# 2003–04 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

After relegation the previous season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the third tier of English football for the first time in over 20 years. Wednesday made a positive start to the season and were 2nd in the league by mid-September. As results slipped through Autumn they slid down to mid table, although they remained around 6 points from the play off places going into the new year. An upturn in form never materialised and as the season wore on and promotion became less likely, results turned for the worse. Wednesday lost 9 of their last 13 league games finishing 16th, 20 points from a play off position and only avoiding relegation by 3 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 59 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 57 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 53 |
| 17 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 53 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 52 |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 9 August 2003 | Swindon | A | 3–2 | Owusu (2), Kuqi |
| 16 August 2003 | Oldham | H | 2–2 | Kuqi (2) |
| 23 August 2003 | Peterborough | A | 1–0 | Kuqi |
| 25 August 2003 | Wrexham | H | 2–3 | Quinn, Smith |
| 1 September 2003 | Wycombe | A | 2–1 | Owusu, Quinn |
| 6 September 2003 | Tranmere | H | 2–0 | Smith, Cooke |
| 13 September 2003 | Stockport | H | 2–2 | Kuqi, Quinn |
| 16 September 2003 | Bournemouth | A | 0–1 | |
| 20 September 2003 | Brighton | A | 0–2 | |
| 27 September 2003 | Grimsby | H | 0–0 | |
| 1 October 2003 | Notts County | H | 2–1 | McLaren (2) |
| 4 October 2003 | Brentford | A | 3–0 | Holt (2), Owusu |
| 10 October 2003 | Hartlepool | A | 1–1 | Owusu |
| 18 October 2003 | Rushden | H | 0–0 | |
| 22 October 2003 | Plymouth | H | 1–3 | Reddy |
| 25 October 2003 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | Proudlock |
| 1 November 2003 | Blackpool | H | 0–1 | |
| 15 November 2003 | Colchester | A | 1–3 | Bromby |
| 22 November 2003 | Luton | H | 0–0 | |
| 29 November 2003 | Q.P.R. | A | 0–3 | |
| 13 December 2003 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | Ndumbu-Nsungu |
| 20 December 2003 | Chesterfield | H | 0–0 | |
| 26 December 2003 | Port Vale | H | 2–3 | Robins, Lee |
| 28 December 2003 | Tranmere | A | 2–2 | Lee, Ndumbu-Nsungu |
| 3 January 2004 | Wrexham | A | 2–1 | Ndumbu-Nsungu, Quinn |
| 10 January 2004 | Swindon | H | 1–1 | Robins |
| 17 January 2004 | Oldham | A | 0–1 | |
| 24 January 2004 | Peterborough | H | 2–0 | Robins, Proudlock |
| 30 January 2004 | Wycombe | H | 1–1 | Proudlock |
| 7 February 2004 | Port Vale | A | 0–3 | |
| 14 February 2004 | Hartlepool | H | 1–0 | Ndumbu-Nsungu |
| 21 February 2004 | Rushden | A | 2–1 | Ndumbu-Nsungu (2) |
| 28 February 2004 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | Lee |
| 2 March 2004 | Plymouth | A | 0–2 | |
| 7 March 2004 | Chesterfield | A | 1–3 | Ndumbu-Nsungu |
| 13 March 2004 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Ndumbu-Nsungu (2) |
| 17 March 2004 | Bournemouth | H | 0–2 | |
| 20 March 2004 | Stockport | A | 0–1 | |
| 27 March 2004 | Brighton | H | 2–1 | Brunt, Mustoe |
| 3 April 2004 | Grimsby | A | 0–2 | |
| 10 April 2004 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | Smith |
| 12 April 2004 | Notts County | A | 0–0 | |
| 17 April 2004 | Blackpool | A | 1–4 | Brunt |
| 24 April 2004 | Colchester | A | 0–1 | |
| 1 May 2004 | Luton | A | 2–3 | Shaw, Cooke |
| 8 May 2004 | Q.P.R. | H | 1–3 | Shaw |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 9 November 2003 | Salisbury | H | 4–0 | Proudlock (3), Owusu |
| R2 | 6 December 2003 | Scunthorpe | A | 2–2 | Ndumbu-Nsungu, Holt |
| R2R | 17 December 2003 | Scunthorpe | H | 0–0 (Lost 3–1 on Penalties) | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 13 August 2003 | Hartlepool | H | 2–2 (Lost 5–4 on Penalties) | | Wood, Lee |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| North R1 | 15 October 2003 | Grimsby | H | 1–1 (Won 5–4 on Penalties) | 7,323 | Proudlock |
| North R2 | 12 November 2003 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 13,575 | Reddy |
| North QF | 9 December 2003 | Carlisle | A | 3–0 | 2,869 | Robins (2), Lee |
| North SF | 20 January 2004 | Scunthorpe | H | 4–0 | 10,236 | Robins (2), Proudlock (2) |
| North Final Leg 1 | 10 February 2004 | Blackpool | A | 0–1 | 7,842 | |
| North Final Leg 2 | 25 February 2004 | Blackpool | H | 0–2 | 21,390 | |

## 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Kevin Pressman |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Derek Geary |
| 3 | MF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Graeme Lee |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dean Smith |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Leigh Bromby |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Alan Quinn |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul McLaren |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Kim Olsen |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Steve Haslam |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Chris Stringer |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matt Hamshaw |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Adam Chambers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Richard Evans |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jon Shaw |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Jon Beswetherick |
| 21 | GK | SWE | Ola Tidman |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Robbie Mustoe |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke |
| 24 | FW | COD | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Adam Ogden |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Eric Nixon |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Chris Carr |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Laurie Wilson |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Liam Needham |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Adam Proudlock |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Robert Poulter |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Lewis McMahon |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Mark Robins |
| 35 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt |

### 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 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt (to Rochdale) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lloyd Owusu (to Reading) |
| 15 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi (to Ipswich Town) |
| 27 | GK | ENG | David Lucas (on loan from Preston North End) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | FW | IRL | Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 30 | FW | FRA | Mickaël Antoine-Curier (to Notts County) |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Mark Wilson (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 35 | FW | SCO | Mark Burchill (on loan from Portsmouth) |