2003–04 Aberdeen F.C. season
Appearance
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2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | Stewart Milne |
Manager | Steve Paterson |
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 |
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.
Squad
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Results
Scottish Premier League
Pos | 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
Round | 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
Round | 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 |