2003–04 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United 2003–04 football season

Sheffield United
2003–04 season
Manager	Neil Warnock
Stadium	Bramall Lane
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Lester (12) All: Lester (15)
Average home league attendance	21,646
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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

Season summary

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

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

Final league table

Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

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

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	IRL	Paddy Kenny
2	DF	ENG	Rob Kozluk
3	DF	ENG	Chris Armstrong
4	MF	SCO	Nick Montgomery
5	DF	ENG	Chris Morgan
6	DF	WAL	Rob Page
7	FW	ENG	Paul Shaw
8	MF	SCO	Stuart McCall (assistant manager)
9	FW	ENG	Ashley Ward
11	FW	ENG	Jack Lester
12	MF	ENG	Andy Parkinson
13	GK	ENG	Kristian Rogers
14	FW	ENG	Wayne Allison
15	FW	ENG	Steve Kabba
16	FW	ZIM	Peter Ndlovu
17	MF	ENG	Phil Jagielka
18	MF	ENG	Michael Tonge


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	SCO	Andy Gray
20	FW	ENG	Izale McLeod (on loan from Derby County)
21	FW	ENG	Mark Rankine
22	DF	ENG	Alan Wright
23	MF	IRL	Colin Cryan
24	DF	ENG	Mike Whitlow
25	DF	ENG	Simon Francis
26	FW	ENG	Kevan Hurst
27	MF	ENG	Ashley Sestanovich
28	MF	ENG	Ian Ross
29	DF	ENG	Danny Wood
30	MF	NED	Dries Boussatta
31	DF	ENG	Dominic Roma
32	FW	ENG	Jonathan Forte
34	GK	SCG	Sasa Ilic
35	DF	ENG	Ben Purkiss

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
7	MF	ENG	Michael Brown (to Tottenham Hotspur)
10	FW	CAN	Paul Peschisolido (to Derby County)
19	FW	SCO	Iffy Onuora (to Grimsby Town)
19	FW	ENG	Dean Sturridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
20	MF	FRA	Jean-Philippe Javary (released)
20	MF	WAL	Carl Robinson (on loan from Portsmouth)
20	DF	ENG	Jon Harley (on loan from Fulham)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	GK	SWE	Lee Baxter (to IFK Göteborg)
22	FW	NED	Laurens ten Heuvel (to De Graafschap)
25	GK	ENG	Paul Gerrard (on loan from Grimsby Town)
25	GK	NIR	Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)
30	GK	ENG	Ben Scott (to Hereford United)
32	MF	ENG	Anthony Tansley (to Alfreton Town)

References

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

Notes

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.
Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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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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