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2003–04 Everton F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Everton |
| season | 2003–04 |
| manager | David Moyes |
| chairman | Philip Carter |
| stadium | Goodison Park |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | [17th](2003-04-fa-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [Fourth Round](2003-04-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Fourth Round](2003-04-football-league-cup-fourth-round) |
| league topscorer | |
| Wayne Rooney | |
| (9 goals) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Duncan Ferguson | |
| Wayne Rooney | |
| (9 each) | |
| highest attendance | 40,228 (vs Newcastle United, 13 September 2003) |
| lowest attendance | 35,775 (vs Southampton, 19 October 2003) |
| average attendance | 38,837 |
| prevseason | [2002–03](2002-03-everton-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2004–05](2004-05-everton-f-c-season) |
Wayne Rooney (9 goals) Duncan Ferguson Wayne Rooney (9 each) During the 2003–04 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
In 2002–03, all the talk at Goodison Park was about how David Moyes was restoring some pride to the blue half of Merseyside thanks to a seventh-place finish. 2003–04, however, was quite a different story, as Everton struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership and finished the season one place above the drop zone with 39 points (a tally which in many seasons has seen teams relegated, even under the 38-game format), albeit the abysmal seasons suffered by all of the bottom three clubs meant that Everton rarely looked to be in any serious danger of relegation.
18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney was England's key player in their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, but fast-growing rumours that he was about to be sold to Manchester United put Everton's top flight future under increasing doubt.
Final league table
Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
Results
Everton's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2003 | Arsenal | A | [1–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3140777.stm) | 38,014 | Radzinski |
| 23 August 2003 | Fulham | H | [3–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3152267.stm) | 37,604 | Naysmith, Unsworth, Watson |
| 26 August 2003 | Charlton Athletic | A | [2–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3156173.stm) | 26,336 | Watson, Rooney |
| 30 August 2003 | Liverpool | H | [0–3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3172815.stm) | 40,200 | |
| 13 September 2003 | Newcastle United | H | [2–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3194211.stm) | 40,228 | Radzinski, Ferguson (pen) |
| 21 September 2003 | Middlesbrough | A | [0–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3084370.stm) | 28,113 | |
| 28 September 2003 | Leeds United | H | [4–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3122928.stm) | 39,151 | Watson (3), Ferguson |
| 4 October 2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | [0–3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3123634.stm) | 36,137 | |
| 19 October 2003 | Southampton | H | [0–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3191436.stm) | 35,775 | |
| 25 October 2003 | Aston Villa | A | [0–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3206848.stm) | 36,146 | |
| 1 November 2003 | Chelsea | H | [0–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3206999.stm) | 40,189 | |
| 10 November 2003 | Blackburn Rovers | A | [1–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3233015.stm) | 22,179 | Radzinski |
| 22 November 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | [2–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3273225.stm) | 40,190 | Radzinski, Kilbane |
| 29 November 2003 | Bolton Wanderers | A | [0–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3285079.stm) | 27,350 | |
| 7 December 2003 | Manchester City | H | [0–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3247520.stm) | 37,871 | |
| 13 December 2003 | Portsmouth | A | [2–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3249104.stm) | 20,101 | Carsley, Rooney |
| 20 December 2003 | Leicester City | H | [3–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3314625.stm) | 37,007 | Carsley, Rooney, Radzinski |
| 26 December 2003 | Manchester United | A | [2–3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3316125.stm) | 67,642 | Neville (own goal), Ferguson |
| 28 December 2003 | Birmingham City | H | [1–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3349115.stm) | 39,631 | Rooney |
| 7 January 2004 | Arsenal | H | [1–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3362521.stm) | 38,726 | Radzinski |
| 10 January 2004 | Fulham | A | [1–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3363053.stm) | 17,103 | Kilbane |
| 17 January 2004 | Charlton Athletic | H | [0–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3385505.stm) | 36,322 | |
| 31 January 2004 | Liverpool | A | [0–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3417885.stm) | 44,056 | |
| 7 February 2004 | Manchester United | H | [3–4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3447465.stm) | 40,190 | Unsworth, O'Shea (own goal), Kilbane |
| 11 February 2004 | Birmingham City | A | [0–3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3456285.stm) | 29,004 | |
| 21 February 2004 | Southampton | A | [3–3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3496749.stm) | 31,875 | Rooney (2), Ferguson |
| 28 February 2004 | Aston Villa | H | [2–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3507605.stm) | 39,353 | Radzinski, Gravesen |
| 13 March 2004 | Portsmouth | H | [1–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3536379.stm) | 40,105 | Rooney |
| 20 March 2004 | Leicester City | A | [1–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3507778.stm) | 31,650 | Rooney |
| 27 March 2004 | Middlesbrough | H | [1–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3552993.stm) | 38,210 | Radzinski |
| 3 April 2004 | Newcastle United | A | [2–4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3571939.stm) | 52,155 | Gravesen, Yobo |
| 9 April 2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | [3–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3610287.stm) | 38,086 | Unsworth, Naysmith, Yobo |
| 13 April 2004 | Leeds United | A | [1–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3593183.stm) | 39,835 | Rooney |
| 17 April 2004 | Chelsea | A | [0–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3615829.stm) | 41,169 | |
| 24 April 2004 | Blackburn Rovers | H | [0–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3628555.stm) | 38,884 | |
| 1 May 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | [1–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3655263.stm) | 29,395 | Osman |
| 8 May 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | H | [1–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3676183.stm) | 40,190 | Ferguson |
| 15 May 2004 | Manchester City | A | [1–5](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3696219.stm) | 47,284 | Campbell |
FA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 3 January 2004 | Norwich City | H | [3–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/3349191.stm) | 29,955 | Kilbane, Ferguson (2 pens) | |
| R4 | 25 January 2004 | Fulham | H | [1–1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/3403741.stm) | 27,862 | Jeffers | |
| R4R | 4 February 2004 | Fulham | A | [1–2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/3447233.stm) | 11,551 | Jeffers |
League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | 24 September 2003 | Stockport County | H | [3–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3125080.stm) | 19,807 | Ferguson (2, 1 pen), Chadwick | |
| R3 | 29 October 2003 | Charlton Athletic | H | [1–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3204845.stm) | 24,863 | Linderoth | |
| R4 | 3 December 2003 | Middlesbrough | A | [0–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3247018.stm) (lost 4–5 on pens) | 18,568 |
First-team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Statistics
Appearances
Notes
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