# 2003–04 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Aberdeen's 91st season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Preece |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Leigh Hinds |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Scott Booth |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Paul Sheerin |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Kevin Rutkiewicz |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Richard Foster |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | AUS | David Zdrilic |
| 21 | FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Scott Muirhead |
| 23 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Scott Morrison |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Duncan Jones |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Kevin Souter |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond |
| 28 | FW | SCO | Stephen Tarditi |
| 29 | MF | FIN | Markus Heikkinen |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Murray McCulloch |
| 32 | FW | SCO | John Stewart |
| 36 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine |

## Results
### Scottish Premier League

| 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.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 9 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | | 14,260 | AFC Heritage |
| 2 | 16 August | Rangers | H | 2–3 | Zdrilic, Deloumeaux | 16,348 | AFC Heritage |
| 3 | 23 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–2 | Zdrilic | 10,870 | AFC Heritage |
| 4 | 30 August | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Anderson | 10,682 | AFC Heritage |
| 5 | 13 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Booth, Anderson | 10,597 | AFC Heritage |
| 6 | 20 September | Dundee | A | 0–2 | | 7,887 | AFC Heritage |
| 7 | 27 September | Livingston | H | 0–3 | | 10,307 | AFC Heritage |
| 8 | 4 October | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | Zdrilic, Tosh, Booth | 6,023 | AFC Heritage |
| 9 | 18 October | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 11,234 | AFC Heritage |
| 10 | 25 October | Celtic | A | 0–4 | | 59,598 | AFC Heritage |
| 11 | 1 November | Motherwell | H | 0–3 | | 9,895 | AFC Heritage |
| 12 | 9 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | | 9,687 | AFC Heritage |
| 13 | 22 November | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 49,962 | AFC Heritage |
| 14 | 29 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | Deloumeaux, Booth | 5,294 | AFC Heritage |
| 15 | 7 December | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Booth (2), Hinds | 7,863 | AFC Heritage |
| 16 | 13 December | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | Anderson (2), Clark | 5,189 | AFC Heritage |
| 17 | 20 December | Dundee | H | 2–2 | Anderson, Wilkie | 8,261 | AFC Heritage |
| 18 | 27 December | Livingston | A | 1–1 | Booth | 7,115 | AFC Heritage |
| 19 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Diamond, Tosh, Hinds | 11,698 | AFC Heritage |
| 20 | 17 January | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | Booth, Clark | 8,888 | AFC Heritage |
| 21 | 24 January | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Tosh | 16,452 | AFC Heritage |
| 22 | 11 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | | 11,236 | AFC Heritage |
| 23 | 14 February | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Diamond | 15,185 | AFC Heritage |
| 24 | 21 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | McGuire, Booth | 12,035 | AFC Heritage |
| 25 | 24 February | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 5,225 | AFC Heritage |
| 26 | 28 February | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Morrison | 10,416 | AFC Heritage |
| 27 | 9 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 7,395 | AFC Heritage |
| 28 | 13 March | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Hinds | 6,839 | AFC Heritage |
| 29 | 21 March | Livingston | H | 1–2 | Hinds | 7,477 | AFC Heritage |
| 30 | 27 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | Prunty | 7,250 | AFC Heritage |
| 31 | 3 April | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Hinds, McGuire, Sheerin | 8,449 | AFC Heritage |
| 32 | 18 April | Motherwell | H | 0–2 | | 7,246 | AFC Heritage |
| 33 | 21 April | Celtic | A | 2–1 | Prunty, Zdrilic | 51,000 | AFC Heritage |
| 34 | 24 April | Livingston | A | 0–2 | | 3,133 | AFC Heritage |
| 35 | 1 May | Partick Thistle | A | 0–2 | | 2,829 | AFC Heritage |
| 36 | 8 May | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | | 6,781 | AFC Heritage |
| 37 | 12 May | Kilmarnock | A | 0–4 | | 4,987 | AFC Heritage |
| 38 | 15 May | Dundee | H | 1–2 | Foster | 7,878 | AFC Heritage |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R2 | 23 September | Dumbarton | H | 3–1 | Zdrilic (2), Hinds | 3,944 | AFC Heritage |
| R3 | 28 October | Brechin City | H | 5–0 | Tosh, Booth, Muirhead, Sheerin, Hinds | 3,631 | AFC Heritage |
| QF | 2 December | Livingston | H | 2–3 (aet) | Tosh (2) | 6,090 | AFC Heritage |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R3 | 10 January | Dundee | H | 0–0 | | 11,012 | AFC Heritage |
| R3R | 21 January | Dundee | A | 3–2 | Clark, Heikkinen, Zdrilic | 5,857 | AFC Heritage |
| R4 | 7 February | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | Zdrilic, Booth | 4,747 | AFC Heritage |
| QF | 6 March | Livingston | H | 1–1 | Muirhead | 11,593 | AFC Heritage |
| QFR | 18 March | Livingston | A | 0–1 | | 4,485 | AFC Heritage |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (c) | 32 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Leigh Hinds | 37 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh | 33 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Scott Booth | 26 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Paul Sheerin | 39 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 30 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Kevin Rutkiewicz | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Richard Foster | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | David Zdrilic | 38 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Scott Muirhead | 40 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Scott Morrison | 32 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Duncan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Kevin Souter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SCO | Steven Tarditi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | FIN | Marcus Heikkinen | 46 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Murray McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Craig Higgins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SCO | John Stewart | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Richard Buckley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | David Donald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | SCO | Ryan O'Leary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | SCO | David Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | ENG | Michael Bird | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | DF | SCO | Jamie McQuilken | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | DF | FRA | Éric Deloumeaux | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | DF | SCO | Stephen Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |