2003–04 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League Second Division.

Sheffield Wednesday
2003–04 season
ManagerChris Turner
StadiumHillsborough
Second Division16th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ndumbu-Nsungu (9)
All: Ndumbu-Nsungu (10)
Average home league attendance22,336

Season summary

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After relegation the previous season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the third tier of English football for the first time in over 20 years. Wednesday made a positive start to the season and were 2nd in the league by mid-September. As results slipped through Autumn they slid down to mid table, although they remained around 6 points from the play off places going into the new year. An upturn in form never materialised and as the season wore on and promotion became less likely, results turned for the worse. Wednesday lost 9 of their last 13 league games finishing 16th, 20 points from a play off position and only avoiding relegation by 3 points.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Blackpool 46 16 11 19 58 65 −7 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 12 21 13 66 60 +6 57
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 48 64 −16 53
17 Brentford 46 14 11 21 52 69 −17 53
18 Peterborough United 46 12 16 18 58 58 0 52
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

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Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Swindon A 3–2 Owusu (2), Kuqi
16 August 2003 Oldham H 2–2 Kuqi (2)
23 August 2003 Peterborough A 1–0 Kuqi
25 August 2003 Wrexham H 2–3 Quinn, Smith
1 September 2003 Wycombe A 2–1 Owusu, Quinn
6 September 2003 Tranmere H 2–0 Smith, Cooke
13 September 2003 Stockport H 2–2 Kuqi, Quinn
16 September 2003 Bournemouth A 0–1
20 September 2003 Brighton A 0–2
27 September 2003 Grimsby H 0–0
1 October 2003 Notts County H 2–1 McLaren (2)
4 October 2003 Brentford A 3–0 Holt (2), Owusu
10 October 2003 Hartlepool A 1–1 Owusu
18 October 2003 Rushden H 0–0
22 October 2003 Plymouth H 1–3 Reddy
25 October 2003 Bristol City A 1–1 Proudlock
1 November 2003 Blackpool H 0–1
15 November 2003 Colchester A 1–3 Bromby
22 November 2003 Luton H 0–0
29 November 2003 Q.P.R. A 0–3
13 December 2003 Barnsley A 1–1 Ndumbu-Nsungu
20 December 2003 Chesterfield H 0–0
26 December 2003 Port Vale H 2–3 Robins, Lee
28 December 2003 Tranmere A 2–2 Lee, Ndumbu-Nsungu
3 January 2004 Wrexham A 2–1 Ndumbu-Nsungu, Quinn
10 January 2004 Swindon H 1–1 Robins
17 January 2004 Oldham A 0–1
24 January 2004 Peterborough H 2–0 Robins, Proudlock
30 January 2004 Wycombe H 1–1 Proudlock
7 February 2004 Port Vale A 0–3
14 February 2004 Hartlepool H 1–0 Ndumbu-Nsungu
21 February 2004 Rushden A 2–1 Ndumbu-Nsungu (2)
28 February 2004 Bristol City H 1–0 Lee
2 March 2004 Plymouth A 0–2
7 March 2004 Chesterfield A 1–3 Ndumbu-Nsungu
13 March 2004 Barnsley H 2–1 Ndumbu-Nsungu (2)
17 March 2004 Bournemouth H 0–2
20 March 2004 Stockport A 0–1
27 March 2004 Brighton H 2–1 Brunt, Mustoe
3 April 2004 Grimsby A 0–2
10 April 2004 Brentford H 1–1 Smith
12 April 2004 Notts County A 0–0
17 April 2004 Blackpool A 1–4 Brunt
24 April 2004 Colchester A 0–1
1 May 2004 Luton A 2–3 Shaw, Cooke
8 May 2004 Q.P.R. H 1–3 Shaw

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 9 November 2003 Salisbury H 4–0 Proudlock (3), Owusu
R2 6 December 2003 Scunthorpe A 2–2 Ndumbu-Nsungu, Holt
R2R 17 December 2003 Scunthorpe H 0–0 (Lost 3–1 on Penalties)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 13 August 2003 Hartlepool H 2–2 (Lost 5–4 on Penalties) Wood, Lee

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
North R1 15 October 2003 Grimsby H 1–1 (Won 5–4 on Penalties) 7,323 Proudlock
North R2 12 November 2003 Barnsley H 1–0 13,575 Reddy
North QF 9 December 2003 Carlisle A 3–0 2,869 Robins (2), Lee
North SF 20 January 2004 Scunthorpe H 4–0 10,236 Robins (2), Proudlock (2)
North Final Leg 1 10 February 2004 Blackpool A 0–1 7,842
North Final Leg 2 25 February 2004 Blackpool H 0–2 21,390

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Kevin Pressman
2 DF   IRL Derek Geary
3 MF   IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
4 DF   ENG Graeme Lee
5 DF   ENG Dean Smith
6 DF   ENG Leigh Bromby
7 MF   IRL Alan Quinn
8 MF   ENG Paul McLaren
9 FW   DEN Kim Olsen
11 MF   ENG Paul Smith
12 DF   ENG Steve Haslam
13 GK   ENG Chris Stringer
14 MF   ENG Matt Hamshaw
15 MF   ENG Adam Chambers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
16 DF   ENG Craig Armstrong
17 MF   WAL Richard Evans
18 FW   ENG Jon Shaw
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   ENG Richard Wood
20 DF   ENG Jon Beswetherick
21 GK   SWE Ola Tidman
22 MF   ENG Robbie Mustoe
23 MF   ENG Terry Cooke
24 FW   COD Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu
25 GK   ENG Adam Ogden
26 GK   ENG Eric Nixon
28 DF   ENG Chris Carr
29 MF   ENG Laurie Wilson
30 MF   ENG Liam Needham
31 FW   ENG Adam Proudlock
32 GK   ENG Robert Poulter
33 MF   ENG Lewis McMahon
34 FW   ENG Mark Robins
35 MF   NIR Chris Brunt

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   ENG Grant Holt (to Rochdale)
10 FW   ENG Lloyd Owusu (to Reading)
15 FW   FIN Shefki Kuqi (to Ipswich Town)
27 GK   ENG David Lucas (on loan from Preston North End)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW   IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)
30 FW   FRA Mickaël Antoine-Curier (to Notts County)
30 MF   ENG Mark Wilson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
35 FW   SCO Mark Burchill (on loan from Portsmouth)

References

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  1. ^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 2003/04".