# 2003–04 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2003–04 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 4th position with 53 points. They also reached the 2004 Scottish Cup Final where they lost 3–1 to Celtic.

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 9 August 2003 | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 10,082 | |
| 2 | 17 August 2003 | Dundee | A | 2–0 | 7,750 | Wilkie 45' (o.g.), Crawford 88' |
| 3 | 23 August 2003 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 10,870 | Brewster 30', Nicholson 56' |
| 4 | 31 August 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 11,934 | |
| 5 | 13 September 2003 | Rangers | A | 0–4 | 49,072 | |
| 6 | 20 September 2003 | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 9,715 | |
| 7 | 27 September 2003 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | 4,684 | Crawford (2) 56', 70' |
| 8 | 4 October 2003 | Livingston | A | 0–0 | 4,616 | |
| 9 | 4 October 2003 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–3 | 4,495 | Crawford (2) 28', 55' |
| 10 | 1 November 2003 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 5,078 | Thomson 59', Mehmet 90' |
| 11 | 8 November 2003 | Celtic | A | 0–5 | 58,328 | |
| 12 | 22 November 2003 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 5,490 | Crawford (2) 52', 64' |
| 13 | 25 November 2003 | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | 4,220 | Crawford 15', Brewster 39' |
| 14 | 29 November 2003 | Aberdeen | H | 2–2 | 5,294 | Young 61', Bullen 74' |
| 15 | 6 December 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | 6,199 | Young 21', Wilson 62' |
| 16 | 14 December 2003 | Rangers | H | 2–0 | 8,592 | Crawford 5', Vanoli 85' (o.g.) |
| 17 | 21 December 2003 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 9,085 | Brewster (2) 1', 36' |
| 18 | 27 December 2003 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–4 | 4,377 | Brewster 59' |
| 19 | 3 January 2004 | Livingston | H | 2–2 | 5,155 | Nicholson 36', Crawford 80' |
| 20 | 17 January 2004 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 5,715 | Crawford 63' |
| 21 | 24 January 2004 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 5,270 | Young 73' |
| 22 | 31 January 2004 | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 5,564 | |
| 23 | 11 February 2004 | Celtic | H | 1–4 | 11,201 | Hunt 20' |
| 24 | 14 February 2004 | Dundee | A | 1–0 | 5,643 | Hunt 32' |
| 25 | 21 February 2004 | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 11,035 | |
| 26 | 28 February 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 8,421 | |
| 27 | 20 March 2004 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 4,349 | Young 9' |
| 28 | 23 March 2004 | Rangers | A | 1–4 | 47,487 | Tod 21' |
| 29 | 27 March 2004 | Livingston | A | 0–0 | 3,558 | |
| 30 | 3 April 2004 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | 3,914 | Nicholson 40', Crawford 70' |
| 31 | 13 April 2004 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 5,041 | Dempsey 78' |
| 32 | 15 April 2004 | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 3,920 | |
| 33 | 17 April 2004 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 4,409 | Shields 45' |
| 34 | 24 April 2004 | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | 4,290 | Nicholson 36', Dempsey 52', Young 74' |
| 35 | 2 May 2004 | Celtic | A | 2–1 | 59,739 | Nicholson 28', Dempsey 59' |
| 36 | 8 May 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 10,846 | Tod 11' |
| 37 | 11 May 2004 | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | 5,998 | Bullen 34', Crawford 46' |
| 38 | 16 May 2004 | Rangers | H | 2–3 | 6,798 | Dempsey (2) 27', 66' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second round | 24 September 2003 | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | 3,582 | Crawford 54', Brewster 64' |
| Third round | 28 October 2003 | St Johnstone | A | 2–3 | 2,769 | Crawford 80', Young 83' |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round | 10 January 2004 | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | 6,164 | Crawford (2) 16', 36', Brewster 49' |
| Fourth round | 24 February 2004 | Clyde | A | 3–0 | 2,441 | Nicholson (2) 19', 38', Bullen 41' |
| Quarter-finals | 6 March 2004 | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | 5,335 | Byrne 11', Nicholson 36', Brewster 69' |
| Semi-finals | 10 March 2004 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | N | 1–1 | 13,255 | Brewster 37' |
| Semi-final replay | 20 April 2004 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | N | 3–2 | 5,728 | Young 25', Brewster 63', Nicholson 78' |
| Final | 22 May 2004 | Celtic | N | 1–3 | 50,846 | Skerla 40' |

## 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 |
| — | MF | SCO | Gary Greenhill |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 46 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.