| 2003–04 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | David Moores | |||
| Manager | Gérard Houllier | |||
| FA Premier League | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Michael Owen (16) All: Michael Owen (19) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 41,777[1] | |||
The2003–04 season wasLiverpool's 112th season in existence and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. Liverpool finished theFA Premier League season in fourth place.
Liverpool finished the season in fourth position in the Premier League in what was to beGérard Houllier's last in charge of Liverpool. He was replaced byRafael Benítez at the end of the season after six years in charge.
| Competition | Result | Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 4th | |
| UEFA Cup | Fourth round | |
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |
| League Cup | Fourth round | |
| Overall |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | MF | £1,500,000 | 1 July 2003 | ||
| 24 | FW | £1,500,000 | 1 July 2003 | ||
| 3 | DF | £3,500,000 | 1 July 2003 | ||
| 7 | MF | £5,000,000 | 9 July 2003 | ||
| 30 | DF | Free | 8 August 2003 | ||
| 12 | GK | Loan | 9 January 2004 |
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | MF | Free | 1 July 2003 | ||
| 24 | MF | Free | 1 July 2003 | ||
| 14 | DF | Unattached | Free | 1 July 2003 | |
| 19 | GK | Free | 1 July 2003 | ||
| 34 | FW | Free | 15 January 2004 | ||
| 3 | DF | Free | 2 February 2004 | ||
| 8 | FW | £6,250,000 | 18 May 2004 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 75 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2003.
| 17 August 20031 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 16:05 | Owen | Report | Verón Hasselbaink | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,082 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 24 August 20032 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| Report | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,573 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 27 August 20033 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,778 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 30 August 20034 | Everton | 0–3 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| Report | Owen Kewell | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 40,200 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 12 September 20035 | Blackburn | 1–3 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
| Jansen Neill | Report | Owen Kewell | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 30,074 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 20 September 20036 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| Owen Heskey | Report | Bent | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,094 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 28 September 20037 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Lisbie | Report | Šmicer Owen | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 4 October 20038 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| Kewell | Report | Hyypiä Pires | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,374 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 18 October 20039 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| Berger | Report | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,123 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 25 October 200310 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| Owen Murphy Sinama Pongolle | Report | Smith | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,599 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 2 November 200311 | Fulham | 1–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Saha Boa Morte | Report | Heskey Murphy | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 17,682 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 9 November 200312 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| Kewell | Report | Giggs | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,159 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 22 November 200313 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
| Report | Stadium:Riverside Attendance: 34,268 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 30 November 200314 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Liverpool |
| Gerrard Kewell Heskey | Report | Forssell | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,683 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 6 December 200315 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Shearer | Murphy | Stadium:St. James' Park |
| 13 December 200316 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Southampton | Liverpool |
| Heskey | Report | Ormerod M. Svensson | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 41,762 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 26 December 200317 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| Hyypiä Sinama Pongolle Šmicer | Report | Pedersen | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,987 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 28 December 200318 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| Anelka Fowler | Report | Šmicer Hamann | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,201 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 7 January 200419 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Liverpool | London |
| Report | Cheyrou Diouf | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,420 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 10 January 200420 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| Delaney | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,771 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 17 January 200421 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Liverpool | London |
| Keane Postiga | Report | Kewell | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,104 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 21 January 200422 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| Miller | Report | Cheyrou | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 29,380 Referee:Barry Knight |
| 31 January 200423 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Everton | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,056 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 7 February 200424 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Bolton |
| Hunt Djorkaeff | Report | Hyypiä Gerrard | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,552 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 11 February 200425 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| Owen Gerrard | Report | Wright-Phillips | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,257 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 29 February 200426 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| Bakke Viduka | Report | Kewell Baroš | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 39,932 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 14 March 200427 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton |
| Beattie Phillips | Report | Stadium:St. Mary's Attendance: 32,056 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 17 March 200428 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| Hamann Owen | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 34,663 Referee:Barry Knight |
