2003–04 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End 2003–04 football season

Preston North End2003–04 season

Manager| Craig Brown
Stadium| Deepdale
Football League First Division| 15th
FA Cup| Fourth Round
League Cup| First Round

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The 2003–04 season saw Preston North End compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 15th position with 59 points.[1]

## Final league table

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13  | Cardiff City | 46  | 17  | 14  | 15  | 68  | 58  | +10  | 65
14  | Nottingham Forest | 46  | 15  | 15  | 16  | 61  | 58  | +3  | 60
15  | Preston North End | 46  | 15  | 14  | 17  | 69  | 71  | −2  | 59
16  | Watford | 46  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 54  | 68  | −14  | 57
17  | Rotherham United | 46  | 13  | 15  | 18  | 53  | 61  | −8  | 54

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## Results

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Preston North End's score comes first

### Legend

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Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League First Division

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Main article: 2003–04 Football League

Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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1 | 9 August 2003 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 18,246 | Lewis
2 | 16 August 2003 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | 12,073 | Fuller
3 | 23 August 2003 | Sunderland | H | 0–2 | 14,018 |
4 | 25 August 2003 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 24,402 |
5 | 30 August 2003 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 12,965 | McKenna
6 | 13 September 2003 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | 11,243 | Fuller
7 | 16 September 2003 | Coventry City | H | 4–2 | 11,886 | Fuller (2), Cresswell, Keane
8 | 20 September 2003 | Rotherham United | H | 4–1 | 12,340 | Fuller, Cresswell, Alexander, O'Neil
9 | 27 September 2003 | Walsall | A | 1–2 | 6,981 | Fuller
10 | 1 October 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 22,278 | Abbott
11 | 4 October 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 1–0 | 13,801 | Fuller
12 | 14 October 2003 | Millwall | A | 1–0 | 8,015 | McKenna
13 | 18 October 2003 | Reading | A | 2–3 | 13,130 | Fuller, Alexander
14 | 21 October 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | 7,012 | Etuhu
15 | 25 October 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 14,863 | Healy
16 | 1 November 2003 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | 12,836 | Healy, Alexander, Fuller
17 | 4 November 2003 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 11,152 | Abbott, Healy
18 | 8 November 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 14,608 | Healy
19 | 22 November 2003 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 14,775 |
20 | 29 November 2003 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 21,003 |
21 | 6 December 2003 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–1 | 12,836 | Etuhu, Alexander, Healy, Lewis
22 | 9 December 2003 | Cardiff City | A | 2–2 | 13,703 | Healy, Fuller
23 | 13 December 2003 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | 7,602 | Fuller
24 | 20 December 2003 | Burnley | H | 5–3 | 18,802 | Fuller (3), Lewis, Healy
25 | 26 December 2003 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 20,126 | Healy
26 | 28 December 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–0 | 15,830 |
27 | 10 January 2004 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 28,777 | Healy, Fuller
28 | 17 January 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–4 | 19,161 | Etuhu, Alexander
29 | 7 February 2004 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 16,569 | Lewis, Healy, Alexander
30 | 14 February 2004 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 12,675 |
31 | 21 February 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 12,903 | Davis
32 | 28 February 2004 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 23,359 |
33 | 2 March 2004 | Reading | H | 2–1 | 11,745 | Healy (2)
34 | 6 March 2004 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 15,837 | Alexander
35 | 10 March 2004 | Sunderland | A | 3–3 | 27,181 | Mears, Healy, Lewis
36 | 13 March 2004 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 13,111 |
37 | 17 March 2004 | Coventry City | A | 1–4 | 13,142 | Fuller
38 | 20 March 2004 | Walsall | H | 1–2 | 11,551 | Alexander
39 | 27 March 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | 6,268 |
40 | 3 April 2004 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 12,376 | Gemmill
41 | 10 April 2004 | Wimbledon | A | 3–3 | 2,866 | McKenna, Lynch, Koumantarakis
42 | 12 April 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | 15,117 | McKenna, Lucketti
43 | 17 April 2004 | Derby County | A | 1–5 | 24,162 | Mawéné (o.g.)
44 | 24 April 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 2–2 | 11,972 | McKenna, Lewis
45 | 1 May 2004 | Norwich City | A | 2–3 | 23,673 | McKenna, Healy
46 | 9 May 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 3–3 | 16,612 | Alexander, Healy, Fuller

### FA Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup

Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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R3 | 3 January 2004 | Reading | H | 3–3 | 9,428 | Fuller (2), O'Neil
R3 Replay | 13 January 2004 | Reading | A | 2–1 | 9,314 | Cresswell, Koumantarakis
R4 | 24 January 2004 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | 10,200 | Etuhu

### Football League Cup

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Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup

Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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R1 | 12 August 2003 | Notts County | H | 0 – 0 (6 – 7 pens) | 5,016 |

## Squad statistics

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No.  | Pos.  | Name  | League  | FA Cup  | League Cup  | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
1 | GK |  David Lucas | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0
2 | DF |  Graham Alexander | 45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 9
3 | DF |  Brian O'Neil | 27(2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30(2) | 2
4 | MF |  Dickson Etuhu | 23(8) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26(8) | 4
5 | DF |  Michael Jackson | 41(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43(2) | 0
6 | DF |  Marlon Broomes | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0
7 | MF |  Lee Cartwright | 2(10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(10) | 0
8 | MF |  Craig Burley | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0
8 | MF |  Scot Gemmill | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1
9 | FW |  Ricardo Fuller | 37(1) | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40(1) | 19
10 | FW |  George Koumantarakis | 1(6) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(6) | 2
11 | FW |  David Healy | 27(11) | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 30(12) | 15
13 | GK |  Andy Lonergan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0
14 | DF |  Lee Briscoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
15 | DF |  Rob Edwards | 16(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(8) | 0
16 | MF |  Paul McKenna | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6
17 | MF |  Eddie Lewis | 26(7) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(7) | 6
18 | FW |  Pawel Abbott | 2(7) | 2 | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(11) | 2
19 | MF |  Michael Keane | 21(9) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23(9) | 1
20 | DF |  Chris Lucketti | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1
22 | DF |  Claude Davis | 16(6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(6) | 1
24 | DF |  Tyrone Mears | 11(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 12(2) | 1
25 | FW |  Richard Cresswell | 41(4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43(4) | 3
26 | FW |  Éric Skora | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(2) | 0
27 | MF |  Alan McCormack | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0
32 | DF |  Jeff Smith | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0
34 | FW |  Simon Lynch | 6(12) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(12) | 1
40 | GK |  Jonathan Gould | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0

## References

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1. ^ "Preston North End 2003/04". Statto. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

## External links

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* Preston North End 2003–04 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)

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