2003–04 Southampton F.C. season

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Southampton F.C.
2003–04 season
Chairman Rupert Lowe
Manager Gordon Strachan (until March)
Paul Sturrock (from March)
Stadium St Mary's Stadium
Premier League 12th
FA Cup Third round proper
League Cup Fifth round
UEFA Cup First round
Top goalscorerLeague: James Beattie (14)
All: James Beattie (17)
Highest home attendance32,151 (vs. Arsenal, 29 December)
Lowest home attendance30,513 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 7 December)
Average home league attendance31,716
←  2002–03
2004–05  →

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.

Contents

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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
10 Birmingham City 381214124348−550
11 Middlesbrough 38139164452−848Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [lower-alpha 1]
12 Southampton 381211154445−147
13 Portsmouth 38129174754−745
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38136194757−1045
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jason Dodd
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Graeme Le Saux
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stephen Crainey
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kevin Phillips
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Oakley
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG James Beattie
10 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Neil McCann
11 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Michael Svensson
12 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Anders Svensson
14 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Antti Niemi
15 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fitz Hall
16 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Martin Cranie
17 FW Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Marian Pahars
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Rory Delap [1]
19 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danny Higginbotham
20 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Prutton
21 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jo Tessem
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Darren Kenton
28 GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Alan Blayney
29 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Fabrice Fernandes
30 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Léandre Griffit
31 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yoann Folly [2]
32 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Chris Baird
33 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paul Telfer
34 FW Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Agustin Delgado
36 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Brett Ormerod

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Paul Jones (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Marsden (to Busan I'cons)
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Williams (to Stoke City)
16 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mark Draper (retired)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jo Tessem (on loan to Lyn)
25 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Garry Monk (to Barnsley)
27 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Scott Bevan (to Wimbledon)

Reserve squad

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Smith
23 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Arron Davies
24 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Dexter Blackstock [3]
25 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Michael Poke
26 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Mills
27 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Leon Best [4]
35 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mike Williamson
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Francis Benali
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Byles
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Michael Green
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Simon Gillett
— MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Richard Jones (on loan to Swansea City)
— MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jacinto Elá [5]
— MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Andrejs Perepļotkins (on loan to Bohemians [6] )
— MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Drew Surman

Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Andrew McNeil
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kyle Critchell
— DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Gareth Bale
— DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Sebastian Wallis-Taylor
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Dyer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lloyd James
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Adam Lallana
— MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Feliciano Condesso
— MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Tim Sparv
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Theo Walcott
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Dutton-Black

Results

Premier League

16 August 20031 Leicester City 2–2 Southampton Leicester, Leicestershire
BST (UTC+01) Dickov Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.)
Ferdinand Soccerball shade.svg10'		 Report Phillips Soccerball shade.svg76'
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 31,621
Referee: Mike Riley
23 August 20032 Southampton 0–0 Birmingham City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,656
Referee: Graham Barber
26 August 20033 Leeds United 0–0 Southampton Leeds, West Yorkshire
BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,721
Referee: Paul Durkin
20 September 20036 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Southampton Haringey, London
Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Beattie Soccerball shade.svg2', 43'
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg60'		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,784
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 September 20037 Southampton 0–1 Middlesbrough Southampton, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Phillips Red card.svg 90' Report Christie Soccerball shade.svg13'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Barry Knight
19 October 20039 Everton 0–0 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,775
Referee: Matt Messias
25 October 200310 Southampton 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Southampton, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Beattie Soccerball shade.svg59'
Griffit Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Cole Red card.svg 65'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,620
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 November 200311 Southampton 0–2 Manchester City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Fowler Soccerball shade.svg4'
Wanchope Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,952
Referee: Alan Wiley
22 November 200313 Southampton 0–1 Chelsea Southampton, Hampshire
Report Melchiot Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,149
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
29 November 200314 Aston Villa 1–0 Southampton Birmingham, West Midlands
Dublin Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,285
Referee: Matt Messias
7 December 200315 Southampton 3–2 Charlton Athletic Southampton, Hampshire
GMT (UTC) A. Svensson Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ormerod Soccerball shade.svg45', 85'		 Report Parker Soccerball shade.svg46', 65'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,513
Referee: Peter Walton
13 December 200316 Liverpool 1–2 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
GMT (UTC) Heskey Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Ormerod Soccerball shade.svg2'
M. Svensson Soccerball shade.svg64'		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,762
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 December 200317 Southampton 3–0 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
GMT (UTC) Dodd Soccerball shade.svg34'
Pahars Soccerball shade.svg67'
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,697
Referee: Jeff Winter
26 December 200318 Fulham 2–0 Southampton Fulham, London
12:00 GMT (UTC) Saha Soccerball shade.svg19', 63' (pen.) Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,767
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 December 200319 Southampton 0–1 Arsenal Southampton, Hampshire
20:00 GMT (UTC) Report Pires Soccerball shade.svg35'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,151
Referee: Steve Dunn
7 January 200420 Southampton 0–0 Leicester City Southampton, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,053
Referee: Howard Webb
10 January 200421 Birmingham City 2–1 Southampton Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT (UTC) Clemence Soccerball shade.svg16'
Kenna Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Ormerod Soccerball shade.svg6'
Prutton Red card.svg 69'		Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,071
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 January 200422 Southampton 2–1 Leeds United Southampton, Hampshire
Ormerod Soccerball shade.svg36'
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report Kilgallon Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,976
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 February 200424 Southampton 0–0 Fulham Southampton, Hampshire
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,820
Referee: Andy D'Urso
10 February 200425 Arsenal 2–0 Southampton Islington, London
19:45 GMT (UTC) Henry Soccerball shade.svg31', 90' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,007
Referee: Neale Barry
21 February 200426 Southampton 3–3 Everton Southampton, Hampshire
GMT (UTC) Phillips Soccerball shade.svg58'
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg81'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Rooney Soccerball shade.svg7', 77'
Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg33'		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,875
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 February 200427 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Southampton Blackburn, Lancashire
Cole Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Phillips Soccerball shade.svg5'Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,970
Referee: Mike Dean
14 March 200428 Southampton 2–0 Liverpool Southampton, Hampshire
GMT (UTC) Beattie Soccerball shade.svg51'
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,056
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
21 March 200429 Portsmouth 1–0 Southampton Portsmouth, Hampshire
GMT (UTC) Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 March 200430 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Delap Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,973
Referee: Chris Foy
17 April 200433 Manchester City 1–3 Southampton Manchester
15:00 Anelka Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Beattie Soccerball shade.svg34'
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg55', 81'		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,152
Referee: Graham Barber
24 April 200434 Southampton 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Southampton, Hampshire
Pahars Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Nolan Soccerball shade.svg77'
Davies Soccerball shade.svg78'		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,712
Referee: Steve Dunn
1 May 200435 Chelsea 4–0 Southampton Fulham, London
Cranie Soccerball shade.svg59' (o.g.)
Lampard Soccerball shade.svg75', 83'
Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,321
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 May 200436 Southampton 1–1 Aston Villa Southampton, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Phillips Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Angel Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,054
Referee: Howard Webb
11 May 200437 Southampton 3–3 Newcastle United Southampton, Hampshire
20:00 BST (UTC+01) Beattie Soccerball shade.svg19'
Bramble Soccerball shade.svg39' (o.g.)
Griffit Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Ameobi Soccerball shade.svg7'
Bowyer Soccerball shade.svg35'
Ambrose Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,815
Referee: Graham Poll
15 May 200438 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Southampton Greenwich, London
BST (UTC+01) Euell Soccerball shade.svg36'
Cole Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report Prutton Soccerball shade.svg64'Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,614
Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

