During the 2003–04 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

In 2002–03, all the talk at Goodison Park was about how David Moyes was restoring some pride to the blue half of Merseyside thanks to a seventh-place finish. 2003–04, however, was quite a different story, as Everton struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership and finished the season one place above the drop zone with 39 points (a tally which in many seasons has seen teams relegated, even under the 38-game format), albeit the abysmal seasons suffered by all of the bottom three clubs meant that Everton rarely looked to be in any serious danger of relegation.

18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney was England's key player in their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, but fast-growing rumours that he was about to be sold to Manchester United put Everton's top flight future under increasing doubt.

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 8 18 51 59 −8 44
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Everton's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 2003 Arsenal A 1–2 38,014 Radzinski
23 August 2003 Fulham H 3–1 37,604 Naysmith, Unsworth, Watson
26 August 2003 Charlton Athletic A 2–2 26,336 Watson, Rooney
30 August 2003 Liverpool H 0–3 40,200
13 September 2003 Newcastle United H 2–2 40,228 Radzinski, Ferguson (pen)
21 September 2003 Middlesbrough A 0–1 28,113
28 September 2003 Leeds United H 4–0 39,151 Watson (3), Ferguson
4 October 2003 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 36,137
19 October 2003 Southampton H 0–0 35,775
25 October 2003 Aston Villa A 0–0 36,146
1 November 2003 Chelsea H 0–1 40,189
10 November 2003 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 22,179 Radzinski
22 November 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 40,190 Radzinski, Kilbane
29 November 2003 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 27,350
7 December 2003 Manchester City H 0–0 37,871
13 December 2003 Portsmouth A 2–1 20,101 Carsley, Rooney
20 December 2003 Leicester City H 3–2 37,007 Carsley, Rooney, Radzinski
26 December 2003 Manchester United A 2–3 67,642 Neville (own goal), Ferguson
28 December 2003 Birmingham City H 1–0 39,631 Rooney
7 January 2004 Arsenal H 1–1 38,726 Radzinski
10 January 2004 Fulham A 1–2 17,103 Kilbane
17 January 2004 Charlton Athletic H 0–1 36,322
31 January 2004 Liverpool A 0–0 44,056
7 February 2004 Manchester United H 3–4 40,190 Unsworth, O'Shea (own goal), Kilbane
11 February 2004 Birmingham City A 0–3 29,004
21 February 2004 Southampton A 3–3 31,875 Rooney (2), Ferguson
28 February 2004 Aston Villa H 2–0 39,353 Radzinski, Gravesen
13 March 2004 Portsmouth H 1–0 40,105 Rooney
20 March 2004 Leicester City A 1–1 31,650 Rooney
27 March 2004 Middlesbrough H 1–1 38,210 Radzinski
3 April 2004 Newcastle United A 2–4 52,155 Gravesen, Yobo
9 April 2004 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1 38,086 Unsworth, Naysmith, Yobo
13 April 2004 Leeds United A 1–1 39,835 Rooney
17 April 2004 Chelsea A 0–0 41,169
24 April 2004 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 38,884
1 May 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 29,395 Osman
8 May 2004 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 40,190 Ferguson
15 May 2004 Manchester City A 1–5 47,284 Campbell

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 2004 Norwich City H 3–1 29,955 Kilbane, Ferguson (2 pens)
R4 25 January 2004 Fulham H 1–1 27,862 Jeffers
R4R 4 February 2004 Fulham A 1–2 11,551 Jeffers

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 24 September 2003 Stockport County H 3–0 19,807 Ferguson (2, 1 pen), Chadwick
R3 29 October 2003 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 24,863 Linderoth
R4 3 December 2003 Middlesbrough A 0–0 (lost 4–5 on pens) 18,568

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG Steve Watson
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth
8 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 1]
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell
10 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson
11 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers (on loan from Arsenal)
12 MF China CHN Li Tie
13 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 2]
15 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen
17 MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill
18 FW England ENG Wayne Rooney
20 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo
21 MF Ghana GHA Alex Nyarko
22 MF Sweden SWE Tobias Linderoth
24 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden
25 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[notes 3]
27 DF England ENG Peter Clarke
28 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
30 FW England ENG Nick Chadwick
31 MF England ENG Leon Osman
35 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Alexandersson (to IFK Göteborg)
11 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge (to Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod (to QPR)
34 DF England ENG Sean O'Hanlon (to Swindon Town)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Italy ITA Patrizzio Pascucci
33 MF England ENG Brian Moogan
36 MF England ENG Alan Moogan
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 GK Scotland SCO Iain Turner
38 FW England ENG Michael Symes
39 MF England ENG Steven Schumacher

Statistics

Appearances

As of 15 May 2005
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Steve Watson 29 3 22+5 3 0+1 0 1 0
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone 24 0 20+1 0 2 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs 30 0 25+2 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir 12 0 9+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
6 DF England ENG David Unsworth 31 3 22+4 3 3 0 1+1 0
8 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski 38 8 28+6 8 2 0 0+2 0
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell 18 1 8+9 1 0+1 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson 24 9 13+7 5 2 2 2 2
11 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers 22 2 5+13 0 0+3 2 1 0
12 MF China CHN Li Tie 7 0 4+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
13 GK England ENG Steve Simonsen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane 33 4 26+4 3 3 1 0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith 34 2 27+2 2 2+1 0 2 0
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen 36 2 29+1 2 3 0 3 0
18 FW England ENG Wayne Rooney 40 9 26+8 9 3 0 2+1 0
20 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo 31 2 27+1 2 0+1 0 2 0
21 MF Ghana GHA Alex Nyarko 14 0 7+4 0 2 0 1 0
22 MF Sweden SWE Tobias Linderoth 29 1 23+4 0 0 0 1+1 1
24 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden 27 0 11+12 0 1 0 3 0
25 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn 40 0 33+1 0 3 0 3 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley 25 2 15+6 2 2 0 2 0
27 DF England ENG Peter Clarke 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert 31 0 24+1 0 3 0 3 0
30 MF England ENG Nick Chadwick 4 1 1+2 0 0 0 1 1
31 MF England ENG Leon Osman 5 1 3+1 1 0 0 0+1 0

Notes

  1. ^ Radzinski was born in Poland.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
  3. ^ Carsley was born in England.
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