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2003–04 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | West Bromwich Albion |
| season | 2003–04 |
| manager | Gary Megson |
| chairman | Jeremy Peace |
| stadium | The Hawthorns |
| league | First Division |
| league result | 2nd (promoted) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Third round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Fifth round |
| league topscorer | Hughes (11) |
| season topscorer | Hulse (13) |
| average attendance | 24,764 |
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| prevseason | 2002–03 |
| nextseason | 2004–05 |
During the 2003–04 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the First Division.
Season summary
The club had been managed by Gary Megson since March 2000, who oversaw promotion to the Premier League in 2002 and subsequent relegation back to the First Division in the 2002–03 season. The club spent £1.5 million in the summer transfer window, including the £750,000 of Rob Hulse from Crewe Alexandra.
In the 2003–04 season, Albion had their best League Cup run for 22 years, beating Newcastle United and Manchester United before losing to Arsenal in the quarter-finals. The team also enjoyed good form in the league, remaining in the top two from mid-October until the end of the season, winning promotion back to the Premiership, again as runners-up, at the first attempt.
Albion unveiled the Astle Gates outside their home ground, The Hawthorns, in July 2003. The gates are a tribute to the club's former striker, Jeff Astle, who died in January 2002.
Final league table
Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division
Results
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Football League First Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2003 | Walsall | A | 1–4 | 11,030 (2,400) | Koumas |
| 16 August 2003 | Burnley | H | 4–1 | 22,489 (945) | Šakiri, Hulse, Hughes (2) |
| 23 August 2003 | Watford | A | 1–0 | 15,023 | Hughes |
| 25 August 2003 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | 24,402 | Hughes (pen) |
| 30 August 2003 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 21,499 | Hulse |
| 13 September 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–1 | 24,954 (1,407) | Gaardsøe, Hulse (2), Diallo (own goal) |
| 16 September 2003 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 12,874 | |
| 20 September 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 17,477 (1,843) | Hulse, Koumas |
| 27 September 2003 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 24,297 (1,479) | Dobie |
| 30 September 2003 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | 22,909 (768) | Koumas, Dobie |
| 4 October 2003 | Gillingham | A | 2–0 | 8,883 (1,600) | Dobie, Clement |
| 14 October 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 0–2 | 27,195 | |
| 18 October 2003 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 24,966 (2,001) | Koumas |
| 21 October 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 22,048 (24) | |
| 25 October 2003 | Rotherham United | A | 3–0 | 7,815 (2,324) | Barker (own goal), Hulse (2) |
| 1 November 2003 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 | 26,135 | |
| 8 November 2003 | West Ham United | A | 4–3 | 30,359 (2,993) | Hulse (2), Deane (own goal), Hughes |
| 22 November 2003 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 22,839 | |
| 25 November 2003 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 17,678 (1,600) | Koumas |
| 29 November 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3–0 | 27,331 (4,834) | Koumas (2), Louis-Jean (own goal) |
| 6 December 2003 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 26,194 | Mullins (own goal) |
| 9 December 2003 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 11,198 | Dobie |
| 13 December 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | 22,825 | Haas, Gregan |
| 20 December 2003 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 17,616 | |
| 26 December 2003 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 26,412 (1,887) | Gaardsøe |
| 28 December 2003 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 6,376 | |
| 9 January 2004 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | 24,558 (2,178) | Koumas, Horsfield |
| 17 January 2004 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 13,106 | Horsfield |
| 31 January 2004 | Watford | H | 3–1 | 23,958 (828) | Horsfield (2), Hughes |
| 7 February 2004 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 | 16,569 (2,800) | |
| 14 February 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | 25,196 (2,312) | Clement, Hughes |
| 21 February 2004 | Sheffield United | A | 2–1 | 24,805 | Moore, Gaardsøe |
| 28 February 2004 | Rotherham United | H | 0–1 | 24,104 | |
| 2 March 2004 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 23,223 (1,077) | |
| 6 March 2004 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | 25,414 (2,190) | Horsfield, Hulse, Kinsella |
| 13 March 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 8,335 | Johnson, Hughes |
| 16 March 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | 26,215 | Hughes (pen), Gaardsøe |
| 27 March 2004 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | 24,990 (907) | Moore, Dyer |
| 4 April 2004 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–2 | 24,608 (1,723) | Koumas, Dyer, Horsfield |
| 10 April 2004 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | 24,524 (684) | Hughes |
| 12 April 2004 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | 13,304 (2,123) | Johnson |
| 18 April 2004 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 32,201 (2,721) | Koumas |
| 24 April 2004 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | 26,143 (565) | Horsfield, Hughes |
| 1 May 2004 | Reading | A | 0–1 | 20,619 | |
| 4 May 2004 | Stoke City | A | 1–4 | 18,352 | Dobie |
| 9 May 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | 26,821 |
FA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 3 January 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 11,843 |
League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 12 August 2003 | Brentford | H | 4–0 | 10,490 | Hulse (2), Haas, Dobie | |
| R2 | 23 September 2003 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–1 | 5,265 | Clement, Hulse | |
| R3 | 29 October 2003 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | 46,932 | Ameobi (own goal), Hughes | |
| R4 | 3 December 2003 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | 25,282 (2,593) | Haas, Dobie | |
| R5 | 16 December 2003 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 20,369 (1,688) |
Players
First-team squad
Left club during season
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Name | Club From | Transfer Fee | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2003 | FW | Rob Hulse | Crewe Alexandra | £750,000 | date=2003-07-11 | title=Baggies bag duo | language=en-GB | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3055657.stm | access-date=2023-12-05}} |
| 11 July 2003 | MF | James O'Connor | Stoke City | £250,000 | date=2003-08-12 | title=O'Connor dispute settled | language=en-GB | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/3144457.stm | access-date=2023-12-05}} |
| 14 July 2003 | DF | Bernt Haas | Sunderland | £500,000 | ||||||
| 31 July 2003 | DF | Thomas Gaardsøe | Ipswich Town | £500,000 | ||||||
| 31 July 2003 | MF | Artim Šakiri | CSKA Sofia | Nominal | ||||||
| 7 August 2003 | DF | Joost Volmer | AZ Alkmaar | Free | ||||||
| 18 December 2003 | FW | Geoff Horsfield | Wigan Athletic | £1,000,000 | ||||||
| 15 January 2004 | MF | Mark Kinsella | Aston Villa | Free | ||||||
| DF | Sékou Berthé | Troyes |
Out
| Date | Position | Name | Club To | Transfer Fee | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2003 | DF | Des Lyttle | Free Agency | Released | date=2003-05-12 | title=Baggies begin clear-out | language=en-GB | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3021829.stm | access-date=2023-12-05}} | |
| 30 June 2003 | MF | Jordão | Free Agency | Released | ||||||
| 30 June 2003 | GK | Brian Jensen | Burnley | Free | ||||||
| 9 July 2003 | DF | Igor Bališ | Free Agency | Mutual Consent | ||||||
| 11 July 2003 | MF | Derek McInnes | Dundee United | Free | ||||||
| 19 August 2003 | FW | Bob Taylor | Cheltenham Town | Free | date=2003-08-19 | title=Cheltenham sign Taylor | language=en-GB | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/3162707.stm | access-date=2023-12-05}} |
| FW | Jason Roberts | Wigan Athletic |
Notes
References
References
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- (2004-04-24). "West Brom 2–0 Bradford". BBC Sport.
- Lepkowski, Chris. (19 January 2012). "Chris Lepkowski looks back on the day that Jeff Astle's death rocked West Bromwich Albion". Birmingham Mail.
- "West Bromwich Albion 2003–2004 Results". Statto.com.
- (2003-07-11). "Baggies bag duo". BBC Sport.
- (2003-08-12). "O'Connor dispute settled". BBC Sport.
- (2003-07-14). "Baggies seal Haas deal". BBC Sport.
- (2003-08-01). "It's a Dane deal as Gaardsoe goes".
- (2003-07-31). "Sakiri joins Baggies". BBC Sport.
- (2003-09-05). "Transfers - August 2003". BBC Sport.
- (2003-12-18). "Horsfield joins West Brom". BBC Sport.
- (2004-01-15). "Baggies seal Kinsella deal". BBC Sport.
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- (2003-06-30). "Burnley snap up Jensen". BBC Sport.
- (2003-07-09). "Balis ends Baggies career". BBC Sport.
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- (2003-08-19). "Cheltenham sign Taylor". BBC Sport.
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