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

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

Season summary

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

Pos Team 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

Watford's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 August 2003Crystal PalaceA0–115,333
23 August 2003West Bromwich AlbionH0–115,023
25 August 2003SunderlandA0–223,600
30 August 2003GillinghamH2–212,793Helguson, Webber
13 September 2003MillwallH3–111,305Dyer, Cox (pen), Young
17 September 2003Derby CountyA2–318,459Gayle, Young
20 September 2003Wigan AthleticA0–19,211
27 September 2003Ipswich TownH1–215,350Fitzgerald
30 September 2003BurnleyH1–111,573Fitzgerald
4 October 2003Crewe AlexandraA1–07,055Webber
14 October 2003WalsallH1–112,231Baird (own goal)
18 October 2003Bradford CityH1–012,399Fitzgerald
21 October 2003Coventry CityH1–113,487Fitzgerald
25 October 2003WimbledonA3–16,115Devlin, Webber, Fitzgerald
28 October 2003Cardiff CityA0–314,011
1 November 2003Rotherham UnitedH1–018,067Webber
4 November 2003Preston North EndA1–211,152Webber
8 November 2003Nottingham ForestA1–121,229Cook
15 November 2003Norwich CityA2–116,420Fitzgerald, Cox (pen)
22 November 2003West Ham UnitedH0–020,950
29 November 2003ReadingA1–214,521Cook
6 December 2003Nottingham ForestH1–114,988Fitzgerald
13 December 2003Sheffield UnitedA2–218,637Smith, Helguson
20 December 2003Stoke CityH1–313,732Helguson
26 December 2003GillinghamA0–18,971
28 December 2003Cardiff CityH2–115,512Fitzgerald, Cook
10 January 2004Coventry CityA0–012,226
17 January 2004Crystal PalaceH1–515,017Helguson (pen)
31 January 2004West Bromwich AlbionA1–323,958Fitzgerald
7 February 2004SunderlandH2–216,798Mahon, Cox (pen)
14 February 2004Preston North EndH2–012,675Bouazza, Devlin
21 February 2004WalsallA1–06,684Cook
28 February 2004WimbledonH4–015,323Cook, Cox (pen), Smith, Ardley
3 March 2004Stoke CityA1–313,108Helguson
9 March 2004Bradford CityA0–217,143
13 March 2004Sheffield UnitedH0–213,861
16 March 2004Derby CountyH2–113,931Helguson, Mahon
20 March 2004Ipswich TownA1–423,524Fitzgerald
27 March 2004Wigan AthleticH1–113,382Helguson
10 April 2004Crewe AlexandraH2–118,041Hyde, Wright (own goal)
12 April 2004BurnleyA3–211,413Devlin, Helguson, Cook
17 April 2004Rotherham UnitedA1–17,221Dyer
20 April 2004MillwallA2–110,263Dyer, Cook
24 April 2004Norwich CityH1–219,290Blizzard
1 May 2004West Ham UnitedA0–434,685
9 May 2004ReadingH1–017,979Young

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004ChelseaH2–221,121Helguson, Mahon
R3R14 January 2004ChelseaA0–438,763

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 August 2003BournemouthH1–09,561Fitzgerald
R223 September 2003Bristol CityA0–15,213

Players

First-team squad

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

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 (to West Bromwich Albion)
10 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson (to Colchester 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

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

Notes

  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.
  2. ↑ Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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