2003–04 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2003–04 season was the 126th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.
First-team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
- Stelios Giannakopoulos - Olympiacos, 28 May 2003
- Iván Campo - Real Madrid, undisclosed, 18 July 2003
- Kevin Davies - Southampton, free transfer, 23 July 2003
- Ricardo Vaz Tê - S.C. Farense, undisclosed, 27 August 2003
- Mário Jardel - Sporting CP, €1,500,000, 13 August 2003
- Emerson Thome - Sunderland, free transfer, 29 August 2003
- Ibrahim Ba - Milan, free transfer, 11 September 2003
- Glen Little - Burnley, month loan, 1 September 2003
- Donovan Ricketts - Village United, five-month loan, 2 January 2004
- Javi Moreno - Atlético Madrid, five-month loan, 5 January 2004
- Steve Howey - Leicester City, undisclosed, 29 January 2004
- Dwight Pezzarossi - Comunicaciones, four-month loan, 30 January 2004
- Jon Otsemobor - Liverpool, four-month loan, 2 February 2004
- Cleveland Taylor - Scunthorpe United
Out
- Colin Hendry - retired
- Guðni Bergsson - retired
- Leam Richardson - released
- Mike Whitlow - released
- Paul Warhurst - released
- Jonathan Walters - Hull City, 2004
- Bülent Akın - Akçaabat Sebatspor
- Gareth Farrelly - Wigan Athletic
- Delroy Facey - West Bromwich Albion
- Chris Armstrong - Wrexham
- Gerald Forschelet - Neuchâtel Xamax
- Cleveland Taylor - Scunthorpe United
- Jon Otsemobor - Liverpool, loan end
Results
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 16 August 2003 | Manchester United | A | 67,647 | ||
| 23 August 2003 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Djorkaeff 3', Davies 25' | 27,423 | |
| 26 August 2003 | Portsmouth | A | 20,113 | ||
| 30 August 2003 | Charlton Athletic | H | 23,098 | ||
| 13 September 2003 | Middlesbrough | H | Davies 23', N'Gotty 81' | 26,419 | |
| 20 September 2003 | Newcastle United | A | 52,014 | ||
| 27 September 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Davies 85' | 27,043 | |
| 5 October 2003 | Aston Villa | A | Nolan 46' | 30,229 | |
| 18 October 2003 | Manchester City | A | Nolan 25', Campo 60' | 47,101 | |
| 25 October 2003 | Birmingham City | H | 25,023 | ||
| 1 November 2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | Nolan 73' | 35,191 | |
| 8 November 2003 | Southampton | H | 25,619 | ||
| 22 November 2003 | Leeds United | A | Davies 16', Stelios 17' | 36,558 | |
| 29 November 2003 | Everton | H | Frandsen 26', Djorkaeff 46' | 27,350 | |
| 6 December 2003 | Fulham | A | Davies 53' | 14,393 | |
| 13 December 2003 | Chelsea | A | N'Gotty 39', Terry 90' | 40,491 | |
| 20 December 2003 | Arsenal | H | Pedersen 83' | 28,003 | |
| 26 December 2003 | Liverpool | A | Pedersen 85' | 42,987 | |
| 28 December 2003 | Leicester City | H | N'Gotty 35', Campo 54' | 28,353 | |
| 7 January 2004 | Manchester United | H | Djorkaeff 89' | 27,668 | |
| 10 January 2004 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Nolan 1', 78', Djorkaeff 43', Stelios 73' | 23,538 | |
| 17 January 2004 | Portsmouth | H | Davies 53' | 26,558 | |
| 31 January 2004 | Charlton Athletic | A | Pedersen 1', Nolan 78' | 26,249 | |
| 7 February 2004 | Liverpool | H | Hunt 11', Djorkaeff 58' | 27,552 | |
| 10 February 2004 | Leicester City | A | Walker 33' | 26,674 | |
| 21 February 2004 | Manchester City | H | Nolan 22' | 27,301 | |
| 6 March 2004 | Birmingham City | A | 28,003 | ||
| 13 March 2004 | Chelsea | H | 26,717 | ||
| 20 March 2004 | Arsenal | A | Campo 41' | 38,053 | |
| 28 March 2004 | Newcastle United | H | Pedersen 4' | 27,360 | |
| 3 April 2004 | Middlesbrough | A | 30,107 | ||
| 10 April 2004 | Aston Villa | H | Pedersen 48', Davies 86' | 26,374 | |
| 12 April 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Pedersen 43', Davies 90' | 26,895 | |
| 17 April 2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Campo 7', Pedersen 65' | 26,440 | |
| 24 April 2004 | Southampton | A | Nolan 77', Davies 78' | 31,712 | |
| 2 May 2004 | Leeds United | H | Djorkaeff 47', 53', Harte 55', Nolan 78' | 27,420 | |
| 8 May 2004 | Everton | A | Djorkaeff 14', 87' | 40,191 | |
| 15 May 2004 | Fulham | H | 27,383 |
FA Cup
Carling Cup
Statistics
Appearances
Bolton used a total of 29 players during the season.| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 |  Iván Campo | Midfielder | 37 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| 2 |  Kevin Davies | Striker | 38 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| 3 | Kevin Nolan | Midfielder | 37 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| 4 |  Jussi Jääskeläinen | Goalkeeper | 38 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 |  Jay-Jay Okocha | Midfielder | 33 | 0 | 5 | 38 |
| 6 |  Bruno N'Gotty | Defender | 32 | 0 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Simon Charlton | Defender | 28 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 |  Emerson Thome | Defender | 25 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Youri Djorkaeff | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 |  Henrik Pedersen | Striker | 19 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Per Frandsen | Midfielder | 22 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 |  Stelios Giannakopoulos | Midfielder | 18 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 |  Ricardo Gardner | Defender/Midfielder | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 14 | Anthony Barness | Defender | 11 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 15 | Ibrahim Ba | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 16 | Kevin Poole | Goalkeeper | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | Florent Laville | Defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Mario Jardel | Striker | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19= | Charlie Comyn-Platt | Defender | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19= | Delroy Facey | Striker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19= | Steve Howey | Defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Danny Livesey | Defender | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Jeff Smith | Midfielder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Javi Moreno | Striker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Ricardo Vaz Tê | Striker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Jon Otsemobor | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Glen Little | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28= |  Ricky Shakes | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28= | Cleveland Taylor | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |