2003–04 AFC Bournemouth season

Bournemouth
2003-04 season
ManagerSean O'Driscoll
GroundDean Court
Second Division9th[1]
FA CupSecond Round[2]
Football League CupFirst Round[3]
Football League TrophyFirst round[4]
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Hayter (14) [6]
All:
James Hayter (14) [5]

The 2003-04 AFC Bournemouth season was the club's first season back in the English Second Division following promotion the previous year.[7] During the 2003–04 English football season, Bournemouth participated in Division Two, the LDV Vans Trophy, the FA Cup, and the Football League Cup. Bournemouth finished 9th in Division Two[1] and were eliminated from the FA Cup in the Second Round. Both the LDV Vans Trophy and League Cup were exited in the First Round.[8] James Hayter scored the fastest league hattrick of all time when he scored three goals in 140 seconds during a 6–0 win over Wrexham.[9]

Season squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player [10]
1 GK England ENG Neil Moss
2 DF England ENG Neil Young
3 DF England ENG Stephen Purches
4 MF Wales WAL Marcus Browning
5 DF England ENG Karl Broadhurst
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Maher
7 DF Wales WAL Carl Fletcher
8 MF Wales WAL Brian Stock
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Warren Feeney
10 FW England ENG Steve Fletcher
11 MF England ENG Wade Elliott
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Garreth O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Gareth Stewart
14 FW England ENG James Hayter
15 MF England ENG James Coutts
16 FW Scotland SCO Derek Holmes
17 FW England ENG Alan Connell
18 DF England ENG Jason Tindall
21 GK England ENG Kevin Scriven
24 DF England ENG Stephen Cooke (on loan from Aston Villa)
26 DF England ENG Lewis Buxton (on loan from Portsmouth)
28 DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings
30 MF Faroe Islands FRO Claus Jørgensen (on loan from Coventry City)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW England ENG Matthew Robinson (Released)
22 MF England ENG Danny Thomas (joined Boston United on 19 March 2004 [11])
23 MF Portugal POR Diogo Andrade (released)
25 FW South Africa RSA Gareth Williams (on loan from Crystal Palace)

