| 2003–04 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Daniel Levy | |||
| Manager | Glenn Hoddle(until 21 September) David Pleat(from 21 September) | |||
| Premier League | 14th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Fifth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Robbie Keane (14) All: Robbie Keane (16) | |||
The2003–04 season wasTottenham Hotspur's 12th season in thePremier League and 26th successive season in the top division of theEnglish football league system. The club also participated in theFA Cup and theFootball League Cup.
A dismal start to the season costGlenn Hoddle his job and he was sacked as manager on 21 September after two-and-a-half years at the helm.[1] Director of FootballDavid Pleat took over first team duties until the end of the season,[2] but was unable to inspire Tottenham to a challenge for European qualification, nor either of the cup competitions, and a 14th-place finish in the final table was Tottenham's lowest since 1998.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Last updated: 14 October 2019.
Source:footballsquads.co.uk
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2003 | ST |  | Hélder Postiga | Porto | £6,250,000 | [4] |
| 18 July 2003 | ST |  | Bobby Zamora | Brighton and Hove Albion | £1,500,000 | [5] |
| 8 August 2003 | DF |  | Mbulelo Mabizela | Orlando Pirates | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 4 August 2003 | ST |  | Frédéric Kanouté | West Ham United | £3,500,000 | [7] |
| 2 January 2004 | MF | | Michael Brown | Sheffield United | £500,000 | [8] |
| 4 February 2004 | ST | | Jermain Defoe | West Ham United | £7,000,000 | [9] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2003 | DF | | Alton Thelwell | Hull City | Free | [10] |
| 30 June 2003 | ST | | Teddy Sheringham | Portsmouth | Free | [11] |
| 17 July 2003 | DF |  | Ben Thatcher | Leicester City | £300,000 | [12] |
| 1 August 2003 | ST |  | Steffen Iversen | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | [13] |
| 4 August 2003 | MF | | Matthew Etherington | West Ham United | £1,000,000 Part Exchange | [7] |
| 29 August 2003 | GK |  | Neil Sullivan | Chelsea | Free | [14] |
| 28 November 2003 | DF | | Chris Perry | Charlton Athletic | £100,000 | [15] |
| 28 January 2004 | MF |  | Jonathan Blondel | Club Brugge | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 4 February 2004 | ST | | Bobby Zamora | West Ham United | Part Exchange | [9] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2003 | DF | | Paul Konchesky | Charlton Athletic | January 2004 | [17] |
| 1 September 2003 | MF | | Stéphane Dalmat |  Internazionale | Season | [18] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 2004 | MF |  | Milenko Ačimovič | Lille | five-month loan | [19] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2003 | MF |  | Steffen Freund | Kaiserslautern | Released | [20] |
| 28 November 2003 | DF | | Ronnie Henry | Free Agent | Released | [15] |
| 28 November 2003 | MF | | Jonathan Black | Released | [15] | |
| 27 July 2004 | ST |  | Serhii Rebrov | West Ham United | Released | [21] |
Expenditure[edit]Summer: Winter: Total: | Income[edit]Summer: Winter: Total: | Net totals[edit]Summer: Winter: Total: |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | ||
| Premier League | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | 034.21 | |
| FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 033.33 | |
| League Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 075.00 | |
| Total | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 037.78 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 47 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 45 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 45 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 44 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 41 |
Manager:Glenn Hoddle
| 16 August 2003 (2003-08-16)1 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
Dunn 36 pen' | Report | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 29,398 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 23 August 2003 (2003-08-23)2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Leeds United | Haringey,London |
| Taricco 41' Kanouté 71' | Report | Alan Smith 5' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,354 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 27 August 2003 (2003-08-27)3 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 43,778 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 30 August 2003 (2003-08-30)4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | Haringey,London |
| Report | Hayles 23',67' Boa Morte 71' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,421 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 13 September 2003 (2003-09-13)5 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Lampard 35' Mutu 37',75'Hasselbaink 90' | Report | Kanouté 25',87' | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,165 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 20 September 2003 (2003-09-20)6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Southampton | Haringey,London |
| Kanouté 62' | Report | Beattie 2',43' Phillips 60' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,784 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
Caretaker Manager:David Pleat
| 28 September 2003 (2003-09-28)7 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Report | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,842 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 4 October 2003 (2003-10-04)8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Everton | Haringey,London |
| Kanouté 71' Poyet 46'Keane 46' | Report | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,137 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 19 October 2003 (2003-10-19)9 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| Dickov 38' | Report | Mabizela 79' Kanouté 90' | Stadium:Walkers Stadium Attendance: 31,521 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Haringey,London |
| Report | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,643 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 1 November 2003 (2003-11-01)11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Haringey,London |
