| 2003–04 season | |||
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| Chairman | Mohamed Al-Fayed | ||
| Manager | Chris Coleman | ||
| Premier League | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Saha (13) All: Louis Saha (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003) | ||
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The 2003–04 season was Fulham's third consecutive season in the top league of English football, the Barclaycard Premiership. The club was managed by former player Chris Coleman, who replaced Jean Tigana at the end of the 2002–03 season.
Fulham were near the top of the table after the first few months of the season after a great start to the campaign and consistently remained in the top half throughout the course of the season. They ended up finishing in ninth position, only four points behind fifth-placed Newcastle United. It was a great debut season for Chris Coleman as manager, particularly as the club had to cope for half of the season without top goalscorer, Louis Saha, who left for Manchester United.
Kit and sponsorship
Fulham's last deal with kit supplier Adidas came to an end on 11 May 2003. It was announced on June that dabs.com would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Puma.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| 1 | GK |  NED | Edwin van der Sar | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK |  WAL | Mark Crossley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  GER | Moritz Volz | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ENG | Jon Harley | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |  ENG | Zat Knight | 37 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF |  FRA | Martin Djetou | 31 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF |  FRA | Jérôme Bonnissel | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  ENG | Dean Leacock | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF |  FRA | Alain Goma | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF |  ENG | Zesh Rehman | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF |  ENG | Adam Green | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF |  USA | Carlos Bocanegra | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF |  ENG | Ian Pearce | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| 5 | MF |  FRA | Sylvain Legwinski | 37 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  JPN | Junichi Inamoto | 25 | 3 | 15+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  WAL | Mark Pembridge | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF |  ENG | Lee Clark | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF |  FRA | Steed Malbranque | 44 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF |  ENG | Sean Davis | 30 | 6 | 22+2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  ENG | Malik Buari | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF |  NED | Bobby Petta | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  LVA | Andrejs Štolcers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF |  ENG | Darren Pratley | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW |  USA | Brian McBride | 19 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  ARG | Facundo Sava | 9 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  POR | Luís Boa Morte | 39 | 10 | 32+1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW |  JAM | Barry Hayles | 32 | 5 | 10+16 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW |  NED | Collins John | 8 | 4 | 3+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| 4 | DF |  WAL | Andy Melville | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  FRA | Steve Marlet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW |  FRA | Louis Saha | 22 | 15 | 20+1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
- GK: #1,  Edwin van der Sar, 43 Edwin van der Sar, 43
- RB: #2,  Moritz Volz, 37 Moritz Volz, 37
- CB: #16,  Zat Knight, 35 Zat Knight, 35
- CB: #24,  Alain Goma, 29 Alain Goma, 29
- LB: #34,  Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, Martin Djetou, has 24 starts) Martin Djetou, has 24 starts)
- RM: #10,  Lee Clark, 27 Lee Clark, 27
- CM: #23,  Sean Davis, 28 Sean Davis, 28
- CM: #5,  Sylvain Legwinski, 35 Sylvain Legwinski, 35
- LM: #14,  Steed Malbranque, 44 Steed Malbranque, 44
- CF: #8,  Louis Saha, 21 Louis Saha, 21
- CF: #11,  Luís Boa Morte, 37 Luís Boa Morte, 37
Transfers
Summer
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Club
Management
| Position | Staff | 
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| Manager |  Chris Coleman | 
| Assistant manager |  Steve Kean | 
| Goalkeeping coach |  Dave Beasant | 
| Head of Youth Development |  John Murtough | 
| Secretary |  Mark Maunders | 
Source: Fulham FC
Other information
| Chairman |  Mohamed Al Fayed | 
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Loftus Road (19,148 / 112x72 yards) | 
Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007
- Fulham used Queens Park Rangers' ground whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped
Competitions
Premier League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 53 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 53 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 50 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.
Season statistics
| Total Goals: 1012 | 
| Average Goals per game: 2.66 | 
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
| 12 July 2003 | Torquay United | 1–4 | Fulham | Plainmoor, Torquay | 
| Gritton  32' | Report | Buari  23' Sava  55' Saha  69', 76' | Attendance: 1 896 | 
| 17 July 2003 | Fulham | 1–2 | Celtic | Loftus Road, Fulham, London | 
| Sava  59' | Report | Petrov  8' Larsson  12' | Attendance: 14 247 | 
| 23 July 2003 | ASK Voitsberg | 1–4 | Fulham | Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg | 
| Walther Eccher  73' (pen.) | Report | Sava  8' Marlet  24' Hammond  36' Saha  68' (pen) | Attendance: 400 | 
| 26 July 2003 | Roma | 2–1 | Fulham | Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg | 
| Cassano  26' Bombardini  88' | Report | Saha  27' | Attendance: 4 000 | 
| 2 August 2003 | Motherwell | 2–2 | Fulham | Fir Park, Motherwell | 
| Burns  40' (pen.), 89' | Report | Saha  18' Marlet  60' | Referee: Eddie Mack | 
| 5 August 2003 | Livingston | 2–0 | Fulham | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston | 
| Pasquinelli  23', 31' | Report | Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill | 
| 10 August 2003 | Fulham | 2–1 | Mallorca | Loftus Road, London | 
| Boa Morte  32' Malbranque  65' | Report | Eto'o  12' | Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin | 
Results
Premier League
| 16 August 2003 1 | Fulham | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | White City, London | 
| 15:00 BST | Marlet  81' Inamoto  56' Saha  70' | Report | Marinelli  10' Nemeth  81' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 23 August 2003 2 | Everton | 3–1 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside | 
| 15:00 BST | Naysmith  7' Unsworth  20' Watson  35' | Report | Hayles  69' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 30 August 2003 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | Tottenham, London | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Hayles  23', 67' Boa Morte  71' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter | 
| 14 September 2003 4 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands | 
| 16:05 BST | Mikael Forssell  45', 82' Purse  82' | Report | Saha  1' Boa Morte  78' Legwinski  60' | Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn | 
| 20 September 2003 5 | Fulham | 2-2 | Manchester City | White City, London | 
| 15:00 BST | Malbranque  73' Saha  79' | Report | Knight  31' (o.g.) Wanchope  90+3' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd | 
| 28 September 2003 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Fulham | Blackburn, Lancashire | 
| 12:00 BST | Report | Boa Morte  5' Saha  56' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias | 
| 4 October 2003 7 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leicester City | White City, London | 
| 15:00 BST | Boa Morte  36', 73' | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,612 Referee: Chris Foy | 
| 18 October 2003 8 | Fulham | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | White City, London | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 21 October 2003 9 | Fulham | 2–3 | Newcastle United | White City, London | 
| 19:45 BST | Clark  6' Saha  8' | Report | Robert  16' Shearer  51 pen.', 56' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,241 Referee: Barry Knight | 
| 25 October 2003 10 | Manchester United | 1–3 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 
| Forlan  45+2' | Report | Clark  3' Malbranque  66' Inamoto  79' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 2 November 2003 11 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | White City, London | 
| Saha  43' Boa Morte  90' | Report | Heskey  17' Murphy  89 pen.' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles | 
| 8 November 2003 12 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Fulham | Charlton, London | 
| Stuart  10' Johansson  69', 76' | Report | Davis  89' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,285 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 24 November 2003 13 | Fulham | 2–0 | Portsmouth | White City, London | 
| Saha  30', 33' | Report | Berger  82' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 30 November 2003 14 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Fulham | Highbury, London | 
| Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber | 
| 6 December 2003 15 | Fulham | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | White City, London | 
| Davis  75' Sava  76' | Report | Davies  53' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 14 December 2003 16 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Fulham | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 
| Duberry  41' Viduka  46' Matteo  88' | Report | Saha  47', 85' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 20 December 2003 17 | Fulham | 0–1 | Chelsea | White City, London | 
| Report | Crespo  62' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,431 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 20 December 2003 18 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | White City, London | 
| Saha  19', 62 pen.' | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,640 Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 
| 28 December 2003 19 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands | 
| Angel  32' Vassell  67', 82' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight | 
| 7 January 2004 20 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Fulham | Middlesbrough North Yorkshire | 
| Job  14' Nemeth  67' | Report | Hayles  90+2' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,869 Referee: Paul Durkin | 
| 10 January 2004 21 | Fulham | 2–1 | Everton | White City, London, London | 
| Saha  45 pen.' Malbranque  46' | Report | Kilbane  81' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,308 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 19 January 2004 22 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | 
| O'Brien  4' Speed  41' Robert  54' | Report | Davis  74' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 31 January 2004 23 | Fulham | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | White City, London | 
| Malbranque  45+2 pen.' McBride  66' | Report | Keane  18 pen.' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,024 Referee: Matt Messias | 
| 7 February 2004 24 | Southampton | 0–0 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Report | Stadium: St Mary's Attendance: 31,820 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 11 February 2004 25 | Fulham | 1–2 | Aston Villa | White City, London | 
| Boa Morte  1' Bocanegra  74' | Report | Angel  13' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,153 Referee: Barry Knight | 
| 21 February 2004 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Fulham | Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 
| Ince  20' Cort  51' | Report | Malbranque  83' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,424 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 28 February 2004 27 | Fulham | 1–1 | Manchester United | White City, London | 
| Boa Morte  64' | Report | Saha  14' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,306 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 13 March 2004 28 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leeds United | White City, London | 
| Davis  71' Boa Morte  83' | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Steve Dunn | 
| 20 March 2004 29 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Fulham | Fulham, London | 
| Gudjohnsen  7' Duff  30' | Report | Pembridge  18' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,459 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 27 March 2004 30 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 
| Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,522 Referee: Jeff Winter | 
| 3 April 2004 31 | Fulham | 0–0 | Birmingham City | White City, London | 
| Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 10 April 2004 32 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Fulham | Leicester, Leicestershire | 
| Report | John  65' (89) | Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 28,392 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 12 April 2004 33 | Fulham | 3–4 | Blackburn Rovers | White City, London | 
| John  26', 45+2' Boa Morte  60' | Report | Cole  23' Douglas  48' Amoruso  51' Stead  74' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,981 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 17 April 2004 34 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside | 
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 24 April 2004 35 | Fulham | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | White City, London | 
| Malbranque  18 pen.' Davis  64' | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,585 Referee: Matt Messias | 
| 1 May 2004 36 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Fulham | Portsmouth, Hampshire | 
| Yakubu  80' | Report | McBride  84' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Steve Dunn | 
| 9 May 2004 37 | Fulham | 0–1 | Arsenal | White City, London | 
| Report | Reyes  9' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,102 Referee: Mike Dean | 
| 15 May 2004 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Fulham | Bolton, Lancashire | 
| Report | McBride  44', 78' | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,383 Referee: Graham Barber | 
League Cup
| 23 September 2003 2nd Round | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Fulham | Wigan, Lancashire | 
| Ellington  73' | Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 4,874 Referee: Alan Kaye | 
FA Cup
| 4 January 2004 3rd Round | Fulham | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | White City, London | 
| Saha  13', 90' | Report | McCann  5' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 25 January 2004 4th Round | Everton | 1–1 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside | 
| Jeffers  90' | Report | Davis  49' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,862 Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 
| 4 February 2004 4th Round Replay | Fulham | 2–1 | Everton | White City, London | 
| Inamoto  57' Malbranque  102' | Report | Jeffers  90' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,551 Referee: Paul Durkin | 
| 14 February 2004 5th Round | Fulham | 0–0 | West Ham United | White City, London | 
| Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,705 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 24 February 2004 5th Round Replay | West Ham United | 0–3 | Fulham | Upton Park, London | 
| Report | McBride  76' Hayles  79' Boa Morte  90' | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,934 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 6 March 2004 Quarter Final | Manchester United | 2–1 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 
| Van Nistelrooy  25', 62' | Report | Malbranque  23 pen.' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,614 Referee: Rob Styles | 
References
Notes
- ↑ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
- ↑ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
- ↑ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
- ↑ Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
- ↑ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
- ↑ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
- ↑ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
- ↑ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
- ↑ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.















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