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2003–04 Sheffield United F.C. season

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Sheffield United
2003–04 season
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division8th
FA CupSixth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lester (12)
All: Lester (15)
Average home league attendance21,646

During the 2003–04 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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Sheffield United were unable to repeat the previous season's heroics, finishing 8th in the First Division, a mere two points off the play-off places.

Kit

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The kit was manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by Desun.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
7 Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8 Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9 Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 −2 70
10 Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF England ENG Rob Kozluk
3 DF England ENG Chris Armstrong
4 MF Scotland SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 2]
5 DF England ENG Chris Morgan
6 DF Wales WAL Rob Page
7 FW England ENG Paul Shaw
8 MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall[notes 3] (assistant manager)
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward
11 FW England ENG Jack Lester
12 MF England ENG Andy Parkinson
13 GK England ENG Kristian Rogers
14 FW England ENG Wayne Allison
15 FW England ENG Steve Kabba
16 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Peter Ndlovu
17 MF England ENG Phil Jagielka
18 MF England ENG Michael Tonge
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Scotland SCO Andy Gray[notes 4]
20 FW England ENG Izale McLeod (on loan from Derby County)
21 FW England ENG Mark Rankine
22 DF England ENG Alan Wright
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Cryan
24 DF England ENG Mike Whitlow
25 DF England ENG Simon Francis
26 FW England ENG Kevan Hurst
27 MF England ENG Ashley Sestanovich
28 MF England ENG Ian Ross
29 DF England ENG Danny Wood
30 MF Netherlands NED Dries Boussatta
31 DF England ENG Dominic Roma
32 FW England ENG Jonathan Forte[notes 5]
34 GK Serbia and Montenegro SCG Sasa Ilic[notes 6]
35 DF England ENG Ben Purkiss

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF England ENG Michael Brown (to Tottenham Hotspur)
10 FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido (to Derby County)
19 FW Scotland SCO Iffy Onuora (to Grimsby Town)
19 FW England ENG Dean Sturridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
20 MF France FRA Jean-Philippe Javary (released)
20 MF Wales WAL Carl Robinson (on loan from Portsmouth)
20 DF England ENG Jon Harley (on loan from Fulham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Sweden SWE Lee Baxter (to IFK Göteborg)
22 FW Netherlands NED Laurens ten Heuvel (to De Graafschap)
25 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard (on loan from Grimsby Town)
25 GK Northern Ireland NIR Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)
30 GK England ENG Ben Scott (to Hereford United)
32 MF England ENG Anthony Tansley (to Alfreton Town)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. ^ Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ McCall was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1990.
  4. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  5. ^ Forte was born in Sheffield, England, and represented them at U-16, U-17, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2010.
  6. ^ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in December 1998.