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2003–04 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 2003–04 football season
During the 2003–04 season Cardiff City played in Division One of the Football League. It was the team's first year in the Division One since being promoted from Division Two.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | Sam Hammam |
Manager | Lennie Lawrence |
First Division | 13th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Fourth round |
FAW Premier Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Robert Earnshaw (21) All: Robert Earnshaw (26) |
Highest home attendance | 19,202 vs West Ham United (25 October 2003) |
Lowest home attendance | 13,666 vs Sheffield United (27 March 2004) |
Average home league attendance | 15,569 |
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More information No., Pos ...
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | FAW Premier Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | SCO | Neil Alexander | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | WAL | Rhys Weston | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Chris Barker | 42 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | MF | ENG | Gareth Whalley | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | WAL | Danny Gabbidon | 44 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | WAL | John Robinson | 34 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | EIR | Graham Kavanagh | 29 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Andy Campbell | 29 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
10 | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw | 49 | 26 | 46 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ENG | Peter Thorne | 25 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | EIR | Willie Boland | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | WAL | Martyn Margetson | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | WAL | Jason Bowen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | MF | ENG | Mark Bonner | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | Gary Croft | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | WAL | James Collins | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | WAL | Scott Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | WAL | Leyton Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | WAL | Paul Parry | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ENG | Gavin Gordon | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | DF | AUS | Tony Vidmar | 49 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | GK | ENG | Arran Lee-Barrett | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | FW | WAL | Stuart Fleetwood | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
24 | FW | EIR | Alan Lee | 25 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
25 | MF | JAM | Richard Langley | 46 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | MF | ENG | Julian Gray | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ENG | Lee Bullock | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | MF | WAL | Nicky Fish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Summer transfers in
More information Player, Club ...
Player | Club | Fee |
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Gary Croft | Unattached | Free |
Richard Langley | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
Alan Lee | Rotherham United | £850,000 |
John Robinson | Unattached | Free |
Tony Vidmar | Middlesbrough | Free |
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Summer transfers out
More information Player, Club ...
Player | Club | Fee |
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Gareth Ainsworth | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
Leo Fortune-West | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |
Des Hamilton | Grimsby Town | Undisclosed |
David Hughes | Retired | – |
Andy Jordan | Hartlepool United | Free |
Andy Legg | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
Michael Simpkins | Rochdale | Free |
Mark Walton | Released | – |
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Loans in
More information Player, Club ...
Player | Club | Arrival Date | Return Date |
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Julian Gray | Crystal Palace | August 2003 | September 2003 |
Lee Bullock | York City | February 2004 | End of Season |
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January Transfers in
January Transfers out
Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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11 | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 66 |
12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 |
13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 65 |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 60 |
15 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 69 | 71 | −2 | 59 |
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | D |
Position | 19 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
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Division One
More information Date, Opponent ...
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 Aug | Rotherham United | A | D 0 – 0 | 8,176 | |
16 Aug | Bradford City | H | L 0 – 2 | 16,421 | |
23 Aug | Nottingham Forest | A | W 2 – 1 | 23,407 | Earnshaw, Kavanagh |
25 Aug | Derby County | H | W 4 – 1 | 15,091 | Lee, Kavanagh, Earnshaw, Collins |
30 Aug | Walsall | A | D 1 – 1 | 8,974 | Whalley |
13 Sep | Gillingham | H | W 5 – 0 | 15,057 | Earnshaw (4), Thorne |
16 Sep | Reading | A | L 1 – 2 | 15,810 | Thorne |
20 Sep | Sheffield United | A | L 3 – 5 | 21,323 | Earnshaw (2), Langley |
27 Sep | Crewe Alexandra | H | W 3 – 0 | 14,385 | Thorne (2), Earnshaw |
30 Sep | Wigan Athletic | H | D 0 – 0 | 15,143 | |
4 Oct | Crystal Palace | A | L 1 – 2 | 16,160 | Kavanagh |
14 Oct | Sunderland | A | D 0 – 0 | 26,835 | |
18 Oct | Coventry City | A | W 3 – 1 | 11,767 | Whalley, Gordon, Earnshaw |
25 Oct | West Ham United | H | D 0 – 0 | 19,202 | |
28 Oct | Watford | H | W 3 – 0 | 14,011 | Earnshaw, Vidmar, Kavanagh |
1 Nov | Burnley | A | D 1 – 1 | 10,886 | Earnshaw |
8 Nov | Stoke City | H | W 3 – 1 | 15,227 | Earnshaw (2), Gabbidon |
22 Nov | Wimbledon | A | W 1 – 0 | 5,056 | Croft |
25 Nov | West Bromwich Albion | H | D 1 – 1 | 17,678 | Earnshaw |
29 Nov | Ipswich Town | H | L 2 – 3 | 17,833 | Earnshaw, Thorne |
6 Dec | Stoke City | A | W 3 – 2 | 12,208 | Thorne (3) |
9 Dec | Preston North End | H | D 2 – 2 | 13,703 | Langley, Thorne |
13 Dec | Norwich City | A | L 1 – 4 | 16,428 | Thorne |
20 Dec | Millwall | H | L 1 – 3 | 14,610 | Thorne |
26 Dec | Walsall | H | L 0 – 1 | 17,531 | |
28 Dec | Watford | A | L 1 – 2 | 15,512 | Thorne |
10 Jan | Rotherham United | H | W 3 – 2 | 14,021 | Thorne, Kavanagh, Earnshaw |
17 Jan | Bradford City | A | W 1 – 0 | 11,132 | Langley |
31 Jan | Nottingham Forest | H | D 0 – 0 | 17,913 | |
7 Feb | Derby County | A | D 2 – 2 | 20,958 | Earnshaw, Kavanagh |
14 Feb | West Bromwich Albion | A | L 1 – 2 | 25,196 | Lee |
21 Feb | Sunderland | H | W 4 – 0 | 17,337 | Kavanagh, Langley, Gabbidon, Lee |
28 Feb | West Ham United | A | L 0 – 1 | 31,858 | |
2 Mar | Coventry City | H | L 0 – 1 | 14,376 | |
13 Mar | Norwich City | H | W 2 – 1 | 16,317 | Parry, Earnshaw |
16 Mar | Reading | H | L 2 – 3 | 14,051 | Earnshaw, Bullock |
20 Mar | Crewe Alexandra | A | W 1 – 0 | 6,650 | Williams (og) |
27 Mar | Sheffield United | H | W 2 – 1 | 13,666 | Langley, Robinson |
3 Apr | Gillingham | A | W 2 – 1 | 7,852 | Earnshaw, Bullock |
7 Apr | Millwall | A | D 0 – 0 | 9,584 | |
10 Apr | Crystal Palace | H | L 0 – 2 | 16,656 | |
13 Apr | Wigan Athletic | A | L 0 – 3 | 8,052 | |
17 Apr | Burnley | H | W 2 – 0 | 13,525 | Langley, Campbell |
24 Apr | Preston North End | A | D 2 – 2 | 11,972 | Campbell, Gabbidon |
1 May | Wimbledon | H | D 1 – 1 | 15,337 | Robinson |
9 May | Ipswich Town | A | D 1 – 1 | 28,703 | Bullock |
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League Cup
More information Date, Round ...
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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12 Aug | One | Leyton Orient | H | W 4 – 1 | 4,503 | Earnshaw (3), Campbell |
23 Sep | Two | West Ham United | H | L 2 – 3 | 10,724 | Earnshaw (2) |
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FA Cup
More information Date, Round ...
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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3 Jan | Three | Sheffield United | H | L 0 – 1 | 10,525 |
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FAW Premier Cup
More information Date, Round ...
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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26 Jan | Quarter-final | Newport County | A | W 1 – 0 | 812 | Fleetwood |
24 Mar | Semi-final | Wrexham | A | L 2 – 2 (6 – 7 on pens) | 1,626 | Lee, Campbell |
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- Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2004-05. Headline Books. ISBN 0-7553-1311-9.
- "Cardiff City 2003–04". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.