2003–04 Fulham F.C. season

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The 2003–04 season was Fulham's third consecutive season in the top league of English football, the Barclaycard Premiership. The club was managed by former player Chris Coleman, who replaced Jean Tigana at the end of the 2002–03 season.

Fulham F.C.
2003–04 season
ChairmanMohamed Al-Fayed
ManagerChris Coleman
Premier League9th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Louis Saha (13)
All: Louis Saha (15)
Highest home attendance25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004)
Lowest home attendance10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003)

Fulham were near the top of the table after the first few months of the season after a great start to the campaign and consistently remained in the top half throughout the course of the season. They ended up finishing in ninth position, only four points behind fifth-placed Newcastle United. It was a great debut season for Chris Coleman as manager, particularly as the club had to cope for half of the season without top goalscorer, Louis Saha, who left for Manchester United.

Kit and sponsorship

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Fulham's last deal with kit supplier Adidas came to an end on 11 May 2003. It was announced on June that dabs.com would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Puma.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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   NED Edwin van der Sar
2 DF   GER Moritz Volz
3 DF   ENG Jon Harley
5 DF   FRA Sylvain Legwinski
6 MF   JPN Junichi Inamoto
7 MF   WAL Mark Pembridge
8 FW   USA Brian McBride
9 FW   ARG Facundo Sava
10 MF   ENG Lee Clark (captain)
11 FW   POR Luís Boa Morte
12 GK   WAL Mark Crossley[notes 1]
14 MF   FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
15 FW   JAM Barry Hayles[notes 3]
16 DF   ENG Zat Knight
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   FRA Martin Djetou[notes 4]
18 DF   FRA Jérôme Bonnissel
22 DF   ENG Dean Leacock
23 MF   ENG Sean Davis
24 DF   FRA Alain Goma
25 DF   ENG Malik Buari[notes 5]
26 MF   NED Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic)
27 FW   LVA Andrejs Štolcers
28 DF   ENG Zesh Rehman[notes 6]
30 DF   ENG Adam Green
31 MF   ENG Darren Pratley
34 DF   USA Carlos Bocanegra
35 DF   ENG Ian Pearce
36 FW   NED Collins John[notes 7]

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
4 DF   WAL Andy Melville (to West Ham United)
7 FW   FRA Steve Marlet (on loan to Marseille)
8 FW   FRA Louis Saha (to Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW   SKN Calum Willock[notes 8] (to Peterborough United)
GK   NIR Maik Taylor[notes 9] (to Birmingham City)

Reserve squad

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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
13 GK   ENG Ross Flitney
19 FW   GHA Elvis Hammond
20 DF   ENG Mark Hudson
21 GK   ENG Dave Beasant
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF   ENG Sean Doherty
32 MF   ENG Tom Davis
33 FW   SCO Stuart Noble
37 DF   ENG Liam Rosenior

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   NED Edwin van der Sar 43 0 37 0 6 0 0 0
12 GK   WAL Mark Crossley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   GER Moritz Volz 38 0 32+1 0 5 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Jon Harley 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Zat Knight 37 0 30+1 0 5+1 0 0 0
17 DF   FRA Martin Djetou 31 0 19+7 0 4 0 1 0
18 DF   FRA Jérôme Bonnissel 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   ENG Dean Leacock 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF   FRA Alain Goma 29 0 23 0 6 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG Zesh Rehman 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF   ENG Adam Green 7 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
34 DF   USA Carlos Bocanegra 19 0 15 0 4 0 0 0
35 DF   ENG Ian Pearce 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   FRA Sylvain Legwinski 37 0 30+2 0 4 0 1 0
6 MF   JPN Junichi Inamoto 25 3 15+7 2 2 1 1 0
7 MF   WAL Mark Pembridge 15 1 9+3 1 0+2 0 1 0
10 MF   ENG Lee Clark 27 2 25 2 2 0 0 0
14 MF   FRA Steed Malbranque 44 8 38 6 6 2 0 0
23 MF   ENG Sean Davis 30 6 22+2 5 6 1 0 0
25 MF   ENG Malik Buari 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF   NED Bobby Petta 14 0 3+6 0 2+3 0 0 0
27 MF   LVA Andrejs Štolcers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF   ENG Darren Pratley 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
8 FW   USA Brian McBride 19 5 5+11 4 3 1 0 0
9 FW   ARG Facundo Sava 9 1 0+6 1 0+2 0 1 0
11 FW   POR Luís Boa Morte 39 10 32+1 9 5 1 0+1 0
15 FW   JAM Barry Hayles 32 5 10+16 4 3+3 1 0 0
36 FW   NED Collins John 8 4 3+5 4 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF   WAL Andy Melville 11 0 9 0 0+1 0 1 0
7 FW   FRA Steve Marlet 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
8 FW   FRA Louis Saha 22 15 20+1 13 1 2 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[2]
Considering a 4-4-2 formation[3]

