Manchester United 2003-2004
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Won FA Cup · 3rd in the Premier League, 75 pts
Manchester United won FA Cup in 2003-2004, finishing 3rd in the Premier League with 75 points from 38 games and scoring 98 goals in all competitions. They won 35, drew 8 and lost 12 of their 55 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.
Stats
35
Won
8
Drawn
12
Lost
Form
W
W
D
L
L
Season at a Glance
98
Goals Scored
49
Conceded
55
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
2.05
Points per game
20th-best of 123 full seasons
1.78
Goals per game
56th-best of 123 full seasons
0.89
Conceded per game
24th-best of 123 full seasons
64%
Win rate
17th-best of 123 full seasons
In the Premier League, United ranked 3rd of 20 for goals scored (+0.35 per game vs the league average) and 3rd for fewest conceded. That was 2 places lower than 2002-2003 (-8 points).
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Ruud van Nistelrooy
44 apps
30
— ast
2
Paul Scholes
40 apps
14
3 ast
3
Diego Forlan
32 apps
8
5 ast
4
Ryan Giggs
47 apps
8
23 ast
5
Louis Saha
14 apps
7
2 ast
6
Cristiano Ronaldo
40 apps
6
8 ast
7
David Bellion
22 apps
3
2 ast
8
Quinton Fortune
35 apps
3
4 ast
9
Roy Keane
38 apps
3
6 ast
10
Jose Pereira Kleberson
16 apps
2
— ast
All Results
55 matches
August 2003 3W · 1D · 1L
D
Arsenal N
CS Silvestre
1–1
10 Aug 59,293 0-1-0 D1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
PL Giggs 2, Scholes, Nistelrooy
4–0
16 Aug 67,647 1-1-0 W1
W
Newcastle United A
PL Nistelrooy, Scholes
2–1
23 Aug 52,165 2-1-0 W2
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
PL O'Shea
1–0
27 Aug 67,648 3-1-0 W3
L
Southampton A
PL
0–1
31 Aug 32,066 3-1-1 L1
September 2003 3W · 1D · 0L
W
Charlton Athletic A
PL Nistelrooy 2
2–0
13 Sep 26,078 4-1-1 W1
W
Panathinaikos H
EC Silvestre, Fortune, Solskjaer, Butt, Djemba-Djemba
5–0
16 Sep 66,520 5-1-1 W2
D
Arsenal H
PL
0–0
21 Sep 67,639 5-2-1 D1
W
Leicester City A
PL Keane, Nistelrooy 3
4–1
27 Sep 32,044 6-2-1 W1
October 2003 4W · 0D · 2L
L
Stuttgart A
EC Nistelrooy (pen)
1–2
1 Oct 50,348 6-2-2 L1
W
Birmingham City H
PL Nistelrooy (pen), Scholes, Giggs
3–0
4 Oct 67,633 7-2-2 W1
W
Leeds United A
PL Keane
1–0
18 Oct 40,153 8-2-2 W2
W
Rangers A
EC Neville
1–0
22 Oct 48,730 9-2-2 W3
L
Fulham H
PL Forlan
1–3
25 Oct 67,727 9-2-3 L1
W
Leeds United A
LC Bellion, Forlan, Djemba-Djemba
3–2
28 Oct 37,546 10-2-3 W1
November 2003 5W · 0D · 1L
W
Portsmouth H
PL Forlan, Ronaldo, Keane
3–0
1 Nov 67,639 11-2-3 W2
W
Rangers H
EC Forlan, Nistelrooy 2
3–0
4 Nov 66,707 12-2-3 W3
W
Liverpool A
PL Giggs 2
2–1
9 Nov 44,159 13-2-3 W4
W
Blackburn Rovers H
PL Nistelrooy, Kleberson
2–1
22 Nov 67,748 14-2-3 W5
W
Panathinaikos A
EC Forlan
1–0
26 Nov 6,890 15-2-3 W6
