Norwich City 2003–04 football season
2003–04 season | |||
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Chairman | Roger Munby | ||
Manager | Nigel Worthington | ||
Stadium | Carrow Road | ||
Football League First Division | 1st (promoted to FA Premier League) | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
Carling Cup | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Darren Huckerby (14) All: Darren Huckerby (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 23,942 (vs. Ipswich Town, 7 March 2004) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 16,082 (vs. Wimbledon, 26 August 2003) | ||
Average home league attendance | 18,866 | ||
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← 2002–032004–05 → |
The 2003–04 season was the 102nd season in the history of Norwich City, and the club's ninth consecutive season competing in the Football League First Division.
Norwich gained promotion to the FA Premier League as league champions with 94 points, finishing eight points ahead of runners-up West Bromwich Albion.
Kit
Norwich maintained their kit manufacturing deal with Xara, who produced a new kit for the next two seasons.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | Robert Green | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
2 | DF | Keith Briggs | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
3 | DF | Adam Drury | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
4 | MF | Malky Mackay | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
5 | DF | Craig Fleming | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
6 | FW | David Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
6* | FW | Darren Huckerby | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 |
7 | MF | Philip Mulryne | 14 (20) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 14 (22) | 3 |
8 | MF | Gary Holt | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
9 | FW | Iwan Roberts | 13 (28) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (28) | 8 |
10 | FW | Zema Abbey | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
11 | DF | Jim Brennan | 7 (8) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8) | 2 |
14 | FW | Alex Notman | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
14* | FW | Leon McKenzie | 12 (6) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (6) | 9 |
15 | FW | Mark Rivers | 7 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (5) | 4 |
16 | MF | Clint Easton | 8 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (2) | 2 |
17 | DF | Marc Edworthy | 42 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 (1) | 0 |
18 | FW | Paul McVeigh | 36 (8) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 (9) | 5 |
19 | FW | Elvis Hammond | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
19* | FW | Mathias Svensson | 16 (4) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (4) | 7 |
20 | MF | Damien Francis | 39 (2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 (2) | 7 |
22 | FW | Ian Henderson | 14 (5) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 (6) | 4 |
23 | FW | Ryan Jarvis | 0 (12) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (13) | 1 |
24 | DF | Jason Shackell | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 |
25 | FW | Peter Crouch | 14 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (1) | 4 |
25* | MF | Kevin Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | Kevin Harper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
- * indicates number taken from departed player
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
League
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Result | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
Position | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Round | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Result | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
August
Bradford City v Norwich City9 August 2003 | Bradford City | 2 – 2 | Norwich City | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
15:00 BST | Muirhead 84' Branch 90' |
Report | Rivers 44' (pen.) Easton 47' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,159 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
16 August 2003 | Norwich City | 2 – 0 | Rotherham United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Rivers 9' Easton 30' |
Report | McIntosh 21' 66' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,263 Referee: Neale Barry |
23 August 2003 | Sheffield United | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
15:00 BST | Page 23' | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,285 Referee: Chris Foy |
26 August 2003 | Norwich City | 3 – 2 | Wimbledon | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 BST | Francis 10' Rivers 27' (pen.), 56' |
Report | Holdsworth 84' Hawkins 85' Leigertwood 90' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Phil Prosser |
30 August 2003 | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 0 | Norwich City | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
17:35 BST | Johnson 30' Harewood 51' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Lee Cable |
September
Norwich City v Burnley13 September 2003 | Norwich City | 2 – 0 | Burnley | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Crouch 58' Roberts 90' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,407 Referee: Clive Penton |
16 September 2003 | Gillingham | 1 – 2 | Norwich City | Gillingham, Kent |
19:45 BST | King 40' | Report | Francis 28' Crouch 67' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Graham Barber |
20 September 2003 | Stoke City | 1 – 1 | Norwich City | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
17:35 BST | Noel-Williams 36' | Report | Huckerby 67' | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Phil Joslin |
27 September 2003 | Norwich City | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Huckerby 38' (pen.) Mackay 89' |
Report | Derry 2' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,425 Referee: Brian Curson |
30 September 2003 | Norwich City | 2 – 1 | Reading | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 BST | Huckerby 17' McVeigh 87' |
Report | Forster 25' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,387 Referee: Keith Hill |
October
Wigan Athletic v Norwich City4 October 2003 | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 1 | Norwich City | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
15:00 BST | Liddell 25' | Report | Roberts 63' | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 9,346 Referee: Roy Pearson |
15 October 2003 | West Ham United | 1 – 1 | Norwich City | Upton Park, London |
19:45 BST | Edworthy 6' (o.g.) | Report | Crouch 63' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,308 Referee: Steve Tomlin |
18 October 2003 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
15:00 BST | Koumas 35' | Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,966 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
21 October 2003 | Norwich City | 2 – 1 | Derby County | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 BST | Harper 45' Roberts 81' (pen.) Mulryne 90' |
Report | Taylor 61' (pen.) | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,346 Referee: Richard Beeby |
25 October 2003 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Sunderland | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Francis 33' | Report | Oster 70' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,427 Referee: Graham Poll |
November
Walsall v Norwich City1 November 2003 | Walsall | 1 – 3 | Norwich City | Walsall, West Midlands |
15:00 GMT | Birch 10' Ritchie 23' 89' |
Report | Henderson 52' McVeigh 60' Crouch 64' 47' 89' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,331 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
8 November 2003 | Norwich City | 3 – 1 | Millwall | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | McVeigh 12' Henderson 15', 30' |
Report | Ward 90' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,423 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
15 November 2003 | Norwich City | 1 – 2 | Watford | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Jarvis 88' | Report | Fitzgerald 24' Cox 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,420 Referee: Steve Bennett |
22 November 2003 | Preston North End | 0 – 0 | Norwich City | Preston, Lancashire |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,775 Referee: Joe Ross |
25 November 2003 | Norwich City | 1 – 1 | Coventry City | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 GMT | Henderson 35' Mackay 72' 78' |
Report | McAllister 49' (pen.) | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Paul Taylor |
29 November 2003 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Huckerby 39' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,367 Referee: Andy Penn |
December
Millwall v Norwich City6 December 2003 | Millwall | 0 – 0 | Norwich City | Bermondsey, London |
15:00 GMT | Muscat 48' 81' | Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,850 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
13 December 2003 | Norwich City | 4 – 1 | Cardiff City | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Huckerby 34' Roberts 54' Fleming 71' Vidmar 79' (o.g.) |
Report | Thorne 59' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,428 Referee: Alan Butler |
21 December 2003 | Ipswich Town | 0 – 2 | Norwich City | Ipswich, Suffolk |
12:00 GMT | Report | McKenzie 37', 76' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Alan Kaye |
26 December 2003 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich, Norfolk |
17:35 GMT | Svensson 14' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,429 Referee: Keith Hill |
28 December 2003 | Derby County | 0 – 4 | Norwich City | Derby, Derbyshire |
15:00 GMT | Report | Fleming 51' Mackay 78' McVeigh 81' McKenzie 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,783 Referee: Graham Laws |
January
Norwich City v Bradford City10 January 2004 | Norwich City | 0 – 1 | Bradford City | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Report | Armstrong 45' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,360 Referee: Kevin Friend |
17 January 2004 | Rotherham United | 4 – 4 | Norwich City | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
15:00 GMT | Butler 28', 42', 65' Branston 45' Mullin 75' |
Report | Roberts 29' McKenzie 33' Huckerby 45' (pen.) Francis 89' |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Mike Jones |
31 January 2004 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Sheffield United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Roberts 59' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,977 Referee: Barry Knight |
