2003–04 Liverpool F.C. season
2003–04 season | ||||
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Chairman | David Moores | |||
Manager | Gérard Houllier | |||
FA Premier League | 4th | |||
FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
League Cup | Fourth round | |||
UEFA Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Michael Owen (16) All: Michael Owen (19) | |||
Average home league attendance | 41,777[1] | |||
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The 2003–04 season was Liverpool's 112th season in existence and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. Liverpool finished the FA Premier League season in fourth place.
Season summary
[edit]Liverpool finished the season in fourth position in the Premier League in what was to be Gérard Houllier's last in charge of Liverpool. He was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the season after six years in charge.
Competition | Result | Top Scorer |
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Premier League | 4th | ![]() |
UEFA Cup | Fourth round | ![]() |
FA Cup | Fifth round | ![]() |
League Cup | Fourth round | ![]() ![]() |
Overall | ![]() |
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] |
4 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Startseite | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
Big Four games
[edit]Overall | Startseite | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
[edit]- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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20 | MF | ![]() |
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£1,500,000 | 1 July 2003 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
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£1,500,000 | 1 July 2003 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
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£3,500,000 | 1 July 2003 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
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£5,000,000 | 9 July 2003 |
30 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | 8 August 2003 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
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Loan | 9 January 2004 |
Out
[edit]# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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15 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2003 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2003 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free | 1 July 2003 |
19 | GK | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2003 |
34 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | 15 January 2004 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | 2 February 2004 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
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£6,250,000 | 18 May 2004 |
- In:
£6,500,000
- Out:
£6,250,000
- Total spending:
£250,000
Match results
[edit]Premier League
[edit]17 August 2003 1 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
16:05 | Owen ![]() |
Bericht | Verón ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,082 Referee: Steve Bennett |
24 August 2003 2 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
Bericht | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,573 Referee: Paul Durkin |
27 August 2003 3 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,778 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
30 August 2003 4 | Everton | 0–3 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
Bericht | Owen ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,200 Referee: Mike Riley |
12 September 2003 5 | Blackburn | 1–3 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
Jansen ![]() Neill ![]() |
Bericht | Owen ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,074 Referee: Neale Barry |
20 September 2003 6 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
Owen ![]() Heskey ![]() |
Bericht | Bent ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,094 Referee: Mark Halsey |
28 September 2003 7 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Liverpool | London |
Lisbie ![]() |
Bericht | Šmicer ![]() Owen ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Rob Styles |
4 October 2003 8 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
Kewell ![]() |
Bericht | Hyypiä ![]() Pires ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,374 Referee: Graham Barber |
18 October 2003 9 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
Berger ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,123 Referee: Steve Dunn |
25 October 2003 10 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
Owen ![]() Murphy ![]() Sinama Pongolle ![]() |
Bericht | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,599 Referee: Jeff Winter |
2 November 2003 11 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | London |
Saha ![]() Boa Morte ![]() |
Bericht | Heskey ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles |
9 November 2003 12 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
Kewell ![]() |
Bericht | Giggs ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,159 Referee: Graham Poll |
22 November 2003 13 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
Bericht | Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 34,268 Referee: Phil Dowd |
30 November 2003 14 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Liverpool |
Gerrard ![]() Kewell ![]() Heskey ![]() |
Bericht | Forssell ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,683 Referee: Neale Barry |
6 December 2003 15 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Shearer ![]() |
Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: St. James' Park |
13 December 2003 16 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Southampton | Liverpool |
Heskey ![]() |
Bericht | Ormerod ![]() M. Svensson ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,762 Referee: Paul Durkin |
26 December 2003 17 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
Hyypiä ![]() Sinama Pongolle ![]() Šmicer ![]() |
Bericht | Pedersen ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,987 Referee: Jeff Winter |
28 December 2003 18 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Manchester |
Anelka ![]() Fowler ![]() |
Bericht | Šmicer ![]() Hamann ![]() |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,201 Referee: Mike Riley |
7 January 2004 19 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Liverpool | London |
Bericht | Cheyrou ![]() Diouf ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,420 Referee: Steve Dunn |
10 January 2004 20 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
Delaney ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,771 Referee: Graham Barber |
17 January 2004 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Liverpool | London |
Keane ![]() Postiga ![]() |
Bericht | Kewell ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,104 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
21 January 2004 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
Miller ![]() |
Bericht | Cheyrou ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,380 Referee: Barry Knight |
31 January 2004 23 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Everton | Liverpool |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,056 Referee: Steve Bennett |
7 February 2004 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Bolton |
Hunt ![]() Djorkaeff ![]() |
Bericht | Hyypiä ![]() Gerrard ![]() |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,552 Referee: Alan Wiley |
11 February 2004 25 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
Owen ![]() Gerrard ![]() |
Bericht | Wright-Phillips ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,257 Referee: Mike Riley |
29 February 2004 26 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Liverpool | Leeds |
Bakke ![]() Viduka ![]() |
Bericht | Kewell ![]() Baroš ![]() |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,932 Referee: Paul Durkin |
14 March 2004 27 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton |
Beattie ![]() Phillips ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: St. Mary's Attendance: 32,056 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
17 March 2004 28 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
Hamann ![]() Owen ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 34,663 Referee: Barry Knight |
20 March 2004 29 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
Hyypiä ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,795 Referee: Rob Styles |
28 March 2004 30 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Liverpool | Leicester |
