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2003–04 Southampton F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Southampton F.C.
season	2003–04
manager	Gordon Strachan (until March)
Paul Sturrock (from March)
chairman	Rupert Lowe
stadium	St Mary's Stadium
league	Premier League
league result	12th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round proper
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Fifth round
cup3	UEFA Cup
cup3 result	First round
league topscorer	James Beattie (14)
season topscorer	James Beattie (17)
highest attendance	32,151 (vs. Arsenal, 29 December)
lowest attendance	30,513 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 7 December)
average attendance	31,716
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Paul Sturrock (from March) The 2003-04 season was Southampton F.C's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, and it was the club's 119th year in existence. The season started on the 16th of August 2003 and ended on the 15th of May 2004. It was Gordon Stratchan's last season as Southampton's manager.

The team was eliminated on the third round of the FA Cup, losing 3-0 to Newcastle United, the match was broadcast live by the BBC. They were also eliminated from the Carling cup, losing 1-0 to Bolton Wanderers in the quarter finals due to a goal in extra time.

Season summary

The previous season's FA Cup runners-up failed to make an impact in any of the cup competitions, and their 12th-place finish was a something of a disappointment after the previous season, when Southampton were eighth in the league - their highest ever in the Premiership and their highest in the top flight since 1990. The club was thrown into further turmoil in March, when Gordon Strachan announced his resignation as manager. There was talk that Glenn Hoddle would be returning to the club for a second spell, but the job went to Plymouth Argyle's Paul Sturrock instead.

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

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

Youth squad

Results

Premier League

Ferdinand Beattie Phillips Griffit Wanchope Ormerod M. Svensson Pahars Beattie Kenna Prutton Phillips Scholes van Nistelrooy Beattie Fernandes Ferguson Phillips Lundekvam Phillips Németh Maccarone Phillips Davies Lampard Guðjohnsen Bramble Griffit Bowyer Ambrose Cole

FA Cup

League Cup

Third round: Bristol City 1–3 Southampton; attendance 17,408

UEFA Cup

First Leg Second Leg

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

"Southampton Performance Stats: 2003–04". ESPN.
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