The 2003–04 season was Fulham's third consecutive season in the top league of English football, the Barclaycard Premiership. The club was managed by former player Chris Coleman, who replaced Jean Tigana at the end of the 2002–03 season.
| 2003–04 season | |||
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| Chairman | Mohamed Al-Fayed | ||
| Manager | Chris Coleman | ||
| Premier League | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Saha (13) All: Louis Saha (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January 2004) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (vs. Bolton, 26 September 2003) | ||
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Fulham were near the top of the table after the first few months of the season after a great start to the campaign and consistently remained in the top half throughout the course of the season. They ended up finishing in ninth position, only four points behind fifth-placed Newcastle United. It was a great debut season for Chris Coleman as manager, particularly as the club had to cope for half of the season without top goalscorer, Louis Saha, who left for Manchester United.
Kit and sponsorship edit
Fulham's last deal with kit supplier Adidas came to an end on 11 May 2003. It was announced on June that dabs.com would be the kits sponsor in a two-year agreement. On June it was announced the new kit would be produced by Puma.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season edit
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Reserve squad edit
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Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  NED
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Edwin van der Sar | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK |  WAL
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Mark Crossley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  GER
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Moritz Volz | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ENG
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Jon Harley | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ENG
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Zat Knight | 37 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF |  FRA
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Martin Djetou | 31 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | FRA
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Jérôme Bonnissel | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG
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Dean Leacock | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | FRA
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Alain Goma | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | ENG
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Zesh Rehman | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ENG
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Adam Green | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF |  USA
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Carlos Bocanegra | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | ENG
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Ian Pearce | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | FRA
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Sylvain Legwinski | 37 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  JPN
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Junichi Inamoto | 25 | 3 | 15+7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | WAL
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Mark Pembridge | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG
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Lee Clark | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | FRA
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Steed Malbranque | 44 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ENG
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Sean Davis | 30 | 6 | 22+2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | ENG
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Malik Buari | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | NED
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Bobby Petta | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  LVA
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Andrejs Štolcers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | ENG
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Darren Pratley | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | USA
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Brian McBride | 19 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  ARG
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Facundo Sava | 9 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW |  POR
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Luís Boa Morte | 39 | 10 | 32+1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW |  JAM
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Barry Hayles | 32 | 5 | 10+16 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | NED
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Collins John | 8 | 4 | 3+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| 4 | DF | WAL
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Andy Melville | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | FRA
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Steve Marlet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | FRA
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Louis Saha | 22 | 15 | 20+1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 31 June 2004
Source: Competitions
Starting 11 edit
- GK: #1,
Edwin van der Sar, 43 - RB: #2,
Moritz Volz, 37 - CB: #16,
Zat Knight, 35 - CB: #24,
Alain Goma, 29 - LB: #34,
Carlos Bocanegra, 19 (#17, Martin Djetou, has 24 starts) - RM: #10, Lee Clark, 27
- CM: #23, Sean Davis, 28
- CM: #5, Sylvain Legwinski, 35
- LM: #14, Steed Malbranque, 44
- CF: #8, Louis Saha, 21
- CF: #11,
Luís Boa Morte, 37
Transfers edit
Summer edit
In edit
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Out edit
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January edit
In edit
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Out edit
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Club edit
Management edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Chris Coleman
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| Assistant manager |  Steve Kean
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| Goalkeeping coach | Dave Beasant
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| Head of Youth Development | John Murtough
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| Secretary | Mark Maunders
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Source: Fulham FC
Other information edit
| Chairman |  Mohamed Al Fayed
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Loftus Road (19,148 / 112x72 yards) |
Source: Fulham article on 15 August 2007
- Fulham used Queens Park Rangers' ground whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped
Competitions edit
Premier League edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 53 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 53 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 52 | |
| 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[a] |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Middlesbrough qualified as the 2003–04 Football League Cup winners.
