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Dunfermline Athletic 2003–04 football season
Dunfermline Athletic
2003–04 season
ManagerJimmy Calderwood
StadiumEast End Park
Scottish Premier League4th
Scottish CupRunner-up
Scottish League CupThird Round
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The 2003–04 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 4th position with 53 points. They also reached the 2004 Scottish Cup Final where they lost 3–1 to Celtic.

Squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Gary Greenhill

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Results

Win Draw Loss
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 9 August 2003 Celtic H 0–0 10,082
2 17 August 2003 Dundee A 2–0 7,750 Wilkie 45' (o.g.), Crawford 88'
3 23 August 2003 Aberdeen A 2–1 10,870 Brewster 30', Nicholson 56'
4 31 August 2003 Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 11,934
5 13 September 2003 Rangers A 0–4 49,072
6 20 September 2003 Hibernian H 0–0 9,715
7 27 September 2003 Partick Thistle H 2–1 4,684 Crawford (2) 56', 70'
8 4 October 2003 Livingston A 0–0 4,616
9 4 October 2003 Kilmarnock H 2–3 4,495 Crawford (2) 28', 55'
10 1 November 2003 Dundee United H 2–0 5,078 Thomson 59', Mehmet 90'
11 8 November 2003 Celtic A 0–5 58,328
12 22 November 2003 Dundee H 2–0 5,490 Crawford (2) 52', 64'
13 25 November 2003 Motherwell A 2–2 4,220 Crawford 15', Brewster 39'
14 29 November 2003 Aberdeen H 2–2 5,294 Young 61', Bullen 74'
15 6 December 2003 Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 6,199 Young 21', Wilson 62'
16 14 December 2003 Rangers H 2–0 8,592 Crawford 5', Vanoli 85' (o.g.)
17 21 December 2003 Hibernian A 2–1 9,085 Brewster (2) 1', 36'
18 27 December 2003 Partick Thistle A 1–4 4,377 Brewster 59'
19 3 January 2004 Livingston H 2–2 5,155 Nicholson 36', Crawford 80'
20 17 January 2004 Kilmarnock A 1–1 5,715 Crawford 63'
21 24 January 2004 Motherwell H 1–0 5,270 Young 73'
22 31 January 2004 Dundee United A 0–1 5,564
23 11 February 2004 Celtic H 1–4 11,201 Hunt 20'
24 14 February 2004 Dundee A 1–0 5,643 Hunt 32'
25 21 February 2004 Aberdeen A 0–2 11,035
26 28 February 2004 Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 8,421
27 20 March 2004 Partick Thistle H 1–0 4,349 Young 9'
28 23 March 2004 Rangers A 1–4 47,487 Tod 21'
29 27 March 2004 Livingston A 0–0 3,558
30 3 April 2004 Kilmarnock H 2–1 3,914 Nicholson 40', Crawford 70'
31 13 April 2004 Hibernian H 1–1 5,041 Dempsey 78'
32 15 April 2004 Motherwell A 0–1 3,920
33 17 April 2004 Dundee United H 1–1 4,409 Shields 45'
34 24 April 2004 Motherwell H 3–0 4,290 Nicholson 36', Dempsey 52', Young 74'
35 2 May 2004 Celtic A 2–1 59,739 Nicholson 28', Dempsey 59'
36 8 May 2004 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 10,846 Tod 11'
37 11 May 2004 Dundee United A 2–3 5,998 Bullen 34', Crawford 46'
38 16 May 2004 Rangers H 2–3 6,798 Dempsey (2) 27', 66'

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 10 January 2004 Dundee United H 3–1 6,164 Crawford (2) 16', 36', Brewster 49'
R4 24 February 2004 Clyde A 3–0 2,441 Nicholson (2) 19', 38', Bullen 41'
QF 6 March 2004 Partick Thistle A 3–0 5,335 Byrne 11', Nicholson 36', Brewster 69'
SF 10 March 2004 Inverness Caledonian Thistle N 1–1 13,255 Brewster 37'
SF Replay 20 April 2004 Inverness Caledonian Thistle N 3–2 5,728 Young 25', Brewster 63', Nicholson 78'
Final 22 May 2004 Celtic N 1–3 50,846 Skerla 40'

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 24 September 2003 Cowdenbeath H 2–0 3,582 Crawford 54', Brewster 64'
R3 28 October 2003 St Johnstone A 2–3 2,769 Crawford 80', Young 83'

References

  1. "Dunfermline Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. "Scotland 2003/04". RSSSF.
  3. "Larsson caps Celtic triumph". BBC Sport. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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