Transfers

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Summer

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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
GK   ENG Dave Beasant (from Brighton & Hove Albion – free)
DF   FRA Jérôme Bonnissel (from Rangers – free)
DF   GER Moritz Volz (on 4 month loan from Arsenal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   WAL Mark Crossley (from Middlesbrough – £500,000)
MF   WAL Mark Pembridge (from Everton – undisclosed)
DF   ENG Liam Rosenior (from Bristol City – undisclosed)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SCO John Collins (retired)
FW   ENG Luke Cornwall (released)
MF   DEN Bjarne Goldbæk (released)
DF   IRL Steve Finnan (to Liverpool – undisclosed)
GK   ARG Martín Herrera (on season-long loan to Estudiantes La Plata)
DF   MAR Abdeslam Ouaddou (on season-long loan to Rennes)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   NIR Maik Taylor (on season-long loan to Birmingham City)
FW   GHA Elvis Hammond (on month-long loan to Norwich City)
DF   ENG Mark Hudson (on month-long loan to Oldham Athletic)
FW   FRA Steve Marlet (on season-long loan to Marseille)
DF   ENG Jon Harley (on month-long loan to Sheffield United)

January

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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
MF   NED Bobby Petta (on loan from Celtic for season)
DF   USA Carlos Bocanegra (from Chicago Fire – free)
DF   GER Moritz Volz (from Arsenal – undisclosed)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Ian Pearce (from West Ham United – undisclosed)
FW   USA Brian McBride (from Columbus Crew – free)
FW   NED Collins John (from Twente – undisclosed)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Mark Hudson (on three-month-long loan to Crystal Palace)
DF   ENG Jon Harley (on three-month loan to West Ham United)
DF   WAL Andy Melville (to West Ham United – nominal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   FRA Louis Saha (to Manchester United – £12,820,000)
GK   NIR Maik Taylor (to Birmingham City – £1,500,000)

Club

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Management

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Position Staff
Manager   Chris Coleman
Assistant manager   Steve Kean
Goalkeeping coach   Dave Beasant
Head of Youth Development   John Murtough
Secretary   Mark Maunders

Source: Fulham FC

Other information

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Chairman   Mohamed Al Fayed
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Loftus Road (19,148 / 112x72 yards)

Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007

Competitions

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Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Charlton Athletic 38 14 11 13 51 51 0 53
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 14 11 13 48 56 −8 53
9 Fulham 38 14 10 14 52 46 +6 52
10 Birmingham City 38 12 14 12 43 48 −5 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 9 16 44 52 −8 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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.

Season statistics

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Total Goals: 1012
Average Goals per game: 2.66

Matches

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Pre-season friendlies

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12 July 2003 Torquay United 1–4 Fulham Plainmoor, Torquay
Gritton   32' Report Buari   23'
Sava   55'
Saha   69', 76'
Attendance: 1 896
17 July 2003 Fulham 1–2 Celtic Loftus Road, Fulham, London
Sava   59' Report Petrov   8'
Larsson   12'
Attendance: 14 247
23 July 2003 ASK Voitsberg 1–4 Fulham Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg
Walther Eccher   73' (pen.) Report Sava   8'
Marlet   24'
Hammond   36'
Saha   68' (pen)
Attendance: 400
26 July 2003 Roma 2–1 Fulham Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg
Cassano   26'
Bombardini   88'
Report Saha   27' Attendance: 4 000
2 August 2003 Motherwell 2–2 Fulham Fir Park, Motherwell
Burns   40' (pen.), 89' Report Saha   18'
Marlet   60'
Referee: Eddie Mack
5 August 2003 Livingston 2–0 Fulham Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Pasquinelli   23', 31' Report Attendance: 2 846
Referee: John Underhill
10 August 2003 Fulham 2–1 Mallorca Loftus Road, London
Boa Morte   32'
Malbranque   65'
Report Eto'o   12' Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Paul Durkin

Results

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16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 1 Fulham 3–2 Middlesbrough White City, London
15:00 BST Marlet   81'
Inamoto   56'
Saha   70'
Report Marinelli   10'
Nemeth   81'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Graham Poll
23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 2 Everton 3–1 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST Naysmith   7'
Unsworth   20' Watson   35'
Report Hayles   69' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,604
Referee: Neale Barry
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Fulham Tottenham, London
15:00 BST Report Hayles   23', 67'
Boa Morte   71'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Jeff Winter
14 September 2003 (2003-09-14) 4 Birmingham City 2–2 Fulham Birmingham, West Midlands
16:05 BST Mikael Forssell   45', 82'
Purse   82'
Report Saha   1'
Boa Morte   78'
Legwinski   60'
Stadium: St. Andrews
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Steve Dunn
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 5 Fulham 2-2 Manchester City White City, London
15:00 BST Malbranque   73'
Saha   79'
Report Knight   31' (o.g.)
Wanchope   90+3'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 September 2003 (2003-09-28) 6 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Fulham Blackburn, Lancashire
12:00 BST Report Boa Morte   5'
Saha   56'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Matt Messias
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 7 Fulham 2–0 Leicester City White City, London
15:00 BST Boa Morte   36', 73' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,612
Referee: Chris Foy
18 October 2003 (2003-10-18) 8 Fulham 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers White City, London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,031
Referee: Howard Webb
21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 9 Fulham 2–3 Newcastle United White City, London
19:45 BST Clark   6'
Saha   8'
Report Robert   16'
Shearer   51 pen.', 56'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,241
Referee: Barry Knight
25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 10 Manchester United 1–3 Fulham Manchester, Greater Manchester
Forlan   45+2' Report Clark   3'
Malbranque   66'
Inamoto   79'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,727
Referee: Mike Riley
2 November 2003 (2003-11-02) 11 Fulham 1–2 Liverpool White City, London
Saha   43'
Boa Morte   90'
Report Heskey   17'
Murphy   89 pen.'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,682
Referee: Rob Styles
8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) 12 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Fulham Charlton, London
Stuart   10'
Johansson   69', 76'
Report Davis   89' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,285
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 November 2003 (2003-11-24) 13 Fulham 2–0 Portsmouth White City, London
Saha   30', 33' Report Berger   82' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,624
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 November 2003 (2003-11-30) 14 Arsenal 0–0 Fulham Highbury, London
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,063
Referee: Graham Barber
6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) 15 Fulham 2–1 Bolton Wanderers White City, London
Davis   75'
Sava   76'
Report Davies   53' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Andy D'Urso
14 December 2003 (2003-12-14) 16 Leeds United 3–2 Fulham Leeds, West Yorkshire
Duberry   41'
Viduka   46'
Matteo   88'
Report Saha   47', 85' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Neale Barry
20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 17 Fulham 0–1 Chelsea White City, London
Report Crespo   62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,431
Referee: Mike Riley
20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 18 Fulham 2–0 Southampton White City, London
Saha   19', 62 pen.' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,640
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 19 Aston Villa 3–0 Fulham Birmingham, West Midlands
Angel   32'
Vassell   67', 82'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,617
Referee: Barry Knight
7 January 2004 (2004-01-07) 20 Middlesbrough 2–1 Fulham Middlesbrough North Yorkshire
Job   14'
Nemeth   67'
Report Hayles   90+2' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,869
Referee: Paul Durkin
10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 21 Fulham 2–1 Everton White City, London, London
Saha   45 pen.'
Malbranque   46'
Report Kilbane   81' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,308
Referee: Graham Poll
19 January 2004 (2004-01-19) 22 Newcastle United 3–1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
O'Brien   4'
Speed   41'
Robert   54'
Report Davis   74' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,104
Referee: Neale Barry
31 January 2004 (2004-01-31) 23 Fulham 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur White City, London
Malbranque   45+2 pen.'
McBride   66'
Report Keane   18 pen.' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,024
Referee: Matt Messias
7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 24 Southampton 0–0 Fulham Southampton, Hampshire
