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Ipswich Town 2003β04 football season
During the 2003β04 English football season,
Ipswich Town competed in the
Football League First Division .
Season summary
Ipswich Town, in their second consecutive season in English football's second tier, finished the campaign in fifth place. Having scored 84 goals, Town suffered from their poor defensive record: with 72 goals conceded, Town had the third worst defensive record in the whole division, and the worst of the top 18 teams. Town won the first leg of their play-off, against fourth-placed
West Ham United , with a goal from teenage striker
Darren Bent (who scored 15 goals in the league alone), but lost the second leg 2β0, condemning Town to another season in the new championship.
First-team squad
Squad at end of season
[1]
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pre-season
Ipswich's pre-season preparations for the 2003β04 season included a pre-season tour of
Scandinavia in July.
[3]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
15 July 2003
Southend United
A
4β2
Unknown
Westlake ,
M Bent ,
D Bent ,
CouΓ±ago
18 July 2003
MjΓ€llby
A
3β1
Unknown
M Bent ,
D Bent ,
CouΓ±ago
20 July 2003
HelsingΓΈr IF
A
3β1
Unknown
D Bent (2),
M Bent
22 July 2003
Trelleborgs FF
A
5β0
Unknown
D Bent (pen),
CouΓ±ago ,
Reuser ,
M Bent ,
Wilnis
26 July 2003
Colchester United
A
3β0
Unknown
M Bent ,
D Bent (2)
30 July 2003
Boston United
A
2β0
Unknown
Westlake ,
Armstrong
1 August 2003
Levski Sofia
H
1β1
Unknown
CouΓ±ago
Competitions
League table
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Legend
Ipswich Town's score comes first
[4]
Matches
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
9 August 2003
Reading
H
1β1
24,830
Miller (pen)
16 August 2003
Crewe Alexandra
A
0β1
6,982
23 August 2003
Coventry City
H
1β1
22,419
M Bent
26 August 2003
Wigan Athletic
A
0β1
8,292
30 August 2003
West Ham United
H
1β2
29,679
Wright
13 September 2003
West Bromwich Albion
A
1β4
24,954
Naylor
16 September 2003
Walsall
H
2β1
20,912
Armstrong (pen),
D Bent
20 September 2003
Wimbledon
H
4β1
23,428
Armstrong ,
Naylor ,
D Bent ,
CouΓ±ago (pen)
27 September 2003
Watford
A
2β1
15,350
Kuqi ,
Magilton
30 September 2003
Sunderland
A
2β3
24,840
D Bent ,
Naylor
4 October 2003
Rotherham United
H
2β1
21,859
CouΓ±ago (2) (pen)
11 October 2003
Bradford City
A
1β0
10,229
Mahon
14 October 2003
Burnley
H
6β1
22,048
CouΓ±ago (2),
Wright ,
Chris Bart-Williams ,
Chaplow (o.g.),
Kuqi
18 October 2003
Stoke City
H
1β0
22,122
Richards
21 October 2003
Crystal Palace
A
4β3
15,483
Naylor (2),
CouΓ±ago ,
Kuqi
25 October 2003
Preston North End
A
1β1
14,863
CouΓ±ago (pen)
1 November 2003
Gillingham
H
3β4
24,788
Westlake ,
CouΓ±ago ,
Miller
8 November 2003
Derby County
A
2β2
19,976
Miller (pen),
D Bent
22 November 2003
Sheffield United
H
3β0
25,004
Kuqi (pen),
Westlake ,
D Bent
29 November 2003
Cardiff City
A
2β3
17,833
Miller ,
Santos ,
Bart-Williams
3 December 2003
Nottingham Forest
A
1β1
21,558
D Bent
6 December 2003
Derby County
H
2β1
25,018
D Bent ,
Mawene (o.g.)
13 December 2003
Millwall
A
0β0
9,829
21 December 2003
Norwich City
H
0β2
30,152
26 December 2003
West Ham United
A
2β1
35,021
CouΓ±ago (2) (pen)
28 December 2003
Crystal Palace
H
1β3
27,629
Wright
10 January 2004
Reading
A
1β1
17,362
McGreal
17 January 2004
Crewe Alexandra
H
6β4
22,071
Miller (2),
Kuqi (2),
Reuser ,
CouΓ±ago
31 January 2004
Coventry City
A
1β1
14,441
Westlake
7 February 2004
Wigan Athletic
H
1β3
22,093
Kuqi
14 February 2004
Bradford City
H
3β1
21,478
Kuqi ,
Westlake ,
D Bent
21 February 2004
Burnley
A
2β4
12,418
Miller ,
Reuser
28 February 2004
Preston North End
H
2β0
23,359
Miller ,
Westlake
2 March 2004
Stoke City
A
0β2
11,435
7 March 2004
Norwich City
A
1β3
23,942
Miller
13 March 2004
Millwall
H
1β3
23,582
D Bent
16 March 2004
Walsall
A
3β1
6,562
D Bent (3)
20 March 2004
Watford
H
4β1
23,524
Bowditch (3),
Wright
27 March 2004
Wimbledon
A
2β1
6,389
D Bent ,
Kuqi
4 April 2004
West Bromwich Albion
H
2β3
24,608
Miller ,
D Bent
10 April 2004
Rotherham United
A
3β1
6,561
Wright ,
D Bent ,
Kuqi
12 April 2004
Sunderland
H
1β0
26,801
Miller (pen)
17 April 2004
Gillingham
A
2β1
9,641
Reuser ,
D Bent
24 April 2004
Nottingham Forest
H
1β2
27,848
Bowditch
30 April 2004
Sheffield United
A
1β1
24,184
Westlake
9 May 2004
Cardiff City
H
1β1
28,703
Kuqi
First Division play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Clean sheets
No.
Nat
Player
First Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Play-offs
Total
1
Kelvin Davis
6
1
1
1
9
Total
6
1
1
1
9
Disciplinary record
Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions
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Awards
Player awards
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2β4 Level 5 Levels 6β7 Levels 8β9
Isthmian League (
Two )
Combined Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Eastern Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (
Premier ,
One East ,
One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (
One ,
Two )
Northern Counties East League (
Premier ,
One )
Northern League (
One ,
Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (
Premier ,
One )
Sussex County League (
One ,
Two )
United Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (
Premier ,
One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions