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The 2003–04 season was Aberdeen's 91st season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.
2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | Stewart Milne |
Manager | Steve Paterson |
Stadium | Pittodrie Stadium |
Scottish Premier League | 11th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final |
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Sheerin (8) All: Paul Sheerin (8) |
Highest home attendance | 16,452 vs Celtic 24 January 2004 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,631 vs Brechin City 28 October 2003 |
Average home league attendance | 9,884 |
Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
editScottish Premier League
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[b] |
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 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.
Scottish League Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
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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
editRound | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
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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 |
Squad
editAppearances & Goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (c) | 32 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ENG | Leigh Hinds | 37 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh | 33 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | FW | SCO | Scott Booth | 26 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
10 | MF | SCO | Paul Sheerin | 39 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
11 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 30 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | SCO | Kevin Rutkiewicz | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | SCO | Richard Foster | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | AUS | David Zdrilic | 38 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
21 | FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | SCO | Scott Muirhead | 40 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
23 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | SCO | Scott Morrison | 32 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | SCO | Duncan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | SCO | Kevin Souter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | FW | SCO | Steven Tarditi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | FIN | Marcus Heikkinen | 46 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
30 | DF | SCO | Murray McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | SCO | Craig Higgins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | SCO | John Stewart | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | SCO | Richard Buckley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | SCO | David Donald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF | SCO | Ryan O'Leary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | GK | SCO | David Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | FW | ENG | Michael Bird | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
96 | DF | SCO | Jamie McQuilken | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
97 | DF | FRA | Éric Deloumeaux | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
98 | DF | SCO | Stephen Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |