Bolton Wanderers
2003–04 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
Carling CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerKevin Nolan (10)
Highest home attendance28,353 (vs. Leicester City, 28 December 2003)
Lowest home attendance5,229 (vs Walsall, 24 September 2003)

The 2003–04 season was the 126th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.[1]

First-team squad

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 England ENG Kevin Poole
2 DF England ENG Anthony Barness
3 DF England ENG Simon Charlton
4 MF England ENG Kevin Nolan
5 DF France FRA Bruno Ngotty
6 MF France FRA Youri Djorkaeff
7 MF Greece GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
8 MF Denmark DEN Per Frandsen
9 FW Denmark DEN Henrik Pedersen
10 MF Nigeria NGA Jay-Jay Okocha
11 MF Jamaica JAM Ricardo Gardner
13 FW Brazil BRA Mário Jardel
14 FW England ENG Kevin Davies
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF France FRA Ibrahim Ba[2]
16 DF Spain ESP Iván Campo
17 DF France FRA Florent Laville
18 DF England ENG Nicky Hunt
20 MF England ENG Jeff Smith
22 GK Finland FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 DF England ENG Danny Livesey
25 FW Spain ESP Javi Moreno (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
26 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome
31 DF England ENG Charlie Comyn-Platt
32 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Vaz Tê
36 FW England ENG Ricky Shakes[3]
42 DF England ENG Steve Howey

Left club during 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
12 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Walters[4] (to Hull City)
19 FW England ENG Delroy Facey[5] (to West Bromwich Albion)
19 DF England ENG Jon Otsemobor (on loan from Liverpool)
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Farrelly (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Jamaica JAM Jermaine Johnson (to Oldham Athletic)
25 MF England ENG Glen Little (on loan from Burnley)
28 MF Jamaica JAM Cleveland Taylor[6] (to Scunthorpe United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Scotland SCO Derek Niven
29 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kangana Lord N'Diwa[7]
30 GK France FRA Jeremy Bon
33 MF England ENG Lewis Hamlin
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF England ENG Jason Talbot
35 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts (on loan from Village United)
37 FW Guatemala GUA Dwight Pezzarossi (on loan from Communicaciones)

Transfers

In

Out

Results

FA Premier League

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLDWDDDLLWDWWLWDLDLWWWDDLLLLWLDWWWWWL
Position201819181613151616181514141113101010121311109101011121313131312121210778
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
16 August 2003 Manchester United A 0 – 4 67,647
23 August 2003 Blackburn Rovers H 2 – 2 Djorkaeff 3' (pen), Davies 25' 27,423
26 August 2003 Portsmouth A 0 – 4 20,113
30 August 2003 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 0 23,098
13 September 2003 Middlesbrough H 2 – 0 Davies 23', Ngotty 81' 26,419
20 September 2003 Newcastle United A 0 – 0 52,014
27 September 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 – 1 Davies 85' 27,043
5 October 2003 Aston Villa A 1 – 1 Nolan 46' 30,229
18 October 2003 Manchester City A 2 – 6 Nolan 25', Campo 60' 47,101
25 October 2003 Birmingham City H 0 – 1 25,023
1 November 2003 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 0 Nolan 73' 35,191
8 November 2003 Southampton H 0 – 0 25,619
22 November 2003 Leeds United A 2 – 0 Davies 16', Stelios 17' 36,558
29 November 2003 Everton H 2 – 0 Frandsen 26', Djorkaeff 46' 27,350
6 December 2003 Fulham A 1 – 2 Davies 53' 14,393
13 December 2003 Chelsea A 2 – 1 Ngotty 39', Terry 90' (og) 40,491
20 December 2003 Arsenal H 1 – 1 Pedersen 83' 28,003
26 December 2003 Liverpool A 1 – 3 Pedersen 85' 42,987
28 December 2003 Leicester City H 2 – 2 Ngotty 35', Campo 54' 28,353
7 January 2004 Manchester United H 1 – 2 Gary Neville (og) 89' 27,668
10 January 2004 Blackburn Rovers A 4 – 3 Nolan (2) 1', 78', Djorkaeff 43', Stelios 73' 23,538
17 January 2004 Portsmouth H 1 – 0 Davies 53' 26,558
31 January 2004 Charlton Athletic A 2 – 1 Pedersen 1', Nolan 78' 26,249
7 February 2004 Liverpool H 2 – 2 Hunt 11', Djorkaeff 58' 27,552
10 February 2004 Leicester City A 1 – 1 Walker 33' (og) 26,674
21 February 2004 Manchester City H 1 – 3 Nolan 22' 27,301
6 March 2004 Birmingham City A 0 – 2 28,003
13 March 2004 Chelsea H 0 – 2 26,717
20 March 2004 Arsenal A 1 – 2 Campo 41' 38,053
28 March 2004 Newcastle United H 1 – 0 Pedersen 4' 27,360
3 April 2004 Middlesbrough A 0 – 2 30,107
10 April 2004 Aston Villa H 2 – 2 Pedersen 48', Davies 86' 26,374
12 April 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 1 Pedersen 43', Davies 90' 26,895
17 April 2004 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 – 0 Campo 7', Pedersen 65' 26,440
24 April 2004 Southampton A 2 – 1 Nolan 77', Davies 78' 31,712
2 May 2004 Leeds United H 4 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 47', 53', Harte 55' (og), Nolan 78' 27,420
8 May 2004 Everton A 2 – 1 Djorkaeff (2) 14', 87' 40,191
15 May 2004 Fulham H 0 – 2 27,383
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Aston Villa 38 15 11 12 48 44 +4 56
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
3 January 2004 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers A 1 – 1 Nolan 78' 10,587
14 February 2004 Round 3 replay Tranmere Rovers H 1 – 2 (aet) Shakes 8,759

