2003–04 Stockport County F.C. season

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
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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]

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

Second Division Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	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
R	Grimsby Town	46	13	11	22	55	31	+24	50	Relegation to 2004–05 Football League Two

Updated to games played on 08 May 2004.
Source: footballsite.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Statistics

Goalscorers

^[10]

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

Assists

No.	Pos	Name	Total
10	MF	Players Name	13
10	MF	Players Name	13
10	MF	Players Name	13
10	MF	Players Name	13
10	MF	Players Name	13
10	MF	Players Name	13
10	MF	Players Name	13

Disciplinary record

Note: Cards from all competitions are included.

Number	Position	Name	Total
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
0	DF	Players Name
		Totals	0	0

Overall Statistics

Statistic	Total	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy
Games played
Games won
Games drawn
Games lost
Goals scored
Goals conceded
Goal difference
Clean sheets
Yellow cards
Red cards
Biggest win
Biggest defeat
Most appearances
Top scorer	Rickie Lambert — 12
Top assists
Worst discipline

Last updated: 05 August 2015.
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

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

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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

^[11]

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

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

No. Position Player 18 DF John Hardiker 19 MF Andy Welsh 20 FW Owen Morrison 21 MF Stuart Barlow 22 MF Lee Cartwright 23 FW Chris Williams 24 FW Michael Byrne 25 FW Adam Le Fondre 27 FW David Holt 28 MF Jamie Baguley 29 FW Matt Bailey 30 DF Alex Lord 31 DF Danny Adams 32 GK Ben Coppinger 33 DF 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. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
2. "FA Cup 2003/04 Results". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
3. "League Cup 2003/04 Results". footballsite.co.uk. 5 August 2015. 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. "Top Scorers Stockport County 2003/2004". ESPN. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
11. "Football Squads Stockport County 2003/2004". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

External links

• Official Site