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 group stage, with runners-up Rangers also qualifying to the third qualifying round. 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

Motherwell 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.

Personnel

TeamManager
Aberdeen

League table


Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice.

Matches 23–33

During matches 23–33 each team played every other team once.

Matches 34–38

During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once.

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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Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManagerPlayerYoung Player
August

Annual awards

Player awards
AwardWinnerClub
PFA Players' Player of the Yearsortname|Chris|Sutton