Season | 2003β04 |
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Dates | 8 August 2003 β 15 May 2004 |
Champions |
Celtic 3rd Premier League title 39th Scottish title |
Champions League |
Celtic Rangers |
UEFA Cup |
Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline |
Intertoto Cup | Hibernian |
Top goalscorer | Henrik Larsson (30) |
Biggest home win | Celtic 6β0 Hibernian (27 December) |
Biggest away win | Kilmarnock 0β5 Celtic (1 November) |
Highest attendance | 59,739 β Celtic v Dunfermline (2 May) |
Lowest attendance | 2,677 β Livingston v Kilmarnock (7 April) |
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The 2003β04 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. [1]
Partick Thistle were relegated, and First Division winners Inverness Caledonian Thistle were promoted.
Celtic's Henrik Larsson was the top scorer with 30 goals.
Motherwell finished bottom of the 2002β03 Scottish Premier League but were spared relegation, as 2002β03 Scottish First Division champions Falkirk were denied promotion due to their lack of an appropriate stadium for the Scottish Premier League.
Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Dundee United |
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Pittodrie Stadium | Celtic Park | Dens Park | Tannadice Park |
Capacity: 20,866 [2] | Capacity: 60,411 [3] | Capacity: 11,506 [4] | Capacity: 14,223 [5] |
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Heart of Midlothian | |
East End Park | Tynecastle Park | ||
Capacity: 12,509 [6] | Capacity: 17,420 [7] | ||
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Hibernian | Kilmarnock | ||
Easter Road | Rugby Park | ||
Capacity: 16,531 [8] | Capacity: 17,889 [9] | ||
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Livingston | Motherwell | Partick Thistle | Rangers |
Almondvale Stadium | Fir Park | Firhill Stadium | Ibrox Stadium |
Capacity: 10,016 [10] | Capacity: 13,677 [11] | Capacity: 13,300 [12] | Capacity: 50,817 [13] |
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Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Partick Thistle |
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24 May 2003 | Retired | Pre-season |
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25 May 2003 |
Livingston |
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4 June 2003 | Resigned |
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Livingston |
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14 October 2003 | Resigned | 8th |
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15 October 2003 |
Partick Thistle |
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30 November 2003 | Sacked | 12th |
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30 November 2003 (interim) 23 December 2003 (permanent) |
Hibernian |
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20 April 2003 | Signed by Plymouth Argyle | 7th |
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24 May 2004 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 105 | 25 | +80 | 98 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [b] |
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | |
5 | Dundee United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 49 | |
6 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 46 | |
7 | Dundee | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 46 | |
8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round [c] |
9 | Livingston | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 43 | |
10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 42 | |
11 | Aberdeen | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 34 | |
12 | Partick Thistle (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
During matches 1β22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).
During matches 23β33 each team played every other team once (either at home or away).
During matches 34β38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.
Player | Club | Goals |
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Celtic | 30 |
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Celtic | 19 |
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Dundee | 19 |
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Partick Thistle | 15 |
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Kilmarnock | 15 |
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Hibernian | 15 |
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Dunfermline Athletic | 13 |
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Hearts | 13 |
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Livingston | 12 |
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Rangers | 12 |
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Motherwell | 11 |
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Celtic | 11 |
Source: SPL official website
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2003/04 season are shown below:
Team | Average |
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Celtic | 57,657 |
Rangers | 48,992 |
Hearts | 11,947 |
Aberdeen | 10,389 |
Hibernian | 9,137 |
Dundee United | 7,785 |
Dundee | 7,089 |
Kilmarnock | 6,966 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 6,235 |
Motherwell | 6,225 |
Livingston | 5,116 |
Partick Thistle | 4,710 |
Source: SPL official website
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