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2003–04 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2003–04 season saw West Ham United competing in the First Division for the first time since the 1992–93 season, having been relegated from the Premiership in 18th place the previous year.

West Ham United
2003–04 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerGlenn Roeder (until 24 August)
Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
Alan Pardew (from October)
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division4th
Play-offsRunners-up
(knocked out by Crystal Palace)
FA CupFifth round
(knocked out by Fulham)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marlon Harewood (13)

All:
Jermain Defoe (15)
Average home league attendance31,325

Season summary edit

Following West Ham's relegation from the Premiership, several key players left the club that summer, including Les Ferdinand, Trevor Sinclair, Frédéric Kanouté, Joe Cole, Paolo Di Canio and Glen Johnson. Young striker Jermain Defoe had also submitted a transfer request just one day after their relegation, but this was rejected and he would remain with the club for the start of the new season.[1][2] Manager Glenn Roeder, who had since recovered from the brain tumour that caused him to miss the end of the previous season, immediately set about rebuilding his squad, signing Kevin Horlock, Matthew Etherington, Rob Lee and David Connolly prior to the beginning of the campaign. After a win over Preston North End on the opening day, a draw and a loss would follow and Roeder was sacked three games into the season. Sir Trevor Brooking once again took over as caretaker manager, and form improved as they won their next four games. A permanent replacement was soon found for Roeder, when Alan Pardew was bought in from Reading as new manager in October.

Despite continuing to be a prolific goalscorer for the club, disciplinary issues became a problem for striker Jermain Defoe, who was sent off three times and played just 22 out of a possible 34 games due to suspension in the first half of the season. This, combined with his repeated refusal to sign a new contract, meant West Ham allowed him to leave the club in January to sign with Tottenham Hotspur in a swap deal that saw West Ham take out of favour striker Bobby Zamora.[3] Along with Defoe, goalkeeper David James and club mainstay Ian Pearce would also leave for Manchester City and Fulham F.C. respectively.

Under the guidance of Pardew, West Ham performed well enough to finish fourth and earn themselves a playoff finish. They would lose 1–0 to 5th place Ipswich Town in the first leg of their playoff semi-final, but bounced back to win 2–0 in the second, advancing to the final where they would face Crystal Palace at the Millennium Stadium. A goal from Neil Shipperley after 61 minutes would be enough to give Palace the win, consigning the Hammers to another season in English football's second tier.

Final League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86 Promotion to the FA Premier League
3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
6 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   FRA Youssef Sofiane
19 MF   ENG Adam Nowland
20 MF   ENG Nigel Reo-Coker
21 MF   AUS Richard Garcia
22 DF   WAL Andy Melville
24 DF   ENG Jon Harley (on loan from Fulham)
25 FW   ENG Bobby Zamora
26 MF   JAM Jobi McAnuff[8]
27 DF   ENG Shaun Byrne
29 FW   ENG Brian Deane
30 GK   CZE Pavel Srníček
32 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater
34 DF   ENG Elliott Ward
35 DF   ENG Chris Cohen

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG David James (to Manchester City)
9 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe (to Tottenham Hotspur)
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce (to Fulham)
20 MF   SWE Niclas Alexandersson (on loan from Everton)
20 MF   SCO Robbie Stockdale (on loan from Middlesbrough)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon (on loan from Leeds United)
28 MF   ENG David Noble (to Boston United)
30 DF   FRA Sebastian Schemmel (to Portsmouth)
30 GK   SWE Rami Shaaban (on loan from Arsenal)
33 FW   ENG Neil Mellor (on loan from Liverpool)

