2003–04 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
2003–04 season
Chairman	Professor John McKenzie; (until 15 December); Trevor Birch; (until 19 March); Gerald Krasner; (from 19 March)
Manager	Peter Reid; (until 10 November); Eddie Gray; (from 10 November)
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mark Viduka (11); All: ; Mark Viduka (12)
Highest home attendance	40,153 vs Manchester United ; (18 October 2003, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	29,211 vs Swindon Town ; (24 September 2003, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	36,119
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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

Competitions

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L
Position	9	13	14	12	14	16	18	16	17	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	19

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

Premier League

18 August 2003 1	Leeds United	2–2	Newcastle United	Leeds
14:00	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
15:00	Taricco 41' Kanouté 71'	Report	Smith 5'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,354 Referee: Steve Dunn

26 August 2003 3	Leeds United	0–0	Southampton	Leeds
19:30		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,721 Referee: Paul Durkin

30 August 2003 4	Middlesbrough	2–3	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
15:00	Németh 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
19:30	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
15:00		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
15:00	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 Rovers	Leeds
15:00	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
12:00		Report	Keane 81'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,153 Referee: Graham Poll

25 October 2003 10	Liverpool	3–1	Leeds United	Liverpool
15:00	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
15:00	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
15:30	Stefanovic 16' O'Neil 45', 71' Foxe 62' Berger 75' Yakubu 86'	Report	Smith 18'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Chris Foy

22 November 2003 13	Leeds United	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
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
15:00		Report	Milner 9'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,445 Referee: Mark Halsey

6 December 2003 15	Leeds United	1–1	Chelsea	Leeds
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
16:00	Duberry 41' Viduka 46' Matteo 88'	Report	Saha 47', 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry

22 December 2003 17	Manchester City	1–1	Leeds United	Manchester
19:30	Sibierski 82'	Report	Viduka 24'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,126 Referee: Graham Barber

26 December 2003 18	Leeds United	0–0	Aston Villa	Leeds
15:00		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,513 Referee: Steve Bennett

28 December 2003 19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
15:00	Smith 18' (o.g.) Iversen 48', 90'	Report	Duberry 3'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,139 Referee: Andy D'Urso

7 January 2004 20	Newcastle United	1–0	Leeds United	Newcastle
19:45	Shearer 4'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,130 Referee: Phil Dowd

10 January 2004 21	Leeds United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
15:00		Report	Keane 56'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,365 Referee: Mark Halsey

17 January 2004 22	Southampton	2–1	Leeds United	Southampton
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
15:00		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
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
19:45	Smith 14' Matteo 41' Milner 62' Viduka 90'	Report	Ganea 21'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,867 Referee: Mike Dean

21 February 2004 26	Manchester United	1–1	Leeds United	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
14:00	Bakke 29' Viduka 34'	Report	Kewell 21' Baroš 42'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,932 Referee: Paul Durkin

13 March 2004 28	Fulham	2–0	Leeds United	Fulham
15:00	Davis 71' Boa Morte 83'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Steve Dunn

22 March 2004 29	Leeds United	2–1	Manchester City	Leeds
19:45	McPhail 23' Viduka 76' (pen.)	Report	Anelka 44'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,998 Referee: Alan Wiley

27 March 2004 30	Birmingham City	4–1	Leeds United	Birmingham
12:30	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
19:45	Duberry 11' Viduka 13' 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
15:00	Short 90'	Report	Caldwell 2' Viduka 89'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,611 Referee: Steve Dunn

13 April 2004 33	Leeds United	1–1	Everton	Leeds
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
20:00	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
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
14:00	Djorkaeff 47', 53' Harte 55' (o.g.) Nolan 78'	Report	Viduka 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 38,094 Referee: Steve Bennett

8 May 2004 37	Leeds United	3–3	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
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
15:00 BST	Grønkjær 20'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,276 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

4 January 2004 3	Leeds United	1–4	Arsenal	Leeds
	Viduka 8'	Report	Henry 26' Edu 33' Pires 87' Touré 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,207 Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup

24 September 2003 2	Leeds United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Swindon Town	Leeds
	Harte 77' Robinson 90'	Report	Guerney 44' Parkin 74'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,211 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

28 October 2003 3	Leeds United	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United	Leeds
	Júnior 49', 114'	Report	Bellion 78' Forlán 108' Djemba-Djemba 117'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,546 Referee: Paul Durkin

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Gary Kelly	38	0	0	0	2	0	40	0	3	0
3	DF	Ian Harte	21+2	1	1	0	2	1	24+2	2	0	0
4	MF	Jody Morris	11+1	0	0	0	0	0	11+1	0	2	0
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	11+3	0	0	0+1	0	0	11+4	0	2	0
6	DF	Zoumana Camara	13	1	0	0	2	0	15	1	3	0
7	MF	Nick Barmby	1+5	0	0	0	0	0	1+5	0	0	0
8	FW	Michael Bridges	1+9	0	0	0	1+1	0	2+10	0	2	0
9	FW	Mark Viduka	30	11	1	1	0	0	31	12	2	2
10	MF	Lamine Sakho	9+8	1	0+1	0	1	0	10+9	1	3	0
11	MF	Jermaine Pennant	34+2	2	0	0	0	0	34+2	2	5	0
12	DF	Roque Júnior	5	0	0	0	2	2	7	2	1	1
13	GK	Paul Robinson	36	0	1	0	2	1	40	1	1	1
14	MF	Stephen McPhail	8+4	1	0	0	0	0	8+4	0	2	0
15	FW	Cyril Chapuis	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	0	0
15	DF	Steven Caldwell	13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1	3	0
16	MF	Jason Wilcox	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	4+3	0	1	0
17	FW	Alan Smith	35	9	1	0	2	0	38	9	6	0
19	MF	Eirik Bakke	8+2	1	1	0	0	0	9+2	0	2	0
20	MF	Seth Johnson	24+1	2	0	0	1	0	25+1	0	5	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	33	2	1	0	0	0	34	2	8	1
22	DF	Michael Duberry	19	3	1	0	0	0	20	3	2	0
23	MF	David Batty	10+2	2	1	0	1	0	13+2	0	5	0
24	MF	Salomon Olembé	8+4	0	0	0	2	0	10+4	0	3	0
25	MF	Aaron Lennon	0+11	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+14	0	0	0
29	DF	Didier Domi	9+3	0	0	0	0+2	0	9+5	0	5	0
34	DF	Frazer Richardson	2+2	0	1	0	0	0	3+2	0	0	0
36	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	7+1	2	1	0	0	0	9+1	0	0	0
38	MF	James Milner	27+3	3	1	0	1	0	29+3	0	2	0
39	FW	Simon Johnson	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	1+4	0	0	0
40	GK	Scott Carson	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
19 July 2003	MF	Jody Morris	Chelsea	Free	^[6]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2003	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	AGF Aarhus	Free	^[7]
30 June 2003	MF	Jacob Burns	Released		^[8]
9 July 2003	FW	Harry Kewell	Liverpool	£5,000,000	^[9]^[10]
10 July 2003	MF	Olivier Dacourt	Roma	£3,500,000	^[11]
30 August 2003	DF	Paul Okon	Vicenza	Free	^[12]
1 September 2003	GK	Nigel Martyn	Everton	£500,000	^[13]
30 September 2003	GK	Danny Milosevic	Released		^[14]
13 March 2004	MF	Jody Morris	Rotherham United	Free	^[15]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From	Ref.
22 July 2003	30 June 2004	DF	Zoumana Camara	Lens	^[16]
5 August 2003		DF	Didier Domi	Paris Saint-Germain	^[17]
12 August 2003		FW	Lamine Sakho	Marseille	^[17]
20 August 2003		FW	Jermaine Pennant	Arsenal	^[17]
31 August 2003		MF	Salomon Olembé	Marseille	^[17]
1 September 2003	1 December 2003	DF	Roque Júnior	AC Milan	^[18]
1 September 2003	6 January 2004	FW	Cyril Chapuis	Marseille	^[18]
2 February 2004	30 June 2004	DF	Steven Caldwell	Newcastle United	^[19]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
31 July 2003	1 November 2003	MF	Harpal Singh	Bury	^[20]
21 August 2003	1 November 2003	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	West Ham United	^[17]
24 August 2003	30 June 2004	DF	Danny Mills	Middlesbrough	^[17]
26 August 2003	26 November 2003	MF	Stephen McPhail	Nottingham Forest	^[17]
3 September 2003	2 October 2003	MF	James Milner	Swindon Town	^[18]
21 October 2003	30 June 2004	MF	Paul Keegan	Scunthorpe United	^[21]
24 October 2003	24 January 2004	GK	Shaun Allaway	Walsall	^[21]
7 November 2003	10 December 2003	DF	Frazer Richardson	Stoke City	^[22]
13 December 2003	13 January 2004	MF	Simon Johnson	Blackpool	^[23]
7 January 2004	30 June 2004	MF	Jamie McMaster	Chesterfield	^[24]
2 February 2004	1 May 2004	FW	Michael Bridges	Newcastle United	^[19]
27 February 2004	27 March 2004	MF	Nick Barmby	Nottingham Forest	^[19]

