2003–04 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Aberdeen's 91st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 93rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen F.C.
2003–04 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerSteve Paterson
Scottish Premier League11th
Scottish CupQuarter Final
Scottish League CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Sheerin (8)
All: Paul Sheerin (8)
Highest home attendance16,452 vs Celtic 24 January 2004
Lowest home attendance3,631 vs Brechin City 28 October 2003
Average home league attendance9,884

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG David Preece
2 DF  SCO Michael Hart
5 DF  SCO Russell Anderson
6 DF  SCO Phil McGuire
7 FW  ENG Leigh Hinds
8 MF  SCO Steve Tosh
9 FW  SCO Scott Booth
10 MF  SCO Paul Sheerin
11 FW  SCO Darren Mackie
14 MF  SCO Chris Clark
15 DF  SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz
16 MF  SCO Fergus Tiernan
17 DF  SCO Kevin McNaughton
18 DF  SCO Richard Foster
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  AUS David Zdrilic
21 FW  SCO Bryan Prunty
22 DF  SCO Scott Muirhead
23 GK  SCO Ryan Esson
24 MF  SCO Scott Morrison
25 DF  SCO Duncan Jones
26 MF  SCO Kevin Souter
27 DF  SCO Zander Diamond
28 FW  SCO Stephen Tarditi
29 MF  FIN Markus Heikkinen
30 DF  SCO Murray McCulloch
32 FW  SCO John Stewart
36 DF  SCO Andrew Considine

Results

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Hibernian 38 11 11 16 41 60 −19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 2]
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 38 6 8 24 39 67 −28 26 Relegation to the Scottish First Division
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. Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.
Round Date Opponent H/A Score[1] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[2] Attendance Report
1 9 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 14,260 AFC Heritage
2 16 August Rangers H 2–3 Zdrilic, Deloumeaux 16,348 AFC Heritage
3 23 August Dunfermline Athletic H 1–2 Zdrilic 10,870 AFC Heritage
4 30 August Hibernian A 1–1 Anderson 10,682 AFC Heritage
5 13 September Partick Thistle H 2–1 Booth, Anderson 10,597 AFC Heritage
6 20 September Dundee A 0–2 7,887 AFC Heritage
7 27 September Livingston H 0–3 10,307 AFC Heritage
8 4 October Kilmarnock A 3–1 Zdrilic, Tosh, Booth 6,023 AFC Heritage
9 18 October Dundee United H 0–1 11,234 AFC Heritage
10 25 October Celtic A 0–4 59,598 AFC Heritage
11 1 November Motherwell H 0–3 9,895 AFC Heritage
12 9 November Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 9,687 AFC Heritage
13 22 November Rangers A 0–3 49,962 AFC Heritage
14 29 November Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2 Deloumeaux, Booth 5,294 AFC Heritage
15 7 December Hibernian A 3–1 Booth (2), Hinds 7,863 AFC Heritage
16 13 December Partick Thistle A 3–0 Anderson (2), Clark 5,189 AFC Heritage
17 20 December Dundee H 2–2 Anderson, Wilkie 8,261 AFC Heritage
18 27 December Livingston A 1–1 Booth 7,115 AFC Heritage
19 3 January Kilmarnock H 3–1 Diamond, Tosh, Hinds 11,698 AFC Heritage
20 17 January Dundee United A 2–3 Booth, Clark 8,888 AFC Heritage
21 24 January Celtic H 1–3 Tosh 16,452 AFC Heritage
22 11 February Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 11,236 AFC Heritage
23 14 February Rangers H 1–1 Diamond 15,185 AFC Heritage
24 21 February Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 McGuire, Booth 12,035 AFC Heritage
25 24 February Motherwell A 0–1 5,225 AFC Heritage
26 28 February Hibernian A 1–0 Morrison 10,416 AFC Heritage
27 9 March Partick Thistle H 0–0 7,395 AFC Heritage
28 13 March Dundee A 1–1 Hinds 6,839 AFC Heritage
29 21 March Livingston H 1–2 Hinds 7,477 AFC Heritage
30 27 March Kilmarnock A 1–3 Prunty 7,250 AFC Heritage
31 3 April Dundee United H 3–0 Hinds, McGuire, Sheerin 8,449 AFC Heritage
32 18 April Motherwell H 0–2 7,246 AFC Heritage
33 21 April Celtic A 2–1 Prunty, Zdrilic 51,000 AFC Heritage
34 24 April Livingston A 0–2 3,133 AFC Heritage
35 1 May Partick Thistle A 0–2 2,829 AFC Heritage
36 8 May Hibernian H 0–1 6,781 AFC Heritage
37 12 May Kilmarnock A 0–4 4,987 AFC Heritage
38 15 May Dundee H 1–2 Foster 7,878 AFC Heritage

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
R2 23 September Dumbarton H 3–1 Zdrilic (2), Hinds 3,944 AFC Heritage
R3 28 October Brechin City H 5–0 Tosh, Booth, Muirhead, Sheerin, Hinds 3,631 AFC Heritage
QF 2 December Livingston H 2–3 (aet) Tosh (2) 6,090 AFC Heritage

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
R3 10 January Dundee H 0–0 11,012 AFC Heritage
R3R 21 January Dundee A 3–2 Clark, Heikkinen, Zdrilic 5,857 AFC Heritage
R4 7 February Falkirk A 2–0 Zdrilic, Booth 4,747 AFC Heritage
QF 6 March Livingston H 1–1 Muirhead 11,593 AFC Heritage
QFR 18 March Livingston A 0–1 4,485 AFC Heritage

References
  1. Aberdeen's score is shown first.
  2. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
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