2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was the 102nd season in the history of Norwich City, and the club's ninth consecutive season competing in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City
2003–04 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
Football League First Division1st (promoted to FA Premier League)
FA CupThird round
Carling CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darren Huckerby (14)

All:
Darren Huckerby (14)
Highest home attendance23,942 (vs. Ipswich Town, 7 March 2004)
Lowest home attendance16,082 (vs. Wimbledon, 26 August 2003)
Average home league attendance18,866

Norwich gained promotion to the FA Premier League as league champions with 94 points, finishing eight points ahead of runners-up West Bromwich Albion.

Kit

Norwich maintained their kit manufacturing deal with Xara, who produced a new kit for the next two seasons.

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 Robert Green
2 DF  ENG Keith Briggs
3 DF  ENG Adam Drury
4 DF  SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF  ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW  ENG Darren Huckerby
7 MF  NIR Phil Mulryne
8 MF  SCO Gary Holt
9 FW  WAL Iwan Roberts
10 FW  ENG Zema Abbey
11 DF  CAN Jim Brennan
12 GK  ENG Paul Crichton
14 FW  ENG Leon McKenzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ENG Mark Rivers
16 MF  ENG Clint Easton
17 DF  ENG Marc Edworthy
18 FW  NIR Paul McVeigh
19 FW  SWE Mathias Svensson
20 MF  JAM Damien Francis[notes 1]
21 MF  ENG Dean Sinclair
22 FW  ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW  ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 DF  ENG Jason Shackell
25 MF  ENG Kevin Cooper (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
26 MF  SCO Kevin Harper[notes 2] (on loan from Portsmouth)
28 GK  ENG Joe Lewis

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
6 FW  DEN David Nielsen (to Aalborg)
14 FW  SCO Alex Notman (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  GHA Elvis Hammond (on loan from Fulham)
25 FW  ENG Peter Crouch (on loan from Aston Villa)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

[2]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Robert Green 4601010480
2DF Keith Briggs 1 (2)000001 (2)0
3DF Adam Drury 4201010440
4MF Malky Mackay 4541010474
5DF Craig Fleming 4631010483
6FW David Nielsen 20000 (1)02 (1)0
6*FW Darren Huckerby 361410003714
7MF Philip Mulryne 14 (20)30 (1)00 (1)014 (22)3
8MF Gary Holt 4611010481
9FW Iwan Roberts 13 (28)8100014 (28)8
10FW Zema Abbey 1 (2)000001 (2)0
11DF Jim Brennan 7 (8)111008 (8)2
14FW Alex Notman 0 (1)000000 (1)0
14*FW Leon McKenzie 12 (6)9000012 (6)9
15FW Mark Rivers 7 (5)400108 (5)4
16MF Clint Easton 8 (2)200109 (2)2
17DF Marc Edworthy 42 (1)0101044 (1)0
18FW Paul McVeigh 36 (8)5100 (1)037 (9)5
19FW Elvis Hammond 0 (4)000000 (4)0
19*FW Mathias Svensson 16 (4)7000016 (4)7
20MF Damien Francis 39 (2)7000041 (2)7
22FW Ian Henderson 14 (5)40 (1)01015 (6)4
23FW Ryan Jarvis 0 (12)10 (1)0101 (13)1
24DF Jason Shackell 4 (2)000004 (2)0
25FW Peter Crouch 14 (1)4000014 (1)4
25*MF Kevin Cooper 00000000
26MF Kevin Harper 90000090
* indicates number taken from departed player

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Result 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1
Position 9 7 10 7 12 10 7 8 4 4 6 6 8 7 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Result 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 4–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 5–3 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–1
Position 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

