2003–04 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 12th season in the Premier League and 26th successive season in the top division of the English football league system

Tottenham Hotspur
2003–04 season
ChairmanDaniel Levy
ManagerGlenn Hoddle (until 21 September)
David Pleat (from 21 September)
Premier League14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robbie Keane (14)
All: Robbie Keane (16)

Season summary

A dismal start to the season cost Glenn Hoddle his job and he was sacked as manager on 21 September after two-and-a-half years at the helm.[1] Director of Football David Pleat took over first team duties until the end of the season[2] but was unable to inspire Tottenham to a challenge for European qualification, nor either of the cup competitions, and a 14th-place finish in the final table was Tottenham's lowest since 1998.

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
2 DF  IRL Stephen Carr
3 DF  ARG Mauricio Taricco
5 DF  SCG Goran Bunjevčević
6 MF  ENG Michael Brown
7 MF  ENG Darren Anderton
8 FW  POR Hélder Postiga
9 FW  MLI Frédéric Kanouté[3]
10 FW  IRL Robbie Keane
12 DF  IRL Gary Doherty
13 GK  USA Kasey Keller
14 MF  URU Gustavo Poyet
15 MF  ENG Jamie Redknapp
18 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe
21 DF  RSA Mbulelo Mabizela
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  ENG Lee Barnard
23 MF  GER Christian Ziege
24 GK  ENG Rob Burch
26 DF  ENG Ledley King (captain)
27 MF  ENG Rohan Ricketts
28 MF  IRL Mark Yeates
29 MF  WAL Simon Davies
30 DF  ENG Anthony Gardner
31 MF  ENG Dean Marney
32 MF  ENG Johnnie Jackson
33 GK  CAN Lars Hirschfeld
34 DF  IRL Stephen Kelly
35 FW  ENG Jamie Slabber
36 DF  ENG Dean Richards

Last updated: 14 October 2019.
Source: footballsquads.co.uk

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 June 2003STHélder Postiga Porto£6,250,000[4]
18 July 2003STBobby Zamora Brighton and Hove Albion£1,500,000[5]
8 August 2003DFMbulelo Mabizela Orlando PiratesUndisclosed[6]
4 August 2003STFrédéric Kanouté West Ham United£3,500,000[7]
2 January 2004MFMichael Brown Sheffield United£500,000[8]
4 February 2004STJermain Defoe West Ham United£7,000,000[9]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 June 2003DFAlton Thelwell Hull CityFree[10]
30 June 2003STTeddy Sheringham PortsmouthFree[11]
17 July 2003DFBen Thatcher Leicester City£300,000[12]
1 August 2003STSteffen Iversen Wolverhampton WanderersFree[13]
4 August 2003MFMatthew Etherington West Ham United£1,000,000
Part Exchange
[7]
29 August 2003GKNeil Sullivan ChelseaFree[14]
28 November 2003DFChris Perry Charlton Athletic£100,000[15]
28 January 2004MFJonathan Blondel Club BruggeUndisclosed[16]
4 February 2004STBobby Zamora West Ham UnitedPart Exchange[9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From End Ref.
1 September 2003DFPaul Konchesky Charlton AthleticJanuary 2004[17]
1 September 2003MFStéphane Dalmat InternazionaleSeason[18]

Loan out

Date from Position Nationality Name From End Ref.
28 January 2004MFMilenko Ačimovič Lillefive-month loan[19]

Released

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 August 2003MFSteffen Freund KaiserslauternReleased[20]
28 November 2003DFRonnie HenryFree Agent Released[15]
28 November 2003MFJonathan BlackReleased[15]
27 July 2004STSerhiy Rebrov West Ham UnitedReleased[21]

Overall transfer activity

Competitions Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA Win %
Premier League 38 13 6 19 47 57 034.21
FA Cup 3 1 1 1 7 5 033.33
League Cup 4 3 1 0 8 2 075.00
Total 45 17 8 20 62 64 037.78

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Southampton 38 12 11 15 44 45 1 47
13 Portsmouth 38 12 9 17 47 54 7 45
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 6 19 47 57 10 45
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 8 18 51 59 8 44
16 Manchester City 38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Manager: Glenn Hoddle

