2003–04 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
2003–04 season
ChairmanJohn McClelland
ManagerAlex McLeish
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shota Arveladze (12)
All:
Shota Arveladze (15)
Highest home attendance49,962 vs Aberdeen
(22 November)
Lowest home attendance29,395 vs St Johnstone
(3 December)

The 2003–04 season was the 124th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 2003–04 season. The season ended trophyless. Due to the club's financial situation they had to resort to selling many top players. These included Barry Ferguson, Lorenzo Amoruso and Neil McCann, they also released high earners Arthur Numan and Bert Konterman.

Despite starting the season well with seven consecutive wins and topping the table, a 1–0 loss at home to Celtic in October saw Rangers season unravel. Inconsistent form and three old firm derby defeats saw Rangers fall behind Celtic in the title race and ended up finishing 17 points off top spot.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended in the third round after a 1–0 defeat to Celtic. The League Cup campaign also ended in defeat at the semi-final stage to Hibernian at Hampden Park, 4–3 on penalties.

In Europe Rangers managed to qualify for the group stages of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League with a win over F.C. Copenhagen in the third qualifying round. They were drawn in the group stages alongside English Champions Manchester United, Stuttgart and Panathinaikos. Despite earning 4 points from the first two matches Rangers were to finish bottom of the group.

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Germany Stefan Klos 32 1998 2007 £0.7m
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 27 2000 2009 £3.75m
3 DF Australia Craig Moore (captain) 28 1999 (Winter) 2006 0.9m
4 MF Brazil Emerson 32 2003 18 1 2005 Free
5 DF Netherlands Frank de Boer 34 2004 (Winter) 17 2 2004 Free
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 26 1998 255 38 Youth system left on 29 August
7 FW Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 26 2001 2005 £2m
8 MF Germany Christian Nerlinger 31 2001 £1.8m
9 FW Norway Egil Østenstad 31 2003 17 2 2004 Free left on 19 December
10 FW Netherlands Michael Mols 33 1999 147 48 2004 £4m
11 MF Scotland Gavin Rae 26 2004 (Winter) 11 2 2007 £0.25m
12 DF Scotland Bob Malcolm 23 1997 98 3 2007 Youth system
14 MF Netherlands Ronald de Boer 34 2000 2004 £4m
15 DF Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili 22 2003 38 0 2006 Free
16 DF Italy Paolo Vanoli 31 2003 35 1 2005 Free
17 DF Australia Kevin Muscat 31
18 DF England Michael Ball 24 2001 2006 £6.5m
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 20 2003 (Winter) 2006 £0.2m
20 MF Portugal Nuno Capucho 32 2003 32 6 2005 £0.7m
21 DF Scotland Maurice Ross 23 2000 Youth system
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 22 2001 Youth system
26 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 25 2000 £1.3m
27 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 22 1999 90 7 Youth system left 31 January
30 MF Scotland Chris Burke 21 2000 44 5 2007 Youth system
32 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 20 2002 24 1 Youth system
  • Last updated: 22 May 2004
  • Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
17 June 2003 Portugal Nuno Capucho PortugalPorto £700,000[1]
18 July 2003 Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili ScotlandDundee Free[2]
4 August 2003 Italy Paolo Vanoli ItalyBologna Free[3]
5 August 2003 Norway Henning Berg EnglandBlackburn Rovers Free[3]
29 August 2003 Brazil Emerson Spain Atlético Madrid Free[4]
30 August 2003 Norway Egil Østenstad EnglandBlackburn Rovers Free[5]
18 September 2003 Tunisia Hamed Namouchi FranceCannes Free[6]
18 September 2003 France Marc Kalenga FranceAuxerre Free[6]
31 December 2003 Scotland Gavin Rae ScotlandDundee £250,000[7]
26 January 2004 Netherlands Frank de Boer TurkeyGalatasaray Free[8]
31 January 2004 North Macedonia Bajram Fetai DenmarkB.93 £200,000[9]

Out

Date Player To Fee
1 June 2003 Norway Dan Eggen France Le Mans Free[10]
1 June 2003 Netherlands Arthur Numan Retired[10]
1 June 2003 France Jérôme Bonnissel England Fulham Free[10]
1 June 2003 Scotland Stephen Dobbie Scotland Hibernian Free[11]
3 June 2003 England Paul Reid England Northampton Town £100,000[12]
4 June 2003 Argentina Claudio Caniggia Qatar Qatar SC Free[13]
7 July 2003 Netherlands Bert Konterman Netherlands Vitesse Free[14]
14 July 2003 Italy Lorenzo Amoruso England Blackburn Rovers £1,400,000[15]
30 July 2003 Scotland Steven MacLean England Scunthorpe Loan[16]
5 August 2003 Scotland Neil McCann England Southampton £1,500,000[17]
21 August 2003 Scotland Jimmy Gibson Scotland Clyde Free[10]
29 August 2003 Scotland Barry Ferguson England Blackburn Rovers £7,500,000[18]
29 August 2003 Australia Kevin Muscat England Millwall Free[19]
16 January 2004 Denmark Jesper Christiansen Denmark Viborg FF Free[20]
18 March 2004 Norway Egil Østenstad Norway Viking FK Free[21]
  • Expenditure: Decrease £1,150,000
  • Income: Increase £10,500,000
  • Total loss/gain: Increase £9,350,000