Competitions

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Legend

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

Results

Game Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
1 9 August 2003 Port Vale Vale Park 1–2 6,465 Hayter 73'
2 16 August 2003 Barnsley Dean Court 2–2 5,960 S. Fletcher 27' 39'
3 23 August 2003 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 0–1 13,065
4 25 August 2003 Swindon Town Dean Court 2-2 6,606 Maher 21' Hayter 61'
5 30 August 2003 Wrexham Racecourse Ground 1–0 4,929 Purches 8'
6 6 September 2003 Bristol City Dean Court 0–0 6,756
7 13 September 2003 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 2–1 5,607 Purches 49' Broadhurst 51'
8 16 September 2003 Sheffield Wednesday Dean Court 1–0 8,219 Elliott 90'
9 20 September 2003 Rushden & Diamonds Dean Court 2–1 6,464 Feeney 69' 71'
10 27 September 2003 Colchester United Layer Road 0–1 3,602
11 30 September 2003 Chesterfield Saltergate 1–1 3,131 S. Fletcher 80'
12 4 October 2003 Hartlepool United Dean Court 2–2 6,342 Holmes 79' Feeney 81'
13 11 October 2003 Notts County Meadow Lane 1–0 4,419 S. Fletcher 54'
14 18 October 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion Dean Court 1–0 7,908 Feeney 15'
15 21 October 2003 Luton Town Dean Court 6–3 6,388 S. Fletcher 7' 45' O'Connor 42' Stock 34' 62' Elliott 67'
16 25 October 2003 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park 1–1 5,850 Feeney 45'
17 1 November 2003 Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park 1–1 7,123 Feeney 72'
18 15 November 2003 Peterborough United Dean Court 1–2 6,963 Feeney 73'
19 22 November 2003 Stockport County Edgeley Park 2–3 4,622 Hayter 67' Feeney 76'
20 29 November 2003 Brentford Dean Court 1–0 6,674 Elliott 64'
21 13 December 2003 Grimsby Town Dean Court 0–0 5,837
22 20 December 2003 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park 0–2 5,205
23 26 December 2003 Plymouth Argyle Dean Court 0–2 8,901
24 28 December 2003 Bristol City Ashton Gate 0–2 13,807
25 3 January 2004 Swindon Town County Ground 1–2 7,158 Hayter 5'
26 10 January 2004 Port Vale Dean Court 2–1 5,926 O'Connor pen 50' S. Fletcher 55'
27 17 January 2004 Barnsley Oakwell 1–1 7,934 Hayter 31'
28 24 January 2004 Queens Park Rangers Dean Court 1–0 8,909 Feeney 58'
29 7 February 2004 Plymouth Argyle Home Park 0–0 13,371
30 14 February 2004 Notts County Dean Court 1–0 6,332 Hayter 83'
31 21 February 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion Withdean Stadium 0–3 6,441
32 24 February 2004 Wrexham Dean Court 6–0 5,899 Purches 3' Cummings 45' Feeney 59' Hayter 86' 86' 88'
33 28 February 2004 Oldham Athletic Dean Court 1–0 6,594 Hayter 61'
34 6 March 2004 Wycombe Wanderers Dean Court 1–0 7,311 Cummings 20'
35 13 March 2004 Grimsby Town Blundell Park 1–1 5,015 Warhurst O.G. 73'
36 17 March 2004 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 2–0 18,799 C. Fletcher 11'S. Fletcher 21'
37 24 March 2004 Blackpool Dean Court 1–2 5,126 S. Fletcher 54'
38 27 March 2004 Rushden & Diamonds Nene Park 3–0 4,500 Stock 37' Hayter 48' Feeney 62'
39 3 April 2004 Colchester United Dean Court 1–1 6,896 Hayter 86'
40 10 April 2004 Hartlepool United Victoria Park 1–2 5,544 Hayter 31'
41 12 April 2004 Chesterfield Dean Court 2–2 7,081 Hayter '77 Holmes 80'
42 17 April 2004 Tranmere Rovers Dean Court 1–5 7,063 Allen O.G. 71'
43 20 April 2004 Luton Town Kenilworth Road 1–1 6,485 Feeney 75'
44 24 April 2004 Peterborough United London Road 1–0 4,831 C. Fletcher 81'
45 1 May 2004 Stockport County Dean Court 0–0 7,541
46 8 May 2004 Brentford Griffin Park 0–1 9,485

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Other
1
12 August 2003
Watford
Vicarage Road
 0–1 9,561 A.E.T

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Other
1
8 November 2003
Bristol Rovers
Dean Court
 1–0 7,200 Elliott 37'
2
6 December 2003
Accrington Stanley
Dean Court
 1–1 7,551 Browning 56'
2R
15 December 2003
Accrington Stanley
Crown Ground
 0–0 2,585 Accrington won 5–3 on penalties

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2003-04 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
1
16 October 2003
Yeovil Town
Huish Park
 0–2 5,035

References

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  2. ^ "AFC Bournemouth match record: FA Cup 2004". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ "AFC Bournemouth match record: League Cup 2004". www.11v11.com.
  4. ^ "AFC Bournemouth match record: LDV Vans Trophy 2004". www.11v11.com.
  5. ^ "All AFC Bournemouth players: 2004". www.11v11.com.
  6. ^ "AFC Bournemouth players: League Division 2 2004". www.11v11.com.
  7. ^ "Bournemouth win seals promotion". 24 May 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ a b "AFC Bournemouth match record: 2004". www.11v11.com.
  9. ^ "The 140-second hat-trick | Soccer". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ^ "FootballSquads - Bournemouth - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Boston sign four players". 19 March 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.