Season 2003-2004 Details
Reid was rewarded for his achievements by being made permanent Manager on 31st May 2003. The forecast mass departure of players never materialised, mainly due to the players being on unacceptably high wages and therefore not attractive to potential purchasers. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff and Jacob Burns left on free transfers as their contracts had run out. Danny Mills was deemed surplus to requirements, and a prime example of a player who had priced himself out of the market, and so he was sent on loan to Middlesbrough for the season with Leeds heavily subsidising his wages! Harry Kewell left for Liverpool for �5 million in a deal which reflected no credit or good grace on the club, the player or his agent. Olivier Dacourt finalised his move to Roma for �3.5 million.
Read more about the 2003-2004 season in the Doing a Leeds section of our Leeds United history timeline.
For player appearances, goals, red cards and transfers for the 2003-2004 season click here.
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Season Record | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P | Pos |
| Premier League | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 79 | -39 | 33 | 19 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - | R3 | |
| League Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | - | R3 | |
| TOTAL | 41 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 88 | -43 | - | - | |
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Managers | First Game | P | W | D | L | Win% | |
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Peter Reid | Newcastle United (H) - 17/08/2003 | 17/08/2003 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14.29% |
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Eddie Gray | Bolton Wanderers (H) - 22/11/2003 | 22/11/2003 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23.08% |
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Kevin Blackwell | Chelsea (A) - 15/05/2004 | 15/05/2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
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Premier League | Venue |
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Newcastle United | H | Elland Road |
17/08/2003 | 2 : 2 | D |
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Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane |
23/08/2003 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Southampton | H | Elland Road |
26/08/2003 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Middlesbrough | A | Riverside Stadium |
30/08/2003 | 3 : 2 | W |
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Leicester City | A | Walkers Stadium |
15/09/2003 | 0 : 4 | L |
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Birmingham City | H | Elland Road |
20/09/2003 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Everton | A | Goodison Park |
28/09/2003 | 0 : 4 | L |
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Blackburn Rovers | H | Elland Road |
04/10/2003 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Manchester United | H | Elland Road |
18/10/2003 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Liverpool | A | Anfield |
25/10/2003 | 1 : 3 | L |
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Arsenal | H | Elland Road |
01/11/2003 | 1 : 4 | L |
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Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park |
08/11/2003 | 1 : 6 | L |
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Bolton Wanderers | H | Elland Road |
22/11/2003 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Charlton Athletic | A | The Valley |
29/11/2003 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Chelsea | H | Elland Road |
06/12/2003 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Fulham | H | Elland Road |
14/12/2003 | 3 : 2 | W |
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Manchester City | A | City Of Manchester Stadium |
22/12/2003 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Aston Villa | H | Elland Road |
26/12/2003 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux |
28/12/2003 | 1 : 3 | L |
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Newcastle United | A | St James Park |
07/01/2004 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Tottenham Hotspur | H | Elland Road |
10/01/2004 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Southampton | A | St Marys Stadium |
17/01/2004 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Middlesbrough | H | Elland Road |
31/01/2004 | 0 : 3 | L |
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Aston Villa | A | Villa Park |
07/02/2004 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Elland Road |
10/02/2004 | 4 : 1 | W |
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Manchester United | A | Old Trafford |
21/02/2004 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Liverpool | H | Elland Road |
29/02/2004 | 2 : 2 | D |
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Fulham | A | Loftus Road |
13/03/2004 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Manchester City | H | Elland Road |
22/03/2004 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Birmingham City | A | St Andrews |
27/03/2004 | 1 : 4 | L |
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Leicester City | H | Elland Road |
05/04/2004 | 3 : 2 | W |
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Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park |
10/04/2004 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Everton | H | Elland Road |
13/04/2004 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Arsenal | A | Highbury |
16/04/2004 | 0 : 5 | L |
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Portsmouth | H | Elland Road |
25/04/2004 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Bolton Wanderers | A | Reebok Stadium |
02/05/2004 | 1 : 4 | L |
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Charlton Athletic | H | Elland Road |
08/05/2004 | 3 : 3 | D |
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Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge |
15/05/2004 | 0 : 1 | L |
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FA Cup | Venue |
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Arsenal FA Cup 3rd Round |
H | Elland Road |
04/01/2004 | 1 : 4 | L |
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League Cup | Venue |
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Swindon Town Carling Cup 2nd Round |
H | Elland Road |
24/09/2003 | 2 : 2 (4 : 3 p) |
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Manchester United Carling Cup 3rd Round |
H | Elland Road |
28/10/2003 | 2 : 3 | L |
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Premier League Table | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A | |
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Arsenal | 38 | 90 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 26 |
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Chelsea | 38 | 79 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 |
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Manchester United | 38 | 75 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 |
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Liverpool | 38 | 60 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 |
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Newcastle United | 38 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 |
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Aston Villa | 38 | 56 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 44 |
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Charlton Athletic | 38 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 53 | -8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 56 |
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Fulham | 38 | 52 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 |
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Birmingham City | 38 | 50 | -5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 |
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Middlesbrough | 38 | 48 | -8 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 |
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Southampton | 38 | 47 | -1 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 45 |
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Portsmouth | 38 | 45 | -7 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 45 | -10 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 44 | -8 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 |
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Manchester City | 38 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 54 |
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Everton | 38 | 39 | -12 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 57 |
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Leicester City | 38 | 33 | -17 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 65 |
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Leeds United | 38 | 33 | -39 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 79 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 33 | -39 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 77 |
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