2003–04 Millwall F.C. season

Despite having spent the previous seasons chasing promotion to the Premiership, Mark McGhee left Millwall by "mutual consent" in October with the club just six points behind league leaders Sheffield United with 14 games played. His replacement, player-manager Dennis Wise, led Millwall to a final 10th place, four points off the play-offs. The club enjoyed greater success in the FA Cup, reaching the final for the first time in their history,^[2] to face Manchester United. Millwall, who were missing 16 players through injury and suspension, were unable to create many opportunities and lost 3-0^[3] to a United side which had finished third in the Premier League that season.

Curtis Weston, a boyhood United fan, became the youngest player to ever appear in an FA Cup final when he came on a substitute for Wise in the 89th minute. Weston, aged 17 years 119 days, beat the 125-year-old record previously held by James F. M. Prinsep, who appeared in the 1879 final for Clapham Rovers aged 17 years and 245 days; Weston defeated Prinsep's record by 126 days.

As United had already qualified for the Champions League, Millwall gained European qualification for the first time in their history, entering the UEFA Cup in the first round.

Kit

Strikeforce remained Millwall's kit sponsors. London-based stationery retailer Ryman became kit sponsors.

First-team squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Tony Warner^[4]
2	DF	Matt Lawrence
3	DF	Robbie Ryan
4	MF	Tim Cahill^[5]
6	DF	Joe Dolan
7	MF	Paul Ifill^[6]
8	MF	David Livermore
9	FW	Neil Harris
10	FW	Danny Dichio
11	MF	Curtis Weston
12	DF	Darren Ward
13	GK	Willy Guéret
14	MF	Andy Roberts
16	FW	Abou Fofana
17	DF	Kevin Muscat
18	FW	John Sutton

No.	Position	Player
19	MF	Dennis Wise (player-manager)
21	FW	Nick Chadwick (on loan from Everton)
22	FW	Kevin Braniff
23	FW	Mark McCammon^[7]
25	MF	Marvin Elliott^[8]
26	MF	Peter Sweeney
27	DF	Alan Dunne
28	DF	Mark Phillips
29	FW	Bob Peeters
30	MF	Charley Hearn
33	GK	Andy Marshall
34	DF	Paul Robinson
35	DF	Tony Craig
37	MF	Barry Cogan
38	MF	Trevor Robinson
39	FW	Mark Quigley

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.	Position	Player
5	DF	Stuart Nethercott (to Wycombe Wanderers)
10	FW	Richard Sadlier (retired)
11	FW	Noel Whelan (to Derby County)

No.	Position	Player
20	DF	Ronnie Bull (to Brentford)
31	GK	David McCartney (to Hornchurch)
42	DF	Juan (on loan from Arsenal)

Reserve squad

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

No.	Position	Player
15	FW	Moses Ashikodi
31	DF	Matthew Rees
32	FW	Ben May
36	DF	Tim Clancy

No.	Position	Player
40	MF	Cherno Samba
41	MF	Alex Tiesse
45	MF	Ellis Lattimore

Awards

At the end of the season, defender Darren Ward was named the club's player of the year.

References

↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/3193162.stm McGhee leaves Millwall, BBC News
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/4527395.stm Wise steps down as Millwall boss, BBC News
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/3725063.stm United win FA Cup, BBC News
↑ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally, and made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
↑ Cahill was born in Sydney, Australia, but also qualified to represent Samoa internationally through his mother; he previously represented Samoa at U-17 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia, and would make his international debut for Australia in March 2004.
↑ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents, and would make his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
↑ McCammon was born in Barnet, England, but qualified to represent Barbados internationally, and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2006.
↑ Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.

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