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1 Season summary  




2 Final league table  




3 Results  


3.1  Legend  




3.2  Football League First Division  




3.3  FA Cup  




3.4  League Cup  






4 Players  


4.1  First-team squad  




4.2  Left club during season  






5 References  




6 Notes  













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Watford
2003–04 season
ChairmanGraham Simpson
ManagerRay Lewington
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Fitzgerald (10)
All:
Scott Fitzgerald (11)
Average home league attendance14,855
← 2002–03
2004–05 →

During the 2003–04 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the First Division.

Season summary[edit]

The ongoing financial difficulties saw a large number of players released that summer, including record signing Allan Nielsen and strikers Tommy Smith and Gifton Noel-Williams. To make matters worse, Manchester United loanee Jimmy Davis was killed in a car crash on the opening day of the new campaign. This had a huge effect on the team's form at the beginning of the season, and notably on his close friend Danny Webber. But a strong finish to the season saw the club finish in mid-table.

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 2003–04 Football League First Division
Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    14 Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 58 +3 60
    15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 −2 59
    16 Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 −14 57
    17 Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 −8 54
    18 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 −9 53
    Source: Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

    Results[edit]

    Watford's score comes first[1]

    Legend[edit]

    Win Draw Loss

    Football League First Division[edit]

    Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
    16 August 2003 Crystal Palace A 0–1 15,333
    23 August 2003 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 15,023
    25 August 2003 Sunderland A 0–2 23,600
    30 August 2003 Gillingham H 2–2 12,793 Helguson, Webber
    13 September 2003 Millwall H 3–1 11,305 Dyer, Cox (pen), Young
    17 September 2003 Derby County A 2–3 18,459 Gayle, Young
    20 September 2003 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 9,211
    27 September 2003 Ipswich Town H 1–2 15,350 Fitzgerald
    30 September 2003 Burnley H 1–1 11,573 Fitzgerald
    4 October 2003 Crewe Alexandra A 1–0 7,055 Webber
    14 October 2003 Walsall H 1–1 12,231 Baird (own goal)
    18 October 2003 Bradford City H 1–0 12,399 Fitzgerald
    21 October 2003 Coventry City H 1–1 13,487 Fitzgerald
    25 October 2003 Wimbledon A 3–1 6,115 Devlin, Webber, Fitzgerald
    28 October 2003 Cardiff City A 0–3 14,011
    1 November 2003 Rotherham United H 1–0 18,067 Webber
    4 November 2003 Preston North End A 1–2 11,152 Webber
    8 November 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 21,229 Cook
    15 November 2003 Norwich City A 2–1 16,420 Fitzgerald, Cox (pen)
    22 November 2003 West Ham United H 0–0 20,950
    29 November 2003 Reading A 1–2 14,521 Cook
    6 December 2003 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 14,988 Fitzgerald
    13 December 2003 Sheffield United A 2–2 18,637 Smith, Helguson
    20 December 2003 Stoke City H 1–3 13,732 Helguson
    26 December 2003 Gillingham A 0–1 8,971
    28 December 2003 Cardiff City H 2–1 15,512 Fitzgerald, Cook
    10 January 2004 Coventry City A 0–0 12,226
    17 January 2004 Crystal Palace H 1–5 15,017 Helguson (pen)
    31 January 2004 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 23,958 Fitzgerald
    7 February 2004 Sunderland H 2–2 16,798 Mahon, Cox (pen)
    14 February 2004 Preston North End H 2–0 12,675 Bouazza, Devlin
    21 February 2004 Walsall A 1–0 6,684 Cook
    28 February 2004 Wimbledon H 4–0 15,323 Cook, Cox (pen), Smith, Ardley
    3 March 2004 Stoke City A 1–3 13,108 Helguson
    9 March 2004 Bradford City A 0–2 17,143
    13 March 2004 Sheffield United H 0–2 13,861
    16 March 2004 Derby County H 2–1 13,931 Helguson, Mahon
    20 March 2004 Ipswich Town A 1–4 23,524 Fitzgerald
    27 March 2004 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 13,382 Helguson
    10 April 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 18,041 Hyde, Wright (own goal)
    12 April 2004 Burnley A 3–2 11,413 Devlin, Helguson, Cook
    17 April 2004 Rotherham United A 1–1 7,221 Dyer
    20 April 2004 Millwall A 2–1 10,263 Dyer, Cook
    24 April 2004 Norwich City H 1–2 19,290 Blizzard
    1 May 2004 West Ham United A 0–4 34,685
    9 May 2004 Reading H 1–0 17,979 Young

    FA Cup[edit]

    Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
    Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
    R3 3 January 2004 Chelsea H 2–2 21,121 Helguson, Mahon
    R3R 14 January 2004 Chelsea A 0–4 38,763

    League Cup[edit]

    Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
    Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
    R1 12 August 2003 Bournemouth H 1–0 9,561 Fitzgerald
    R2 23 September 2003 Bristol City A 0–1 5,213

    Players[edit]

    First-team squad[edit]

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    1 GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
    2 MF England ENG Neal Ardley
    3 DF England ENG Paul Mayo
    4 MF England ENG Paolo Vernazza
    5 DF England ENG Neil Cox
    6 DF England ENG Sean Dyche
    7 FW England ENG Bruce Dyer[notes 1]
    8 MF Jamaica JAM Micah Hyde[notes 2]
    9 FW England ENG Danny Webber
    12 MF England ENG Gavin Mahon
    13 GK England ENG Richard Lee
    14 DF England ENG Wayne Brown
    15 DF Jamaica JAM Marcus Gayle[notes 3]
    16 MF England ENG Anthony McNamee
    17 MF England ENG Jamie Hand
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    18 FW Iceland ISL Heiðar Helguson
    19 DF England ENG Jerel Ifil
    20 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley[notes 4]
    21 FW England ENG Scott Fitzgerald
    22 MF England ENG Lee Cook
    23 MF England ENG Gary Fisken
    24 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jason Norville
    25 MF Scotland SCO Paul Devlin[notes 5]
    27 MF England ENG Ashley Young
    30 GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley (on loan from Chelsea)
    31 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
    33 MF England ENG Dominic Blizzard
    34 DF England ENG Jack Smith
    35 FW France FRA Hameur Bouazza[notes 6]

    Left club during season[edit]

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

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    3 DF England ENG Paul Robinson (toWest Bromwich Albion)
    10 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson (toColchester United)
    10 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird (on loan from Southampton)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    11 MF England ENG Jimmy Davis (died)
    32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Kelly (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Watford 2003–2004 Results". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in September 2007.
  • ^ Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  • ^ Gayle was born in Hammersmith, London, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  • ^ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
  • ^ Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  • ^ Bouazza was born in Évry, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.

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