The
2003–04 season was
Tottenham Hotspur's 12th season in the
Premier League and 26th successive season in the top division of the
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
Season summary
A dismal start to the season cost
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport.
He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and Swi ...
his job and he was sacked as manager on 21 September after two-and-a-half years at the helm. Director of Football
David Pleat
David John Pleat (born 15 January 1945) is an English football player turned manager, and sports commentator. Pleat made 185 Football League appearances for five clubs, scoring 26 goals. He had two spells as manager of Luton Town, and four as ma ...
took over first team duties until the end of the season
but was unable to inspire Tottenham to a challenge for European qualification, nor either of the cup competitions, and a 14th-place finish in the final table was Tottenham's lowest since 1998.
Squad
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loan out
Released
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
Summer: £11,250,000
Winter: £7,500,000
Total: £18,750,000
Income
Summer: £1,300,000
Winter: £100,000
Total: £1,400,000
Net totals
Summer: £9,950,000
Winter: £7,400,000
Total: £17,350,000
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results
''Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport.
He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and Swi ...
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''Caretaker Manager:
David Pleat
David John Pleat (born 15 January 1945) is an English football player turned manager, and sports commentator. Pleat made 185 Football League appearances for five clubs, scoring 26 goals. He had two spells as manager of Luton Town, and four as ma ...
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FA Cup
League Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players transferred out during the season
Goal scorers
''The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.''
Clean sheets
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
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