Results edit

First Division edit

9 August 2003 Preston North End 1–2 West Ham United Preston
Lewis   2' Report Defoe   5'
Connolly   69'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Paul Danson
16 August 2003 West Ham United 0–0 Sheffield United London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28.972
Referee: Keith Hill
23 August 2003 Rotherham United 1–0 West Ham United Rotherham
Byfield   14' Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8,739
Referee: Mike Pike
26 August 2003 West Ham United 1–0 Bradford City London
Defoe   32' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,370
Referee: Richard Beeby
30 August 2003 Ipswich Town 1–2 West Ham United Ipswich
Wright   65' Report Defoe   21'
Connolly   47'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,679
Referee: Andy Hall
13 September 2003 West Ham United 1–0 Reading London
Dailly   17' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,634
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
16 September 2003 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 West Ham United Crewe
Report Connolly   16', 21'
Etherington   25'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 9,575
Referee: Alan Butler
20 September 2003 Gillingham 2–0 West Ham United Gillingham
King   57'
Benjamin   82'
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Paul Armstrong
28 September 2003 West Ham United 1–1 Millwall London
Connolly   25' Report Cahill   73' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,626
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 October 2003 West Ham United 3–0 Crystal Palace London
Defoe   19'
Mellor   32', 56'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,861
Referee: Michael Jones
4 October 2003 Derby County 0–1 West Ham United Derby
Report Hutchison   90' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 22,810
Referee: Mick Fletcher
15 October 2003 West Ham United 1–1 Norwich City London
Edworthy  6', og' Report Crouch   63' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,308
Referee: Steve Tomlin
18 October 2003 West Ham United 2–2 Burnley London
Connolly   20'
Hutchison   86'
Report Facey   38'
Moore   82'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: Iain Williamson
22 October 2003 West Ham United 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
Defoe   56' Report Reid   5' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,544
Referee: Tony Bates
25 October 2003 Cardiff City 0–0 West Ham United Cardiff
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,202
Referee: Mike Ryan
1 November 2003 Coventry City 1–1 West Ham United Coventry
Barrett   38' Report Defoe  15' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,126
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 November 2003 West Ham United 3–4 West Bromwich Albion London
Defoe   1'
Deane   10', 18'
Report Hulse   25', 40'
Deane   66', og'
Hughes   77'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,359
Referee: Mike Dean
22 November 2003 Watford 0–0 West Ham United Watford
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,950
Referee: Phil Prosser
25 November 2003 Wimbledon 1–1 West Ham United Milton Keynes
McAnuff   63' Report Deane   51' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 8,118
Referee: Barry Knight
29 November 2003 West Ham United 4–0 Wigan Athletic London
Horlock   4'
Jarrett   17', og'
Harewood   55', 75'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,375
Referee: Frazer Stretton
6 December 2003 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 West Ham United West Bromwich
Mullins   80', og' Report Deane   68' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,194
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 December 2003 West Ham United 0–1 Stoke City London
Report Richardson   33' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,365
Referee: Brian Curson
13 December 2003 West Ham United 3–2 Sunderland London
Defoe   55', 61'
Pearce   80'
Report McAteer   4'
Oster   30'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,329
Referee: Phil Joslin
20 December 2003 Walsall 1–1 West Ham United Walsall
Leitao   69' Report Harewood   10' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,272
Referee: Scott Mathieson
26 December 2003 West Ham United 1–2 Ipswich Town London
Defoe   49' Report Couñago   70', 79' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,021
Referee: Barry Knight
28 December 2003 Nottingham Forest 0–2 West Ham United Nottingham
Report Harewood   7'
Defoe   84'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,491
Referee: Richard Beeby
10 January 2004 West Ham United 1–2 Preston North End London
Connolly   19' Report Fuller   64'
Healy   67'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,777
Referee: Mark Warren
17 January 2004 Sheffield United 3–3 West Ham United Sheffield
Peschisolido   5'
Shaw   72'
Jagielka   90'
Report Carrick   19'
Harley   22'
Harewood   37'
Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 22,787
Referee: Paul Durkin
31 January 2004 West Ham United 2–1 Rotherham United London
Deane   15'
Dailly   59'
Report Repka   23', og' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,483
Referee: Grant Hegley
7 February 2004 Bradford City 1–2 West Ham United Bradford
Atherton   35' Report Zamora   65'
Harewood   78'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,078
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 February 2004 Norwich City 1–1 West Ham United Norwich
Huckerby   76' Report Harewood   61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,940
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 February 2004 West Ham United 1–0 Cardiff City London
Zamora   73' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,858
Referee: George Cain
2 March 2004 Burnley 1–1 West Ham United Burnley
Branch   31' Summary Connolly   36' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 March 2004 West Ham United 0–0 Walsall London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,177
Referee: Graham Laws
9 March 2004 West Ham United 5–0 Wimbledon London
Etherington   37', 49', 70'
Zamora   39'
Reo-Coker   62'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,818
Referee: Eddie Evans
13 March 2004 Sunderland 2–0 West Ham United Sunderland
Kyle   61'
Whitley   76'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,533
Referee: Richard Beeby
17 March 2004 West Ham United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra London
Harewood   6', 20'
Reo-Coker   35'
McAnuff   41'
Report S. Jones   61', 72' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,158
Referee: David Crick
21 March 2004 Millwall 4–1 West Ham United London
Dailly   34', og'
Cahill   46', 56'
Chadwick   80'
Report Harewood   49' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,055
Referee: Jeff Winter
27 March 2004 West Ham United 2–1 Gillingham London
Zamora   3'
Etherington   76'
Report Spiller   32' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,551
Referee: Andy Penn
3 April 2004 Reading 2–0 West Ham United Reading
Kitson   35', 52' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,718
Referee: Phil Joslin
10 April 2004 West Ham United 0–0 Derby County London
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,207
Referee: Paul Robinson
12 April 2004 Crystal Palace 1–0 West Ham United London
Freedman   66' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,977
Referee: Tony Bates
17 April 2004 West Ham United 2–0 Coventry City London
Zamora   37'
Connolly   71'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,890
Referee: Howard Webb
24 April 2004 Stoke City 0–2 West Ham United Stoke-on-Trent
Report Connolly   39'
Harewood   59'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 18,227
Referee: Neale Barry
1 May 2004 West Ham United 4–0 Watford London
Hutchison   17'
Dailly   44'
Harewood   63', 90'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,685
Referee: Michael Jones
9 May 2004 Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Ham United Wigan
N. Roberts   34' Report Deane   90' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 20,669
Referee: Roy Pearson

