2003–04 Norwich City F.c. Season
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.
| 2003–04 season | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 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 | |
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes
References
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