2003–04 Airdrie United F.C. season
2003–04 season | |||
Chairman | Jim Ballantyne | ||
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Manager | Sandy Stewart | ||
Stadium | Excelsior Stadium | ||
Scottish Second Division | First Place (Promoted) | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round | ||
League Cup | Second Round | ||
Challenge Cup | Final (Runners-up) | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Owen Coyle (13) All: Owen Coyle (15) | ||
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Season 2003–04 was Airdrie United's second competitive season. They competed in the Second Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Airdrie United finished first in the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division.[1] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[2] the second round of the League Cup[3] and reached the final of the Challenge Cup.[4] Airdrie finished Runners-up, losing 2–0 to Inverness.[5]
Results & fixtures
[6] Win Draw Loss
Second Division
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division
9 August 2003 SFL2 | Greenock Morton | 3 – 1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park |
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15:00 | Maisano ![]() Williams ![]() Weatherson ![]() |
ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() |
Attendance: 3,806 |
16 August 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Toner |
23 August 2003 SFL2 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
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15:00 | Carrigan ![]() Convery ![]() |
ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Mack |
30 August 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Dunn ![]() Glancy ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Allan |
13 September 2003 SFL2 | East Fife | 3 – 1 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
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15:00 | McDonald ![]() Donaldson ![]() Deuchar ![]() |
ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 885 Referee: Fyfe |
20 September 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Arbroath | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Dunn ![]() Docherty ![]() |
ESPN Report | Cargill ![]() |
Attendance: 1,385 Referee: Flemming |
27 September 2003 SFL2 | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 732 Referee: Thompson |
4 October 2003 SFL2 | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Station Park |
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15;00 | Sellars ![]() |
ESPN Report | Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 650 Referee: Cassidy |
11 October 2003 SFL2 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 4 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
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12:00 | Janczyk ![]() |
ESPN Report | Docherty ![]() Roberts ![]() Gow ![]() Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 636 Referee: Duff |
18 October 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium |
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15;00 | Vareille ![]() McKeown ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,406 Referee: Gilmour |
1 November 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1 – 6 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | McKeown ![]() |
ESPN Report | Greacen ![]() Maisano ![]() Williams ![]() Walker ![]() |
Attendance: 3,159 Referee: McCurry |
8 November 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Docherty ![]() |
ESPN Report | Deuchar ![]() |
Attendance: 1,418 Referee: Dougal |
16 November 2003 SFL2 | Dumbarton | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
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15:00 | Dillon ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Sproule |
2 December 2003 SFL2 | Arbroath | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Gayfield Park |
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19:45 | Diack ![]() |
ESPN Report | Ronald ![]() |
Attendance: 405 Referee: MacKay |
6 December 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Coyle ![]() |
ESPN Report | Hutchison ![]() |
Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Fyfe |
13 December 2003 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3 – 3 | Forfar Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Coyle ![]() Gow ![]() |
ESPN Report | Sellars ![]() Davidson ![]() Tosh ![]() |
Attendance: 1,074 Referee: J Gilmour |
27 December 2003 SFL2 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | McKenna ![]() |
Attendance: 1,243 Referee: McCurry |
24 January 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Excelsior Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 | ESPN Report | McMullan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Downie |
7 February 2004 SFL2 | East Fife | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | Dunn ![]() |
Attendance: 793 Referee: Boyle |
14 February 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Rodgers ![]() |
Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Toner |
21 February 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 4 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,324 Referee: Fyfe |
2 March 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
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19:30 | Coyle ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,634 Referee: Young |
6 March 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | McLaren ![]() |
ESPN Report | Daly ![]() |
Attendance: 1,542 Referee: Underhill |
9 March 2004 SFL2 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park |
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19:30 | Maisano ![]() |
ESPN Report | Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Flemming |
13 March 2004 SFL2 | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 2,559 Referee: Rowbotham |
16 March 2004 SFL2 | Berwick Rangers | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park |
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19:30 | Hilland ![]() |
ESPN Report | McLaren ![]() |
Attendance: 502 Referee: Hardie |
23 March 2004 SFL2 | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 3 | Airdrie United | Station Park |
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19:30 | Ferry ![]() |
ESPN Report | McLaren ![]() Christie ![]() |
Attendance: 710 Referee: Murray |
27 March 2004 SFL2 | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
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15:00 | Herd ![]() |
ESPN Report | Glancy ![]() McLaren ![]() |
Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Thompson |
31 March 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:30 | Dunn ![]() McLaren ![]() |
ESPN Report | Stein ![]() |
Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Winter |
