2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season: Difference between revisions

Portsmouth
2003–04 season
Chairman	Milan Mandarić
Manager	Harry Redknapp
Stadium	Fratton Park
FA Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Sixth round proper
Carling Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Yakubu Aiyegbeni (16); All: ; Yakubu Aiyegbeni (19)
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During the 2003–04 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was their first ever season in the Premiership and the first in English football's top flight since the 1987–88 season.

Season summary

Portsmouth's Premiership debut (and only their second top division campaign during the last 45 years) was a fine one, as they finished 13th and established Fratton Park as one of the hardest Premiership grounds to get a result at. Only their dismal away form (with only two away wins all season) prevented them from finishing even higher and challenging for a European place, but it was still a very good season for the only newly promoted side to preserve their Premiership status.

After a good start to the season which saw Portsmouth top of the Premiership after three games, the team slumped into the relegation zone, but rallied and only lost one of their last ten matches to finish 13th - ahead of more established sides like Everton, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur. To their credit, they were one of the only two teams to remain unbeaten against Arsenal's "Invincibles" in the league during the season.

Kit

Portsmouth introduced a new kit for the season, still manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport. ty remained the kit sponsors.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TRI	Shaka Hislop
2	DF	ENG	Linvoy Primus
3	DF	SCG	Dejan Stefanović
5	DF	AUS	Hayden Foxe
6	DF	NED	Arjan de Zeeuw
7	MF	ENG	Kevin Harper
8	MF	ENG	Tim Sherwood
9	FW	BUL	Svetoslav Todorov
10	FW	ENG	Teddy Sheringham
11	MF	SCO	Nigel Quashie
14	MF	ENG	Matthew Taylor
15	MF	SEN	Amdy Faye
16	MF	WAL	Carl Robinson
17	FW	FRA	Vincent Péricard
19	MF	ENG	Steve Stone
20	FW	NGA	Yakubu Aiyegbeni
21	FW	JAM	Deon Burton
22	MF	SCO	Richard Hughes
23	MF	CZE	Patrik Berger


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	GK	NED	Harald Wapenaar
26	MF	ENG	Gary O'Neil
27	DF	ENG	Eddie Howe
28	DF	FRA	Sébastien Schemmel
29	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill
30	MF	RUS	Alexey Smertin (on loan from Chelsea)
31	DF	WAL	Richard Duffy
32	FW	COD	Lomana Tresor LuaLua (on loan from Newcastle United)
33	DF	ENG	John Curtis
34	DF	FIN	Petri Pasanen (on loan from Ajax Amsterdam)
37	FW	CRO	Ivica Mornar (from January)
38	FW	POL	Sebastian Olszar
39	MF	ISR	Eyal Berkovic
40	GK	ENG	Alan Knight
41	MF	WAL	Anthony Pulis
42	MF	ENG	Warren Hunt
43	DF	ENG	Shaun Cooper
—	FW	ENG	Rowan Vine (on loan to Colchester United)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	CRO	Boris Živković (to Stuttgart)
18	FW	ENG	Lee Bradbury (to Walsall)
24	GK	JPN	Yoshi Kawaguchi (to FC Nordsjælland)
24	GK	CZE	Pavel Srníček (to West Ham United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	FW	GRN	Jason Roberts (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
36	MF	ENG	Courtney Pitt (to Oxford United)
—	DF	ENG	Jamie Vincent (to Derby County)

Starting 11

GK: #1, Shaka Hislop, 30
CB: #2, Linvoy Primus, 19
CB: #6, Arjan De Zeeuw, 36
CB: #3, Dejan Stefanović, 32
RWB: #19, Steve Stone, 29
DM: #15, Amdy Faye, 27
DM: #30, Alexey Smertin, 23
LWB: #14, Matthew Taylor, 18
AM: #23, Patrik Berger, 20
CF: #10, Teddy Sheringham, 25
CF: #20, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, 35

Transfers

In

Patrik Berger - Liverpool, free, 6 June 2003^[1]
Dejan Stefanović - Vitesse Arnhem, £1,850,000, 20 June 2003^[2]
Teddy Sheringham, Tottenham Hotspur, free, 30 June 2003^[3]
Amdy Faye - Auxerre, undisclosed (estimated £1,500,000), 5 August 2003^[4]
Pavel Srníček - Brescia, free, 1 September 2003^[5]
Eyal Berkovic - Manchester City, £500,000, 8 January 2004^[6]
Richard Duffy - Swansea City, undisclosed (six-figure sum), 26 January 2004, ^[7]
Sebastian Olszar - Admira Wacker Mödling, free, 26 January 2004^[8]
Lomana Tresor LuaLua - Newcastle United, three-month loan, £100,000 loan fee, 2 February 2004^[9]
Vincent Péricard - Juventus, July 2003
Ivica Mornar - Anderlecht, £400,000, 29 January 2004
Harald Wapenaar - Utrecht, 2003^[10]
Jason Roberts - West Bromwich Albion, loan, 2003
Petri Pasanen - Ajax Amsterdam, 2004
John Curtis - Leicester City, 2004
Sébastien Schemmel - West Ham United
Alexey Smertin - Chelsea, loan
Alan Knight - free

