free transfer, 23 July 2003
POR Ricardo Vaz Tê - POR S.C. Farense, free transfer, 27 August 2003
BRA Mário Jardel - POR Sporting CP, free transfer, 13 August 2003
BRA POR Emerson Thome - Sunderland, free transfer, 29 August 2003
FRA SEN Ibrahim Ba - ITA Milan, free transfer, 11 September 2003
ENG Glen Little - ENG Burnley, month loan, 1 September 2003
JAM Donovan Ricketts - JAM Village United, five-month loan, 2 January 2004
ESP Javi Moreno - ESP Atlético Madrid, five-month loan, 5 January 2004
ENG Steve Howey - ENG Leicester City, free transfer, 29 January 2004
Guatemala Dwight Pezzarossi - Guatemala Comunicaciones, four-month loan, 30 January 2004
ENG Jon Otsemobor - ENG Liverpool, four-month loan, 2 February 2004

Out

SCO Colin Hendry - retired
ISL Guðni Bergsson - retired
ENG Leam Richardson - released (later joined ENG Blackpool on 23 June 2003)
ENG Mike Whitlow - released (later joined ENG Sheffield United in 2003)
ENG Paul Warhurst - released (later joined ENG Chesterfield in October 2003)
IRL Jonathan Walters - ENG Hull City, 2004
TUR Bülent Akın - TUR Akçaabat Sebatspor
IRL Gareth Farrelly - ENG Wigan Athletic
Grenada Delroy Facey - ENG West Bromwich Albion
ENG Chris Armstrong - WAL Wrexham
Tahiti Gerald Forschelet - SUI Neuchâtel Xamax
JAM Cleveland Taylor - ENG Scunthorpe United
ENG Jon Otsemobor - ENG Liverpool, loan end

Results

FA Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 August 2003	Manchester United	A	[0 – 4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140899.stm)		67,647
23 August 2003	Blackburn Rovers	H	[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3152257.stm)	Djorkaeff 3' (pen), Davies 25'	27,423
26 August 2003	Portsmouth	A	[0 – 4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3156181.stm)		20,113
30 August 2003	Charlton Athletic	H	[0 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3172811.stm)		23,098
13 September 2003	Middlesbrough	H	[2 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3194205.stm)	Davies 23', Ngotty 81'	26,419
20 September 2003	Newcastle United	A	[0 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3084362.stm)		52,014
27 September 2003	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3122906.stm)	Davies 85'	27,043
5 October 2003	Aston Villa	A	[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3123640.stm)	Nolan 46'	30,229
18 October 2003	Manchester City	A	[2 – 6](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3191290.stm)	Nolan 25', Campo 60'	47,101
25 October 2003	Birmingham City	H	[0 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3206844.stm)		25,023
1 November 2003	Tottenham Hotspur	A	[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3207153.stm)	Nolan 73'	35,191
8 November 2003	Southampton	H	[0 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3232999.stm)		25,619
22 November 2003	Leeds United	A	[2 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3273227.stm)	Davies 16', Stelios 17'	36,558
29 November 2003	Everton	H	[2 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3285079.stm)	Frandsen 26', Djorkaeff 46'	27,350
6 December 2003	Fulham	A	[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3247504.stm)	Davies 53'	14,393
13 December 2003	Chelsea	A	[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3249094.stm)	Ngotty 39', Terry 90' (og)	40,491
20 December 2003	Arsenal	H	[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3314615.stm)	Pedersen 83'	28,003
26 December 2003	Liverpool	A	[1 – 3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3316123.stm)	Pedersen 85'	42,987
28 December 2003	Leicester City	H	[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3349109.stm)	Ngotty 35', Campo 54'	28,353
7 January 2004	Manchester United	H	[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3362517.stm)	Gary Neville (og) 89'	27,668
10 January 2004	Blackburn Rovers	A	[4 – 3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3363047.stm)	Nolan (2) 1', 78', Djorkaeff 43', Stelios 73'	23,538
17 January 2004	Portsmouth	H	[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3385501.stm)	Davies 53'	26,558
31 January 2004	Charlton Athletic	A	[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3417871.stm)	Pedersen 1', Nolan 78'	26,249
7 February 2004	Liverpool	H	[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3447429.stm)	Hunt 11', Djorkaeff 58'	27,552
10 February 2004	Leicester City	A	[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3456283.stm)	Walker 33' (og)	26,674
21 February 2004	Manchester City	H	[1 – 3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3496715.stm)	Nolan 22'	27,301
6 March 2004	Birmingham City	A	[0 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3518463.stm)		28,003
13 March 2004	Chelsea	H	[0 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3536375.stm)		26,717
20 March 2004	Arsenal	A	[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3507770.stm)	Campo 41'	38,053
28 March 2004	Newcastle United	H	[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3553037.stm)	Pedersen 4'	27,360
3 April 2004	Middlesbrough	A	[0 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3571937.stm)		30,107
10 April 2004	Aston Villa	H	[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3574337.stm)	Pedersen 48', Davies 86'	26,374
12 April 2004	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3592885.stm)	Pedersen 43', Davies 90'	26,895
17 April 2004	Tottenham Hotspur	H	[2 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3615825.stm)	Campo 7', Pedersen 65'	26,440
24 April 2004	Southampton	A	[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3628569.stm)	Nolan 77', Davies 78'	31,712
2 May 2004	Leeds United	H	[4 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3655251.stm#:~:text=BBC%20SPORT%20%7C%20Football%20%7C%20Premiership%20%7C%20Bolton%204%2D1%20Leeds&text=Leeds%20were%20effectively%20relegated%20after,booked%20twice%20before%20half%2Dtime.)	Djorkaeff (2) 47', 53', Harte 55' (og), Nolan 78'	27,420
8 May 2004	Everton	A	[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3676183.stm)	Djorkaeff (2) 14', 87'	40,191
15 May 2004	Fulham	H	[0 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3696211.stm)		27,383

