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2003–04 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2003–04 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanKen Bates
(until March 2004)
Bruce Buck
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
FA Premier League2nd
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13)
All: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (18)

The 2003–04 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 12th consecutive season in the Premier League and 98th year as a club. Manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on 31 May 2004 and was replaced by José Mourinho. In July 2003, long-time chairman Ken Bates sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea finished the season as runners-up in the Premier League. In the Champions League Chelsea reached the semi-finals against AS Monaco, but failed to reach the final, losing 5–3 on aggregate to the French side. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Arsenal and the Carling Cup in the quarter-finals to Aston Villa.

Team kit

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The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white collar. Their new away kit was all white with black and blue stripes down the center. Last season's away kit (all black with blue accents) was retained as the club's third kit.

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
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé[1]
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly
7 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
12 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić
13 DF France FRA William Gallas
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
19 MF England ENG Scott Parker
20 MF Argentina ARG Juan Sebastián Verón
21 FW Argentina ARG Hernán Crespo
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
26 DF England ENG John Terry
27 MF Cyprus CYP Alexis Nicolas
28 MF Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth
30 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær
31 GK Italy ITA Marco Ambrosio
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell[2]
34 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan

Reserve squad

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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
33 DF England ENG Joel Kitamirike
35 GK Austria AUT Jürgen Macho
36 MF England ENG Joe Keenan
37 FW Germany GER Sebastian Kneißl
38 DF Italy ITA Valerio Di Cesare
39 FW England ENG Carlton Cole
40 GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley
41 MF England ENG Craig Rocastle
42 DF England ENG Ben Hudell
43 MF England ENG Danny Jeffreys
44 MF Portugal POR Filipe Morais
45 MF England ENG Billy Sentance
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 DF England ENG Sam Tillen
48 DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt
49 DF England ENG Danny Woodards
50 GK Belgium BEL Yves Ma-Kalambay[3]
— DF England ENG Ed Brand
— DF England ENG Adrian Pettigrew
— DF England ENG Dean Smith
— DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
— DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Lazzaretti
— MF England ENG Danny Hollands[4]
— MF Netherlands NED Mbark Boussoufa

Transfers

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In

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
1 GK Austria Jürgen Macho England Sunderland Free[5] 1 July 2003
31 GK Italy Marco Ambrosio Italy Chievo Verona Free 1 July 2003
2 DF England Glen Johnson England West Ham United £6,000,000[6] 15 July 2003
14 MF Cameroon Geremi Spain Real Madrid £7,000,000[7] 16 July 2003
18 DF England Wayne Bridge England Southampton £7,000,000[8] 21 July 2003
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff England Blackburn Rovers £17,000,000[9] 21 July 2003
10 MF England Joe Cole England West Ham United £6,600,000[10] 6 August 2003
20 MF Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón England Manchester United £15,000,000[11] 6 August 2003
7 FW Romania Adrian Mutu Italy Parma £15,800,000[12] 12 August 2003
5 MF Russia Alexey Smertin France Bordeaux £3,450,000[13] 25 August 2003
21 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo Italy Inter Milan £16,800,000[14] 26 August 2003
34 GK Scotland Neil Sullivan England Tottenham Hotspur £500,000[15] 29 August 2003
4 MF France Claude Makélélé Spain Real Madrid £16,000,000[16] 31 August 2003
19 MF England Scott Parker England Charlton Athletic £10,000,000[17] 30 January 2004

Out

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# Pos Player To Fee Date
17 DF Spain Albert Ferrer Unattached Released 3 June 2003
25 FW Italy Gianfranco Zola Italy Cagliari Free[18] 2 July 2003
20 MF England Jody Morris England Leeds United Free[19] 18 July 2003
14 DF England Graeme Le Saux England Southampton £500,000[8] 21 July 2003
1 GK Netherlands Ed de Goey England Stoke City Undisclosed[20] 1 August 2003

Overall transfer activity

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Competitions

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Premier League

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Main article: 2003–04 FA Premier League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 26 12 0 73 26 +47 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 38 24 7 7 67 30 +37 79
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 64 35 +29 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a]
4 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 55 37 +18 60
5 Newcastle United 38 13 17 8 52 40 +12 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 24 7 7 67 30  +37 79 12 4 3 34 13  +21 12 3 4 33 17  +16

