Rangers F.C. season 2003-04

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Rangers did not win any trophies in season 2003-2004 although they did qualify for the UEFA Champions League despite having to sell many top players, such as Barry Ferguson, due to the club's financial situation. They also reached the semi-final of the League Cup. They finished second in the league.

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[edit] Transfers

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[edit] Results

Results for Rangers F.C. for season 2003-2004.

NOTE: scores are written Rangers first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Rangers scorers Match Reports
July 16, 2003 Unknown Greuther Furth 2-0 F Thompson (2)
July 19, 2003 Unknown VfB Auerbach 5-1 F Mols (3), Capucho
July 19, 2003 Unknown FC Erzgegirge 1-0 F R. de Boer
July 22, 2003 Unknown Jahn Regensburg 1-2 F Nerlinger
July 26, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Everton 2-3 F Thompson, Mols
July 30, 2003 Windsor Park, Belfast Linfield 3-0 F R. de Boer, Dowie, McLean
August 5, 2003 Ibrox Stadium Arsenal 0-3 F
August 9, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Kilmarnock 4-0 SPL Løvenkrands, Mols, Arteta (2) BBC
August 13, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow FC København 1-1 CLQ Løvenkrands BBC
August 16, 2003 Pittodrie, Aberdeen Aberdeen 3-2 SPL R. de Boer, Arteta, Mols BBC
August 23, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Hibernian 5-2 SPL Mols (2), O'Connor (og), Arteta, Burke BBC
August 27, 2003 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen FC København 2-1 CLQ Arteta (pen), Arveladze BBC
August 31, 2003 Tannadice Park, Dundee Dundee United 3-1 SPL Capucho, Arveladze, Arteta (pen) BBC
September 13, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Dunfermline Athletic 4-0 SPL Thompsom, Mols, Arveladze, Capucho BBC
September 16, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow VfB Stuttgart 2-1 CLE Nerlinger, Løvenkrands BBC
September 21, 2003 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Hearts 4-0 SPL Arveladze (2), Løvenkrands (2) BBC
September 27, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Dundee 3-1 SPL Arveladze (2), Vanoli BBC
October 1, 2003 Olympic Stadium Panathinaikos 1-1 CLE Emerson BBC
October 4, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Celtic 0-1 SPL BBC
October 19, 2003 Fir Park, Motherwell Motherwell 1-1 SPL Arveladze BBC
October 22, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Manchester United 0-1 CLE BBC
October 25, 2003 Almondvale, Livingston Livingston 0-0 SPL BBC
October 28, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Forar Athletic 6-0 SCL Nerlinger, Løvenkrands, Capucho, Østenstad BBC
November 1, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Partick Thsitle 3-1 SPL Arteta (2, 1 pen), Mols BBC
November 4, 2003 Old Trafford, Manchester Manchester United 0-3 CLE BBC
November 9, 2003 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 3-2 SPL Arveladze (2), Capucho BBC
November 22, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Aberdeen 3-0 SPL Løvenkrands (2), Hughes BBC
November 26, 2003 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart 0-1 CLE BBC
November 30, 2003 Easter Road, Edinburgh Hibernian 1-0 SPL Hughes BBC
December 3, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow St Johnstone 3-0 SLC Burke, Østenstad, Mols
December 6, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Dundee United 2-1 SPL Capucho, Løvenkrands BBC
December 9, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Panathinaikos 1-3 CLE Mols BBC
December 14, 2003 East End Park, Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 SPL BBC
December 20, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Hearts 2-1 SPL Arveladze, Burke BBC
December 28, 2003 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Dundee 2-0 SPL Capucho, Michael Ball
January 3, 2004 Celtic Park, Glasgow Celtic 0-3 SPL BBC
January 10, 2004 Easter Road, Edinburgh Hibernian 2-0 SC Arveladze, Løvenkrands BBC
January 17, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Motherwell 1-0 SPL Arveladze BBC
January 24, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Livingston 1-0 SPL Nerlinger BBC
February 1, 2004 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Partick Thistle 1-0 SPL Løvenkrands BBC
February 5, 2004 Hampden Park, Glasgow Hibernian 1-1 (Hibernian win 4-3 on pens) SCL Mols BBC
February 8, 2004 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 2-0 SC R. de Boer, Arveladze (pen)
February 11, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Kilmarnock 2-0 SPL Moore, Namouchi BBC
February 14, 2004 Pittodrie, Aberdeen Aberdeen 1-1 SPL F. de Boer BBC
February 21, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Hibernian 3-0 SPL Arveladze, Mols, Thompson BBC
February 29, 2004 Tannadice Park, Dundee Dundee United 0-2 SPL
March 7, 2004 Celtic Park, Glasgow Celtic 0-1 SC BBC
March 13, 2004 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Hearts 1-1 SPL Moore BBC
March 20, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Dundee 4-0 SPL Løvenkrands, F. de Boer, Rae, Thompson BBC
March 23, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Dunfermline Athletic 4-1 SPL Hutton, Løvenkrands, R. de Boer, Mols BBC
March 28, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Celtic 1-2 SPL Thompson BBC
April 4, 2004 Fir Park, Motherwell Motherwell 1-0 SPL Hughes BBC
April 14, 2004 Almondvale, Livingston Livingston 1-1 SPL Mols BBC
April 17, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Partick Thistle 2-0 SPL Thompson, Rae BBC
April 24, 2004 Tannadice Park, Dundee Dundee United 3-3 SPL Thompson (2), Namouchi BBC
May 1, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Motherwell 4-0 SPL Arteta], Ross, Namouchi, Thompson BBC
May 8, 2004 Celtic Park, Glasgow Celtic 0-1 SPL BBC
May 12, 2004 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Hearts 0-1 SPL BBC
May 16, 2004 East End Park, Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic 3-2 SPL Ricksen, Burke, McCormack (pen) BBC

Key:

  • SPL = Scottish Premier League
  • SC = Scottish Cup
  • SLC = Scottish League Cup
  • CLQ = Champions League Qualifier
  • CLE = Champions League Group E
  • F = Friendly match

[edit] Appearances

Note - These figures do not include friendly matches.

Player Position Appearances Goals
Flag of Germany 1 - Stefan Klos GK 46 0
Flag of Netherlands 10 - Michael Mols FW 45 12
Flag of England 18 - Michael Ball DF 43 1
Flag of Netherlands 2 - Fernando Ricksen DF 42 1
Flag of Georgia (country) 15 - Zurab Khizanishvili DF 38 0
Flag of Denmark 26 - Peter Løvenkrands FW 36 13
Flag of Italy 16 - Paolo Vanoli DF 35 1
Flag of Spain 23 - Mikel Arteta MF 33 9
Flag of Portugal 20 - Nuno Capucho MF 32 6
Flag of Scotland 21 - Maurice Ross DF 30 1
Flag of Norway 25 - Henning Berg DF 30 0
Flag of Georgia (country) 24 - Shota Arveladze FW 29 15
Flag of Scotland 27 - Stephen Hughes MF 28 3
Flag of Australia 3 - Craig Moore DF 25 2
Flag of Scotland 30 - Chris Burke MF 24 4
Flag of Netherlands 14 - Ronald de Boer MF 21 3
Flag of Germany 8 - Christian Nerlinger MF 21 5
Flag of Scotland 19 - Steven Thompson FW 19 8
Flag of Brazil 4 - Emerson MF 18 1
Flag of Scotland 12 - Robert Malcolm DF 17 0
Flag of Netherlands 5 - Frank de Boer DF 17 2
Flag of Norway 9 - Egil Østenstad FW 17 2
Flag of Scotland 11 - Gavin Rae MF 11 2
Flag of Scotland 32 - Alan Hutton DF 11 1
Flag of Tunisia 37 - Hamed Namouchi MF 9 3
Flag of Scotland 22 - Allan McGregor GK 6 0
Flag of Scotland 6 - Barry Ferguson MF 5 0
Flag of Scotland 38 - Darryl Duffy FW 2 1
Flag of Scotland 48 - Gary McKenzie DF 2 0
Flag of Scotland 40 - Alex Walker MF 2 0
Flag of Scotland 49 - Robert Davidson FW 1 0
Flag of Denmark 52 - Bajram Fetai FW 1 0

[edit] Final League Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Celtic 38 31 5 2 105 28 77 98
2 Rangers 38 25 6 7 76 33 43 81
3 Hearts 38 19 11 8 56 40 16 68
4 Dunfermline Athletic 38 14 11 13 45 52 13 53
5 Dundee United 38 13 10 15 47 60 -13 49
6 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 49 -7 49
7 Dundee 38 12 10 16 48 57 -9 46
8 Hibernian 38 11f 11 16 41 60 -19 44
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 38 6 8 24 39 67 -28 26

[edit] Season Summary

Scottish Premier League 2nd
Scottish Cup 5th Round
Scottish League Cup Semi-Final
Champions League Group Stage
Rangers F.C. Seasons

2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07