Player statistics

No. Player Position Appearances Goals
1 Germany Stefan Klos GK 46 0
2 Netherlands Fernando Ricksen DF 42 1
3 Australia Craig Moore DF 25 2
4 Brazil Emerson MF 18 1
5 Netherlands Frank de Boer DF 17 2
6 Scotland Barry Ferguson MF 5 0
7 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze FW 29 15
8 Germany Christian Nerlinger MF 21 5
9 Norway Egil Østenstad FW 17 2
10 Netherlands Michael Mols FW 45 12
11 Scotland Gavin Rae MF 11 2
12 Scotland Robert Malcolm DF 17 0
14 Netherlands Ronald de Boer MF 21 3
15 Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili DF 38 0
16 Italy Paolo Vanoli DF 35 1
17 Australia Kevin Muscat DF 0 0
18 England Michael Ball DF 43 1
19 Scotland Steven Thompson FW 19 8
20 Portugal Nuno Capucho MF 32 6
21 Scotland Maurice Ross DF 30 1
22 Scotland Allan McGregor GK 6 0
23 Spain Mikel Arteta MF 33 9
24 Scotland Steven MacLean FW 0 0
25 Norway Henning Berg DF 30 0
26 Denmark Peter Løvenkrands MF 36 13
27 Scotland Stephen Hughes MF 28 3
29 Denmark Jesper Christiansen GK 0 0
30 Scotland Chris Burke MF 26 4
32 Scotland Alan Hutton DF 11 1
37 Tunisia Hamed Namouchi MF 9 3
38 Scotland Darryl Duffy FW 3 0
40 Scotland Alex Walker MF 2 0
45 Scotland Charlie Adam MF 2 0
48 Scotland Gary MacKenzie DF 2 0
49 Scotland Robert Davidson FW 1 0
50 Scotland Ross McCormack FW 1 0
52 North Macedonia Bajram Fetai FW 1 0

Disciplinary record

Club

Matches

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 July 2003 Greuther Fürth N 2–0 3,500 Thompson (2)
19 July 2003 VfB Auerbach A 5–1 2,500 Mols (3), Capucho, Løvenkrands
19 July 2003 Erzgebirge Aue A 1–0 2,500 R.de Boer
22 July 2003 Jahn Regensburg A 1–2 5,000 Nerlinger
26 July 2003 Everton H 2–3 28,000 Thompson, Mols
30 July 2003 Linfield A 3–0 13,284 R.de Boer, Dowie, MacLean
5 August 2003 Arsenal H 0–3 37,000

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2003 Kilmarnock H 4–0 49,108 Løvenkrands, Mols, Arteta (2)
16 August 2003 Aberdeen A 3–2 16,348 R. de Boer, Arteta, Mols
23 August 2003 Hibernian H 5–2 49,642 Mols (2), O'Connor (o.g.), Arteta, Burke
31 August 2003 Dundee United A 3–1 11,111 Capucho, Arveladze, Arteta (pen.)
13 September 2003 Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 49,072 Thompson, Mols, Arveladze, Capucho
21 September 2003 Heart of Midlothian A 4–0 14,732 Arveladze (2), Løvenkrands (2)
27 September 2003 Dundee H 3–1 49,548 Arveladze (2), Vanoli
4 October 2003 Celtic H 0–1 49,825
19 October 2003 Motherwell A 1–1 10,824 Arveladze
25 October 2003 Livingston A 0–0 9,627
1 November 2003 Partick Thistle H 3–1 49,551 Arteta (2, 1 pen.), Mols
9 November 2003 Kilmarnock A 3–2 12,204 Arveladze (2), Capucho
22 November 2003 Aberdeen H 3–0 49,962 Løvenkrands (2), Hughes
30 November 2003 Hibernian A 1–0 11,160 Hughes
6 December 2003 Dundee United H 2–1 49,307 Capucho, Løvenkrands
14 December 2003 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2 8,592
20 December 2003 Hearts H 2–1 49,592 Arveladze, Burke
28 December 2003 Dundee A 2–0 10,948 Capucho, Ball
3 January 2004 Celtic A 0–3 59,087
17 January 2004 Motherwell H 1–0 48,925 Arveladze
24 January 2004 Livingston H 1–0 48,638 Nerlinger
1 February 2004 Partick Thistle A 1–0 8,220 Løvenkrands
11 February 2004 Kilmarnock H 2–0 46,900 Moore, Namouchi
14 February 2004 Aberdeen A 1–1 15,815 F.de Boer
21 February 2004 Hibernian H 3–0 49,698 Arveladze, Mols, Thompson
29 February 2004 Dundee United A 0–2 10,497
13 March 2004 Hearts A 1–1 14,598 Moore
20 March 2004 Dundee H 4–0 49,364 Løvenkrands, F.de Boer, Rae, Thompson
23 March 2004 Dunfermline Athletic H 4–1 47,487 Hutton, Løvenkrands, R.de Boer, Mols
28 March 2004 Celtic H 1–2 49,909 Thompson
4 April 2004 Motherwell A 1–0 8,967 Hughes
14 April 2004 Livingston A 1–1 6,096 Mols
17 April 2004 Partick Thistle H 2–0 49,279 Thompson, Rae
24 April 2004 Dundee United A 3–3 8,339 Thompson (2), Namouchi
1 May 2004 Motherwell H 4–0 47,579 Arteta, Ross, Namouchi, Thompson
8 May 2004 Celtic A 0–1 59,180
12 May 2004 Hearts H 0–1 47,467
16 May 2004 Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 6,798 Ricksen, Burke, McCormack (pen.)