August

9 August 2003 Bradford City 2 – 2 Norwich City Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST Muirhead  84'
Branch  90'
Report Rivers  44' (pen.)
Easton  47'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,159
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 August 2003 Norwich City 2 – 0 Rotherham United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Rivers  9'
Easton  30'
Report McIntosh  21'  66' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,263
Referee: Neale Barry
23 August 2003 Sheffield United 1 – 0 Norwich City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST Page  23' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,285
Referee: Chris Foy
26 August 2003 Norwich City 3 – 2 Wimbledon Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Francis  10'
Rivers  27' (pen.), 56'
Report Holdsworth  84'
Hawkins  85'
Leigertwood  90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,082
Referee: Phil Prosser
30 August 2003 Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Norwich City Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17:35 BST Johnson  30'
Harewood  51' (pen.)
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,058
Referee: Lee Cable

September

13 September 2003 Norwich City 2 – 0 Burnley Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Crouch  58'
Roberts  90'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Clive Penton
16 September 2003 Gillingham 1 – 2 Norwich City Gillingham, Kent
19:45 BST King  40' Report Francis  28'
Crouch  67'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Graham Barber
20 September 2003 Stoke City 1 – 1 Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
17:35 BST Noel-Williams  36' Report Huckerby  67' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 10,672
Referee: Phil Joslin
27 September 2003 Norwich City 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Huckerby  38' (pen.)
Mackay  89'
Report Derry  2' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,425
Referee: Brian Curson
30 September 2003 Norwich City 2 – 1 Reading Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Huckerby  17'
McVeigh  87'
Report Forster  25' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,387
Referee: Keith Hill

October

4 October 2003 Wigan Athletic 1 – 1 Norwich City Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Liddell  25' Report Roberts  63' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 9,346
Referee: Roy Pearson
15 October 2003 West Ham United 1 – 1 Norwich City Upton Park, London
19:45 BST Edworthy  6' (o.g.) Report Crouch  63' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,308
Referee: Steve Tomlin
18 October 2003 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 0 Norwich City West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST Koumas  35' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,966
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 October 2003 Norwich City 2 – 1 Derby County Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Harper  45'
Roberts  81' (pen.)
Mulryne  90'
Report Taylor  61' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,346
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 October 2003 Norwich City 1 – 0 Sunderland Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Francis  33' Report Oster  70' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,427
Referee: Graham Poll

November

1 November 2003 Walsall 1 – 3 Norwich City Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Birch  10'
Ritchie  23'  89'
Report Henderson  52'
McVeigh  60'
Crouch  64'  47'  89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,331
Referee: Mark Cowburn
8 November 2003 Norwich City 3 – 1 Millwall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McVeigh  12'
Henderson  15', 30'
Report Ward  90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,423
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
15 November 2003 Norwich City 1 – 2 Watford Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Jarvis  88' Report Fitzgerald  24'
Cox  81' (pen.)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,420
Referee: Steve Bennett
22 November 2003 Preston North End 0 – 0 Norwich City Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,775
Referee: Joe Ross
25 November 2003 Norwich City 1 – 1 Coventry City Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Henderson  35'
Mackay  72'  78'
Report McAllister  49' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,414
Referee: Paul Taylor
29 November 2003 Norwich City 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby  39' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,367
Referee: Andy Penn

December

6 December 2003 Millwall 0 – 0 Norwich City Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Muscat  48'  81' Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: Mike Thorpe
13 December 2003 Norwich City 4 – 1 Cardiff City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby  34'
Roberts  54'
Fleming  71'
Vidmar  79' (o.g.)
Report Thorne  59' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,428
Referee: Alan Butler
21 December 2003 Ipswich Town 0 – 2 Norwich City Ipswich, Suffolk
12:00 GMT Report McKenzie  37', 76' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Alan Kaye
26 December 2003 Norwich City 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest Norwich, Norfolk
17:35 GMT Svensson  14' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,429
Referee: Keith Hill
28 December 2003 Derby County 0 – 4 Norwich City Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 GMT Report Fleming  51'
Mackay  78'
McVeigh  81'
McKenzie  88' (pen.)
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,783
Referee: Graham Laws

