2003–04 Scottish Premier League


The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic.
As league champions, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Rangers also qualifying. Third-placed Hearts qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dunfermline Athletic, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Celtic.
During the season, Celtic set a Scottish record of 25 successive wins.
Partick Thistle were relegated, and First Division winners Inverness Caledonian Thistle were promoted.
Celtic's Henrik Larsson was the top scorer with 30 goals.

Teams

Promotion and relegation from 2002–03

finished bottom of the 2002–03 Scottish Premier League but were spared relegation, as 2002–03 Scottish First Division champions Falkirk were denied promotion due to their lack of an appropriate stadium for the Scottish Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Personnel

TeamManager
Aberdeen Steve Paterson
Celtic Martin O'Neill
Dundee Jim Duffy
Dundee United Ian McCall
Dunfermline Athletic Jimmy Calderwood
Heart of Midlothian Craig Levein
Hibernian Tony Mowbray
Kilmarnock Jim Jefferies
Livingston David Hay
Motherwell Terry Butcher
Partick Thistle Gerry Britton
Derek Whyte
Rangers Alex McLeish

Managerial changes

League table

Top scorers

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Attendances

The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2003/04 season are shown below:
TeamAverage
Celtic57,657
Rangers48,992
Hearts11,947
Aberdeen10,389
Hibernian9,137
Dundee United7,785
Dundee7,089
Kilmarnock6,966
Dunfermline Athletic6,235
Motherwell6,225
Livingston5,116
Partick Thistle4,710

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Monthly awards

MonthManagerPlayerYoung Player
August Alex McLeish Michael Ball Mikel Arteta
September Alex McLeish Shota Arveladze Zurab Khizanishvili
October Martin O'Neill Roddy McKenzie Liam Miller
November Martin O'Neill Chris Sutton Stephen Hughes
December Steve Paterson Craig Brewster Craig Gordon
January Jim Duffy Stilian Petrov David Clarkson
February Terry Butcher Steven Pressley Alexander Diamond
March Ian McCall Neil Lennon David Marshall
April Jimmy Calderwood Barry Nicholson Derek Riordan