2003–04 Scottish Premier League

98th season of top-tier football league in Scotland March 2016 January 2024 Scottish Premier League 2003–04 8 August 2003 – 15 May 2004 Celtic 3rd Premier League title 39th Scottish title Partick Thistle Champions League CelticRangers UEFA Cup Heart of MidlothianDunfermline Intertoto Cup Hibernian Henrik Larsson (30) Celtic 6–0 Hibernian (27 December) Kilmarnock 0–5 Celtic (1 November) 59,739 – Celtic v Dunfermline (2 May) 2,677 – Livingston v Kilmarnock (7 April) 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic. As league champions, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage, with runners-up Rangers also qualifying to the third qualifying round. Third-placed Hearts qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dunfermline Athletic, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Celtic. During the season, Celtic set a Scottish record of 25 successive wins.http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/2008/12/02/celtic-tipped-to-break-2004-25-game-winning-streak-by-mjallby-86908-20940079/ Celtic tipped to break 2004 25-game winning streak by Mjallby The Daily Record 29 December 2010 Partick Thistle were relegated, and First Division winners Inverness Caledonian Thistle were promoted. Celtic's Henrik Larsson was the top scorer with 30 goals. Teams Promotion and relegation from 2002–03 Motherwell finished bottom of the 2002–03 Scottish Premier League but were spared relegation, as 2002–03 Scottish First Division champions Falkirk were denied promotion due to their lack of an appropriate stadium for the Scottish Premier League. Stadia and locations Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium Celtic Park Dens Park Tannadice Park Capacity: 20,866http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/aberdeen/ Aberdeen Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 60,411http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/celtic/ Celtic Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 11,506http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/dundee/ Dundee Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 14,223http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/dundee-united/ Dundee United Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 200px 200px 200px 200px Dunfermline AthleticScotland Central Belt 400 center Location of teams in 2003–04 Scottish Premier League Scotland Central Belt 6 57.159387 -2.088979 Aberdeen left Scotland Central Belt 6 56.495264 -2.973194 Dundee left Scotland Central Belt 6 56.474765 -2.968894 Dundee United right Scotland Central Belt 6 56.075308 -3.441906 Dunfermline Athletic left Scotland Central Belt 6 55.939167 -3.232222 Hearts left Scotland Central Belt 6 55.961667 -3.165556 Hibernian right Scotland Central Belt 6 55.604321 -4.508300 Kilmarnock left Scotland Central Belt 6 55.886167 -3.522872 Livingston bottom Scotland Central Belt 6 55.853207 -4.309243 Rangers left Scotland Central Belt 6 55.849705 -4.205414 Celtic right Scotland Central Belt 6 55.780279 -3.980205 Motherwell left Scotland Central Belt 6 55.881584 -4.269841 Partick Thistle top Heart of Midlothian East End Park Tynecastle Park Capacity: 12,509http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/dunfermline-athletic/ Dunfermline Athletic Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 17,420http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hearts/ Heart of Midlothian Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022121754/http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hearts/ 22 October 2013 dead 200px 200px Hibernian Kilmarnock Easter Road Rugby Park Capacity: 16,531http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hibernian/ Hibernian Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 17,889http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/kilmarnock/ Kilmarnock Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 200px 200px Livingston Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Almondvale Stadium Fir Park Firhill Stadium Ibrox Stadium Capacity: 10,016http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/livingston/ Livingston Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 13,677http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/motherwell/ Motherwell Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 13,300http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/partick-thistle/ Partick Thistle Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 50,817http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/rangers/ Rangers Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 4 November 2015 200px 200px 200px 200px Personnel Team Manager Aberdeen Scotland Steve Paterson Celtic Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Dundee Scotland Jim Duffy Dundee UnitedScotland Ian McCall Dunfermline AthleticScotland Jimmy Calderwood Heart of MidlothianScotland Craig Levein HibernianEngland Tony Mowbray KilmarnockScotland Jim Jefferies LivingstonScotland David Hay MotherwellEngland Terry Butcher Partick ThistleScotland Gerry BrittonScotland Derek Whyte (co-managers) RangersScotland Alex McLeish Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Partick ThistleScotland John Lambie24 May 2003RetiredPre-seasonScotland Gerry Collins25 May 2003 LivingstonScotland Jim Leishman4 June 2003ResignedBrazil Márcio Máximo4 June 2003 LivingstonBrazil Márcio Máximo14 October 20038thScotland David Hay15 October 2003 Partick ThistleScotland Gerry Collins30 November 2003Sacked12thScotland Gerry BrittonScotland Derek Whyte (co-managers)30 November 2003 (interim)23 December 2003 (permanent) HibernianScotland Bobby Williamson20 April 2004Signed by Plymouth Argyle7thEngland Tony Mowbray24 May 2004 League table main WDL complete Scottish Professional Football League CEL RAN HOM DNF DNU MOT DND HIB LIV KIL ABE PAR CLGS CL3Q UC1 UC1 IC REL 9 7 22 39 63 31 5 2 105 25 C 12 10 16 48 57 13 10 15 47 60 14 11 13 45 52 19 11 8 56 40 11 11 16 41 60 12 6 20 51 74 10 13 15 48 57 12 10 16 42 49 6 8 24 39 67 R 25 6 7 76 33 Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers yes Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches. 