January

10 January 2004 Norwich City 0 – 1 Bradford City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Armstrong  45' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,360
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 January 2004 Rotherham United 4 – 4 Norwich City Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Butler  28', 42', 65'
Branston  45'
Mullin  75'
Report Roberts  29'
McKenzie  33'
Huckerby  45' (pen.)
Francis  89'
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,448
Referee: Mike Jones
31 January 2004 Norwich City 1 – 0 Sheffield United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Roberts  59' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,977
Referee: Barry Knight

February

7 February 2004 Wimbledon 0 – 1 Norwich City Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 GMT Banks  82'
Williams  83'
Report Huckerby  9' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 7,368
Referee: Michael Ryan
14 February 2004 Coventry City 0 – 2 Norwich City Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Report Holt  38'
Brennan  85'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,757
Referee: Paul Robinson
21 February 2004 Norwich City 1 – 1 West Ham United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby  76' Report Harewood  61'
Etherington  55'  87'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,940
Referee: Ray Olivier

March

2 March 2004 Norwich City 0 – 0 West Bromwich Albion Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,223
Referee: Brian Curson
7 March 2004 Norwich City 3 – 1 Ipswich Town Norwich, Norfolk
12:00 GMT Mackay  50', 59'
Santos  89' (o.g.)
Report Diallo  76'
Miller  88'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,942
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
13 March 2004 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Norwich City Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT Parry  17'
Earnshaw  20'
Report McKenzie  55' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,317
Referee: Jeff Winter
16 March 2004 Norwich City 3 – 0 Gillingham Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Pouton  63' (o.g.)
Mulryne  65'
McVeigh  67'
Report Ashby  26' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,198
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 March 2004 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Norwich City South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT Routledge  41' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,798
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 March 2004 Norwich City 1 – 0 Stoke City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Svensson  45' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,565
Referee: Mike Riley

April

3 April 2004 Burnley 3 – 5 Norwich City Burnley, Lancashire
15:00 BST Wood  7'
May  30'
Blake  38'
Report Svensson  14', 62'
Huckerby  32', 89'
McKenzie  51'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,417
Referee: Andy Hall
9 April 2004 Norwich City 2 – 0 Wigan Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
17:30 BST Svensson  55'
Huckerby  72'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,669
Referee: Paul Armstrong
12 April 2004 Reading 0 – 1 Norwich City Reading, Berkshire
17:35 BST Report Mulryne  86' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,460
Referee: Neale Barry
17 April 2004 Norwich City 5 – 0 Walsall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Francis  2'
McKenzie  45'
Svensson  51', 86'
Huckerby  73'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,558
Referee: Mike Pike
24 April 2004 Watford 1 – 2 Norwich City Watford, Hertfordshire
15:00 BST Blizzard  78' Report Francis  29'
McKenzie  48'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,290
Referee: Mick Feltcher

May

1 May 2004 Norwich City 3 – 2 Preston North End Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST McKenzie  2'
Francis  28'
Huckerby  84'
Report McKenna  5'
Healy  48'
Broomes  45'  69'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,673
Referee: Iain Williamson
4 May 2004 Sunderland 1 – 0 Norwich City Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
20:00 BST Robinson  44' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,174
Referee: David Pugh
9 May 2004 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 3 Norwich City Crewe, Cheshire
13:00 BST Ashton  82' Report Fleming  28'
Roberts  31', 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 9,833
Referee: Paul Taylor

FA Cup

Round 3
Result 1–3
3 January 2004 Round 3 Everton 3 – 1 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 GMT Kilbane  15'
Ferguson  38' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
(Report) Brennan  27' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,955
Referee: Matt Messias

League Cup

Round 1
Result 0–1

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Notes

  1. Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  2. Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d1/norwich.htm
  2. Norwich City Football Club (2004). Norwich City Official Yearbook 2004–05. Sidian Press Ltd.
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