2003–04 season of Leicester City
Leicester City 2003–04 football season
During the 2003–04 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ edit ] Micky Adams had guided Leicester back to the Premiership at the first attempt, despite the club spending part of their Division One campaign in receivership before a takeover safeguarded their future. But he was unable to keep them there, and their relegation was confirmed at the beginning of May. A 4–0 thumping of fellow relegation rivals Leeds United in September appeared to have set the tone for the rest of the season but it was soon followed by a setback of five straight defeats despite promising displays. A run of three wins in five games in November kept Leicester in close contention of survival, with the 2–0 victory at Portsmouth seeing them rise to as high as 12th; however, it all went wrong as, after a creditable 1–1 draw with eventual champions Arsenal , the team went into freefall and endured a dreadful run of only one win in 22 games (though most scorelines were reasonably close and they dropped too many points from 12 games they drew which they could have won). Ultimately, Leicester were relegated in a 2–2 draw at Charlton Athletic , which left them eight points adrift of Manchester City with two games remaining. It was a traumatic end to a season which had seen the club plagued with crises on and off the field, including the La Manga controversy when players Keith Gillespie , Frank Sinclair and Paul Dickov were accused of sexual assault following an alleged incident at a hotel in Spain (all charges were finally dropped).
Final league table [ edit ] Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 6 15 17 48 65 −17 33 3 10 6 19 28 −9 3 5 11 29 37 −8
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 H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A Result D L D L W L L L L L W W D W D L L D D D L D L L D D D W D D L L L L D D W L Position 7 13 13 16 11 13 15 19 20 20 18 15 15 12 15 16 17 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 18 18
Results [ edit ] Leicester City's score comes first [1]
FA Premier League [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 16 August 2003 Southampton H 2–2 31,611 Dickov (pen), Ferdinand 23 August 2003 Chelsea A 1–2 41,073 Scowcroft 26 August 2003 Middlesbrough H 0–0 30,823 30 August 2003 Aston Villa A 1–3 32,274 Izzet 15 September 2003 Leeds United H 4–0 30,460 Nalis , Dickov (2), Scowcroft 20 September 2003 Liverpool A 1–2 44,094 Bent 27 September 2003 Manchester United H 1–4 32,044 Sinclair 4 October 2003 Fulham A 0–2 14,562 19 October 2003 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 31,521 Dickov 25 October 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–4 28,578 Ferdinand (2), Scimeca 2 November 2003 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 30,975 Bent , Howey 9 November 2003 Manchester City A 3–0 46,966 Stewart , Dickov (pen), Bent 22 November 2003 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 30,242 Ferdinand 29 November 2003 Portsmouth A 2–0 20,061 Ferdinand , Bent 6 December 2003 Arsenal H 1–1 32,108 Hignett 13 December 2003 Birmingham City H 0–2 30,639 20 December 2003 Everton A 2–3 37,007 Ferdinand , Scowcroft 26 December 2003 Newcastle United H 1–1 32,148 Dickov 28 December 2003 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 28,353 Bent , Ferdinand 7 January 2004 Southampton A 0–0 31,053 11 January 2004 Chelsea H 0–4 31,547 17 January 2004 Middlesbrough A 3–3 27,125 Dickov (2), Bent 31 January 2004 Aston Villa H 0–5 31,056 7 February 2004 Newcastle United A 1–3 52,125 Ferdinand 10 February 2004 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 26,674 Ferdinand 22 February 2004 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–4 35,218 Doherty (own goal), Ferdinand , Thatcher , Bent 28 February 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 31,768 13 March 2004 Birmingham City A 1–0 29,491 Ferdinand 20 March 2004 Everton H 1–1 31,650 Bent 28 March 2004 Liverpool H 0–0 32,013 5 April 2004 Leeds United A 2–3 34,036 Dickov , Izzet 10 April 2004 Fulham H 0–2 28,392 13 April 2004 Manchester United A 0–1 67,749 17 April 2004 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 22,749 24 April 2004 Manchester City H 1–1 31,457 Scowcroft 1 May 2004 Charlton Athletic A 2–2 26,034 Bent , Ferdinand 8 May 2004 Portsmouth H 3–1 31,536 Dickov , Scowcroft , Taylor (own goal) 15 May 2004 Arsenal A 1–2 38,419 Dickov
League Cup [ 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.
Left club during the season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics [ edit ] Overview [ edit ] Competition Record Premier League 38 6 15 17 48 65 −17 0 15.79 FA Cup 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 00 0.00 League Cup 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 0 50.00 Total 42 7 16 19 52 71 −19 0 16.67
Appearances and goals [ edit ] As of end of season [7] Transfers [ edit ] Steve Howey – Manchester City , 5 June, undisclosed[8] Riccardo Scimeca – Nottingham Forest , 24 June, free[9] Paul Brooker – Brighton and Hove Albion , 24 June, free[10] Danny Coyne – Grimsby Town , 3 July, free[11] Keith Gillespie – Blackburn Rovers , 8 July, free[12] Lilian Nalis – Chievo , 11 July, free[13] Les Ferdinand – West Ham United , 11 July, free[14] Ben Thatcher – Tottenham Hotspur , 17 July, £300,000[15] Craig Hignett – Blackburn Rovers , 18 July, free[16] Steve Guppy – Celtic , 13 January, free Peter Canero – Kilmarnock , 2 February, £250,000[17] Lee Morris – Derby County , 2 February, nominal fee[18] Nicolas Priet – Lyon , free Tim Flowers – retired, 7 May Martin Reeves – released, 7 May (later joined Northampton Town on 9 June[19] ) Simon Royce – released, 7 May (later joined Charlton Athletic on 26 June[20] ) Stefan Oakes – released, 7 May (later joined Walsall on 3 July[21] Nicky Summerbee – released, 7 May (later joined Bradford City on 4 September) Jon Ashton – released, 7 May (later joined Oxford United on 8 September) Matt Jones – released, 7 May (later retired on 4 June 2004[22] ) Michael Price – released, 7 May Darren Eadie – released, 7 May Jon Stevenson – released, 7 May (later joined Swindon Town ) Brian Deane – West Ham United , 31 October, free[23] Steve Howey – Bolton Wanderers , 29 January, undisclosed[24] John Curtis – Portsmouth , 2 February, free[25] Gerry Taggart – Stoke City , 26 February, free[26] Loan in [ edit ] Loan out [ edit ] Club awards [ edit ] At the end of the season, Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters and the supporters club, saw the following players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2003–04 season.
Player of the Season Les Ferdinand [31] Players' Player of the Season Les Ferdinand [31] Supporters' Club Player of the Season N/A Academy Player of the Season Richard Stearman [32] Goal of the Season Lilian Nalis [32] (vs. Leeds United , 15 September 2003)[33]
References [ edit ] ^ "Leicester City results for the 2003-2004 season - Statto.com" . www.statto.com . Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022 . ^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth , England , but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998. ^ Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets , England , but qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 2000. ^ Elliott was born in Wandsworth , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his full international debut for Scotland in November 1997. ^ Benjamin was born in Kettering , England , but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002. ^ Thatcher was born in Swindon , England , but qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in March 2004. ^ "All Leicester City players: 2004" . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Foxes move for Howey" . BBC News . 5 June 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Foxes snap up Scimeca" . BBC News . 24 June 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Brooker joins Leicester" . BBC News . 24 June 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Leicester sign Coyne" . BBC News . 3 July 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "Foxes sign Gillespie" . Archived from the original on 10 August 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Foxes snap up Nalis" . BBC News . 11 July 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Ferdinand signs for Leicester" . BBC News . 11 July 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Foxes sign Thatcher" . BBC News . 17 July 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Leicester swoop for Hignett" . BBC News . 18 July 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "Foxes delight for Canero" . BBC News . 19 January 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2022 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Leicester land Morris" . BBC News . 2 February 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Northampton Town | Reeves pens Cobblers deal" . BBC News . 9 June 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Charlton Athletic | Royce returns to Charlton" . BBC News . 26 June 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "Walsall sign duo" . BBC Sport . 3 July 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2003 . ^ "Jones forced to retire" . BBC Sport . 4 June 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | West Ham Utd | West Ham sign Deane" . BBC News . 31 October 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Bolton Wanderers | Howey completes Bolton switch" . BBC News . 29 January 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Pompey land LuaLua" . BBC News . 2 February 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Stoke City | Taggart joins Stoke City" . BBC News . 26 February 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Bent makes Leicester move" . BBC News . 1 September 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Dabizas to join Leicester" . BBC News . 1 January 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Leicester City | Leicester land Freund" . BBC News . 30 January 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Stoke City | Taggart joins Stoke" . BBC News . 9 December 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ a b "Leicester City Annual Player Awards" . LCFC.co.uk. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011 . ^ a b Awards Ceremony Picture Special , LCFC.com, 17 November 2004, archived from the original on 5 September 2012, retrieved 19 January 2011 ^ "Dickov leaves Leeds reeling" . BBC Sport . 15 September 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2011 .
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