| Report | Nolan 73' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,191 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 8 November 2003 (2003-11-08)12 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Pires 69' Ljungberg 79' | Report | Anderton 5' | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,101 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 23 November 2003 (2003-11-23)13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Haringey,London |
| Ricketts 78' Keane 81' | Report | Allbäck 66' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,140 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 29 November 2003 (2003-11-29)14 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
| Greško 78' | Report | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 22,802 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 6 December 2003 (2003-12-06)15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Haringey,London |
| Keane 29',75',83' Kanouté 50'Dalmat 90' | Report | Ince 30' Rae 84' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,825 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 13 December 2003 (2003-12-13)16 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle |
| Robert 35',55' Shearer 59',66' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,139 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 21 December 2003 (2003-12-21)17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Manchester United | Haringey,London |
| Poyet 63' | Report | O'Shea 15' van Nistelrooy 25' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,910 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 26 December 2003 (2003-12-26)18 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth |
| Berger 52',68' | Report | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 20,078 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 28 December 2003 (2003-12-28)19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Haringey,London |
| Report | Cole 69' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,534 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 7 January 2004 (2004-01-07)20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Birmingham City | Haringey,London |
| Dalmat 10',24' Davies 39'Keane 79' | Report | Savage 68' (pen.) | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,016 Referee:Barry Knight |
| 10 January 2004 (2004-01-10)21 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| Report | Keane 56' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 35,365 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 17 January 2004 (2004-01-17)22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Liverpool | Haringey,London |
| Keane 25 pen' Postiga 54' | Report | Kewell 75' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,104 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 31 January 2004 (2004-01-31)23 | Fulham | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Malbranque 45 pen' McBride 67' | Report | Keane 18 pen' | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,024 Referee:Matt Messias |
| 7 February 2004 (2004-02-07)24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–3 | Portsmouth | Haringey,London |
| Defoe 13' Keane 41',78'Poyet 89' | Report | Berkovic 39' LuaLua 73'Mornar 84' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,107 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 11 February 2004 (2004-02-11)25 | Charlton Athletic | 2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Stuart 51' Perry 81' | Report | Davies 10' Defoe 43'King 46'Jackson 85' | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 26,660 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 22 February 2004 (2004-02-22)26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–4 | Leicester City | Haringey,London |
| Brown 6' Defoe 13',89'Keane 28' | Report | Doherty 9' (o.g.) Ferdinand 51'Thatcher 74'Bent 79' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,218 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 9 March 2004 (2004-03-09)27 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Middlesbrough |
| Németh 73' | Report | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,789 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 14 March 2004 (2004-03-14)28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Haringey,London |
| O'Brien 86' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,083 Referee:Howard Webb |
| 20 March 2004 (2004-03-20)29 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| Giggs 30' Cristiano Ronaldo 89'Bellion 90' | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,634 Referee:Dermt Gallagher |
| 27 March 2004 (2004-03-27)30 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
| Delap 64' | Report | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 3 April 2004 (2004-04-03)31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Chelsea | Haringey,London |
| Report | Hasselbaink 38' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,101 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 9 April 2004 (2004-04-09)32 | Everton | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Merseyside |
| Unsworth 17' Naysmith 24'Yobo 40' | Report | Carr 75' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,086 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 12 April 2004 (2004-04-12)33 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Manchester City | Haringey,London |
| Defoe 52' | Report | Anelka 25' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,282 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 17 April 2004 (2004-04-17)34 | Bolton | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bolton |
| Campo 7' Pedersen 65' | Report | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,440 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 25 April 2004 (2004-04-25)35 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Arsenal | Haringey,London |
| Redknapp 62' Keane 90' (pen.) | Report | Vieira 3' Pires 35' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,097 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 2 May 2004 (2004-05-02)36 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