First Division play-offs edit

15 May 2004 Ipswich Town 1–0 West Ham United Ipswich
Bent   57' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,435
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
18 May 2004 West Ham United 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Ipswich Town London
Etherington   50'
Dailly   71'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,002
Referee: Neale Barry
29 May 2004 West Ham United 0–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Report Shipperley   61' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 72,523
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup edit

13 August 2003 First Round West Ham United 3–1 Rushden & Diamonds London
Defoe   9'
Connolly   14', 78'
Report Lowe   34' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 13,715
Referee: Mark Cowburn
23 September 2003 Second Round Cardiff City 2–3 West Ham United Cardiff
Earnshaw   12', 25' Report Defoe   45', 64', 88' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Andy D'Urso
29 October 2003 Third Round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 (a.e.t.) West Ham United London
Zamora   91' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Graham Barber

FA Cup edit

3 January 2004 Third Round Wigan Athletic 1–2 West Ham United Wigan
Quinn   90', og' Report Mullins   80'
Connolly   85'
Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 11,793
Referee: Howard Webb
25 January 2004 Fourth Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 West Ham United Wolverhampton
Ganea   23' Report Deane   4'
Harewood   21'
Connolly   32'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,143
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 February 2004 Fifth Round Fulham 0–0 West Ham United London
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,705
Referee: Graham Poll
24 February 2004 Fifth Round Replay West Ham United 0–3 Fulham London
Report McBride   76'
Hayles   79'
Boa Morte   90'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Mike Riley

Statistics edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 041.30
Play-offs 3 1 0 2 2 2 +0 033.33
FA Cup 4 2 1 1 5 5 +0 050.00
League Cup 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
Total 56 24 18 14 80 56 +24 042.86

Goalscorers edit

Rank Pos No. Nat Name First Division Play-offs FA Cup League Cup Total
1 ST 9   Jermain Defoe 11 0 0 4 15
2 ST 8   David Connolly 10 0 2 2 14
ST 10   Marlon Harewood 13 1 0 0 14
4 ST 29   Brian Deane 6 0 1 0 7
5 MF 12   Matthew Etherington 5 1 0 0 6
6 ST 25   Bobby Zamora 5 0 0 0 5
7 DF 7   Christian Dailly 3 1 0 0 4
8 MF 4   Don Hutchison 3 0 0 0 3
9 MF 20   Nigel Reo-Coker 2 0 0 0 2
ST 33   Neil Mellor 2 0 0 0 2
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
12 MF 6   Michael Carrick 1 0 0 0 1
MF 16   Kevin Horlock 1 0 0 0 1
MF 17   Hayden Mullins 0 0 1 0 1
DF 19   Ian Pearce 1 0 0 0 1
DF 24   Jon Harley 1 0 0 0 1
MF 26   Jobi McAnuff 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 67 2 5 6 80

League position by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLWWWWLDWWDDDDDLDDWDLWDLWLDWWDWDDWLWLWLDLWWWD
Position781210632454345566699789668788755655353544686534
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Play-offs FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG David James 31 0 27 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
30 GK   CZE Pavel Srnicek 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater 23 0 17 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   CZE Tomáš Řepka 47 0 40 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG Rufus Brevett 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 DF   SCO Christian Dailly 53 3 43 2 3 1 3+1 0 3 0
14 DF   ENG Wayne Quinn 27 0 22 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0
15 DF   ENG Anton Ferdinand 26 0 9+11 0 0 0 3 0 2+1 0
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce 26 1 24 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 DF   SCO Robbie Stockdale 9 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   WAL Andy Melville 17 0 11+3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   ENG Jon Harley 16 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF   ENG Shaun Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
35 DF   ENG Chris Cohen 7 0 1+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   SCO Don Hutchison 27 4 10+14 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
5 MF   ENG Rob Lee 19 0 12+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
6 MF   ENG Michael Carrick 43 1 34+1 1 3 0 4 0 1 0
11 MF   NIR Steve Lomas 10 0 5 0 3 0 0+2 0 0 0
12 MF   ENG Matthew Etherington 45 6 34+1 5 3 1 4 0 3 0
16 MF   NIR Kevin Horlock 33 1 23+4 1 0 0 4 0 2 0
17 MF   ENG Hayden Mullins 34 1 27 0 3 0 4 1 0 0
19 MF   ENG Adam Nowland 11 0 2+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   SWE Niclas Alexandersson 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Nigel Reo-Coker 18 2 13+2 2 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   FRA Sebastien Carole 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   JAM Jobi McAnuff 13 1 4+8 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG David Noble 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW   IRL David Connolly 48 14 37+2 10 3 0 4 2 2 2
9 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe 22 15 19 11 0 0 0 0 3 4
10 FW   ENG Marlon Harewood 35 14 28 13 3 0 4 1 0 0
18 FW   FRA Youssef Sofiane 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW   AUS Richard Garcia 10 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
25 FW   ENG Bobby Zamora 20 5 15+2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   ENG Brian Deane 32 7 9+17 6 0+3 0 3 1 0 0
33 FW   ENG Neil Mellor 21 2 8+8 2 0 0 0+3 0 1+1 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Defoe demands transfer". 12 May 2003.
  2. ^ "West Ham block Defoe move". 13 May 2003.
  3. ^ "Spurs sign Defoe". 2 February 2004.
  4. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England.
  5. ^ Connolly was born in Brent, England.
  6. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany.
  7. ^ Horlock was born in Bexley, England.
  8. ^ McAnuff was born in Enfield, England.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2003 04 West Ham United F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2003 04 season saw West Ham United competing in the First Division for the first time since the 1992 93 season having been relegated from the Premiership in 18th place the previous year West Ham United2003 04 seasonChairmanTerry BrownManagerGlenn Roeder until 24 August Sir Trevor Brooking caretaker Alan Pardew from October StadiumBoleyn GroundFirst Division4thPlay offsRunners up knocked out by Crystal Palace FA CupFifth round knocked out by Fulham League CupThird round knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur Top goalscorerLeague Marlon Harewood 13 All Jermain Defoe 15 Average home league attendance31 325 2002 032004 05 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final League table 3 First team squad 3 1 Left club during season 4 Results 4 1 First Division 4 2 First Division play offs 4 3 League Cup 4 4 FA Cup 5 Statistics 5 1 Overview 5 2 Goalscorers 5 3 League position by matchday 5 4 Appearances and goals 6 ReferencesSeason summary editFollowing West Ham s relegation from the Premiership several key players left the club that summer including Les Ferdinand Trevor Sinclair Frederic Kanoute Joe Cole Paolo Di Canio and Glen Johnson Young striker Jermain Defoe had also submitted a transfer request just one day after their relegation but this was rejected and he would remain with the club for the start of the new season 1 2 Manager Glenn Roeder who had since recovered from the brain tumour that caused him to miss the end of the previous season immediately set about rebuilding his squad signing Kevin Horlock Matthew Etherington Rob Lee and David Connolly prior to the beginning of the campaign After a win over Preston North End on the opening day a draw and a loss would follow and Roeder was sacked three games into the season Sir Trevor Brooking once again took over as caretaker manager and form improved as they won their next four games A permanent replacement was soon found for Roeder when Alan Pardew was bought in from Reading as new manager in October Despite continuing to be a prolific goalscorer for the club disciplinary issues became a problem for striker Jermain Defoe who was sent off three times and played just 22 out of a possible 34 games due to suspension in the first half of the season This combined with his repeated refusal to sign a new contract meant West Ham allowed him to leave the club in January to sign with Tottenham Hotspur in a swap deal that saw West Ham take out of favour striker Bobby Zamora 3 Along with Defoe goalkeeper David James and club mainstay Ian Pearce would also leave for Manchester City and Fulham F C respectively Under the guidance of Pardew West Ham performed well enough to finish fourth and earn themselves a playoff finish They would lose 1 0 to 5th place Ipswich Town in the first leg of their playoff semi final but bounced back to win 2 0 in the second advancing to the final where they would face Crystal Palace at the Millennium Stadium A goal from Neil Shipperley after 61 minutes would be enough to give Palace the win consigning the Hammers to another season in English football s second tier Final League table editMain article 2003 04 Football League First Division Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation2 West Bromwich Albion P 46 25 11 10 64 42 22 86 Promotion to the FA Premier League3 Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 17 79 Qualification for the First Division play offs4 West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 22 745 Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 12 736 Crystal Palace O P 46 21 10 15 72 61 11 73Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored O Play off winners P PromotedFirst team squad editSquad at end of seasonNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF nbsp CZE Tomas Repka3 DF nbsp ENG Rufus Brevett4 MF nbsp SCO Don Hutchison 4 5 MF nbsp ENG Rob Lee6 MF nbsp ENG Michael Carrick7 DF nbsp SCO Christian Dailly8 FW nbsp IRL David Connolly 5 10 FW nbsp ENG Marlon Harewood11 MF nbsp NIR Steve Lomas 6 12 MF nbsp ENG Matthew Etherington14 DF nbsp ENG Wayne Quinn on loan from Newcastle United 15 DF nbsp ENG Anton Ferdinand16 MF nbsp NIR Kevin Horlock 7 17 MF nbsp ENG Hayden Mullins No Pos Nation Player18 FW nbsp FRA Youssef Sofiane19 MF nbsp ENG Adam Nowland20 MF nbsp ENG Nigel Reo Coker21 MF nbsp AUS Richard Garcia22 DF nbsp WAL Andy Melville24 DF nbsp ENG Jon Harley on loan from Fulham 25 FW nbsp ENG Bobby Zamora26 MF nbsp JAM Jobi McAnuff 8 27 DF nbsp ENG Shaun Byrne29 FW nbsp ENG Brian Deane30 GK nbsp CZE Pavel Srnicek32 GK nbsp ENG Stephen Bywater34 DF nbsp ENG Elliott Ward35 DF nbsp ENG Chris CohenLeft club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG David James to Manchester City 9 FW nbsp ENG Jermain Defoe to Tottenham Hotspur 19 DF nbsp ENG Ian Pearce to Fulham 20 MF nbsp SWE Niclas Alexandersson on loan from Everton 20 MF nbsp SCO Robbie Stockdale on loan from Middlesbrough No Pos Nation Player22 DF nbsp ENG Matthew Kilgallon on loan from Leeds United 28 MF nbsp ENG David Noble to Boston United 30 DF nbsp FRA Sebastian Schemmel to Portsmouth 30 GK nbsp SWE Rami Shaaban on loan from Arsenal 33 FW nbsp ENG Neil Mellor on loan from Liverpool Results editFirst Division edit Preston North End v West Ham United 9 August 2003Preston North End1 2West Ham UnitedPrestonLewis nbsp 2 Report Defoe nbsp 5 Connolly nbsp 69 Stadium Deepdale Attendance 18 246Referee Paul Danson West Ham United v Sheffield United 16 August 2003West Ham United0 0Sheffield UnitedLondonReport Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 28 972Referee Keith Hill Rotherham United v West Ham United 23 August 2003Rotherham United1 0West Ham UnitedRotherhamByfield nbsp 14 Report Stadium Millmoor Attendance 8 739Referee Mike Pike West Ham United v Bradford City 26 August 2003West Ham United1 0Bradford CityLondonDefoe nbsp 32 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 30 370Referee Richard Beeby Ipswich Town v West Ham United 30 August 2003Ipswich Town1 2West Ham UnitedIpswichWright nbsp 65 Report Defoe nbsp 21 Connolly nbsp 47 Stadium Portman Road Attendance 29 679Referee Andy Hall West Ham United v Reading 13 September 2003West Ham United1 0ReadingLondonDailly nbsp 17 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 32 634Referee Dermot Gallagher Crewe Alexandra v West Ham United 16 September 2003Crewe Alexandra0 3West Ham UnitedCreweReport Connolly nbsp 16 21 Etherington nbsp 25 Stadium Gresty Road Attendance 9 575Referee Alan Butler Gillingham v West Ham United 20 September 2003Gillingham2 0West Ham UnitedGillinghamKing nbsp 57 Benjamin nbsp 82 Report Stadium Priestfield Stadium Attendance 11 418Referee Paul Armstrong West Ham United v Millwall 28 September 2003West Ham United1 1MillwallLondonConnolly nbsp 25 Report Cahill nbsp 73 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 626Referee Mark Halsey West Ham United v Crystal Palace 1 October 2003West Ham United3 0Crystal PalaceLondonDefoe nbsp 19 Mellor nbsp 32 56 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 861Referee Michael Jones Derby County v West Ham United 4 October 2003Derby County0 1West Ham UnitedDerbyReport Hutchison nbsp 90 Stadium Pride Park Attendance 22 810Referee Mick Fletcher West Ham United v Norwich City 15 October 2003West Ham United1 1Norwich CityLondonEdworthy nbsp 6 og Report Crouch nbsp 63 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 308Referee Steve Tomlin West Ham United v Burnley 18 October 2003West Ham United2 2BurnleyLondonConnolly nbsp 20 Hutchison nbsp 86 Report Facey nbsp 38 Moore nbsp 82 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2003Wimbledon1 1West Ham UnitedMilton KeynesMcAnuff nbsp 63 Report Deane nbsp 51 Stadium National Hockey Stadium Attendance 8 118Referee Barry Knight West Ham United v Wigan Athletic 29 November 2003West Ham United4 0Wigan AthleticLondonHorlock nbsp 4 Jarrett nbsp 17 og Harewood nbsp 55 75 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 375Referee Frazer Stretton West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United 6 December 2003West Bromwich Albion1 1West Ham UnitedWest BromwichMullins nbsp 80 og Report Deane nbsp 68 Stadium The Hawthorns Attendance 26 194Referee Mark Clattenburg West Ham United v Stoke City 9 December 2003West Ham United0 1Stoke CityLondonReport Richardson nbsp 33 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 24 365Referee Brian Curson West Ham United v Sunderland 13 December 2003West Ham United3 2SunderlandLondonDefoe nbsp 55 61 Pearce nbsp 80 Report McAteer nbsp 4 Oster nbsp 30 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 30 329Referee Phil Joslin Walsall v West Ham United 20 December 2003Walsall1 1West Ham 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2004West Ham United2 1Rotherham UnitedLondonDeane nbsp 15 Dailly nbsp 59 Report Repka nbsp 23 og Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 483Referee Grant Hegley Bradford City v West Ham United 7 February 2004Bradford City1 2West Ham UnitedBradfordAtherton nbsp 35 Report Zamora nbsp 65 Harewood nbsp 78 Stadium Valley Parade Attendance 13 078Referee Mark Halsey Norwich City v West Ham United 21 February 2004Norwich City1 1West Ham UnitedNorwichHuckerby nbsp 76 Report Harewood nbsp 61 Stadium Carrow Road Attendance 23 940Referee Ray Olivier West Ham United v Cardiff City 28 February 2004West Ham United1 0Cardiff CityLondonZamora nbsp 73 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 858Referee George Cain Burnley v West Ham United 2 March 2004Burnley1 1West Ham UnitedBurnleyBranch nbsp 31 Summary Connolly nbsp 36 Stadium Turf Moor Attendance 12 440Referee Phil Dowd West Ham United v Walsall 6 March 2004West Ham United0 0WalsallLondonReport Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 33 177Referee Graham Laws West Ham United v Wimbledon 9 March 2004West Ham United5 0WimbledonLondonEtherington nbsp 37 49 70 Zamora nbsp 39 Reo Coker nbsp 62 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 29 818Referee Eddie Evans Sunderland v West Ham United 13 March 2004Sunderland2 0West Ham UnitedSunderlandKyle nbsp 61 Whitley nbsp 76 Report Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 29 533Referee Richard Beeby West Ham United v Crewe Alexandra 17 March 2004West Ham United4 2Crewe AlexandraLondonHarewood nbsp 6 20 Reo Coker nbsp 35 McAnuff nbsp 41 Report S Jones nbsp 61 72 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 31 158Referee David Crick Millwall v West Ham United 21 March 2004Millwall4 1West Ham UnitedLondonDailly nbsp 34 og Cahill nbsp 46 56 Chadwick nbsp 80 Report Harewood nbsp 49 Stadium The Den Attendance 14 055Referee Jeff Winter West Ham United v Gillingham 27 March 2004West Ham United2 1GillinghamLondonZamora nbsp 3 Etherington nbsp 76 Report Spiller nbsp 32 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 551Referee Andy Penn Reading v West Ham United 3 April 2004Reading2 0West Ham UnitedReadingKitson nbsp 35 52 Report Stadium Madejski Stadium Attendance 21 718Referee Phil Joslin West Ham United v Derby County 10 April 2004West Ham United0 0Derby CountyLondonReport Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 28 207Referee Paul Robinson Crystal Palace v West Ham United 12 April 2004Crystal Palace1 0West Ham UnitedLondonFreedman nbsp 66 Report Stadium Selhurst Park Attendance 23 977Referee Tony Bates West Ham United v Coventry City 17 April 2004West Ham United2 0Coventry CityLondonZamora nbsp 37 Connolly nbsp 71 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 27 890Referee Howard Webb Stoke City v West Ham United 24 April 2004Stoke City0 2West Ham UnitedStoke on TrentReport Connolly nbsp 39 Harewood nbsp 59 Stadium Britannia Stadium Attendance 18 227Referee Neale Barry West Ham United v Watford 1 May 2004West Ham United4 0WatfordLondonHutchison nbsp 17 Dailly nbsp 44 Harewood nbsp 63 90 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 685Referee Michael Jones Wigan Athletic v West Ham United 9 May 2004Wigan Athletic1 1West Ham UnitedWiganN Roberts nbsp 34 Report Deane nbsp 90 Stadium JJB Stadium Attendance 20 669Referee Roy Pearson First Division play offs edit Main article 2004 Football League play offs Ipswich Town v West Ham United 15 May 2004Ipswich Town1 0West Ham UnitedIpswichBent nbsp 57 Report Stadium Portman Road Attendance 28 435Referee Mark Clattenburg West Ham United v Ipswich Town 18 May 2004West Ham United2 0 2 1 agg Ipswich TownLondonEtherington nbsp 50 Dailly nbsp 71 Report Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 34 002Referee Neale Barry West Ham United v Crystal Palace 29 May 2004West Ham United0 1Crystal PalaceCardiffReport Shipperley nbsp 61 Stadium Millennium Stadium Attendance 72 523Referee Graham Poll League Cup edit Main article 2003 04 Football League Cup West Ham United v Rushden amp Diamonds 13 August 2003 First RoundWest Ham United3 1Rushden amp DiamondsLondonDefoe nbsp 9 Connolly nbsp 14 78 Report Lowe nbsp 34 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 13 715Referee Mark Cowburn Cardiff City v West Ham United 23 September 2003 Second RoundCardiff City2 3West Ham UnitedCardiffEarnshaw nbsp 12 25 Report Defoe nbsp 45 64 88 Stadium Ninian Park Attendance 10 724Referee Andy D Urso Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United 29 October 2003 Third RoundTottenham Hotspur1 0 a e t West Ham UnitedLondonZamora nbsp 91 Report Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 36 053Referee Graham Barber FA Cup edit Main article 2003 04 FA Cup Wigan Athletic v West Ham United 3 January 2004 Third RoundWigan Athletic1 2West Ham UnitedWiganQuinn nbsp 90 og Report Mullins nbsp 80 Connolly nbsp 85 Stadium JJB Stadium Attendance 11 793Referee Howard Webb Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United 25 January 2004 Fourth RoundWolverhampton Wanderers1 3West Ham UnitedWolverhamptonGanea nbsp 23 Report Deane nbsp 4 Harewood nbsp 21 Connolly nbsp 32 Stadium Molineux Attendance 24 143Referee Mark Halsey Fulham v West Ham United 14 February 2004 Fifth RoundFulham0 0West Ham UnitedLondonReport Stadium Loftus Road Attendance 14 705Referee Graham Poll West Ham United v Fulham 24 February 2004 Fifth Round ReplayWest Ham United0 3FulhamLondonReport McBride nbsp 76 Hayles nbsp 79 Boa Morte nbsp 90 Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 27 934Referee Mike RileyStatistics editOverview edit Competition RecordP W D L GF GA GD Win First Division 46 19 17 10 67 45 22 0 41 30Play offs 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 33 33FA Cup 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 0 50 00League Cup 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 0 66 67Total 56 24 18 14 80 56 24 0 42 86Goalscorers edit Rank Pos No Nat Name First Division Play offs FA Cup League Cup Total1 ST 9 nbsp Jermain Defoe 11 0 0 4 152 ST 8 nbsp David Connolly 10 0 2 2 14ST 10 nbsp Marlon Harewood 13 1 0 0 144 ST 29 nbsp Brian Deane 6 0 1 0 75 MF 12 nbsp Matthew Etherington 5 1 0 0 66 ST 25 nbsp Bobby Zamora 5 0 0 0 57 DF 7 nbsp Christian Dailly 3 1 0 0 48 MF 4 nbsp Don Hutchison 3 0 0 0 39 MF 20 nbsp Nigel Reo Coker 2 0 0 0 2ST 33 nbsp Neil Mellor 2 0 0 0 2Own goals 2 0 0 0 212 MF 6 nbsp Michael Carrick 1 0 0 0 1MF 16 nbsp Kevin Horlock 1 0 0 0 1MF 17 nbsp Hayden Mullins 0 0 1 0 1DF 19 nbsp Ian Pearce 1 0 0 0 1DF 24 nbsp Jon Harley 1 0 0 0 1MF 26 nbsp Jobi McAnuff 1 0 0 0 1Totals 67 2 5 6 80League position by matchday edit Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAResultWDLWWWWLDWWDDDDDLDDWDLWDLWLDWWDWDDWLWLWLDLWWWDPosition781210632454345566699789668788755655353544686534Source citation needed A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Appearances and goals edit No Pos Nat Player Total First Division Play offs FA Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 GK nbsp ENG David James 31 0 27 0 0 0 1 0 3 030 GK nbsp CZE Pavel Srnicek 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 032 GK nbsp ENG Stephen Bywater 23 0 17 0 3 0 3 0 0 0Defenders2 DF nbsp CZE Tomas Repka 47 0 40 0 3 0 2 0 2 03 DF nbsp ENG Rufus Brevett 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 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MF nbsp ENG Nigel Reo Coker 18 2 13 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 023 MF nbsp FRA Sebastien Carole 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 MF nbsp JAM Jobi McAnuff 13 1 4 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 028 MF nbsp ENG David Noble 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Forwards8 FW nbsp IRL David Connolly 48 14 37 2 10 3 0 4 2 2 29 FW nbsp ENG Jermain Defoe 22 15 19 11 0 0 0 0 3 410 FW nbsp ENG Marlon Harewood 35 14 28 13 3 0 4 1 0 018 FW nbsp FRA Youssef Sofiane 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 021 FW nbsp AUS Richard Garcia 10 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 025 FW nbsp ENG Bobby Zamora 20 5 15 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 029 FW nbsp ENG Brian Deane 32 7 9 17 6 0 3 0 3 1 0 033 FW nbsp ENG Neil Mellor 21 2 8 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0References edit Defoe demands transfer 12 May 2003 West Ham block Defoe move 13 May 2003 Spurs sign Defoe 2 February 2004 Hutchison was born in Gateshead England Connolly was born in Brent England Lomas was born in Hanover Germany Horlock was born in Bexley England McAnuff was born in Enfield England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 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