16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 1 Birmingham City 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
Dunn  36 pen' Report Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 29,398
Referee: Rob Styles
23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Leeds United Haringey, London
Taricco  41'
Kanouté  71'
Report Alan Smith  5' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,354
Referee: Steve Dunn
27 August 2003 (2003-08-27) 3 Liverpool 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,778
Referee: Uriah Rennie
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Fulham Haringey, London
Report Hayles  23', 67'
Boa Morte  71'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,421
Referee: Jeff Winter
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 5 Chelsea 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur London
Lampard  35'
Mutu  37', 75'
Hasselbaink  90'
Report Kanouté  25', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,165
Referee: Graham Poll
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Southampton Haringey, London
Kanouté  62' Report Beattie  2', 43'
Phillips  60'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,784
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Caretaker Manager: David Pleat

28 September 2003 (2003-09-28) 7 Manchester City 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, Greater Manchester
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,842
Referee: Neale Barry
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 8 Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Everton Haringey, London
Kanouté  71'
Poyet  46'
Keane  46'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,137
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
19 October 2003 (2003-10-19) 9 Leicester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
Dickov  38' Report Mabizela  79'
Kanouté  90'
Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 31,521
Referee: Andy D'Urso
26 October 2003 (2003-10-26) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Middlesbrough Haringey, London
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,643
Referee: Mike Dean
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 11 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Haringey, London
Report Nolan  73' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,191
Referee: Uriah Rennie
8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) 12 Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur London
Pires  69'
Ljungberg  79'
Report Anderton  5' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,101
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 November 2003 (2003-11-23) 13 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Aston Villa Haringey, London
Ricketts  78'
Keane  81'
Report Allbäck  66' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,140
Referee: Jeff Winter
29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 14 Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn
Greško  78' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,802
Referee: Graham Poll
6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) 15 Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Haringey, London
Keane  29', 75', 83'
Kanouté  50'
Dalmat  90'
Report Ince  30'
Rae  84'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,825
Referee: Uriah Rennie
13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 16 Newcastle United 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle
Robert  35', 55'
Shearer  59', 66'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,139
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 December 2003 (2003-12-21) 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Manchester United Haringey, London
Poyet  63' Report O'Shea  15'
van Nistelrooy  25'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,910
Referee: Rob Styles
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 18 Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth
Berger  52', 68' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Steve Dunn
28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 19 Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Charlton Athletic Haringey, London
Report Cole  69' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,534
Referee: Paul Durkin
7 January 2004 (2004-01-07) 20 Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Birmingham City Haringey, London
Dalmat  10', 24'
Davies  39'
Keane  79'
Report Savage  68' (pen.) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,016
Referee: Barry Knight
10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 21 Leeds United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
Report Keane  56' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,365
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 22 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool Haringey, London
Keane  25 pen'
Postiga  54'
Report Kewell  75' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,104
Referee: Uriah Rennie
31 January 2004 (2004-01-31) 23 Fulham 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur London
Malbranque  45 pen'
McBride  67'
Report Keane  18 pen' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,024
Referee: Matt Messias
7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 24 Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Portsmouth Haringey, London
Defoe  13'
Keane  41', 78'
Poyet  89'
Report Berkovic  39'
LuaLua  73'
Mornar  84'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,107
Referee: Peter Walton
11 February 2004 (2004-02-11) 25 Charlton Athletic 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur London
Stuart  51'
Perry  81'
Report Davies  10'
Defoe  43'
King  46'
Jackson  85'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,660
Referee: Graham Barber
22 February 2004 (2004-02-22) 26 Tottenham Hotspur 4-4 Leicester City Haringey, London
Brown  6'
Defoe  13', 89'
Keane  28'
Report Doherty  9' (o.g.)
Ferdinand  51'
Thatcher  74'
Bent  79'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,218
Referee: Neale Barry
9 March 2004 (2004-03-09) 27 Middlesbrough 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough
Németh 73' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,789
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 March 2004 (2004-03-14) 28 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Newcastle United Haringey, London
O'Brien  86' (o.g.) Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,083
Referee: Howard Webb
20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 29 Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
Giggs  30'
Cristiano Ronaldo  89'
Bellion 90'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,634
Referee: Dermt Gallagher
27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 30 Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Delap  64' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,973
Referee: Chris Foy
3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 31 Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Chelsea Haringey, London
Report Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  38' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,101
Referee: Steve Bennett
9 April 2004 (2004-04-09) 32 Everton 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur Merseyside
Unsworth  17'
Naysmith  24'
Yobo  40'
Report Carr  75' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,086
Referee: Rob Styles
12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 33 Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester City Haringey, London
Defoe  52' Report Anelka  25' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,282
Referee: Chris Foy
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 34 Bolton 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Bolton
Campo  7'
Pedersen  65'
Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 26,440
Referee: Jeff Winter
25 April 2004 (2004-04-25) 35 Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Arsenal Haringey, London
Redknapp  62'
Keane  90' (pen.)
Report Vieira  3'
Pires  35'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,097
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 May 2004 (2004-05-02) 36 Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
Ángel  5' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,573
Referee: Neale Barry
8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Haringey, London
Defoe  18' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,698
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 May 2004 (2004-05-15) 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
Report Keane  34'
Defoe  57'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,389
Referee: Steve Bennett

FA Cup

3 January 2004 (2004-01-03) 3rd round Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Crystal Palace Haringey, London
Kanouté  15', 20', 48' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,340
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 January 2004 (2004-01-25) 4th round Manchester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Greater Manchester
Anelka  10' Report Doherty  57' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 February 2004 (2004-02-04) 4th round (Replay) Tottenham Hotspur 3-4 Manchester City Haringey, London
King  2'
Keane  19'
Ziege  43'
Report Distin  48'
Bosvelt  61'
Wright-Phillips  80'
Macken  90'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,400
Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup

24 September 2003 (2003-09-24) 2nd round Coventry City 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
Report Kanouté  13'
Keane  23'
Ricketts  78'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,474
Referee: Mike Jones
29 October 2004 (2004-10-29) 3rd round Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 (a.e.t.) West Ham United Haringey, London
Zamora  92' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36, 053
Referee: Graham Barber
3 December 2004 (2004-12-03) 4th round Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Manchester City Haringey, London
Anderton  9'
Postiga  29'
Kanouté  90'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,727
Referee: Paul Durkin
17 December 2003 (2003-12-17) 5th round Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)
Middlesbrough Haringey, London
Anderton  2' Report Ricketts  86' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 25,307
Referee: Mike Dean
Penalties
Keane
Carr
Konchesky
Poyet
Kanouté
Taricco
Ricketts
Juninho
Zenden
Mills
Mendieta
Queudrue

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
13 GK Kasey Keller 4403802040
Defenders
2 DF Stephen Carr 3913213040
3 DF Mauricio Taricco 37131+112030
5 DF Goran Bunjevčević 803+400010
12 DF Gary Doherty 22116+10212+10
21 DF Mbulelo Mabizela 710+61000+10
30 DF Anthony Gardner 4003303040
34 DF Stephen Kelly 1107+400000
36 DF Dean Richards 2602301020
Midfielders
6 MF Michael Brown 1911712000
7 MF Darren Anderton 24316+411032
14 MF Gus Poyet 25312+831+102+10
15 MF Jamie Redknapp 17114+310000
23 MF Christian Ziege 1017+101110
26 MF Ledley King 35228+113130
27 MF Rohan Ricketts 28212+121003+11
28 MF Mark Yeates 100+100000
29 MF Simon Davies 2021722+1000
31 MF Dean Marney 301+200000
32 MF Johnnie Jackson 1419+211+2000
Forwards
8 FW Hélder Postiga 2429+101201+21
9 FW Frédéric Kanouté 311219+87132+12
10 FW Robbie Keane 411631+3143141
18 FW Jermain Defoe 15714+170000
Players transferred out during the season
11 MF Stephane Dalmat 28312+1032+101+20
16 DF Paul Konchesky 15010+20002+10
20 MF Jonathan Blondel 300+10001+10
25 FW Bobby Zamora 1816+1000+1011

Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 10 Robbie Keane 14 1 1 16
2 FW 9 Frédéric Kanouté 7 3 2 12
3 FW 18 Jermain Defoe 7 0 0 7

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