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Blackburn Rovers
2003–04 season
ChairmanJohn Williams
ManagerGraeme Souness
FA Premier League15th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cole (11)
All: Andy Cole (11)
Highest home attendance30,074 (vs. Liverpool, 13 September 2003)
Lowest home attendance19,939 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 20 October 2003)
Average home league attendance24,376

During the 2003–04 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

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Finishing sixth in the Premiership at the end of 2002–03 had booked Blackburn Rovers their second successive UEFA Cup campaign, but it was short-lived. A 5–1 opening-day victory against newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers kickstarted their new season, however, their overall Premiership form was far too dismal to give the side any hope of a third successive European qualification. Indeed, much of the season was spent battling against relegation; a decent finish to the season saw relegation fears eradicated by the end of April. Rovers finished 15th in the final table, putting intense pressure on manager Graeme Souness to turn things around.

Final league table

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Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Portsmouth 38 12 9 17 47 54 −7 45
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 6 19 47 57 −10 45
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 8 18 51 59 −8 44
16 Manchester City 38 9 14 15 55 54 +1 41
17 Everton 38 9 12 17 45 57 −12 39
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of 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
1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
2 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill
3 DF Slovakia SVK Vratislav Greško
5 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Amoruso
6 DF England ENG Craig Short
7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
8 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu
9 FW England ENG Andy Cole
10 FW England ENG Matt Jansen
11 DF Germany GER Markus Babbel (on loan from Liverpool)
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Steven Reid[note 1]
14 DF Sweden SWE Nils-Eric Johansson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Andy Todd
17 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher
18 FW England ENG Jonathan Stead
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke
20 MF England ENG David Thompson
23 MF Australia AUS Brett Emerton
24 MF Scotland SCO Barry Ferguson
25 MF Norway NOR Martin Andresen (on loan from Stabæk)
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas
30 MF England ENG Neil Danns
31 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
33 DF England ENG Michael Gray

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF England ENG Martin Taylor (to Birmingham City)
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly (retired)
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon (on loan to Ipswich Town; to Wigan Athletic)
18 FW Italy ITA Corrado Grabbi (to Ancona)
21 MF Italy ITA Dino Baggio (on loan from Lazio)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad (to Rangers)
25 DF Germany GER Sebastian Pelzer (to Eintracht Trier)
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas (on loan to Blackpool)
27 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer (to Kilmarnock)
30 MF England ENG Neil Danns (on loan to Blackpool and Hartlepool United)

Reserve squad

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The following players did not appear for the first-team this 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
22 MF England ENG Ciaran Donnelly
28 GK Germany GER David Yelldell[note 2]
29 DF England ENG Jay McEveley[note 3]
— DF England ENG Alex Bruce
— DF England ENG Michael Taylor
— DF Scotland SCO Craig Barr
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL John Fitzgerald
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gavin Peers
— MF England ENG Jerome Watt
— MF Scotland SCO Ian Black
— MF Scotland SCO Gary Harkins
— MF Scotland SCO Alan Morgan
— FW England ENG Matt Derbyshire
— FW United States USA Jemal Johnson

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel 40 1 36 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
31 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Australia AUS Lucas Neill 35 2 30+2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Slovakia SVK Vratislav Greško 28 1 22+2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Amoruso 14 3 11+1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Craig Short 20 1 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 DF Germany GER Markus Babbel 28 3 23+2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
14 DF Sweden SWE Nils-Eric Johansson 15 0 7+7 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG Andy Todd 21 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF England ENG Michael Gray 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft 33 3 29+2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Turkey TUR Tugay Kerimoğlu 40 1 30+6 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Steven Reid 19 0 9+7 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
20 MF England ENG David Thompson 14 1 10+1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 MF Australia AUS Brett Emerton 40 3 31+6 2 0 0 0+1 0 2 1
24 MF Scotland SCO Barry Ferguson 16 2 14+1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
25 MF Norway NOR Martin Andresen 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Neil Danns 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Andy Cole 37 11 27+7 11 1 0 1 0 0+1 0
10 FW England ENG Matt Jansen 21 3 9+10 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
17 FW Scotland SCO Paul Gallagher 28 3 12+14 3 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Jon Stead 15 6 13 6 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke 27 6 15+8 4 0+1 0 1 2 1+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF England ENG Martin Taylor 14 0 10+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Italy ITA Corrado Grabbi 7 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 MF Italy ITA Dino Baggio 12 1 0+9 1 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0