Report Stadium: St Mary's
Attendance: 31,820
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 February 2004 (2004-02-11) 25 Fulham 1–2 Aston Villa White City, London
Boa Morte   1'
Bocanegra   74'
Report Angel   13' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,153
Referee: Barry Knight
21 February 2004 (2004-02-21) 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Fulham Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Ince   20'
Cort   51'
Report Malbranque   83' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,424
Referee: Howard Webb
28 February 2004 (2004-02-28) 27 Fulham 1–1 Manchester United White City, London
Boa Morte   64' Report Saha   14' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,306
Referee: Alan Wiley
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 28 Fulham 2–0 Leeds United White City, London
Davis   71'
Boa Morte   83'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,104
Referee: Steve Dunn
20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 29 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham Fulham, London
Gudjohnsen   7'
Duff   30'
Report Pembridge   18' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,459
Referee: Neale Barry
27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 30 Manchester City 0–0 Fulham Manchester, Greater Manchester
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,522
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 31 Fulham 0–0 Birmingham City White City, London
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,667
Referee: Mike Riley
10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 32 Leicester City 0–2 Fulham Leicester, Leicestershire
Report John   65' (89) Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 28,392
Referee: Peter Walton
12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 33 Fulham 3–4 Blackburn Rovers White City, London
John   26', 45+2'
Boa Morte   60'
Report Cole   23'
Douglas   48'
Amoruso   51'
Stead   74'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,981
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 34 Liverpool 0–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,042
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 35 Fulham 2–0 Charlton Athletic White City, London
Malbranque   18 pen.'
Davis   64'
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,585
Referee: Matt Messias
1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 36 Portsmouth 1–1 Fulham Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu   80' Report McBride   84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Steve Dunn
9 May 2004 (2004-05-09) 37 Fulham 0–1 Arsenal White City, London
Report Reyes   9' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Mike Dean
15 May 2004 (2004-05-15) 38 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Fulham Bolton, Lancashire
Report McBride   44', 78' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,383
Referee: Graham Barber
23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) 2nd Round Wigan Athletic 1–0 Fulham Wigan, Lancashire
Ellington   73' Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 4,874
Referee: Alan Kaye
4 January 2004 (2004-01-04) 3rd Round Fulham 2–1 Cheltenham Town White City, London
Saha   13', 90' Report McCann   5' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,303
Referee: Peter Walton
25 January 2004 (2004-01-25) 4th Round Everton 1–1 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Jeffers   90' Report Davis   49' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,862
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
4 February 2004 (2004-02-04) 4th Round Replay Fulham 2–1 Everton White City, London
Inamoto   57'
Malbranque   102'
Report Jeffers   90' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,551
Referee: Paul Durkin
14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 5th Round Fulham 0–0 West Ham United White City, London
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,705
Referee: Graham Poll
24 February 2004 (2004-02-24) 5th Round Replay West Ham United 0–3 Fulham Upton Park, London
Report McBride   76'
Hayles   79'
Boa Morte   90'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Mike Riley
6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) Quarter Final Manchester United 2–1 Fulham Manchester, Greater Manchester
Van Nistelrooy   25', 62' Report Malbranque   23 pen.' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,614
Referee: Rob Styles

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Fulham - 2003/04".
  2. ^ "All Fulham players: 2004".
  3. ^ "Fulham in FA Premier League 2003/2004 fixture".
  4. ^ "Fulham match record: 2004".

Notes

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  1. ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
  2. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  3. ^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
  4. ^ Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
  5. ^ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
  6. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  7. ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  8. ^ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
  9. ^ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.
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