2003–04 Everton F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Everton
2003–04 season
Chairman Philip Carter
Manager David Moyes
StadiumGoodison Park
Premier League17th
FA CupFourth round
Carling CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rooney (9)
All: Rooney/Ferguson (9)
Average home league attendance38,837

Season summary

In 2002–03, all the talk at Goodison Park was about how David Moyes was restoring some pride to the blue half of Merseyside thanks to a seventh-place finish. 2003-04, however, was quite a different story, as Everton struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership and finished the season one place above the drop zone with 39 points (a tally which in many seasons has seen teams relegated, even under the 38-game format), albeit the abysmal seasons suffered by all of the bottom three clubs meant that Everton rarely looked to be in any serious danger of relegation.

18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney was England's key player in their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, but fast-growing rumours that he was about to be sold to Manchester United put Everton's top flight future under increasing doubt.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 8 18 51 59 8 44
16 Manchester City 38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41
17 Everton 38 9 12 17 45 57 12 39
18 Leicester City (R) 38 6 15 17 48 65 17 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Leeds United (R) 38 8 9 21 40 79 39 33
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Everton's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 2003ArsenalA1-238,014Radzinski
23 August 2003FulhamH3-137,604Naysmith, Unsworth, Watson
26 August 2003Charlton AthleticA2-226,336Watson, Rooney
30 August 2003LiverpoolH0-340,200
13 September 2003Newcastle UnitedH2-240,228Radzinski, Ferguson (pen)
21 September 2003MiddlesbroughA0-128,113
28 September 2003Leeds UnitedH4-039,151Watson (3), Ferguson
4 October 2003Tottenham HotspurA0-336,137
19 October 2003SouthamptonH0-035,775
25 October 2003Aston VillaA0-036,146
1 November 2003ChelseaH0-140,189
10 November 2003Blackburn RoversA1-222,179Radzinski
22 November 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH2-040,190Radzinski, Kilbane
29 November 2003Bolton WanderersA0-227,350
7 December 2003Manchester CityH0-037,871
13 December 2003PortsmouthA2-120,101Carsley, Rooney
20 December 2003Leicester CityH3-237,007Carsley, Rooney, Radzinski
26 December 2003Manchester UnitedA2-367,642Neville (own goal), Ferguson
28 December 2003Birmingham CityH1-039,631Rooney
7 January 2004ArsenalH1-138,726Radzinski
10 January 2004FulhamA1-217,103Kilbane
17 January 2004Charlton AthleticH0-136,322
31 January 2004LiverpoolA0-044,056
7 February 2004Manchester UnitedH3-440,190Unsworth, O'Shea (own goal), Kilbane
11 February 2004Birmingham CityA0-329,004
21 February 2004SouthamptonA3-331,875Rooney (2), Ferguson
28 February 2004Aston VillaH2-039,353Radzinski, Gravesen
13 March 2004PortsmouthH1-040,105Rooney
20 March 2004Leicester CityA1-131,650Rooney
27 March 2004MiddlesbroughH1-138,210Radzinski
3 April 2004Newcastle UnitedA2-452,155Gravesen, Yobo
9 April 2004Tottenham HotspurH3-138,086Unsworth, Naysmith, Yobo
13 April 2004Leeds UnitedA1-139,835Rooney
17 April 2004ChelseaA0-041,169
24 April 2004Blackburn RoversH0-138,884
1 May 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA1-229,395Osman
8 May 2004Bolton WanderersH1-240,190Ferguson
15 May 2004Manchester CityA1-547,284Campbell

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004Norwich CityH3-129,955Kilbane, Ferguson (2 pens)
R425 January 2004FulhamH1-127,862Jeffers
R4R4 February 2004FulhamA1-211,551Jeffers

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R224 September 2003Stockport CountyH3-019,807Ferguson (2, 1 pen), Chadwick
R329 October 2003Charlton AthleticH1-024,863Linderoth
R43 December 2003MiddlesbroughA0-0 (lost 4-5 on pens)18,568

First-team squad

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 Richard Wright
2 DF  ENG Steve Watson
3 DF  ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF  ENG Alan Stubbs
5 DF  SCO David Weir
6 DF  ENG David Unsworth
8 FW  CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 1]
9 FW  ENG Kevin Campbell
10 FW  SCO Duncan Ferguson
11 FW  ENG Francis Jeffers (on loan from Arsenal)
12 MF  CHN Li Tie
13 GK  ENG Steve Simonsen
14 MF  IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 2]
15 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  DEN Thomas Gravesen
17 MF  SCO Scot Gemmill
18 FW  ENG Wayne Rooney
20 DF  NGA Joseph Yobo
21 MF  GHA Alex Nyarko
22 MF  SWE Tobias Linderoth
24 FW  SCO James McFadden
25 GK  ENG Nigel Martyn
26 MF  IRL Lee Carsley[notes 3]
27 DF  ENG Peter Clarke
28 DF  ENG Tony Hibbert
30 FW  ENG Nick Chadwick
31 MF  ENG Leon Osman
35 GK  ENG Paul Gerrard

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  SWE Niclas Alexandersson (to IFK Göteborg)
11 MF  WAL Mark Pembridge (to Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF  ENG Kevin McLeod (to QPR)
34 DF  ENG Sean O'Hanlon (to Swindon Town)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  ITA Patrizzio Pascucci
33 MF  ENG Brian Moogan
36 MF  ENG Alan Moogan
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 GK  SCO Iain Turner
38 FW  ENG Michael Symes
39 MF  ENG Steven Schumacher

Statistics

Appearances

As of 15 May 2005
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Richard Wright 40400000
2 DF Steve Watson 29322+530+1010
3 DF Alessandro Pistone 24020+102010
4 DF Alan Stubbs 30025+202010
5 DF David Weir 1209+10001+10
6 DF David Unsworth 31322+43301+10
8 FW Tomasz Radzinski 38828+68200+20
9 FW Kevin Campbell 1818+910+1000
10 FW Duncan Ferguson 24913+752222
11 MF Mark Pembridge 40400000
11 FW Francis Jeffers 2225+1300+3210
12 MF Li Tie 704+10001+10
13 GK Steve Simonsen 10100000
14 MF Kevin Kilbane 33426+433100
15 DF Gary Naysmith 34227+222+1020
16 MF Thomas Gravesen 36229+123030
18 FW Wayne Rooney 40926+89302+10
20 DF Joseph Yobo 31227+120+1020
21 MF Alex Nyarko 1407+402010
22 MF Tobias Linderoth 29123+40001+11
24 FW James McFadden 27011+1201030
25 GK Nigel Martyn 40033+103030
26 MF Lee Carsley 25215+622020
27 DF Peter Clarke 2010000+10
28 DF Tony Hibbert 31024+103030
30 MF Nick Chadwick 411+200011
31 MF Leon Osman 513+11000+10
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Notes

  1. Radzinski was born in Poland.
  2. Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
  3. Carsley was born in England.
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