

CELTIC F.C. 2003/04
CELTIC FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 2003/04
Scottish
Premier League: |
Champions |
Scottish FA Cup: |
Winners |
Scottish League Cup: |
Forth Round |
UEFA Champions League: |
Group stage |
UEFA Cup: |
Quarter-Final |
Manager: Martin O'NEIL (2000 - 2005)
| Celtic won the Premier League by 18 points this season. They beat Rangers 5 times, racked up 25 victories in a row, scored 103 goals and conceded a miserly 23 giving a goal difference of +80. Martin O'Neils Celtic of 03/04 also won the Scottish Cup beating Dunfermline in the final (Henrik Larsson's last competative match), qualified for the Group stage of the Champions League and reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup, knocking out Barcelona on the way before losing out to Villarreal CF. |
Click on the oppontents to see the match programme, ticket and stats.
CELTIC COMPETITIVE FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 2003/2004
| OPPONENTS | DATE | VENUE | COMP | SCORE | SCORERS and COMMENTS |
| FBK
Kaunas (LIT) |
Wed 30 July | S.Darius and S. Gireno | CL 2nd qualifier 1st leg | 4-0 | Larsson, Sutton, Maloney, Miller |
| FBK
KAUNAS (LIT) |
Wed 6 Aug | Celtic Park | CL 2nd qualifier 2nd leg | 1-0 | o.g |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Sat 9 Aug | East End Park | SPL1 | 0-0 | |
| MTK
Hungária FC |
Wed 13 Aug | Ferenc Puskas Stadium | CL 3rd qualifier 1st leg |
4-0 | Larsson, Petrov,Agathe, Sutton. |
| DUNDEE UTD | Sat 16 Aug | Celtic Park | SPL2 | 5-0 | Maloney, Agathe, Thompson, McNamara, Larsson |
| Partick
Thistle |
Sat 23 Aug | Firhill | SPL3 | 2-1 | Lambert, Thompson (pen) |
| MTK
HUNGARIA FC |
Wed 27 Aug | Celtic Park | CL 3rd qualifier 2nd leg |
1-0 | Sutton |
| LIVINGSTON | Sat 30 Aug | Celtic Park | SPL4 | 5-1 | Larsson, Maloney, Larsson, Larsson, Thompson |
| Dundee |
Sat 13 Sep | Dens Park | SPL5 | 1-0 | Balde |
| Bayern
Munich |
Wed 17 Sep | Olympiastadion, Munich | CL match 1 | 1-2 | Thompson |
| MOTHERWELL | Sat 20 Sep | Celtic Park | SPL6 | 3-0 | Larsson, Sutton, Maloney |
| Hibernian |
Sat 27 Sep | Easter Road | SPL7 | 2-1 | Thompson, Larsson |
| OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (stv) | Tue 30 Sep | Celtic Park | CL match 2 | 2-0 | Miller, Sutton |
| Rangers |
Sat 4 Oct | Ibrox Park | SPL8 | 1-0 | Hartson |
| HEARTS | Sat 18 Oct | Celtic Park | SPL9 | 5-0 | Miller (2), Stamp, Larsson, Varga |
| RSC Anderlecht (itv2) | Tue 21 Oct | Stade Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels | CL match 3 | 0-1 | |
| ABERDEEN | Sat 25 Oct | Celtic Park | SPL10 | 4-0 | Larsson (3), Sutton |
| Kilmarnock |
Sat 1 Nov | Rugby Park | SPL11 | 5-0 | Sutton (3), Hartson, Maloney |
| RSC
ANDERLECHT |
Wed 5 Nov | Celtic Park | CL match 4 | 3-1 | Larsson, Miller, Sutton |
| DUNFERMLINE ATH | Sat 8 Nov | Celtic Park | SPL12 | 5-0 | Hartson (2), Wallace,Varga, Larsson |
| Dundee
Utd |
Sun 22 Nov | Tannadice | SPL13 | 5-1 | Sutton (3), Larsson (2) |
| BAYERN
MUNICH (ITV2) |
Tue 25 Nov | Celtic Park | CL match 5 | 0-0 | |
| PARTICK THISTLE | Sat 29 Nov | Celtic Park | SPL14 | 3-1 | Sutton (2), Larsson |
| Partick
Thistle |
