2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City 2003–04 football season
Norwich City
2003–04 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
Football League First Division1st (promoted to FA Premier League)
FA CupThird round
Carling CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darren Huckerby (14)

All:
Darren Huckerby (14)
Highest home attendance23,942 (vs. Ipswich Town, 7 March 2004)
Lowest home attendance16,082 (vs. Wimbledon, 26 August 2003)
Average home league attendance18,866
Home colours
Away colours

The 2003–04 season was the 102nd season in the history of Norwich City, and the club's ninth consecutive season competing in the Football League First Division.

Norwich gained promotion to the FA Premier League as league champions with 94 points, finishing eight points ahead of runners-up West Bromwich Albion.

Kit

Norwich maintained their kit manufacturing deal with Xara, who produced a new kit for the next two seasons.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Robert Green
2 DF England ENG Keith Briggs
3 DF England ENG Adam Drury
4 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt
9 FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
10 FW England ENG Zema Abbey
11 DF Canada CAN Jim Brennan
12 GK England ENG Paul Crichton
14 FW England ENG Leon McKenzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Mark Rivers
16 MF England ENG Clint Easton
17 DF England ENG Marc Edworthy
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
19 FW Sweden SWE Mathias Svensson
20 MF Jamaica JAM Damien Francis[notes 1]
21 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair
22 FW England ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW England ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 DF England ENG Jason Shackell
25 MF England ENG Kevin Cooper (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
26 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Harper[notes 2] (on loan from Portsmouth)
28 GK England ENG Joe Lewis

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
6 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen (to Aalborg)
14 FW Scotland SCO Alex Notman (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond (on loan from Fulham)
25 FW England ENG Peter Crouch (on loan from Aston Villa)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

[2]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Robert Green 46 0 1 0 1 0 48 0
2 DF England Keith Briggs 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
3 DF England Adam Drury 42 0 1 0 1 0 44 0
4 MF Scotland Malky Mackay 45 4 1 0 1 0 47 4
5 DF England Craig Fleming 46 3 1 0 1 0 48 3
6 FW Denmark David Nielsen 2 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 0
6* FW England Darren Huckerby 36 14 1 0 0 0 37 14
7 MF Northern Ireland Philip Mulryne 14 (20) 3 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 14 (22) 3
8 MF Scotland Gary Holt 46 1 1 0 1 0 48 1
9 FW Wales Iwan Roberts 13 (28) 8 1 0 0 0 14 (28) 8
10 FW England Zema Abbey 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
11 DF Canada Jim Brennan 7 (8) 1 1 1 0 0 8 (8) 2
14 FW Scotland Alex Notman 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
14* FW England Leon McKenzie 12 (6) 9 0 0 0 0 12 (6) 9
15 FW England Mark Rivers 7 (5) 4 0 0 1 0 8 (5) 4
16 MF England Clint Easton 8 (2) 2 0 0 1 0 9 (2) 2
17 DF England Marc Edworthy 42 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 44 (1) 0
18 FW Northern Ireland Paul McVeigh 36 (8) 5 1 0 0 (1) 0 37 (9) 5
19 FW Ghana Elvis Hammond 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0
19* FW Sweden Mathias Svensson 16 (4) 7 0 0 0 0 16 (4) 7
20 MF Jamaica Damien Francis 39 (2) 7 0 0 0 0 41 (2) 7
22 FW England Ian Henderson 14 (5) 4 0 (1) 0 1 0 15 (6) 4
23 FW England Ryan Jarvis 0 (12) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 (13) 1
24 DF England Jason Shackell 4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0
25 FW England Peter Crouch 14 (1) 4 0 0 0 0 14 (1) 4
25* MF England Kevin Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England Kevin Harper 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
* indicates number taken from departed player

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Result 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1
Position 9 7 10 7 12 10 7 8 4 4 6 6 8 7 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Result 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 4–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 5–3 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 3–1
Position 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

August

Bradford City v Norwich City
9 August 2003 Bradford City 2 – 2 Norwich City Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST Muirhead 84'
Branch 90'
Report Rivers 44' (pen.)
Easton 47'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,159
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Norwich City v Rotherham United
16 August 2003 Norwich City 2 – 0 Rotherham United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Rivers 9'
Easton 30'
Report McIntosh Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 66' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,263
Referee: Neale Barry
Sheffield United v Norwich City
23 August 2003 Sheffield United 1 – 0 Norwich City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST Page 23' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,285
Referee: Chris Foy
Norwich City v Wimbledon
26 August 2003 Norwich City 3 – 2 Wimbledon Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Francis 10'
Rivers 27' (pen.), 56'
Report Holdsworth 84'
Hawkins Red card 85'
Leigertwood 90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,082
Referee: Phil Prosser
Nottingham Forest v Norwich City
30 August 2003 Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Norwich City Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17:35 BST Johnson 30'
Harewood 51' (pen.)
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,058
Referee: Lee Cable

September

Norwich City v Burnley
13 September 2003 Norwich City 2 – 0 Burnley Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Crouch 58'
Roberts 90'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,407
Referee: Clive Penton
Gillingham v Norwich City
16 September 2003 Gillingham 1 – 2 Norwich City Gillingham, Kent
19:45 BST King 40' Report Francis 28'
Crouch 67'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Graham Barber
Stoke City v Norwich City
20 September 2003 Stoke City 1 – 1 Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
17:35 BST Noel-Williams 36' Report Huckerby 67' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 10,672
Referee: Phil Joslin
Norwich City v Crystal Palace
27 September 2003 Norwich City 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Huckerby 38' (pen.)
Mackay 89'
Report Derry 2' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,425
Referee: Brian Curson
Norwich City v Reading
30 September 2003 Norwich City 2 – 1 Reading Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Huckerby 17'
McVeigh 87'
Report Forster 25' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,387
Referee: Keith Hill

October

Wigan Athletic v Norwich City
4 October 2003 Wigan Athletic 1 – 1 Norwich City Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Liddell 25' Report Roberts 63' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 9,346
Referee: Roy Pearson
West Ham United v Norwich City
15 October 2003 West Ham United 1 – 1 Norwich City Upton Park, London
19:45 BST Edworthy 6' (o.g.) Report Crouch 63' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,308
Referee: Steve Tomlin
West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City
18 October 2003 West Bromwich Albion 1 – 0 Norwich City West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST Koumas 35' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,966
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Norwich City v Derby County
21 October 2003 Norwich City 2 – 1 Derby County Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Harper Red card 45'
Roberts 81' (pen.)
Mulryne 90'
Report Taylor 61' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,346
Referee: Richard Beeby
Norwich City v Sunderland
25 October 2003 Norwich City 1 – 0 Sunderland Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Francis 33' Report Oster Red card 70' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,427
Referee: Graham Poll

November

Walsall v Norwich City
1 November 2003 Walsall 1 – 3 Norwich City Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Birch 10'
Ritchie Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 89'
Report Henderson 52'
McVeigh 60'
Crouch 64' Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,331
Referee: Mark Cowburn
Norwich City v Millwall
8 November 2003 Norwich City 3 – 1 Millwall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McVeigh 12'
Henderson 15', 30'
Report Ward 90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,423
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Norwich City v Watford
15 November 2003 Norwich City 1 – 2 Watford Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Jarvis 88' Report Fitzgerald 24'
Cox 81' (pen.)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,420
Referee: Steve Bennett
Preston North End v Norwich City
22 November 2003 Preston North End 0 – 0 Norwich City Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,775
Referee: Joe Ross
Norwich City v Coventry City
25 November 2003 Norwich City 1 – 1 Coventry City Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Henderson 35'
Mackay Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 78'
Report McAllister 49' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,414
Referee: Paul Taylor
Norwich City v Crewe Alexandra
29 November 2003 Norwich City 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby 39' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,367
Referee: Andy Penn

December

Millwall v Norwich City
6 December 2003 Millwall 0 – 0 Norwich City Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Muscat Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 81' Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: Mike Thorpe
Norwich City v Cardiff City
13 December 2003 Norwich City 4 – 1 Cardiff City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby 34'
Roberts 54'
Fleming 71'
Vidmar 79' (o.g.)
Report Thorne 59' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,428
Referee: Alan Butler
Ipswich Town v Norwich City
21 December 2003 Ipswich Town 0 – 2 Norwich City Ipswich, Suffolk
12:00 GMT Report McKenzie 37', 76' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Alan Kaye
Norwich City v Nottingham Forest
26 December 2003 Norwich City 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest Norwich, Norfolk
17:35 GMT Svensson 14' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,429
Referee: Keith Hill
Derby County v Norwich City
28 December 2003 Derby County 0 – 4 Norwich City Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 GMT Report Fleming 51'
Mackay 78'
McVeigh 81'
McKenzie 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,783
Referee: Graham Laws

