2003–04 Coventry City F.C. season
Coventry City F.C. 2003–04 football season
| 2003–04 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Gary McAllister (until 11 December) Eric Black (from 11 December to 3 May) Steven Ogrizovic (from 3 May) |
| Stadium | Highfield Road |
| First Division | 12th |
| FA Cup | OUT v Colchester United Fourth round replay |
| League Cup | OUT v Tottenham Hotspur Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Gary McSheffrey (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,195 (vs. Crystal Palace, 9 May) Cup: 15,474 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur 24 September) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,872 (vs. Wimbledon, 15 October) Cup: 8,280 (vs. Peterborough United, 13 August) |
| Average home league attendance | 14,816 |
This is Coventry City Football Club progress in the 2003–04 season. This season the Sky Blues will play in the First Division and will feature in the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Matches
First Division
Coventry City v Walsall
| 16 August 2003 1 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Walsall | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,377 Referee: Chris Foy |
Ipswich Town v Coventry City
| 23 August 2003 2 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Coventry City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Bent  17' | report | Doyle 31' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,419 Referee: Frazer Stretton |
Coventry City v Nottingham Forest
| 27 August 2003 3 | Coventry City | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Whing 46' | report | Reid 19', 61' Johnson 65' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,586 Referee: Paul Danson |
Sheffield United v Coventry City
| 30 August 2003 4 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Coventry City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Brown 42' (pen.) Lester 87' | report | Suffo 67' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,102 Referee: David Crick |
Coventry City v Stoke City
| 13 September 2003 5 | Coventry City | 4–2 | Stoke City | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Suffo 5' Barrett 10' Adebola 58' Morrell 75' | report | Asaba 45' Thomas 78' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,982 Referee: Lee Mason |
Preston North End v Coventry City
| 16 September 2003 6 | Preston North End | 4–2 | Coventry City | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Fuller 35', 45' Cresswell 66' Keane 88' | report | Staunton 42' (pen.) Morrell 77' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,886 Referee: Eddie Evans |
Reading v Coventry City
| 20 September 2003 7 | Reading | 1–2 | Coventry City | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Forster 21' | report | Adebola 35' Morrell 76' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Phil Crossley |
Coventry City v Wigan Athletic
| 27 September 2003 8 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Morrell 90' | report | Jackson 90' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,862 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra
| 1 October 2003 9 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | McAllister 49' Morrell 73' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,557 Referee: Joe Ross |
Millwall v Coventry City
| 4 October 2003 10 | Millwall | 2–1 | Coventry City | London |
| 15:00 BST | Ifill 63' Harris 85' | report | Staunton 72' (pen.) | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,849 Referee: Phil Joslin |
Coventry City v Wimbledon
| 15 October 2003 11 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Wimbledon | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | Pead 63' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 10,872 Referee: Steve Bennett |
Coventry City v Cardiff City
| 18 October 2003 12 | Coventry City | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Coventry |
| 12:30 BST | Doyle 11' | report | Whalley 28' Gordon 32' Earnshaw 40' (pen.) | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,767 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
Watford v Coventry City
| 21 October 2003 13 | Watford | 1–1 | Coventry City | Watford |
| 19:45 BST | Fitzgerald 83' | report | Staunton 90' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,487 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| Note: This match was originally scheduled for the opening weekend of the season, however was postponed due to the death of Watford player Jimmy Davis | ||||
Derby County v Coventry City
| 25 October 2003 14 | Derby County | 1–3 | Coventry City | Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Holmes 52' | report | Warnock 11' Suffo 38', 80' | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 21,641 Referee: Roy Pearson |
Coventry City v West Ham United
| 1 November 2003 15 | Coventry City | 1–1 | West Ham United | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Barrett 38' | report | Defoe 15' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,126 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Coventry City v Bradford City
| 5 November 2003 16 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Bradford City | Coventry |
| 19:45 GMT | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,862 Referee: Grant Hegley |
Sunderland v Coventry City
| 8 November 2003 17 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Coventry City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,247 Referee: Alan Butler |
Coventry City v Gillingham
| 22 November 2003 18 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Gillingham | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Joachim 55', 90' | report | Johnson 66', 85' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,432 Referee: Steve Dunn |
