2003–04 Airdrie United F.C. season

Season 2003–04 was Airdrie United's second competitive season. They competed in the Second Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2003–04 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerSandy Stewart
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionFirst Place (Promoted)
Scottish CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Challenge CupFinal (Runners-up)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Owen Coyle (13)
All:
Owen Coyle (15)

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]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrie United 36 20 10 6 64 36 +28 70 Promoted to First Division 2004–05
2 Hamilton Academical 36 18 8 10 70 47 +23 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
Source:

Results and fixtures

[6]  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Second Division
9 August 2003 SFL2Greenock Morton3 – 1Airdrie UnitedCappielow Park
15:00 Maisano  52'
Williams  77'
Weatherson  77' (Penalty)		 ESPN Report McKeown  11' Attendance: 3,806
16 August 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 0Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  90' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Toner
23 August 2003 SFL2Hamilton Academical2 – 1Airdrie UnitedNew Douglas Park
15:00 Carrigan  33' (Penalty)
Convery  50'		 ESPN Report Vareille  68' Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Mack
30 August 2003 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Dunn  6'
Glancy  22'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Allan
13 September 2003 SFL2East Fife3 – 1Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
15:00 McDonald  3'
Donaldson  56'
Deuchar  77'		 ESPN Report Vareille  33' Attendance: 885
Referee: Fyfe
20 September 2003 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1ArbroathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Dunn  47'
Docherty  54'		 ESPN Report Cargill  19' Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Flemming
27 September 2003 SFL2Berwick Rangers0 – 1Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
15:00 ESPN Report Gow  38' Attendance: 732
Referee: Thompson
4 October 2003 SFL2Forfar Athletic1 – 1Airdrie UnitedStation Park
15;00 Sellars  32' ESPN Report Gow  89' Attendance: 650
Referee: Cassidy
11 October 2003 SFL2Alloa Athletic1 – 4Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
12:00 Janczyk  45' ESPN Report Docherty  33'
Roberts  36'
Gow  44'
Vareille  68'		 Attendance: 636
Referee: Duff
18 October 2003 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
15;00 Vareille  24'
McKeown  87'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Gilmour
1 November 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 6Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown  81' ESPN Report Greacen  20', 54'
Maisano  23', 72'
Williams  29'
Walker  62'		 Attendance: 3,159
Referee: McCurry
8 November 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1East FifeExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Docherty  64' ESPN Report Deuchar  71' Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Dougal
16 November 2003 SFL2Dumbarton2 – 0Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Dillon  64', 69' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,361
Referee: Sproule
2 December 2003 SFL2Arbroath1 – 1Airdrie UnitedGayfield Park
19:45 Diack  57' ESPN Report Ronald  48' Attendance: 405
Referee: MacKay
6 December 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1Berwick RangersExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Coyle  39' ESPN Report Hutchison  72' Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Fyfe
13 December 2003 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 3Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Coyle  29'
Gow  57' (Penalty), 81'		 ESPN Report Sellars  36'
Davidson  52'
Tosh  57' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,074
Referee: J Gilmour
27 December 2003 SFL2Stenhousemuir0 – 1Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
15:00 ESPN Report McKenna  1' (Own goal) Attendance: 1,243
Referee: McCurry
24 January 2004 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 1ArbroathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report McMullan  66' Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Downie
7 February 2004 SFL2East Fife0 – 1Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Dunn  44' Attendance: 793
Referee: Boyle
14 February 2004 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  10' ESPN Report Rodgers  87' Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Toner
21 February 2004 SFL2Airdrie United4 – 0StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  29', 34', 36', 43' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,324
Referee: Fyfe
2 March 2004 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 0Hamilton AcademicalExcelsior Stadium
19:30 Coyle  39', 48', 67' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,634
Referee: Young
6 March 2004 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McLaren  38', 45' ESPN Report Daly  21' Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Underhill
9 March 2004 SFL2Greenock Morton1 – 1Airdrie UnitedCappielow Park
19:30 Maisano  37' ESPN Report Gow  62' (Penalty) Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Flemming
13 March 2004 SFL2Hamilton Academical0 – 1Airdrie UnitedNew Douglas Park
15:00 ESPN Report Coyle  18' Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Rowbotham
16 March 2004 SFL2Berwick Rangers1 – 1Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
19:30 Hilland  20' ESPN Report McLaren  80' Attendance: 502
Referee: Hardie
23 March 2004 SFL2Forfar Athletic1 – 3Airdrie UnitedStation Park
19:30 Ferry  28' ESPN Report McLaren  13', 75'
Christie  17'		 Attendance: 710
Referee: Murray
27 March 2004 SFL2Dumbarton1 – 2Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Herd  29' ESPN Report Glancy  9'
McLaren  62'		 Attendance: 1,536
Referee: Thompson
31 March 2004 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1East FifeExcelsior Stadium
19:30 Dunn  36'
McLaren  54'		 ESPN Report Stein  77' Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Winter
3 April 2004 SFL2Airdrie United6 – 0Berwick RangersExcelsior Stadium
15:00 gow  4', 20'
Coyle  7', 18', 86'
Docherty  24'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Mitchell
10 April 2004 SFL2Arbroath0 – 4Airdrie UnitedGayfield Park
15:00 ESPN Report McKeown  42'
McLaren  47'
Wilson  74'
Lovering  80'		 Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Allan
17 April 2004 SFL2Stenhousemuir0 – 3Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
15:00 ESPN Report Lovering  15'
Coyle  51'
Gow  56' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Mack
24 April 2004 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McLaren  47'
Coyle  74'		 ESPN Report Davidson  35'
Shields  73'		 Attendance: 1,959
Referee: Cassidy
1 May 2004 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1Hamilton AcademicalExcelsior Stadium
15;00 Gow  57' ESPN Report McPhee  82' Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Brown
8 May 2004 SFL2Alloa Athletic0 – 1Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
15:00 ESPN Report Coyle  26' Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Ritchie
15 May 2004 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow  52'
Coyle  89'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 5,709
Referee: Young

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Challenge Cup
2 August 2003 Challenge Cup R1Airdrie United2 – 0MontroseExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown  55', 62' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Brines
12 August 2003 Challenge Cup R2Greenock Morton1 – 2Airdrie UnitedCappielow
19:30 Maisano  46' ESPN Report Vareille  60'
Robets  71'		 Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Young
26 August 2003 Challenge Cup QFForfar Athletic0 – 2Airdrie UnitedStation Park
19:45 Byers  85' Report Wilson  55'
Dunn  74'		 Attendance: 752
Referee: Rowbotham
17 September 2003 Challenge Cup SFBrechin City1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
19:45 White  15' Report Dunn  35'
Vareille  45'
Gow  112'		 Attendance: 803
Referee: McDonald
26 October 2003 Challenge Cup FinalInverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 0Airdrie UnitedMcDiarmid Park
15:00 Bingham  79'
Hislop  89'		 Report Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Young

League Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
2 September 2003 League Cup R1East Fife0 – 2Airdrie UnitedBayview
19:30 BBC Report Roberts  35'
Ronald  86'		 Attendance: 707
Referee: Brines
23 September 2003 League Cup R2Clyde2 – 1Airdrie UnitedBroadwood
19:30 Millen  55'
Gilhaney  70'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,381
Referee: McCurry

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
20 December 2003 Scottish Cup R2Inverurie Loco Works1 – 5Airdrie UnitedHarlaw Park
15:00 Ross  86' SFA Report
Report		 Coyle  2', 84'
McKeown  24'
Stewart  27'
Roberts  64'		 Attendance: 1,523
Referee: Mitchell
10 January 2004 Scottish Cup R3St Mirren2 – 0Airdrie UnitedLove Street
15:00 Lavety  83'
McKenna  90'		 SFA Report
Report		 Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Murray

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Mark McGeown 450360202050
DF Allan McManus 380290202050
DF Scott Wilson 242191001041
DF Stephen McKenna 1010000000
DF Neil McGowan 390320102040
DF Paul Lovering 182182000000
DF Kevin Christie 141131100000
DF Sandy Stewart 201130211040
DF Félicien Singbo 8050001020
MF Willie Wilson 300230102040
MF Kenny Black 9040101030
MF Stephen Docherty 344274201040
MF David Dunn 356284102042
MF Stephen McKeown 337284210032
MF Marvyn Wilson 420330202050
FW Willie McLaren 229219100000
FW Mark Roberts 394301212151
FW Alan Gow 41123211202051
FW Martin Glancy 333262102140
FW Owen Coyle 25152313220000
FW Paul Ronald 202131201140
FW Jérôme Vareille 41113310102051
  Trialist 1010000000
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
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References
  1. "200304 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. "2003–04 Scottish Cup". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. "2003–04 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. "2003–04 Scottish League Challenge Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  5. "Inverness CT 2–0 Airdrie United". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 October 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  6. "Airdrie United's results from season 2003–2004". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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