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2003–04 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season


English football club season

FieldValue
clubWolverhampton Wanderers
season2003–04
managerDave Jones
mgrtitleManager
chairmanSir Jack Hayward OBE,
then Rick Hayward
(from 19 December)
chrtitleChairman
stadiumMolineux
leagueFA Premiership
league result20th (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 result[4th round](2003-04-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper)
cup2League Cup
cup2 result[4th round](2003-04-football-league-cup-fourth-round)
league topscorerHenri Camara (7)
season topscorerAlex Rae (8)
highest attendance29,396 (vs Manchester United, 17 January 2004)
lowest attendance10,232 (vs Darlington, 23 September 2003)
average attendance28,864 (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

Results by round |color_18-=red1

FA Cup

Harewood Connolly

League Cup

Guðjónsson Craddock Kanu Wiltord Fàbregas

Players

Statistics

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Awards

AwardWinner
**Fans' Player of the Season**Henri Camara
**Young Player of the Season**Mark Clyde
**Academy Player of the Season**Kevin O'Connor

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
7 July 2003UKR Oleh LuzhnyiUnattachedFree
8 July 2003NGR Isaac OkoronkwoUKR Shakhtar DonetskFree
9 July 2003POR SilasPOR União de Leiria£1 million
31 July 2003ENG Jody CraddockSunderland£1.75 million
1 August 2003SEN Henri CamaraFRA Sedan£1.5 million
1 August 2003NOR Steffen IversenTottenham HotspurFree
31 December 2003ROU Vio GaneaTUR BursasporFree
25 January 2004ENG Carl CortNewcastle United£2 million
29 January 2004WAL Paul JonesSouthampton£250,000

Out

DatePlayerToFee
June 2003ENG Michael BranchReleasedFree
June 2003IRL Kenny ColemanReleasedFree
June 2003ENG Marc EdworthyReleasedFree
June 2003FRA Ludovic PolletReleasedFree
June 2003IRL Graham WardReleasedFree
25 June 2003GUI Mo CamaraBurnleyFree
22 July 2003BEL Cédric RousselBEL Racing GenkUndisclosed
5 September 2003ENG Adam ProudlockSheffield Wednesday£150,000
10 October 2003IRL Ian McGraneReleasedFree
23 October 2003ISL Ívar IngimarssonReading£100,000
17 March 2004ENG Jimmi-Lee JonesReleasedFree
25 March 2004ENG Nathan TalbottYeovil TownFree

Loans in

Start datePlayerFromEnd date
29 August 2003ISL Joey GuðjónssonESP Real BetisEnd of season
1 September 2003MAR Hassan KachloulAston Villa16 January 2004
12 November 2003ENG Andy MarshallIpswich Town12 January 2004

Loans out

Start datePlayerToEnd date
8 August 2003IRL Keith AndrewsStoke City9 November 2003
15 August 2003ENG Jimmi-Lee JonesForest Green Rovers15 September 2003
3 October 2003IRL John MelliganKidderminster Harriers6 November 2003
18 November 2003IRL John MelliganDoncaster RoversEnd of season{{cite newstitle = Melligan joins Roversurl = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/3276819.stm
30 December 2003ENG Dean SturridgeSheffield United8 February 2004{{cite newstitle = Sturridge joins Bladesurl = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3018856.stm
7 January 2004ENG Kevin CooperSunderland18 March 2004{{cite newstitle = Black Cats sign Cooperurl = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3372447.stm
12 March 2004IRL Keith AndrewsWalsallEnd of season
19 March 2004ENG Kevin CooperNorwich CityEnd of season
25 March 2004ENG Leon ClarkeKidderminster HarriersEnd 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

  1. (7 July 2003). "John Ward leaves Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  2. (17 June 2003). "Setting up camp". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  3. (25 July 2003). "Friendly called off". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  4. (19 June 2003). "Premiership fixtures". BBC Sport.
  5. (15 May 2004). "Player of the Year is announced". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  6. (7 July 2003). "Luzhny fit for Wolves". BBC Sport.
  7. (8 July 2003). "Wolves sign Okoronkwo". BBC Sport.
  8. (9 July 2003). "Silas heads to Wolves". BBC Sport.
  9. (31 July 2003). "Wolves sign Craddock". BBC Sport.
  10. (1 August 2003). "Camara and Craddock in the spotlight". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  11. (1 August 2003). "Iversen signs for Wolves". BBC Sport.
  12. (31 December 2003). "Wolves agree Viorel deal". BBC Sport.
  13. (25 January 2004). "Cort secures Wolves switch". BBC Sport.
  14. (29 January 2004). "Jones rejoins Wolves". BBC Sport.
  15. (28 March 2003). "Wolves axe Branch". BBC Sport.
  16. (August 2019). "Retained list". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  17. (August 2019). "Out of contract". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  18. (25 June 2003). "Mo makes Burnley move". BBC Sport.
  19. (22 July 2003). "Roussel heads for Genk". BBC Sport.
  20. (5 September 2003). "Proudlock joins Owls". BBC Sport.
  21. (August 2019). "Midfielder leaves Molineux". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  22. (23 October 2003). "Ingimarsson joins Reading". BBC Sport.
  23. (August 2019). "Youngster leaves Molineux". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  24. (25 March 2004). "Young players on the move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  25. (29 August 2003). "Wolves seal Gudjonsson deal". BBC Sport.
  26. (1 September 2003). "Wolves capture Kachloul". BBC Sport.
  27. (11 November 2003). "Marshall joins Wolves". BBC Sport.
  28. (8 August 2003). "Andrews out on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  29. (15 August 2003). "Jimmi Lee Jones in loan move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  30. (3 October 2003). "Harriers take Melligan again". BBC Sport.
  31. (12 March 2004). "Midfielder goes on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  32. (19 March 2004). "Norwich seal Cooper deal". BBC Sport.
  33. (13 June 2003). "New away kit". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  34. (2 July 2002). "New sponsor revealed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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