2003–04 Leeds United A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Leeds United
Season:	2003–04
Manager:	Peter Reid (until 10 November)^[1] Eddie Gray (from 10 November)
Chairman:	Professor John McKenzie (until 15 December)^[2] Trevor Birch (until 19 March)^[3] Gerald Krasner (from 19 March)
Stadium:	Elland Road
League:	Premier League
League Result:	19th (relegated)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Mark Viduka (11)
Season Topscorer:	Mark Viduka (12)
Highest Attendance:	40,153 vs Manchester United (18 October 2003, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:	29,211 vs Swindon Town (24 September 2003, League Cup)
Average Attendance:	36,119
Prevseason:	2002–03
Nextseason:	2004–05

The 2003–04 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons), where they were relegated in the wake of the club's financial crisis.

Competitions

See main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League.

Premier League

See main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League.

FA Cup

See main article: 2003–04 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup.

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)^{[4] [5]}

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Gary Kelly	38	0	0	0	2	0	40	0	3	0
3	DF	Ian Harte	21+2	1	1	0	2	1	24+2	2	0	0
4	MF	Jody Morris	11+1	0	0	0	0	0	11+1	0	2	0
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	11+3	0	0	0+1	0	0	11+4	0	2	0
6	DF	Zoumana Camara	13	1	0	0	2	0	15	1	3	0
7	MF	Nick Barmby	1+5	0	0	0	0	0	1+5	0	0	0
8	FW	Michael Bridges	1+9	0	0	0	1+1	0	2+10	0	2	0
9	FW	Mark Viduka	30	11	1	1	0	0	31	12	2	2
10	MF	Lamine Sakho	9+8	1	0+1	0	1	0	10+9	1	3	0
11	MF	Jermaine Pennant	34+2	2	0	0	0	0	34+2	2	5	0
12	DF	Roque Júnior	5	0	0	0	2	2	7	2	1	1
13	GK	Paul Robinson	36	0	1	0	2	1	40	1	1	1
14	MF	Stephen McPhail	8+4	1	0	0	0	0	8+4	0	2	0
15	FW	Cyril Chapuis	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	0	0
15	DF	Steven Caldwell	13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1	3	0
16	MF	Jason Wilcox	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	4+3	0	1	0
17	FW	Alan Smith	35	9	1	0	2	0	38	9	6	0
19	MF	Eirik Bakke	8+2	1	1	0	0	0	9+2	0	2	0
20	MF	Seth Johnson	24+1	2	0	0	1	0	25+1	0	5	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	33	2	1	0	0	0	34	2	8	1
22	DF	Michael Duberry	19	3	1	0	0	0	20	3	2	0
23	MF	David Batty	10+2	2	1	0	1	0	13+2	0	5	0
24	MF	Salomon Olembé	8+4	0	0	0	2	0	10+4	0	3	0
25	MF	Aaron Lennon	0+11	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+14	0	0	0
29	DF	Didier Domi	9+3	0	0	0	0+2	0	9+5	0	5	0
34	DF	Frazer Richardson	2+2	0	1	0	0	0	3+2	0	0	0
36	DF	Matthew Kilgallon	7+1	2	1	0	0	0	9+1	0	0	0
38	MF	James Milner	27+3	3	1	0	1	0	29+3	0	2	0
39	FW	Simon Johnson	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	1+4	0	0	0
40	GK	Scott Carson	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0

Transfers

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
27 June 2003	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	AGF Aarhus	Free	^[7]
30 June 2003	MF	Jacob Burns	Released		^[8]
9 July 2003	FW	Harry Kewell	Liverpool	£5,000,000	^[9] ^[10]
10 July 2003	MF	Olivier Dacourt	Roma	£3,500,000	^[11]
30 August 2003	DF	Paul Okon	Vicenza	Free	^[12]
1 September 2003	GK	Nigel Martyn	Everton	£500,000	^[13]
30 September 2003	GK	Danny Milosevic	Released		^[14]
13 March 2004	MF	Jody Morris	Rotherham United	Free	^[15]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From
22 July 2003	30 June 2004	DF			^[16]
5 August 2003		DF			^[17]
12 August 2003		FW			^[18]
20 August 2003		FW			^[19]
31 August 2003		MF			^[20]
1 September 2003	1 December 2003	DF			^[21]
	6 January 2004	FW			^[22]
2 February 2004	30 June 2004	DF			^[23]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
31 July 2003	1 November 2003	MF			^[24]
21 August 2003		DF
24 August 2003	30 June 2004	DF
26 August 2003	26 November 2003	MF
3 September 2003	2 October 2003	MF
21 October 2003	30 June 2004	MF			^[25]
24 October 2003	24 January 2004	GK	Shaun Allaway
7 November 2003	10 December 2003	DF			^[26]
13 December 2003	13 January 2004	MF			^[27]
7 January 2004	30 June 2004	MF			^[28]
2 February 2004	1 May 2004	FW
27 February 2004	27 March 2004	MF

Notes and References

1. News: Leeds sack Reid . BBC News . 10 November 2003.
2. News: McKenzie steps down at Leeds . The Guardian . 15 December 2003.
3. News: Leeds takeover completed . BBC News . 19 March 2004.
4. Web site: Leeds United players: Premier League 2004. www.11v11.com.
5. Web site: Leeds United players: FA Cup 2004. www.11v11.com.
6. News: Morris completes Leeds move . BBC News . 19 July 2003.
7. News: Sherriff heads out of Leeds . BBC News . 27 June 2003.
8. News: Premiership ins and outs . BBC News . 1 September 2003.
9. £2,000,000 was paid to Kewell's agent, so Leeds only received £3,000,000.
10. News: Liverpool sign Kewell . BBC News . 9 July 2003.
11. News: Transfers — July 2003 . BBC News . 31 July 2003.
12. News: The gossip column . BBC News . 29 August 2003.
13. News: Everton seal Martyn deal . BBC News . 1 September 2003.
14. News: Leeds United Players - 2003-04 . Leeds Utd 365 . 8 May 2004 . 29 September 2012 . 29 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120429050646/http://www.leedsutd365.co.uk/pages/archive/players0304/allplayers.shtml . dead .
15. News: Leeds stat attack . BBC News . 3 May 2004.
16. News: 2000-12-20 . Camara joins Leeds . en-GB . BBC News.
17. News: Transfers — August 2003 . BBC News . 5 September 2003.
18. News: Transfers — August 2003 . BBC News . 5 September 2003.
19. News: Transfers — August 2003 . BBC News . 5 September 2003.
20. News: Transfers — August 2003 . BBC News . 5 September 2003.
21. News: Transfers — September 2003 . BBC News . 23 September 2003.
22. News: Transfers — September 2003 . BBC News . 23 September 2003.
23. News: February 2004 . BBC News . 6 February 2004.
24. News: Bury keen on Singh . BBC News . 31 July 2003.
25. News: Transfers — October 2003 . BBC News . 16 October 2003.
26. News: Transfers — November 2003 . BBC News . 27 November 2003.
27. News: Report: Blackpool v Tranmere Rovers — English League One — ESPNFC . ESPN . 26 December 2003 . 29 September 2012 . 17 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050317192353/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=108585&cc=5739 . dead .
28. News: Transfers — January 2004 . BBC News . 18 January 2004.