February
Wimbledon v Norwich City7 February 2004 | Wimbledon | 0 – 1 | Norwich City | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
15:00 GMT | Banks 82' Williams 83' |
Report | Huckerby 9' | Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Michael Ryan |
14 February 2004 | Coventry City | 0 – 2 | Norwich City | Coventry, West Midlands |
15:00 GMT | Report | Holt 38' Brennan 85' |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,757 Referee: Paul Robinson |
21 February 2004 | Norwich City | 1 – 1 | West Ham United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Huckerby 76' | Report | Harewood 61' Etherington 55' 87' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,940 Referee: Ray Olivier |
March
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion2 March 2004 | Norwich City | 0 – 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,223 Referee: Brian Curson |
7 March 2004 | Norwich City | 3 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Norwich, Norfolk |
12:00 GMT | Mackay 50', 59' Santos 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Diallo 76' Miller 88' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,942 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
13 March 2004 | Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Norwich City | Cardiff, Wales |
15:00 GMT | Parry 17' Earnshaw 20' |
Report | McKenzie 55' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,317 Referee: Jeff Winter |
16 March 2004 | Norwich City | 3 – 0 | Gillingham | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 GMT | Pouton 63' (o.g.) Mulryne 65' McVeigh 67' |
Report | Ashby 26' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,198 Referee: Anthony Bates |
20 March 2004 | Crystal Palace | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | South Norwood, London |
15:00 GMT | Routledge 41' | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,798 Referee: Paul Durkin |
27 March 2004 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Stoke City | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Svensson 45' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,565 Referee: Mike Riley |
April
Burnley v Norwich City3 April 2004 | Burnley | 3 – 5 | Norwich City | Burnley, Lancashire |
15:00 BST | Wood 7' May 30' Blake 38' |
Report | Svensson 14', 62' Huckerby 32', 89' McKenzie 51' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,417 Referee: Andy Hall |
9 April 2004 | Norwich City | 2 – 0 | Wigan Athletic | Norwich, Norfolk |
17:30 BST | Svensson 55' Huckerby 72' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,669 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
12 April 2004 | Reading | 0 – 1 | Norwich City | Reading, Berkshire |
17:35 BST | Report | Mulryne 86' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,460 Referee: Neale Barry |
17 April 2004 | Norwich City | 5 – 0 | Walsall | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Francis 2' McKenzie 45' Svensson 51', 86' Huckerby 73' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,558 Referee: Mike Pike |
24 April 2004 | Watford | 1 – 2 | Norwich City | Watford, Hertfordshire |
15:00 BST | Blizzard 78' | Report | Francis 29' McKenzie 48' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,290 Referee: Mick Feltcher |
May
Norwich City v Preston North End1 May 2004 | Norwich City | 3 – 2 | Preston North End | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | McKenzie 2' Francis 28' Huckerby 84' |
Report | McKenna 5' Healy 48' Broomes 45' 69' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,673 Referee: Iain Williamson |
4 May 2004 | Sunderland | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
20:00 BST | Robinson 44' | Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,174 Referee: David Pugh |
9 May 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 3 | Norwich City | Crewe, Cheshire |
13:00 BST | Ashton 82' | Report | Fleming 28' Roberts 31', 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 9,833 Referee: Paul Taylor |
FA Cup
Round | 3 |
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Result | 1–3 |
3 January 2004 Round 3 | Everton | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Liverpool, Merseyside |
15:00 GMT | Kilbane 15' Ferguson 38' (pen.), 70' (pen.) |
(Report) | Brennan 27' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,955 Referee: Matt Messias |
League Cup
Round | 1 |
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Result | 0–1 |
12 August 2003 Round 1 | Northampton Town | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
19:45 BST | Low 8' | (Report) | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Ray Olivier |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 94 | Promotion to the FA Premier League |
2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 86 | |
3 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
4 | West Ham United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 74 | |
5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 73 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes
- Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
- Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
References
- "FootballSquads - Norwich City - 2003/04".
- Norwich City Football Club (2004). Norwich City Official Yearbook 2004–05. Sidian Press Ltd.