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
3 January 2004	Round 3	Tranmere Rovers	A	[ 1-1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3349329.stm)	Nolan 78'	10,587
14 February 2004	Round 3 replay	Tranmere Rovers	H	[1-2 (aet)](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3385123.stm)	Shakes	8,759

Carling Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance
24 September 2003	Round 2	Walsall	H	[3-1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3125074.stm)	Jardel (2) 15', 80', Nolan 69'	5,229
28 October 2003	Round 3	Gillingham	H	[2-0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3204809.stm)	Stelios 25', Pedersen 66'	5,258
3 December 2003	Round 4	Liverpool	A	[3-2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3247008.stm)	Jardel 4', Okocha 79', Djorkaeff 90' (pen)	33,185
16 December 2003	Round 5	Southampton	H	[ 1-0 (aet)](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3314295.stm)	Pedersen 115'	13,957
21 January 2004	Semi-final first leg	Aston Villa	H	[ 5-2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3412549.stm)	Okocha (2) 2', 80', Nolan 9', Stelios 17', Ngotty 74'	16,302
27 January 2004	Semi-final second leg	Aston Villa	A	[ 0-2
5-4 (agg)](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3417689.stm)		36,883
29 February 2004	Final	Middlesbrough	N	[ 1-2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3507795.stm)	Davies 21'	72,634

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season.

P	Player	Position	PL	FAC	LC	Total
1	ESP Iván Campo	Midfielder	37 (1)	0 (0)	6 (0)	43 (1)
2	ENG Kevin Davies	Striker	38 (0)	0 (0)	4 (1)	42 (1)
3	ENG Kevin Nolan	Midfielder	37 (0)	0 (2)	4 (0)	41 (2)
4	FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen	Goalkeeper	38 (0)	0 (0)	3 (0)	41 (0)
5	Nigeria TUR Jay-Jay Okocha	Midfielder	33 (2)	0 (0)	5 (1)	38 (3)
6	FRA Bruno Ngotty	Defender	32 (1)	0 (0)	6 (0)	38 (1)
7	ENG Simon Charlton	Defender	28 (3)	0 (0)	5 (2)	33 (5)
8	BRA POR Emerson Thome	Defender	25 (1)	1 (0)	5 (0)	31 (1)
9	FRA ARM Youri Djorkaeff	Midfielder	25 (2)	0 (0)	4 (1)	29 (3)
10	DEN Henrik Pedersen	Striker	19 (14)	2 (0)	4 (3)	25 (17)
11	DEN Per Frandsen	Midfielder	22 (11)	1 (1)	2 (1)	25 (13)
12	GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos	Midfielder	18 (13)	2 (0)	4 (2)	24 (15)
13	JAM Ricardo Gardner	Defender/Midfielder	20 (2)	0 (0)	2 (2)	22 (4)
14	ENG Anthony Barness	Defender	11 (4)	2 (0)	4 (2)	17 (6)
15	FRA SEN Ibrahim Ba	Midfielder	0 (9)	1 (0)	5 (1)	6 (10)
16	ENG Kevin Poole	Goalkeeper	0 (0)	2 (0)	4 (0)	6 (0)
17	FRA Florent Laville	Defender	5 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (0)
18	BRA Mario Jardel	Striker	0 (7)	1 (0)	3 (1)	4 (8)
19=	ENG Charlie Comyn-Platt	Defender	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (1)	2 (1)
19=	ENG Delroy Facey	Striker	0 (1)	2 (0)	0 (0)	2 (1)
19=	ENG Steve Howey	Defender	2 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (1)
22=	ENG Danny Livesey	Defender	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0)
22=	ENG Jeff Smith	Midfielder	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	2 (2)
24	ESP Javi Moreno	Striker	1 (7)	0 (0)	0 (2)	1 (9)
25	POR Ricardo Vaz Tê	Striker	0 (1)	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (2)
26	ENG Jon Otsemobor	Defender	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)
27	ENG Glen Little	Midfielder	0 (4)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (4)
28=	TRI Ricky Shakes	Defender	0 (0)	0 (1)	0 (0)	0 (1)
28=	JAM Cleveland Taylor	Midfielder	0 (0)	0 (1)	0 (0)	0 (1)

Top scorers

P	Player	Position	PL	FAC	LC	Total
1	ENG Kevin Nolan	Midfielder	9	1	2	12
2=	ENG Kevin Davies	Striker	9	0	1	10
2=	FRA ARM Youri Djorkaeff	Midfielder	8	0	1	9
2=	DEN Henrik Pedersen	Striker	7	0	2	9
5=	GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos	Midfielder	2	0	2	4
5=	FRA Bruno Ngotty	Defender	3	0	1	4

References

"Bolton Wanderers 2003/04". bwfcstats.com.
Ba was born in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]], but also qualified to represent [[France]] internationally, and made his full international debut for [[France national football team. France]] in January 1997.
Shakes was born in [[Brixton]], [[England]], but also qualified to represent [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Guyana]] internationally. He won his first cap for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team. Trinidad and Tobago]] in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for [[Guyana national football team. Guyana]] in October 2011.
Walters was born in [[Moreton, Merseyside. Moreton]], [[England]], but also qualified to represent [[Ireland]] internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for [[Republic of Ireland national football team. Ireland]] at [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team. U-21]] level in October 2003.
Facey was born in [[Huddersfield]], [[England]], but also qualified to represent [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Trinidad & Tobago]], and made his full international debut for [[Grenada national football team. Grenada]] in July 2009.
Taylor was born in [[Leicester]], [[England]], but also qualified to represent [[Jamaica]] internationally, and has played for [[Jamaica national football team. Jamaica]] at youth level.
N'Diwa was born in [[Maquela do Zombo]], [[Angola]], but also qualified to represent [[Sweden]] internationally, which he did at youth level, as well as the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo. DR Congo]] and made his full international debut for the [[Congo DR national football team. DR Congo]] in January 2004.
(18 July 2003). "Campo signs for Bolton".
(27 August 2003). "Bolton sign Portuguese starlet".
(13 August 2003). "Bolton sign Jardel".
(29 August 2003). "Thome heads to Bolton".
(11 September 2003). "Ba clinches Bolton move".
(1 September 2003). "Bolton miss out on Rebrov".
(2 January 2004). "Bolton seal Ricketts deal".
(5 January 2004). "Bolton grab Moreno".
(29 January 2004). "Howey completes Bolton switch".
(30 January 2004). "Bolton sign striker".
(2 February 2004). "Bolton sign Otsemobor".

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