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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
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.
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
36,883
29 February 2004
Final
Middlesbrough
N
1-2
Davies 21'
72,634
Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season.
^ "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 .
Stelios Giannakopoulos - 
Iván Campo - 
Kevin Davies - 
Ricardo Vaz Tê - 
Mário Jardel - 
Ibrahim Ba - 
Milan, free transfer, 11 September 2003[12]
Donovan Ricketts - 
Dwight Pezzarossi - 
Colin Hendry - retired
Guðni Bergsson - retired
Jonathan Walters - 
Bülent Akın - 
Delroy Facey - 
Wrexham
Gerald Forschelet - 
Neuchâtel Xamax
Iván Campo
Kevin Davies
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jay-Jay Okocha
Bruno Ngotty
Emerson Thome
Henrik Pedersen
Stelios Giannakopoulos
Ricardo Gardner
Ricardo Vaz Tê
Ricky Shakes