2003–04 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2003–04 season
ManagerJimmy Calderwood[1]
StadiumEast End Park
Scottish Premier LeagueFourth place
Scottish CupRunners-up
Scottish League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stevie Crawford (13)
All: Stevie Crawford (17)

The 2003–04 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 4th position with 53 points.[2] They also reached the 2004 Scottish Cup Final where they lost 3–1 to Celtic.[3]

Results

Win Draw Loss

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League
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 League Cup

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

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third round 10 January 2004 Dundee United H 3–1 6,164 Crawford (2) 16', 36', Brewster 49'
Fourth round 24 February 2004 Clyde A 3–0 2,441 Nicholson (2) 19', 38', Bullen 41'
Quarter-finals 6 March 2004 Partick Thistle A 3–0 5,335 Byrne 11', Nicholson 36', Brewster 69'
Semi-finals 10 March 2004 Inverness Caledonian Thistle N 1–1 13,255 Brewster 37'
Semi-final 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'

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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
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.

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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