2003–04 Cardiff City F.C. season

During the 2003–04 season Cardiff City played in Division One of the Football League. It was the team's first year in the Division One since being promoted from Division Two.

Cardiff City
2003–04 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerLennie Lawrence
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
FAW Premier CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Earnshaw (21)
All:
Robert Earnshaw (26)
Highest home attendance19,202 vs West Ham United (25 October 2003)
Lowest home attendance13,666 vs Sheffield United (27 March 2004)
Average home league attendance15,569

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague CupFAW Premier Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Neil Alexander 260250000010
2 DF Rhys Weston 260240101000
3 DF Chris Barker 420390002010
4 MF Gareth Whalley 252222101010
5 DF Spencer Prior 8070100000
6 DF Danny Gabbidon 443413102000
7 MF John Robinson 342342000000
8 MF Graham Kavanagh 297277101000
9 FW Andy Campbell 294252102111
10 FW Robert Earnshaw 49264621102500
11 FW Peter Thorne 25132313101000
12 MF Willie Boland 400370102000
13 GK Martyn Margetson 250220102000
14 FW Jason Bowen 5020002010
15 MF Mark Bonner 210200001000
16 DF Gary Croft 291271100010
17 DF James Collins 231201001020
18 DF Scott Young 0000000000
19 MF Leyton Maxwell 2010001000
19 MF Paul Parry 171171000000
20 FW Gavin Gordon 181151001020
21 DF Tony Vidmar 491451102010
22 GK Arran Lee-Barrett 2010000010
23 FW Stuart Fleetwood 5120001021
24 FW Alan Lee 254233100011
25 MF Richard Langley 466446100010
26 MF Julian Gray 9090000000
26 MF Lee Bullock 113103000010
27 MF Nicky Fish 2000000020

Transfers

Summer transfers in
Player Club Fee
Gary Croft Unattached Free
Richard Langley Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
Alan Lee Rotherham United £850,000
John Robinson Unattached Free
Tony Vidmar Middlesbrough Free

Summer transfers out
Player Club Fee
Gareth Ainsworth Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed
Leo Fortune-West Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed
Des Hamilton Grimsby Town Undisclosed
David Hughes Retired –
Andy Jordan Hartlepool United Free
Andy Legg Peterborough United Undisclosed
Michael Simpkins Rochdale Free
Mark Walton Released –

Loans In
Player Club Arrival Date Return Date
Julian Gray Crystal Palace August 2003 September 2003
Lee Bullock York City February 2004 End of Season

January Transfers In
Player Club Fee
Paul Parry Hereford United £75,000

January Transfers Out
Player Club Fee
Leyton Maxwell Swansea City Undisclosed

Standings
Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 +13 65
13 Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 +10 65
14 Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 51 +10 60
15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 −2 59
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results

Division One

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DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 AugRotherham UnitedAD 0 – 08,176
16 AugBradford CityHL 0 – 216,421
23 AugNottingham ForestAW 2 – 123,407Earnshaw, Kavanagh
25 AugDerby CountyHW 4 – 115,091Lee, Kavanagh, Earnshaw, Collins
30 AugWalsallAD 1 – 18,974Whalley
13 SepGillinghamHW 5 – 015,057Earnshaw (4), Thorne
16 SepReadingAL 1 – 215,810Thorne
20 SepSheffield UnitedAL 3 – 521,323Earnshaw (2), Langley
27 SepCrewe AlexandraHW 3 – 014,385Thorne (2), Earnshaw
30 SepWigan AthleticHD 0 – 015,143
4 OctCrystal PalaceAL 1 – 216,160Kavanagh
14 OctSunderlandAD 0 – 026,835
18 OctCoventry CityAW 3 – 111,767Whalley, Gordon, Earnshaw
25 OctWest Ham UnitedHD 0 – 019,202
28 OctWatfordHW 3 – 014,011Earnshaw, Vidmar, Kavanagh
1 NovBurnleyAD 1 – 110,886Earnshaw
8 NovStoke CityHW 3 – 115,227Earnshaw (2), Gabbidon
22 NovWimbledonAW 1 – 05,056Croft
25 NovWest Bromwich AlbionHD 1 – 117,678Earnshaw
29 NovIpswich TownHL 2 – 317,833Earnshaw, Thorne
6 DecStoke CityAW 3 – 212,208Thorne (3)
9 DecPreston North EndHD 2 – 213,703Langley, Thorne
13 DecNorwich CityAL 1 – 416,428Thorne
20 DecMillwallHL 1 – 314,610Thorne
26 DecWalsallHL 0 – 117,531
28 DecWatfordAL 1 – 215,512Thorne
10 JanRotherham UnitedHW 3 – 214,021Thorne, Kavanagh, Earnshaw
17 JanBradford CityAW 1 – 011,132Langley
31 JanNottingham ForestHD 0 – 017,913
7 FebDerby CountyAD 2 – 220,958Earnshaw, Kavanagh
14 FebWest Bromwich AlbionAL 1 – 225,196Lee
21 FebSunderlandHW 4 – 017,337Kavanagh, Langley, Gabbidon, Lee
28 FebWest Ham UnitedAL 0 – 131,858
2 MarCoventry CityHL 0 – 114,376
13 MarNorwich CityHW 2 – 116,317Parry, Earnshaw
16 MarReadingHL 2 – 314,051Earnshaw, Bullock
20 MarCrewe AlexandraAW 1 – 06,650OG
27 MarSheffield UnitedHW 2 – 113,666Langley, Robinson
3 AprGillinghamAW 2 – 17,852Earnshaw, Bullock
7 AprMillwallAD 0 – 09,584
10 AprCrystal PalaceHL 0 – 216,656
13 AprWigan AthleticAL 0 – 38,052
17 AprBurnleyHW 2 – 013,525Langley, Campbell
24 AprPreston North EndAD 2 – 211,972Campbell, Gabbidon
1 MayWimbledonHD 1 – 115,337Robinson
9 MayIpswich TownAD 1 – 128,703Bullock

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 AugOneLeyton OrientHW 4 – 14,503Earnshaw (3), Campbell
23 SepTwoWest Ham UnitedHL 2 – 310,724Earnshaw (2)

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
3 JanThreeSheffield UnitedHL 0 – 110,525

FAW Premier Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 JanQuarter-finalNewport CountyAW 1 – 0812Fleetwood
24 MarSemi-finalWrexhamAL 2 – 2
(6 – 7 on pens)		1,626Lee, Campbell

See also

References
  1. "Cardiff City 2003–04". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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