L
Chelsea A
PL
0–1
30 Nov 41,932 15-2-4 L1
December 2003 6W · 0D · 1L
L
West Bromwich Albion A
LC
0–2
3 Dec 25,282 15-2-5 L2
W
Aston Villa H
PL Nistelrooy 2, Forlan 2
4–0
6 Dec 67,621 16-2-5 W1
W
Stuttgart H
EC Nistelrooy, Giggs
2–0
9 Dec 67,141 17-2-5 W2
W
Manchester City H
PL Scholes 2, Nistelrooy
3–1
13 Dec 67,645 18-2-5 W3
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL O'Shea, Nistelrooy
2–1
21 Dec 35,910 19-2-5 W4
W
Everton H
PL Butt, Kleberson, Bellion
3–2
26 Dec 67,642 20-2-5 W5
W
Middlesbrough A
PL Fortune
1–0
28 Dec 34,738 21-2-5 W6
January 2004 4W · 1D · 1L
W
Aston Villa A
FAC Scholes 2
2–1
4 Jan 40,371 22-2-5 W7
W
Bolton Wanderers A
PL Scholes, Nistelrooy
2–1
7 Jan 27,668 23-2-5 W8
D
Newcastle United H
PL
0–0
11 Jan 67,622 23-3-5 D1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
PL
0–1
17 Jan 29,396 23-3-6 L1
W
Northampton Town A
FAC Silvestre, Hargreaves (og), Forlan
3–0
25 Jan 7,356 24-3-6 W1
W
Southampton H
PL Saha, Scholes, Nistelrooy
3–2
31 Jan 67,758 25-3-6 W2
February 2004 2W · 2D · 2L
W
Everton A
PL Saha 2, Nistelrooy 2
4–3
7 Feb 40,190 26-3-6 W3
L
Middlesbrough H
PL Nistelrooy, Giggs
2–3
11 Feb 67,346 26-3-7 L1
W
Manchester City H
FAC Scholes, Nistelrooy 2, Ronaldo
4–2
14 Feb 67,228 27-3-7 W1
D
Leeds United H
PL Scholes
1–1
21 Feb 67,744 27-4-7 D1
L
Porto A
EC agg 1-2 Fortune
1–2
25 Feb 49,977 27-4-8 L1
D
Fulham A
PL Saha
1–1
28 Feb 18,306 27-5-8 D1
March 2004 2W · 2D · 1L
W
Fulham H
FAC Nistelrooy 2
2–1
6 Mar 67,614 28-5-8 W1
D
Porto H
EC agg 2-3 Scholes
1–1
9 Mar 67,029 28-6-8 D1
L
Manchester City A
PL Scholes
1–4
14 Mar 47,284 28-6-9 L1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL Giggs, Ronaldo, Bellion
3–0
20 Mar 67,634 29-6-9 W1
D
Arsenal A
PL Saha
1–1
28 Mar 38,184 29-7-9 D1
April 2004 4W · 0D · 2L
W
Arsenal N
FAC Scholes
1–0
3 Apr 39,939 30-7-9 W1
W
Birmingham City A
PL Ronaldo, Saha
2–1
10 Apr 29,548 31-7-9 W2
W
Leicester City H
PL Neville
1–0
13 Apr 67,749 32-7-9 W3
L
Portsmouth A
PL
0–1
17 Apr 20,140 32-7-10 L1
W
Charlton Athletic H
PL Saha, Neville
2–0
20 Apr 67,477 33-7-10 W1
L
Liverpool H
PL
0–1
24 Apr 67,647 33-7-11 L1
May 2004 2W · 1D · 1L
L
Blackburn Rovers A
PL
0–1
1 May 29,616 33-7-12 L2
D
Chelsea H
PL Nistelrooy
1–1
8 May 67,609 33-8-12 D1
W
Aston Villa A
PL Ronaldo, Nistelrooy
2–0
15 May 42,573 34-8-12 W1
W
Millwall N
FAC Ronaldo, Nistelrooy 2 (pen)
3–0
22 May 71,350 35-8-12 W2
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 68% | 13 | 67,497 |
| Away | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 59% | 7 | 34,394 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 67% | 2 | 56,861 |
Home crowds averaged 67,497, away 34,394. Their biggest crowd was 71,350 v Millwall, the smallest 6,890 v Panathinaikos.
