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| 2003–04 season | ||
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| Chairman | Rupert Lowe | |
| Manager | Gordon Strachan (until March) Paul Sturrock (from March) | |
| Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | |
| Premier League | 12th | |
| FA Cup | Third round proper | |
| League Cup | Fifth round | |
| UEFA Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: James Beattie (14) All: James Beattie (17) | |
| Highest home attendance | 32,151 (vs. Arsenal, 29 December) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 30,513 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 7 December) | |
| Average home league attendance | 31,716 | |
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| ← 2002–032004–05 → | ||
The 2003-04 season was Southampton F.C's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, and it was the club's 119th year in existence. The season started on the 16th of August 2003 and ended on the 15th of May 2004. It was Gordon Stratchan's last season as Southampton's manager.
The team was eliminated on the third round of the FA Cup, losing 3-0 to Newcastle United, the match was broadcast live by the BBC. They were also eliminated from the Carling cup, losing 1-0 to Bolton Wanderers in the quarter finals due to a goal in extra time.
Season summary
The previous season's FA Cup runners-up failed to make an impact in any of the cup competitions, and their 12th-place finish was a something of a disappointment after the previous season, when Southampton were eighth in the league - their highest ever in the Premiership and their highest in the top flight since 1990. The club was thrown into further turmoil in March, when Gordon Strachan announced his resignation as manager. There was talk that Glenn Hoddle would be returning to the club for a second spell, but the job went to Plymouth Argyle's Paul Sturrock instead.
Final league table
Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 10 | Birmingham City | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 50 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 47 | |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 45 | |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.
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.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
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Youth squad
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Results
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Premier League
Leicester City v Southampton| 16 August 2003 1 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Southampton | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Dickov  5' (pen.)Ferdinand 10' |
Report | Phillips 76' Beattie 80' |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 31,621 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 23 August 2003 2 | Southampton | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,656 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 26 August 2003 3 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Southampton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,721 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 31 August 2003 4 | Southampton | 1–0 | Manchester United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Beattie 88' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 13 September 2003 5 | Southampton | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Beattie 37' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,711 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 20 September 2003 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Southampton | Haringey, London |
| Kanouté 62' |
Report | Beattie 2', 43' Phillips 60' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,784 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 27 September 2003 7 | Southampton | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Phillips  90' |
Report | Christie 13' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 4 October 2003 8 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |
| BST (UTC+01) | Shearer 44' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 19 October 2003 9 | Everton | 0–0 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,775 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 25 October 2003 10 | Southampton | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Beattie 59' Griffit 87' |
Report | Cole 65' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,620 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 1 November 2003 11 | Southampton | 0–2 | Manchester City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Fowler 4' Wanchope 85' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,952 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 8 November 2003 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Southampton | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Report | M. Svensson 86' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,619 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 22 November 2003 13 | Southampton | 0–1 | Chelsea | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Report | Melchiot 47' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,149 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 29 November 2003 14 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Dublin 45' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,285 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 7 December 2003 15 | Southampton | 3–2 | Charlton Athletic | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | A. Svensson 14' Ormerod 45', 85' |
Report | Parker 46', 65' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,513 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 13 December 2003 16 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| GMT (UTC) | Heskey 75' |
Report | Ormerod 2' M. Svensson 64' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,762 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 21 December 2003 17 | Southampton | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Dodd 34' Pahars 67'Beattie 90' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,697 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 26 December 2003 18 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
| 12:00 GMT (UTC) | Saha 19', 63' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 29 December 2003 19 | Southampton | 0–1 | Arsenal | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Pires 35' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,151 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 7 January 2004 20 | Southampton | 0–0 | Leicester City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,053 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 10 January 2004 21 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Clemence 16' Kenna 67' |
Report | Ormerod 6' Prutton 69' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,071 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 17 January 2004 22 | Southampton | 2–1 | Leeds United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Ormerod 36' Phillips 43' |
Report | Kilgallon 75' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,976 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 31 January 2004 23 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Southampton | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | Saha 17' Scholes 36'van Nistelrooy 60' |
Report | Ormerod 37' Phillips 52' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,758 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 7 February 2004 24 | Southampton | 0–0 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,820 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 10 February 2004 25 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Southampton | Islington, London |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Henry 31', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,007 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 21 February 2004 26 | Southampton | 3–3 | Everton | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Phillips 58' Beattie 81'Fernandes 90' |
Report | Rooney 7', 77' Ferguson 33' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,875 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 28 February 2004 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Southampton | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Cole 52' |
