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2003–04 in Scottish football

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The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland.

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League

The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two UEFA Champions League places and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place having finished third. Partick Thistle were relegated to the Scottish First Division, this however was decided by a tribunal as at the time Inverness's stadium did not meet the criteria for the SPL, as with Falkirk the previous season, however unlike Falkirk the SPL decided that Inverness were allowed to share a ground with Aberdeen.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish First Division

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Third Division

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Third Division

Other honours

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upReport
Scottish Cup 2003–04Celtic3 – 1Dunfermline AthleticWikipedia article
League Cup 2003–04Livingston2 – 0HibernianWikipedia article
Challenge Cup 2003–04Inverness CT2 – 0Airdrie UnitedWikipedia article
Youth CupKilmarnock1 – 0Rangers
Junior CupCarnoustie Panmure0 – 0
(4 – 1 pen.)Tayport

Individual honours

SPFA awards

AwardWinnerClub
Players' Player of the YearENG Chris SuttonCeltic
Young Player of the YearSCO Stephen PearsonCeltic

SFWA awards

AwardWinnerClub
Footballer of the YearSCO Jackie McNamaraCeltic
Young Player of the YearSCO Craig GordonHeart of Midlothian
Manager of the YearNIR Martin O'NeillCeltic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.
RangersUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage5.50
CelticUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Quarter-finals17.00
Heart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeagueSecond round5.00
DundeeUEFA Europa LeagueFirst round2.00

Average coefficient – 7.375

Rangers

DateVenueOpponentsScoreRangers scorer(s)ReportChampions League Third qualifying roundChampions League Group stage
13 AugustIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)DEN FC Copenhagen1–1Peter LøvenkrandsBBC Sport
27 AugustParken Stadium, Copenhagen (A)DEN FC Copenhagen2–1Mikel Arteta (pen.), Shota ArveladzeBBC Sport
16 SeptemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)GER VfB Stuttgart2–1Christian Nerlinger, Peter LøvenkrandsBBC Sport
1 OctoberOlympic Stadium (A)GRE Panathinaikos1–1Emerson Moisés CostaBBC Sport
22 OctoberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)ENG Manchester United0–1BBC Sport
4 NovemberOld Trafford, Manchester (A)ENG Manchester United0–3BBC Sport
26 NovemberGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A)GER VfB Stuttgart0–1BBC Sport
9 DecemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)GRE Panathinaikos1–3Michael MolsBBC Sport

Celtic

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCeltic scorer(s)ReportChampions League Second qualifying roundChampions League Third qualifying roundChampions League Group stageUEFA Cup Third roundUEFA Cup Fourth roundUEFA Cup Quarter-final
30 JulyS.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium, Kaunas (A)LTU FBK Kaunas4–0Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton, Shaun Maloney,
Liam MillerBBC Sport
6 AugustCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)LTU FBK Kaunas1–0Darius Gvildys (o.g.)BBC Sport
13 AugustHidegkuti Nándor, Budapest (A)HUN MTK Hungária FC4–0Henrik Larsson, Didier Agathe, Stilian Petrov,
Chris SuttonBBC Sport
27 AugustCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)HUN MTK Hungária FC1–0Chris SuttonBBC Sport
17 SeptemberOlympic Stadium, Munich (A)GER Bayern Munich1–2Alan ThompsonBBC Sport
30 SeptemberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)FRA Lyon2–0Liam Miller, Chris SuttonBBC Sport
21 OctoberConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht (A)BEL Anderlecht0–1BBC Sport
5 NovemberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)BEL Anderlecht3–1Henrik Larsson, Liam Miller, Chris SuttonBBC Sport
25 NovemberCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)GER Bayern Munich0–0BBC Sport
10 DecemberStade de Gerland, Lyon (A)FRA Lyon2–3John Hartson, Chris SuttonBBC Sport
26 FebruaryCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)CZE FK Teplice3–0Henrik Larsson (2), Chris SuttonBBC Sport
3 MarchNa Stínadlech, Teplice (A)CZE FK Teplice0–1BBC Sport
10 MarchCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)ESP FC Barcelona1–0Alan ThompsonBBC Sport
24 MarchNou Camp, Barcelona (A)ESP FC Barcelona0–0BBC Sport
8 AprilCeltic Park, Glasgow (H)ESP Villarreal1–1Henrik LarssonBBC Sport
14 AprilEstadio El Madrigal, Villarreal (A)ESP Villarreal0–2BBC Sport

Hearts

DateVenueOpponentsScoreHearts scorer(s)ReportUEFA Cup First roundUEFA Cup Second round
24 SeptemberTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H)BIH NK Željezničar2–0Mark de Vries, Andrew WebsterBBC Sport
15 OctoberGrbavica Stadium, Sarajevo (A)BIH NK Željezničar0–0BBC Sport
6 NovemberStade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux (A)FRA Girondins de Bordeaux1–0Mark de VriesBBC Sport
6 NovemberTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H)FRA Girondins de Bordeaux0–2BBC Sport

Dundee

DateVenueOpponentsScoreDundee scorer(s)ReportUEFA Cup Qualifying roundUEFA Cup First round
14 AugustLoro Borici stadium, Albania (A)ALB Vllaznia2–0Steve Lovell, Nacho NovoBBC Sport
28 AugustDens Park, Dundee (H)ALB Vllaznia4–0Nacho Novo (2), Juan Sara, Gavin RaeBBC Sport
24 SeptemberDens Park, Dundee (H)ITA Perugia1–2Lee WilkieBBC Sport
15 OctoberStadio Renato Curi, Perugia (A)ITA Perugia0–1BBC Sport

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)Report
20 AugustUllevaal Stadium, Oslo (A)0–0FriendlyBBC Sport
6 SeptemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–1ECQG5Neil McCann, Paul Dickov, James McFaddenBBC Sport
10 SeptemberWestfalenstadion, Dortmund (A)1–2ECQG5Neil McCannBBC Sport
11 OctoberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0ECQG5Darren FletcherBBC Sport
15 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0ECQPOJames McFaddenBBC Sport
19 NovemberAmsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (A)0–6ECQPOBBC Sport
18 FebruaryMillennium Stadium, Cardiff (A)0–4FriendlyBBC Sport
31 MarchHampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2FriendlyJames McFaddenBBC Sport
28 AprilParken Stadium, Copenhagen (A)0–1FriendlyBBC Sport
27 MayA. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)1–0FriendlyJames McFaddenBBC Sport
30 MayEaster Road, Edinburgh (H)4–1FriendlyDarren Fletcher, Gary Holt, Gary Caldwell, Nigel QuashieBBC Sport

Key:

  • (A) = Away match
  • (H) = Home match
  • ECQG5 = European Championship Qualifying – Group 5
  • EFQPO = European Championship Qualifying – Play-off

Deaths

  • 1 February: Ally MacLeod, 72, Scotland national team manager (1977–78).
  • 12 February: Leonard Dudman, 70, Falkirk and Forfar Athletic winger.

References

  1. "2003/04 - The Scottish Football League".
  2. The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
  3. Scotland's score is shown first.
  4. (1 February 2004). "Ally MacLeod dies". BBC.
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