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Derby County
2003–04 season
Chairman England Lionel Pickering (until October)
England John Sleightholme
Manager Scotland George Burley
Stadium Pride Park Stadium
First Division 20th
FA Cup Third round
Carling Cup First round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Taylor (11)
All: Taylor (12)
Average home league attendance22,199

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

Season summary

George Burley's first full season in charge brought little joy as Derby recorded a 20th-placed finish in the 2003–04 season, just 1 point clear of relegation with safety not confirmed until the penultimate game of the season with a 2–0 win over Millwall. With no money for players and the need to slash the club's wage bill, big names such as Fabrizio Ravanelli, Georgi Kinkladze and Craig Burley left the club with the gaps of their departure shored up by free signings; Candido Costa was taken on a season long loan whilst seven others – including Mathias Svensson and Leon Osman – were recruited on short term loans, as Derby used a club record 36 different players in the course of the season. There was also the continued introduction of academy players to the side, with Tom Huddlestone and Marcus Tudgay making significant contributions alongside players such as Lee Grant and Lee Holmes. Burley achieved safety against a background of boardroom uncertainty – Chairman Lionel Pickering, after putting temporary faith in former Coventry City chairman Bryan Richardson and a notional Β£30m bond, was removed from the chair after the club temporarily entered receivership by The Co-operative Bank, who instantly installed a new board composed of John Sleightholme, Jeremy Keith and Steve Harding, for the cost of Β£1 each.

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 −9 53
19 Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 −17 53
20 Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 −14 52
21 Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 −19 51
22 Walsall (R) 46 13 12 21 45 65 −20 51 Relegation to Football League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Derby County's score comes first [1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Stoke City H 0–3 21,517
16 August 2003 Gillingham A 0–0 7,850
23 August 2003 Reading H 2–3 18,970 Taylor (pen), Svensson
25 August 2003 Cardiff City A 1–4 15,091 Svensson
30 August 2003 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 21,499
13 September 2003 Walsall A 1–0 8,726 JΓΊnior
17 September 2003 Watford H 3–2 18,459 Taylor, Svensson, JΓΊnior
20 September 2003 Sunderland H 1–1 22,535 Taylor
27 September 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 29,059 JΓΊnior
30 September 2003 Bradford City A 2–1 10,143 Morris (2)
4 October 2003 West Ham United H 0–1 22,810
11 October 2003 Wigan Athletic H 2–2 19,151 Taylor (pen), Morris
14 October 2003 Crystal Palace A 1–1 22,810 Zavagno
18 October 2003 Crewe Alexandra A 0–3 8,656
21 October 2003 Norwich City A 1–2 16,346 Taylor (pen)
25 October 2003 Coventry City H 1–3 21,641 Holmes
1 November 2003 Preston North End A 0–3 12,839
8 November 2003 Ipswich Town H 2–2 19,976 Kennedy, Dichio
15 November 2003 Burnley H 2–0 30,359 Morris, Taylor (pen)
22 November 2003 Millwall A 0–0 10,308
29 November 2003 Wimbledon H 3–1 22,025 Herzig (own goal), Tudgay, Holmes
6 December 2003 Ipswich Town A 1–2 25,018 Tudgay
13 December 2003 Rotherham United A 0–0 7,320
26 December 2003 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 26,412 Costa
28 December 2003 Norwich City H 0–4 23,783
10 January 2004 Stoke City A 1–2 16,402 Morris
17 January 2004 Gillingham H 2–1 20,473 Vincent, Edwards
28 January 2004 Sheffield United H 2–0 26,603 Tudgay, McLeod
31 January 2004 Reading A 1–3 14,382 Johnson
7 February 2004 Cardiff City H 2–2 20,958 Taylor, Osman
14 February 2004 Wigan Athletic A 0–2 9,146
21 February 2004 Crystal Palace H 2–1 21,856 Manel, Osman
28 February 2004 Coventry City A 0–2 16,042
3 March 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 0–0 19,861
13 March 2004 Rotherham United H 1–0 21,741 Peschisolido
16 March 2004 Watford A 1–2 13,931 Peschisolido
20 March 2004 Nottingham Forest H 4–2 32,390 Taylor, Peschisolido (2), Tudgay
23 March 2004 Sheffield United A 1–1 21,351 Taylor (pen)
27 March 2004 Sunderland A 1–2 30,838 Taylor (pen)
3 April 2004 Walsall H 0–1 23,574
10 April 2004 West Ham United A 0–0 28,207
12 April 2004 Bradford City H 3–2 21,593 Osman, Taylor, Combe (own goal)
17 April 2004 Preston North End H 5–1 24,162 Manel (2), Tudgay (2), JΓΊnior
24 April 2004 Burnley A 0–1 16,189
1 May 2004 Millwall H 2–0 26,056 Bolder, Reich
9 May 2004 Wimbledon A 0–1 6,509

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 2004 Ipswich Town A 0–3 16,159

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 13 August 2003 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 6,672 Taylor

Squad

Squad at end of 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 England  ENG Andy Oakes
2 DF Wales  WAL Rob Edwards [notes 1] (on loan from Aston Villa)
3 DF England  ENG Jamie Vincent
4 DF England  ENG Dave Walton
5 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Jeff Kenna
6 DF England  ENG Pablo Mills
7 MF England  ENG Ian Taylor ( captain)
8 MF Portugal  POR CΓ’ndido Costa (on loan from Porto)
9 FW Spain  ESP Manel
10 DF Jamaica  JAM Michael Johnson [notes 2]
11 FW Canada  CAN Paul Peschisolido
13 GK England  ENG Lee Grant
14 DF England  ENG Richard Jackson
15 MF England  ENG Adam Bolder
16 DF France  FRA Youl MawΓ©nΓ©
17 DF England  ENG Paul Boertien
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England  ENG Izale McLeod
19 MF England  ENG Nathan Doyle
20 MF England  ENG Lewis Hunt
21 MF Scotland  SCO Gary Twigg
22 FW Germany  GER Marco Reich
23 FW England  ENG Marcus Tudgay
24 GK England  ENG Lee Camp [notes 3]
26 DF England  ENG Chris Palmer
27 DF England  ENG James Turner
28 MF Finland  FIN Kris WeckstrΓΆm
29 DF England  ENG Tom Huddlestone
30 MF England  ENG Lee Holmes
31 FW Peru  PER Gianfranco Labarthe
32 MF England  ENG Leon Osman (on loan from Everton)
33 FW Brazil  BRA JosΓ© JΓΊnior
34 FW England  ENG Noel Whelan

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
2 DF England  ENG Warren Barton (to Queens Park Rangers)
3 DF Argentina  ARG Luciano Zavagno (to A.C. Ancona)
5 DF England  ENG Steve Elliott (to Blackpool)
9 FW England  ENG Lee Bradbury (on loan from Portsmouth)
9 FW England  ENG Danny Dichio (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
11 MF England  ENG Lee Morris (to Leicester City)
12 MF Finland  FIN Simo Valakari (to FC Dallas)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England  ENG Adam Murray (to Burton Albion)
22 FW England  ENG Lee Bradbury (on loan from Portsmouth)
25 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Barry Molloy (to Drogheda United)
32 MF Scotland  SCO Gary Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
32 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Peter Kennedy (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
34 FW Sweden  SWE Mathias Svensson (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

References

  1. ^ "Derby County 2003–2004 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

Notes

  1. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  2. ^ Johnson was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  3. ^ Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
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