2003–04 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
{{Short description|105th competitive season of Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| season = 2003–04
| manager = Dave Jones
| mgrtitle = Manager
| chairman = Sir Jack Hayward OBE,
then Rick Hayward
(from 19 December)
| chrtitle = Chairman
| stadium = Molineux
| league = FA Premiership
| league result = 20th (relegated)
| cup1 = FA Cup
| cup1 result = 4th round
| cup2 = League Cup
| cup2 result = 4th round
| league topscorer = Henri Camara (7)
| season topscorer = Alex Rae (8)
| highest attendance= 29,396 (vs Manchester United, 17 January 2004)
| lowest attendance = 10,232 (vs Darlington, 23 September 2003)
| average attendance= 28,864 (league only)
| prevseason = 2002–03
| nextseason = 2004–05
}}
The 2003–04 season was the 105th full season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the Premiership, the highest level of English football. This marked their first ever appearance in the modern Premier League, and their first season in the top flight since 1983–84. The club had been promoted after having won the play-off final at the end of the previous season to earn the final promotion spot.
Their return to the top level proved short-lived as the team struggled throughout the campaign and were eventually relegated in 20th place, finishing bottom of the division on goal difference, seven points short of safety. They were officially relegated after failing to win their penultimate game, although their vastly inferior goal difference meant that survival was effectively ruled out on 1 May 2004, despite victory, owing to relegation rivals Manchester City also winning.
Wolves became the third team in Premier League history to fail to win an away game during a season. Contributing to this outcome was a series of serious injuries to key players, with Matt Murray and Joleon Lescott missing almost the entire season and Mark Kennedy and Kenny Miller kept out for long periods.
Results
=Pre season=
Wolves split their squad into two groups, one led by manager Dave Jones, another by coach Terry Connor after assistant manager John Ward left the club.{{cite news|title=John Ward leaves Wolves |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~396589,00.html |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |date=7 July 2003 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~396589%2C00.html |archivedate=1 April 2012 }} Preparations also included a week's warm weather training in Jerez, Spain.{{cite news|title=Setting up camp |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~391394,00.html |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |date=17 June 2003 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~391394%2C00.html |archivedate=1 April 2012 }} A planned friendly against Dutch side ADO Den Haag was cancelled on the day of the game after a water leak hit the venue, Telford United's Bucks Head stadium.{{cite news|title=Friendly called off |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~402997,00.html |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |date=25 July 2003 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~402997%2C00.html |archivedate=1 April 2012 }} Only the final friendly was held at Wolves' Molineux home.
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|date=14 July 2003
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=Bristol Rovers
|score=0–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~398784%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals2=Melligan {{goal|15}}
|stadium=Memorial Stadium
|location=Bristol
|attendance=4,464
|referee=Mick Fletcher
|result=W
}}
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|date=14 July 2003
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=Hereford United
|score=1–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~398798%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Purdie {{goal|16}}
|goals2=Proudlock {{goal|57}}
|stadium=Edgar Street
|location=Hereford
|attendance=1,895
|referee=S. Davis
|result=D
}}
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|date=16 July 2003
|time=19:30 BST
|team1=Swindon Town
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~399570,00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|stadium=County Ground
|location=Swindon
|attendance=3,916
|referee=Steve Tanner
|result=D
}}
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|date=26 July 2003
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Morecambe
|score=6–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~403195%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Curtis {{goal|4||40}}
Rigoglioso {{goal|13}}
Howell {{goal|17}}
Dodgeson {{goal|79}}
Carleton {{goal|83}}
|goals2=Andrews {{goal|68}}
|stadium=Christie Park
|location=Morecambe
|attendance=1,521
|referee=Lee Mason
|result=L
}}
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|date=29 July 2003
|time=19:30 BST
|team1=Yeovil Town