| 20 March 200429 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| Hyypiä | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,795 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 28 March 200430 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| Report | Stadium:Walkers Stadium Attendance: 32,013 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 4 April 200431 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
| Owen Todd Heskey | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 41,559 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 9 April 200432 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Liverpool | London |
| Henry Pires | Report | Hyypiä Owen | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 12 April 200433 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
| Report | Bartlett | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 40,003 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 17 April 200434 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Fulham | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,042 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 24 April 200435 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| Report | Murphy | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,647 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 2 May 200436 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
| Murphy Heskey | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,031 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 8 May 200437 | Birmingham City | 0–3 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| Cunningham | Report | Owen Heskey Gerrard | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 29,553 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 15 May 200438 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Owen | Report | Ameobi | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,172 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 4 January 2004Third Round | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Liverpool | Yeovil |
| 0–2 | Heskey Murphy | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 9,348 |
| 24 January 2004Fourth Round | Liverpool | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Cheyrou | 2-1 | Robert | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 41,365 |
| 15 February 2004Fifth Round | Liverpool | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| Owen | 1–1 | Taylor | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 34,669 |
| 22 February 2004Fifth Round Replay | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| Hughes | 1–0 | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 19,529 |
| 29 October 2003Third Round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | Liverpool | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Yorke Ferguson Yorke | Report | Murphy Heskey Heskey Kewell | Attendance: 16,918 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 3 December 2003Fourth Round | Liverpool | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield,Liverpool |
| Murphy Šmicer | Report | Mário Jardel Okacha Djorkaeff | Attendance: 33,185 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 24 September 2003First Round First Leg | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–1 | Bežigrad Stadium,Ljubljana | |
| 20:15 | Žlogar | Report | Owen | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago (Spain) |
| 15 October 2003First Round Second Leg | Liverpool | 3–0 | Anfield,Liverpool | |
| 21:00 | Le Tallec Heskey Kewell | Report | Attendance: 42,880 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
| 6 November 2003Second Round First Leg | Steaua București | 1–1 | Stadionul Steaua,Bucharest | |
| 20:00 | Răducanu | Report | Traoré | Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Stefano Farina (Italy) |
| 27 November 2003Second Round Second Leg | Liverpool | 1–0 | Anfield,Liverpool | |
| 21:00 | Kewell | Report | Attendance: 42,837 Referee:Florian Meyer (Germany) |
| 26 February 2004Third Round First Leg | Liverpool | 2–0 | Anfield,Liverpool | |
| 21:00 | Gerrard Kewell | Report | Attendance: 39,149 Referee:René Temmink (Netherlands) |
| 3 March 2004Third Round Second Leg | Levski Sofia | 2–4 | Vasil Levski National Stadium,Sofia | |
| 20:10 | G. Ivanov Simonović | Report | Gerrard Owen Hamann Hyypiä | Attendance: 40,281 Referee:Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
| 11 March 2004Fourth Round First Leg | Liverpool | 1–1 | Anfield,Liverpool | |
| Baroš | Report | Drogba | Attendance: 41,270 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
| 25 March 2004Fourth Round Second Leg | Marseille | 2–1 | Stade Vélodrome,Marseille | |
| Drogba Méïté | Report | Heskey | Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Jerzy Dudek | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Chris Kirkland | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | GK | Patrice Luzi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Stéphane Henchoz | 27 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Steve Finnan | 31 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Sami Hyypiä | 51 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | John Arne Riise | 35 | 0 | 22+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Djimi Traoré | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Jamie Carragher | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Igor Bišćan | 39 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | Jon Otsemobor | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Harry Kewell | 49 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | MF | El Hadji Diouf | 33 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | 25 | 4 | 15+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Danny Murphy | 42 | 6 | 19+12 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Salif Diao | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 35 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 47 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 2 | |
| 28 | MF | Bruno Cheyrou | 19 | 4 | 9+3 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | John Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 5 | FW | Milan Baroš | 18 | 2 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |
| 8 | FW | Emile Heskey | 47 | 12 | 25+10 | 7 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | Michael Owen | 38 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 20 | FW | Anthony Le Tallec | 23 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |
| 24 | FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 23 | 2 | 3+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 12 | GK | Paul Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source:Competitions
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW | Michael Owen | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| 2 | 8 | FW | Emile Heskey | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 7 | MF | Harry Kewell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 7 | MF | Danny Murphy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | 17 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | DF | Sami Hyypiä | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 11 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 28 | MF | Bruno Cheyrou | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 16 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 5 | FW | Milan Baroš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 20 | FW | Anthony Le Tallec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Djimi Traoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 55 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 80 | ||||