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2003–04 Derby County F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Derby County
season	2003–04
manager	SCO George Burley
chairman	ENG Lionel Pickering (until October)
ENG John Sleightholme
stadium	Pride Park Stadium
league	First Division
league result	20th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	Carling Cup
cup2 result	First round
league topscorer	Ian Taylor (11)
season topscorer	Taylor (12)
average attendance	22,199
prevseason	2002–03
nextseason	2004–05

ENG John Sleightholme 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 £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 £1 each.

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League

Results

Derby County's score comes first

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	Júnior
17 September 2003	Watford	H	3–2	18,459	Taylor, Svensson, Júnior
20 September 2003	Sunderland	H	1–1	22,535	Taylor
27 September 2003	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	29,059	Júnior
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), Júnior
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

Left club during season

References

Notes

References

"Derby County 2003–2004 Home". statto.com.

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