Norwich City v Coventry City
| 25 November 2003 19 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Coventry City | Norwich |
| 19:45 GMT | Henderson 35' | report | McAllister 49' (pen.) | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Paul Taylor |
Crystal Palace v Coventry City
| 29 November 2003 20 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Coventry City | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Edwards 9' | report | Jackson 90' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,622 Referee: Mark Warren |
Rotherham United v Coventry City
| 2 December 2003 21 | Rotherham United | 2–0 | Coventry City | Rotherham |
| 19:45 GMT | Byfield 14' Barker 39' | report | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,524 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
Coventry City v Sunderland
| 8 December 2003 22 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Sunderland | Coventry |
| 20:00 GMT | McAllister 22' (pen.) | report | Downing 8' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,913 Referee: Mike Jones |
Burnley v Coventry City
| 13 December 2003 23 | Burnley | 1–2 | Coventry City | Burnley |
| 15:00 GMT | Blake 53' | report | Suffo 8' Weller 40' (o.g.) | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion
| 20 December 2003 24 | Coventry City | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Jackson 89' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,616 Referee: Neale Barry |
Coventry City v Sheffield United
| 26 December 2003 25 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | report | Lester 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 21,132 Referee: Clive Penton |
Bradford City v Coventry City
| 28 December 2003 26 | Bradford City | 1–0 | Coventry City | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Windass 34' | report | Stadium: Bradford & Bingley Stadium Attendance: 11,432 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Coventry City v Watford
| 10 January 2004 27 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Watford | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,226 Referee: Mike Pike |
Walsall v Coventry City
| 17 January 2004 28 | Walsall | 1–6 | Coventry City | Walsall |
| 15:00 GMT | Wrack 45' | report | Morrell 6', 57' McSheffrey 48', 82' Joachim 70' Roper 76' (o.g.) | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Lee Mason |
Coventry City v Ipswich Town
| 31 January 2004 29 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Warnock 45' | report | Westlake 58' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,441 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Nottingham Forest v Coventry City
| 7 February 2004 30 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | report | Suffo 4' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,075 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Coventry City v Norwich City
| 14 February 2004 31 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Norwich City | Coventry |
| 15:00 | report | Holt 38' Brennan 85' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,757 Referee: Paul Robinson |
Wimbledon v Coventry City
| 21 February 2004 32 | Wimbledon | 0–3 | Coventry City | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 GMT | report | Joachim 9' Chorley 40' (o.g.) Guðjónsson 63' | Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Steve Tanner |
Coventry City v Derby County
| 28 February 2004 33 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Derby County | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | McSheffrey 20' Joachim 33' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 16,042 Referee: Iain Williamson |
Cardiff City v Coventry City
| 2 March 2004 34 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Coventry City | Cardiff |
| 19:45 GMT | report | McSheffrey 71' (pen.) | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,376 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City
| 6 March 2004 35 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Coventry City | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Horsfield 23' Hulse 53' Kinsella 79' | report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,414 Referee: Mike Pike |
Coventry City v Burnley
| 13 March 2004 36 | Coventry City | 4–0 | Burnley | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Joachim 10' McSheffrey 33', 39' (pen.) Konjić 78' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,953 Referee: Anthony Bates |
Coventry City v Preston North End
| 17 March 2004 37 | Coventry City | 4–1 | Preston North End | Coventry |
| 19:45 GMT | Guðjónsson 2', 27' Doyle 8' McSheffrey 11' | report | Fuller 48' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,142 Referee: Neale Barry |
Wigan Athletic v Coventry City
| 20 March 2004 38 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Coventry City | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Roberts 16', 22' | report | Warnock 72' | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Lee Cable |
Coventry City v Reading
| 27 March 2004 39 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Reading | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | McSheffrey 67' | report | Salako 10' Goater 54' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,811 Referee: Alan Butler |
Stoke City v Coventry City
| 3 April 2004 40 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Coventry City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Commons 41' | report | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 12,855 Referee: Mike Dean |
Coventry City v Millwall
