2003–04 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County 2003–04 football season

Stockport County

2003–04 season

Chairman

Brian Kennedy

Manager

Carlton Palmer (Player-Manager) (Until 19 September 2003)
Sammy McIlroy (From 15 October 2003)

Stadium

19th

First Round

Second Round

Football League Trophy

Northern section Quarter Finals (Last 16)

Top goalscorer

Rickie Lambert (12)

Highest home attendance

8,617 vs Oldham Athletic, Second Division, 12 April 2004

Lowest home attendance

3,683 vs Colchester United, Second Division 21 October 2003

Average home league attendance

5,314

Home colours

Away colours

← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season is Stockport County's 122nd season in football. Stockport finished the league season in 19th, two places off the relegation zone. This season ran from 9 August 2003 to 8 May 2004.

Background

Following a poor start to the 2003–2004 season player-manager Carlton Palmer was sacked by the club in September.

Upon completion of the Euro 2004 qualifying matches with Northern Ireland, Sammy McIlroy re-entered club management signing a three-year deal in October 2003.

Summary

Results summary

Second Division table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
17	Brentford	46	14	11	21	52	69	−17	53
18	Peterborough United	46	12	16	18	58	58	0	52
19	Stockport County	46	11	19	16	62	70	−8	52
20	Chesterfield	46	12	15	19	49	71	−22	51
21	Grimsby Town (R)	46	13	11	22	55	81	−26	50	Relegation to Football League Two

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Name	Total
10	MF	Rickie Lambert	12
8	FW	Aaron Wilbraham	8
21	FW	Stuart Barlow	8
12	DF	Jim Goodwin	4
9	FW	Luke Beckett	4
23	MF	Chris Williams	3
31	FW	Simon Lynch	3
16	FW	Jon Daly	3
14	MF	Fraser McLachlan	3
5	DF	Robert Clare	3
3	MF	Danny Jackman	2
6	MF	Mark Robertson	1
20	FW	Owen Morrison	1
19	MF	Andy Welsh	1
15	FW	Kevin Ellison	1
24	FW	Michael Byrne	1
2	DF	Danny Griffin	1

Results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Second Division

Wycombe Wanderers v Stockport County

9 August 2003	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Stockport County	The Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
15:00

FA Cup

First Round

Stevenage Borough v Stockport County

8 November 2003	Stevenage Borough	2–1	Stockport County	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15.00

League Cup

First Round

Lincoln City v Stockport County

12 August 2003	Lincoln City	0–1	Stockport County	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
19.45			Barlow 87'

Football League Trophy

First Round

Mansfield Town v Stockport County

14 October 2003	Mansfield Town	1–2	Stockport County	Field Mill, Mansfield
19.00

Team

Squad

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	NIR	Danny Griffin
3	DF	ENG	Danny Jackman
4	DF	ENG	Dave Challinor
5	DF	ENG	Robert Clare
6	MF	AUS	Mark Robertson
7	DF	ENG	Aaron Lescott
8	FW	ENG	Aaron Wilbraham
9	FW	ENG	Luke Beckett
10	MF	ENG	Rickie Lambert
11	MF	ENG	Martin Pemberton
12	DF	IRL	Jim Goodwin
13	GK	ENG	James Spencer
14	MF	ENG	Fraser McLachlan
15	FW	ENG	Kevin Ellison
16	FW	IRL	Jon Daly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ENG	John Hardiker
19	MF	ENG	Andy Welsh
20	FW	NIR	Owen Morrison
21	MF	ENG	Stuart Barlow
22	MF	ENG	Lee Cartwright
23	FW	ENG	Chris Williams
24	FW	ENG	Michael Byrne
25	FW	ENG	Adam Le Fondre
27	FW	ENG	David Holt
28	MF	ENG	Jamie Baguley
29	FW	ENG	Matt Bailey
30	DF	ENG	Alex Lord
31	DF	ENG	Danny Adams
32	GK	ENG	Ben Coppinger
33	DF	WAL	Ashley Williams

Left during the season

No.	Position	Name	To	Notes
1	GK	Lee Jones	Blackpool
1	GK	Boaz Myhill	Aston Villa	Loan Expired
2	DF	Shaun Smith	Hull City	Loan Expired
3	DF	Anthony Tonkin	Crewe Alexandra
6	MF	Carlton Palmer	Unattached	Sacked as Player Manager (Subsequently, left the club)
6	DF	Matt Heath	Leicester City	Loan Expired
24	MF	Wayne Collins	Unattached
25	GK	Nick Colgan	Hibernian	Loan Expired
25	GK	Anthony Williams	Hartlepool United	Loan Expired
25	MF	Ali Gibb	Bristol Rovers
31	MF	Simon Lynch	Preston North End	Loan Expired
31	MF	Dave Walton	Derby County	Loan Expired

References

^ "Final league table". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"FA Cup 2003/04 Results". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"League Cup 2003/04 Results". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy 2003/04". Soccerbase. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Statistics – Top Scorers 2003/04". ESPN. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^ "Statistics – 2003/04". ESPN. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Full Season Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Stockport sack Palmer". BBC Sport. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"McIlroy quits NI for Stockport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
"England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
"Top Scorers Stockport County 2003/2004". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
"Football Squads Stockport County 2003/2004". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

External links

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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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