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2003–04 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
2003–04 season
ManagerMárcio Máximo
(until 14 October)
David Hay
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
SPLNinth place
Scottish CupSemi-final
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Lilley (12)
All: Derek Lilley (18)
Highest home attendance9,627, vs. Rangers, SPL, 25 October 2003
Lowest home attendance2,675, vs. Montrose, Scottish Cup, 10 January 2004

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.

Summary

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

Management

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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 League Cup win.

Fixtures and results

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[6][7]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League

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9 August 2003 1 Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Milne 31' BBC Report Pasquinelli 77' Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Dougie McDonald
16 August 2003 2 Livingston 1 – 0 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lilley 78' BBC Report Attendance: 5,316
Referee: Craig Thomson
23 August 2003 3 Dundee 2 – 1 Livingston Dens Park
15:00 Novo 17', 84' BBC Report O'Brien 37' Attendance: 5,815
Referee: Mike McCurry
30 August 2003 4 Celtc 5 – 1 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Larsson 25', 56', 77'
Maloney 39'
Thompson 90'
BBC Report Lilley 85' Attendance: 57,165
Referee: Willie Young
13 September 2003 5 Livingston 0 – 0 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Steve Conroy
20 September 2003 6 Livingston 1 – 2 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Makel 18' BBC Report Hessey 15'
Boyd 22'
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: John Rowbotham
27 September 2003 7 Aberdeen 0 – 3 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Quino 45'
Rubio 65'
Pasquinelli 70'
Attendance: 10,307
Referee: Dougie McDonald
4 October 2003 8 Livingston 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,816
Referee: Ian Fyfe
18 October 2003 9 Hibernian 0 – 2 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 BBC Report Lilley 38', 83' Attendance: 8,562
Referee: Craig Thomson
25 October 2003 10 Livingston 0 – 0 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 9,627
Referee: Hugh Dallas
1 November 2003 11 Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Kirk 74', 85' Pressley 92 pen.' Livi Mad Report Lilley 51' Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Stuart Dougal
8 November 2003 12 Livingston 2 – 0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lilley 26 pen.'
Makel 45'
BBC Report Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Chris Foy
22 November 2003 13 Motherwell 1 – 1 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 Clarkson 28' BBC Report Lilley 39' Attendance: 6,357
Referee: John Underhill
29 November 2003 14 Livingston 1 – 1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lilley 71 pen.' BBC Report Fotheringham 84' Attendance: 4,625
Referee: John Rowbotham
6 December 2003 15 Livingston 0 – 2 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Sutton 48'
Thompson 85'
Attendance: 9,523
Referee: Hugh Dallas
13 December 2003 16 Dundee United 2 – 0 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 Dodds 41', 80' BBC Report Attendance: 5,421
Referee: Dougie McDonald
20 December 2003 17 Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 BBC Report Juanjo 50'
Pasquinelli 80'
O'Brien 90'
Attendance: 5,035
Referee: Charlie Richmond
27 December 2003 18 Livingston 1– 1 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 90' BBC Report Booth 23' Attendance: 7,115
Referee: Kenny Clark
3 January 2004 19 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Nicholson 36 pen.'
Crawford 85'
BBC Report McNamee 15'
Makel 62'
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Mike McCurry
17 January 2004 20 Livingston 1 – 0 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Makel 26' BBC Report Attendance: 5,621
Referee: John Underhill
24 January 2004 21 Rangers 1 – 0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Nerlinger 13' BBC Report Attendance: 48,638
Referee: Iain Brines
11 February 2004 22 Partick Thistle 5 – 2 Livingston Firhill Stadium
19:30 Grady 10'
Britton 41', 73'
McNamee 68 o.g.'
Thomson 82'
BBC Report Makel 85'
McMenamin 90'
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Dougie McDonald
14 February 2004 23 Livingston 3 – 1 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McAllister 3'
Lilley 29'
Fernández 45'
Livi Mad Report Adams 90' Attendance: 3,492
Referee: Chris Foy
21 February 2004 24 Dundee 1 – 0 Livingston Dens Park
15:00 Milne 59' BBC Report Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Kevin Toner
24 February 2004 25 Livingston 2 – 3 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Makel 4' McMenamin 56' BBC Report De Vries 25' Kirk 47' McKenna 84' Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Ian Fyfye
29 February 2004 26 Celtic 5 – 1 Celtic Park
12:30 Pearson 12'
Sutton 36'
Thompson 48', 80'
Larsson 55'
BBC Report Lilley 41' Attendance: 57,973
Referee: Stuart Dougal
21 March 2004 27 Aberdeen 1– 2 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
12:15 Hinds 84' BBC Report McMenamin 14'
O'Brien 87'
Attendance: 7,477
Referee: Mike McCurry
24 March 2004 28 Livingston 2 – 3 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
19:45 McNamee 38'
McLaughlin 72'
BBC Report Scotland 13'
Samuel 79'
McIntyre 82'
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Charlie Richmond
27 March 2004 29 Livingston 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Iain Brines
3 April 2004 30 Hibernian 3 – 1 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 McManus 39'
Riordan 54', 83'
BBC Report Lilley 50' Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Hugh Dallas
7 April 2004 31 Livingston 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Fernández 83' Livi Mad Report Dargo 85' Attendance: 2,677
Referee: Mike Ritchie
14 April 2004 32 Livingston 1 – 1 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
19:45 McMenamin 79' BBC Report Mols 25' Attendance: 6,596
Referee: Willie Young
17 April 2004 33 Heart of Midlothan 1 – 1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 McKenna 18' BBC Report McMenamin 73' Attendance: 10,352
Referee: John Underhill
24 April 2004 34 Livingston 2 – 0 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McNamee 24'
McMenamin 63'
BBC Report Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Craig Thomson
1 May 2004 35 Kilmarnock 4 – 2 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 Nish 54', 79'
Canning 74'
McSwegan 87'
BBC Report Makel 13'
O'Brien 23'
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: John Rowbotham
9 May 2004 36 Livingston 2 – 2 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 22'
McMenamin 68'
BBC Report Madaschi 5'
Grady 63'
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Willie Young
12 May 2004 37 Dundee 2 – 0 Livingston Dens Park
19:30 Novo 5', 90 pen.' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Calum Murray
15 May 2004 38 Livingston 4 – 1 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lovell 8'
Lilley 64'
Fernández 78'
Makel 89'
BBC Report Doumbe 75' Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish League Cup

