2003–04 Burnley F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Burnley's fourth season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his sixth full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998-99 campaign.

Burnley
2003–04 season
ChairmanBarry Kilby
ManagerStan Ternent
First Division19th
League CupThird round
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robbie Blake (19)
All:
Robbie Blake (22)
Highest home attendance18,852 (vs. Sunderland, 9 May)
Lowest home attendance9,473 (vs. Reading, 25 November)
Average home league attendance12,424

Season summary

Burnley struggled all season, and finished the season in 19th, two points above the relegation zone.[1] As with the previous season, Burnley's defense was their downfall - the team conceded 77 goals, bettered in the First Division only by bottom club Wimbledon and in the entire Football League by Second Division side Notts County.

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionLeague CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Brian Jensen 5204603030
2 DF Lee Roche 30121+411+1030
3 DF Mo Camara 510450302+10
4 DF Paul Weller 37025+80201+10
5 DF David May 39434+141030
6 DF Graham Branch 41330+83200+10
7 MF Glen Little 38333+132020
8 FW Robbie Blake 512244+1193132
9 FW Gareth Taylor 00000000
9 FW Dele Adebola (on loan) 310+310000
10 FW Ian Moore 451338+292133
11 MF Alan Moore 1705+80101+20
12 MF Tony Grant 42034+302030
14 DF Mark McGregor 26120+310030
15 DF Dean West 35125+712+1000
16 MF Gareth Farrelly (on loan) 1409+301+1000
16 DF Jay McEveley (on loan) 500+400010
16 MF Lenny Johnrose 704+300000
17 DF Arthur Gnohéré 16112+212000
18 MF Luke Chadwick (on loan) 40623+135211+10
19 FW Delroy Facey (on loan) 16512+252000
19 GK Nathan Abbey 00000000
20 MF Richard Chaplow 44530+951+1030
21 MF Matthew O'Neill 400+400000
22 MF Joel Pilkington 100+100+000+00
23 DF Paul Scott 200+200000
24 DF Andy Todd (on loan) 80701000
24 MF Bradley Orr (on loan) 401+300000
24 DF Ryan Townsend 100+100000
25 MF Neil Wood (on loan) 1118+210010
26 GK Paul Rachubka (on loan) 00000000
26 MF Marc Pugh 00000000

Transfers

In
# Pos Player From Fee Date
3DF Mo CamaraWolverhampton WanderersFree23 May 2003
2DF Lee RocheManchester UnitedFree26 June 2003
1GK Brian JensenWest Bromwich AlbionFree30 June 2003
18MF Luke ChadwickManchester UnitedLoan10 July 2003
16MF Gareth FarrellyBolton WanderersLoan1 September 2003
19FW Delroy FaceyBolton WanderersLoan1 September 2003
24DF Andy ToddBlackburn RoversLoan4 September 2003
16DF Jay McEveleyBlackburn RoversLoan11 December 2003
19GK Nathan AbbeyIpswich TownFree16 January 2004
24MF Bradley OrrNewcastle UnitedLoan28 January 2004
26GK Paul RachubkaCharlton AthleticLoan29 January 2004
25MF Neil WoodManchester UnitedLoan29 January 2004
9FW Dele AdebolaCoventry CityLoan25 March 2004
16MF Lenny JohnroseSwansea CityFree25 March 2004

Out
# Pos Player To Fee Date
FW Anthony ShandranSpennymoor UnitedFree20 May 2003
GK Nikolaos MichopoulosOmonia NicosiaFree20 May 2003
MF Mark RasmussenAccrington StanleyFree20 May 2003
DF Earl DavisSwansea CityFree20 May 2003
DF Andrew LeesonBlyth SpartansFree20 May 2003
MF Paul CookAccrington StanleyFree23 May 2003
DF Drissa DialloIpswich TownFree4 June 2003
DF Ian CoxGillinghamFree5 June 2003
MF Gordon ArmstrongAccrington StanleyFree5 June 2003
FW Andy PaytonStalybridge CelticFree17 June 2003
MF Brad MaylettSwansea CityFree18 June 2003
DF Steve DavisBlackpoolFree2 July 2003
FW Dimitrios PapadopoulosPanathinaikos£200k4 July 2003
DF Lee BriscoePreston North EndFree22 July 2003
MF Andy WaineAccrington StanleyFree23 July 2003
9FW Gareth TaylorNottingham Forest£500,00027 August 2003
7MF Glen LittleBolton WanderersLoan1 September 2003
17DF Arthur GnohéréQueens Park RangersLoan5 September 2003
GK Marlon BeresfordBradford CityFree15 September 2003
17DF Arthur GnohéréQueens Park RangersFree19 February 2004