League Cup

2 December 20034 Southampton 2–0 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
GMT (UTC) Beattie Soccerball shade.svg33', 90' (pen.) Report De Zeeuw Red card.svg 90'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,201
Referee: Graham Poll
16 December 20035 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Southampton Bolton, Greater Manchester
GMT (UTC) Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg115' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 13,957
Referee: Phil Dowd

UEFA Cup

24 September 2003First Round
First Leg		 Southampton Flag of England.svg 1–1 Flag of Romania.svg Steaua București St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
19:45 BST Phillips Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Răducanu Soccerball shade.svg20'Attendance: 30,577
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
15 October 2003First Round
Second Leg		 Steaua București Flag of Romania.svg 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Flag of England.svg Southampton Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
18:45 EEST Răducanu Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
14 GK Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Antti Niemi 330280103010
28 GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Alan Blayney 2020000000
Defenders
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jason Dodd 34027+10103020
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Graeme Le Saux 211190001110
5 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Claus Lundekvam 361311102020
6 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Stephen Crainey 5050000000
11 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Michael Svensson 322262103020
15 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fitz Hall 1207+40001000
16 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Martin Cranie 1010000000
19 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danny Higginbotham 31024+30102010
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Darren Kenton 703+40000000
32 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Chris Baird 401+30000000
Midfielders
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Oakley 8070000010
10 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Neil McCann 2109+90000+200+10
12 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Anders Svensson 34017+130101020
18 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Rory Delap 32126+1100301+10
20 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Prutton 30122+51101+1000
21 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Jo Tessem 301+20000000
29 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Fabrice Fernandes 31121+61002020
30 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Léandre Griffit 522+32000000
31 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yoann Folly 9090000000
33 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Paul Telfer 43033+40102+101+10
Forwards
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kevin Phillips 371328+612100021
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG James Beattie 421732+514102320
17 FW Flag of Latvia.svg  LVA Marian Pahars 1626+82101000
34 FW Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Agustin Delgado 600+40001+1000
36 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Brett Ormerod 26614+850+103100
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Paul Jones 10080000+1010
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Marsden 1709+40002+1010

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References

  1. ↑ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  2. ↑ Folly was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Togo internationally, and made his full international debut for Togo in August 2008
  3. ↑ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and has represented them on U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua & Barbuda internationally, and made his debut for Antigua & Barbuda in February 2012
  4. ↑ Best was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his full international debut for Ireland in May 2009.
  5. ↑ Elá was born in Añisoc, Equatorial Guinea, but was raised in Spain from the age of 10.
  6. ↑ Perepļotkins was born in Kharkiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but acquired Latvian citizenship in 2007, and made his full international debut for Latvia in 2007.
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