During the 2003–04 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary In 2002–03, all the talk at Goodison Park was about how David Moyes was restoring some pride to the blue half of Merseyside thanks to a seventh-place finish. 2003–04, however, was quite a different story, as Everton struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership and finished the season one place above the drop zone with 39 points (a tally which in many seasons has seen teams relegated, even under the 38-game format), albeit the abysmal seasons suffered by all of the bottom three clubs meant that Everton rarely looked to be in any serious danger of relegation.

18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney was England's key player in their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, but fast-growing rumours that he was about to be sold to Manchester United put Everton's top flight future under increasing doubt.

Final league table

Results Everton's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 August 2003 ArsenalA1–238,014Radzinski 23 August 2003 FulhamH3–137,604Naysmith, Unsworth, Watson 26 August 2003 Charlton AthleticA2–226,336Watson, Rooney 30 August 2003 LiverpoolH0–340,200 13 September 2003 Newcastle UnitedH2–240,228Radzinski, Ferguson (pen) 21 September 2003 MiddlesbroughA0–128,113 28 September 2003 Leeds UnitedH4–039,151Watson (3), Ferguson 4 October 2003 Tottenham HotspurA0–336,137 19 October 2003 SouthamptonH0–035,775 25 October 2003 Aston VillaA0–036,146 1 November 2003 ChelseaH0–140,189 10 November 2003 Blackburn RoversA1–222,179Radzinski 22 November 2003 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–040,190Radzinski, Kilbane 29 November 2003 Bolton WanderersA0–227,350 7 December 2003 Manchester CityH0–037,871 13 December 2003 PortsmouthA2–120,101Carsley, Rooney 20 December 2003 Leicester CityH3–237,007Carsley, Rooney, Radzinski 26 December 2003 Manchester UnitedA2–367,642Neville (own goal), Ferguson 28 December 2003 Birmingham CityH1–039,631Rooney 7 January 2004 ArsenalH1–138,726Radzinski 10 January 2004 FulhamA1–217,103Kilbane 17 January 2004 Charlton AthleticH0–136,322 31 January 2004 LiverpoolA0–044,056 7 February 2004 Manchester UnitedH3–440,190Unsworth, O'Shea (own goal), Kilbane 11 February 2004 Birmingham CityA0–329,004 21 February 2004 SouthamptonA3–331,875Rooney (2), Ferguson 28 February 2004 Aston VillaH2–039,353Radzinski, Gravesen 13 March 2004 PortsmouthH1–040,105Rooney 20 March 2004 Leicester CityA1–131,650Rooney 27 March 2004 MiddlesbroughH1–138,210Radzinski 3 April 2004 Newcastle UnitedA2–452,155Gravesen, Yobo 9 April 2004 Tottenham HotspurH3–138,086Unsworth, Naysmith, Yobo 13 April 2004 Leeds UnitedA1–139,835Rooney 17 April 2004 ChelseaA0–041,169 24 April 2004 Blackburn RoversH0–138,884 1 May 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–229,395Osman 8 May 2004 Bolton WanderersH1–240,190Ferguson 15 May 2004 Manchester CityA1–547,284Campbell

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR33 January 2004 Norwich CityH3–129,955Kilbane, Ferguson (2 pens)R425 January 2004 FulhamH1–127,862JeffersR4R4 February 2004 FulhamA1–211,551Jeffers

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR224 September 2003 Stockport CountyH3–019,807Ferguson (2, 1 pen), ChadwickR329 October 2003 Charlton AthleticH1–024,863LinderothR43 December 2003 MiddlesbroughA0–0 (lost 4–5 on pens)18,568

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Statistics Appearances

Notes