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 October 2003 R3 Forfar Athletic H 6–0 26,327 Nerlinger (3), Løvenkrands, Capucho, Østenstad
3 December 2003 QF St Johnstone H 3–0 11,072 Burke, Østenstad, Mols
5 February 2004 SF Hibernian N *1–1 27,954 Mols

*Rangers lost the match 4–3 on penalties

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 January 2004 R3 Hibernian A 2–0 11,392 Arveladze, Løvenkrands
8 February 2004 R4 Kilmarnock A 2–0 11,072 R.de Boer, Arveladze (pen.)
7 March 2004 QF Celtic A 0–1 58,735

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 2003 QR3 Denmark Copenhagen H 1–1 47,401 Løvenkrands
27 August 2003 QR3 Denmark Copenhagen A 2–1 35,519 Arteta (pen.), Arveladze
16 September 2003 GS Germany VfB Stuttgart H 2–1 47,957 Nerlinger, Løvenkrands
1 October 2003 GS Greece Panathinaikos A 1–1 13,718 Emerson
22 October 2003 GS England Manchester United H 0–1 48,730
4 November 2003 GS England Manchester United A 0–3 66,707
26 November 2003 GS Germany VfB Stuttgart A 0–1 50,348
9 December 2003 GS Greece Panathinaikos H 1–3 48,588 Mols

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 2nd 11 August 4 May
Scottish Cup Third round — Quarter-finals 29 July 18 September
League Cup Third round — Semi-finals 7 August 31 October
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round — Group stage 29 September 2 February

Source:

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos Team 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
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:
  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. ^ 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.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 14 3 1 51 14  +37 45 8 0 0 26 3  +23 6 3 1 25 11  +14

Last updated: 2 January 2013.
Source:

Results by round

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Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Champions league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN STU PAN RAN
1 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 5–0 3–0
2 Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12 2–1 — 2–0 1–0
3 Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–3 — 1–1
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 2–1 1–3 —
Source: RSSSF

References

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  2. ^ "Rangers seal Zura deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 July 2003.
  3. ^ a b "Berg signs on at Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 August 2003.
  4. ^ "Gers win Emerson race". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 August 2003.
  5. ^ "Ostenstad joins Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 August 2003.
  6. ^ a b "Gers snap up French duo". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2003.
  7. ^ "Rangers parade signing Rae". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2003.
  8. ^ "Rangers sign second de Boer". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2004.
  9. ^ "Rangers sign young striker". BBC Sport. 31 January 2004.
  10. ^ a b c d "SPL ins and outs". BBC Sport. 4 August 2003.
  11. ^ "Hibernian and Thistle strike to land youngsters". The Herald. 15 May 2003.
  12. ^ "Cobblers grab Reid". BBC Sport. 3 June 2003.
  13. ^ "WHAT A SEND-OFF FOR CLAUDIO". Daily Record. 5 June 2003.
  14. ^ "Konterman seals Dutch move". BBC Sport. 7 July 2003.
  15. ^ "Blackburn sign Amoruso". BBC Sport. 14 July 2003.
  16. ^ "McLean makes Scunthorpe switch". BBC Sport. 4 August 2003.
  17. ^ "McCann makes Saints switch". BBC Sport. 5 August 2003.
  18. ^ "Rovers sign Ferguson". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003.
  19. ^ "Millwall land Muscat". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003.
  20. ^ "Christiansen leaving Rangers". BBC Sport. 16 January 2004.
  21. ^ "Ostenstad first out of door in Ibrox clear-out". The Guardian. 18 March 2004.
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