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2003–04 Rangers F.C. season

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clubRangers
season2003–04
managerAlex McLeish
chairmanJohn McClelland
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stadiumIbrox Stadium
leagueScottish Premier League
league result2nd
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultQuarter-finals
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSemi-finals
cup3Champions League
cup3 resultGroup stage
highest attendance49,962 vs Aberdeen
(22 November)
lowest attendance29,395 vs St Johnstone
(3 December)
league topscorer
Shota Arveladze (12)
season topscorer
Shota Arveladze (15)
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nextseason2004–05
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(22 November) (3 December) Shota Arveladze (12) Shota Arveladze (15)

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

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
17 June 2003POR Nuno CapuchoPOR Porto£700,000
18 July 2003GEO Zurab KhizanishviliSCO DundeeFree
4 August 2003ITA Paolo VanoliITA Bolognaurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3123455.stmtitle=Berg signs on at Rangerswork=BBC Sportpublisher=BBCdate=5 August 2003}}
5 August 2003NOR Henning BergENG Blackburn RoversFree
29 August 2003BRA EmersonSPA Atlético MadridFree
30 August 2003NOR Egil ØstenstadENG Blackburn RoversFree
18 September 2003TUN Hamed NamouchiFRA CannesFree
FRA Marc KalengaFRA AuxerreFree
31 December 2003SCO Gavin RaeSCO Dundee£207,000
26 January 2004NED Frank de BoerTUR GalatasarayFree
31 January 2004MKD Bajram FetaiDEN B.93£200,000

Out

DatePlayerToFee
1 June 2003NOR Dan EggenFRA Le Mansurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/3123977.stmtitle=SPL ins and outswork=BBC Sportdate=4 August 2003}}
NED Arthur NumanRetired
FRA Jérôme BonnisselENG FulhamFree
SCO Stephen DobbieSCO HibernianFree
3 June 2003ENG Paul ReidENG Northampton Town£100,000
4 June 2003ARG Claudio CaniggiaQAT Qatar SCFree
7 July 2003NED Bert KontermanNED VitesseFree
14 July 2003ITA Lorenzo AmorusoENG Blackburn Rovers£1,400,000
30 July 2003SCO Steven MacLeanENG Scunthorpe UnitedLoan
5 August 2003SCO Neil McCannENG Southampton£1,500,000
21 August 2003SCO Jimmy GibsonSCO ClydeFree
29 August 2003SCO Barry FergusonENG Blackburn Rovers£7,500,000
AUS Kevin MuscatENG MillwallFree
16 January 2004DEN Jesper ChristiansenDEN Viborg FFFree
18 March 2004NOR Egil ØstenstadNOR Viking FKFree
  • Expenditure: £1,107,000
  • Income: £10,500,000
  • Total loss/gain: £9,393,000

Player statistics

No.PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
1GERGK460
2NetherlandsDF421
3AustraliaDF252
4Brazil {{sortnameEmersonEmerson Moisés Costa}}MF18
5NetherlandsDF172
6SCOMF50
7GeorgiaFW2915
8GermanyMF215
9NorwayFW172
10NetherlandsFW4512
11SCOMF112
12SCODF170
14NEDMF213
15GEODF380
16ITADF351
17AUSDF00
18ENGDF431
19SCOFW198
20PORMF326
21SCODF301
22SCOGK60
23ESPMF339
24SCOFW00
25NORDF300
26DENMF3613
27SCOMF283
29DENGK00
30SCOMF264
32SCODF111
37TUNMF93
38SCOFW30
40SCOMF20
45SCOMF20
48SCODF20
49SCOFW10
50SCOFW10
52MacedoniaFW10

Disciplinary record

Club

Board of directors

Coaching staff

Other staff

Matches

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 July 2003Greuther FürthN2–03,500Thompson (2)
19 July 2003VfB AuerbachA5–12,500Mols (3), Capucho, Løvenkrands
19 July 2003Erzgebirge AueA1–02,500R.de Boer
22 July 2003Jahn RegensburgA1–25,000Nerlinger
26 July 2003EvertonH2–328,000Thompson, Mols
30 July 2003LinfieldA3–013,284R.de Boer, Dowie, MacLean
5 August 2003ArsenalH0–337,000

