2003–04 Ipswich Town F.C. season
# 2003–04 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Ipswich Town, in their second consecutive season in English football's second tier, finished the campaign in fifth place. Having scored 84 goals, Town suffered from their poor defensive record: with 72 goals conceded, Town had the third worst defensive record in the whole division, and the worst of the top 18 teams. Town won the first leg of their play-off, against fourth-placed West Ham United, with a goal from teenage striker Darren Bent (who scored 15 goals in the league alone), but lost the second leg 2–0, condemning Town to another season in the new championship.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Kelvin Davis |
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin |
| 4 | DF | ENG | John McGreal |
| 5 | DF | GUI | Drissa Diallo |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Matt Elliott (on loan from Leicester City) |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Jim Magilton (captain) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Alun Armstrong |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Wright |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards |
| 15 | DF | CPV | Georges Santos |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams |
| 30 | MF | NED | Martijn Reuser |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake |
| 34 | GK | WAL | Lewis Price |

### Left club during season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent (on loan to Leicester City) |
| 19 | GK | ENG | Andy Marshall (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall) |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Nathan Abbey (to Burnley) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Alan Mahon (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 26 | GK | ENG | James Pullen (to Peterborough United) |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Matt Bloomfield (to Wycombe Wanderers) |

### Reserve squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Aidan Collins |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Scott Mitchell |
| 24 | MF | NED | Nabil Abidallah |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Scott Barron |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Gerard Nash |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Antonio Murray |
| 31 | FW | NIR | Sam Morrow |

## Pre-season

Ipswich's pre-season preparations for the 2003–04 season included a pre-season tour of Scandinavia in July.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 July 2003 | Southend United | A | 4–2 | Unknown | Westlake, M Bent, D Bent, Couñago |
| 18 July 2003 | Mjällby | A | 3–1 | Unknown | M Bent, D Bent, Couñago |
| 20 July 2003 | Helsingør IF | A | 3–1 | Unknown | D Bent (2), M Bent |
| 22 July 2003 | Trelleborgs FF | A | 5–0 | Unknown | D Bent (pen), Couñago, Reuser, M Bent, Wilnis |
| 26 July 2003 | Colchester United | A | 3–0 | Unknown | M Bent, D Bent (2) |
| 30 July 2003 | Boston United | A | 2–0 | Unknown | Westlake, Armstrong |
| 1 August 2003 | Levski Sofia | H | 1–1 | Unknown | Couñago |

## Competitions

### Football League First Division

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 79 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | West Ham United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | +12 | 73 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Crystal Palace (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 73 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 71 | |

**Legend**

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

Ipswich Town's score comes first

**Matches**

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 August 2003 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 24,830 | Miller (pen) |
| 16 August 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 6,982 | |
| 23 August 2003 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 22,419 | M Bent |
| 26 August 2003 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 8,292 | |
| 30 August 2003 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 29,679 | Wright |
| 13 September 2003 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–4 | 24,954 | Naylor |
| 16 September 2003 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 20,912 | Armstrong (pen), D Bent |
| 20 September 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 4–1 | 23,428 | Armstrong, Naylor, D Bent, Couñago (pen) |
| 27 September 2003 | Watford | A | 2–1 | 15,350 | Kuqi, Magilton |
| 30 September 2003 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | 24,840 | D Bent, Naylor |
| 4 October 2003 | Rotherham United | H | 2–1 | 21,859 | Couñago (2) (pen) |
| 11 October 2003 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 10,229 | Mahon |
| 14 October 2003 | Burnley | H | 6–1 | 22,048 | Couñago (2), Wright, Chris Bart-Williams, Chaplow (o.g.), Kuqi |
| 18 October 2003 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 22,122 | Richards |
| 21 October 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 4–3 | 15,483 | Naylor (2), Couñago, Kuqi |
| 25 October 2003 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 14,863 | Couñago (pen) |
| 1 November 2003 | Gillingham | H | 3–4 | 24,788 | Westlake, Couñago, Miller |
| 8 November 2003 | Derby County | A | 2–2 | 19,976 | Miller (pen), D Bent |
| 22 November 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 3–0 | 25,004 | Kuqi (pen), Westlake, D Bent |
| 29 November 2003 | Cardiff City | A | 2–3 | 17,833 | Miller, Santos, Bart-Williams |
| 3 December 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 21,558 | D Bent |
| 6 December 2003 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 25,018 | D Bent, Mawene (o.g.) |
| 13 December 2003 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 9,829 | |
| 21 December 2003 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | 30,152 | |
| 26 December 2003 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 35,021 | Couñago (2) (pen) |
| 28 December 2003 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 27,629 | Wright |
| 10 January 2004 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 17,362 | McGreal |
| 17 January 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 6–4 | 22,071 | Miller (2), Kuqi (2), Reuser, Couñago |
| 31 January 2004 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 14,441 | Westlake |
| 7 February 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–3 | 22,093 | Kuqi |
| 14 February 2004 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | 21,478 | Kuqi, Westlake, D Bent |
| 21 February 2004 | Burnley | A | 2–4 | 12,418 | Miller, Reuser |
| 28 February 2004 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 23,359 | Miller, Westlake |
| 2 March 2004 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | 11,435 | |
| 7 March 2004 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | 23,942 | Miller |
| 13 March 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | 23,582 | D Bent |
| 16 March 2004 | Walsall | A | 3–1 | 6,562 | D Bent (3) |
| 20 March 2004 | Watford | H | 4–1 | 23,524 | Bowditch (3), Wright |
| 27 March 2004 | Wimbledon | A | 2–1 | 6,389 | D Bent, Kuqi |
| 4 April 2004 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | 24,608 | Miller, D Bent |
| 10 April 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 3–1 | 6,561 | Wright, D Bent, Kuqi |
| 12 April 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 26,801 | Miller (pen) |
| 17 April 2004 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 9,641 | Reuser, D Bent |
| 24 April 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 27,848 | Bowditch |
| 30 April 2004 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 24,184 | Westlake |
| 9 May 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | 28,703 | Kuqi |