Report | Phillips 5' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,970 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 14 March 2004 28 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Beattie 51' Phillips 85' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,056 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 21 March 2004 29 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Southampton | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Yakubu 68' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 27 March 2004 30 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Delap 64' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 3 April 2004 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–4 | Southampton | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| 15:00 BST | Camara 72' |
Report | Beattie 25' Lundekvam 58'Phillips 89', 90' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,106 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 12 April 2004 32 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Southampton | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Juninho 23' Németh 32'Maccarone 49' |
Report | Beattie 70' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,768 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 17 April 2004 33 | Manchester City | 1–3 | Southampton | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Anelka 78' |
Report | Beattie 34' Phillips 55', 81' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,152 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 24 April 2004 34 | Southampton | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Pahars 21' |
Report | Nolan 77' Davies 78' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,712 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 1 May 2004 35 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
| Cranie 59' (o.g.) Lampard 75', 83'Guðjohnsen 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,321 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 8 May 2004 36 | Southampton | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Phillips 45' |
Report | Angel 39' (pen.) |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,054 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 11 May 2004 37 | Southampton | 3–3 | Newcastle United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+01) | Beattie 19' Bramble 39' (o.g.)Griffit 88' |
Report | Ameobi 7' Bowyer 35'Ambrose 90' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,815 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 15 May 2004 38 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Southampton | Greenwich, London |
| BST (UTC+01) | Euell 36' Cole 53' |
Report | Prutton 64' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,614 Referee: Jeff Winter |
FA Cup
Southampton v Newcastle United| 3 | Southampton | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
League Cup
- Third round: Bristol City 1–3 Southampton; attendance 17,408
| 2 December 2003 4 | Southampton | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Beattie 33', 90' (pen.) |
Report | De Zeeuw 90' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,201 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 16 December 2003 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Southampton | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | Pedersen 115' |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 13,957 Referee: Phil Dowd |
UEFA Cup
Southampton
v 
Steaua București
| 24 September 2003 First Round First Leg | Southampton | 1–1 | Steaua București | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton |
| 19:45 BST | Phillips 52' |
Report | Răducanu 20' |
Attendance: 30,577 Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway) |
v Southampton
| 15 October 2003 First Round Second Leg | Steaua București | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Southampton | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest |
| 18:45 EEST | Răducanu 83' |
Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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| 14 | GK |  FIN
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Antti Niemi | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK |  NIR
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Alan Blayney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Jason Dodd | 34 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Graeme Le Saux | 21 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  NOR
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Claus Lundekvam | 36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  SCO
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Stephen Crainey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF |  SWE
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Michael Svensson | 32 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
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Fitz Hall | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
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Martin Cranie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG
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Danny Higginbotham | 31 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
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Darren Kenton | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | NIR
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Chris Baird | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Matt Oakley | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
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Neil McCann | 21 | 0 | 9+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SWE
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Anders Svensson | 34 | 0 | 17+13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |  IRL
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Rory Delap | 32 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
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David Prutton | 30 | 1 | 22+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NOR
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Jo Tessem | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  FRA
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Fabrice Fernandes | 31 | 1 | 21+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | FRA
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Léandre Griffit | 5 | 2 | 2+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | FRA
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Yoann Folly | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO
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Paul Telfer | 43 | 0 | 33+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG
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Kevin Phillips | 37 | 13 | 28+6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
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James Beattie | 42 | 17 | 32+5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  LVA
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Marian Pahars | 16 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW |  ECU
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Agustin Delgado | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG
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Brett Ormerod | 26 | 6 | 14+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  WAL
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Paul Jones | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
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Chris Marsden | 17 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
- Folly was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Togo internationally, and made his full international debut for Togo in August 2008
- Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and has represented them on U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua & Barbuda internationally, and made his debut for Antigua & Barbuda in February 2012
- Best was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his full international debut for Ireland in May 2009.
- Elá was born in Añisoc, Equatorial Guinea, but was raised in Spain from the age of 10.
- Perepļotkins was born in Kharkiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), but acquired Latvian citizenship in 2007, and made his full international debut for Latvia in 2007.