|score=2–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~404238%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Butler {{goal|42|o.g.}}
Gall {{goal|62}}
|goals2=Rae {{goal|88}}
|stadium=Huish Park
|location=Yeovil
|attendance=5,884
|referee=Paul Armstrong
|result=L
}}
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|date=2 August 2003
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Coventry City
|score=2–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234216/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~405867%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Adebola {{goal|52}}
Davenport {{goal|72}}
|goals2=Cooper {{goal|79}}
|stadium=Highfield Road
|location=Coventry
|attendance=
|referee=Andrew Penn
|result=L
}}
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|date=4 August 2003
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=Worcester City
|score=2–3
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234225/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~406448%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Kelly {{goal|31}}
Middleton {{goal|88}}
|goals2=Jones {{goal|7||10||15}}
|stadium=St George's Lane
|location=Worcester
|attendance=2,511
|referee=Andre Marriner
|result=W
}}
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|date=8 August 2003
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234242/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~408696%2C00.html Report]
|team2=Boavista
|goals1=Iversen {{goal|52}}
Verpakovskis {{goal|84}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=10,318
|referee=Graham Poll
|result=W
}}
=FA Premiership=
{{See also|2003–04 FA Premier League}}
A total of 20 teams competed in the FA Premiership in the 2003–04 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 19 June 2003, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.{{cite news| title=Premiership fixtures| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3000128.stm| publisher=BBC Sport| date =19 June 2003}}
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|id=Blackburn Rovers v Wolves
|date=16 August 2003
|round=1
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Blackburn Rovers
|score=5–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140893.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Amoruso {{goal|17}}
Thompson {{goal|29}}
Emerton {{goal|52}}
Cole {{goal|79||87}}
|goals2=Iversen {{goal|71}}
|stadium=Ewood Park
|location=Blackburn
|attendance=26,270 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Jeff Winter
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Charlton
|date=23 August 2003
|round=2
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=0–4
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3152279.stm Report]
|team2=Charlton Athletic
|goals2=Euell {{goal|5}}
Jensen {{goal|15}}
Bartlett {{goal|25||33}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=27,327 (1,324 away fans)
|referee=Phil Dowd
|result=L
}}
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|id=Manchester United v Wolves
|date=27 August 2003
|round=3
|time=20:00 BST
|team1=Manchester United
|score=1–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3156187.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=O'Shea {{goal|10}}
|stadium=Old Trafford
|location=Manchester
|attendance=67,648 (3,100 away fans)
|referee=Graham Poll
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Portsmouth
|date=30 August 2003
|round=4
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=0–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3172827.stm Report]
|team2=Portsmouth
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=28,860 (2,997 away fans)
|referee=Andy D'Urso
|result=D
}}
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|id=Southampton v Wolves
|date=13 September 2003
|round=5
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Southampton
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3194213.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Beattie {{goal|37|pen.|52}}
|stadium=St Mary's Stadium
|location=Southampton
|attendance=31,711 (3,200 away fans)
|referee=Uriah Rennie
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Chelsea
|date=20 September 2003
|round=6
|time=12:30 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=0–5
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3084346.stm Report]
|team2=Chelsea
|goals2=Lampard {{goal|17}}
Hasselbaink {{goal|36}}
Duff {{goal|52}}
Crespo {{goal|67||90+1}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,208 (2,992 away fans)
|referee=Matt Messias
|result=L
}}
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|id=Bolton Wanderers v Wolves
|date=27 September 2003
|round=7
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Bolton Wanderers
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3122906.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Davies {{goal|85}}
|goals2=Rae {{goal|30}}