### First Division play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SF 1st Leg | 15 May 2004 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 28,435 | D Bent |
| SF 2nd Leg | 18 May 2004 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 34,002 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 4 January 2004 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | 16,159 | Naylor, Miller, Kuqi |
| R4 | 24 January 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | 21,406 | Reuser |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 13 August 2003 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 1–0 | 11,118 | Bowditch |
| R4 | 23 September 2003 | Notts County | A | 1–2 | 4,059 | Couñago |

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 June 2003 | DF | Drissa Diallo | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 17 July 2003 | DF | Georges Santos | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2003 | GK | Kelvin Davis | Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 27 November 2003 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 11 December 2003 | MF | Chris Bart-Williams | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 17 December 2003 | GK | Nathan Abbey | Hayes | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 September 2003 | DF | Alan Mahon | Blackburn Rovers | 22 December 2003 |
| 10 September 2003 | MF | Chris Bart-Williams | Charlton Athletic | 11 December 2003 |
| 26 September 2003 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 November 2003 |
| 14 March 2004 | DF | Matt Elliott | Leicester City | 30 June 2004 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 June 2003 | DF | Lee Beevers | Boston United | Free transfer |
| 12 June 2003 | MF | Finidi George | Free agent | Mutual Consent |
| 16 June 2003 | MF | Matt Holland | Charlton Athletic | £750,000 |
| 19 June 2003 | MF | Ulrich Le Pen | Strasbourg | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2003 | MF | Matthew Robinson | Free agent | Released |
| 10 July 2003 | DF | Mark Venus | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2003 | GK | Matteo Sereni | Lazio | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2003 | DF | Thomas Gaardsøe | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 2 September 2003 | DF | Erdem Artun | Darlington | Free transfer |
| 3 November 2003 | GK | James Pullen | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 23 December 2003 | MF | Matt Bloomfield | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 16 January 2004 | GK | Nathan Abbey | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 25 March 2004 | GK | Andy Marshall | Millwall | Free transfer |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 August 2003 | GK | James Pullen | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 October 2003 |
| 1 September 2003 | FW | Marcus Bent | Leicester City | 30 June 2004 |
| 11 November 2003 | GK | Andy Marshall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 January 2004 |
| 10 December 2003 | FW | Sam Morrow | Boston United | 11 January 2004 |
| 10 December 2003 | DF | Chris Hogg | Boston United | 14 March 2004 |
| 22 December 2003 | FW | Alun Armstrong | Bradford City | 18 March 2004 |
| 17 January 2004 | MF | Nabil Abidallah | Northampton Town | 17 February 2004 |
| 28 January 2004 | GK | Andy Marshall | Millwall | 24 March 2004 |

## Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Play-offs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Kelvin Davis | 51 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | WAL | Lewis Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis | 46 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | John McGreal | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GUI | Drissa Diallo | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Matt Elliott | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 45 | 6 | 28+11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards | 50 | 1 | 41+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CPV | Georges Santos | 36 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Scott Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Gerard Nash | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | NIR | Jim Magilton | 52 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller | 39 | 12 | 27+7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Jermaine Wright | 51 | 5 | 42+3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams | 28 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NED | Martijn Reuser | 21 | 4 | 3+14 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake | 43 | 6 | 30+9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago | 33 | 12 | 18+11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Alun Armstrong | 9 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch | 20 | 5 | 7+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent | 41 | 16 | 32+5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Darryl Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | NIR | Sam Morrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi | 40 | 12 | 29+7 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Alan Mahon | 12 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Matt Bloomfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Last updated: end of season Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | FW | | Darren Bent | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | MF | | Tommy Miller | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | FW | | Pablo Couñago | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 32 | FW | | Shefki Kuqi | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | DF | | Richard Naylor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | MF | | Ian Westlake | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | MF | | Jermaine Wright | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | FW | | Dean Bowditch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | MF | | Martijn Reuser | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Alun Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | | Chris Bart-Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | John McGreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Jim Magilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | Matt Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Georges Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Marcus Bent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | | Alan Mahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 82 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 89 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Kelvin Davis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Kelvin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Chris Makin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | John McGreal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Drissa Diallo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Matt Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jim Magilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tommy Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pablo Couñago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Jermaine Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Richard Naylor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Matt Richards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Georges Santos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Dean Bowditch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Darren Bent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Chris Bart-Williams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Alan Mahon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Martijn Reuser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ian Westlake | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 1 |

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Kelvin Davis | 51 | |
| 2 | RB | Fabian Wilnis | 46 | |
| 15 | CB | Georges Santos | 30 | |
| 6 | CB | Richard Naylor | 50 | |
| 3 | LB | Matt Richards | 47 | |
| 11 | RM | Jermaine Wright | 48 | |
| 8 | CM | Tommy Miller | 32 | Chris Bart-Williams has 24 starts |
| 7 | CM | Jim Magilton | 51 | |
| 33 | LM | Ian Westlake | 34 | |
| 18 | CF | Darren Bent | 36 | |
| 32 | CF | Shefki Kuqi | 31 | |

* 4–4–2 Formation
* Davis
* Wilnis
* Santos
* Naylor
* Richards
* Miller
* Westlake
* Magilton(C)
* Wright
* Kuqi
* Bent

## Awards

### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| - | - |
| Player of the Year | Ian Westlake |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jermaine Wright |
| Young Player of the Year | Dean Bowditch |