Carling Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
24 September 2003 Round 2 Walsall H 3 – 1 Jardel (2) 15', 80', Nolan 69' 5,229
28 October 2003 Round 3 Gillingham H 2 – 0 Stelios 25', Pedersen 66' 5,258
3 December 2003 Round 4 Liverpool A 3 – 2 Jardel 4', Okocha 79', Djorkaeff 90' (pen) 33,185
16 December 2003 Round 5 Southampton H 1 – 0 (aet) Pedersen 115' 13,957
21 January 2004 Semi-final first leg Aston Villa H 5 – 2 Okocha (2) 2', 80', Nolan 9', Stelios 17', Ngotty 74' 16,302
27 January 2004 Semi-final second leg Aston Villa A 0 – 2
5 – 4 (agg)		 36,883
29 February 2004 Final Middlesbrough N 1 – 2 Davies 21' 72,634

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Spain Iván Campo Midfielder 37 (1) 0 (0) 6 (0) 43 (1)
2 England Kevin Davies Striker 38 (0) 0 (0) 4 (1) 42 (1)
3 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 37 (0) 0 (2) 4 (0) 41 (2)
4 Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 38 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 41 (0)
5 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 33 (2) 0 (0) 5 (1) 38 (3)
6 France Bruno Ngotty Defender 32 (1) 0 (0) 6 (0) 38 (1)
7 England Simon Charlton Defender 28 (3) 0 (0) 5 (2) 33 (5)
8 Brazil Emerson Thome Defender 25 (1) 1 (0) 5 (0) 31 (1)
9 France Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder 25 (2) 0 (0) 4 (1) 29 (3)
10 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Striker 19 (14) 2 (0) 4 (3) 25 (17)
11 Denmark Per Frandsen Midfielder 22 (11) 1 (1) 2 (1) 25 (13)
12 Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 18 (13) 2 (0) 4 (2) 24 (15)
13 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Defender/Midfielder 20 (2) 0 (0) 2 (2) 22 (4)
14 England Anthony Barness Defender 11 (4) 2 (0) 4 (2) 17 (6)
15 France Ibrahim Ba Midfielder 0 (9) 1 (0) 5 (1) 6 (10)
16 England Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 0 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 6 (0)
17 France Florent Laville Defender 5 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0)
18 Brazil Mario Jardel Striker 0 (7) 1 (0) 3 (1) 4 (8)
19= England Charlie Comyn-Platt Defender 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (1) 2 (1)
19= England Delroy Facey Striker 0 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1)
19= England Steve Howey Defender 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1)
22= England Danny Livesey Defender 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
22= England Jeff Smith Midfielder 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2)
24 Spain Javi Moreno Striker 1 (7) 0 (0) 0 (2) 1 (9)
25 Portugal Ricardo Vaz Tê Striker 0 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (2)
26 England Jon Otsemobor Defender 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0)
27 England Glen Little Midfielder 0 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (4)
28= Trinidad and Tobago Ricky Shakes Defender 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1)
28= Jamaica Cleveland Taylor Midfielder 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1)

Top scorers

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 10 1 2 13
2= England Kevin Davies Striker 9 0 1 10
2= France Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder 9 0 1 10
2= Denmark Henrik Pedersen Striker 8 0 2 10
5= Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 2 0 2 4
5= France Bruno Ngotty Defender 3 0 1 4

References

  1. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 2003/04". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Ba was born in Dakar, Senegal, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and made his full international debut for France in January 1997.
  3. ↑ Shakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011.
  4. ↑ Walters was born in Moreton, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in October 2003.
  5. ↑ Facey was born in Huddersfield, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, and made his full international debut for Grenada in July 2009.
  6. ↑ Taylor was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and has played for Jamaica at youth level.
  7. ↑ N'Diwa was born in Maquela do Zombo, Angola, but also qualified to represent Sweden internationally, which he did at youth level, as well as the DR Congo and made his full international debut for the DR Congo in January 2004.
  8. ↑ "Campo signs for Bolton". BBC Sport. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bolton sign Portuguese starlet". BBC Sport. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bolton sign Jardel". BBC Sport. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Thome heads to Bolton". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ba clinches Bolton move". BBC Sport. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Bolton miss out on Rebrov". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bolton seal Ricketts deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Bolton grab Moreno". BBC Sport. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Howey completes Bolton switch". BBC Sport. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Bolton sign striker". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Bolton sign Otsemobor". BBC Sport. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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