Season Records
5–0
Biggest win
v Panathinaikos · 16 Sep 2003
1–4
Heaviest defeat
v Manchester City · 14 Mar 2004
8
Longest win streak
9
Longest unbeaten run
3
Longest winless run
22
Clean sheets
9
Failed to score
2–1
Most common score
8 times
United completed the league double over Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Everton, Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 50', the average one conceded in the 55'. They scored 16 from the 81st minute on and conceded 8. Penalties: 3 scored, 3 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 3 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15' | Mikael Silvestre | v Arsenal | CS | 0–0 | 10 Aug 2003 |
| 20' | Thierry Henry | v Arsenal | CS | 1–0 | 10 Aug 2003 |
| 35' | Ryan Giggs | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 16 Aug 2003 |
| 74' | Ryan Giggs | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 16 Aug 2003 |
| 77' | Paul Scholes | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 2–0 | 16 Aug 2003 |
| 87' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 3–0 | 16 Aug 2003 |
| 26' | Alan Shearer | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 23 Aug 2003 |
| 51' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–1 | 23 Aug 2003 |
| 59' | Paul Scholes | @ Newcastle United | PL | 1–1 | 23 Aug 2003 |
| 10' | John O'Shea | vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 27 Aug 2003 |
| 88' | James Beattie | @ Southampton | PL | 0–0 | 31 Aug 2003 |
| 62' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 13 Sep 2003 |
| 82' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 13 Sep 2003 |
| 13' | Mikael Silvestre | vs Panathinaikos | EC | 0–0 | 16 Sep 2003 |
| 15' | Quinton Fortune | vs Panathinaikos | EC | 1–0 | 16 Sep 2003 |
| 33' | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | vs Panathinaikos | EC | 2–0 | 16 Sep 2003 |
| 40' | Nicky Butt | vs Panathinaikos | EC | 3–0 | 16 Sep 2003 |
| 83' | Eric Djemba-Djemba | vs Panathinaikos | EC | 4–0 | 16 Sep 2003 |
| 15' | Roy Keane | @ Leicester City | PL | 0–0 | 27 Sep 2003 |
| 16' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Leicester City | PL | 1–0 | 27 Sep 2003 |
| 45' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Leicester City | PL | 2–0 | 27 Sep 2003 |
| 52' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Leicester City | PL | 3–0 | 27 Sep 2003 |
| 73' | Frank Sinclair | @ Leicester City | PL | 4–0 | 27 Sep 2003 |
| 50' | Imre Szabics | @ Stuttgart | EC | 0–0 | 1 Oct 2003 |
| 52' | Kevin Kuranyi | @ Stuttgart | EC | 0–1 | 1 Oct 2003 |
| 67' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | @ Stuttgart | EC | 0–2 | 1 Oct 2003 |
| 36' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | vs Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 4 Oct 2003 |
| 57' | Paul Scholes | vs Birmingham City | PL | 1–0 | 4 Oct 2003 |
| 82' | Ryan Giggs | vs Birmingham City | PL | 2–0 | 4 Oct 2003 |
| 81' | Roy Keane | @ Leeds United | PL | 0–0 | 18 Oct 2003 |
| 5' | Phil Neville | @ Rangers | EC | 0–0 | 22 Oct 2003 |
| 3' | Lee Clark | vs Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 25 Oct 2003 |
| 45+2' | Diego Forlan | vs Fulham | PL | 0–1 | 25 Oct 2003 |
| 66' | Steed Malbranque | vs Fulham | PL | 1–1 | 25 Oct 2003 |
| 79' | Junichi Inamoto | vs Fulham | PL | 1–2 | 25 Oct 2003 |
| 49' | Roque Junior | @ Leeds United | LC | 0–0 | 28 Oct 2003 |
| 78' | David Bellion | @ Leeds United | LC | 0–1 | 28 Oct 2003 |
| 108' | Diego Forlan | @ Leeds United | LC | 1–1 | 28 Oct 2003 |
| 114' | Roque Junior | @ Leeds United | LC | 2–1 | 28 Oct 2003 |
| 117' | Eric Djemba-Djemba | @ Leeds United | LC | 2–2 | 28 Oct 2003 |
| 37' | Diego Forlan | vs Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 1 Nov 2003 |
| 80' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 1 Nov 2003 |
| 82' | Roy Keane | vs Portsmouth | PL | 2–0 | 1 Nov 2003 |
| 6' | Diego Forlan | vs Rangers | EC | 0–0 | 4 Nov 2003 |
| 43' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Rangers | EC | 1–0 | 4 Nov 2003 |
| 60' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Rangers | EC | 2–0 | 4 Nov 2003 |
| 58' | Ryan Giggs | @ Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 9 Nov 2003 |
| 70' | Ryan Giggs | @ Liverpool | PL | 1–0 | 9 Nov 2003 |
| 75' | Harry Kewell | @ Liverpool | PL | 2–0 | 9 Nov 2003 |
| 24' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 22 Nov 2003 |
| 38' | Kleberson | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–0 | 22 Nov 2003 |
| 62' | Brett Emerton | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 2–0 | 22 Nov 2003 |
| 85' | Diego Forlan | @ Panathinaikos | EC | 0–0 | 26 Nov 2003 |