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23 September 2003 Second round Queen's Park 1 – 3 Livingston Hampden Park
19:45 Clark 89' Livi Mad Report Makel 9' (79)
Quino 40'
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: John Underhill
29 October 2003 Third round Dundee United 0 – 1 Livingston Tannadice Park
19:30 BBC Report Gallacher 19 o.g.' Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Willie Young
2 December 2003 Quarter-final Aberdeen 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Tosh 34', 59' 59' Livi Mad Report Lilley 15'
Pasquinelli 50'
Makel 99'
Attendance: 6,090
Referee: Stuart Dougal
3 February 2004 Semi-final Dundee 0 – 1 Livingston Dens Park
19:45 Livi Mad Report Lilley 90' (pen.) Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Mike McCurry
14 March 2004 Final Hibernian 0 – 2 Livingston Hampden Park
15:00 BBC Report Lilley 50'
McAllister 52'
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Cup

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10 January 2004 Third round Livingston 1 – 0 Montrose Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Fernández 17' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Craig MacKay
8 February 2004 Fourth round The Spartans 0 – 4 Livingston City Park
15:00 Livi Mad Report Lilley 53', 61', 70'
Fernández 59'
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Craig Thompson
6 March 2004 Quarter-final Aberdeen 1 – 1 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Muirhead 57' Livi Mad Report Anderson 51 o.g.' Attendance: 11,593
Referee: Dougie McDonald
18 March 2004 Quarter-final replay Livingston 1 – 0 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 26' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Dougie McDonald
11 April 2004 Semi-final Livingston 1 – 3 Celtic Hampden Park
15:00 McMenamin 79' Report Sutton 37', 65'
Larsson 50'
Attendance: 26,152
Referee: Kenny Clark

Statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
7 Dundee 38 12 10 16 48 57 −9 46
8 Hibernian 38 11 11 16 41 60 −19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[b]
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
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2003-04 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 2 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Livingston lift CIS Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Livingston 1-3 Celtic". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 April 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Keane puts Livingston on Maximo alert Brazilian named as surprise new manager". Herald Scotland. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Livingston boss resigns". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ "fixtures 2003-04". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Livingston results 2003/2004". Livi Mad. Retrieved 27 October 2011.