During the 2003–04 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.
2003–04 season | |||
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Chairman | David Sheepshanks | ||
Manager | Joe Royle | ||
Stadium | Portman Road | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Play-offs | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Darren Bent (15) All: Darren Bent (16) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,152 (vs Norwich City, 21 Dec 2003, First Division) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 11,118 (vs Kidderminster Harriers, 13 Aug 2003, League Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 24,519 | ||
Season summary
editIpswich Town, in their second consecutive season in English football's second tier, finished the campaign in fifth place. Having scored 84 goals, Town suffered from their poor defensive record: with 72 goals conceded, Town had the third worst defensive record in the whole division, and the worst of the top 18 teams. Town won the first leg of their play-off, against fourth-placed West Ham United, with a goal from teenage striker Darren Bent (who scored 15 goals in the league alone), but lost the second leg 2–0, condemning Town to another season in the new championship.
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Pre-season
editIpswich's pre-season preparations for the 2003–04 season included a pre-season tour of Scandinavia in July.[3]
Legend
editWin | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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15 July 2003 | ![]() | A | 4–2 | Unknown | Westlake, M Bent, D Bent, Couñago |
18 July 2003 | ![]() | A | 3–1 | Unknown | M Bent, D Bent, Couñago |
20 July 2003 | ![]() | A | 3–1 | Unknown | D Bent (2), M Bent |
22 July 2003 | ![]() | A | 5–0 | Unknown | D Bent (pen), Couñago, Reuser, M Bent, Wilnis |
26 July 2003 | ![]() | A | 3–0 | Unknown | M Bent, D Bent (2) |
30 July 2003 | ![]() | A | 2–0 | Unknown | Westlake, Armstrong |
1 August 2003 | ![]() | H | 1–1 | Unknown | Couñago |
Competitions
editFootball League First Division
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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3 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
4 | West Ham United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 74 | |
5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 73 | |
6 | Crystal Palace (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 73 | |
7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 71 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Legend
editWin | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]
Matches
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 August 2003 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 24,830 | Miller (pen) |
16 August 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 6,982 | |
23 August 2003 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 22,419 | M Bent |
26 August 2003 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 8,292 | |
30 August 2003 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 29,679 | Wright |
13 September 2003 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–4 | 24,954 | Naylor |
16 September 2003 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 20,912 | Armstrong (pen), D Bent |
20 September 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 4–1 | 23,428 | Armstrong, Naylor, D Bent, Couñago (pen) |
27 September 2003 | Watford | A | 2–1 | 15,350 | Kuqi, Magilton |
30 September 2003 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | 24,840 | D Bent, Naylor |
4 October 2003 | Rotherham United | H | 2–1 | 21,859 | Couñago (2) (pen) |
11 October 2003 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 10,229 | Mahon |
14 October 2003 | Burnley | H | 6–1 | 22,048 | Couñago (2), Wright, Chris Bart-Williams, Chaplow (o.g.), Kuqi |
18 October 2003 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 22,122 | Richards |
21 October 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 4–3 | 15,483 | Naylor (2), Couñago, Kuqi |
25 October 2003 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 14,863 | Couñago (pen) |
1 November 2003 | Gillingham | H | 3–4 | 24,788 | Westlake, Couñago, Miller |
8 November 2003 | Derby County | A | 2–2 | 19,976 | Miller (pen), D Bent |
22 November 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 3–0 | 25,004 | Kuqi (pen), Westlake, D Bent |
29 November 2003 | Cardiff City | A | 2–3 | 17,833 | Miller, Santos, Bart-Williams |
3 December 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 21,558 | D Bent |
6 December 2003 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 25,018 | D Bent, Mawene (o.g.) |
13 December 2003 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 9,829 | |
21 December 2003 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | 30,152 | |
26 December 2003 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 35,021 | Couñago (2) (pen) |
28 December 2003 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 27,629 | Wright |
10 January 2004 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 17,362 | McGreal |
17 January 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 6–4 | 22,071 | Miller (2), Kuqi (2), Reuser, Couñago |
31 January 2004 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 14,441 | Westlake |
7 February 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–3 | 22,093 | Kuqi |
14 February 2004 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | 21,478 | Kuqi, Westlake, D Bent |
21 February 2004 | Burnley | A | 2–4 | 12,418 | Miller, Reuser |
28 February 2004 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 23,359 | Miller, Westlake |
2 March 2004 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | 11,435 | |
7 March 2004 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | 23,942 | Miller |
13 March 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | 23,582 | D Bent |
16 March 2004 | Walsall | A | 3–1 | 6,562 | D Bent (3) |
20 March 2004 | Watford | H | 4–1 | 23,524 | Bowditch (3), Wright |
27 March 2004 | Wimbledon | A | 2–1 | 6,389 | D Bent, Kuqi |
4 April 2004 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | 24,608 | Miller, D Bent |
10 April 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 3–1 | 6,561 | Wright, D Bent, Kuqi |
12 April 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 26,801 | Miller (pen) |
17 April 2004 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 9,641 | Reuser, D Bent |
24 April 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 27,848 | Bowditch |
30 April 2004 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 24,184 | Westlake |
9 May 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | 28,703 | Kuqi |
First Division play-offs
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SF 1st Leg | 15 May 2004 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 28,435 | D Bent |
SF 2nd Leg | 18 May 2004 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 34,002 |
FA Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 4 January 2004 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | 16,159 | Naylor, Miller, Kuqi |
R4 | 24 January 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | 21,406 | Reuser |
League Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 13 August 2003 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 1–0 | 11,118 | Bowditch |
