| 2003–04 season | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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The 2003–04 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 12th season in the Premier League and 26th successive season in the top division of the English football league system
Season summary
A dismal start to the season cost Glenn Hoddle his job and he was sacked as manager on 21 September after two-and-a-half years at the helm.[1] Director of Football David 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.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Last updated: 14 October 2019.
Source: footballsquads.co.uk
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2003 | ST | Hélder Postiga | £6,250,000 | [4] | ||
| 18 July 2003 | ST | Bobby Zamora | £1,500,000 | [5] | ||
| 8 August 2003 | DF | Mbulelo Mabizela | Undisclosed | [6] | ||
| 4 August 2003 | ST | Frédéric Kanouté | £3,500,000 | [7] | ||
| 2 January 2004 | MF | Michael Brown | £500,000 | [8] | ||
| 4 February 2004 | ST | Jermain Defoe | £7,000,000 | [9] | ||
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2003 | DF | Alton Thelwell | Free | [10] | ||
| 30 June 2003 | ST | Teddy Sheringham | Free | [11] | ||
| 17 July 2003 | DF | Ben Thatcher | £300,000 | [12] | ||
| 1 August 2003 | ST | Steffen Iversen | Free | [13] | ||
| 4 August 2003 | MF | Matthew Etherington | £1,000,000 Part Exchange | [7] | ||
| 29 August 2003 | GK | Neil Sullivan | Free | [14] | ||
| 28 November 2003 | DF | Chris Perry | £100,000 | [15] | ||
| 28 January 2004 | MF | Jonathan Blondel | Undisclosed | [16] | ||
| 4 February 2004 | ST | Bobby Zamora | Part Exchange | [9] | ||
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2003 | DF | Paul Konchesky | January 2004 | [17] | ||
| 1 September 2003 | MF | Stéphane Dalmat | Season | [18] | ||
Loan out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 2004 | MF | Milenko Ačimovič | five-month loan | [19] | ||
Released
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2003 | MF | Steffen Freund | 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 | Released | [21] | ||
Overall transfer activity
ExpenditureSummer: Winter: Total: |
IncomeSummer: Winter: Total: |
Net totalsSummer: Winter: Total: |
Competitions Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | ||
| Premier League | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | 34.21 | |
| FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 33.33 | |
| League Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 75.00 | |
| Total | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 37.78 | |
Premier League
League table
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Manager: Glenn Hoddle
| 16 August 2003 1 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
| Dunn |
Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,398 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 23 August 2003 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Leeds United | Haringey, London |
| Taricco Kanouté |
Report | Alan Smith |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,354 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 27 August 2003 3 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,778 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 30 August 2003 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Fulham | Haringey, London |
| Report | Hayles Boa Morte |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 13 September 2003 5 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Lampard Mutu Hasselbaink |
Report | Kanouté |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,165 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 20 September 2003 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Southampton | Haringey, London |
| Kanouté |
Report | Beattie Phillips |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,784 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
Caretaker Manager: David Pleat
| 28 September 2003 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 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Everton | Haringey, London |
| Kanouté Poyet Keane |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,137 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 19 October 2003 9 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| Dickov |
Report | Mabizela Kanouté |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 31,521 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 26 October 2003 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Haringey, London |
| Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,643 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 1 November 2003 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Haringey, London |
| Report | Nolan |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,191 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 8 November 2003 12 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Pires Ljungberg |
Report | Anderton |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,101 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 23 November 2003 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Haringey, London |
| Ricketts Keane |
Report | Allbäck |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,140 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 29 November 2003 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
| Greško |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,802 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 6 December 2003 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Haringey, London |
| Keane Kanouté Dalmat |
Report | Ince Rae |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,825 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 13 December 2003 16 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle |
| Robert Shearer |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,139 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 21 December 2003 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Manchester United | Haringey, London |
| Poyet |
Report | O'Shea van Nistelrooy |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,910 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 26 December 2003 18 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth |
| Berger |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 28 December 2003 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Haringey, London |
| Report | Cole |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,534 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 7 January 2004 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Birmingham City | Haringey, London |
| Dalmat Davies Keane |
Report | Savage |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,016 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 10 January 2004 21 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| Report | Keane |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,365 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 17 January 2004 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Liverpool | Haringey, London |
| Keane Postiga |
Report | Kewell |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,104 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 31 January 2004 23 | Fulham | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Malbranque McBride |
Report | Keane |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,024 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 7 February 2004 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–3 | Portsmouth | Haringey, London |
| Defoe Keane Poyet |
Report | Berkovic LuaLua Mornar |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,107 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 11 February 2004 25 | Charlton Athletic | 2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Stuart Perry |
Report | Davies Defoe King Jackson |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,660 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 22 February 2004 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–4 | Leicester City | Haringey, London |
| Brown Defoe Keane |
Report | Doherty Ferdinand Thatcher Bent |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,218 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 9 March 2004 27 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Middlesbrough |
| Németh |
Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,789 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 14 March 2004 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Haringey, London |