|stadium=Reebok Stadium
|location=Bolton
|attendance=27,043 (2,300 away fans)
|referee=Mike Dean
|result=D
}}
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|id=Wolves v Manchester City
|date=4 October 2003
|round=8
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3123636.stm Report]
|team2=Manchester City
|goals1=Cameron {{goal|75}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,386 (2,990 away fans)
|referee=Jeff Winter
|result=W
}}
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|id=Fulham v Wolves
|date=18 October 2003
|round=9
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Fulham
|score=0–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3191282.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|stadium=Loftus Road
|location=London
|attendance=17,031 (2,600 away fans)
|referee=Howard Webb
|result=D
}}
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|id=Wolves v Leicester
|date=25 October 2003
|round=10
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=4–3
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3206858.stm Report]
|team2=Leicester City
|goals1=Cameron {{goal|52||60|pen.}}
Rae {{goal|68}}
Camara {{goal|86}}
|goals2=Ferdinand {{goal|12||15}}
Scimeca {{goal|35}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=28,578 (1,468 away fans)
|referee=Peter Walton
|result=W
}}
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|id=Middlesbrough v Wolves
|date=1 November 2003
|round=11
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Middlesbrough
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3207109.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Mendieta {{goal|73}}
Juninho {{goal|83}}
|stadium=Riverside Stadium
|location=Middlesbrough
|attendance=30,305 (2,174 away fans)
|referee=Steve Dunn
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Birmingham City
|date=8 November 2003
|round=12
|time=12:30 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3233005.stm Report]
|team2=Birmingham City
|goals1=Iversen {{goal|66}}
|goals2=Forssell {{goal|49}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=28,831 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Graham Barber
|result=D
}}
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|id=Everton v Wolves
|date=22 November 2003
|round=13
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Everton
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3273225.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Radzinski {{goal|16}}
Kilbane {{goal|19}}
|stadium=Goodison Park
|location=Liverpool
|attendance=40,190 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Mike Riley
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Newcastle
|date=29 November 2003
|round=14
|time=12:30 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3285093.stm Report]
|team2=Newcastle United
|goals1=Blake {{goal|27}}
|goals2=Shearer {{goal|31}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,344 (2,967 away fans)
|referee=Steve Bennett
|result=D
}}
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|id=Tottenham Hotspur v Wolves
|date=6 December 2003
|round=15
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Tottenham Hotspur
|score=5–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3247518.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Keane {{goal|29||75||83}}
Kanouté {{goal|50}}
Dalmat {{goal|90}}
|goals2=Ince {{goal|30}}
Rae {{goal|84}}
|stadium=White Hart Lane
|location=London
|attendance=34,825 (2,900 away fans)
|referee=Uriah Rennie
|result=L
}}
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|id=Aston Villa v Wolves
|date=14 December 2003
|round=16
|time=12:00 GMT
|team1=Aston Villa
|score=3–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3249106.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Ángel {{goal|21||24}}
Barry {{goal|48}}
|goals2=Rae {{goal|36}}
Kennedy {{goal|80}}
|stadium=Villa Park
|location=Birmingham
|attendance=36,964 (3,400 away fans)
|referee=Graham Poll
|result=L
}}
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|id=Arsenal v Wolves
|date=26 December 2003
|round=17
|time=12:00 GMT
|team1=Arsenal
|score=3–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3316083.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Craddock {{goal|13|o.g.}}
Henry {{goal|20||89}}
|stadium=Highbury
|location=London
|attendance=38,003 (2,900 away fans)
|referee=Phil Dowd
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Leeds
|date=28 December 2003
|round=18
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=3–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3349129.stm Report]
|team2=Leeds United
|goals1=Smith {{goal|18|o.g.}}
Iversen {{goal|48||90+1}}
|goals2=Duberry {{goal|3}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,139 (1,500 away fans)
|referee=Andy D'Urso
|result=W
}}
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|id=Wolves v Blackburn Rovers
|date=7 January 2004
|round=19
|time=19:45 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3362535.stm Report]
|team2=Blackburn Rovers
|goals1=Butler {{goal|63}}
Rae {{goal|72}}
|goals2=Cole {{goal|14}}
Yorke {{goal|78}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=27,393 (1,386 away fans)
|referee=Neale Barry
|result=D
}}
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|id=Charlton v Wolves
|date=10 January 2004
|round=20
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Charlton Athletic
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3363051.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Euell {{goal|38||79}}
|stadium=The Valley
|location=London
|attendance=26,148 (2,986 away fans)
|referee=Rob Styles
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Manchester United
|date=17 January 2004
|round=21
|time=12:30 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3385515.stm Report]
|team2=Manchester United
|goals1=Miller {{goal|67}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,396 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Andy D'Urso
|result=W
}}
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|id=Wolves v Liverpool
|date=21 January 2004
|round=22
|time=19:45 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3412633.stm Report]
|team2=Liverpool
|goals1=Miller {{goal|90}}
|goals2=Cheyrou {{goal|42}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,380 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Barry Knight
|result=D
}}
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|id=Portsmouth v Wolves
|date=31 January 2004
|round=23
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Portsmouth
|score=0–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3448163.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|stadium=Fratton Park
|location=Portsmouth
|attendance=20,112 (1,600 away fans)
|referee=Howard Webb
|result=D
}}
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|id=Wolves v Arsenal
|date=7 February 2004
|round=24
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–3
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3447479.stm Report]
|team2=Arsenal
|goals1=Ganea {{goal|26}}
|goals2=Bergkamp {{goal|9}}
Henry {{goal|58}}
Toure {{goal|63}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,392 (2,982 away fans)
|referee=Phil Dowd
|result=L
}}
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|id=Leeds v Wolves
|date=10 February 2004
|round=25
|time=19:45 GMT
|team1=Leeds United
|score=4–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3456281.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Smith {{goal|14}}
Matteo {{goal|41}}
Milner {{goal|62}}
Viduka {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=Ganea {{goal|21}}
|stadium=Elland Road
|location=Leeds
|attendance=36,867 (1,644 away fans)
|referee=Mike Dean
|result=L
}}
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|id=Wolves v Fulham
|date=21 February 2004
|round=26
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3496751.stm Report]
|team2=Fulham
|goals1=Ince {{goal|20}}
Cort {{goal|51}}
|goals2=Malbranque {{goal|84}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=28,424 (1,039 away fans)
|referee=Howard Webb
|result=W
}}
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|id=Leicester v Wolves
|date=28 February 2004
|round=27
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Leicester City
|score=0–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3507615.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|stadium=Walkers Stadium
|location=Leicester
|attendance=31,768 (3,163 away fans)
|referee=Jeff Winter
|result=D
}}
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|id=Wolves v Aston Villa
|date=14 March 2004
|round=28
|time=12:30 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=0–4
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3536385.stm Report]
|team2=Aston Villa
|goals1=Ganea {{penmiss}} {{small|45'}}
|goals2=Hitzlsperger {{goal|7}}
Mellberg {{goal|18}}
Ángel {{goal|24||59}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,386 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Paul Durkin
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Liverpool v Wolves
|date=20 March 2004
|round=29
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Liverpool
|score=1–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3507782.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Hyypiä {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium=Anfield
|location=Liverpool
|attendance=43,795 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Rob Styles
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Chelsea v Wolves
|date=27 March 2004
|round=30
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Chelsea
|score=5–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3552957.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1= Melchiot {{goal|4}}
Lampard {{goal|70}}
Hasselbaink {{goal|77||87||90+3}}
|goals2=Camara {{goal|23}}
Craddock {{goal|57}}