Last updated: 10 November 2014.
Source: ESPN

Matches

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17 August 2003 1 Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea Liverpool
16:05 BST (UTC+01) Owen 79' (pen.) Report Verón 25'
Hasselbaink 87'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,082
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 August 2003 2 Chelsea 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Nalis 2' (o.g.)
Mutu 45'
Geremi Red card 67'		 Report Scowcroft 40'
Rogers Red card 84'
Scimeca Red card 88'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,073
Referee: Rob Styles
30 August 2003 3 Chelsea 2–2 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Mutu 45'
Hasselbaink 63' (pen.)		 Report Cole 1', 58' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,066
Referee: Mike Dean
13 September 2003 4 Chelsea 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Lampard 34'
Mutu 37', 75'
Hasselbaink 90'		 Report Kanouté 25', 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,165
Referee: Graham Poll
20 September 2003 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Chelsea Wolverhampton
12:30 BST (UTC+01) Report Lampard 17'
Hasselbaink 36'
Duff 52'
Crespo 67', 90'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,208
Referee: Matt Messias
27 September 2003 6 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Hasselbaink 43' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,182
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 October 2003 7 Middlesbrough 1–2 Chelsea Middlesbrough
14:00 BST (UTC+01) Németh 46' Report Guðjohnsen 17'
Crespo 88'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,170
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 October 2003 8 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,460
Referee: Neale Barry
18 October 2003 9 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Edu 4'
Henry 75'		 Report Crespo 7' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,172
Referee: Paul Durkin
25 October 2003 10 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Hasselbaink 34' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,040
Referee: Phil Dowd
1 November 2003 11 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 GMT (UTC+00) Report Mutu 59' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,189
Referee: Jeff Winter
9 November 2003 12 Chelsea 5–0 Newcastle United London
16:05 GMT (UTC+00) Johnson 25'
Crespo 40'
Lampard 42' (pen.)
Duff 78'
Guðjohnsen 84'		 Report O'Brien Red card Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,332
Referee: Paul Durkin
22 November 2003 13 Southampton 0–1 Chelsea Southampton
Report Melchiot 47' Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,149
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 November 2003 14 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United London
Lampard 30' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,932
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 December 2003 15 Leeds United 1–1 Chelsea Leeds
Pennant 18' Report Duff 70' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,305
Referee: Mike Dean
13 December 2003 16 Chelsea 1–2 Bolton Wanderers London
Crespo 22' Report Ngotty 39'
Terry 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Matt Messias
20 December 2003 17 Fulham 0–1 Chelsea London
20:00 Report Crespo 62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,244
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2003 18 Charlton Athletic 4–2 Chelsea London
15:00 Hreidarsson 1'
Holland 35'
Johansson 48'
Euell 53'		 Report Terry 10'
Guðjohnsen 76'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Graham Poll
28 December 2003 19 Chelsea 3–0 Portsmouth London
Bridge 65'
Lampard 73'
Geremi 82'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,552
Referee: Graham Barber
7 January 2004 20 Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool London
Report Cheyrou 38'
Diouf Red card		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,420
Referee: Steve Dunn
11 January 2004 21 Leicester City 0–4 Chelsea Leicester
Report Hasselbaink 12', 44'
Mutu 85'
Babayaro 90'		 Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 31,547
Referee: Uriah Rennie
18 January 2004 22 Chelsea 0–0 Birmingham City London
16:05 GMT (UTC) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,073
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 February 2004 23 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Chelsea Blackburn
Flitcroft 3'
Gallagher 87'		 Report Lampard 25', 35'
Johnson 88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,867
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
8 February 2004 24 Chelsea 1–0 Charlton Athletic London
16:05 GMT Hasselbaink 28' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,255
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 February 2004 25 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth
Report Parker 17'
Crespo 79'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Graham Poll
21 February 2004 26 Chelsea 1–2 Arsenal London
12:30 GMT Guðjohnsen 1' Red card 60' Report Vieira 15'
Edu 21'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: Mike Riley
28 February 2004 27 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
15:00 Report Guðjohnsen 82' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,304
Referee: Rob Styles
13 March 2004 28 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Bolton
Report Terry 71'
Duff 74'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Graham Poll
20 March 2004 29 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham London
Guðjohnsen 7'
Duff 30'		 Report Pembridge 19' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Neale Barry
27 March 2004 30 Chelsea 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Melchiot 4'
Lampard 70'
Hasselbaink 77', 87', 90'		 Report Camara 23'
Craddock 57'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,215
Referee: Graham Barber
3 April 2004 31 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Chelsea London
Report Hasselbaink 38' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,101
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 April 2004 32 Chelsea 0–0 Middlesbrough London
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,873
Referee: Mark Halsey
12 April 2004 33 Aston Villa 3–2 Chelsea Birmingham
Vassell 39' (pen.)
Hitzlsperger 49'
Hendrie 52'		 Report Crespo 11', 90' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,112
Referee: Jeff Winter
17 April 2004 34 Chelsea 0–0 Everton London
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,169
Referee: Graham Poll
25 April 2004 35 Newcastle United 2–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 Ameobi 44'
Shearer 48'		 Report Cole 5' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,016
Referee: Rob Styles
1 May 2004 36 Chelsea 4–0 Southampton London
Cranie 59' (o.g.)
Lampard 75', 83'
Johnson 86'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,321
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 May 2004 37 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
van Nistelrooy 77' Report Grønkjær 19'
Huth Red card		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,609
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 May 2004 38 Chelsea 1–0 Leeds United London
Grønkjær 20' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,276
Referee: Mike Dean

