2003–04 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston F.C.
2003–04 season
Manager Márcio Máximo
David Hay
Stadium Almondvale Stadium
Scottish Premier League 9th
Scottish Cup Semi-final
Co-operative Insurance Cup Winner
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Season 2003-04 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup and won the League Cup.

Contents

Summary

Livingston finished 9th in the Scottish Premier League during Season 2003–04. [1] They went on to win Co-operative Insurance Cup after defeating Hibernian in the final [2] and reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup losing to Celtic. [3]

Managers

Livingston started the season under Márcio Máximo who had been appointed during the summer. [4] On 14 October 2003 he resigned as manager [5] and was replaced by David Hay who led the club to their Co-operative Insurance Cup win.

Fixtures and results

[6] [7]   Win  Draw  Loss

SPL

9 August 2003 SPL Partick Thistle 1– 1 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Milne Soccerball shade.svg31' BBC Report Pasquinelli Soccerball shade.svg77'Attendance: 4,220
Referee: McDonald
16 August 2003 SPL Livingston 1– 0 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lilley Soccerball shade.svg78' BBC Report Attendance: 5,316
Referee: Thomson
23 August 2003 SPL Dundee 2– 1 Livingston Dens Park
15:00 Novo Soccerball shade.svg17' (84) BBC Report O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg37'Attendance: 5,815
Referee: McCurry
30 August 2003 SPL Celtc 5– 1 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Larsson Soccerball shade.svg25' (56), 77'
Maloney Soccerball shade.svg39'
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg90'		 BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg85'Attendance: 57,165
Referee: Young
13 September 2003 SPL Livingston 0– 0 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Conroy
20 September 2003 SPL Livingston 1– 2 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Makel Soccerball shade.svg18' BBC Report Hessey Soccerball shade.svg15'
Boyd Soccerball shade.svg22'		Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Rowbotham
27 September 2003 SPL Aberdeen 0– 3 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Quino Soccerball shade.svg45'
Rubio Soccerball shade.svg65'
Pasquinelli Soccerball shade.svg70'		Attendance: 10,307
Referee: McDonald
4 October 2003 SPL Livingston 0– 0 Dunfermline Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Fyfe
18 October 2003 SPL Hibernian 0– 2 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg38'
Lilley Soccerball shade.svg83'		Attendance: 8,562
Referee: Thomson
25 October 2003 SPL Livingston 0– 0 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 9,627
Referee: Dallas
1 November 2003 SPL Heart of Midlothian 3– 1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Kirk Soccerball shade.svg74' (85) Pressley Soccerball shade.svg92' (pen.) Livi Mad Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg51'Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Dougal
8 November 2003 SPL Livingston 2– 0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lilley Soccerball shade.svg26' (Penalty)
Makel Soccerball shade.svg45'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Foy
22 November 2003 SPL Motherwell 1– 1 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 Clarkson Soccerball shade.svg28' BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg39'Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Underhill
29 November 2003 SPL Livingston 1– 1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lilley Soccerball shade.svg71' (Penalty) BBC Report Fotheringham Soccerball shade.svg84'Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Rowbotham
6 December 2003 SPL Livingston 0– 2 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Sutton Soccerball shade.svg48'
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg85'		Attendance: 9,523
Referee: Dallas
13 December 2003 SPL Dundee United 2– 0 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 Dodds Soccerball shade.svg41' (80) BBC Report Attendance: 5,421
Referee: McDonald
20 December 2003 SPL Kilmarnock 0– 3 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 BBC Report Juanjo Soccerball shade.svg50'
Pasquinelli Soccerball shade.svg80'
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg90'		Attendance: 5,035
Referee: Richmond
27 December 2003 SPL Livingston 1– 1 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg90' BBC Report Booth Soccerball shade.svg23'Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Clark
3 January 2004 SPL Dunfermline 2– 2 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg36' (Penalty)
Crawford Soccerball shade.svg85'		 BBC Report McNamee Soccerball shade.svg15'
Makel Soccerball shade.svg62'		Attendance: 5,155
Referee: McCurry
17 January 2004 SPL Livingston 1– 0 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Makel Soccerball shade.svg26' BBC Report Attendance: 5,621
Referee: Underhill
24 January 2004 SPL Rangers 1– 0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Nerlinger Soccerball shade.svg13' BBC Report Attendance: 48,638
Referee: Brines
11 February 2004 SPL Partick Thistle 5– 2 Livingston Firhill Stadium
19:30 Grady Soccerball shade.svg10'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg41' (73)
McNamee Soccerball shade.svg68' (Own Goal)
Thomson Soccerball shade.svg82'		 BBC Report Makel Soccerball shade.svg85'
McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg90'		Attendance: 3,011
Referee: McDonald
14 February 2004 SPL Livingston 3– 1 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McAllister Soccerball shade.svg3'
Lilley Soccerball shade.svg29'
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Livi Mad Report Adams Soccerball shade.svg90'Attendance: 3,492
Referee: Chris Foy
21 February 2004 SPL Dundee 1– 0 Livingston Dens Park
15:00 Milne Soccerball shade.svg59' BBC Report Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Toner
24 February 2004 SPL Livingston 2– 3 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Makel Soccerball shade.svg4' McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg56' BBC Report De Vries Soccerball shade.svg25' Kirk Soccerball shade.svg47' McKenna Soccerball shade.svg84'Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Fyfye
29 February 2004 SPL Celtic 5– 1 Livingston Celtic Park
12:30 Pearson Soccerball shade.svg12'
Sutton Soccerball shade.svg36'
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg48' (80)
Larsson Soccerball shade.svg55'		 BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg41'Attendance: 57,973
Referee: Dougal
21 March 2004 SPL Aberdeen 1– 2 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
12:15 Hinds Soccerball shade.svg84' BBC Report McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg14'
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg87'		Attendance: 7,477
Referee: McCurry
24 March 2004 SPL Livingston 2– 3 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
19:45 McNamee Soccerball shade.svg38'
McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg72'		 BBC Report Scotland Soccerball shade.svg13'
Samuel Soccerball shade.svg79'
McIntyre Soccerball shade.svg82'		Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Richmond
27 March 2004 SPL Livingston 0– 0 Dunfermline Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Brines
3 April 2004 SPL Hibernian 3– 1 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 McManus Soccerball shade.svg39'
Riordan Soccerball shade.svg54'
Riordan Soccerball shade.svg83'		 BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg50'Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Dallas
7 April 2004 SPL Livingston 1– 1 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg83' Livi Mad Report Dargo Soccerball shade.svg85'Attendance: 2,677
Referee: Ritchie
14 April 2004 SPL Livingston 1– 1 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
19:45 McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg79' BBC Report Mols Soccerball shade.svg25'Attendance: 6,596
Referee: Young
24 April 2004 SPL Livingston 2– 0 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McNamee Soccerball shade.svg24'
McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg63'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Thomson
1 May 2004 SPL Kilmarnock 4– 2 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 Nish Soccerball shade.svg54' (79)
Canning Soccerball shade.svg74'
McSwegan Soccerball shade.svg87'		 BBC Report Makel Soccerball shade.svg13'
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg23'		Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Rowbotham
9 May 2004 SPL Livingston 2– 2 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg22'
McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg68'		 BBC Report Madaschi Soccerball shade.svg5'
Grady Soccerball shade.svg63'		Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Young
12 May 2004 SPL Dundee 2– 0 Livingston Dens Park
19:30 Novo Soccerball shade.svg5' (90), Penalty' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Murray
15 May 2004 SPL Livingston 4– 1 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lovell Soccerball shade.svg8'
Lilley Soccerball shade.svg64'
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg78'
Makel Soccerball shade.svg89'		 BBC Report Doumbe Soccerball shade.svg75'Attendance: 4,409
Referee: McCurry