Thu 4 Dec | Firhill | CIS 3rd round | 2-0 | Beattie, Smith |
| Livingston |
Sat 6 Dec | away | SPL15 | 2-0 | Thompson, Sutton |
| Olympique
Lyonnais |
Wed 10 Dec | Gerland, Lyon | CL match 6 | 2-3 | Sutton, Hartson |
| DUNDEE | Sat 13 Dec | Celtic Park | SPL16 | 3-2 | Larsson, Balde, Kennedy |
| Hibernian |
Thu 18 Dec | Easter Road | CIS 4th round | 1-2 | Varga |
| Motherwell |
Sun 21 Dec | Fir Park | SPL17 | 2-0 | Hartson, Thomson |
| HIBERNIAN | Sat 27 Dec | Celtic Park | SPL18 | 6-0 | Sutton (2), Hartson (2), Larsson, Petrov |
| RANGERS |
Sat 3 Jan | Celtic Park | SPL19 | 3-0 | Petrov, Varga, Thomson |
| ROSS COUNTY | Sat 10 Jan | Celtic Park | Scottish Cup | 2-0 | Hartson, Lambert |
| Hearts |
Sun 18 Jan | Tynecastle | SPL20 | 1-0 | Petrov |
| Aberdeen |
Sat 24 Jan | Pittodrie | SPL21 | 3-1 | Petrov, Larsson, Pearson (1st goal for Celtic) |
| KILMARNOCK | Sat 31 Jan | Celtic Park | SPL22 | 5-1 | Agathe, Hartson (2), Larsson, Pearson |
| Hearts (SKY Sports 2) | Sat 7 Feb | Tyncastle | Scottish Cup | 3-0 | Petrov (2), Larsson |
| Dunfermline |
Wed 11 Feb | Est End Park | SPL23 | 4-1 | Larsson (2), Varga, Thompson |
| DUNDEE UNITED | Sat 14 Feb | Celtic Park | SPL24 | 2-1 | Maloney, Sutton |
| Partick
Thistle |
Sun 22 Feb | Firhill | SPL25 | 4-1 | Sutton (2), Varga (2) |
| FK
TEPLICE |
Thu 26 Feb | Celtic Park | UEFA Cup R3 | 3-0 | Larsson (2), Sutton |
| LIVINGSTONE | Sun 29 Feb | Celtic Park | SPL26 | 5-1 | Pearson, Sutton, Thompson (2), Larsson |
| FK
Teplice |
Wed 3 Mar | Na Stínadlech | UEFA Cup R3 | 0-1 | |
| Dundee postponed | Sat 6 Mar | Dens Park | SPL27 | because of Scot Cup R5 day | |
| RANGERS |
Sun 7 Mar | Celtic Park | Scottish Cup | 1-0 | Larsonn |
| BARCELONA |
Thu 11 Mar | Celtic Park | UEFA Cup R4 | 1-0 | Thompson Over-shadowed by the terrorist attacks that took place in Madrid on the morning of the match. |
| MOTHERWELL | Sun 14 Mar | Celtic Park | SPL28 | 1-1 | Larsonn |
| Dundee |
Wed 17 Mar | Dens Park | SPL27 | 2-1 | Petrov, Larsonn |
| Hibernian |
Sun 21 Mar | Easter Road | SPL29 | 4-0 | Petrov (2), Larsonn (2) |
| Barcelona | Thu 25 Mar | Nou Camp | UEFA Cup R4 | 0-0 | |
| Rangers |
Sun 28 Mar | Ibrox | SPL30 | 2-1 | Larsonn, Thompson |
| HEARTS | Sat 3 Apr | Celtic Park | SPL31 | 2-2 | Sutton, Agathe |
| VILLAREAL
CF, SAD |
Thu 8 Apr | Celtic Park | UEFA Cup QF | 1-1 | |
| ABERDEEN postponed | Sat 10 Apr | Celtic Park | SPL32 | Also Scottish Cup Semi day | |
| Livingston | Sun 11 Apr | Hampden Park | Scottish Cup | 3-1 | |
| Villarrea
CF, SAD |
Thu 14 Apr | El Madrigal | UEFA Cup QF | 0-2 | |
| Kilmarnock |
Sat 17 Apr | Rugby Park | SPL33 | 1-0 | Petrov. League clincher |
| ABERDEEN post'd match | Wed 21 Apr | Celtic Park | SPL32 | 1-2 | Larsson. first defeat of the season |
| Hearts |
Sun 25 Apr | Tynecastle | SPL34 | 1-1 | McGeady |
| DUNFERMLINE
ATH' |
Sun 2 May | Celtic Park | SPL35 | 1-2 | Larsson |
| RANGERS |
Sat 8 May | Celtic Park | SPL36 | 1-0 | Sutton |
| Motherwell | Wed 12 May | Fir Park | SPL37 | 1-1 | Beattie |
| DUNDEE
UNITED |
Sun 16 May | Celtic Park | SPL38 | 2-1 | Larsson (2) |
| Sat 22 May | Hampden Park | Cup Final | 3-1 | Larsson (2), Petrov |
