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Leeds United
2003–04 season
ChairmanProfessor John McKenzie
(until 15 December) [1]
Trevor Birch
(until 19 March) [2]
Gerald Krasner
(from 19 March)
Manager Peter Reid
(until 10 November) [3]
Eddie Gray
(from 10 November)
Stadium Elland Road
Premier League 19th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Viduka (11)

All:
Mark Viduka (12)
Highest home attendance40,153 vs Manchester United
(18 October 2003, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance29,211 vs Swindon Town
(24 September 2003, League Cup)
Average home league attendance36,119

The 2003–04 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons), where they were relegated in the wake of the club's financial crisis.

Season summary

Having narrowly avoided relegation the previous campaign, another season of struggle was on the cards, as the financial crisis at Elland Road saw Leeds United's debts reach the Β£100 million mark, and consequently the sale of key players continued. Manager Peter Reid was sacked on 10 November after Leeds collected 8 points from their first 12 games, and former player, coach and manager Eddie Gray was brought in on a temporary basis. Some initially improved results saw Leeds climb out of the relegation zone by the end of 2003, but a dreadful run of seven straight defeats after the turn of the year saw them cast adrift at the bottom of the table, and from that point onwards the club had no real hope of surviving in the Premier League.

Some decent results late in the season saw them at least move off the bottom of the table, but a 4–1 defeat at Bolton on 2 May confirmed relegation, and Gray was soon on his way out of the club for good, to be replaced by Kevin Blackwell, who had been brought to the club a year earlier as Reid's assistant. Few observers gave Leeds much hope of an immediate promotion back to the Premiership, with Blackwell's ultimate task being seen as one of avoiding a second successive relegation.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Manchester City 38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41
17 Everton 38 9 12 17 45 57 −12 39
18 Leicester City (R) 38 6 15 17 48 65 −17 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Leeds United (R) 38 8 9 21 40 79 −39 33
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 38 7 12 19 38 77 −39 33
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Kit

Leeds United retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Nike, although the kit carried a new sponsor, Whyte and Mackay. This marked the end of their previous three-year deal with Strongbow.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season [4]

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 Paul Robinson
2 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Ian Harte
5 DF South Africa  RSA Lucas Radebe
6 DF France  FRA Zoumana Camara (on loan from Lens)
7 MF England  ENG Nick Barmby
9 FW Australia  AUS Mark Viduka
10 MF Senegal  SEN Lamine Sakho (on loan from Marseille)
11 MF England  ENG Jermaine Pennant (on loan from Arsenal)
14 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen McPhail
16 MF England  ENG Jason Wilcox
17 FW England  ENG Alan Smith
19 MF Norway  NOR Eirik Bakke
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England  ENG Seth Johnson
21 DF Scotland  SCO Dominic Matteo (captain)
22 DF England  ENG Michael Duberry
23 MF England  ENG David Batty
24 MF Cameroon  CMR Salomon OlembΓ© (on loan from Marseille)
25 MF England  ENG Aaron Lennon
29 DF France  FRA Didier Domi (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
34 DF England  ENG Frazer Richardson
36 DF England  ENG Matthew Kilgallon
38 MF England  ENG James Milner
39 FW England  ENG Simon Johnson
40 GK England  ENG Scott Carson
41 GK England  ENG Shaun Allaway

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
4 MF England  ENG Jody Morris (to Rotherham United)
8 FW England  ENG Michael Bridges (on loan to Newcastle United)
12 DF Brazil  BRA Roque JΓΊnior (on loan from A.C. Milan)
15 GK England  ENG Nigel Martyn (to Everton)
15 FW France  FRA Cyril Chapuis (on loan from Marseille)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Scotland  SCO Steven Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
18 DF England  ENG Danny Mills (on loan to Middlesbrough)
24 MF Australia  AUS Paul Okon (to Vicenza)
26 GK Australia  AUS Danny Milosevic (to Celtic)
32 MF England  ENG Harpal Singh (on loan to Bury)