| O'Brien |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,083 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 20 March 2004 29 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| Giggs Cristiano Ronaldo Bellion |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,634 Referee: Dermt Gallagher |
| 27 March 2004 30 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
| Delap |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,973 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 3 April 2004 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Chelsea | Haringey, London |
| Report | Hasselbaink |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,101 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 9 April 2004 32 | Everton | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Merseyside |
| Unsworth Naysmith Yobo |
Report | Carr |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,086 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 12 April 2004 33 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Manchester City | Haringey, London |
| Defoe |
Report | Anelka |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,282 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 17 April 2004 34 | Bolton | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bolton |
| Campo Pedersen |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 26,440 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 25 April 2004 35 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Arsenal | Haringey, London |
| Redknapp Keane |
Report | Vieira Pires |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,097 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 2 May 2004 36 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
| Ángel |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,573 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 8 May 2004 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Haringey, London |
| Defoe |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,698 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 15 May 2004 38 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton |
| Report | Keane Defoe |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,389 Referee: Steve Bennett |
FA Cup
| 3 January 2004 3rd round | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | Haringey, London |
| Kanouté |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,340 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 25 January 2004 4th round | Manchester City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Greater Manchester |
| Anelka |
Report | Doherty |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 4 February 2004 4th round (Replay) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–4 | Manchester City | Haringey, London |
| King Keane Ziege |
Report | Distin Bosvelt Wright-Phillips Macken |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,400 Referee: Rob Styles |
League Cup
| 24 September 2003 2nd round | Coventry City | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Coventry |
| Report | Kanouté Keane Ricketts |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,474 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 29 October 2004 3rd round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United | Haringey, London |
| Zamora |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36, 053 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 3 December 2004 4th round | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Manchester City | Haringey, London |
| Anderton Postiga Kanouté |
Report | Fowler |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,727 Referee: Paul Durkin |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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 | Kasey Keller | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Stephen Carr | 39 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Mauricio Taricco | 37 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Goran Bunjevčević | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Gary Doherty | 22 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 21 | DF | Mbulelo Mabizela | 7 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 30 | DF | Anthony Gardner | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 34 | DF | Stephen Kelly | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | DF | Dean Richards | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Michael Brown | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | Darren Anderton | 24 | 3 | 16+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 14 | MF | Gus Poyet | 25 | 3 | 12+8 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | MF | Jamie Redknapp | 17 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Christian Ziege | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | MF | Ledley King | 35 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 27 | MF | Rohan Ricketts | 28 | 2 | 12+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |||
| 28 | MF | Mark Yeates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | MF | Simon Davies | 20 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | MF | Dean Marney | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 32 | MF | Johnnie Jackson | 14 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | Hélder Postiga | 24 | 2 | 9+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |||
| 9 | FW | Frédéric Kanouté | 31 | 12 | 19+8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | |||
| 10 | FW | Robbie Keane | 41 | 16 | 31+3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 18 | FW | Jermain Defoe | 15 | 7 | 14+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Stephane Dalmat | 28 | 3 | 12+10 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||
| 16 | DF | Paul Konchesky | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 20 | MF | Jonathan Blondel | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 25 | FW | Bobby Zamora | 18 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Last updated: 30 May 2004
Source: soccerbase.com
Goal scorers
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 | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | FW | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | FW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | MF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| MF | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MF | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | FW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| MF | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 46 | 7 | 8 | 61 | |||
Clean sheets
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| TOTALS | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
References
- ↑ "Spurs sack Hoddle". BBC Sport. 21 September 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ↑ Richard Bright (22 September 2003). "Hoddle sacked after Spurs' poor start". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and has represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his debut for Mali in January 2004
- ↑ "Spurs sign Postiga". BBC Sport. 25 June 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Spurs sign Zamora". BBC Sport. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ Gleeson, Mark (8 August 2003). "Mabizela earns his Spurs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Kanoute seals Spurs move". BBC Sport. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ↑ "Spurs unveil Brown". BBC Sport. 2 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Spurs sign Defoe". BBC Sport. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Thelwell joins Hull". BBC Sport. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Sheringham signs for Pompey". BBC Sport. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Foxes sign Thatcher". BBC Sport. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Iversen signs for Wolves". BBC Sport. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Chelsea sign Sullivan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Perry stays at Charlton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ Buckingham, Mark. "Blondel set for Belgium return". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Spurs land Konchesky". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Spurs grab Dalmat". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2003.
- ↑ "Acimovic joins Lille". BBC Sport. 28 January 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ "Freund joins Kaiserslautern". BBC Sport. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ "Hammers sign Rebrov". BBC Sport. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2019.