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2003–04 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |
| season | 2003–04 |
| manager | Glenn Hoddle *(until 21 September)* |
| David Pleat *(from 21 September)* | |
| chairman | Daniel Levy |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | [14th](2003-04-fa-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [Fourth round](2003-04-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Fifth round](2003-04-football-league-cup-fifth-round) |
| league topscorer | Robbie Keane (14) |
| season topscorer | Robbie Keane (16) |
| prevseason | [2002–03](2002-03-tottenham-hotspur-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2004–05](2004-05-tottenham-hotspur-f-c-season) |
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David Pleat (from 21 September) The 2003–04 season was **Tottenham Hotspur''''s 12th season in the **Premier League''' and 26th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. The club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.
Season summary
A dismal start to the season cost Glenn Hoddle his job and he was sacked as manager on 21 September after two-and-a-half years at the helm. Director of Football David Pleat took over first team duties until the end of the season, but was unable to inspire Tottenham to a challenge for European qualification, nor either of the cup competitions, and a 14th-place finish in the final table was Tottenham's lowest since 1998.
Squad
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2003 | ST | POR | Hélder Postiga | POR Porto | £6,250,000 | |||||
| 18 July 2003 | ST | ENG | Bobby Zamora | ENG Brighton and Hove Albion | £1,500,000 | |||||
| 8 August 2003 | DF | RSA | Mbulelo Mabizela | RSA Orlando Pirates | Undisclosed | |||||
| 4 August 2003 | ST | FRA | Frédéric Kanouté | ENG West Ham United | £3,500,000 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3119939.stm | title=Kanoute seals Spurs move | work=BBC Sport | date=4 August 2003 | access-date=8 May 2009 }} |
| 2 January 2004 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown | ENG Sheffield United | £500,000 | |||||
| 4 February 2004 | ST | ENG | Jermain Defoe | ENG West Ham United | £7,000,000 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3459179.stm | title=Spurs sign Defoe | work=BBC Sport | date=4 February 2004 | access-date=8 May 2019}} |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2003 | DF | ENG | Alton Thelwell | ENG Hull City | Free | |||||
| 30 June 2003 | ST | ENG | Teddy Sheringham | ENG Portsmouth | Free | |||||
| 17 July 2003 | DF | WAL | Ben Thatcher | ENG Leicester City | £300,000 | |||||
| 1 August 2003 | ST | NOR | Steffen Iversen | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | |||||
| 4 August 2003 | MF | ENG | Matthew Etherington | ENG West Ham United | £1,000,000 | |||||
| Part Exchange | ||||||||||
| 29 August 2003 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan | ENG Chelsea | Free | |||||
| 28 November 2003 | DF | ENG | Chris Perry | ENG Charlton Athletic | £100,000 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3247130.stm | title=Perry stays at Charlton | work=BBC Sport | date=28 November 2003 | access-date=8 May 2019}} |
| 28 January 2004 | MF | BEL | Jonathan Blondel | BEL Club Brugge | Undisclosed | |||||
| 4 February 2004 | ST | ENG | Bobby Zamora | ENG West Ham United | Part Exchange |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2003 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | ENG Charlton Athletic | January 2004 | |
| 1 September 2003 | MF | FRA | Stéphane Dalmat | ITA Internazionale | Season |
Loan out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 2004 | MF | SLO | Milenko Ačimovič | FRA Lille | five-month loan |
Released
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2003 | MF | GER | Steffen Freund | GER Kaiserslautern | Released | |
| 28 November 2003 | DF | ENG | Ronnie Henry | Free Agent | Released | |
| 28 November 2003 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Black | Released | ||
| 27 July 2004 | ST | UKR | Serhii Rebrov | ENG West Ham United | Released |
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
Summer: £11,250,000
Winter: £7,500,000