| 10 April 2004 41 | Coventry City | 4–0 | Millwall | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Joachim 6', 58' Deloumeaux 12' McSheffrey 87' (pen.) | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,546 Referee: Barry Knight |
Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City
| 12 April 2004 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Coventry City | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Higdon 46' Symes 64' Ashton 90' (pen.) | report | Lowe 83' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 7,475 Referee: Frazer Stretton |
West Ham United v Coventry City
| 17 April 2004 43 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Coventry City | London |
| 15:00 BST | Zamora 37' Connolly 71' (pen.) | report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 27,890 Referee: Howard Webb |
Coventry City v Rotherham United
| 24 April 2004 44 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Morrell 56' | report | Butler 75' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,572 Referee: Chris Foy |
Gillingham v Coventry City
| 1 May 2004 45 | Gillingham | 2–5 | Coventry City | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Wales 64' Sidibe 72' | report | Doyle 8' Morrell 24' McSheffrey 31', 85' Shaw 90' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 10,388 Referee: Anthony Bates |
Coventry City v Crystal Palace
| 9 May 2004 46 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Coventry |
| 13:00 BST | Konjić 4' Doyle 27' | report | Freedman 64' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,195 Referee: Alan Butler |
FA Cup
Coventry City v Peterborough United
| 3 January 2004 R3 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 59' Joachim 61' | report | Clarke 79' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Barry Knight |
Coventry City v Colchester United
| 24 January 2004 R4 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Colchester United | Coventry |
| 15:00 | Joachim 33' | report | Adebola 30' (o.g.) | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,341 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Colchester United v Coventry City
| 3 February 2004 R4 Replay | Colchester United | 3–1 | Coventry City | Colchester |
| 20:00 | Vine 12', 43', 57' | report | Joachim 25' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,530 Referee: Tony Leake |
League Cup
Coventry City v Peterborough United
| 13 August 2003 R1 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Barrett 63' Adebola 67' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 8,280 Referee: Tony Leake |
Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur
| 24 September 2003 R2 | Coventry City | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Coventry |
| 19:45 | report | Kanouté 13', 87' Keane 38' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,474 |
Championship data
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 11 | Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 66 | |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 65 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 60 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 |
Last updated: 8 May 2004.
Source: CCFC Championship Results
Round by round
Scores Overview
| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 0–0 | 0–1 |  N |
| Burnley | 4–0 | 2–1 |  Y |
| Cardiff City | 1–3 | 1–0 | N |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | 1–3 | N |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 1–1 | N |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 3–1 | Y |
| Gillingham | 2–2 | 5–2 | N |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | N |
| Millwall | 4–0 | 1–2 | N |
| Norwich City | 0–2 | 1–1 | N |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | 1–0 | N |
| Preston North End | 4–1 | 2–4 | N |
| Reading | 1–2 | 2–1 | N |
| Rotherham United | 1–1 | 0–2 | N |
| Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1–2 | N |
| Stoke City | 4–2 | 0–1 | N |
| Sunderland | 1–1 | 0–0 | N |
| Walsall | 0–0 | 6–1 | N |
| Watford | 0–0 | 1–1 | N |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 0–3 | N |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 0–2 | N |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | 1–2 | N |
| Wimbledon | 1–0 | 3–0 | Y |
Season statistics
Stats and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO | Scott Shearer | 32 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |  ENG | Andy Whing | 31 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Gordon | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF |  BIH | Muhamed Konjić | 47 | 2 | 36+6 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Shaw | 21 | 1 | 11+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  MAR | Youssef Safri | 34 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Craig Pead | 18 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW |  CMR | Patrick Suffo | 29 | 6 | 20+7 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  NGA | Dele Adebola | 33 | 3 | 15+13 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW |  IRL | Graham Barrett | 33 | 3 | 20+11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | FW | ENG | Andy Morrell | 34 | 9 | 19+11 | 9 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG | Gavin Ward | 15 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF |  FRO | Claus Bech Jørgensen | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | IRL | Michael Doyle | 45 | 5 | 38+2 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | IRL | Steve Staunton | 38 | 3 | 34+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG | Gary McSheffrey | 22 | 12 | 16+3 | 11 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ENG | Calum Davenport | 36 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | ENG | Julian Joachim | 32 | 11 | 27+2 | 8 | 3+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  FRA | Éric Deloumeaux | 21 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ENG | Stephen Warnock | 49 | 3 | 42+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW | ENG | Avun Jephcott | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF |  ISL | Bjarni Guðjónsson | 20 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | FW |  JAM | Onandi Lowe | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | GK |  GLP | Pegguy Arphexad | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | ENG | Stuart Giddings | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | SCO | Brian Kerr | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Player's featured for Coventry who left before end of the season: | |||||||||||||
| DF | ENG | Peter Clarke | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG | Martin Grainger | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson | 5 | 2 | 2+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF |  ALG | Yazid Mansouri | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | SCO | Gary McAllister | 14 | 3 | 14+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | IRL | Keith O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF |  WAL | David Pipe | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG | Courtney Pitt | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| FW |  POL | Sebastian Olszar | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
Goalscorers
| No. | Flag | Pos | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | | FW | Gary McSheffrey | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | | FW | Julian Joachim | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | | FW | Andy Morrell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | | FW | Patrick Suffo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | | MF | Michael Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | | FW | Dele Adebola | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | | FW | Graham Barrett | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | | MF | Bjarni Guðjónsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Gary McAllister | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | | DF | Steve Staunton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | | MF | Stephen Warnock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Johnnie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | | DF | Muhamed Konjić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | | DF | Éric Deloumeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | | FW | Onandi Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | MF | Craig Pead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | DF | Richard Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Andy Whing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Overall
| Games played | 51 (46 First Division, 2 League Cup, 3 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 19 (17 First Division, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 15 (14 First Division, 0 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 17 (15 First Division, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 73 (67 First Division, 2 League Cup, 4 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 62 (54 First Division, 3 League Cup, 5 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | +11 |
| Best result | W 6–1 (A) v Walsall – First Division – 17 January 2004 |
| Worst result | L 0–3 (A) v Tottenham Hotspur – League Cup – 24 September 2003 L 0–3 (A) v West Bromwich Albion – First Division – 6 March 2004 |
| Most appearances | Stephen Warnock (49 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Gary McSheffrey (12 goals) |
| Points | 65 / 138 (47.10%) |
Transfers
In
Graham Barrett – unattached (last at 
Arsenal), 30 May[2]
Claus Bech Jørgensen – unattached (last at Bradford City), 4 August[3]- Steve Staunton – unattached (last at Aston Villa), 15 August
Onandi Lowe – Rushden & Diamonds, 25 March, free[4]
Dele Adebola – unattached (last at Crystal Palace)- Andy Morrell – unattached (last at
Wrexham) 
Bjarni Guðjónsson – unattached (last at 
VfL Bochum)
Pegguy Arphexad – unattached (last at Liverpool- Scott Shearer –
Albion Rovers 
Patrick Suffo – 
Al-Hilal- Gavin Ward – Walsall
- Michael Doyle – Celtic
- Éric Deloumeaux – Aberdeen
Out
- Robert Betts – released, 23 May (later joined Rochdale)
- Lee Fowler – released, 13 November (later joined Huddersfield Town)
- Gary McAllister – re-signed as player-manager, 12 January
- Jay Bothroyd – released (later joined
Perugia on 11 July[5]) - John Eustace – released (later joined Stoke City on 18 July[6])
- Keith O'Neill – retired
Youssef Chippo – 
Al Sadd- Gary Montgomery – Rotherham United
Morten Hyldgaard – Hibernian- Christian Yulu
- Fabien Debec
- Sean Cooney
- Tom Bates
Loans in
- Bjarni Guðjónsson – VfL Bochum, 16 January, five-month-long loan[7]
- Stephen Warnock – Liverpool, season-long loan
- Martin Grainger – Birmingham City
- Johnnie Jackson – Tottenham Hotspur
Yazid Mansouri – Le Havre
Sebastian Olszar – Portsmouth- Courtney Pitt – Portsmouth
- Brian Kerr – Newcastle United
- Peter Clarke – Everton
Loans out
References
- ^ "Coventry City Squad 03-04". FootballSquads.
- ^ "Coventry sign Arsenal striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Jorgensen seals Coventry move". BBC Sport. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Lowe and Hall seal moves". BBC Sport. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Bothroyd signs for Perugia". BBC Sport. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Eustace moves to Stoke". BBC Sport. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Coventry sign Gudjonsson". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