| Ángel 5' | Report | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,573 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 8 May 2004 (2004-05-08)37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Haringey,London |
| Defoe 18' | Report | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,698 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 15 May 2004 (2004-05-15)38 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton |
| Report | Keane 34' Defoe 57' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 29,389 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 3 January 2004 (2004-01-03)3rd round | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | Haringey,London |
| Kanouté 15',20',48' | Report | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,340 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 25 January 2004 (2004-01-25)4th round | Manchester City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Greater Manchester |
| Anelka 10' | Report | Doherty 57' | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 4 February 2004 (2004-02-04)4th round (Replay) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–4 | Manchester City | Haringey,London |
| King 2' Keane 19'Ziege 43' | Report | Distin 48' Bosvelt 61'Wright-Phillips 80'Macken 90' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,400 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 24 September 2003 (2003-09-24)2nd round | Coventry City | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Coventry |
| Report | Kanouté 13' Keane 23'Ricketts 78' | Stadium:Highfield Road Attendance: 15,474 Referee:Mike Jones |
| 29 October 2004 (2004-10-29)3rd round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United | Haringey,London |
| Zamora 92' | Report | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36, 053 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)4th round | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Manchester City | Haringey,London |
| Anderton 9' Postiga 29'Kanouté 90' | Report | Fowler 80' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,727 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 17 December 2003 (2003-12-17)5th round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | Middlesbrough | Haringey,London |
| Anderton 2' | Report | Ricketts 86' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,307 Referee:Mike Dean | |
| Penalties | ||||
Keane Carr Konchesky Poyet  Kanouté Taricco | Ricketts Juninho Zenden Mills Mendieta Queudrue | |||
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:premierleague.com
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK |  USA | Kasey Keller | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  IRL | Stephen Carr | 39 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ARG | Mauricio Taricco | 37 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  SCG | Goran Bunjevčević | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | IRL | Gary Doherty | 22 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | RSA | Mbulelo Mabizela | 7 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ENG | Anthony Gardner | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | IRL | Stephen Kelly | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | DF | ENG | Dean Richards | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Darren Anderton | 24 | 3 | 16+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 14 | MF |  URU | Gus Poyet | 25 | 3 | 12+8 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jamie Redknapp | 17 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | GER | Christian Ziege | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ENG | Ledley King | 35 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts | 28 | 2 | 12+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | MF | IRL | Mark Yeates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies | 20 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson | 14 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | POR | Hélder Postiga | 24 | 2 | 9+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW |  MLI | Frédéric Kanouté | 31 | 12 | 19+8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane | 41 | 16 | 31+3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jermain Defoe | 15 | 7 | 14+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | FRA | Stéphane Dalmat | 28 | 3 | 12+10 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | BEL | Jonathan Blondel | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | ENG | Bobby Zamora | 18 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: soccerbase.com
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:premierleague.com
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | Robbie Keane | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Frédéric Kanouté | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 18 | Jermain Defoe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Darren Anderton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| MF | 11 | Stéphane Dalmat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 14 | Gus Poyet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | FW | 8 | Hélder Postiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DF | 26 | Ledley King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 27 | Rohan Ricketts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 29 | Simon Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | 2 | Stephen Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 3 | Mauricio Taricco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 6 | Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 12 | Gary Doherty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 15 | Jamie Redknapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 21 | Mbulelo Mabizela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 23 | Christian Ziege | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 25 | Bobby Zamora | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 32 | Johnnie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 46 | 7 | 8 | 61 | |||
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:premierleague.com
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Kasey Keller | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| TOTALS | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
