2003–04 Sunderland A.F.C. season
During the 2003–04 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | Bob Murray |
Manager | Mick McCarthy |
Stadium | Stadium of Light |
First Division | 3rd |
Play-offs | Semi-finals |
FA Cup | Semi-finals |
League Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | Marcus Stewart (16) |
Season Summary
While the dismal ending to the previous season, combined with losses in their opening two matches lead to fears that Sunderland might spend the season battling a second successive relegation, a run of 7 wins from their next 10 matches quickly ended any such fears. A couple of spells of indifferent form meant that the club didn't convincingly challenge for automatic promotion until the closing stages of the season, and then another poor run of form in the season's closing stages, including the loss of a six-pointer to fellow promotion hopefuls West Bromwich Albion, just as quickly ended any such hopes. Sunderland were still considered favourites going into the play-offs, but a loss on penalties to Crystal Palace, who had gate-crashed the play-offs on the final day of the season, meant a second season in Division One (or, as it would be re-branded the following season, the Championship).
Transfers
Summer
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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4 August 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[1] |
5 August 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[2] |
25 September 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[3] |
3 October 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan[4] |
30 October 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan[5] |
January
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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7 January 2004 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan[6] |
6 February 2004 | FW | ![]() |
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Swap with Michael Proctor[7] |
12 March 2004 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan[8] |
24 March 2004 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan[9] |
Summer
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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1 June 2003 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | Retired |
11 June 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[10] |
1 July 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Free[11] |
3 July 2003 | GK | ![]() |
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Free[12] |
9 July 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Free[13] |
9 July 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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£400,000[14] |
24 July 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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£2.25 million[15] |
31 July 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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£1.75 million[16] |
8 August 2003 | GK | ![]() |
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£2.25 million[17] |
14 August 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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£3.25 million[18] |
20 August 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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Season-long loan[19] |
23 August 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed[20] |
29 August 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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£2.5 million[21] |
29 August 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[22] |
1 September 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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£1 million[23] |
1 September 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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Four-month loan (September to December)[24] |
25 September 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Free[25] |
3 October 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Loan[26] |
3 October 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Loan[27] |
23 October 2003 | GK | ![]() |
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Loan |
13 November 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan[28] |
January
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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27 January 2004 | DF | ![]() |
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Free[29] |
6 February 2004 | FW | ![]() |
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Loan[30] |
6 February 2004 | FW | ![]() |
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Swap for Darren Byfield[31] |
25 February 2004 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan[32] |
15 March 2004 | GK | ![]() |
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Loan[33] |
19 March 2004 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan[34] |
25 March 2004 | MF | ![]() |
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Free[35] |
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[36]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserves
- The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Sunderland's score comes first.
Win | Draw | Loss |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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12 August 2003 | First round | Mansfield Town | Field Mill | 2-1 | 5,665 | Kyle, Artell (own goal) |
23 September 2003 | Second round | Huddersfield Town | Stadium of Light | 2-4 | 13,516 | Kyle (2) |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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2 January 2004 | Third round | Hartlepool United | Stadium of Light | 1-0 | 40,816 | Arca |
24 January 2004 | Fourth round | Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 2-1 | 21,406 | Smith, Arca |
14 February 2004 | Fifth round | Birmingham City | Stadium of Light | 1-1 | 24,966 | Kyle |
25 February 2004 | Fifth round replay | Birmingham City | St. Andrews | 2-0 (after extra time) | 25,645 | Smith (2) |
7 March 2004 | Quarter-final | Sheffield United | Stadium of Light | 1-0 | 37,115 | Smith |
4 April 2004 | Semi-final | Millwall | Old Trafford | 0-1 | 56,112 |
Football League First Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 |
Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Football League First Division play-offs
Date | Leg | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 May 2004 | Leg 1 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 2-3 | 25,287 | Kyle, Stewart (pen) |
17 May 2004 | Leg 2 | Crystal Palace | Stadium of Light | 2-1 (4-4 on aggregate, Sunderland lost 5-4 on penalties) | 34,536 | Kyle, Stewart |
Goal scorers
Position | Nation | Number | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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FW | ![]() |
10 | Marcus Stewart | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
FW | ![]() |
9 | Kevin Kyle | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
MF | ![]() |
11 | Tommy Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
MF | ![]() |
33 | Julio Arca | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
FW | ![]() |
17 | Darren Byfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MF | ![]() |
12 | John Oster | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MF | ![]() |
15 | Sean Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
DF | ![]() |
5 | Gary Breen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
MF | ![]() |
24 | Stewart Downing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MF | ![]() |
4 | Jason McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | ![]() |
8 | Jeff Whitley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
/ | / | / | Own goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MF | ![]() |
24 | Carl Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
2 | Stephen Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GK | ![]() |
1 | Mart Poom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FW | ![]() |
14 | Michael Proctor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
/ | / | / | Totals | 62 | 4 | 7 | 73 |
References
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3122981.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3125829.stm
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McCarthy vows to keep Arca - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/3349923.stm
Sunderland want Jon Stead - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3410371.stm
Notes
- Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
- Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
- McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
- Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
- Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but was raised in England and also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He represented England at U-17 level and Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
- Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
- Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
- Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
- Babb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.