During the 2003–04 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.
A dismal start to the season cost Glenn Hoddle 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 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. New Sporting Director Frank Arnesen and head coach Jacques Santini were appointed at the end of the season to bring some hope to fans of a club that had so far underachieved in almost every season since the 1991 FA Cup triumph.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Considering starts in all competitions
GK: #13, Kasey Keller, 45
RB: #2, Stephen Carr, 39
CB: #36, Dean Richards, 26
CB: #30, Anthony Gardner, 40
LB: #3, Mauricio Taricco, 36
RM: #7, Darren Anderton, 20
CM: #6, Michael Brown, 19 (#20, Gary Doherty, has 20 starts as a central defender)
CM: #26, Ledley King, 34
LM: #29, Simon Davies, 19
CF: #9, Frédéric Kanouté, 22
CF: #10, Robbie Keane, 38
Hélder Postiga - Porto, 25 June, £6,250,000 (rising to £8,250,000 depending on appearances and team performance)
Bobby Zamora - Brighton and Hove Albion, 18 July, £1,500,000
Frédéric Kanouté - West Ham United, 4 August, £3,500,000
Paul Konchesky - Charlton Athletic, 1 September, five-month loan
Stéphane Dalmat - Internazionale, 1 September, season-long loan
Michael Brown - Sheffield United, 2 January, undisclosed (believed to be £500,000)
Jermain Defoe - West Ham United, 4 February, £6,000,000 (rising to £7,000,000 based on "specific performance criteria") plus Zamora
Mbulelo Mabizela - Orlando Pirates
Alton Thelwell - Hull City, 13 June, free
Teddy Sheringham - Portsmouth, 30 June, free
Ben Thatcher - Leicester City, 17 July, £300,000
Steffen Iversen - Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1 August, free
Neil Sullivan - Chelsea, 29 August, free
Chris Perry - Charlton Athletic, 28 November, £100,000
Bobby Zamora - West Ham United, 4 February, part of Defoe transfer
Steffen Freund - released, August (later joined Kaiserslautern)
Matthew Etherington - West Ham United, £1,000,000
Ronnie Henry - released
Jonathan Blondel - Club Brugge
Serhiy Rebrov - West Ham United
Transfers in: £17,750,000
Transfers out: £1,400,000
Overall spending: £16,350,000
Milenko Ačimovič - Lille, 28 January, five-month loan
Chelsea–Tottenham 4-2
0-1 Frédéric Kanouté (25)
1-1 Frank Lampard (35)
2-1 Adrian Mutu (37)
3-1 Adrian Mutu (75)
3-2 Frédéric Kanouté (87)
4-2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (90)
Tottenham Hotspur–Everton 3-0
1-0 Frédéric Kanouté (43)
2-0 Gustavo Poyet (46)
3-0 Robbie Keane (49)
Leicester–Tottenham Hotspur 1-2
1-0 Paul Dickov (38)
1-1 Mbulelo Mabizela (79)
1-2 Frédéric Kanouté (90)
Tottenham Hotspur–Middlesbrough 0-0
Tottenham Hotspur–Bolton 0-1
0-1 Kevin Nolan (73)
Tottenham Hotspur–Aston Villa 2-1
0-1 Marcus Allbäck (66)
1-1 Rohan Ricketts (78)
2-1 Robbie Keane (81)
Blackburn–Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
1-0 Vratislav Gresko (78)
Tottenham Hotspur–Manchester United 1-2
0-1 John O'Shea (15)
0-2 Ruud van Nistelrooy (25)
1-2 Gustavo Poyet (63)
Leeds–Tottenham Hotspur 0-1
0-1 Robbie Keane (56)
Fulham–Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
0-1 Robbie Keane (18 pen)
1-1 Steed Malbranque (45 pen)
2-1 Brian McBride (67)
Charlton–Tottenham Hotspur 2-4
0-1 Simon Davies (10)
0-2 Jermain Defoe (43)
0-3 Ledley King (46)
1-3 Graham Stuart (51)
2-3 Chris Perry (81)
2-4 Johnnie Jackson (85)
Tottenham Hotspur–Leicester 4-4
1-0 Michael Brown (6)
1-1 Gary Doherty (9 og)
2-1 Jermain Defoe (13)
3-1 Robbie Keane (28)
3-2 Les Ferdinand (51)
3-3 Ben Thatcher (74)
3-4 Marcus Bent (79)
4-4 Jermain Defoe (89)
Middlesbrough–Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
1-0 Szilárd Németh (73)
Manchester United–Tottenham Hotspur 3-0
1-0 Ryan Giggs (30)
2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo (89)
3-0 David Bellion (90)
Tottenham Hotspur–Chelsea 0-1
0-1 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (38)
Everton–Tottenham Hotspur 3-1
1-0 David Unsworth (17)
2-0 Gary Naysmith (24)
3-0 Joseph Yobo (40)
3-1 Stephen Carr (75)
Bolton–Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
1-0 Iván Campo (7)
2-0 Henrik Pedersen (65)
Aston Villa–Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
1-0 Juan Pablo Ángel (5)
Tottenham Hotspur–Blackburn 1-0
1-0 Jermain Defoe (18)
Robbie Keane 14
Jermain Defoe 7
Frédéric Kanouté 7
Gustavo Poyet 3