2003–04 Livingston F.C. season

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

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

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 31'	BBC Report	Pasquinelli 77'	Attendance: 4,220 Referee: McDonald

16 August 2003 SPL	Livingston	1– 0	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Lilley 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,316 Referee: Thomson

23 August 2003 SPL	Dundee	2– 1	Livingston	Dens Park
15:00	Novo 17' (84)	BBC Report	O'Brien 37'	Attendance: 5,815 Referee: McCurry

30 August 2003 SPL	Celtc	5– 1	Livingston	Celtic Park
15:00	Larsson 25' (56), 77' Maloney 39' Thompson 90'	BBC Report	Lilley 85'	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 18'	BBC Report	Hessey 15' Boyd 22'	Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Rowbotham

27 September 2003 SPL	Aberdeen	0– 3	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Quino 45' Rubio 65' Pasquinelli 70'	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 38' Lilley 83'	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 74' (85) Pressley 92' (pen.)	Livi Mad Report	Lilley 51'	Attendance: 11,233 Referee: Dougal

8 November 2003 SPL	Livingston	2– 0	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Lilley 26' (Penalty) Makel 45'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Foy

22 November 2003 SPL	Motherwell	1– 1	Livingston	Fir Park
15:00	Clarkson 28'	BBC Report	Lilley 39'	Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Underhill

29 November 2003 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Lilley 71' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Fotheringham 84'	Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Rowbotham

6 December 2003 SPL	Livingston	0– 2	Celtic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Sutton 48' Thompson 85'	Attendance: 9,523 Referee: Dallas

13 December 2003 SPL	Dundee United	2– 0	Livingston	Tannadice Park
15:00	Dodds 41' (80)	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,421 Referee: McDonald

20 December 2003 SPL	Kilmarnock	0– 3	Livingston	Rugby Park
15:00		BBC Report	Juanjo 50' Pasquinelli 80' O'Brien 90'	Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Richmond

27 December 2003 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Aberdeen	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 90'	BBC Report	Booth 23'	Attendance: 7,115 Referee: Clark

3 January 2004 SPL	Dunfermline	2– 2	Livingston	East End Park
15:00	Nicholson 36' (Penalty) Crawford 85'	BBC Report	McNamee 15' Makel 62'	Attendance: 5,155 Referee: McCurry

17 January 2004 SPL	Livingston	1– 0	Hibernian	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Makel 26'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,621 Referee: Underhill

24 January 2004 SPL	Rangers	1– 0	Livingston	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Nerlinger 13'	BBC Report		Attendance: 48,638 Referee: Brines

11 February 2004 SPL	Partick Thistle	5– 2	Livingston	Firhill Stadium
19:30	Grady 10' Britton 41' (73) McNamee 68' (Own Goal) Thomson 82'	BBC Report	Makel 85' McMenamin 90'	Attendance: 3,011 Referee: McDonald

14 February 2004 SPL	Livingston	3– 1	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	McAllister 3' Lilley 29' Fernandez 45'	Livi Mad Report	Adams 90'	Attendance: 3,492 Referee: Chris Foy

21 February 2004 SPL	Dundee	1– 0	Livingston	Dens Park
15:00	Milne 59'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,108 Referee: Toner

24 February 2004 SPL	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: Fyfve

29 February 2004 SPL	Celtic	5– 1	Livingston	Celtic Park
12:30	Pearson 12' Sutton 36' Thompson 48' (80) Larsson 55'	BBC Report	Lilley 41'	Attendance: 57,973 Referee: Dougal

21 March 2004 SPL	Aberdeen	1– 2	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
12:15	Hinds 84'	BBC Report	McMenamin 14' O'Brien 87'	Attendance: 7,477 Referee: McCurry

24 March 2004 SPL	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: 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 39' Riordan 54' Riordan 83'	BBC Report	Lilley 50'	Attendance: 6,507 Referee: Dallas

7 April 2004 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Kilmarnock	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Fernandez 83'	Livi Mad Report	Dargo 85'	Attendance: 2,677 Referee: Ritchie

14 April 2004 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	McMenamin 79'	BBC Report	Mols 25'	Attendance: 6,596 Referee: Young

17 April 2004 SPL	Heart of Midlothan	1– 1	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	McKenna 18'	BBC Report	McMenamin 73'	Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Underhill

24 April 2004 SPL	Livingston	2– 0	Aberdeen	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	McNamee 24' McMenamin 63'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Thomson

1 May 2004 SPL	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: Rowbotham

9 May 2004 SPL	Livingston	2– 2	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 22' McMenamin 68'	BBC Report	Madaschi 5' Grady 63'	Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Young

12 May 2004 SPL	Dundee	2– 0	Livingston	Dens Park
19:30	Novo 5' (90), Penalty'	Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Murray

15 May 2004 SPL	Livingston	4– 1	Hibernian	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Lovell 8' Lilley 64' Fernandez 78' Makel 89'	BBC Report	Doumbe 75'	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 89'	Livi Mad Report	Makel 9' (79) Quino 40'	Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Underhill

29 October 2003 Scottish League Cup R3	Dundee United	0– 1	Livingston	Tannadice Park
19:30		BBC Report	Gallacher 19og'	Attendance: 2,899 Referee: Young

2 December 2003 Scottish League Cup QF	Aberdeen	2– 3 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Pittodrie
19:45	Tosh 34' 59'	Livi Mad Report	Lilley 15' Pasquinelli 50' Makel 99'	Attendance: 6,090 Referee: Dougal

3 February 2004 Scottish League Cup SF	Dundee	0– 1	Livingston	Dens Park
19:45		Livi Mad Report	Lilley 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,600 Referee: McCurry

14 March 2004 Scottish League Cup Final	Hibernian	0– 2	Livingston	Hampden Park
15:00		BBC Report	Lilley 50' McAllister 52'	Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Young

Scottish Cup

10 January 2004 Scottish Cup R3	Livingston	1– 0	Montrose	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Fernandez 17'	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 53' (61), 70' Fernandez 59'	Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Thompson

6 March 2004 Scottish Cup QF	Aberdeen	1– 1	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Muirhead 57'	Livi Mad Report	Anderson 51' (Own Goal)	Attendance: McDonald Referee: 11,593

18 March 2004 Scottish Cup QF Replay	Livingston	1– 0	Aberdeen	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 26'	Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 4,485 Referee: McDonald

11 April 2004 Scottish Cup SF	Livingston	1– 3	Celtic	Hampden Park
15:00	McMenamin 79'	Report	Sutton 37', 65' Larsson 50'	Attendance: 26,152 Referee: Clark

Statistics

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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:

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.

References

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

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[8] 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.

[table_note_res_IC0.16961183872521-9] Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.

[1] "2003-04 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

[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.