2003–04 Carlisle United F.C. season

Carlisle United F.C. 2003–04 football season

Carlisle United F.C.
2003–04 season
Owner	John Courtenay
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins
Manager	Roddy Collins (until 29 August) Paul Simpson
Stadium	Brunton Park
Division Three	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Quarter-finalists
← 2002–032004–05 →

For its 2003–04 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in the English Football League Division Three. Carlisle United achieved a record of 12–9–15, the second-worst record in the third division. The club's 23rd-place finish in the division led to them being relegated to the Football Conference National for the 2004–05 season.

The team started the season being managed by Roddy Collins, but Collins was sacked after a four-game run of losses at the start of the season. player-manager Paul Simpson took over for the rest of the campaign,.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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
1	GK	ENG	Matt Glennon
2	MF	ENG	Paul Arnison
3	DF	SCO	Tom Cowan
4	DF	ENG	Paul Raven
5	DF	IRL	Brian Shelley
6	DF	NIR	Darren Kelly
7	DF	IRL	Peter Murphy
8	MF	ENG	Chris Billy
9	FW	IRL	Richie Foran
10	FW	ENG	Peter Duffield
11	MF	ENG	Adam Rundle
12	DF	ENG	Lee Andrews
13	DF	IRL	Will McDonagh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	ENG	Kevin Gray
17	MF	ENG	Mark Summerbell
18	DF	ENG	Kelvin Langmead (on loan from Preston North End)
19	FW	ENG	Craig Farrell
20	MF	IRL	Brendan McGill
21	FW	ENG	David Molloy
22	GK	ENG	Peter Keen
23	FW	ENG	Kevin Henderson
24	MF	ENG	Michael Jack
26	MF	ENG	Paul Simpson
28	MF	ENG	Paul Gardiner
29	MF	ENG	Mark Boyd
31	FW	ENG	Andy Preece

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
2	DF	ENG	Mark Birch (to Gretna)
3	DF	ENG	Lee Maddison (to Gretna)
3	DF	ENG	Shaun Smith (on loan from Hull City)
9	FW	IRL	Richie Foran (on loan to Oxford United)
10	FW	ENG	Steve Livingstone (retired)
14	FW	ENG	Brian Wake (to Gretna)
15	FW	ENG	Craig Russell (to Darlington)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ENG	Paul Warhurst (released)
16	DF	IRL	Des Byrne (released)
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Baldacchino (to Gretna)
25	DF	ENG	David Lynn (to Workington)
30	MF	ENG	Steven Schumacher (on loan from Everton)
30	FW	ENG	Matty Fryatt (on loan from Walsall)

Results & fixtures

Third Division

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Third Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Macclesfield Town	46	13	13	20	54	69	−15	52
21	Rochdale	46	12	14	20	49	58	−9	50
22	Scunthorpe United	46	11	16	19	69	72	−3	49
23	Carlisle United (R)	46	12	9	25	46	69	−23	45	Relegation to Football Conference
24	York City (R)	46	10	14	22	35	66	−31	44	Relegation to Football Conference

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Matches

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
1	9 August	York City	H	1–2
2	16 August	Yeovil Town	A	0–3
3	23 August	Bristol Rovers	H	0–2
4	25 August	Boston United	A	0–1
5	30 August	Cambridge United	H	0–0
6	6 September	Darlington	A	0–2
7	13 September	Rochdale	H	3–2
8	16 September	Northampton Town	A	0–2
9	20 September	Southend United	A	2–2
10	27 September	Swansea City	H	1–2
11	30 September	Leyton Orient	H	0–1
12	4 October	Kidderminster Harriers	A	1–2
13	12 October	Hull City	A	1–2
14	18 October	Macclesfield Town	H	0–1
15	21 October	Scunthorpe United	H	1–4
16	25 October	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2
17	1 November	Lincoln City	A	0–2
18	15 November	Mansfield Town	H	0–2
19	22 November	Cheltenham Town	A	1–2
20	29 November	Doncaster Rovers	H	0–1
21	13 December	Oxford United	A	1–2
22	20 December	Torquay United	H	2–0
23	26 December	Bury	A	3–1
24	28 December	Darlington	H	1–1
25	3 January	Boston United	H	2–1
26	10 January	York City	A	0–2
27	17 January	Yeovil Town	H	2–0
28	24 January	Bristol Rovers	A	0–1
29	7 February	Bury	H	2–1
30	14 February	Hull City	H	1–1
31	17 February	Cambridge United	A	2–2
32	21 February	Macclesfield Town	A	1–1
33	6 March	Torquay United	A	1–4
34	9 March	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0
35	13 March	Oxford United	H	2–0
36	16 March	Northampton Town	H	1–1
37	20 March	Rochdale	A	0–2
38	23 March	Scunthorpe United	A	3–2
39	27 March	Southend United	H	1–2
40	3 April	Swansea City	A	2–1
41	10 April	Kidderminster Harriers	H	1–0
42	12 April	Leyton Orient	A	1–1
43	17 April	Lincoln City	H	0–2
44	24 April	Mansfield Town	A	3–2
45	1 May	Cheltenham Town	H	1–1
46	8 May	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–1

English League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
1	12 August	Walsall	A	1–2

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
1	8 November	Oldham Athletic	A	0–3

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Attendance
1	14 October	Rochdale	H	2–0	1,828
2	3 November	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0	1,346
QF	9 December	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–3	2,869

References

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"FootballSquads - Carlisle United - 2003/04".
"England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

Notes

2003–04 in English football

« 2002–03 2004–05 »

National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Eastern, Western)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Combined Counties League (Premier, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers
First Division	Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Derby County Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Walsall Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester United Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Luton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Rushden & Diamonds Sheffield Wednesday Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
Third Division	Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Darlington Doncaster Rovers Huddersfield Town Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oxford United Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Yeovil Town York City
Non-League	Shrewsbury Town

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