| 30' | Frank Lampard pen | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 30 Nov 2003 |
| 6' | Bernt Haas | @ West Bromwich Albion | LC | 0–0 | 3 Dec 2003 |
| 56' | Scott Dobie | @ West Bromwich Albion | LC | 0–1 | 3 Dec 2003 |
| 16' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 6 Dec 2003 |
| 45' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–0 | 6 Dec 2003 |
| 90' | Diego Forlan | vs Aston Villa | PL | 2–0 | 6 Dec 2003 |
| 90+3' | Diego Forlan | vs Aston Villa | PL | 3–0 | 6 Dec 2003 |
| 45+2' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Stuttgart | EC | 0–0 | 9 Dec 2003 |
| 58' | Ryan Giggs | vs Stuttgart | EC | 1–0 | 9 Dec 2003 |
| 7' | Paul Scholes | vs Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 13 Dec 2003 |
| 34' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Manchester City | PL | 1–0 | 13 Dec 2003 |
| 52' | Shaun Wright-Phillips | vs Manchester City | PL | 2–0 | 13 Dec 2003 |
| 73' | Paul Scholes | vs Manchester City | PL | 2–1 | 13 Dec 2003 |
| 15' | John O'Shea | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 21 Dec 2003 |
| 26' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 1–0 | 21 Dec 2003 |
| 63' | Gus Poyet | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 2–0 | 21 Dec 2003 |
| 9' | Nicky Butt | vs Everton | PL | 0–0 | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 13' | Gary Neville OG | vs Everton | PL | 1–0 | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 44' | Kleberson | vs Everton | PL | 1–1 | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 68' | David Bellion | vs Everton | PL | 2–1 | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 90' | Duncan Ferguson | vs Everton | PL | 3–1 | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 14' | Quinton Fortune | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 28 Dec 2003 |
| 19' | Gareth Barry | @ Aston Villa | FAC | 0–0 | 4 Jan 2004 |
| 64' | Paul Scholes | @ Aston Villa | FAC | 0–1 | 4 Jan 2004 |
| 68' | Paul Scholes | @ Aston Villa | FAC | 1–1 | 4 Jan 2004 |
| 24' | Paul Scholes | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 7 Jan 2004 |
| 39' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 7 Jan 2004 |
| 89' | Gary Neville OG | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 2–0 | 7 Jan 2004 |
| 67' | Kenny Miller | @ Wolverhampton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 17 Jan 2004 |
| 34' | Mikael Silvestre | @ Northampton Town | FAC | 0–0 | 25 Jan 2004 |
| 47' | Chris Hargreaves OG | @ Northampton Town | FAC | 1–0 | 25 Jan 2004 |
| 68' | Diego Forlan | @ Northampton Town | FAC | 2–0 | 25 Jan 2004 |
| 18' | Louis Saha | vs Southampton | PL | 0–0 | 31 Jan 2004 |
| 37' | Paul Scholes | vs Southampton | PL | 1–0 | 31 Jan 2004 |
| 38' | Kevin Phillips | vs Southampton | PL | 2–0 | 31 Jan 2004 |
| 53' | Kevin Phillips | vs Southampton | PL | 2–1 | 31 Jan 2004 |
| 61' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Southampton | PL | 2–2 | 31 Jan 2004 |
| 9' | Louis Saha | @ Everton | PL | 0–0 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 24' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Everton | PL | 1–0 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 29' | Louis Saha | @ Everton | PL | 2–0 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 49' | David Unsworth | @ Everton | PL | 3–0 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 65' | John O'Shea OG | @ Everton | PL | 3–1 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 75' | Kevin Kilbane | @ Everton | PL | 3–2 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 89' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Everton | PL | 3–3 | 7 Feb 2004 |
| 34' | Juninho | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 11 Feb 2004 |
| 38' | Juninho | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–1 | 11 Feb 2004 |
| 45+2' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–2 | 11 Feb 2004 |
| 63' | Ryan Giggs | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 1–2 | 11 Feb 2004 |
| 80' | Joseph-Desire Job | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 2–2 | 11 Feb 2004 |
| 34' | Paul Scholes | vs Manchester City | FAC | 0–0 | 14 Feb 2004 |
| 71' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Manchester City | FAC | 1–0 | 14 Feb 2004 |
| 74' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Manchester City | FAC | 2–0 | 14 Feb 2004 |
| 78' | Michael Tarnat | vs Manchester City | FAC | 3–0 | 14 Feb 2004 |
| 80' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Manchester City | FAC | 3–1 | 14 Feb 2004 |
| 86' | Robbie Fowler | vs Manchester City | FAC | 4–1 | 14 Feb 2004 |
| 64' | Paul Scholes | vs Leeds United | PL | 0–0 | 21 Feb 2004 |