Season statistics edit
| Total Goals: 1012 |
| Average Goals per game: 2.66 |
Matches edit
Pre-season friendlies edit
| 12 July 2003 | Torquay United | 1–4 | Fulham | Plainmoor, Torquay |
Gritton  32' |
Report | Buari 23' Sava 55'Saha 69', 76' |
Attendance: 1 896 |
| 17 July 2003 | Fulham | 1–2 | Celtic | Loftus Road, Fulham, London |
| Sava 59' |
Report | Petrov 8' Larsson 12' |
Attendance: 14 247 |
| 23 July 2003 | ASK Voitsberg | 1–4 | Fulham | Stadium Sportscentre Voitsberg, Voitsberg |
| Walther Eccher 73' (pen.) |
Report | Sava 8' Marlet 24'Hammond 36'Saha 68' (pen) |
Attendance: 400 |
| 26 July 2003 | Roma | 2–1 | Fulham | Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg |
| Cassano 26' Bombardini 88' |
Report | Saha 27' |
Attendance: 4 000 |
| 2 August 2003 | Motherwell | 2–2 | Fulham | Fir Park, Motherwell |
| Burns 40' (pen.), 89' |
Report | Saha 18' Marlet 60' |
Referee: Eddie Mack |
| 5 August 2003 | Livingston | 2–0 | Fulham | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| Pasquinelli 23', 31' |
Report | Attendance: 2 846 Referee: John Underhill |
| 10 August 2003 | Fulham | 2–1 | Mallorca | Loftus Road, London |
| Boa Morte 32' Malbranque 65' |
Report | Eto'o 12' |
Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Paul Durkin |
Results edit
Premier League edit
| 16 August 2003 1 | Fulham | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | White City, London |
| 15:00 BST | Marlet 81' Inamoto 56'Saha 70' |
Report | Marinelli 10' Nemeth 81' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 23 August 2003 2 | Everton | 3–1 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 15:00 BST | Naysmith 7' Unsworth 20' Watson 35' |
Report | Hayles 69' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,604 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 30 August 2003 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | Tottenham, London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Hayles 23', 67' Boa Morte 71' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 14 September 2003 4 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 16:05 BST | Mikael Forssell 45', 82' Purse  82' |
Report | Saha 1' Boa Morte 78'Legwinski 60' |
Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 20 September 2003 5 | Fulham | 2-2 | Manchester City | White City, London |
| 15:00 BST | Malbranque 73' Saha 79' |
Report | Knight 31' (o.g.) Wanchope 90+3' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 28 September 2003 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Fulham | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Boa Morte 5' Saha 56' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 4 October 2003 7 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leicester City | White City, London |
| 15:00 BST | Boa Morte 36', 73' |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,612 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 18 October 2003 8 | Fulham | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | White City, London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 21 October 2003 9 | Fulham | 2–3 | Newcastle United | White City, London |
| 19:45 BST | Clark 6' Saha 8' |
Report | Robert 16' Shearer 51 pen.', 56' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,241 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 25 October 2003 10 | Manchester United | 1–3 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Forlan 45+2' |
Report | Clark 3' Malbranque 66'Inamoto 79' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,727 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2 November 2003 11 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | White City, London |
| Saha 43' Boa Morte 90' |
Report | Heskey 17' Murphy 89 pen.' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 8 November 2003 12 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Fulham | Charlton, London |
| Stuart 10' Johansson 69', 76' |
Report | Davis 89' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,285 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 24 November 2003 13 | Fulham | 2–0 | Portsmouth | White City, London |
| Saha 30', 33' |
Report | Berger 82' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 30 November 2003 14 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Fulham | Highbury, London |
| Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,063 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 6 December 2003 15 | Fulham | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | White City, London |
| Davis 75' Sava 76' |
Report | Davies 53' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,393 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 14 December 2003 16 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Fulham | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Duberry 41' Viduka 46'Matteo 88' |
Report | Saha 47', 85' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,544 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 20 December 2003 17 | Fulham | 0–1 | Chelsea | White City, London |
| Report | Crespo 62' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,431 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 20 December 2003 18 | Fulham | 2–0 | Southampton | White City, London |
| Saha 19', 62 pen.' |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,640 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 28 December 2003 19 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Angel 32' Vassell 67', 82' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 7 January 2004 20 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Fulham | Middlesbrough North Yorkshire |
| Job 14' Nemeth 67' |
Report | Hayles 90+2' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,869 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 10 January 2004 21 | Fulham | 2–1 | Everton | White City, London, London |