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003KilmarnockH4–049,108Løvenkrands, Mols, Arteta (2, 1 pen)
16 August 2003AberdeenA3–216,348R. de Boer, Arteta, Mols
23 August 2003HibernianH5–249,642Mols (2), O'Connor (o.g.), Arteta, Burke
31 August 2003Dundee UnitedA3–111,111Capucho, Arveladze, Arteta (pen.)
13 September 2003Dunfermline AthleticH4–049,072Thompson, Mols, Arveladze, Capucho
21 September 2003Heart of MidlothianA4–014,732Arveladze (2), Løvenkrands (2)
27 September 2003DundeeH3–149,548Arveladze (2), Vanoli
4 October 2003CelticH0–149,825
19 October 2003MotherwellA1–110,824Arveladze
25 October 2003LivingstonA0–09,627
1 November 2003Partick ThistleH3–149,551Arteta (2, 1 pen.), Mols
9 November 2003KilmarnockA3–212,204Arveladze (2), Capucho
22 November 2003AberdeenH3–049,962Hughes, Løvenkrands (2),
30 November 2003HibernianA1–011,160Hughes
6 December 2003Dundee UnitedH2–149,307Capucho, Løvenkrands
14 December 2003Dunfermline AthleticA0–28,592
20 December 2003HeartsH2–149,592Arveladze, Burke
28 December 2003DundeeA2–010,948Capucho, Ball
3 January 2004CelticA0–359,087
17 January 2004MotherwellH1–048,925Arveladze
24 January 2004LivingstonH1–048,638Nerlinger
1 February 2004Partick ThistleA1–08,220Løvenkrands
11 February 2004KilmarnockH2–046,900Moore, Namouchi
14 February 2004AberdeenA1–115,815F.de Boer
21 February 2004HibernianH3–049,698Arveladze (pen), Mols, Thompson(pen)
29 February 2004Dundee UnitedA0–210,497
13 March 2004HeartsA1–114,598Moore(pen)
20 March 2004DundeeH4–049,364Løvenkrands, F.de Boer, Rae, Thompson
23 March 2004Dunfermline AthleticH4–147,487Hutton, Løvenkrands, R.de Boer, Mols
28 March 2004CelticH1–249,909Thompson
4 April 2004MotherwellA1–08,967Hughes
14 April 2004LivingstonA1–16,096Mols
17 April 2004Partick ThistleH2–049,279Thompson, Rae
24 April 2004Dundee UnitedA3–38,339Thompson (2, 1 pen), Namouchi
1 May 2004MotherwellH4–047,579Arteta, Ross, Namouchi, Thompson
8 May 2004CelticA0–159,180
12 May 2004HeartsH0–147,467
16 May 2004Dunfermline AthleticA3–26,798Ricksen, Burke, McCormack (pen.)

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 October 2003R3Forfar AthleticH6–026,327Nerlinger (3), Løvenkrands, Capucho, Østenstad
3 December 2003QFSt JohnstoneH3–011,072Burke, Østenstad, Mols
5 February 2004SFHibernianN*1–127,954Mols

*Rangers lost the match 4–3 on penalties

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 January 2004R3HibernianA2–011,392Arveladze, Løvenkrands
8 February 2004R4KilmarnockA2–011,072R.de Boer, Arveladze (pen.)
7 March 2004QFCelticA0–158,735

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2003QR3DEN CopenhagenH1–147,401Løvenkrands
27 August 2003QR3DEN CopenhagenA2–135,519Arteta (pen.), Arveladze
16 September 2003GSGER VfB StuttgartH2–147,957Nerlinger, Løvenkrands
1 October 2003GSGRE PanathinaikosA1–113,718Emerson
22 October 2003GSENG Manchester UnitedH0–148,730
4 November 2003GSENG Manchester UnitedA0–366,707
26 November 2003GSGER VfB StuttgartA0–150,348
9 December 2003GSGRE PanathinaikosH1–348,588Mols

Competitions

Overall

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Champions league table

References

References

  1. (17 June 2003). "Capucho joins Rangers". BBC.
  2. (18 July 2003). "Rangers seal Zura deal". BBC.
  3. (5 August 2003). "Berg signs on at Rangers". BBC.
  4. (29 August 2003). "Gers win Emerson race". BBC.
  5. (30 August 2003). "Ostenstad joins Rangers". BBC.
  6. (31 December 2003). "Dundee need £1m to last a month: Rae and Novo sales may not be enough". Daily Record.
  7. (4 August 2003). "SPL ins and outs". BBC Sport.
  8. (15 May 2003). "Hibernian and Thistle strike to land youngsters". The Herald.
  9. (3 June 2003). "Cobblers grab Reid". BBC Sport.
  10. (5 June 2003). "WHAT A SEND-OFF FOR CLAUDIO". Daily Record.
  11. (7 July 2003). "Konterman seals Dutch move". BBC Sport.
  12. (14 July 2003). "Blackburn sign Amoruso". BBC Sport.
  13. (4 August 2003). "McLean makes Scunthorpe switch". BBC Sport.
  14. (5 August 2003). "McCann makes Saints switch". BBC Sport.
  15. (29 August 2003). "Rovers sign Ferguson". BBC Sport.
  16. (29 August 2003). "Millwall land Muscat". BBC Sport.
  17. (16 January 2004). "Christiansen leaving Rangers". BBC Sport.
  18. (18 March 2004). "Ostenstad first out of door in Ibrox clear-out". The Guardian.
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