| 67' | Alan Smith | vs Leeds United | PL | 1–0 | 21 Feb 2004 |
| 14' | Quinton Fortune | @ Porto | EC | 0–0 | 25 Feb 2004 |
| 29' | Benni McCarthy | @ Porto | EC | 1–0 | 25 Feb 2004 |
| 78' | Benni McCarthy | @ Porto | EC | 1–1 | 25 Feb 2004 |
| 14' | Louis Saha | @ Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 28 Feb 2004 |
| 64' | Luis Boa-Morte | @ Fulham | PL | 1–0 | 28 Feb 2004 |
| 23' | Steed Malbranque pen | vs Fulham | FAC | 0–0 | 6 Mar 2004 |
| 25' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Fulham | FAC | 0–1 | 6 Mar 2004 |
| 62' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Fulham | FAC | 1–1 | 6 Mar 2004 |
| 32' | Paul Scholes | vs Porto | EC | 0–0 | 9 Mar 2004 |
| 90' | Costinha | vs Porto | EC | 1–0 | 9 Mar 2004 |
| 3' | Robbie Fowler | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 14 Mar 2004 |
| 32' | Jon Macken | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–1 | 14 Mar 2004 |
| 35' | Paul Scholes | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–2 | 14 Mar 2004 |
| 73' | Trevor Sinclair | @ Manchester City | PL | 1–2 | 14 Mar 2004 |
| 90+1' | Shaun Wright-Phillips | @ Manchester City | PL | 1–3 | 14 Mar 2004 |
| 30' | Ryan Giggs | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 20 Mar 2004 |
| 89' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 1–0 | 20 Mar 2004 |
| 90+3' | David Bellion | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 2–0 | 20 Mar 2004 |
| 50' | Thierry Henry | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 86' | Louis Saha | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–1 | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 32' | Paul Scholes | v Arsenal | FAC | 0–0 | 3 Apr 2004 |
| 39' | Martin Grainger | @ Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 60' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Birmingham City | PL | 0–1 | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 78' | Louis Saha | @ Birmingham City | PL | 1–1 | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 56' | Gary Neville | vs Leicester City | PL | 0–0 | 13 Apr 2004 |
| 36' | Steve Stone | @ Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 17 Apr 2004 |
| 28' | Louis Saha | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 20 Apr 2004 |
| 65' | Gary Neville | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 20 Apr 2004 |
| 63' | Danny Murphy pen | vs Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 24 Apr 2004 |
| 85' | Jonathan Stead | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 1 May 2004 |
| 18' | Jesper Gronkjaer | vs Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 8 May 2004 |
| 76' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Chelsea | PL | 0–1 | 8 May 2004 |
| 4' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 15 May 2004 |
| 10' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Aston Villa | PL | 1–0 | 15 May 2004 |
| 44' | Cristiano Ronaldo | v Millwall | FAC | 0–0 | 22 May 2004 |
| 65' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | v Millwall | FAC | 1–0 | 22 May 2004 |
| 81' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | v Millwall | FAC | 2–0 | 22 May 2004 |
Squad
29 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Mins | Yel | Red | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Ast | ||||
| John O'Shea | 33 (1) | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 7 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 49 (3) | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Ryan Giggs | 33 (4) | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 47 (4) | 8 | 23 | 4,47190% | 3 | – |
| Mikael Silvestre | 34 (1) | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 46 (1) | 2 | 2 | 4,81297% | 2 | – |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 32 (1) | 20 | 4 (1) | 6 | – | – | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 44 (2) | 30 | – | – | 4 | – |
| Tim Howard | 32 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 44 | – | 1 | 4,82397% | – | – |
| Phillip Neville | 31 (2) | – | 3 (1) | – | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 43 (3) | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Gary Neville | 30 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 42 | 2 | 5 | 4,57392% | 8 | 1 |
| Paul Scholes | 28 (4) | 9 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 40 (4) | 14 | 3 | 3,95980% | 5 | – |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 29 (14) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 (2) | – | – | – | 40 (16) | 6 | 8 | 3,02761% | 4 | 1 |
| Roy Keane | 28 (3) | 3 | 5 (1) | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 38 (4) | 3 | 6 | 3,77576% | 2 | 1 |