R4 | 23 September 2003 | Notts County | A | 1–2 | 4,059 | Couñago |
Transfers
editTransfers in
editDate | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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4 June 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [5] |
17 July 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [6] |
28 July 2003 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [7] |
27 November 2003 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [8] |
11 December 2003 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [9] |
17 December 2003 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [10] |
Loans in
editDate from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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5 September 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 22 December 2003 | [11] |
10 September 2003 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 11 December 2003 | [12] |
26 September 2003 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 27 November 2003 | [13] |
14 March 2004 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2004 | [14] |
Transfers out
editDate | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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9 June 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [15] |
12 June 2003 | MF | ![]() | Free agent | Mutual Consent | [16] |
16 June 2003 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | £750,000 | [17] |
19 June 2003 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [18] |
1 July 2003 | MF | ![]() | Free agent | Released | [19] |
10 July 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [20] |
18 July 2003 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [21] |
31 July 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [22] |
2 September 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [23] |
3 November 2003 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [24] |
23 December 2003 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [25][26] |
16 January 2004 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [27] |
25 March 2004 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | [28] |
Loans out
editDate from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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4 August 2003 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | 19 October 2003 | [29] |
1 September 2003 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2004 | [30] |
11 November 2003 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2004 | [31][32] |
10 December 2003 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 11 January 2004 | [33] |
10 December 2003 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 14 March 2004 | [33][34] |
22 December 2003 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | 18 March 2004 | [35] |
17 January 2004 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | 17 February 2004 | [36] |
28 January 2004 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | 24 March 2004 | [37][38] |
Squad statistics
editAll statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Kelvin Davis | 51 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
34 | GK | ![]() | Lewis Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Fabian Wilnis | 46 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Chris Makin | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | John McGreal | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Drissa Diallo | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Matt Elliott | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Richard Naylor | 45 | 6 | 28+11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Matt Richards | 50 | 1 | 41+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Georges Santos | 36 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | Scott Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() | Gerard Nash | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() | Jim Magilton | 52 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Tommy Miller | 39 | 12 | 27+7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | DF | ![]() | Jermaine Wright | 51 | 5 | 42+3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Chris Bart-Williams | 28 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Martijn Reuser | 21 | 4 | 3+14 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() | Ian Westlake | 43 | 6 | 30+9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Pablo Couñago | 33 | 12 | 18+11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Alun Armstrong | 9 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Dean Bowditch | 20 | 5 | 7+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() | Darren Bent | 41 | 16 | 32+5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
22 | FW | ![]() | Darryl Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() | Sam Morrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() | Shefki Kuqi | 40 | 12 | 29+7 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
16 | FW | ![]() | Marcus Bent | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Alan Mahon | 12 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Matt Bloomfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
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18 | FW | ![]() | Darren Bent | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Tommy Miller | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Pablo Couñago | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
32 | FW | ![]() | Shefki Kuqi | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Richard Naylor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
33 | MF | ![]() | Ian Westlake | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Jermaine Wright | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Dean Bowditch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Martijn Reuser | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Alun Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Chris Bart-Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | DF | ![]() | John McGreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Jim Magilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Matt Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Georges Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | FW | ![]() | Marcus Bent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Alan Mahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 82 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 89 |
Clean sheets
editNo. | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Kelvin Davis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Disciplinary record
editNo. | Pos. | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | |||||
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1 | GK | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
Starting 11
edit- Considering starts in all competitions[39]
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Awards
editPlayer awards
editAward | Player | Ref |
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Player of the Year | ![]() | [40] |
Players' Player of the Year | ![]() | [41] |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() | [42] |