Bolton Wanderers 2003–04 football season
The 2003–04 season was the 126th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C. 's existence, and was their third consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.[1]
First-team squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Stelios Giannakopoulos - Olympiacos , 28 May 2003 Iván Campo - Real Madrid , free transfer, 18 July 2003[8] Kevin Davies - Southampton , free transfer, 23 July 2003 Ricardo Vaz Tê - S.C. Farense , free transfer, 27 August 2003[9] Mário Jardel - Sporting CP , £1,158,000, 13 August 2003[10] Emerson Thome - Sunderland , free transfer, 29 August 2003[11] Ibrahim Ba - Milan , free transfer, 11 September 2003[12] Glen Little - Burnley , month loan, 1 September 2003[13] Donovan Ricketts - Village United , five-month loan, 2 January 2004[14] Javi Moreno - Atlético Madrid , five-month loan, 5 January 2004[15] Steve Howey - Leicester City , free transfer, 29 January 2004[16] Dwight Pezzarossi - Comunicaciones , four-month loan, 30 January 2004[17] Jon Otsemobor - Liverpool , four-month loan, 2 February 2004[18] Cleveland Taylor - Scunthorpe United Results [ edit ] FA Premier League [ edit ] Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result L D L D W D D D L L W D W W L W D L D L W W W D D L L L L W L D W W W W W L Position 20 18 19 18 16 13 15 16 16 18 15 14 14 11 13 10 10 10 12 13 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 7 7 8
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 16 August 2003 Manchester United A 0 – 4 67,647 23 August 2003 Blackburn Rovers H 2 – 2 Djorkaeff 3' (pen), Davies 25' 27,423 26 August 2003 Portsmouth A 0 – 4 20,113 30 August 2003 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 0 23,098 13 September 2003 Middlesbrough H 2 – 0 Davies 23', Ngotty 81' 26,419 20 September 2003 Newcastle United A 0 – 0 52,014 27 September 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 – 1 Davies 85' 27,043 5 October 2003 Aston Villa A 1 – 1 Nolan 46' 30,229 18 October 2003 Manchester City A 2 – 6 Nolan 25', Campo 60' 47,101 25 October 2003 Birmingham City H 0 – 1 25,023 1 November 2003 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 0 Nolan 73' 35,191 8 November 2003 Southampton H 0 – 0 25,619 22 November 2003 Leeds United A 2 – 0 Davies 16', Stelios 17' 36,558 29 November 2003 Everton H 2 – 0 Frandsen 26', Djorkaeff 46' 27,350 6 December 2003 Fulham A 1 – 2 Davies 53' 14,393 13 December 2003 Chelsea A 2 – 1 Ngotty 39', Terry 90' (og) 40,491 20 December 2003 Arsenal H 1 – 1 Pedersen 83' 28,003 26 December 2003 Liverpool A 1 – 3 Pedersen 85' 42,987 28 December 2003 Leicester City H 2 – 2 Ngotty 35', Campo 54' 28,353 7 January 2004 Manchester United H 1 – 2 Gary Neville (og) 89' 27,668 10 January 2004 Blackburn Rovers A 4 – 3 Nolan (2) 1', 78', Djorkaeff 43', Stelios 73' 23,538 17 January 2004 Portsmouth H 1 – 0 Davies 53' 26,558 31 January 2004 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 1 Pedersen 1', Nolan 78' 26,249 7 February 2004 Liverpool H 2 – 2 Hunt 11', Djorkaeff 58' 27,552 10 February 2004 Leicester City A 1 – 1 Walker 33' (og) 26,674 21 February 2004 Manchester City H 1 – 3 Nolan 22' 27,301 6 March 2004 Birmingham City A 0 – 2 28,003 13 March 2004 Chelsea H 0 – 2 26,717 20 March 2004 Arsenal A 1 – 2 Campo 41' 38,053 28 March 2004 Newcastle United H 1 – 0 Pedersen 4' 27,360 3 April 2004 Middlesbrough A 0 – 2 30,107 10 April 2004 Aston Villa H 2 – 2 Pedersen 48', Davies 86' 26,374 12 April 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 1 Pedersen 43', Davies 90' 26,895 17 April 2004 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 0 Campo 7', Pedersen 65' 26,440 24 April 2004 Southampton A 2 – 1 Nolan 77', Davies 78' 31,712 2 May 2004 Leeds United H 4 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 47', 53', Harte 55' (og), Nolan 78' 27,420 8 May 2004 Everton A 2 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 14', 87' 40,191 15 May 2004 Fulham H 0 – 2 27,383
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Carling Cup [ edit ] Date Round Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 24 September 2003 Round 2 Walsall H 3 – 1 Jardel (2) 15', 80', Nolan 69' 5,229 28 October 2003 Round 3 Gillingham H 2 – 0 Stelios 25', Pedersen 66' 5,258 3 December 2003 Round 4 Liverpool A 3 – 2 Jardel 4', Okocha 79', Djorkaeff 90' (pen) 33,185 16 December 2003 Round 5 Southampton H 1 – 0 (aet) Pedersen 115' 13,957 21 January 2004 Semi-final first leg Aston Villa H 5 – 2 Okocha (2) 2', 80', Nolan 9', Stelios 17', Ngotty 74' 16,302 27 January 2004 Semi-final second leg Aston Villa A 0 – 2 5 – 4 (agg) 36,883 29 February 2004 Final Middlesbrough N 1 – 2 Davies 21' 72,634
Statistics [ edit ] Appearances [ edit ] Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season.
Top scorers [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2003/04" . bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009 . ^ Ba was born in Dakar , Senegal , but also qualified to represent France internationally, and made his full international debut for France in January 1997. ^ Shakes was born in Brixton , England , but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011. ^ Walters was born in Moreton , England , but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in October 2003. ^ Facey was born in Huddersfield , England , but also qualified to represent Grenada , Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago , and made his full international debut for Grenada in July 2009. ^ Taylor was born in Leicester , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and has played for Jamaica at youth level. ^ N'Diwa was born in Maquela do Zombo , Angola , but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally, which he did at youth level, as well as the DR Congo and made his full international debut for the DR Congo in January 2004. ^ "Campo signs for Bolton" . BBC Sport . 18 July 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton sign Portuguese starlet" . BBC Sport . 27 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton sign Jardel" . BBC Sport . 13 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Thome heads to Bolton" . BBC Sport . 29 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Ba clinches Bolton move" . BBC Sport . 11 September 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton miss out on Rebrov" . BBC Sport . 1 September 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton seal Ricketts deal" . BBC Sport . 2 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton grab Moreno" . BBC Sport . 5 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Howey completes Bolton switch" . BBC Sport . 29 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton sign striker" . BBC Sport . 30 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020 . ^ "Bolton sign Otsemobor" . BBC Sport . 2 February 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020 .
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions