The 2003-04 campaign delivered Charlton Athletic's best-ever Premier League finish as The Addicks, under long-serving manager Alan Curbishley, surged to a spectacular 7th place, their highest top-flight finish since 1952-53. The team, built on a spine featuring Matt Holland, Claus Jensen, and the newly-arrived Paolo Di Canio, was inside the Champions League places as late as mid-March, providing immense hope for the faithful. Leading the charge was the versatile Jason Euell, whose 10 goals anchored the attack, despite the influential mid-season sale of star midfielder Scott Parker to Chelsea. Goalkeeper Dean Kiely was named the club's Player of the Year, providing a vital foundation for a campaign remembered for an incredible double victory over Liverpool and marking the pinnacle of Curbishley's stable era.