Last updated: 31 May 2004
Source: [1]

Starting 11

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Considering appearances in all competitions[2]

Results

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Premier League

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Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLDLWLLLLLWLWWLLDWDLDLWDLDLWLLLWWWWLD
Position14791091112151619161716141416161415161616141415151615161617171614131315
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 August 2003 1 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 BST Amoruso 17'
Thompson 29'
Emerton 52'
Cole 79', 87'		 Report Iversen 71' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,270
Referee: Jeff Winter
23 August 2003 2 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Djorkaeff 3' (pen.)
Davies 25'		 Report Jansen 50'
Yorke 90'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,423
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 August 2003 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Manchester City Blackburn, Lancashire
20:00 Sinclair 44' (o.g.)
Amoruso 61'		 Report 4' Tarnat
59' Barton
87' Anelka		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,361
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
30 August 2003 4 Chelsea 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Fulham, London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Mutu 45'
Hasselbaink 63' (pen.)		 Report Cole 1', 58' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,066
Referee: Mike Dean
12 September 2003 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Liverpool Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Jansen 8'
Neill Red card 45'		 Report Owen 12' (pen.), 68'
Kewell 90'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 30,074
Referee: Neale Barry
20 September 2003 6 Portsmouth 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 De Zeeuw 57' Report Neill 35'
Cole 43'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,024
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 September 2003 7 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Fulham Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Report Luís Boa Morte 5'
Louis Saha 56'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Matt Messias
4 October 2003 8 Leeds United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 Johnson 11', 27' Report Baggio 86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,039
Referee: Uriah Rennie
20 October 2003 9 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Charlton Athletic Blackburn, Lancashire
20:00 BST Report Hreidarsson 33' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,939
Referee: Graham Barber
25 October 2003 10 Southampton 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 Beattie 59'
Griffit 87'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,620
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 November 2003 11 Leicester City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Leicester, Leicestershire
16:05 Bent 75'
Howey 82'		 Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 30,975
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 November 2003 12 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Everton Blackburn, Lancashire
20:00 Babbel 6'
Yorke 13'		 Report Radzinski 49' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,179
Referee: Paul Dowd
22 November 2003 13 Manchester United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Trafford, Greater Manchester
12:30 van Nistelrooy 24'
Kleberson 38'		 Report Emerton 62' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,748
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 November 2003 14 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Greško 78' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,802
Referee: Graham Poll
6 December 2003 15 Birmingham City 0–4 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT (UTC) Dugarry Red card 72' Report Ferguson 66'
Neill 68'
Tugay 82'
Gallagher 88'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,354
Referee: Graham Barber
14 December 2003 (2003-12-14) 16 Arsenal 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Islington, London
14:00 GMT Bergkamp 11' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,677
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 December 2003 17 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Aston Villa Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Report Moore 62'
Ángel 75'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,722
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 December 2003 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Middlesbrough Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 Babbel 3', 90' Report Juninho 31', 51' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,452
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 December 2003 19 Newcastle United 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
14:00 Report Gallagher 72' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,648
Referee: Mark Halsey
7 January 2004 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton, West Midlands
19:45 GMT Butler 63'
Rae 72'		 Report Cole 14'
Yorke 78'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,393
Referee: Neale Barry
10 January 2004 21 Blackburn Rovers 3–4 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn, Lancashire
Greško 3'
Yorke 24'
Cole 34'		 Report Nolan 1', 78'
Djorkaeff 43'
Giannakopoulos 73'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,538
Referee: Steve Dunn
17 January 2004 22 Manchester City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, Greater Manchester
15:00 Anelka 50' Report 55' Flitcroft Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,090
Referee: Mike Dean
1 February 2004 23 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Chelsea Blackburn, Lancashire
Flitcroft 3'
Gallagher 87'		 Report Lampard 25', 35'
Johnson 88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,867
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
7 February 2004 24 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Report Stead 39' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 28,307
Referee: Rob Styles
11 February 2004 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Newcastle United Blackburn, Lancashire
Jon Stead 85' Report Craig Bellamy 52' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,459
Referee: Matt Messias
21 February 2004 26 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Greenwich, London
Cole 10'
Euell 36'
Jensen 90'		 Report Cole 74'
Friedel 90'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,332
Referee: Uriah Rennie
28 February 2004 27 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Southampton Blackburn, Lancashire
Andy Cole 52' Report Kevin Phillips 5' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,970
Referee: Mike Dean
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 28 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Arsenal Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 GMT Report Henry 57'
Pires 87'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 28,627
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 March 2004 29 Aston Villa 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Report Flitcroft 26'
Stead 36'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,532
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 March 2004 30 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth Blackburn, Lancashire
Tugay 37' Report Sheringham 17'
Yakubu 82'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,855
Referee: Paul Durkin
4 April 2004 31 Liverpool 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 7', 24'
Todd 22' (o.g.)
Heskey 79'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,559
Referee: Jeff Winter
10 April 2004 32 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Blackburn, Lancashire
Short 90' Report Caldwell 2'
Viduka 89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,611
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 April 2004 33 Fulham 3–4 Blackburn Rovers Fulham, London
John 26', 45'
Boa Morte 60'		 Report Cole 23'
Douglas 49'
Amoruso 51'
Stead 75'		 Attendance: 13,981
Referee: Mike Dean
17 April 2004 34 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leicester City Blackburn, Lancashire
Dabizas 42' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,749
Referee: Rob Styles
24 April 2004 35 Everton 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stead 81' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,884
Referee: Paul Dowd
1 May 2004 36 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Manchester United Blackburn, Lancashire
Stead 85' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,616
Referee: Mike Dean
8 May 2004 37 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Haringey, London
Defoe 18' Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,698
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 May 2004 38 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Birmingham City Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Cole 24' Report John 83' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,070
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

FA Cup

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3 January 2004 Third round Birmingham City 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Morrison 23'
Clemence 36'
Forssell 78'
Hughes 84'		 Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,688
Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup

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29 October 2003 Third round Blackburn Rovers 3–4 Liverpool Blackburn, Lancashire
20:00 Yorke 35', 90'
Ferguson 81'		 Report Murphy 39' (pen.)
Heskey 49', 61'
Kewell 79'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,918
Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Cup

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24 September 2003 First round 1
First leg		 Gençlerbirliği S.K. Turkey 3–1 Blackburn Rovers England Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
14:55 Skoko 42'
Youla 43', 60'		 Report Emerton 57' Attendance: Ulus, Ankara
Referee: Paolo Vertini (Italy)
15 October 2003 Round 1
Leg 2		 Blackburn Rovers England 1–1 Gençlerbirliği S.K. Turkey Blackburn, Lancashire
20:15 Jansen 64' Report Özkan 66' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,573
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Top scorers

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Premiership

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  2. ^ Yelldell was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally and made his international debut for the United States in March 2011
  3. ^ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his full international debut for Scotland in August 2007

References

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  1. ^ "All Blackburn Rovers players: 2004". 11v11.com.
  2. ^ "Blackburn Rovers in FA Premier League 2003/2004 analysis and predictions". Football-Lineups.
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