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round yellow1 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round red1 Relegation to the Scottish First Division As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up. Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition. Results Matches 1–22 During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away). main FBR grey ABE CEL DND DUN DNF HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT PAR RAN Aberdeen 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–3 Celtic 4–0 3–2 5–0 5–0 5–0 6–0 5–1 5–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 Dundee 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 Dundee United 3–2 1–5 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–4 Hibernian 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 Kilmarnock 1–3 0–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–3 Livingston 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 Motherwell 1–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 Partick Thistle 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–4 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 Rangers 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 5–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 complete Matches 23–33 During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away). main FBR grey ABE CEL DND DUN DNF HOM HIB KIL LIV MOT PAR RAN Aberdeen null null 3–0 2–0 null null null 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 Celtic 1–2 null 2–1 null 2–2 null null 5–1 1–1 null null Dundee 1–1 1–2 null 0–1 null 2–2 null 1–0 null 2–1 null Dundee United null null 2–2 null null 0–0 4–1 null 1–0 null 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic null 1–4 null 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 null null 1–0 null Heart of Midlothian 1–0 null 3–1 3–1 null null null 1–1 null null 1–1 Hibernian 0–1 0–4 null null null 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–3 null null Kilmarnock 3–1 0–1 4–2 null null 1–1 null null null 2–1 null Livingston null null null 2–3 0–0 null null 1–1 3–1 null 1–1 Motherwell null null 5–3 null 1–0 1–1 null 1–0 null 3–0 0–1 Partick Thistle null 1–4 null 1–1 null 1–0 1–1 null 5–2 null null Rangers null 1–2 4–0 null 4–1 null 3–0 2–0 null null 2–0 complete Matches 34–38 During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once. Top six main FBR grey CEL DUN DNF HOM MOT RAN Celtic 2–1 1–2 null null 1–0 Dundee United null 3–2 0–2 null 3–3 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 2–1 null 3–2 null Motherwell 1–1 0–1 null null null Dunfermline Athletic null null null 3–0 2–3 Rangers null null null 0–1 4–0 complete Bottom six main FBR grey ABE DND HIB KIL LIV PAR Aberdeen 1–2 0–1 null null null Dundee null null 2–0 2–0 null Hibernian null 1–0 null null 1–2 Kilmarnock 4–0 null 2–0 4–2 null Livingston 2–0 null 4–1 null 2–2 Partick Thistle 2–0 0–1 null 2–2 null complete Top scorers Player Club Goals SWE Henrik Larsson Celtic 30 ENG Chris Sutton Celtic 19 ESP Nacho Novo Dundee 19 SCO James Grady Partick Thistle 15 SCO Kris Boyd Kilmarnock 15 SCO Derek Riordan Hibernian 15 SCO Stevie Crawford Dunfermline Athletic 13 Suriname Mark de Vries Hearts 13 SCO Derek Lilley Livingston 12 GEO Shota Arveladze Rangers 12 SCO David Clarkson Motherwell 11 ENG Alan Thompson Celtic 11 Source: SPL official website Attendances The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2003/04 season are shown below: TeamAverageCeltic 57,657Rangers 48,992Hearts 11,947Aberdeen 10,389Hibernian 9,137Dundee United 7,785Dundee 7,089Kilmarnock 6,966Dunfermline Athletic 6,235Motherwell 6,225Livingston 5,116Partick Thistle 4,710 Source: SPL official website Awards Monthly awards Scottish Premier League monthly awards MonthManagerPlayerYoung PlayerAugustScotland Alex McLeish (Rangers)England Michael Ball (Rangers)Spain Mikel Arteta (Rangers)SeptemberScotland Alex McLeish (Rangers)Georgia 1990 Shota Arveladze (Rangers)Georgia 1990 Zurab Khizanishvili (Rangers)OctoberNorthern Ireland Martin O'Neill (Celtic)Scotland Roddy McKenzie (Livingston)Ireland Liam Miller (Celtic)NovemberNorthern Ireland Martin O'Neill (Celtic)England Chris Sutton (Celtic)Scotland Stephen Hughes (Rangers)DecemberScotland Steve Paterson (Aberdeen)Scotland Craig Brewster (Dunfermline Athletic)Scotland Craig Gordon (Hearts)JanuaryScotland Jim Duffy (Dundee)Bulgaria Stilian Petrov (Celtic)Scotland David Clarkson (Motherwell)FebruaryEngland Terry Butcher (Motherwell)Scotland Steven Pressley (Hearts)Scotland Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen)MarchScotland Ian McCall (Dundee United)Northern Ireland Neil Lennon (Celtic)Scotland David Marshall (Celtic)AprilScotland Jimmy Calderwood (Dunfermline Athletic)Scotland Barry Nicholson (Dunfermline Athletic)Scotland Derek Riordan (Hibernian) Annual awards Player awards AwardWinnerClubPFA Players' Player of the YearENG Chris SuttonCelticPFA Young Player of the YearSCO Stephen PearsonCelticSFWA Footballer of the YearSCO Jackie McNamaraCelticSFWA Young Player of the YearSCO Craig GordonHeart of Midlothian Manager awards AwardWinnerClubSFWA Manager of the YearNorthern Ireland Martin O'NeillCeltic See also 2003–04 Celtic F.C. season 2003–04 Rangers F.C. season 2003–04 Dundee United F.C. season References Category:Scottish Premier League seasons 1 Scot