Bericht | Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 32,013 Referee: Phil Dowd |
4 April 2004 31 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Owen ![]() Todd ![]() Heskey ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Jeff Winter |
9 April 2004 32 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Liverpool | London |
Henry ![]() Pires ![]() |
Bericht | Hyypiä ![]() Owen ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Alan Wiley |
12 April 2004 33 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
Bericht | Bartlett ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,003 Referee: Phil Dowd |
17 April 2004 34 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Fulham | Liverpool |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee: Steve Bennett |
24 April 2004 35 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
Bericht | Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,647 Referee: Mike Riley |
2 May 2004 36 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
Murphy ![]() Heskey ![]() |
Bericht | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,031 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
8 May 2004 37 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
Cunningham ![]() |
Bericht | Owen ![]() Heskey ![]() Gerrard ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,553 Referee: Steve Dunn |
15 May 2004 38 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Owen ![]() |
Bericht | Ameobi ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,172 Referee: Mike Riley |
Results by round
[edit]FA Cup
[edit]4 January 2004 Third Round | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Liverpool | Yeovil |
0–2 | Heskey ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 9,348 |
24 January 2004 Fourth Round | Liverpool | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Cheyrou ![]() |
2-1 | Robert ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,365 |
15 February 2004 Fifth Round | Liverpool | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
Owen ![]() |
1–1 | Taylor ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 34,669 |
22 February 2004 Fifth Round Replay | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
Hughes ![]() |
1–0 | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,529 |
League Cup
[edit]29 October 2003 Third Round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Yorke ![]() Ferguson ![]() Yorke ![]() |
Bericht | Murphy ![]() Heskey ![]() Heskey ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Mike Riley |
3 December 2003 Fourth Round | Liverpool | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield, Liverpool |
Murphy ![]() Šmicer ![]() |
Bericht | Mário Jardel ![]() Okacha ![]() Djorkaeff ![]() |
Attendance: 33,185 Referee: Mike Riley |
UEFA Cup
[edit]24 September 2003 First Round First Leg | Olimpija Ljubljana ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana |
20:15 | Žlogar ![]() |
Bericht | Owen ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago (Spain) |
15 October 2003 First Round Second Leg | Liverpool ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Anfield, Liverpool |
21:00 | Le Tallec ![]() Heskey ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Bericht | Attendance: 42,880 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
6 November 2003 Second Round First Leg | Steaua București ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
20:00 | Răducanu ![]() |
Bericht | Traoré ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
27 November 2003 Second Round Second Leg | Liverpool ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Anfield, Liverpool |
21:00 | Kewell ![]() |
Bericht | Attendance: 42,837 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
26 February 2004 Third Round First Leg | Liverpool ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Anfield, Liverpool |
21:00 | Gerrard ![]() Kewell ![]() |
Bericht | Attendance: 39,149 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
3 March 2004 Third Round Second Leg | Levski Sofia ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
20:10 | G. Ivanov ![]() Simonović ![]() |
Bericht | Gerrard ![]() Owen ![]() Hamann ![]() Hyypiä ![]() |
Attendance: 40,281 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
11 March 2004 Fourth Round First Leg | Liverpool ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Anfield, Liverpool |
Baroš ![]() |
Bericht | Drogba ![]() |
Attendance: 41,270 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
25 March 2004 Fourth Round Second Leg | Marseille ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
Drogba ![]() Méïté ![]() |
Bericht | Heskey ![]() |
Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]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 | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Jerzy Dudek | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Chris Kirkland | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
29 | GK | ![]() |
Patrice Luzi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Stéphane Henchoz | 27 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Finnan | 31 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Sami Hyypiä | 51 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
John Arne Riise | 35 | 0 | 22+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Djimi Traoré | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jamie Carragher | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Igor Bišćan | 39 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
36 | DF | ![]() |
Jon Otsemobor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Harry Kewell | 49 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
El Hadji Diouf | 33 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Vladimír Šmicer | 25 | 4 | 15+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Danny Murphy | 42 | 6 | 19+12 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Salif Diao | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Dietmar Hamann | 35 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Gerrard | 47 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 2 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Bruno Cheyrou | 19 | 4 | 9+3 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
John Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
5 | FW | ![]() |
Milan Baroš | 18 | 2 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Emile Heskey | 47 | 12 | 25+10 | 7 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Owen | 38 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Anthony Le Tallec | 23 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Florent Sinama Pongolle | 23 | 2 | 3+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
12 | GK | ![]() |
Paul Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: Competitions
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
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1 | 10 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Owen | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
2 | 8 | FW | ![]() |
Emile Heskey | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 7 | MF | ![]() |
Harry Kewell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
4 | 7 | MF | ![]() |
Danny Murphy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
5 | 17 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Gerrard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
6 | 4 | DF | ![]() |
Sami Hyypiä | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
7 | 11 | MF | ![]() |
Vladimír Šmicer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Bruno Cheyrou | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | 16 | MF | ![]() |
Dietmar Hamann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
10 | 5 | FW | ![]() |
Milan Baroš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Florent Sinama Pongolle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | 20 | FW | ![]() |
Anthony Le Tallec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Djimi Traoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Totals | 55 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 80 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in October 2004.
- ^ Medjani was born in Lyon, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Algeria in 2010.
- ^ Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
- ^ Xavier was born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique (now Mozambique), which was then an overseas territory of Portugal, and made his international debut for Portugal in March 1993.
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics for the 2003–2004 Season". LFChistory.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2009.