2003–04 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
	2003–04 season
Chairman	David Moores
Manager	Gérard Houllier (until 10 June 2004)
FA Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League:; Michael Owen (16); All:; Michael Owen (19)
Average home league attendance	41,777
← 2002–03	2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 113th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 May 2004. Liverpool finished the season in 4th place.

Season summary

Liverpool finished the season in fourth position in the Premier League, in what was to be Gérard Houllier's last in charge of Liverpool. He was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the season after six years in charge.

Competition	Result	Top Scorer
Premier League	4th	Michael Owen, 16
UEFA Cup	Fourth round	Harry Kewell, 3
FA Cup	Fifth round	Bruno Cheyrou, 2
League Cup	Fourth round	Emile Heskey, 2 Danny Murphy, 2
Overall		Michael Owen, 19

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jerzy Dudek
2	DF	Stéphane Henchoz
3	DF	Steve Finnan
4	DF	Sami Hyypiä
5	FW	Milan Baroš
6	DF	Markus Babbel
7	MF	Harry Kewell
8	FW	Emile Heskey
9	FW	El Hadji Diouf
10	FW	Michael Owen
11	MF	Vladimír Šmicer
13	MF	Danny Murphy
15	MF	Salif Diao
16	MF	Dietmar Hamann
17	MF	Steven Gerrard
18	DF	John Arne Riise
20	MF	Anthony Le Tallec
21	DF	Djimi Traoré^[2]

No.	Position	Player
22	GK	Chris Kirkland
23	DF	Jamie Carragher
24	FW	Florent Sinama-Pongolle
25	MF	Igor Bišćan
26	MF	Richie Partridge
27	DF	Grégory Vignal
28	DF	Bruno Cheyrou
29	GK	Patrice Luzi
30	DF	Carl Medjani^[3]
31	MF	Alou Diarra
32	MF	John Welsh
33	FW	Neil Mellor
34	MF	Darren Potter
35	DF	Stephen Warnock
36	DF	Jon Otsemobor
37	DF	Zak Whitbread
38	MF	Michael Foley-Sheridan
40	GK	Paul Harrison

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
7		FW	Daniel Sjölund (to Djurgårdens IF)
12		GK	Paul Jones (on loan from Southampton)

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
20	MF	Anthony Le Tallec	Le Havre	£1,500,000	01-07-2003
24	FW	Florent Sinama-Pongolle	Le Havre	£1,500,000	01-07-2003
3	DF	Steve Finnan	Fulham	£3,500,000	01-07-2003
7	MF	Harry Kewell	Leeds United	£5,000,000	09-07-2003
30	DF	Carl Medjani	Saint-Étienne	Free	08-08-2003
12	GK	Paul Jones	Southampton	Loan	09-01-2004

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
15	MF	Patrik Berger	Portsmouth	Free	01-07-2003
24	MF	Bernard Diomède	Ajaccio	Free	01-07-2003
14	DF	Vegard Heggem	Unattached	Free	01-07-2003
19	GK	Pegguy Arphexad	Coventry City	Free	01-07-2003
7	FW	Daniel Sjölund	Djurgårdens IF	Free	15-01-2004
3	DF	Abel Xavier	Hannover 96	Free	02-02-2004
8	FW	Emile Heskey	Birmingham City	£6,250,000	18-05-2004

In: £11,500,000
Out: £6,250,000
Total spending: £5,250,000

Match results

Premier League

17 August 2003 1	Liverpool	1–2	Chelsea	Liverpool
16:05	Owen 79' (pen.)	Report	Verón 25' Hasselbaink 87'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,082 Referee: Steve Bennett

24 August 2003 2	Aston Villa	0–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,573 Referee: Paul Durkin

27 August 2003 3	Liverpool	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,778 Referee: Uriah Rennie

30 August 2003 4	Everton	0–3	Liverpool	Liverpool
		Report	Owen 39', 52' Kewell 80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,200 Referee: Mike Riley

12 September 2003 5	Blackburn	1–3	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Jansen 8' Neill 45'	Report	Owen 12' (pen.), 68' Kewell 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,074 Referee: N Barry

20 September 2003 6	Liverpool	2–1	Leicester City	Liverpool
	Owen 20' (pen.) Heskey 75'	Report	Bent 90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,094 Referee: Mark Halsey

28 September 2003 7	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Liverpool	London
	Lisbie 31', 43', 83'	Report	Šmicer 15' Owen 52'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Rob Styles

6 October 2003 8	Liverpool	1–2	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Kewell 14'	Report	Hyypiä 31' (o.g.) Pirès 68'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,374 Referee: Graham Barber

18 October 2003 9	Portsmouth	1–0	Liverpool	Portsmouth
	Berger 4'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,123 Referee: Steve Dunn

25 October 2003 10	Liverpool	3–1	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Owen 35' Murphy 57' Sinama Pongolle 84'	Report	Smith 42'	Stadium: Anfield Referee: Jeff Winter

2 November 2003 11	Fulham	1–2	Liverpool	London
	Saha 40' Boa Morte 90'	Report	Heskey 17' Murphy 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles

9 November 2003 12	Liverpool	1–2	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Kewell 76'	Report	Giggs 59', 70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,159 Referee: Graham Poll

22 November 2003 13	Middlesbrough	0–0	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
		Report		Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 34,268 Referee: Phil Dowd

