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2003–04 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| season | 2003–04 |
| manager | Dave Jones |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Sir Jack Hayward OBE, |
| then Rick Hayward | |
| (from 19 December) | |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| stadium | Molineux |
| league | FA Premiership |
| league result | 20th (relegated) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [4th round](2003-04-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [4th round](2003-04-football-league-cup-fourth-round) |
| league topscorer | Henri Camara (7) |
| season topscorer | Alex Rae (8) |
| highest attendance | 29,396 (vs Manchester United, 17 January 2004) |
| lowest attendance | 10,232 (vs Darlington, 23 September 2003) |
| average attendance | 28,864 (league only) |
| prevseason | [2002–03](2002-03-wolverhampton-wanderers-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2004–05](2004-05-wolverhampton-wanderers-f-c-season) |
then Rick Hayward (from 19 December) The 2003–04 season was the 105th full season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the Premiership, the highest level of English football. This marked their first ever appearance in the modern Premier League, and their first season in the top flight since 1983–84. The club had been promoted after having won the play-off final at the end of the previous season to earn the final promotion spot.
Their return to the top level proved short-lived as the team struggled throughout the campaign and were eventually relegated in 20th place, finishing bottom of the division on goal difference, seven points short of safety. They were officially relegated after failing to win their penultimate game, although their vastly inferior goal difference meant that survival was effectively ruled out on 1 May 2004, despite victory, owing to relegation rivals Manchester City also winning.
Wolves became the third team in Premier League history to fail to win an away game during a season. Contributing to this outcome was a series of serious injuries to key players, with Matt Murray and Joleon Lescott missing almost the entire season and Mark Kennedy and Kenny Miller kept out for long periods.
Results
Pre season
Wolves split their squad into two groups, one led by manager Dave Jones, another by coach Terry Connor after assistant manager John Ward left the club. Preparations also included a week's warm weather training in Jerez, Spain. A planned friendly against Dutch side ADO Den Haag was cancelled on the day of the game after a water leak hit the venue, Telford United's Bucks Head stadium. Only the final friendly was held at Wolves' Molineux home. Rigoglioso Howell Dodgeson Carleton Gall Davenport Middleton Verpakovskis
FA Premiership
A total of 20 teams competed in the FA Premiership in the 2003–04 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 19 June 2003, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns. Thompson Emerton Cole Jensen Bartlett Hasselbaink Duff Crespo Rae Camara Scimeca Juninho Kilbane Kanouté Dalmat Rae Barry Kennedy Henry Iversen Rae Yorke Henry Toure Matteo Milner Viduka Cort Mellberg Ángel Lampard Hasselbaink Craddock Lundekvam Phillips Sibierski Wright-Phillips Cort Cameron 65' Camara Davies Camara 90' Morrison Cort Cort Shearer 83' Defoe Final table Results summary
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FA Cup
Harewood Connolly
League Cup
Guðjónsson Craddock Kanu Wiltord Fàbregas
Players
Statistics
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Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| **Fans' Player of the Season** | Henri Camara |
| **Young Player of the Season** | Mark Clyde |
| **Academy Player of the Season** | Kevin O'Connor |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2003 | UKR Oleh Luzhnyi | Unattached | Free |
| 8 July 2003 | NGR Isaac Okoronkwo | UKR Shakhtar Donetsk | Free |
| 9 July 2003 | POR Silas | POR União de Leiria | £1 million |
| 31 July 2003 | ENG Jody Craddock | Sunderland | £1.75 million |
| 1 August 2003 | SEN Henri Camara | FRA Sedan | £1.5 million |
| 1 August 2003 | NOR Steffen Iversen | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 31 December 2003 | ROU Vio Ganea | TUR Bursaspor | Free |
| 25 January 2004 | ENG Carl Cort | Newcastle United | £2 million |
| 29 January 2004 | WAL Paul Jones | Southampton | £250,000 |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | ENG Michael Branch | Released | Free |
| June 2003 | IRL Kenny Coleman | Released | Free |
| June 2003 | ENG Marc Edworthy | Released | Free |
| June 2003 | FRA Ludovic Pollet | Released | Free |
| June 2003 | IRL Graham Ward | Released | Free |
| 25 June 2003 | GUI Mo Camara | Burnley | Free |
| 22 July 2003 | BEL Cédric Roussel | BEL Racing Genk | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2003 | ENG Adam Proudlock | Sheffield Wednesday | £150,000 |
| 10 October 2003 | IRL Ian McGrane | Released | Free |
| 23 October 2003 | ISL Ívar Ingimarsson | Reading | £100,000 |
| 17 March 2004 | ENG Jimmi-Lee Jones | Released | Free |
| 25 March 2004 | ENG Nathan Talbott | Yeovil Town | Free |
Loans in
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2003 | ISL Joey Guðjónsson | ESP Real Betis | End of season |
| 1 September 2003 | MAR Hassan Kachloul | Aston Villa | 16 January 2004 |
| 12 November 2003 | ENG Andy Marshall | Ipswich Town | 12 January 2004 |
Loans out
| Start date | Player | To | End date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2003 | IRL Keith Andrews | Stoke City | 9 November 2003 | ||
| 15 August 2003 | ENG Jimmi-Lee Jones | Forest Green Rovers | 15 September 2003 | ||
| 3 October 2003 | IRL John Melligan | Kidderminster Harriers | 6 November 2003 | ||
| 18 November 2003 | IRL John Melligan | Doncaster Rovers | End of season{{cite news | title = Melligan joins Rovers | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/3276819.stm |
| 30 December 2003 | ENG Dean Sturridge | Sheffield United | 8 February 2004{{cite news | title = Sturridge joins Blades | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3018856.stm |
| 7 January 2004 | ENG Kevin Cooper | Sunderland | 18 March 2004{{cite news | title = Black Cats sign Cooper | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3372447.stm |
| 12 March 2004 | IRL Keith Andrews | Walsall | End of season | ||
| 19 March 2004 | ENG Kevin Cooper | Norwich City | End of season | ||
| 25 March 2004 | ENG Leon Clarke | Kidderminster Harriers | End of season |
Kit
The season saw a new away kit, manufactured by Admiral, that was all black with minor gold trimmings. The home kit was the same as the previous season. Doritos sponsored the club for a second and final season.
References
References
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- (17 June 2003). "Setting up camp". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (25 July 2003). "Friendly called off". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (19 June 2003). "Premiership fixtures". BBC Sport.
- (15 May 2004). "Player of the Year is announced". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (7 July 2003). "Luzhny fit for Wolves". BBC Sport.
- (8 July 2003). "Wolves sign Okoronkwo". BBC Sport.
- (9 July 2003). "Silas heads to Wolves". BBC Sport.
- (31 July 2003). "Wolves sign Craddock". BBC Sport.
- (1 August 2003). "Camara and Craddock in the spotlight". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (1 August 2003). "Iversen signs for Wolves". BBC Sport.
- (31 December 2003). "Wolves agree Viorel deal". BBC Sport.
- (25 January 2004). "Cort secures Wolves switch". BBC Sport.
- (29 January 2004). "Jones rejoins Wolves". BBC Sport.
- (28 March 2003). "Wolves axe Branch". BBC Sport.
- (August 2019). "Retained list". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (August 2019). "Out of contract". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (25 June 2003). "Mo makes Burnley move". BBC Sport.
- (22 July 2003). "Roussel heads for Genk". BBC Sport.
- (5 September 2003). "Proudlock joins Owls". BBC Sport.
- (August 2019). "Midfielder leaves Molineux". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (23 October 2003). "Ingimarsson joins Reading". BBC Sport.
- (August 2019). "Youngster leaves Molineux". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (25 March 2004). "Young players on the move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (29 August 2003). "Wolves seal Gudjonsson deal". BBC Sport.
- (1 September 2003). "Wolves capture Kachloul". BBC Sport.
- (11 November 2003). "Marshall joins Wolves". BBC Sport.
- (8 August 2003). "Andrews out on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (15 August 2003). "Jimmi Lee Jones in loan move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (3 October 2003). "Harriers take Melligan again". BBC Sport.
- (12 March 2004). "Midfielder goes on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (19 March 2004). "Norwich seal Cooper deal". BBC Sport.
- (13 June 2003). "New away kit". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- (2 July 2002). "New sponsor revealed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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