January

Norwich City v Bradford City
10 January 2004 Norwich City 0 – 1 Bradford City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Armstrong 45' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,360
Referee: Kevin Friend
Rotherham United v Norwich City
17 January 2004 Rotherham United 4 – 4 Norwich City Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Butler 28', 42', 65'
Branston Red card 45'
Mullin 75'
Report Roberts 29'
McKenzie 33'
Huckerby 45' (pen.)
Francis 89'
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,448
Referee: Mike Jones
Norwich City v Sheffield United
31 January 2004 Norwich City 1 – 0 Sheffield United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Roberts 59' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,977
Referee: Barry Knight

February

Wimbledon v Norwich City
7 February 2004 Wimbledon 0 – 1 Norwich City Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 GMT Banks Red card 82'
Williams Red card 83'
Report Huckerby 9' Stadium: National Hockey Stadium
Attendance: 7,368
Referee: Michael Ryan
Coventry City v Norwich City
14 February 2004 Coventry City 0 – 2 Norwich City Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Report Holt 38'
Brennan 85'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,757
Referee: Paul Robinson
Norwich City v West Ham United
21 February 2004 Norwich City 1 – 1 West Ham United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby 76' Report Harewood 61'
Etherington Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 87'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,940
Referee: Ray Olivier

March

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion
2 March 2004 Norwich City 0 – 0 West Bromwich Albion Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,223
Referee: Brian Curson
Norwich City v Ipswich Town
7 March 2004 Norwich City 3 – 1 Ipswich Town Norwich, Norfolk
12:00 GMT Mackay 50', 59'
Santos 89' (o.g.)
Report Diallo Red card 76'
Miller 88'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,942
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Cardiff City v Norwich City
13 March 2004 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Norwich City Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT Parry 17'
Earnshaw 20'
Report McKenzie 55' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,317
Referee: Jeff Winter
Norwich City v Gillingham
16 March 2004 Norwich City 3 – 0 Gillingham Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Pouton 63' (o.g.)
Mulryne 65'
McVeigh 67'
Report Ashby Red card 26' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,198
Referee: Anthony Bates
Crystal Palace v Norwich City
20 March 2004 Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Norwich City South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT Routledge 41' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,798
Referee: Paul Durkin
Norwich City v Stoke City
27 March 2004 Norwich City 1 – 0 Stoke City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Svensson 45' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,565
Referee: Mike Riley

April

Burnley v Norwich City
3 April 2004 Burnley 3 – 5 Norwich City Burnley, Lancashire
15:00 BST Wood 7'
May 30'
Blake 38'
Report Svensson 14', 62'
Huckerby 32', 89'
McKenzie 51'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,417
Referee: Andy Hall
Norwich City v Wigan Athletic
9 April 2004 Norwich City 2 – 0 Wigan Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
17:30 BST Svensson 55'
Huckerby 72'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,669
Referee: Paul Armstrong
Reading v Norwich City
12 April 2004 Reading 0 – 1 Norwich City Reading, Berkshire
17:35 BST Report Mulryne 86' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,460
Referee: Neale Barry
Norwich City v Walsall
17 April 2004 Norwich City 5 – 0 Walsall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Francis 2'
McKenzie 45'
Svensson 51', 86'
Huckerby 73'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,558
Referee: Mike Pike
Watford v Norwich City
24 April 2004 Watford 1 – 2 Norwich City Watford, Hertfordshire
15:00 BST Blizzard 78' Report Francis 29'
McKenzie 48'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,290
Referee: Mick Feltcher

May

Norwich City v Preston North End
1 May 2004 Norwich City 3 – 2 Preston North End Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST McKenzie 2'
Francis 28'
Huckerby 84'
Report McKenna 5'
Healy 48'
Broomes Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 69'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,673
Referee: Iain Williamson
Sunderland v Norwich City
4 May 2004 Sunderland 1 – 0 Norwich City Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
20:00 BST Robinson 44' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,174
Referee: David Pugh
Crewe Alexandra v Norwich City
9 May 2004 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 3 Norwich City Crewe, Cheshire
13:00 BST Ashton 82' Report Fleming 28'
Roberts 31', 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 9,833
Referee: Paul Taylor

FA Cup

Round 3
Result 1–3
Everton v Norwich City
3 January 2004 Round 3 Everton 3 – 1 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 GMT Kilbane 15'
Ferguson 38' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
(Report) Brennan 27' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,955
Referee: Matt Messias

League Cup

Round 1
Result 0–1
Northampton Town v Norwich City
12 August 2003 Round 1 Northampton Town 1 – 0 Norwich City Northampton, Northamptonshire
19:45 BST Low 8' (Report) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Ray Olivier

Final league table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Notes

  1. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  2. ^ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Norwich City - 2003/04".
  2. ^ Norwich City Football Club (2004). Norwich City Official Yearbook 2004–05. Sidian Press Ltd.
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