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

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Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League § Third qualifying round
13 August 2003 First leg Žilina Slovakia 0–2 England Chelsea Žilina, Slovakia
20:15 Report Guðjohnsen 42'
Drahno 76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 6,160
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
26 August 2003 Second leg Chelsea England 3–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Slovakia Žilina London, England
19:45 Johnson 32'
Huth 67'
Hasselbaink 79'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,408
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Group stage

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Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SPP BES LAZ
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 0–2 2–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–1 — 2–1 1–0
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–2 1–0 — 0–2
4 Italy Lazio 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 0–4 2–2 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2003 1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Chelsea Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 Report Gallas 85' Stadium: AXA Arena
Attendance: 18,997
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
1 October 2003 2 Chelsea England 0–2 Turkey Beşiktaş London, England
20:45 Report Yalçın 24', 29' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,957
Referee: Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista (Portugal)
22 October 2003 3 Chelsea England 2–1 Italy Lazio London, England
20:45 Lampard 57'
Mutu 65'		 Report Inzaghi 38' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,405
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
4 November 2003 4 Lazio Italy 0–4 England Chelsea Rome, Italy
20:45 Report Crespo 15'
Guðjohnsen 70'
Duff 75'
Lampard 80'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
26 November 2003 5 Chelsea England 0–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague London, England
20:45 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,152
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
9 December 2003 6 Beşiktaş Turkey 0–2 England Chelsea Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 Report Hasselbaink 77'
Bridge 85'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 55,350
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
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25 February 2004 First leg Stuttgart Germany 0–1 England Chelsea Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 Report Meira 12' (o.g.) Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
9 March 2004 Second leg Chelsea England 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Germany Stuttgart London, England
20:45 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,660
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Quarter-finals
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24 March 2004 First leg Chelsea England 1–1 England Arsenal London, England
20:45 Guðjohnsen 53' Report Pires 59' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,778
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
6 April 2004 Second leg Arsenal England 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 England Chelsea London, England
20:45 Reyes 45+1' Report Lampard 51'
Bridge 87'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,468
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Semi-finals
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20 April 2004 First leg AS Monaco France 3–1 England Chelsea Monaco
20:45 Pršo 17'
Morientes 78'
Nonda 83'		 Report Crespo 22' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
5 May 2004 Second leg Chelsea England 2–2
(3–5 agg.)		 France AS Monaco London, England
20:45 Grønkjær 22'
Lampard 44'		 Report Ibarra 45+2'
Morientes 60'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,132
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

