# 2003–04 Partick Thistle F.C. season

The 2003–04 season saw Partick Thistle compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 12th position with 26 points, suffering relegation to the Scottish First Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round |
| 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 (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.

## Results

Partick Thistle's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 9 August 2003 | Livingston | H | 1–1 | 4,220 | Milne 31' |
| 2 | 16 August 2003 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 6,778 | Grady 39' |
| 3 | 23 August 2003 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 9,045 | Grady 26' |
| 4 | 30 August 2003 | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | 6,193 | Britton 26', Taylor 82' |
| 5 | 13 September 2003 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 10,597 | Mitchell 52' |
| 6 | 20 September 2003 | Dundee United | H | 0–2 | 4,711 | |
| 7 | 27 September 2003 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | 4,684 | Grady 50' |
| 8 | 4 October 2003 | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | 4,125 | |
| 9 | 18 October 2003 | Dundee | A | 0–1 | 6,497 | |
| 10 | 25 October 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–4 | 4,814 | Waddell 63' |
| 11 | 1 November 2003 | Rangers | A | 1–3 | 49,551 | Grady 82' |
| 12 | 8 November 2003 | Livingston | A | 0–2 | 5,226 | |
| 13 | 22 November 2003 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–4 | 4,445 | Mitchell 19', Grady 81' |
| 14 | 29 November 2003 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 58,202 | Grady 12' |
| 15 | 7 December 2003 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 4,124 | McBride 59' |
| 16 | 13 December 2003 | Aberdeen | H | 0–3 | 5,136 | |
| 17 | 23 December 2003 | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 6,440 | |
| 18 | 27 December 2003 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–1 | 4,337 | Thomson 38', Grady 56', 90', Ross 89' |
| 19 | 3 January 2004 | Hibernian | A | 2–3 | 8,875 | Grady 53', 90', Madaschi 78' |
| 20 | 17 January 2004 | Dundee | H | 1–2 | 4,690 | Rowson 31' |
| 21 | 24 January 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 10,264 | |
| 22 | 1 February 2004 | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 8,220 | |
| 23 | 11 February 2004 | Livingston | H | 5–2 | 3,011 | Grady 10', Britton (2) 41', 73', McNamee 68' (o.g.), Thomson 82' |
| 24 | 14 February 2004 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 5,818 | Bonnes 52' |
| 25 | 22 February 2004 | Celtic | H | 1–4 | 8,131 | Britton 55' |
| 26 | 28 February 2004 | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | 5,814 | |
| 27 | 9 March 2004 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 7,395 | |
| 28 | 13 March 2004 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 3,510 | Rowson 65' |
| 29 | 20 March 2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | 4,349 | |
| 30 | 27 March 2004 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 3,155 | Thomson 30' |
| 31 | 3 April 2004 | Dundee | A | 1–2 | 5,084 | Thomson 14' |
| 32 | 10 April 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 4,043 | Thomson 49' |
| 33 | 17 April 2004 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 49,279 | |
| 34 | 24 April 2004 | Dundee | H | 0–1 | 2,727 | |
| 35 | 1 May 2004 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 2,839 | Grady 10', Mitchell 80' |
| 36 | 5 May 2004 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 5,447 | Murdock 60' (o.g.), Grady 38' |
| 37 | 9 May 2004 | Livingston | A | 2–2 | 3,160 | Madaschi 5', Grady 63' |
| 38 | 15 May 2004 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 4,124 | Grady (2) 19', 90' |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 10 January 2004 | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | 6,613 | Rowson 35', Grady (2) 53', 90' |
| R4 | 7 February 2004 | Hamilton Academical | H | 5–1 | 4,004 | Mitchell 40', Britton (2) 54', 62', McBride 81', Bonnes 84' |
| QF | 6 March 2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–3 | 5,335 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R2 | 24 September 2003 | Peterhead | A | 2–2 (4–3 pens) | 1,350 | Grady 2', Milne 108' |
| R3 | 4 December 2003 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 5,700 | |