Out

Jason Crowe - released (later joined Grimsby Town), 20 May 2003^[11]
Luke Nightingale - released (later joined Southend United), 20 May 2003
Carl Tiler - retired, 20 May 2003
Gianluca Festa - Cagliari, 13 June 2003^[12]
Paul Merson - Walsall, undisclosed, 18 July 2003^[13]
Rowan Vine - Colchester United, season loan, 7 August 2003^[14]
Carl Robinson - Rotherham United, month loan, 18 September 2003^[15]
Jamie Vincent - Derby County, free, 16 January 2004^[16]
Neil Barrett - Dundee, loan, 23 January 2004^[17]
Lewis Buxton - Bournemouth, season loan, October 2003
Pavel Srníček - West Ham United, month loan, 19 February 2004^[18]
Lee Bradbury - Walsall, free, 25 March 2004^[19]
Boris Živković - Stuttgart, free, January 2004
Yoshi Kawaguchi - FC Nordsjælland
Jason Roberts - West Bromwich Albion, loan ended
Courtney Pitt - Coventry City, loan
Courtney Pitt - Luton Town, loan
Carl Robinson - Sheffield United, loan
Lassina Diabaté - AC Ajaccio

Results

Premier League

16 August 2003 1	Portsmouth	2–1	Aston Villa	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Sheringham 41' Berger 62'	Report	Barry 82' (pen.) 87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,101 Referee: Graham Barber

23 August 2003 2	Manchester City	1–1	Portsmouth	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Sommeil 90'	Report	Yakubu 24'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,287 Referee: Matt Messias

26 August 2003 3	Portsmouth	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Sheringham 57', 88', 90' Stone 47'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

30 August 2003 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Portsmouth	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,860 Referee: Andy D'Urso

13 September 2003 5	Arsenal	1–1	Portsmouth	Islington, London
	Sheringham 26'	Report	Henry 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,052 Referee: Alan Wiley

20 September 2003 6	Portsmouth	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Neill 35' Cole 43'	Report	De Zeeuw 57'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,024 Referee: Paul Durkin

27 September 2003 7	Birmingham City	2–0	Portsmouth	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Clemence 21' Lazardis 50'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,057 Referee: Steve Bennett

4 October 2003 8	Portsmouth	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 BST	Sheringham 34'	Report	Fortune 77' Bartlett 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,106 Referee: Graham Poll

18 October 2003 9	Portsmouth	1–0	Liverpool	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Berger 4'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,123 Referee: Steve Dunn

25 October 2003 10	Newcastle United	3–0	Portsmouth	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
	Speed 17' Shearer 28' (pen.) Ameobi 61'	Report		Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,161 Referee: Paul Durkin

1 November 2003 11	Manchester United	3–0	Portsmouth	Trafford, Greater Manchester
	Forlán 37' Ronaldo 79' Keane 82'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,639 Referee: Neale Barry

8 November 2003 12	Portsmouth	6–1	Leeds United	Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:30 GMT	Stefanovic 16' O'Neil 45', 71' Foxe 62' Berger 75' Yakubu 86'	Report	Smith 18'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Chris Foy

24 November 2003 13	Fulham	2–0	Portsmouth	Fulham, London
	Saha 30', 33'	Report	Berger 82'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,624 Referee: Alan Wiley

29 November 2003 14	Portsmouth	0–2	Leicester City	Portsmouth, Hampshire
		Report	Ferdinand 31' Bent 33'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,061 Referee: Mike Dean

6 December 2003 15	Middlesbrough	0–0	Portsmouth	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,031 Referee: Steve Bennett

13 December 2003 16	Portsmouth	1–2	Everton	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Roberts 15'	Report	Carsley 27' Rooney 42'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,101 Referee: Uriah Rennie

21 December 2003 17	Southampton	3–0	Portsmouth	Southampton, Hampshire
	Dodd 34' Pahars 67' Beattie 90'	Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,697 Referee: Jeff Winter

26 December 2003 18	Portsmouth	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Berger 52', 68'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Steve Dunn

