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.

Summary

Season Kilmarnock finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League with 42 points. They reached the second round of the League Cup, losing to Brechin City and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers.

The club would also make history with the Kilmarnock's academy squad winning the Scottish Youth Cup for the first time in their history, with a 1–0 win over Rangers at Rugby Park.

Results and fixtures

Scottish Premier League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers19 August 2003RangersA0–449,108216 August 2003Partick ThistleH2–16,778Hardie 46’ Boyd 60’323 August 2003MotherwellA1–25,087Dindeleux 76’431 August 2003DundeeH1–15,973Boyd 79’513 September 2003HeartsH0–26,925620 September 2003LivingstonH2–16,150Hessey 15’ Boyd 22’ 727 September 2003Dundee UnitedA1–16,529Boyd 72’84 October 2003AberdeenH1–36,023Nish 67’918 October 2003Dunfermline AthleticA3–24,495McSwegan 24’, 84’ Shields 69’1025 October 2003HibernianA1–37,191Nish 80’111 November 2003CelticH0–512,460129 November 2003RangersH2–312,204McDonald 39’ Canero 50’1322 November 2003Partick ThistleA4–24,445Nish 26’ McDonald 61’, 66’ Nish 90’1429 November 2003MotherwellH2–06,320Canero 13’ Boyd 60’156 December 2003DundeeA2–16,954Nish 8’, Boyd 37’1613 December 2003Heart of MidlothianA1–29,881McSwegan 90’1720 December 2003LivingstonH0–35,0351827 December 2003Dundee UnitedH0–26,062193 January 2004AberdeenA1–311,698Nish 82’2017 January 2004Dunfermline AthleticH1–15,715McSwegan 29’ (Pen.)2124 January 2004HibernianH0–25,5712231 January 2004CelticA1–559,138Skora 84’ 2311 February 2004RangersA0–246,9002414 February 2004Partick ThistleH2–15,818Lilley 55’, Boyd 58’2521 February 2004MotherwellH0–15,1632628 February 2004DundeeA4–25,454Skora 32’, Invincible 34’, 64’ Boyd 54’ (Pen.)277 March 2004Heart of MidlothianH1–15,297Invincible 87’2820 March 2004Dundee UnitedA1–45,757Invincible 61’2927 March 2004AberdeenH3–17,250Dargo 1’ Boyd 28’, 76’303 April 2004Dunfermline AthleticA1–23,914Invincible 9’317 April 2004LivingstonA1–12,677Dargo 85’3210 April 2004HibernianH0–37,3263318 April 2004CelticH0–114,5763424 April 2004HibernianH2–04,886Boyd 28’, 76’ 351 May 2004LivingstonH4–25,023Nish 54’, 79’ Canning 74’ McSwegan 87’368 May 2004DundeeA0–24,9423712 May 2004AberdeenH4–04,987Skora 24’ Boyd 36’, 58’ Nish 61’ 3815 May 2004Partick ThistleA2–24,124 Boyd 6’ Dargo 68’

Scottish League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersSecond Round23 September 2003Brechin CityA0–1829

Scottish Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird Round10 January 2004Raith RoversA3–13,610McSwegan 28’ McDonald 32’ Nish 35’Fourth Round8 February 2004RangersH0–211,072

Player statistics

Final league table

Division summary

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromFee Martin Hardie Partick Thistle Free Colin Nish Dunfermline Athletic Free Danny Invincible Swindon TownFree François Dubourdeau MotherwellFree Gordon Greer Blackburn RoversFree Éric Skora Preston North EndLoan David Lilley Partick Thistle £30,000

Players out PlayerToFee Gordon Marshall Motherwell Free Colin Stewart Ross County Free Chris Boyle DumbartonFree Emilio Jaconelli Queen of the SouthFree Andy McLaren Dundee UnitedFree Chris Innes Dundee United £75,000 Peter Canero Leicester City £250,000 Greg Shields Dunfermline AthleticFree Sean Hessey BlackpoolFree Craig Samson Queen of the South Loan

References

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