| Saha 45 pen.' Malbranque 46' |
Report | Kilbane 81' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,308 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 19 January 2004 22 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| O'Brien 4' Speed 41'Robert 54' |
Report | Davis 74' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 31 January 2004 23 | Fulham | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | White City, London |
| Malbranque 45+2 pen.' McBride 66' |
Report | Keane 18 pen.' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,024 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 7 February 2004 24 | Southampton | 0–0 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Report | Stadium: St Mary's Attendance: 31,820 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 11 February 2004 25 | Fulham | 1–2 | Aston Villa | White City, London |
| Boa Morte 1' Bocanegra 74' |
Report | Angel 13' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,153 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 21 February 2004 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Fulham | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| Ince 20' Cort 51' |
Report | Malbranque 83' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,424 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 28 February 2004 27 | Fulham | 1–1 | Manchester United | White City, London |
| Boa Morte 64' |
Report | Saha 14' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,306 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 13 March 2004 28 | Fulham | 2–0 | Leeds United | White City, London |
| Davis 71' Boa Morte 83' |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 20 March 2004 29 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Fulham | Fulham, London |
| Gudjohnsen 7' Duff 30' |
Report | Pembridge 18' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,459 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 27 March 2004 30 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,522 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 3 April 2004 31 | Fulham | 0–0 | Birmingham City | White City, London |
| Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 10 April 2004 32 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Fulham | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Report | John 65' (89) |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 28,392 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 12 April 2004 33 | Fulham | 3–4 | Blackburn Rovers | White City, London |
| John 26', 45+2' Boa Morte 60' |
Report | Cole 23' Douglas 48'Amoruso 51'Stead 74' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,981 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 17 April 2004 34 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 24 April 2004 35 | Fulham | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | White City, London |
| Malbranque 18 pen.' Davis 64' |
Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,585 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 1 May 2004 36 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Fulham | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Yakubu 80' |
Report | McBride 84' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 9 May 2004 37 | Fulham | 0–1 | Arsenal | White City, London |
| Report | Reyes 9' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,102 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 15 May 2004 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Fulham | Bolton, Lancashire |
| Report | McBride 44', 78' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,383 Referee: Graham Barber |
League Cup edit
| 23 September 2003 2nd Round | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Fulham | Wigan, Lancashire |
| Ellington 73' |
Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 4,874 Referee: Alan Kaye |
FA Cup edit
| 4 January 2004 3rd Round | Fulham | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | White City, London |
| Saha 13', 90' |
Report | McCann 5' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 25 January 2004 4th Round | Everton | 1–1 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Jeffers 90' |
Report | Davis 49' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,862 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 4 February 2004 4th Round Replay | Fulham | 2–1 | Everton | White City, London |
| Inamoto 57' Malbranque 102' |
Report | Jeffers 90' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,551 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 14 February 2004 5th Round | Fulham | 0–0 | West Ham United | White City, London |
| Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,705 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 24 February 2004 5th Round Replay | West Ham United | 0–3 | Fulham | Upton Park, London |
| Report | McBride 76' Hayles 79'Boa Morte 90' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 27,934 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 6 March 2004 Quarter Final | Manchester United | 2–1 | Fulham | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Van Nistelrooy 25', 62' |
Report | Malbranque 23 pen.' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,614 Referee: Rob Styles |
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England and represented them at U-21 level, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
- ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
- ^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
- ^ Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
- ^ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
- ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
- ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
- ^ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
- ^ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 1999.