2003–04 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
2003–04 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerSteve Paterson
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
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

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.

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

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG David Preece 44 0 36 0 5 0 3 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart 14 0 11 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson (c) 32 5 25 5 4 0 3 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire 21 2 17 2 3 0 1 0
7 FW England ENG Leigh Hinds 37 7 30 5 5 0 2 2
8 MF Scotland SCO Steve Tosh 33 6 26 3 4 0 3 3
9 FW Scotland SCO Scott Booth 26 10 21 8 3 1 2 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Paul Sheerin 39 2 33 1 3 0 3 1
11 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie 18 0 16 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark 30 3 23 2 5 1 2 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Kevin Rutkiewicz 19 0 16 0 1 0 2 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0
18 DF Scotland SCO Richard Foster 21 1 18 1 3 0 0 0
19 FW Australia AUS David Zdrilic 38 8 31 4 5 2 2 2
21 FW Scotland SCO Bryan Prunty 22 2 18 2 4 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Scott Muirhead 40 2 32 0 5 1 3 1
23 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison 32 1 27 1 5 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Duncan Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Souter 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Zander Diamond 26 2 19 2 5 0 2 0
28 FW Scotland SCO Steven Tarditi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Finland FIN Marcus Heikkinen 46 1 38 0 5 1 3 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Murray McCulloch 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Craig Higgins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Scotland SCO John Stewart 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Richard Buckley 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Scotland SCO David Donald 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Considine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Scotland SCO Ryan O'Leary 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
43 GK Scotland SCO David Hutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 FW England ENG Michael Bird 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
96 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McQuilken 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
97 DF France FRA Éric Deloumeaux 14 2 11 2 0 0 3 0
98 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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