2003–04 in Scottish football explained

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Header1:Premier League champions
Data2:Celtic
Header3:First Division champions
Data4:Inverness CT
Header5:Second Division champions
Data6:Airdrie United
Header7:Third Division champions
Data8:Stranraer
Header9:Scottish Cup winners
Data10:Celtic
Header11:League Cup winners
Data12:Livingston
Header13:Challenge Cup winners
Data14:Inverness CT
Header15:Junior Cup winners
Data16:Carnoustie Panmure
Header17:Teams in Europe
Data18:Celtic, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Header19:Scotland national team
Data20:UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

See 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

See main article: 2003–04 Scottish First Division.

Scottish Second Division

See main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division.

Scottish Third Division

See main article: 2003–04 Scottish Third Division.

Other honours

Cup honours

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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

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Celtic
Celtic

SFWA awards

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Celtic
Heart of Midlothian
Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

ClubCompetition(s)Final roundCoef.
RangersUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage5.50
CelticUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Quarter-finals
17.00
Heart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeagueSecond round5.00
DundeeUEFA Europa LeagueFirst round2.00

Average coefficient – 7.375

Rangers

DateVenueOpponentsScore[2] Rangers scorer(s)Report
Champions League Third qualifying round
13 AugustIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) FC Copenhagen1–1Peter LøvenkrandsBBC Sport
27 AugustParken Stadium, Copenhagen (A) FC Copenhagen2–1Mikel Arteta (pen.), Shota ArveladzeBBC Sport
Champions League Group stage
16 SeptemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) VfB Stuttgart2–1Christian Nerlinger, Peter LøvenkrandsBBC Sport
1 OctoberOlympic Stadium (A) Panathinaikos1–1Emerson Moisés CostaBBC Sport
22 OctoberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Manchester United0–1BBC Sport
4 NovemberOld Trafford, Manchester (A) Manchester United0–3BBC Sport
26 NovemberGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart0–1BBC Sport
9 DecemberIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Panathinaikos1–3Michael MolsBBC Sport

Celtic

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

Hearts

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

Dundee

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

Scotland national team

See main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results.

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland 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:

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003/04 - The Scottish Football League . 2012-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216051818/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/2000-2007/200304 . 16 December 2012 .
  2. The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
  3. Web site: Ally MacLeod dies . BBC Sport . BBC . 1 February 2004 . 23 December 2014.