Total: £18,750,000
Income
Summer: £1,300,000
Winter: £100,000
Total: £1,400,000
Net totals
Summer: £9,950,000
Winter: £7,400,000
Total: £17,350,000
Competitions overview
| Competition | Record | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Premier League](2003-04-premier-league) | |||||||||
| [FA Cup](2003-04-fa-cup) | |||||||||
| [League Cup](2003-04-football-league-cup) |
Premier League
Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
League table
Results per matchday
Results
Manager: Glenn Hoddle
Kanouté
Boa Morte
Mutu Hasselbaink
Phillips
Caretaker Manager: David Pleat
Poyet Keane
Kanouté
Ljungberg
Keane
Kanouté Dalmat Rae
Shearer
van Nistelrooy
Davies Keane
Postiga
McBride
Keane Poyet LuaLua Mornar
Perry Defoe King Jackson
Defoe Keane Ferdinand Thatcher Bent
Cristiano Ronaldo Bellion
Naysmith Yobo
Pedersen
Keane Pires
Defoe
FA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Keane Ziege Bosvelt Wright-Phillips Macken
League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Keane Ricketts
Postiga Kanouté
Carr Konchesky Poyet Kanouté Taricco Juninho Zenden Mills Mendieta Queudrue
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | IRL Robbie Keane | 14 | 1 | 1 | **16** | |
| 2 | FW | 9 | MLI Frédéric Kanouté | 7 | 3 | 2 | **12** | |
| 3 | FW | 18 | ENG Jermain Defoe | 7 | 0 | 0 | **7** | |
| 4 | MF | 7 | ENG Darren Anderton | 1 | 0 | 2 | **3** | |
| MF | 11 | FRA Stéphane Dalmat | 3 | 0 | 0 | **3** | ||
| MF | 14 | URU Gus Poyet | 3 | 0 | 0 | **3** | ||
| 7 | FW | 8 | POR Hélder Postiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | **2** | |
| DF | 26 | ENG Ledley King | 1 | 1 | 0 | **2** | ||
| MF | 27 | ENG Rohan Ricketts | 1 | 0 | 1 | **2** | ||
| MF | 29 | WAL Simon Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | **2** | ||
| 11 | DF | 2 | IRL Stephen Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | |
| DF | 3 | ARG Mauricio Taricco | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | ||
| MF | 6 | ENG Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | ||
| DF | 12 | IRL Gary Doherty | 0 | 1 | 0 | **1** | ||
| MF | 15 | ENG Jamie Redknapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | ||
| DF | 21 | RSA Mbulelo Mabizela | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | ||
| MF | 23 | GER Christian Ziege | 0 | 1 | 0 | **1** | ||
| FW | 25 | ENG Bobby Zamora | 0 | 0 | 1 | **1** | ||
| MF | 32 | ENG Johnnie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** | ||
| **TOTALS** | **46** | **7** | **8** | **61** |
Clean sheets
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | USA Kasey Keller | 8 | 1 | 2 | **11** | |
| **TOTALS** | **8** | **1** | **2** | **11** |
References
References
- (21 September 2003). "Spurs sack Hoddle". BBC Sport.
- Richard Bright. (22 September 2003). "Hoddle sacked after Spurs' poor start". The Daily Telegraph.
- Kanouté was born in [[Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon]], [[France]], and has represented them at [[France national under-21 football team. U-21]] level, but also qualified to represent [[Mali]] internationally and made his debut for [[Mali national football team. Mali]] in January 2004
- (25 June 2003). "Spurs sign Postiga". BBC Sport.
- (18 July 2003). "Spurs sign Zamora". BBC Sport.
- Gleeson, Mark. (8 August 2003). "Mabizela earns his Spurs". BBC Sport.
- (4 August 2003). "Kanoute seals Spurs move". BBC Sport.
- (2 January 2004). "Spurs unveil Brown". BBC Sport.
- (4 February 2004). "Spurs sign Defoe". BBC Sport.
- (13 June 2003). "Thelwell joins Hull". BBC Sport.
- (30 June 2003). "Sheringham signs for Pompey". BBC Sport.
- (17 July 2003). "Foxes sign Thatcher". BBC Sport.
- (1 August 2003). "Iversen signs for Wolves". BBC Sport.
- (29 August 2003). "Chelsea sign Sullivan". BBC Sport.
- (28 November 2003). "Perry stays at Charlton". BBC Sport.
- Buckingham, Mark. "Blondel set for Belgium return".
- (1 September 2003). "Spurs land Konchesky". BBC Sport.
- (1 September 2003). "Spurs grab Dalmat". BBC Sport.
- (28 January 2004). "Acimovic joins Lille". BBC Sport.
- (1 August 2003). "Freund joins Kaiserslautern". BBC Sport.
- (27 July 2004). "Hammers sign Rebrov". BBC Sport.
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