|stadium=Stamford Bridge
|location=London
|attendance=41,215 (2,650 away fans)
|referee=Graham Barber
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Southampton
|date=3 April 2004
|round=31
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–4
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3571945.stm Report]
|team2=Southampton
|goals1=Camara {{goal|72}}
|goals2=Beattie {{goal|25}}
Lundekvam {{goal|58}}
Phillips {{goal|89||90+3}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,106 (1,456 away fans)
|referee=Mark Halsey
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Manchester City v Wolves
|date=10 April 2004
|round=32
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Manchester City
|score=3–3
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3574345.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Anelka {{goal|25}}
Sibierski {{goal|39}}
Wright-Phillips {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=Kennedy {{goal|13}}
Cort {{goal|23}}
Cameron {{penmiss}} {{small|65'}}
Camara {{goal|78}}
|stadium=City of Manchester Stadium
|location=Manchester
|attendance=47,248 (2,800 away fans)
|referee=Jeff Winter
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Bolton Wanderers
|date=12 April 2004
|round=33
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3592885.stm Report]
|team2=Bolton Wanderers
|goals1=Camara {{goal|44}}
|goals2=Pedersen {{goal|43}}
Davies {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=28,695 (1,277 away fans)
|referee=Uriah Rennie
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Middlesbrough
|date=17 April 2004
|round=34
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3615839.stm Report]
|team2=Middlesbrough
|goals1=Cort {{goal|28}}
Camara {{goal|62}} {{penmiss}} {{small|90'}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=27,975 (933 away fans)
|referee=Andy D'Urso
|result=W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Birmingham City v Wolves
|date=25 April 2004
|round=35
|time=12:00 BST
|team1=Birmingham City
|score=2–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3628571.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Forssell {{goal|34}}
Morrison {{goal|41}}
|goals2=Cameron {{goal|6}}
Cort {{goal|75}}
|stadium=St Andrew's
|location=Birmingham
|attendance=29,494 (2,832 away fans)
|referee=Mike Dean
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Everton
|date=1 May 2004
|round=36
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3655263.stm Report]
|team2=Everton
|goals1=Camara {{goal|55}}
Cort {{goal|84}}
|goals2=Osman {{goal|3}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,395 (2,985 away fans)
|referee=Mike Riley
|result=W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Newcastle v Wolves
|date=9 May 2004
|round=37
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Newcastle United
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3676375.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Bowyer {{goal|38}}
Shearer {{penmiss}} {{small|83'}}
|goals2=Ganea {{goal|70}}
|stadium=St James' Park
|location=Newcastle upon Tyne
|attendance=52,139 (3,000 away fans)
|referee=Matt Messias
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Tottenham Hotspur
|date=15 May 2004
|round=38
|time=15:00 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=0–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3696225.stm Report]
|team2=Tottenham Hotspur
|goals2=Keane {{goal|34}}
Defoe {{goal|57}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=29,389 (2,996 away fans)
|referee=Steve Bennett
|result=L
}}
Final table
{{:2003–04 FA Premier League|showteam=WOL}}
Results summary
{{Fb_rs|hw=7|hd=5|hl=7|hgf=23|hga=35|aw=0|ad=7|al=12|agf=15|aga=42}}
{{Fb_rs_footer|s=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/2003-2004/table Statto.com]|date=April 2020}}
Results by round
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Result
| res1=L/L/L/D/L/L/D/W/D/W/L/D/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/W/D/D/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/W/D/L
|label2= Position
| res2=19/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/19/15/17/17/19/19/20/20/20/20/20/20/19/19/19/19/20/18/17/19/19/20/20/20/20/20/20/19/19/20
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_18-=red1
|source=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/2003-2004/results Statto.com]
}}
=FA Cup=
{{See also|2003–04 FA Cup}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Kidderminster v Wolves
|date=3 January 2004
|round=R3
|time=15:00 GMT
|team1=Kidderminster Harriers
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3349187.stm Report]
|team2= Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Williams {{goal|77}}
|goals2=Rae {{goal|89}}
|stadium=Aggborough
|location=Kidderminster
|attendance=6,005 (1,300 away fans)
|referee=Chris Foy
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Kidderminster
|date=13 January 2004
|round=R3 rep.
|time=19:45 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3385217.stm Report]
|team2=Kidderminster Harriers
|goals1=Miller {{goal|36||65}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=25,808 (2,908 away fans)
|referee=Matt Messias
|result=W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v West Ham
|date=25 January 2004
|round=R4
|time=14:00 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=1–3
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3403753.stm Report]
|team2=West Ham United
|goals1=Ganea {{goal|23}}
|goals2=Deane {{goal|4}}
Harewood {{goal|21}}
Connolly {{goal|32}}
|stadium =Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=24,413 (4,500 away fans)
|referee=Mark Halsey
|result=L
}}
=League Cup=
{{See also|2003–04 Football League Cup}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Darlington
|date=23 September 2003
|round=R2
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3125142.stm Report]
|team2=Darlington
|goals1=Rae {{goal|37}}
Guðjónsson {{goal|53}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=10,232 (462 away fans)
|referee=Keith Hill
|result=W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Wolves v Burnley
|date=28 October 2003
|round=R3
|time=19:45 GMT
|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3204827.stm Report]
|team2=Burnley
|goals1=Miller {{goal|48}}
Craddock {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Molineux
|location=Wolverhampton
|attendance=18,548 (832 away fans)
|referee=Chris Foy
|result=W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=Arsenal v Wolves Cup
|date=2 December 2003
|round=R4
|time=19:45 GMT
|team1=Arsenal
|score=5–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3246940.stm Report]
|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers
|goals1=Aliadière {{goal|24||71}}
Kanu {{goal|68}}
Wiltord {{goal|79}}
Fàbregas {{goal|88}}
|goals2=Rae {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Highbury
|location=London
|attendance=28,161 (5,657 away fans)
|referee=Dermot Gallagher
|result=L
}}
Players
=Statistics=
{{football season player stats|cup2=yes|country=ENG|date=end of season|number=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|01|1}}||align="left"|{{sort|01|GK}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Michael|Oakes}}
|21||0||3||0||{{sort|01.6|1(1)}}||0||{{sort|25.5|25(1)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|02|2}}||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Denis|Irwin}}
|{{sort|31.5|30(2)}}||0||1||0||0||0||{{sort|32.5|31(2)}}||0||5||0||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|03|3}}||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Lee|Naylor|Lee Naylor (footballer)}}
|{{sort|37.5|37(1)}}||0||2||0||{{sort|03|3}}||0||{{sort|42.5|42(1)}}||0||7||0||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|04|4}}||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alex|Rae|Alex Rae (footballer born 1969)}}
|{{sort|32.5|27(6)}}||5||1||1||{{sort|02.5|2(1)}}||2||{{sort|36.5|30(7)}}||8||10||1||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|05|5}}||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Joleon|Lescott}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|06|6}}||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Paul|Butler|Paul Butler (footballer born 1972)}}
|37||1||2||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||41||1||8||0||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|07|7}}||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Newton}}
|{{sort|27.5|20(8)}}||0||2||0||{{sort|01.5|0(2)}}||0||{{sort|31.5|22(10)}}||0||1||0||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|08|8}}||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Paul|Ince}} (c)
|32||2||1||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||35||2||14||1||
|-
|align="left"|{{sort|09|9}}||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Nathan|Blake}}
|{{sort|12.5|10(3)}}||1||0||0||{{sort|01|1}}||0||{{sort|13.5|11(3)}}||1||3||0||
|-
|align="left"|10||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Colin|Cameron|Colin Cameron (footballer)}}
|{{sort|29.5|25(5)}}||4||2||0||{{sort|01|1}}||0||{{sort|32.5|28(5)}}||4||6||0||
|-
|align="left"|11||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Mark|Kennedy|Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)}}
|{{sort|30.5|28(3)}}||2||3||0||{{sort|01.6|1(1)}}||0||{{sort|35.5|32(4)}}||2||1||0||
|-
|align="left"|12||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jody|Craddock}}
|{{sort|31.5|31(1)}}||1||{{sort|02.5|2(1)}}||0||{{sort|03|3}}||1||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|37.5|36(2)}}||2||3||0||
|-
|align="left"|13||align="left"|{{sort|01|GK}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Matt|Murray|Matt Murray (English footballer)}}
|{{sort|01|1}}||0||0||0||{{sort|01|1}}||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|14||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} {{sortname||Silas|Silas (Portuguese footballer)}}
|{{sort|08.5|2(7)}}||0||{{sort|02.4|1(2)}}||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|13.5|5(9)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|15||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Kevin|Cooper|Kevin Cooper (footballer)}} ¤
|{{sort|00.5|0(1)}}||0||0||0||0||0||{{sort|00.5|0(1)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|16||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Kenny|Miller}}
|{{sort|24.5|17(8)}}||2||3||2||{{sort|02|2}}||1||{{sort|29.5|22(8)}}||5||2||0||
|-
|align="left"|17||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} {{sortname|Henri|Camara}}
|{{sort|29.5|29(1)}}||7||0||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|31.5|31(1)}}||7||3||0||
|-
|align="left"|18||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} {{sortname|George|Ndah}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|19||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Steffen|Iversen}}
|{{sort|15.5|11(5)}}||4||{{sort|01.5|1(1)}}||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|19.5|14(6)}}||4||1||0||
|-
|align="left"|20||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Adam|Proudlock}} †
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|20||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ROM}} {{sortname|Vio|Ganea|Ionel Ganea}}
|{{sort|15.5|6(10)}}||3||{{sort|02.5|2(1)}}||1||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|18.5|8(11)}}||4||4||0||
|-
|align="left"|21||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} {{sortname|Ívar|Ingimarsson}} †
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|21||align="left"|{{sort|01|GK}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Paul|Jones|Paul Jones (footballer, born 1967)}}
|16||0||0||0||0||0||16||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|22||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} {{sortname|Oleh|Luzhnyi}}
|{{sort|05.5|4(2)}}||0||2||0||{{sort|02|2}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|09.5|8(2)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|23||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Clyde}}
|{{sort|08.5|6(3)}}||0||3||0||0||0||{{sort|11.5|9(3)}}||0||1||0||
|-
|align="left"|24||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Keith|Andrews|Keith Andrews (footballer)}} ¤
|{{sort|01|1}}||0||1||0||{{sort|01|1}}||0||{{sort|03|3}}||0||1||0||
|-
|align="left"|25||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} {{sortname|Isaac|Okoronkwo}}
|{{sort|07|7}}||0||0||0||{{sort|01|1}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|08|8}}||0||2||0||
|-
|align="left"|26||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} {{sortname|Joey|Guðjónsson}} ‡
|{{sort|10.5|5(6)}}||0||{{sort|01.5|1(1)}}||0||{{sort|03|3}}||1||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|15.5|9(7)}}||0||3||0||
|-
|align="left"|27||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Carl|Cort}}
|{{sort|15.5|13(3)}}||5||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|15.5|13(3)}}||5||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|28||align="left"|{{sort|01|GK}}||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Andy|Marshall}} ‡
|0||0||0||0||{{sort|01|1}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|01|1}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|29||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Dean|Sturridge}} ¤
|{{sort|04.5|2(3)}}||0||0||0||{{sort|00.5|0(1)}}||0||{{sort|05.5|2(4)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|30||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} {{sortname|Hassan|Kachloul}} ‡
|{{sort|03.5|0(4)}}||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|03.5|0(4)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|31||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|John|Melligan}} ¤
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|32||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Sammy|Clingan}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|33||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmi Lee|Jones|nolink=1}} †
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|34||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Ian|McGrane|nolink=1}} †
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|35||align="left"|{{sort|03|MF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Marlon|Walters|nolink=1}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|36||align="left"|{{sort|01|GK}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} {{sortname|Carl|Ikeme}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|37||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Leon|Clarke}} ¤
|0||0||{{sort|00.5|0(1)}}||0||{{sort|01.5|0(2)}}||0||style="background:#98FB98"|{{sort|02.5|0(3)}}||0||0||0||
|-
|align="left"|38||align="left"|{{sort|02|DF}}||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Keith|Lowe|Keith Lowe (footballer)}}
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||
|}
{{reflist|group=nb}}
=Awards=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;width:65%; text-align:left"
!Award | |
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|align="center"| Fans' Player of the Season | align="center"| Henri Camara |
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|align="center"| Young Player of the Season | align="center"| Mark Clyde |
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|align="center"| Academy Player of the Season | align="center"| Kevin O'Connor |
Transfers
=In=
=Out=
=Loans in=
=Loans out=
Kit
The season saw a new away kit, manufactured by Admiral, that was all black with minor gold trimmings.{{cite news| title=New away kit| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~390613,00.html| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| date=13 June 2003| access-date=10 July 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401234253/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~390613,00.html| archive-date=1 April 2012| url-status=dead}} The home kit was the same as the previous season. Doritos sponsored the club for a second and final season.{{cite news| title=New sponsor revealed| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~233618,00.html| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| date=2 July 2002| access-date=24 January 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830002012/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~233618,00.html| archive-date=30 August 2012| url-status=dead}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons}}
{{2003–04 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Season 2003-04}}