2003–04 Stockport County F.C. season

The 2003–04 season is Stockport County's 122nd season in football. Stockport finished the league season in 19th, two places off the relegation zone.^[1] This season ran from 9 August 2003 to 8 May 2004.^[7]

Stockport County

2003–04 season
Chairman	Brian Kennedy
Manager	Carlton Palmer (Player-Manager) (Until 19 September 2003) Sammy McIlroy (From 15 October 2003)
Stadium	Edgeley Park
Second Division	19th[1]
FA Cup	First Round[2]
League Cup	Second Round[3]
Football League Trophy	Northern section Quarter Finals (Last 16)[4]
Top goalscorer	Rickie Lambert (12)[5]
Highest home attendance	8,617 vs Oldham Athletic, Second Division, 12 April 2004[6]
Lowest home attendance	3,683 vs Colchester United, Second Division 21 October 2003[6]
Average home league attendance	5,314[6]
Home colours Away colours
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Background

Following a poor start to the 2003–2004 season player-manager Carlton Palmer was sacked by the club in September.^[8]

Upon completion of the Euro 2004 qualifying matches with Northern Ireland, Sammy McIlroy re-entered club management signing a three-year deal in October 2003.^[9]

Summary

Results summary

Second Division table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
17	Brentford	46	14	11	21	52	69	−17	53
18	Peterborough United	46	12	16	18	58	58	0	52
19	Stockport County	46	11	19	16	62	70	−8	52
20	Chesterfield	46	12	15	19	49	71	−22	51
21	Grimsby Town (R)	46	13	11	22	55	81	−26	50	Relegation to Football League Two

Source: ^[10]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Statistics

Goalscorers

^[11]

No.	Pos	Name	Total
10	MF	Rickie Lambert	12
8	FW	Aaron Wilbraham	8
21	FW	Stuart Barlow	8
12	DF	Jim Goodwin	4
9	FW	Luke Beckett	4
23	MF	Chris Williams	3
31	FW	Simon Lynch	3
16	FW	Jon Daly	3
14	MF	Fraser McLachlan	3
5	DF	Robert Clare	3
3	MF	Danny Jackman	2
6	MF	Mark Robertson	1
20	FW	Owen Morrison	1
19	MF	Andy Welsh	1
15	FW	Kevin Ellison	1
24	FW	Michael Byrne	1
2	DF	Danny Griffin	1

Results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Second Division

Wycombe Wanderers v Stockport County

9 August 2003	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Stockport County	The Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
15:00

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FA Cup

First Round

Stevenage Borough v Stockport County

8 November 2003	Stevenage Borough	2–1	Stockport County	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15.00

League Cup

First Round

Lincoln City v Stockport County

12 August 2003	Lincoln City	0–1	Stockport County	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
19.45			Barlow 87'

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Football League Trophy

First Round

Mansfield Town v Stockport County

14 October 2003	Mansfield Town	1–2	Stockport County	Field Mill, Mansfield
19.00

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Team

Squad

^[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  NIR Danny Griffin 3 DF  ENG Danny Jackman 4 DF  ENG Dave Challinor 5 DF  ENG Robert Clare 6 MF  AUS Mark Robertson 7 DF  ENG Aaron Lescott 8 FW  ENG Aaron Wilbraham 9 FW  ENG Luke Beckett 10 MF  ENG Rickie Lambert 11 MF  ENG Martin Pemberton 12 DF  IRL Jim Goodwin 13 GK  ENG James Spencer 14 MF  ENG Fraser McLachlan 15 FW  ENG Kevin Ellison 16 FW  IRL Jon Daly

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG John Hardiker 19 MF  ENG Andy Welsh 20 FW  NIR Owen Morrison 21 MF  ENG Stuart Barlow 22 MF  ENG Lee Cartwright 23 FW  ENG Chris Williams 24 FW  ENG Michael Byrne 25 FW  ENG Adam Le Fondre 27 FW  ENG David Holt 28 MF  ENG Jamie Baguley 29 FW  ENG Matt Bailey 30 DF  ENG Alex Lord 31 DF  ENG Danny Adams 32 GK  ENG Ben Coppinger 33 DF  WAL Ashley Williams

Left during the season

No.	Position	Name	To	Notes
1	GK	Lee Jones	Blackpool
1	GK	Boaz Myhill	Aston Villa	Loan Expired
2	DF	Shaun Smith	Hull City	Loan Expired
3	DF	Anthony Tonkin	Crewe Alexandra
6	MF	Carlton Palmer	Unattached	Sacked as Player Manager (Subsequently, left the club)
6	DF	Matt Heath	Leicester City	Loan Expired
24	MF	Wayne Collins	Unattached
25	GK	Nick Colgan	Hibernian	Loan Expired
25	GK	Anthony Williams	Hartlepool United	Loan Expired
25	MF	Ali Gibb	Bristol Rovers
31	MF	Simon Lynch	Preston North End	Loan Expired
31	MF	Dave Walton	Derby County	Loan Expired

References

1. "Final league table". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
2. "FA Cup 2003/04 Results". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
3. "League Cup 2003/04 Results". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
4. "Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy 2003/04". Soccerbase. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
5. "Statistics – Top Scorers 2003/04". ESPN. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
6. "Statistics – 2003/04". ESPN. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
7. "Full Season Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
8. "Stockport sack Palmer". BBC Sport. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
9. "McIlroy quits NI for Stockport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
10. "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
11. "Top Scorers Stockport County 2003/2004". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
12. "Football Squads Stockport County 2003/2004". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

External links

• Official Site