Reserve 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
27 MF Scotland  SCO Martin Woods
28 MF England  ENG Jamie McMaster
37 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Paul Keegan
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 FW Scotland  SCO Jamie Winter
DF Northern Ireland  NIR Henry McStay
MF England  ENG Simon Walton
FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Barry Corr
FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Andy Keogh

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England  ENG Ben Parker
DF England  ENG Danny Rose
MF England  ENG Fabian Delph
MF England  ENG Jonny Howson

Trialists

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France  FRA JoΓ«l Sami

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK England  ENG Paul Robinson 39 1 36 0 1 0 2 1
40 GK England  ENG Scott Carson 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Gary Kelly 40 0 38 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Ian Harte 26 2 21+2 1 1 0 2 1
5 DF South Africa  RSA Lucas Radebe 15 0 11+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF France  FRA Zoumana Camara 15 1 13 1 0 0 2 0
21 DF Scotland  SCO Dominic Matteo 34 2 33 2 1 0 0 0
22 DF England  ENG Michael Duberry 20 3 19 3 1 0 0 0
29 DF France  FRA Didier Domi 14 0 9+3 0 0 0 0+2 0
34 DF England  ENG Frazer Richardson 5 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0
36 DF England  ENG Matthew Kilgallon 9 2 7+1 2 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England  ENG Nick Barmby 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England  ENG Jermaine Pennant 36 2 34+2 2 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen McPhail 12 1 8+4 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF England  ENG Jason Wilcox 7 0 3+3 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Norway  NOR Eirik Bakke 11 1 8+2 1 1 0 0 0
20 MF England  ENG Seth Johnson 26 2 24+1 2 0 0 1 0
23 MF England  ENG David Batty 14 0 10+2 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF Cameroon  CMR Salomon OlembΓ© 14 0 8+4 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF England  ENG Aaron Lennon 14 0 0+11 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
38 MF England  ENG James Milner 32 3 27+3 3 1 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Australia  AUS Mark Viduka 31 12 30 11 1 1 0 0
10 FW Senegal  SEN Lamine Sakho 19 1 9+8 1 0+1 0 1 0
17 FW England  ENG Alan Smith 38 9 35 9 1 0 2 0
39 FW England  ENG Simon Johnson 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 MF England  ENG Jody Morris 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW England  ENG Michael Bridges 12 0 1+9 0 0 0 1+1 0
12 DF Brazil  BRA Roque JΓΊnior 7 2 5 0 0 0 2 2
15 FW France  FRA Cyril Chapuis 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
15 DF Scotland  SCO Steven Caldwell 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Transfers

In

Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
19 July 2003 England Jody Morris England Chelsea Free [5]

Out

Date Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
27 June 2003 Australia Shane Cansdell-Sherriff Denmark AGF Aarhus Free [6]
30 June 2003 Australia Jacob Burns Released [7]
9 July 2003 Australia Harry Kewell England Liverpool Β£5,000,000 [8] [9]
10 July 2003 France Olivier Dacourt Italy Roma Β£3,500,000 [10]
30 August 2003 Australia Paul Okon Italy Vicenza Free [11]
1 September 2003 England Nigel Martyn England Everton Β£500,000 [12]
30 September 2003 Australia Danny Milosevic Released [13]
13 March 2004 England Jody Morris England Rotherham United Free [14]

Loaned in

Date Nat. Name From Length Ref.
22 July 2003 France Zoumana Camara France Lens Season-long loan [10]
5 August 2003 France Didier Domi France Paris Saint-Germain Season-long loan [15]
12 August 2003 Senegal Lamine Sakho France Marseille Season-long loan [15]
20 August 2003 England Jermaine Pennant England Arsenal Two-month loan (extended to season-long) [15]
31 August 2003 Cameroon Salomon OlembΓ© France Marseille Season-long loan [15]
1 September 2003 Brazil Roque JΓΊnior Italy A.C. Milan Season-long loan [16]
1 September 2003 France Cyril Chapuis France Marseille Season-long loan [16]
2 February 2004 Scotland Steven Caldwell England Newcastle United Four-month loan [17]

Loaned out

Date Nat. Name To Length Ref.
31 July 2003 England Harpal Singh England Bury [18]
21 August 2003 England Matthew Kilgallon England West Ham United [15]
24 August 2003 England Danny Mills England Middlesbrough Season-long loan [15]
26 August 2003 Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail England Nottingham Forest [15]
3 September 2003 England James Milner England Swindon Town [16]
21 October 2003 Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan England Scunthorpe United [19]
24 October 2003 England Shaun Allaway England Walsall [19]
7 November 2003 England Frazer Richardson England Stoke City [20]
13 December 2003 England Simon Johnson England Blackpool [21]
7 January 2004 Australia Jamie McMaster England Chesterfield [22]
2 February 2004 England Michael Bridges England Newcastle United [17]
27 February 2004 England Nick Barmby England Nottingham Forest [17]

Results

Premier League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDWLLLWLLLLLWDWDDLLLLLLWDDLWLWWDLLLDL
Position913141214161816171920202020191919191919192020201920202019191918181818192019
Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/leeds-united/2004/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Manager: Peter Reid

18 August 2003 1 Leeds United 2–2 Newcastle United Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:30 Viduka 24'
Smith 57'
Report Shearer 20' ( pen.), 88' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,766
Referee: Alan Wiley
23 August 2003 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Leeds United Haringey, London
15:00 Taricco 41'
KanoutΓ© 71'
Report Smith 5' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,354
Referee: Steve Dunn
26 August 2003 3 Leeds United 0–0 Southampton Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:30 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,721
Referee: Paul Durkin
30 August 2003 4 Middlesbrough 2–3 Leeds United Middlesbrough, Teesside
15:00 NΓ©meth 60'
Paulista 63'
Report Sakho 16'
Camara 77'
Viduka 89'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,414
Referee: Neale Barry
15 September 2003 5 Leicester City 4–0 Leeds United Leicester, Leicestershire
19:30 BST ( UTC+01) Nalis 20'
Dickov 23', 83'
Scowcroft 90'
Report Stadium: The Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 30,460
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 September 2003 6 Leeds United 0–2 Birmingham City Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST ( UTC+01) Roque Junior Red card 77' Report Savage 78' ( pen.)
Forssell 84'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,305
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 September 2003 7 Everton 4–0 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST ( UTC+01) Watson 27', 37', 52'
Ferguson 39'
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,151
Referee: Paul Durkin
4 October 2003 8 Leeds United 2–1 Blackburn Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST ( UTC+01) Johnson 11', 27' Report Baggio 86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,039
Referee: Uriah Rennie
18 October 2003 9 Leeds United 0–1 Manchester United Leeds, West Yorkshire
12:00 BST ( UTC+01) Report Keane 81' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,153
Referee: Graham Poll
25 October 2003 10 Liverpool 3–1 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
BST Owen 35'
Murphy 57'
Sinama Pongolle 84'
Report Smith 42' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,599
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 November 2003 11 Leeds United 1–4 Arsenal Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 GMT ( UTC) Smith 64' Report Henry 8', 33'
Pires 17'
Gilberto Silva 50'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,491
Referee: Mike Dean
8 November 2003 12 Portsmouth 6–1 Leeds United Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:30 GMT ( UTC) Stefanovic 16'
O'Neil 45', 71'
Foxe 62'
Berger 75'
Yakubu 86'
Report Smith 18' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Chris Foy

