2003–04 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian
2003–04 season
Manager	Craig Levein
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League	3rd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mark de Vries (12); All: ; Mark de Vries (15)
Highest home attendance	17,587 v Girondins de Bordeaux Uefa Cup 27 November 2003
Lowest home attendance	8,516 v Berwick Rangers Scottish Cup 10 January 2004
Average home league attendance	11,961
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 123rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 21st consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup, League Cup and the Festival Cup.

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies

16 July 2003 Friendly	Queen's Park	1–2	Hearts	Hampden Park
	Graham		Paul Hartley 8' King 91'

17 July 2003 Friendly	Hamilton	4–2	Hearts	New Douglas Park
	Corcoran Convery Convery Dunn		Hamill Boyack	Attendance: 709 Referee: Colin Hardie

19 July 2003 Friendly	Lisburn Distillery	0–4	Hearts	New Grosvenor Stadium
			Kirk Wyness Weir Hartley (pen.)	Referee: E Aicken

22 July 2003 Friendly	Ballymena United	2–1	Hearts	Ballymena Showgrounds
	Campbell 37' (63)		De Vries 83'

26 July 2003 Friendly	Linfield	1–0	Hearts	Windsor Park
	Murphy 51'			Referee: Robert Penney

28 July 2003 Friendly	Inverness	2–1	Hearts	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
	Paul Ritchie 36' (57)		Wyness 72'	Referee: Mike Ritchie

30 July 2003 Friendly	Hearts	2–2	Sunderland	Tynecastle Stadium
	Stamp 26' De Vries 37'		Thornton 74'	Referee: Ian Fyfye

7 September 2003 Friendly	East Fife	1–2	Hearts	Bayview Stadium
	Kisnorbo 82' (og.)		Kisnorbo 38' Wyness 85'

Scottish Premier League

9 August 2003 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	De Vries 16' Kirk 92'			Attendance: 14,260 Referee: Willie Young

17 August 2003 SPL	Hibs	1–0	Hearts	Easter Road
	Garry O'Connor 92'			Attendance: 14,803 Referee: Stuart Dougal

23 August 2003 SPL	Hearts	3–0	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Stamp 20' Wilson 21' (og.) De Vries 35'			Attendance: 11,395 Referee: Iain Brines

31 August 2003 SPL	Hearts	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wyness 61'			Attendance: 11,934 Referee: Alan Freeland

13 September 2003 SPL	Kilmarnock	0–2	Hearts	Rugby Park
	De Vries 14' (40)			Attendance: 6,925 Referee: Hugh Dallas

21 September 2003 SPL	Hearts	0–4	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
			Arveladze 45', 73' Lovenkrands 51', 89'	Attendance: 14,732 Referee: Stuart Dougal

27 September 2003 SPL	Motherwell	1–1	Hearts	Fir Park
	Adams 29'		Hartley 45'	Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Charlie Richmond

4 October 2003 SPL	Hearts	2–2	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Weir 77' Pressley 81'		Novo 16' Rae 64'	Attendance: 11,348 Referee: John Underhill

18 October 2003 SPL	Celtic	5–0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Miller 9' (50) Stamp 12' (og.) Larsson 36' Varga 42'			Attendance: 59,511 Referee: Kenny Clark

25 October 2003 SPL	Partick Thistle	1–4	Hearts	Firhill Stadium
	Waddell 63'		Kirk 13' (30) De Vries 27' Simmons 74'	Attendance: 4,814 Referee: Willie Young

1 November 2003 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
	Kirk 74' (85) Pressley 92' (pen.)		Lilley 51'	Attendance: 11,233 Referee: Stuart Dougal

9 November 2003 SPL	Aberdeen	0–1	Hearts	Pittodrie
			Kirk 12'	Attendance: 9,687 Referee: Craig Thomson

23 November 2003 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium
	Orman 9' (og.) Smith 67' (og.)			Attendance: 16,632 Referee: Hugh Dallas

30 November 2003 SPL	Dundee United	2–1	Hearts	Tannadice
	Archibald 12' McInnes 44'		Severin 46'	Attendance: 6,343 Referee: Alan Freeland

6 December 2003 SPL	Dunfermline	2–1	Hearts	East End Park
	Young 21' Wilson 62'		Maybury 40'	Attendance: 6,199 Referee: Charlie Richmond

13 December 2003 SPL	Hearts	2–1	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
	Kirk 64' Stamp 79'		McSwegan 92'	Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Iain Brines

20 December 2003 SPL	Rangers	2–1	Hearts	Ibrox
	Arveladze 22' Burke 52'		Kirk 11'	Attendance: 49,592 Referee: Hugh Dallas

27 December 2003 SPL	Hearts	0–0	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
				Attendance: 10,046 Referee: John Rowbotham

6 January 2004 SPL	Dundee	1–2	Hearts	Dens Park
	McLean 80'		De Vries 46' Maybury 83'	Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Craig Thomson

18 January 2004 SPL	Hearts	0–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
			Petrov 27'	Attendance: 13,753 Referee: Kenny Clark

24 January 2004 SPL	Hearts	2–0	Partick	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wyness 41' (78)			Attendance: 10,264 Referee: Mike McCurry

11 February 2004 SPL	Hearts	1–0	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium
	Pressley 81' (pen.)			Attendance: 11,236 Referee: Stuart Dougal

15 February 2004 SPL	Hibs	1–1	Hearts	Easter Road
	Riordan 24'		Pressley 47' (pen.)	Attendance: 15,016 Referee: Mike McCurry

21 February 2004 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium
	Hartley 16' Wilson 65' (og.) McKenna 72'		McIntyre 52'	Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Charlie Richmond

24 February 2004 SPL	Livingston	2–3	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium
	Makel 4' McMenamin 56'		De Vries 25' Kirk 47' McKenna 84'	Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Ian Fyfye

28 February 2004 SPL	Dunfermline	0–0	Hearts	East End Park
				Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Ian Fyfye

7 March 2004 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–1	Hearts	Rugby Park
	Invincible 87'		Webster 60'	Attendance: 5,297 Referee: Mike McCurry

13 March 2004 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wyness 75'		Moore 60' (pen.)	Attendance: 14,598 Referee: Kenny Clark

27 March 2004 SPL	Hearts	3–1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
	Hartley 52' Pressley 59' (pen.) Hamill 67'		Milne 8'	Attendance: 10,491 Referee: Hugh Dallas

3 April 2004 SPL	Celtic	2–2	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Sutton 88' Agathe 91'		McKenna 21' De Vries 77'	Attendance: 59,348 Referee: Dougie McDonald

7 April 2004 SPL	Motherwell	1–1	Hearts	Fir Park
	Clarkson 61'		Wyness 27'	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Charlie Richmond

10 April 2004 SPL	Partick Thistle	1–0	Hearts	Firhill Stadium
	Thomson 49'			Attendance: 4,043 Referee: Alan Freeland

17 April 2004 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 18'		McMenamin 73'	Attendance: 10,352 Referee: John Underhill

25 April 2004 SPL	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	De Vries 74'		McGeady 17'	Attendance: 12,112 Referee: Kenny Clark

1 May 2004 SPL	Dundee United	0–2	Hearts	Tannadice
			De Vries 4' Webster 72'	Attendance: 6,620 Referee: Mark Ritchie

8 May 2004 SPL	Hearts	2–1	Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium
	De Vries 42' (81)		Tod 11'	Attendance: 10,846 Referee: Kevin Toner

12 May 2004 SPL	Rangers	0–1	Hearts	Ibrox
			Hamill 50'	Attendance: 47,467 Referee: Dougie McDonald

16 May 2004 SPL	Hearts	3–2	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
	Wyness 5' (68) McKenna 75'		McDonald 37' Clarkson 45'	Attendance: 11,619 Referee: Iain Brines

Uefa Cup

24 September 2003 Uefa Cup round 1 First Leg	Hearts	2–0	Željezničar Sarajevo	Tynecastle Stadium
	De Vries 28' Webster 58'			Attendance: 15,830 Referee: Jack van Hulten

15 October 2003 Uefa Cup round 1 Second Leg	Željezničar Sarajevo	0–0	Hearts	Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo
				Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Anton Stredak

6 November 2003 Uefa Cup round 2 First Leg	Girondins de Bordeaux	0–1	Hearts	Stade Chaban-Delmas
			De Vries 78'	Attendance: 15,536 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson

27 November 2003 Uefa Cup round 2 Second Leg	Hearts	0–2	Girondins de Bordeaux	Tynecastle Stadium
			Riera 8' Feindouno 66'	Attendance: 17,587 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski

Festival Cup

2 August 2003 Festival Cup	Hibs	0–1	Hearts	Easter Road
		BBC SPORT	Webster 17'	Attendance: 10,090 Referee: Tom Brown

League Cup

29 October 2003 League Cup round 3	Hearts	2–1	Falkirk	Tynecastle Stadium
	De Vries 54' Kirk 86'		Latapy 58'	Attendance: 8,687 Referee: John Rowbotham

3 December 2003 League Cup Round QF	Dundee	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Hearts	Dens Park
	Linn 107'			Attendance: 7,130 Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Cup

10 January 2004 Scottish Cup R3	Hearts	2–0	Berwick Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium
	Cowan 28' (og.) Hamill 65'			Attendance: 8,516 Referee: Willie Young

7 February 2004 Scottish Cup R4	Hearts	0–3	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
			Petrov 3' (33) Larsson 95'	Attendance: 15,372 Referee: Willie Young

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	31	5	2	105	25	+80	98	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Rangers	38	25	6	7	76	33	+43	81	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	19	11	8	56	40	+16	68	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[b]
4	Dunfermline Athletic	38	14	11	13	45	52	−7	53	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[b]
5	Dundee United	38	13	10	15	47	60	−13	49

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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.
^ As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.

References

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[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.

[table_note_res_UC10.072895221446126-2] As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.

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