League Cup

23 September 2003 Scottish League Cup R2 Queen's Park 1– 3 Livingston Hampden Park
19:45 Clark Soccerball shade.svg89' Livi Mad Report Makel Soccerball shade.svg9' (79)
Quino Soccerball shade.svg40'		Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Underhill
29 October 2003 Scottish League Cup R3 Dundee United 0– 1 Livingston Tannadice Park
19:30 BBC Report Gallacher Soccerball shade.svg19og'Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Young
2 December 2003 Scottish League Cup QF Aberdeen 2– 3 (a.e.t.) Livingston Pittodrie
19:45 Tosh Soccerball shade.svg34'Soccerball shade.svg59' Livi Mad Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg15'
Pasquinelli Soccerball shade.svg50'
Makel Soccerball shade.svg99'		Attendance: 6,090
Referee: Dougal
3 February 2004 Scottish League Cup SF Dundee 0– 1 Livingston Dens Park
19:45 Livi Mad Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)Attendance: 6,600
Referee: McCurry
14 March 2004 Scottish League Cup Final Hibernian 0– 2 Livingston Hampden Park
15:00 BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg50'
McAllister Soccerball shade.svg52'		Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Young

Scottish Cup

10 January 2004 Scottish Cup R3 Livingston 1– 0 Montrose Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg17' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 2,675
Referee: MacKay
8 February 2004 Scottish Cup R4 Spartans 0– 4 Livingston City Park
15:00 Livi Mad Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg53' (61), 70'
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg59'		Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Thompson
6 March 2004 Scottish Cup QF Aberdeen 1– 1 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Muirhead Soccerball shade.svg57' Livi Mad Report Anderson Soccerball shade.svg51' (Own Goal)Attendance: McDonald
Referee: 11,593
11 April 2004 Scottish Cup SF Livingston 1– 3 Celtic Hampden Park
15:00 McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Sutton Soccerball shade.svg37', 65'
Larsson Soccerball shade.svg50'		Attendance: 26,152
Referee: Clark

Statistics

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation [lower-alpha 1]
7 Dundee 381210164857−946
8 Hibernian 381111164160−1944Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round [lower-alpha 2]
9 Livingston 381013154857−943
10 Kilmarnock 38126205174−2342
11 Aberdeen 3897223963−2434
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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. ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Livingston lift CIS Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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