The 2003–04 season was Liverpool's 112th season in existence and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. The season covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. Liverpool finished the FA Premier League season in fourth place.
Season summary Liverpool finished the season in fourth position in the Premier League in what was to be Gérard Houllier's last in charge of Liverpool. He was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the season after six years in charge.
Competition Result Top Scorer Premier League 4th Michael Owen, 16 UEFA Cup Fourth round Harry Kewell, 3 FA Cup Fifth round Bruno Cheyrou, 2 League Cup Fourth round Emile Heskey, 2 Danny Murphy, 2 Overall Michael Owen, 19
Players First-team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Transfers
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate20MF Anthony Le Tallec Le Havre£1,500,0001 July 200324FW Florent Sinama Pongolle Le Havre£1,500,0001 July 20033DF Steve Finnan Fulham£3,500,0001 July 20037MF Harry Kewell Leeds United£5,000,0009 July 200330DF Carl Medjani Saint-ÉtienneFree8 August 200312GK Paul Jones Southampton Loan9 January 2004
Out #PosPlayerToFeeDate15MF Patrik Berger PortsmouthFree1 July 200324MF Bernard Diomède AjaccioFree1 July 200314DF Vegard HeggemUnattachedFree1 July 200319GK Pegguy Arphexad Coventry CityFree1 July 200334FW Daniel Sjölund Djurgårdens IFFree15 January 20043DF Abel XavierXavier was born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique (now Mozambique), which was then an overseas territory of Portugal, and made his international debut for Portugal in March 1993. Hannover 96Free2 February 20048FW Emile Heskey Birmingham City£6,250,00018 May 2004 In: £6,500,000 Out: £6,250,000 Total spending: £250,000
Competitions
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Big Four games
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2003.
FA Cup Matches
League Cup Matches
UEFA Cup Matches
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Top scorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal110FWMichael Owen161021928FWEmile Heskey71221237MFHarry Kewell70131147MFDanny Murphy51208517MFSteven Gerrard4002664DFSami Hyypiä40015711MFVladimír Šmicer3010428MFBruno Cheyrou22004916MFDietmar Hamann20013105FWMilan Baroš1001224FWFlorent Sinama Pongolle200021220FWAnthony Le Tallec0001125DFDjimi Traoré00011Own goal20002Totals55561480
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