The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive

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in Scotland.

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

The 2003–04

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season was won by

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with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two

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places and Hearts got the

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place having finished third. Partick Thistle were relegated to the

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, this however was decided by a tribunal as at the time Inverness's stadium did not meet the criteria for the SPL, as with Falkirk the previous season, however unlike Falkirk the SPL decided that Inverness were allowed to share a ground with Aberdeen.

Scottish First Division

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Third Division

Other honours

Cup honours

Individual honours

SPFA awards

SFWA awards

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Average coefficient �
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Rangers

Celtic

Hearts

Dundee

Scotland national team

Key: * (A) = Away match * (H) = Home match * ECQG5 = European Championship Qualifying – Group 5 * EFQPO = European Championship Qualifying – Play-off

Deaths

*1 February: Ally MacLeod, 72, Scotland national team manager (1977–78). *12 February: Leonard Dudman, 70, Falkirk and Forfar Athletic winger.

Notes and references

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