2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2003–04 season
Chairman	Roger Munby
Manager	Nigel Worthington
Stadium	Carrow Road
Football League First Division	1st (promoted to FA Premier League)
FA Cup	Third round
Carling Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Darren Huckerby (14); All: ; Darren Huckerby (14)
Highest home attendance	23,942 (vs. Ipswich Town, 7 March 2004)
Lowest home attendance	16,082 (vs. Wimbledon, 26 August 2003)
Average home league attendance	18,866
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 102nd season in the history of Norwich City, and the club's ninth consecutive season competing in the Football League First Division.

Norwich gained promotion to the FA Premier League as league champions with 94 points, finishing eight points ahead of runners-up West Bromwich Albion.

Kit

Norwich maintained their kit manufacturing deal with Xara, who produced a new kit for the next two seasons.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Robert Green
2	DF	ENG	Keith Briggs
3	DF	ENG	Adam Drury
4	DF	SCO	Malky Mackay
5	DF	ENG	Craig Fleming
6	FW	ENG	Darren Huckerby
7	MF	NIR	Phil Mulryne
8	MF	SCO	Gary Holt
9	FW	WAL	Iwan Roberts
10	FW	ENG	Zema Abbey
11	DF	CAN	Jim Brennan
12	GK	ENG	Paul Crichton
14	FW	ENG	Leon McKenzie


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ENG	Mark Rivers
16	MF	ENG	Clint Easton
17	DF	ENG	Marc Edworthy
18	FW	NIR	Paul McVeigh
19	FW	SWE	Mathias Svensson
20	MF	JAM	Damien Francis^{[notes 1]}
21	MF	ENG	Dean Sinclair
22	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson
23	FW	ENG	Ryan Jarvis
24	DF	ENG	Jason Shackell
25	MF	ENG	Kevin Cooper (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
26	MF	SCO	Kevin Harper^{[notes 2]} (on loan from Portsmouth)
28	GK	ENG	Joe Lewis

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	FW	DEN	David Nielsen (to Aalborg)
14	FW	SCO	Alex Notman (retired)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	GHA	Elvis Hammond (on loan from Fulham)
25	FW	ENG	Peter Crouch (on loan from Aston Villa)

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

^[2]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Robert Green	46	0	1	0	1	0	48	0
2	DF	Keith Briggs	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0
3	DF	Adam Drury	42	0	1	0	1	0	44	0
4	MF	Malky Mackay	45	4	1	0	1	0	47	4
5	DF	Craig Fleming	46	3	1	0	1	0	48	3
6	FW	David Nielsen	2	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	2 (1)	0
6*	FW	Darren Huckerby	36	14	1	0	0	0	37	14
7	MF	Philip Mulryne	14 (20)	3	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	14 (22)	3
8	MF	Gary Holt	46	1	1	0	1	0	48	1
9	FW	Iwan Roberts	13 (28)	8	1	0	0	0	14 (28)	8
10	FW	Zema Abbey	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0
11	DF	Jim Brennan	7 (8)	1	1	1	0	0	8 (8)	2
14	FW	Alex Notman	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
14*	FW	Leon McKenzie	12 (6)	9	0	0	0	0	12 (6)	9
15	FW	Mark Rivers	7 (5)	4	0	0	1	0	8 (5)	4
16	MF	Clint Easton	8 (2)	2	0	0	1	0	9 (2)	2
17	DF	Marc Edworthy	42 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	44 (1)	0
18	FW	Paul McVeigh	36 (8)	5	1	0	0 (1)	0	37 (9)	5
19	FW	Elvis Hammond	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
19*	FW	Mathias Svensson	16 (4)	7	0	0	0	0	16 (4)	7
20	MF	Damien Francis	39 (2)	7	0	0	0	0	41 (2)	7
22	FW	Ian Henderson	14 (5)	4	0 (1)	0	1	0	15 (6)	4
23	FW	Ryan Jarvis	0 (12)	1	0 (1)	0	1	0	1 (13)	1
24	DF	Jason Shackell	4 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	4 (2)	0
25	FW	Peter Crouch	14 (1)	4	0	0	0	0	14 (1)	4
25*	MF	Kevin Cooper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Kevin Harper	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

* indicates number taken from departed player

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

League

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Result	2–2	2–0	0–1	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	3–1	3–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	4–1
Position	9	7	10	7	12	10	7	8	4	4	6	6	8	7	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2

Round	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	2–0	1–0	4–0	0–1	4–4	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–1	1–2	3–0	0–1	1–0	5–3	2–0	1–0	5–0	2–1	3–2	0–1	3–1
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

August

9 August 2003	Bradford City	2 – 2	Norwich City	Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Muirhead 84' Branch 90'	Report	Rivers 44' (pen.) Easton 47'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,159 Referee: Scott Mathieson

16 August 2003	Norwich City	2 – 0	Rotherham United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Rivers 9' Easton 30'	Report	McIntosh 21' 66'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,263 Referee: Neale Barry

23 August 2003	Sheffield United	1 – 0	Norwich City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Page 23'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,285 Referee: Chris Foy

26 August 2003	Norwich City	3 – 2	Wimbledon	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Francis 10' Rivers 27' (pen.), 56'	Report	Holdsworth 84' Hawkins 85' Leigertwood 90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Phil Prosser

30 August 2003	Nottingham Forest	2 – 0	Norwich City	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17:35 BST	Johnson 30' Harewood 51' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Lee Cable

September

13 September 2003	Norwich City	2 – 0	Burnley	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Crouch 58' Roberts 90'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,407 Referee: Clive Penton

16 September 2003	Gillingham	1 – 2	Norwich City	Gillingham, Kent
19:45 BST	King 40'	Report	Francis 28' Crouch 67'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Graham Barber

20 September 2003	Stoke City	1 – 1	Norwich City	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
17:35 BST	Noel-Williams 36'	Report	Huckerby 67'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Phil Joslin

27 September 2003	Norwich City	2 – 1	Crystal Palace	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Huckerby 38' (pen.) Mackay 89'	Report	Derry 2'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,425 Referee: Brian Curson

30 September 2003	Norwich City	2 – 1	Reading	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Huckerby 17' McVeigh 87'	Report	Forster 25'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,387 Referee: Keith Hill

October

4 October 2003	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Norwich City	Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST	Liddell 25'	Report	Roberts 63'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 9,346 Referee: Roy Pearson

15 October 2003	West Ham United	1 – 1	Norwich City	Upton Park, London
19:45 BST	Edworthy 6' (o.g.)	Report	Crouch 63'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,308 Referee: Steve Tomlin

18 October 2003	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 0	Norwich City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Koumas 35'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,966 Referee: Graham Salisbury

21 October 2003	Norwich City	2 – 1	Derby County	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Harper 45' Roberts 81' (pen.) Mulryne 90'	Report	Taylor 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,346 Referee: Richard Beeby

25 October 2003	Norwich City	1 – 0	Sunderland	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Francis 33'	Report	Oster 70'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,427 Referee: Graham Poll

November

1 November 2003	Walsall	1 – 3	Norwich City	Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 GMT	Birch 10' Ritchie 23' 89'	Report	Henderson 52' McVeigh 60' Crouch 64' 47' 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,331 Referee: Mark Cowburn

8 November 2003	Norwich City	3 – 1	Millwall	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	McVeigh 12' Henderson 15', 30'	Report	Ward 90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,423 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

15 November 2003	Norwich City	1 – 2	Watford	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Jarvis 88'	Report	Fitzgerald 24' Cox 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,420 Referee: Steve Bennett

22 November 2003	Preston North End	0 – 0	Norwich City	Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,775 Referee: Joe Ross

25 November 2003	Norwich City	1 – 1	Coventry City	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Henderson 35' Mackay 72' 78'	Report	McAllister 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Paul Taylor

29 November 2003	Norwich City	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Huckerby 39'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,367 Referee: Andy Penn

December

6 December 2003	Millwall	0 – 0	Norwich City	Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT	Muscat 48' 81'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,850 Referee: Mike Thorpe

13 December 2003	Norwich City	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Huckerby 34' Roberts 54' Fleming 71' Vidmar 79' (o.g.)	Report	Thorne 59'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,428 Referee: Alan Butler

21 December 2003	Ipswich Town	0 – 2	Norwich City	Ipswich, Suffolk
12:00 GMT		Report	McKenzie 37', 76'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Alan Kaye

26 December 2003	Norwich City	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Norwich, Norfolk
17:35 GMT	Svensson 14'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,429 Referee: Keith Hill

28 December 2003	Derby County	0 – 4	Norwich City	Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 GMT		Report	Fleming 51' Mackay 78' McVeigh 81' McKenzie 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,783 Referee: Graham Laws

January

10 January 2004	Norwich City	0 – 1	Bradford City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT		Report	Armstrong 45'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,360 Referee: Kevin Friend

17 January 2004	Rotherham United	4 – 4	Norwich City	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT	Butler 28', 42', 65' Branston 45' Mullin 75'	Report	Roberts 29' McKenzie 33' Huckerby 45' (pen.) Francis 89'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Mike Jones

31 January 2004	Norwich City	1 – 0	Sheffield United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Roberts 59'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,977 Referee: Barry Knight

February

7 February 2004	Wimbledon	0 – 1	Norwich City	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 GMT	Banks 82' Williams 83'	Report	Huckerby 9'	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Michael Ryan

14 February 2004	Coventry City	0 – 2	Norwich City	Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 GMT		Report	Holt 38' Brennan 85'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,757 Referee: Paul Robinson

21 February 2004	Norwich City	1 – 1	West Ham United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Huckerby 76'	Report	Harewood 61' Etherington 55' 87'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,940 Referee: Ray Olivier

March

2 March 2004	Norwich City	0 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,223 Referee: Brian Curson

7 March 2004	Norwich City	3 – 1	Ipswich Town	Norwich, Norfolk
12:00 GMT	Mackay 50', 59' Santos 89' (o.g.)	Report	Diallo 76' Miller 88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,942 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

13 March 2004	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Norwich City	Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT	Parry 17' Earnshaw 20'	Report	McKenzie 55'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,317 Referee: Jeff Winter

16 March 2004	Norwich City	3 – 0	Gillingham	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Pouton 63' (o.g.) Mulryne 65' McVeigh 67'	Report	Ashby 26'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,198 Referee: Anthony Bates

20 March 2004	Crystal Palace	1 – 0	Norwich City	South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT	Routledge 41'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,798 Referee: Paul Durkin

27 March 2004	Norwich City	1 – 0	Stoke City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Svensson 45'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,565 Referee: Mike Riley

April

3 April 2004	Burnley	3 – 5	Norwich City	Burnley, Lancashire
15:00 BST	Wood 7' May 30' Blake 38'	Report	Svensson 14', 62' Huckerby 32', 89' McKenzie 51'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,417 Referee: Andy Hall

9 April 2004	Norwich City	2 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Norwich, Norfolk
17:30 BST	Svensson 55' Huckerby 72'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,669 Referee: Paul Armstrong

12 April 2004	Reading	0 – 1	Norwich City	Reading, Berkshire
17:35 BST		Report	Mulryne 86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,460 Referee: Neale Barry

17 April 2004	Norwich City	5 – 0	Walsall	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Francis 2' McKenzie 45' Svensson 51', 86' Huckerby 73'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,558 Referee: Mike Pike

24 April 2004	Watford	1 – 2	Norwich City	Watford, Hertfordshire
15:00 BST	Blizzard 78'	Report	Francis 29' McKenzie 48'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,290 Referee: Mick Feltcher

May

1 May 2004	Norwich City	3 – 2	Preston North End	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	McKenzie 2' Francis 28' Huckerby 84'	Report	McKenna 5' Healy 48' Broomes 45' 69'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,673 Referee: Iain Williamson

4 May 2004	Sunderland	1 – 0	Norwich City	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
20:00 BST	Robinson 44'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,174 Referee: David Pugh

9 May 2004	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 3	Norwich City	Crewe, Cheshire
13:00 BST	Ashton 82'	Report	Fleming 28' Roberts 31', 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 9,833 Referee: Paul Taylor

FA Cup

Round	3
Result	1–3

3 January 2004 Round 3	Everton	3 – 1	Norwich City	Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 GMT	Kilbane 15' Ferguson 38' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	(Report)	Brennan 27'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,955 Referee: Matt Messias

League Cup

Round	1
Result	0–1

12 August 2003 Round 1	Northampton Town	1 – 0	Norwich City	Northampton, Northamptonshire
19:45 BST	Low 8'	(Report)		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Ray Olivier

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Norwich City (C, P)	46	28	10	8	79	39	+40	94	Promotion to the FA Premier League
2	West Bromwich Albion (P)	46	25	11	10	64	42	+22	86	Promotion to the FA Premier League
3	Sunderland	46	22	13	11	62	45	+17	79	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4	West Ham United	46	19	17	10	67	45	+22	74
5	Ipswich Town	46	21	10	15	84	72	+12	73

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Notes

^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
^ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

^ "FootballSquads - Norwich City - 2003/04".
^ Norwich City Football Club (2004). Norwich City Official Yearbook 2004–05. Sidian Press Ltd.

[2] Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.

[3] Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[1] "FootballSquads - Norwich City - 2003/04".

[4] Norwich City Football Club (2004). Norwich City Official Yearbook 2004–05. Sidian Press Ltd.

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