2003–04 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2003–04 season
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumRugby Park
SPLTenth Place
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kris Boyd (15)
All: Kris Boyd (15)
Highest home attendance14,576 v Celtic, SPL, 18 April 2004
Lowest home attendance4,886 v Hibernian, SPL, 24 April 2004
Average home league attendance6,966

The 2003–04 season was Kilmarnock's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League with 42 points.[1] They reached the second round of the League Cup, losing to Brechin City[2] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers.[3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 9 August 2003 Rangers A 0–4 49,108
2 16 August 2003 Partick Thistle H 2–1 6,778 Hardie 46’ Boyd 60’
3 23 August 2003 Motherwell A 1–2 5,087 Dindeleux 76’
4 31 August 2003 Dundee H 1–1 5,973 Boyd 79’
5 13 September 2003 Hearts H 0–2 6,925
6 20 September 2003 Livingston H 2–1 6,150 Hessey 15’ Boyd 22’
7 27 September 2003 Dundee United A 1–1 6,529 Boyd 72’
8 4 October 2003 Aberdeen H 1–3 6,023 Nish 67’
9 18 October 2003 Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 4,495 McSwegan 24’, 84’ Shields 69’
10 25 October 2003 Hibernian A 1–3 7,191 Nish 80’
11 1 November 2003 Celtic H 0–5 12,460
12 9 November 2003 Rangers H 2–3 12,204 McDonald 39’ Canero 50’
13 22 November 2003 Partick Thistle A 4–2 4,445 Nish 26’ McDonald 61’, 66’ Nish 90’
14 29 November 2003 Motherwell H 2–0 6,320 Canero 13’ Boyd 60’
15 6 December 2003 Dundee A 2–1 6,954 Nish 8’, Boyd 37’
16 13 December 2003 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 9,881 McSwegan 90’
17 20 December 2003 Livingston H 0–3 5,035
18 27 December 2003 Dundee United H 0–2 6,062
19 3 January 2004 Aberdeen A 1–3 11,698 Nish 82’
20 17 January 2004 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 5,715 McSwegan 29’ (Pen.)
21 24 January 2004 Hibernian H 0–2 5,571
22 31 January 2004 Celtic A 1–5 59,138 Skora 84’
23 11 February 2004 Rangers A 0–2 46,900
24 14 February 2004 Partick Thistle H 2–1 5,818 Lilley 55’, Boyd 58’
25 21 February 2004 Motherwell H 0–1 5,163
26 28 February 2004 Dundee A 4–2 5,454 Skora 32’, Invincible 34’, 64’ Boyd 54’ (Pen.)
27 7 March 2004 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 5,297 Invincible 87’
28 20 March 2004 Dundee United A 1–4 5,757 Invincible 61’
29 27 March 2004 Aberdeen H 3–1 7,250 Dargo 1’ Boyd 28’, 76’
30 3 April 2004 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 3,914 Invincible 9’
31 7 April 2004 Livingston A 1–1 2,677 Dargo 85’
32 10 April 2004 Hibernian H 0–3 7,326
33 18 April 2004 Celtic H 0–1 14,576
34 24 April 2004 Hibernian H 2–0 4,886 Boyd 28’, 76’
35 1 May 2004 Livingston H 4–2 5,023 Nish 54’, 79’ Canning 74’ McSwegan 87’
36 8 May 2004 Dundee A 0–2 4,942
37 12 May 2004 Aberdeen H 4–0 4,987 Skora 24’ Boyd 36’, 58’ Nish 61’
38 15 May 2004 Partick Thistle A 2–2 4,124 Boyd 6’ Dargo 68’

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Second Round 23 September 2003 Brechin City A 0–1 829

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third Round 10 January 2004 Raith Rovers A 3–1 3,610 McSwegan 28’ McDonald 32’ Nish 35’
Fourth Round 8 February 2004 Rangers H 0–2 11,072

Player statistics

As of 15 May 2004 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Greg Shields 21 1 19+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley 14 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Barry McLaughlin 18 0 14+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Gary Locke 22 0 18+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 27 0 23+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF France FRA Frédéric Dindeleux 35 1 33+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO James Fowler 35 0 25+7 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Steve Fulton 23 0 21+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Gary McSwegan 34 6 13+18 5 0+1 0 2+0 1
10 FW Scotland SCO Craig Dargo 12 3 3+9 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Peter Canero 13 2 11+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF France FRA Eric Skora 18 3 16+1 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW Scotland SCO Kris Boyd 40 15 31+6 15 1+0 0 0+2 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Alan Mahood 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Sean Hessey 8 1 7+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Martin Hardie 18 1 8+8 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Dillon 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Gary McDonald 25 4 15+8 3 0+0 0 2+0 1
19 MF Scotland SCO Stevie Murray 31 0 22+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Paul Di Giacomo 8 0 4+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
21 FW Scotland SCO Colin Nish 32 10 15+15 9 1+0 0 1+0 1
23 MF Scotland SCO Mark Canning 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Garry Hay 32 0 30+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 GK Scotland SCO Craig Samson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Australia AUS Danny Invincible 24 5 19+3 5 0+0 0 1+1 0
28 GK France FRA François Dubourdeau 22 0 19+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Rhian Dodds 12 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Neil McGregor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 FW Scotland SCO Steven Naismith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final league table

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

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHHHAHA
ResultLWLDLWDLWLLLWWWLLLLDLLLWLWDLWLDLLWWLWD
Position12898108999999986678910101010101010101010810111110910910
Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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