FA Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
3 January 2004 Third round Watford 2–2 Chelsea Watford
12:30 Helguson 5'
Mahon 34'		 Report Guðjohnsen 33' (pen.)
Lampard 41'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,121
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 January 2004 Third round
Replay		 Chelsea 4–0 Watford London
19:45 Mutu 7', 76'
Hasselbaink 34'
Guðjohnsen 84'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,763
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 January 2004 Fourth round Scarborough 0–1 Chelsea Scarborough
12:30 Report Terry 10' Stadium: McCain Stadium
Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Barry Knight
15 February 2004 Fifth round Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea London
12:30 Reyes 56', 61' Report Mutu 40' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 38,136
Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
29 October 2003 Third round Chelsea 4–2 Notts County London
Hasselbaink 14'
Guðjohnsen 36', 65' (pen.)
Cole 87'		 Report Barras 27'
Stallard 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,997
Referee: Rob Styles
3 December 2003 Fourth round Reading 0–1 Chelsea Reading
Report Hasselbaink 57' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,107
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 December 2003 Quarter-finals Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 Ángel 16'
McCann 78'		 Report Cole 69' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,414
Referee: Neale Barry

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson 31 4 17+2 3 8+1 1 0 0 3 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 14 1 5+1 1 3 0 2 0 3 0
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé 46 0 26+4 0 11 0 3 0 1+1 0
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly 25 0 15 0 7+1 0 1 0 1 0
7 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu 36 10 21+4 6 6+1 1 3 3 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 58 15 38 10 13+1 4 4 1 1+1 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 44 18 22+8 13 4+4 2 3 1 3 2
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole 50 3 18+17 1 3+6 0 2+1 0 2+1 2
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff 37 6 17+6 5 7+4 1 0+1 0 2 0
12 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
13 DF France FRA William Gallas 45 1 23+6 0 11 1 4 0 1 0
14 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi 39 1 19+6 1 7+3 0 1 0 3 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot 33 2 20+3 2 4+1 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit 7 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge 48 3 33 1 11+2 2 2 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Scott Parker 17 1 7+4 1 4+1 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF Argentina ARG Juan Sebastián Verón 14 1 5+2 1 5+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW Argentina ARG Hernán Crespo 31 12 13+6 10 7+3 2 0 0 1+1 0
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 41 13 17+9 6 8+2 3 2+2 2 1 2
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini 40 0 26 0 11 0 3 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 51 3 33 2 13 0 3 1 2 0
27 MF Cyprus CYP Alexis Nicolas 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth 20 1 8+8 0 0+2 1 0+1 0 1 0
30 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær 48 3 19+12 2 6+4 1 4 0 2+1 0
31 GK Italy ITA Marco Ambrosio 13 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan 8 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0

Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine and [2]. Squad details and shirt numbers from [3] Archived 26 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine and [4].

References

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  1. ^ Makelele was born in Kinshasa, Zaire.
  2. ^ Forssell was born in Steinfurt, West Germany.
  3. ^ Ma-Kalambay was born in Brussels, Belgium, and has represented Belgium internationally at youth level, but also qualified to represent the DR Congo and made his full international debut for DR Congo in May 2010.
  4. ^ Hollands previously wore the #41 jersey, until it was given to Rocastle.
  5. ^ "Macho to join Chelsea". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 21 May 2003.
  6. ^ "Johnson seals Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 12 July 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2003.
  7. ^ "Geremi signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2003.
  8. ^ a b "Bridge signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2003.
  9. ^ "Duff completes Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 21 July 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2003.
  10. ^ "Cole completes Chelsea move". BBC Sport. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2003.
  11. ^ "Veron signs for Chelsea". BBC Sport. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2003.
  12. ^ "Mutu completes Chelsea switch". BBC Sport. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2003.
  13. ^ "Chelsea bag Smertin". BBC Sport. 25 August 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2003.
  14. ^ "Chelsea sign Crespo". BBC Sport. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 September 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2003.
  15. ^ "Chelsea sign Sullivan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Archived from the original on 29 August 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2003.
  16. ^ "Chelsea sign Makelele". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Archived from the original on 2 September 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2003.
  17. ^ "Parker joins Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  18. ^ "Zola quitting Chelsea". BBC News. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Morris completes Leeds move". BBC News. 19 July 2003.
  20. ^ "Stoke sign De Goey". BBC Sport. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2003.
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