2003–04 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2003–04 season
ChairmanBrian Quinn
ManagerMartin O'Neill
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henrik Larsson (30)
All:
Henrik Larsson (41)

In season 2003–04 Celtic won a double of the Scottish Premier League championship and the Scottish Cup. They reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup after competing in the group stage of the Champions League. They set a new record for the most goals scored in a season – 105 goals.

Competitions

Results for Celtic F.C. for season 2003–2004.

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Celtic scorers Match Report
6 July 2003 Kunghshamn Vallen Stadium Swedish Amateur XI 7–0 Friendly Varga, Guppy, Sutton, Petrov, Fernández (2), Wallace BBC Sport
23 July 2003 Seattle Manchester Utd 0–4 Friendly BBC Sport
30 July 2003 S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium Lithuania FBK Kaunas 4–0 CLQ Larsson, Sutton, Maloney, Miller BBC Sport
2 August 2003 Celtic Park Arsenal 1–1 Friendly Miller BBC Sport
6 August 2003 Celtic Park Lithuania FBK Kaunas 1–0 CLQ Gvildys (og) BBC Sport
9 August 2003 East End Park Dunfermline 0–0 SPL BBC Sport
13 August 2003 Hidegkuti Nandor Stadium Hungary MTK Hungária 4–0 CLQ Larsson, Agathe, Petrov, Sutton BBC Sport
16 August 2003 Celtic Park Dundee United 5–0 SPL Maloney, Agathe, Thompson, McNamara, Larsson BBC Sport
23 August 2003 Firhill Partick Thistle 2–1 SPL Lambert, Thompson BBC Sport
27 August 2003 Celtic Park Hungary MTK Hungária 1–0 CLQ Sutton BBC Sport
30 August 2003 Celtic Park Livingston 5–1 SPL Larsson (3), Maloney, Thompson BBC Sport
13 September 2003 Dens Park Dundee 1–0 SPL Balde BBC Sport
17 September 2003 Olympic Stadium (Munich) Germany Bayern Munich 1–2 CLA Thompson BBC Sport
20 September 2003 Celtic Park Motherwell 3–0 SPL Larsson, Sutton, Maloney BBC Sport
27 September 2003 Easter Road Hibernian 2–1 SPL Thompson, Larsson BBC Sport
30 September 2003 Celtic Park France Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 CLA Miller, Sutton BBC Sport
4 October 2003 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 1–0 SPL Hartson BBC Sport
18 October 2003 Celtic Park Heart of Midlothian 5–0 SPL Miller (2), Varga, Larsson, Stamp (og) BBC Sport
21 October 2003 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Belgium RSC Anderlecht 0–1 CLA BBC Sport
25 October 2003 Celtic Park Aberdeen 4–0 SPL Larsson (3), Sutton BBC Sport
1 November 2003 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 5–0 SPL Sutton (3), Hartson, Maloney BBC Sport
5 November 2003 Celtic Park Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3–1 CLA Larsson, Miller, Sutton BBC Sport
8 November 2003 Celtic Park Dunfermline Athletic 5–0 SPL Hartson (2), Wallace, Varga, Larsson BBC Sport
22 November 2003 Tannadice Dundee Utd 5–1 SPL Sutton (3), Larsson (2) BBC Sport
25 November 2003 Celtic Park Germany Bayern Munich 0–0 CLA BBC Sport
29 November 2003 Celtic Park Partick Thistle 3–1 SPL Larsson, Sutton (2), BBC Sport
4 December 2003 Firhill Partick Thistle 2–0 SLC Beattie, Smith BBC Sport