Results

First Division
Burnley2 – 3Crystal Palace
Blake  11'
Roche  19'		 (Report) Freedman  6' (pen.)  32'  67'
Attendance: 12,976
Referee: C Foy
West Bromwich Albion4 – 1Burnley
Šakiri  31'
Hulse  59'
Hughes  88'  89'		 (Report) Blake  28'
Attendance: 22,489
Referee: M Clattenburg
Burnley0 – 2Wigan Athletic
(Report) Kennedy  13'
Ellington  77'
Attendance: 13,231
Referee: A Butler
Gillingham0 – 3Burnley
(Report) I. Moore  27'
West  30'
Blake  77'
Attendance: 7,645
Referee: M Halsey
Burnley1 – 0Crewe Alexandra
Chaplow  52' (Report)
Attendance: 11,495
Referee: G Laws
Stoke City1 – 2Burnley
Asaba  53' (Report) May  18'
Chadwick  27'
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: M Cooper
Norwich City2 – 0Burnley
Crouch  58'
Roberts  90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: C Penton
Burnley0 – 3Nottingham Forest
(Report) Harewood  7'
Reid  76'
Taylor  82'
Attendance: 12,530
Referee: A Kaye
Burnley4 – 0Bradford City
I. Moore  43'
Chadwick  54'  60'
Blake  68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,719
Referee: M Dean
Wimbledon2 – 2Burnley
Holdsworth  66'
Agyemang  71'		 (Report) Blake  21'  37'
Attendance: 5,639
Referee: M Warren
Watford1 – 1Burnley
Fitzgerald  45' (Report) Chadwick  54'
Attendance: 11,573
Referee: A Hall
Burnley3 – 1Walsall
Facey  4'  82'  87' (Report) Merson  24'
Attendance: 10,532
Referee: M Jones
Ipswich Town6 – 1Burnley
Couñago  20'  22'
Wright  28'
Bart-Williams  30'
Chaplow  40' (o.g.)
Kuqi  90'		 (Report) Facey  49'
Attendance: 22,048
Referee: P Joslin
West Ham United2 – 2Burnley
Connolly  20'
Hutchison  86'		 (Report) Facey  38'
I. Moore  82'
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: I Williamson
Burnley1 – 1Millwall
I. Moore  60' (Report) Whelan  53'
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: A Bates
Burnley1 – 1Cardiff City
Chaplow  52' (Report) Earnshaw  76'
Attendance: 10,886
Referee: H Webb
Sheffield United1 – 0Burnley
Tonge  45' (Report)
Attendance: 20,967
Referee: G Cain
Derby County2 – 0Burnley
Morris  20'
Taylor  90' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,960
Referee: U Rennie
Burnley1 – 1Rotherham United
Blake  35' (Report) Mullin  51'
Attendance: 12,928
Referee: R Olivier
Burnley3 – 0Reading
Blake  5'
Chaplow  47'
Chadwick  54'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,473
Referee: M Pike
Sunderland1 – 1Burnley
Kyle  39' (Report) I. Moore  72'
Attendance: 29,852
Referee: A Kaye
Burnley3 – 2Sheffield United
Blake  17'  45' (pen.)
I. Moore  34'		 (Report) Montgomery  24'
Whitlow  31'
Attendance: 11,452
Referee: N Barry
Burnley1 – 2Coventry City
Blake  53' (Report) Suffo  8'
Weller  40' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,358
Referee: M Fletcher
Preston North End5 – 3Burnley
Fuller  18'  71'  82'
Lewis  60'
Healy  88'		 (Report) I. Moore  24'
Gnohéré  64'
Blake  78' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,802
Referee: M Dean
Crewe Alexandra3 – 1Wigan Athletic
Ashton  37'
S. Jones  55'  90'		 (Report) Blake  89' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: T Parkes
Burnley0 – 1Stoke City
(Report) Akinbiyi  52'
Attendance: 12,812
Referee: D Gallagher
Crystal Palace0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 15,276
Referee: A Wiley
Burnley1 – 1West Bromwich Albion
Blake  68' (Report) Horsfield  73'
Attendance: 13,106
Referee: N Miller
Wigan Athletic0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 11,147
