2003–04 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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.

Kilmarnock

2003–04 season
Manager	Jim Jefferies
Stadium	Rugby Park
SPL	10th place
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Rangers
League Cup	Second round, lost to Brechin City
Top goalscorer	League: Boyd (15) All: Boyd (15)
Highest home attendance	14,576 v Celtic, SPL, 18 April 2004
Lowest home attendance	4,886 v Hibernian, SPL, 24 April 2004
Average home league attendance	6,966
Home colours Away colours

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

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	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	Hearts	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	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	Hearts	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	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

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	23 September 2003	Brechin City	A	0–1	829

Scottish Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	10 January 2004	Raith Rovers	A	3–1	3,610	McSwegan 28’ McDonald 32’ Nish 35’
R4	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		Colin Meldrum	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Greg Shields	21	1	19+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		David Lilley	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Barry McLaughlin	18	0	14+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF		Gary Locke	22	0	18+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF		Chris Innes	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Gordon Greer	27	0	23+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF		Frédéric Dindeleux	35	1	33+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		James Fowler	35	0	25+7	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF		Steve Fulton	23	0	21+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Gary McSwegan	34	6	13+18	5	0+1	0	2+0	1
10	FW		Craig Dargo	12	3	3+9	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Peter Canero	13	2	11+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Eric Skora	18	3	16+1	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	FW		Kris Boyd	40	15	31+6	15	1+0	0	0+2	0
13	GK		Graeme Smith	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Alan Mahood	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Sean Hessey	8	1	7+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Martin Hardie	18	1	8+8	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	DF		Shaun Dillon	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Gary McDonald	25	4	15+8	3	0+0	0	2+0	1
19	MF		Stevie Murray	31	0	22+7	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
20	FW		Paul Di Giacomo	8	0	4+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	FW		Colin Nish	32	10	15+15	9	1+0	0	1+0	1
23	MF		Mark Canning	5	1	4+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Garry Hay	32	0	30+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
26	GK		Craig Samson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Danny Invincible	24	5	19+3	5	0+0	0	1+1	0
28	GK		François Dubourdeau	22	0	19+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
29	MF		Rhian Dodds	12	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31	MF		Neil McGregor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	FW		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[lower-alpha 1]
8	Hibernian	38	11	11	16	41	60	−19	44	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 2]
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	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
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	D
Position	12	8	9	8	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	11	11	10	9	10	9	10

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

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Martin Hardie Partick Thistle Free[6] Colin Nish Dunfermline Free[7] Danny Invincible Swindon Town Free[8] François Dubourdeau Motherwell Free[9] Gordon Greer Blackburn Rovers Free[10] Éric Skora Preston North End Loan David Lilley Partick Thistle £30,000[11]

Players out Player To Fee Gordon Marshall Motherwell Free[12] Colin Stewart Ross County Free[13] Chris Boyle Dumbarton Free[14] Emilio Jaconelli Queen of the South Free[15] Andy McLaren Dundee United Free[16] Chris Innes Dundee United £75,000[17] Peter Canero Leicester City £250,000[18] Greg Shields Dunfermline Free Sean Hessey Blackpool Free Craig Samson Queen of the South Loan[19]

References

1. "2003/04 Scottish Premiership Table 2003-04". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. "Brechin City vs. Kilmarnock". espnfc.com. ESPN. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. "Kilmarnock vs. Rangers". espnfc.com. ESPN. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
4. "Kilmarnock 2003/04 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
5. "Scottish Premiership 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
6. "Killie snap up Hardie". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
7. "Killie land Invincible". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
8. "Killie land Invincible". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
9. "Kilmarnock sign up Dubourdeau". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
10. "Jefferies joy at Greer deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
11. "Killie land Lilley". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
12. "Killie let keepers go". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
13. "Killie let keepers go". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
14. "Killie let keepers go". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
15. "Killie let keepers go". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
16. "McLaren agrees Tannadice deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
17. "Jefferies joy at Greer deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
18. "Foxes delight for Canero". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 January 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
19. "Duffy leaves Sons". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links

• Kilmarnock 2003–04 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)