28 December 2003 19	Chelsea	3–0	Portsmouth	Fulham, London
	Bridge 65' Lampard 73' Geremi 82'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,552 Referee: Graham Barber

6 January 2004 20	Aston Villa	2–1	Portsmouth	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Angel 22' Vassell 83'	Report	Yakubu 49'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,625 Referee: Jeff Winter

10 January 2004 21	Portsmouth	4–2	Manchester City	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Sheringham 58' Stefanović 19' Yakubu 52', 78'	Report	Anelka 21' Sibierski 45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,120 Referee: Matt Messias

17 January 2004 22	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Portsmouth	Bolton, Greater Manchester
	Davies 53'	Report	Stefanovic 90+1'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Referee: Phil Dowd

31 January 2003 23	Portsmouth	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portsmouth, Hampshire
		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Howard Webb

7 February 2004 24	Tottenham Hotspur	4–3	Portsmouth	Haringey, London
	Berkovic 39' LuaLua 73' Mornar 84'	Report	Defoe 13' Keane 41', 78' Poyet 89'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,107 Referee: Peter Walton

11 February 2004 25	Portsmouth	0–2	Chelsea	Portsmouth, Hampshire
		Report	Parker 17' Crespo 79'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Graham Poll

29 February 2004 27	Portsmouth	1–1	Newcastle United	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	LuaLua 89'	Report	Bellamy 34'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Andy D'Urso

13 March 2004 (round 28): Everton 1-0 Portsmouth (Rooney 78) referee Neale Barry
17 March 2004: Liverpool 3-0 Portsmouth (Hamann 5, Owen 28, 58) referee Barry Knight

21 March 2004	Portsmouth	1–0	Southampton	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Yakubu 68'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Mark Halsey

27 March 2004: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Portsmouth (Sheringham 17, Yakubu 82; Tugay 37) attendance 22,855, referee Paul Durkin
10 April 2004: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Portsmouth (Bartlett 8; Yakubu 65) attendance 26,385, referee Andy D'Urso

17 April 2004 33	Portsmouth	1–0	Manchester United	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Stone 36'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Neale Barry

25 April 2004 (round 34): Leeds United 1-2 Portsmouth (Yakubu 9, LuaLua 51; Harte 82 pen.) attendance 39,273, referee Uriah Rennie
4 May 2004 (round 36): Portsmouth 1-1 Arsenal (Yakubu 29; Reyes 49) attendance 20,140, referee Mike Riley
8 May 2004 (round 37): Leicester City 3-1 Portsmouth (Taylor 6 o.g., Dickov 27, Scowcroft 71; Quashie 66) attendance 31,536, referee Graham Poll

15 May 2004 38	Portsmouth	5–1	Middlesbrough	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Yakubu 4', 14' (pen.), 31', 83' Sheringham 80'	Report	Zenden 27'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,134 Referee: Mark Halsey

FA Cup

3 January 2004: Portsmouth 2-1 Blackpool (Schemmel 36, Yakubu 90; Scott Taylor 43, Gareth Evans 90) attendance 13,479, referee Steve Dunn
24 January 2004: Portsmouth 2-1 Scunthorpe United (Taylor 35, 66; Andy Parton 86) attendance 17,508, referee Graham Barber
15 February 2004: Liverpool 1-1 Portsmouth (Owen 1; Taylor 75) attendance 34,669, referee Mark Halsey
22 February 2004: Portsmouth 1-0 Liverpool (Hughes 71) attendance 19,529, referee Matt Messias

6 March 2003 6	Portsmouth	1–5	Arsenal	Portsmouth, Hampshire
18:00	Sheringham 90'	Report	Henry 25', 50' Ljungberg 43', 57' Touré 45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,137 Referee: Jeff Winter

League Cup

23 September 2003 2	Portsmouth	5–2	Northampton Town	Portsmouth, Hampshire
	Sherwood 13', ?' Roberts 16', 59' Taylor 40'	Report	Reid 9' Hargreaves 76' (pen.) Dudfield 90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,130 Referee: David Crick

29 October 2003 3	Nottingham Forest	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Portsmouth	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
	Bopp 42', 67'	Report	Walker 57' (o.g.) Yakubu 64', 108' Roberts 101'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Howard Webb

2 December 2003 4	Southampton	2–0	Portsmouth	Southampton, Hampshire
	Beattie 33', 90' (pen.)	Report	De Zeeuw 90'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 16,791 Referee: Graham Poll

Awards

August: Player of the Month, Teddy Sheringham
April: Manager of the Month, Harry Redknapp

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