Referee: U Rennie
Burnley1 – 0Gillingham
Little  83' (Report)
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: P Danson
Burnley4 – 2Ipswich Town
Little  26'
May  28'
Chaplow  61'
Blake  90'		 (Report) Westlake  65'
Reuser  88'
Attendance: 11,343
Referee: M Dean
Reading2 – 2Burnley
Owusu  19'
Harper  90'		 (Report) I. Moore  23'
May  67'
Attendance: 10,543
Referee: A Penn
Millwall2 – 0Burnley
Ifill  12'
Sweeney  52'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: A Butler
Burnley1 – 1West Ham United
Branch  31' (Report) Connolly  36' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: P Dowd
Burnley1 – 1Preston North End
Blake  19' (Report) Alexander  58' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: D Pugh
Coventry City4 – 0Burnley
Joachim  10'
McSheffrey  33'  39' (pen.)
Konjić  78'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,953
Referee: A Bates
Nottingham Forest1 – 1Burnley
Taylor  80' (Report) Chaplow  15'
Attendance: 26,885
Referee: R Olivier
Bradford City1 – 2Burnley
Cadamarteri  18' (Report) Blake  8'
I. Moore  90'
Attendance: 13,667
Referee: G Laws
Burnley3 – 5Norwich City
Wood  7'
May  30'
Blake  38'		 (Report) Svensson  14'  62'
Huckerby  32'  89'
McKenzie  51'
Attendance: 12,417
Referee: A Hall
Walsall0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Blake  56' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,769
Referee: S Bennett
Burnley2 – 3Watford
McGregor  30'
Adebola  86'		 (Report) Devlin  39' (pen.)
Helguson  55'
Cook  84'
Attendance: 11,413
Referee: C Boyeson
Cardiff City2 – 0Burnley
Langley  78' (pen.)
Campbell  80'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,525
Referee: M Jones
Burnley2 – 0Wimbledon
Branch  26'
Ntimban-Zeh  45' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,555
Referee: G Cain
Burnley1 – 0Derby County
Branch  42' (Report)
Attendance: 16,189
Referee: E Evans
Rotherham United3 – 0Burnley
Butler  15'
Stockdale  39'
Proctor  85' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: P Walton
Burnley1 – 2Sunderland
Little  11' (Report) Breen  37'
Kyle  66'
Attendance: 18,852
Referee: K Hill

Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 −8 54
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 −9 53
19 Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 −17 53
20 Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 −14 52
21 Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 −19 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

First round
Chesterfield0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		Burnley
Report
Penalties
Brandon
Payne
Hudson
Hurst
Evatt 		2 – 3 Weller
West
Blake
Little
Attendance: 2,928
Referee: P Robinson

Second round
Scunthorpe United2 – 3Burnley
MacLean  32'
Beagrie  85'		 Report Chadwick  22'
Blake  42'
I. Moore  77'
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: M Fletcher

Third round
Wolverhampton Wanderers2 – 0Burnley
Miller  48'
Craddock  81'		 Report
Attendance: 18,548
Referee: Chris Foy

Third round
Mansfield Town0 – 2Burnley
Report I. Moore  30', 73'
Attendance: 8,290
Referee: P Prosser

Fourth round
Burnley3 – 1Gillingham
I. Moore  30'
Blake  33', 64'		 Report Henderson  71'
Attendance: 9,735
Referee: Graham Laws

Fifth round
Millwall1 – 0Burnley
Dichio  70' Report
Attendance: 10,420
Referee: Howard Webb

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/burnley/2003-2004
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