Caretaker Manager: Eddie Gray

22 November 2003 13 Leeds United 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Report Davies 16'
Giannakopoulos 17'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,558
Referee: Graham Poll
29 November 2003 14 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Leeds United Greenwich, London
15:00 Report Milner 9' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,445
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 December 2003 15 Leeds United 1–1 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Pennant 18' Report Duff 70' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,305
Referee: Mike Dean
14 December 2003 16 Leeds United 3–2 Fulham Leeds, West Yorkshire
16:00 Duberry 41'
Viduka 46'
Matteo 88'
Report Saha 47', 86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Neale Barry
26 December 2003 18 Leeds United 0–0 Aston Villa Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,513
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 December 2003 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Leeds United Wolverhampton, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Smith 18' ( o.g.)
Iversen 48', 90'
Report Duberry 3' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,139 (1,500 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
7 January 2004 20 Newcastle United 1–0 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
19:45 Shearer 4' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,130
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 January 2004 21 Leeds United 0–1 Tottenham Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Report Keane 56' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,365
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 January 2004 22 Southampton 2–1 Leeds United Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 Ormerod 36'
Phillips 43'
Report Kilgallon 75' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,976
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 January 2004 23 Leeds United 0–3 Middlesbrough Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Robinson Red card 88' Report Zenden 53'
Job 77'
Ricketts 89' ( pen.)
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,970
Referee: Graham Poll
7 February 2004 24 Aston Villa 2–0 Leeds United Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Ángel 45' ( pen.)
Johnsen 59'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,171
Referee: Uriah Rennie
10 February 2004 25 Leeds United 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 GMT Smith 14'
Matteo 41'
Milner 62'
Viduka 90'
Report Ganea 21' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,867 (1,644 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
21 February 2004 26 Manchester United 1–1 Leeds United Manchester, Greater Manchester
Scholes 64' Report Smith 67' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,744
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 February 2004 27 Leeds United 2–2 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
14:00 Bakke 29'
Viduka 34'
Report Kewell 21'
BaroΕ‘ 42'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,932
Referee: Paul Durkin
13 March 2004 28 Fulham 2–0 Leeds United Fulham, London
15:00 Davis 71'
Boa Morte 83'
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Steve Dunn
22 March 2004 29 Leeds United 2–1 Manchester City Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 McPhail 23'
Viduka 76' ( pen.)
Report Anelka 44'
Van Buyten Red card 75'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,998
Referee: Alan Wiley
27 March 2004 30 Birmingham City 4–1 Leeds United Birmingham
12:30 GMT ( UTC) Hughes 12', 67'
Forssell 69', 82' ( pen.)
Report Viduka 3' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,069
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 April 2004 31 Leeds United 3–2 Leicester City Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 Duberry 11'
Viduka 13' Yellow card Yellow-red card 90'
Smith 86'
Report Dickov 77'
Izzet 79'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,036
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 April 2004 32 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Short 90' Report Caldwell 2'
Viduka 89'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,611
Referee: Steve Dunn (referee)
13 April 2004 33 Leeds United 1–1 Everton Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:30 Milner 50' Report Rooney 13' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,835
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 April 2004 34 Arsenal 5–0 Leeds United Holloway, London
20:00 BST Pires 6'
Henry 27', 33' ( pen.), 50', 67'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,094
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
24 April 2004 35 Leeds United 1–2 Portsmouth Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Harte 83' ( pen.) Report Yakubu 9'
LuaLua 51'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,273
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2 May 2004 36 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Leeds United Bolton, Greater Manchester
14:00 Djorkaeff 47', 53'
Harte 55' ( o.g.)
Nolan 78'
Report Viduka 27' ( pen.) Yellow card Yellow-red card 33' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 38,094
Referee: Steve Bennett
8 May 2004 37 Leeds United 3–3 Charlton Athletic Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST Kilgallon 29'
Pennant 41'
Smith 69' ( pen.)
Report Holland 11'
Euell 76' ( pen.), 79'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,986
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 May 2004 38 Chelsea 1–0 Leeds United Fulham, London
15:00 BST Grønkjær 20' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,276
Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

4 January 2004 (2004-01-04) FA Cup 3rd Round Leeds United 1–4 Arsenal Leeds
Viduka 8' Report Henry 26'
Edu 33'
Pires 87'
TourΓ© 90'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,207
Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup

24 September 2003 (2003-09-24) League Cup 2nd round Leeds United 2–2
(4–3 p)
Swindon Town Leeds
Harte 77'
Robinson 90'
Report Guerney 44'
Parkin 74'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,211
28 October 2003 (2003-10-28) League Cup 3rd Round Leeds United 2–3 ( a.e.t.) Manchester United Leeds
JΓΊnior 49', 114' Report Bellion 78'
ForlΓ‘n 108'
Djemba-Djemba 117'
Stadium: Elland Road

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