6 December 2003 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 2–0 SPL Sutton, Thompson BBC Sport
10 December 2003 Stade de Gerland France Olympique Lyonnais 2–3 CLA Hartson, Sutton BBC Sport
13 December 2003 Celtic Park Dundee 3–2 SPL Larsson, Balde, Kennedy BBC Sport
18 December 2003 Easter Road Hibernian 1–2 SLC Varga BBC Sport
21 December 2003 Fir Park Motherwell 2–0 SPL Hartson, Thompson BBC Sport
27 December 2003 Celtic Park Hibernian 6–0 SPL Sutton (2), Hartson (2), Larsson, Petrov BBC Sport
3 January 2004 Celtic Park Rangers 3–0 SPL Petrov, Varga, Thompson BBC Sport
10 January 2004 Celtic Park Ross County 2–0 SC Hartson, Lambert BBC Sport
18 January 2004 Tynecastle Stadium Heart of Midlothian 1–0 SPL Petrov BBC Sport
24 January 2004 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 3–1 SPL Petrov, Larsson, Pearson BBC Sport
31 January 2004 Celtic Park Kilmarnock 5–1 SPL Agathe, Hartson (2), Larsson, Pearson BBC Sport
7 February 2004 Tynecastle Heart of Midlothian 3–0 SC Petrov (2), Larsson BBC Sport
11 February 2004 East End Park Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 SPL Larsson (2), Varga, Thompson BBC Sport
14 February 2004 Celtic Park Dundee Utd 2–1 SPL Maloney, Sutton BBC Sport
22 February 2004 Firhill Partick Thistle 4–1 SPL Sutton (2), Varga (2) BBC Sport
26 February 2004 Celtic Park Czech Republic FK Teplice 3–0 UC Larsson (2), Sutton BBC Sport
29 February 2004 Celtic Park Livingston 5–1 SPL Pearson, Sutton, Thompson (2), Larsson BBC Sport
3 March 2004 Na Stinadlech Czech Republic FK Teplice 0–1 UC BBC Sport
7 March 2004 Celtic Park Rangers 1–0 SC Larsson BBC Sport
10 March 2004 Celtic Park Spain FC Barcelona 1–0 UC Thompson BBC Sport
14 March 2004 Celtic Park Motherwell 1–1 SPL Larsson BBC Sport
17 March 2004 Dens Park Dundee 2–1 SPL Petrov, Larsson BBC Sport
21 March 2004 Easter Road Hibernian 4–0 SPL Agathe (2), Larsson (2) BBC Sport
24 March 2004 Nou Camp Spain FC Barcelona 0–0 UC BBC Sport
28 March 2004 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 2–1 SPL Larsson, Thompson BBC Sport
3 April 2004 Celtic Park Heart of Midlothian 2–2 SPL Sutton, Agathe BBC Sport
8 April 2004 Celtic Park Spain Villarreal CF 1–1 UC Larsson BBC Sport
11 April 2004 Hampden Park Livingston 3–1 SC Sutton (2), Larsson BBC Sport
14 April 2004 El Madrigal Spain Villarreal CF 0–2 UC BBC Sport
18 April 2004 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 1–0 SPL Petrov BBC Sport
21 April 2004 Celtic Park Aberdeen 1–2 SPL Larsson BBC Sport
25 April 2004 Tynecastle Heart of Midlothian 1–1 SPL McGeady BBC Sport
2 May 2004 Celtic Park Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 SPL Larsson BBC Sport
8 May 2004 Celtic Park Rangers 1–0 SPL Sutton BBC Sport
12 May 2004 Fir Park Motherwell 1–1 SPL Beattie BBC Sport
16 May 2004 Celtic Park Dundee Utd 2–1 SPL Larsson (2) BBC Sport
22 May 2004 Hampden Park Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 SC Larsson (2), Petrov BBC Sport
25 May 2004 Celtic Park Spain Sevilla 1–0 Friendly Sutton BBC Sport

Key:

  • SPL = Scottish Premier League
  • SC = Scottish Cup
  • SLC = Scottish League Cup
  • CLQ = Champions League Qualifier
  • CLA – Champions League Group A
  • CL = Champions League Match
  • UC = UEFA Cup match
  • F = Friendly match

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 MF Guinea GUI Mohammed Sylla
4 DF Scotland SCO Jackie McNamara
5 DF Belgium BEL Joos Valgaeren
6 DF Guinea GUI Bobo Baldé
7 FW Sweden SWE Henrik Larsson
8 MF England ENG Alan Thompson
9 FW England ENG Chris Sutton
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson
11 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Pearson (from January)
12 FW Spain ESP David Fernandez
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Lambert
15 MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta
16 DF Denmark DEN Ulrik Laursen
17 DF France FRA Didier Agathe
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
19 MF Bulgaria BUL Stiliyan Petrov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas
21 GK Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman
22 GK Scotland SCO David Marshall
23 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga
29 FW Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney
33 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace
35 DF Sweden SWE Johan Mjallby
37 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie
39 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy
43 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller
44 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus
45 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride
46 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady
47 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Michael Gray 10 0 2+5 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Guinea GUI Mohammed Sylla 24 0 5+9 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+7 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Jackie McNamara 43 1 26+1 1 4 0 1 0 11 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Joos Valgaeren 16 0 4+3 0 2 0 0 0 4+3 0
6 DF Guinea GUI Dianbobo Balde 50 2 30+1 2 4 0 1 0 14 0
7 FW Sweden SWE Henrik Larsson 58 41 36+1 30 5 5 1 0 15 6
8 MF England ENG Alan Thompson 44 13 26 11 4 0 1 0 13 2
9 FW England ENG Chris Sutton 44 28 25 19 4 2 1 0 14 7
10 FW Wales WAL John Hartson 23 10 14+1 8 1 1 0 0 6+1 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Pearson 28 3 16+1 3 4+1 0 0 0 5+1 0
12 FW Spain ESP David Fernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Paul Lambert 22 2 9+4 1 1 1 2 0 6 0
15 MF Netherlands NED Bobby Petta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 DF Denmark DEN Ulrik Laursen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 DF France FRA Didier Agathe 46 6 26+1 5 5 0 0 0 14 1
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon 53 0 35 0 5 0 0 0 12+1 0
19 MF Bulgaria BUL Stiliyan Petrov 55 10 33+2 6 4+1 3 0 0 15 1
20 GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas 26 0 15+1 0 3 0 1 0 6 0
21 GK Sweden SWE Magnus Hedman 19 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
22 GK Scotland SCO David Marshall 18 0 11 0 2 0 1 0 3+1 0
23 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga 55 7 35 6 4 0 1 1 15 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney 23 6 7+10 5 1 0 1+1 0 1+2 1
33 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace 14 1 4+4 1 1+1 0 1 0 0+3 0
35 DF Sweden SWE Johan Mjallby 18 0 10+3 0 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
37 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie 17 2 2+8 1 0+3 0 1+1 1 1+1 0
39 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 15 1 4+7 0 0 0 1 1 1+2 0
40 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Crainey 6 0 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 1+1 0
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy 20 1 9+3 1 1+1 0 2 0 2+2 0
43 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Miller 40 5 13+12 2 0+1 0 1 0 5+8 3
44 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady 4 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 5 2 105 25 +80 98 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 25 6 7 76 33 +43 81 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 19 11 8 56 40 +16 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
4 Dunfermline Athletic 38 14 11 13 45 52 −7 53
5 Dundee United 38 13 10 15 47 60 −13 49
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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. ^ As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
31 August 2003 England Michael Gray England Sunderland Loan[1]
9 January 2004 Scotland Stephen Pearson Scotland Motherwell £350,000[2]
30 January 2004 Australia Danny Milosevic England Leeds United Loan[3]

Out

Date Player To Fee
12 June 2003 Scotland Tom Boyd Retired[4]
13 June 2003 Republic of Ireland Colin Healy Free[5]
5 July 2003 Spain Javier Broto Free[6]
24 August 2003 Scotland Mark Fotheringham Scotland Dundee Free[7]
30 August 2003 Spain David Fernández Scotland Livingston Loan[8]
31 December 2003 Netherlands Bobby Petta England Fulham Loan[9]
15 January 2004 England Steve Guppy England Leicester City Free[10]
30 January 2004 Scotland Stephen Crainey England Southampton £500,000[11]
  • Expenditure: Decrease £350,000
  • Income: Increase £500,000
  • Total loss/gain: Increase £150,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "Celtic move delights Gray". BBC Sport. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Celtic parade Pearson". BBC Sport. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Celtic sign Aussie keeper". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Boyd decides to call it a day". The Herald. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ^ "TOMMY'S CURE FOR YOUTHACHE: Fewer imports mean kids will be all right". Daily Record. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Broto to leave Celtic". BBC Sport. 5 July 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Fotheringham to join Dundee". BBC Sport. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Fernandez back at Livi". BBC Sport. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Petta joins Fulham". BBC Sport. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Guppy returns to Leicester". UEFA. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Southampton sign Crainey". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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