3 April 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 6 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | gow ![]() Coyle ![]() Docherty ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Mitchell |
10 April 2004 SFL2 | Arbroath | 0 – 4 | Airdrie United | Gayfield Park |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() McLaren ![]() Wilson ![]() Lovering ![]() |
Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Allan |
17 April 2004 SFL2 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 3 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | Lovering ![]() Coyle ![]() Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Mack |
24 April 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | McLaren ![]() Coyle ![]() |
ESPN Report | Davidson ![]() Shields ![]() |
Attendance: 1,959 Referee: Cassidy |
1 May 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
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15;00 | Gow ![]() |
ESPN Report | McPhee ![]() |
Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Brown |
8 May 2004 SFL2 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
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15:00 | ESPN Report | Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Ritchie |
15 May 2004 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Gow ![]() Coyle ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 5,709 Referee: Young |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup
2 August 2003 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Montrose | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | McKeown ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Brines |
12 August 2003 Challenge Cup R2 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
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19:30 | Maisano ![]() |
ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() Robets ![]() |
Attendance: 3,317 Referee: Young |
26 August 2003 Challenge Cup QF | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 2 | Airdrie United | Station Park |
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19:45 | Byers ![]() |
Report | Wilson ![]() Dunn ![]() |
Attendance: 752 Referee: Rowbotham |
17 September 2003 Challenge Cup SF | Brechin City | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
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19:45 | White ![]() |
Report | Dunn ![]() Vareille ![]() Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 803 Referee: McDonald |
26 October 2003 Challenge Cup Final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
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15:00 | Bingham ![]() Hislop ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 5,428 Referee: Young |
League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
2 September 2003 League Cup R1 | East Fife | 0 – 2 | Airdrie United | Bayview |
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19:30 | BBC Report | Roberts ![]() Ronald ![]() |
Attendance: 707 Referee: Brines |
23 September 2003 League Cup R2 | Clyde | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Broadwood |
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19:30 | Millen ![]() Gilhaney ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,381 Referee: McCurry |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
20 December 2003 Scottish Cup R2 | Inverurie Loco Works | 1 – 5 | Airdrie United | Harlaw Park |
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15:00 | Ross ![]() |
SFA Report Report |
Coyle ![]() McKeown ![]() Stewart ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Mitchell |
10 January 2004 Scottish Cup R3 | St Mirren | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Love Street |
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15:00 | Lavety ![]() McKenna ![]() |
SFA Report Report |
Attendance: 3,490 Referee: Murray |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Mark McGeown | 45 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Allan McManus | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Scott Wilson | 24 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stephen McKenna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Neil McGowan | 39 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Lovering | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Kevin Christie | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Sandy Stewart | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Félicien Singbo | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie Wilson | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kenny Black | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stephen Docherty | 34 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
David Dunn | 35 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stephen McKeown | 33 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
Marvyn Wilson | 42 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Willie McLaren | 22 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Mark Roberts | 39 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alan Gow | 41 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Martin Glancy | 33 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Owen Coyle | 25 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Ronald | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jérôme Vareille | 41 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
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Trialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Statistics
League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Airdrie United | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 70 | |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 47 | 28 | 62 | |
3 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 60 | |
4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 58 | 8 | 59 | |
5 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 67 | -6 | 48 | |
6 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 47 | |
7 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 44 | |
8 | Arbroath | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 57 | -26 | 43 | |
9 | East Fife | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 41 | |
10 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 65 | -37 | 25 |
References
- ↑ "200304 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "2003–04 Scottish Cup". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "2003–04 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "2003–04 Scottish League Challenge Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Inverness CT 2–0 Airdrie United". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 October 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Airdrie United's results from season 2003–2004". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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