30 November 2003 14	Liverpool	3–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
	Gerrard 35' (pen.) Kewell 69' Heskey 78'	Report	Forssell 33'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,683 Referee: Neale Barry

8 December 2003 15	Newcastle United	1–1	Liverpool	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Shearer 63' (pen.)		Murphy 6'	Stadium: St. James' Park

13 December 2003 16	Liverpool	1–2	Southampton	Liverpool
	Heskey 75'	Report	Ormerod 2' M. Svensson 64'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,762 Referee: Paul Durkin

26 December 2003 17	Liverpool	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Hyypiä 30' Šmicer 47' Sinama Pongolle 54'	Report	Pedersen 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,987 Referee: Jeff Winter

28 December 2003 18	Manchester City	2–2	Liverpool	Manchester
	Anelka 30' (pen.) Fowler 90'	Report	Šmicer 66' Hamann 80'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,201 Referee: Mike Riley

7 January 2004 19	Chelsea	0–1	Liverpool	London
		Report	Cheyrou 38' Diouf , 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,420 Referee: Steve Dunn

10 January 2004 20	Liverpool	1–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Delaney 36' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,771 Referee: Graham Barber

17 January 2004 21	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Liverpool	London
	Keane 25' (pen.) Postiga 54'	Report	Kewell 75'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,104 Referee: Uriah Rennie

21 January 2004 22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Liverpool	Wolverhampton
	Miller 90'	Report	Cheyrou 34'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,380 Referee: Barry Knight

31 January 2004 23	Liverpool	0–0	Everton	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,056 Referee: Steve Bennett

7 February 2004 24	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Liverpool	Bolton
	Hunt 11' Djorkaeff 58'	Report	Hyypiä 51' Gerrard 69'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,552 Referee: Alan Wiley

11 February 2004 25	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Owen 3' Gerrard 51'	Report	Wright-Phillips 50'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,257 Referee: Mike Riley

29 February 2004 26	Leeds United	2–2	Liverpool	Leeds
	Bakke 29' Viduka 34'	Report	Kewell 21' Baroš 42'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,932 Referee: Paul Durkin

14 March 2004 27	Southampton	2–0	Liverpool	Southampton
	Beattie 51' Phillips 85'	Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Attendance: 32,056 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

17 March 2004 28	Liverpool	3–0	Portsmouth	Liverpool
	Hamann 6' Owen 28', 55'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Referee: Barry Knight

20 March 2004 29	Liverpool	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Hyypiä 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,795 Referee: Rob Styles

28 March 2004 30	Leicester City	0–0	Liverpool	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 32,013 Referee: Phil Dowd

4 April 2004 31	Liverpool	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Owen 7', 24' Todd 22' (o.g.) Heskey 79'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Jeff Winter

9 April 2004 32	Arsenal	4–2	Liverpool	London
	Henry 31', 50', 78' Pirès 49'	Report	Hyypiä 5' Owen 42'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Alan Wiley

12 April 2004 33	Liverpool	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
		Report	Bartlett 63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,003 Referee: Phil Dowd

17 April 2004 34	Liverpool	0–0	Fulham	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee: Steve Bennett

24 April 2004 35	Manchester United	0–1	Liverpool	Manchester
		Report	Murphy 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,647 Referee: Mike Riley

2 May 2004 36	Liverpool	2–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Murphy 50' (pen.) Heskey 52'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,031 Referee: Andy D'Urso

8 May 2004 37	Birmingham City	0–3	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Cunningham , 64'	Report	Owen 29' Heskey 51' Gerrard 86'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,553 Referee: Steve Dunn

15 May 2004 38	Liverpool	1–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Owen 67'	Report	Ameobi 25'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,172 Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Cup

Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Liverpool
Liverpool 3–0 Olimpija Ljubljana
Steaua București 1–1 Liverpool
Liverpool 1–0 Steaua București
Liverpool 2–0 Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia 2–4 Liverpool

11 March 2004	Liverpool	1–1	Marseille	Anfield, Liverpool
	Baroš 55'	Report	Drogba 78'

25 March 2004	Marseille	2–1	Liverpool	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
	Drogba 38' (pen.) Méïté 58'	Report	Heskey 15'

League Cup

Blackburn Rovers 3–4 Liverpool (attendance 16,918)

2003-12-03	Liverpool	2–3	Bolton Wanderers	Anfield, Liverpool
	Murphy 66' Smicer 88'	Report	Jardel 4' Okacha 79' Djorkaeff 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 33,185 Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

Yeovil Town 0–2 Liverpool
Liverpool 1–1 Portsmouth (attendance 34,669)
Portsmouth 1–0 Liverpool (attendance 19,529)

Top scorers

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	12	10	55	37	+18	60	10	4	5	29	15	+14	6	8	5	26	22	+4

Big Four games

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	0	4	7	10	−3	6	0	0	3	3	6	−3	2	0	1	4	4	0

References

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↑ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in October 2004.
↑ Medjani was born in Lyon, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in 2010.

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[2] Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in October 2004.

[3] Medjani was born in Lyon, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in 2010.

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Season summary

First-team squad

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

Match results

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League Cup

FA Cup

Top scorers

Results summary

Big Four games

References

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	12	10	55	37	+18	60	10	4	5	29	15	+14	6	8	5	26	22	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	12	10	55	37	+18	60	10	4	5	29	15	+14	6	8	5	26	22	+4

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	12	10	55	37	+18	60	10	4	5	29	15	+14	6	8	5	26	22	+4