2003–04 Southampton F.C. season
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| 2003–04 season | ||
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| Chairman | Rupert Lowe | |
| Manager | Gordon Strachan (until March) Paul Sturrock (from March) | |
| Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | |
| Premier League | 12th | |
| FA Cup | Third round proper | |
| League Cup | Fifth round | |
| UEFA Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: James Beattie (14) All: James Beattie (17) | |
| Highest home attendance | 32,151 (vs. Arsenal, 29 December) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 30,513 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 7 December) | |
| Average home league attendance | 31,716 | |
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The 2003-04 season was Southampton F.C's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, and it was the club's 119th year in existence. The season started on the 16th of August 2003 and ended on the 15th of May 2004. It was Gordon Stratchan's last season as Southampton's manager. The team was eliminated on the third round of the FA Cup, losing 3-0 to Newcastle United, the match was broadcast live by the BBC. They were also eliminated from the Carling cup, losing 1-0 to Bolton Wanderers in the quarter finals due to a goal in extra time.
Season summary
The previous season's FA Cup runners-up failed to make an impact in any of the cup competitions, and their 12th-place finish was a something of a disappointment after the previous season, when Southampton were eighth in the league - their highest ever in the Premiership and their highest in the top flight since 1990. The club was thrown into further turmoil in March, when Gordon Strachan announced his resignation as manager. There was talk that Glenn Hoddle would be returning to the club for a second spell, but the job went to Plymouth Argyle's Paul Sturrock instead.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 10 | Birmingham City | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 50 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
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Youth squad
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Results
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Premier League
| 16 August 2003 1 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Southampton | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Dickov File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' (pen.) Ferdinand File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' |
Report | Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 31,621 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 23 August 2003 2 | Southampton | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,656 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 26 August 2003 3 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Southampton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,721 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 31 August 2003 4 | Southampton | 1–0 | Manchester United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 13 September 2003 5 | Southampton | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,711 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 20 September 2003 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Southampton | Haringey, London |
| Kanouté File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | Report | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 43' Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,784 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 27 September 2003 7 | Southampton | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Phillips Red card 90' | Report | Christie File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 4 October 2003 8 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |
| BST (UTC+01) | Shearer File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 19 October 2003 9 | Everton | 0–0 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,775 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 25 October 2003 10 | Southampton | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Griffit File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Report | Cole Red card 65' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,620 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 1 November 2003 11 | Southampton | 0–2 | Manchester City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Fowler File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Wanchope File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,952 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 8 November 2003 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Southampton | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Report | M. Svensson Red card 86' | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,619 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 22 November 2003 13 | Southampton | 0–1 | Chelsea | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Report | Melchiot File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,149 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 29 November 2003 14 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Dublin File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,285 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 7 December 2003 15 | Southampton | 3–2 | Charlton Athletic | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | A. Svensson File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Ormerod File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 85' |
Report | Parker File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 65' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,513 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 13 December 2003 16 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| GMT (UTC) | Heskey File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | Report | Ormerod File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' M. Svensson File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,762 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 21 December 2003 17 | Southampton | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,697 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 26 December 2003 18 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
| 12:00 GMT (UTC) | Saha File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 63' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 29 December 2003 19 | Southampton | 0–1 | Arsenal | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Pires File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,151 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 7 January 2004 20 | Southampton | 0–0 | Leicester City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,053 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 10 January 2004 21 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Clemence File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Kenna File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
Report | Ormerod File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Prutton Red card 69' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,071 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 17 January 2004 22 | Southampton | 2–1 | Leeds United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Ormerod File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Report | Kilgallon File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,976 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 31 January 2004 23 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Southampton | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | Saha File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Scholes File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' van Nistelrooy File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Report | Ormerod File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,758 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 7 February 2004 24 | Southampton | 0–0 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,820 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 10 February 2004 25 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Southampton | Islington, London |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Henry File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 90' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,007 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 21 February 2004 26 | Southampton | 3–3 | Everton | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Fernandes File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report | Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 77' Ferguson File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,875 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 28 February 2004 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Southampton | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Cole File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Report | Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,970 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 14 March 2004 28 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,056 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 21 March 2004 29 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Southampton | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Yakubu File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' | Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 27 March 2004 30 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Delap File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 3 April 2004 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–4 | Southampton | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| 15:00 BST | Camara File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' | Report | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Lundekvam File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 89', 90' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,106 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 12 April 2004 32 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Southampton | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Juninho File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Németh File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Maccarone File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' |
Report | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,768 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 17 April 2004 33 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Southampton | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Anelka File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' | Report | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 55', 81' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,152 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 24 April 2004 34 | Southampton | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Report | Nolan File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Davies File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,712 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 1 May 2004 35 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
| Cranie File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (o.g.) Lampard File:Soccerball shade.svg 75', 83' Guðjohnsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,321 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 8 May 2004 36 | Southampton | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' | Report | Angel File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.) | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,054 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 11 May 2004 37 | Southampton | 3–3 | Newcastle United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+01) | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Bramble File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (o.g.) Griffit File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Report | Ameobi File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Bowyer File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Ambrose File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,815 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 15 May 2004 38 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Southampton | Greenwich, London |
| BST (UTC+01) | Euell File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Cole File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
Report | Prutton File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,614 Referee: Jeff Winter |
FA Cup
| 3 | Southampton | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
League Cup
- Third round: Bristol City 1–3 Southampton; attendance 17,408
| 2 December 2003 4 | Southampton | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 90' (pen.) | Report | De Zeeuw Red card 90' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,201 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 16 December 2003 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Southampton | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | Pedersen File:Soccerball shade.svg 115' | Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 13,957 Referee: Phil Dowd |
UEFA Cup
| 24 September 2003 First Round First Leg | Southampton England | 1–1 | Romania Steaua București | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton |
| 19:45 BST | Phillips File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Report | Răducanu File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' | Attendance: 30,577 Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway) |
| 15 October 2003 First Round Second Leg | Steaua București Romania | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | England Southampton | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
| 18:45 EEST | Răducanu File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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| 14 | GK | Finland FIN | Antti Niemi | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Northern Ireland NIR | Alan Blayney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 | DF | England ENG | Jason Dodd | 34 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | England ENG | Graeme Le Saux | 21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Norway NOR | Claus Lundekvam | 36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Scotland SCO | Stephen Crainey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Sweden SWE | Michael Svensson | 32 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | England ENG | Fitz Hall | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | England ENG | Martin Cranie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | England ENG | Danny Higginbotham | 31 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | England ENG | Darren Kenton | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Northern Ireland NIR | Chris Baird | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 8 | MF | England ENG | Matt Oakley | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Scotland SCO | Neil McCann | 21 | 0 | 9+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Sweden SWE | Anders Svensson | 34 | 0 | 17+13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Republic of Ireland IRL | Rory Delap | 32 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | England ENG | David Prutton | 30 | 1 | 22+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Norway NOR | Jo Tessem | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | France FRA | Fabrice Fernandes | 31 | 1 | 21+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | France FRA | Léandre Griffit | 5 | 2 | 2+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | France FRA | Yoann Folly | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Scotland SCO | Paul Telfer | 43 | 0 | 33+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | England ENG | Kevin Phillips | 37 | 13 | 28+6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | England ENG | James Beattie | 42 | 17 | 32+5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Latvia LVA | Marian Pahars | 16 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Ecuador ECU | Agustin Delgado | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | England ENG | Brett Ormerod | 26 | 6 | 14+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Wales WAL | Paul Jones | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | England ENG | Chris Marsden | 17 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
- ↑ Folly was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Togo internationally, and made his full international debut for Togo in August 2008
- ↑ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and has represented them on U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua & Barbuda internationally, and made his debut for Antigua & Barbuda in February 2012
- ↑ Best was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his full international debut for Ireland in May 2009.
- ↑ Elá was born in Añisoc, Equatorial Guinea, but was raised in Spain from the age of 10.
- ↑ Perepļotkins was born in Kharkiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but acquired Latvian citizenship in 2007, and made his full international debut for Latvia in 2007.