References

^ "McKenzie steps down at Leeds". The Guardian. 15 December 2003.
^ "Leeds takeover completed". BBC News. 19 March 2004.
^ "Leeds sack Reid". BBC News. 10 November 2003.
^ "Leeds United players: Premier League 2004". www.11v11.com.
^ "Leeds United players: FA Cup 2004". www.11v11.com.
^ "Morris completes Leeds move". BBC News. 19 July 2003.
^ "Sherriff heads out of Leeds". BBC News. 27 June 2003.
^ "Premiership ins and outs". BBC News. 1 September 2003.
^ £2,000,000 was paid to Kewell's agent, so Leeds only received £3,000,000.
^ "Liverpool sign Kewell". BBC News. 9 July 2003.
^ "Transfers — July 2003". BBC News. 31 July 2003.
^ "The gossip column". BBC News. 29 August 2003.
^ "Everton seal Martyn deal". BBC News. 1 September 2003.
^ "Leeds United Players - 2003-04". Leeds Utd 365. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Leeds stat attack". BBC News. 3 May 2004.
^ "Camara joins Leeds". BBC News. 20 December 2000.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Transfers — August 2003". BBC News. 5 September 2003.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Transfers — September 2003". BBC News. 23 September 2003.
^ ^a ^b ^c "February 2004". BBC News. 6 February 2004.
^ "Bury keen on Singh". BBC News. 31 July 2003.
^ ^a ^b "Transfers — October 2003". BBC News. 16 October 2003.
^ "Transfers — November 2003". BBC News. 27 November 2003.
^ "Report: Blackpool v Tranmere Rovers — English League One — ESPNFC". ESPN. 26 December 2003. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Transfers — January 2004". BBC News. 18 January 2004.

[1] "McKenzie steps down at Leeds". The Guardian. 15 December 2003.

[2] "Leeds takeover completed". BBC News. 19 March 2004.

[3] "Leeds sack Reid". BBC News. 10 November 2003.

[4] "Leeds United players: Premier League 2004". www.11v11.com.

[5] "Leeds United players: FA Cup 2004". www.11v11.com.

[6] "Morris completes Leeds move". BBC News. 19 July 2003.

[7] "Sherriff heads out of Leeds". BBC News. 27 June 2003.

[8] "Premiership ins and outs". BBC News. 1 September 2003.

[9] £2,000,000 was paid to Kewell's agent, so Leeds only received £3,000,000.

[10] "Liverpool sign Kewell". BBC News. 9 July 2003.

[july-11] "Transfers — July 2003". BBC News. 31 July 2003.

[12] "The gossip column". BBC News. 29 August 2003.

[13] "Everton seal Martyn deal". BBC News. 1 September 2003.

[14] "Leeds United Players - 2003-04". Leeds Utd 365. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

[15] "Leeds stat attack". BBC News. 3 May 2004.

[16] "Camara joins Leeds". BBC News. 20 December 2000.

[august-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Transfers — August 2003". BBC News. 5 September 2003.

[september-18] "Transfers — September 2003". BBC News. 23 September 2003.

[february-19] "February 2004". BBC News. 6 February 2004.

[20] "Bury keen on Singh". BBC News. 31 July 2003.

[october-21] "Transfers — October 2003". BBC News. 16 October 2003.

[22] "Transfers — November 2003". BBC News. 27 November 2003.

[23] "Report: Blackpool v Tranmere Rovers — English League One — ESPNFC". ESPN. 26 December 2003. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

[24] "Transfers — January 2004". BBC News. 18 January 2004.

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2003–04 season
Chairman	Professor 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 goalscorer	League: Mark Viduka (11) All: Mark Viduka (12)
Highest home attendance	40,153 vs Manchester United (18 October 2003, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	29,211 vs Swindon Town (24 September 2003, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	36,119
← 2002–03 2004–05 →