| Quinton Fortune | 23 (5) | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7 (1) | 2 | 1 | – | 35 (6) | 3 | 4 | 3,11263% | 2 | – |
| Darren Fletcher | 22 (5) | – | 5 (1) | – | 2 | – | 6 (3) | – | – | – | 35 (9) | – | 3 | 2,78356% | 2 | 2 |
| Nicky Butt | 21 (9) | 1 | 5 (2) | – | 2 | – | 5 (1) | 1 | 1 | – | 34 (12) | 2 | – | 2,46350% | 2 | – |
| Diego Forlan | 24 (14) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 (2) | 2 | 1 (1) | – | 32 (17) | 8 | 5 | 2,07442% | 2 | – |
| Rio Ferdinand | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 27 | – | 1 | 2,87858% | – | – |
| Wesley Brown | 17 (2) | – | 6 (1) | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 25 (3) | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| David Bellion | 14 (10) | 2 | 2 (1) | – | 2 | 1 | 4 (4) | – | – | – | 22 (15) | 3 | 2 | 1,28026% | – | – |
| Eric Djemba Djemba | 15 (5) | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 | 1 | 4 (3) | 1 | 1 (1) | – | 22 (10) | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer | 13 (6) | – | 3 (2) | – | – | – | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | – | 19 (9) | 1 | – | – | 2 | – |
| Jose Pereira Kleberson | 12 (2) | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 16 (3) | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Louis Saha | 12 (3) | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 14 (4) | 7 | 2 | 1,20524% | – | – |
| Roy Carroll | 6 | – | 3 (1) | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 12 (1) | – | – | 1,24125% | – | – |
| Kieran Richardson | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (1) | – | – | 2044% | – | – |
| Phil Bardsley | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | – | 1403% | – | – |
| Chris Eagles | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | 681% | – | – |
| Danny Pugh | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | – | 1232% | – | – |
| Edward "Eddie" Johnson | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daniel Nardiello | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 140% | – | – |
| Paul Tierney | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 902% | – | – |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 90 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 79 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 75 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 60 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 56 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 53 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 53 |
| 9 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 52 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 50 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 48 |
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 47 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 45 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 45 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 44 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 41 |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 39 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 33 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 79 | -39 | 33 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 77 | -39 | 33 |
Points Progression
Premier League
Transfers
36 moves
In
- Cristiano Ronaldo Centre-Forward
- Louis Saha Centre-Forward
- Kléberson Central Midfield
- Eric Djemba Djemba Defensive Midfield
- Tim Howard Goalkeeper
- David Bellion Centre-Forward
- Fangzhuo Dong Centre-Forward
Out
- David Beckham Right Midfield
- Juan Sebastián Verón Central Midfield
- Alan Tate Centre-Back
- Danny Byrne Defender
- Danny Webber Centre-Forward
- David May Centre-Back
- Jimmy Davis Left Winger
- Kalam Mooniaruck Striker
- Kirk Hilton Left-Back
- Laurent Blanc Centre-Back
- Lee Roche Right-Back
- Matthew Williams Centre-Forward
Loans
- OUT Alan Tate Centre-Back
- OUT Colin Heath Centre-Forward
- OUT Danny Byrne Defender
- OUT Eddie Johnson Centre-Forward
- OUT Fangzhuo Dong Centre-Forward
- OUT Neil Wood Central Midfield
- OUT Ricardo Goalkeeper
- OUT Souleymane Mamam Defensive Midfield
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Tim Howard 44 apps
- Cristiano Ronaldo 40 apps, 6 goals
- David Bellion 22 apps, 3 goals
- Eric Djemba Djemba 22 apps, 2 goals
- Jose Pereira Kleberson 16 apps, 2 goals
- Louis Saha 14 apps, 7 goals
- Phil Bardsley 2 apps
- Chris Eagles 2 apps
- Edward "Eddie" Johnson 1 app
- Paul Tierney 1 app
Final appearances
- Nicky Butt last of 34 apps
- Danny Pugh last of 2 apps
- Daniel Nardiello last of 1 app
Quick Quiz
Who was Manchester United's top scorer in 2003-2004?
On this day in 2003-2004