2003–04 Gillingham F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the First Division.

Gillingham
2003–04 season
Chairman Paul Scally
Manager Andy Hessenthaler
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
First Division21st
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Patrick Agyemang (6)
All: 4 players (6)[notes 1]

Season summary

Gillingham achieved First Division survival by the narrowest of margins - a goal difference one goal better than 22nd-placed Walsall.

Players

First-team squad
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  ENG Steve Banks
2 DF  ENG Nyron Nosworthy[notes 2]
3 DF  ENG John Hills
4 MF  ENG Paul Smith
5 DF  ENG Barry Ashby
6 DF  TRI Ian Cox[notes 3]
7 MF  ENG Nicky Southall (captain)
8 MF  ENG Andy Hessenthaler
9 FW  ENG Darius Henderson
10 FW  GHA Patrick Agyemang[notes 4]
11 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson
12 GK  FRA Bertrand Bossu
13 GK  WAL Jason Brown[notes 5]
14 DF  ENG Leon Johnson[notes 6]
15 MF  ENG Mark Saunders
16 DF  ENG Richard Rose
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  WAL Andrew Crofts[notes 7]
18 FW  ENG Chris Hope
19 FW  ENG Rod Wallace
20 MF  ENG Kevin James
21 MF  ENG Matt Jarvis
22 MF  ENG Danny Spiller
23 GK  ENG Danny Knowles
24 MF  ENG Jon Wallis
25 MF  ENG Alan Pouton
26 DF  ENG David Perpetuini
27 FW  GHA Jones Awuah
28 DF  ENG Dean Beckwith
29 FW  MLI Mamady Sidibé
31 MF  ENG Ashley Carew
34 FW  SCO Gary Wales

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
1 GK  ENG Vince Bartram (retired)
9 FW  JAM Marlon King[notes 8] (to Nottingham Forest)
10 MF  ENG Paul Shaw (to Sheffield United)
21 DF  ENG Wayne Brown (on loan from Watford)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  JAM Trevor Benjamin[notes 9] (to Burton Albion)
24 MF  ENG Michael Phillips (retired)
30 GK  BEL Nico Vaesen (on loan from Birmingham City)
30 GK  CAN Lars Hirschfeld (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d1/gilling.htm

Notes
  1. Patrick Agyemang, Paul Shaw, Sidibé, and Danny Spiller
  2. Nosworthy was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and Guyana internationally through his mother, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in May 2012.
  3. Cox was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  4. Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  5. Brown was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and represented Wales at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in May 2006.
  6. Johnson was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Grenada in June 2011.
  7. Crofts was born in Chatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and represented Wales at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 2005.
  8. King was born in Dulwich, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
  9. Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
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