CELTIC FRIENDLY FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 2003/2004
| OPPONENTS | DATE | VENUE | COMP | SCORE | SCORERS and COMMENTS |
| Kungshamn/Smögen Select | Mon 7 Jul | Sweden | Swedish tour Fr | 7-0 | Varga 12 Guppy 14 Sutton 40 Petrov 65 Fernandez 75 Wallace 82 Fernandez 84 |
| GAIS | Tues 8 Jul | Gamla Ullevi | Swedish tour Fr | 2-0 | Larsson 48, 51 |
| Helsingborg | Thur 10 Jul | Olympia Stadium | Swedish tour Fr | 3-2 | Larsson 24 Petrov 42 Beattie 64 |
| Fulham
FC |
Thur 17 Jul | Loftus Road | Fr | 2-1 | Petrov 9 Larsson 15 |
| Manchester United |
Tues 22 Jul (Wed 23 July 04.15 GMT) | Seattle Seahawks Stadium | USA tour Fr ChampionWorld Series | 0-4 | 20.00 Pacific time. |
| Boca Juniors |
Fri 25 Jul (Sat 23 July 01.15 GMT) | Cleveland Browns Stadium | USA tour Fr ChampionWorld Series | 1-0 | Should have been against AC Milan but they bottled it and cancelled. 20.00 Eastern time |
| Pollok FC | Sun 27 Jul | away | Kevin O'Neil Test | 14.30 | |
| ARSENAL |
Sat 2 Aug | home | Fr | 1-1 | Miller |
| SEVILLE | Tues 25 May | Celtic Park | Larsson Test | 1-0 |
CELTIC YOUTH FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 2003/2004
| OPPONENTS | DATE | VENUE | COMP | SCORE | SCORERS and COMMENTS |
| Donegal Select | Sat 1 June | Donegal | Forty Memorial Tournament | Celtic U18's | |
| Sligo Rovers | Sun 6 June | Donegal | Forty Memorial Tournament | Celtic U18's | |
| Marcel-Le Mignot 13th International Youth Tournament | 7-9 June | Stade Maurice Baquet, France | Marcel-Le Mignot Challenge Trophy | Annual tournament with teams from around Europe taking part. Celtic youths started in Group A with Boavista, Le Havre and Toulouse. | |
| VfL Theesen | 7-9 June | Germany | VfL Theesen Annual Sports Week Soccer Tournament. | Tournamet for the annual sports week of VfL Theesen and involved 12 junior teams including - Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen, Hertha Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Web site click here | |
| Sage | 23-27July | England | Sage Soccer Festival | Celtic U19's. Played at the University of Durham | |
| Eurofoot | 1-3 Aug | Eurofoot Youth Tournament | Celtic U19s | ||
| Loch Lomond | 1-3 Aug | Scotland | Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival | 20 pages mainly adverts. Blue and white glossy covers with mono pages inside. | |
| Jersey | 6-10 Aug | Jersey | Jersey International Youth Tournament | Celtic U19s | |
| RKTVC | 16-17 Aug | Sportpark De Riddeweide, Tiel, Holland | 8th Betuwe International Soccer Tournament | Celtic U17s | |
| RANGERS | 14 Oct | Barrowfield | Youth League Under 19's | Celtic U19s. Red dot on the back of original copies. | |
| Cowdenbeath | 11 Nov | Central Park | Scottish Youth Cup 3rd round | Celtic U19s | |
| Hibernian | 29 Dec | Easter Road | SPL Under 21 Youth League | Celtic U21s | |
| Rangers | 5 Jan | Broadwood Stadium | SPL Under 21 Youth League | Celtic U21s. Red dot on the back of original copies. |
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CELTIC RELATED ISSUES 2003/2004 |
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SCORE |
SCORERS and COMMENTS |
PROG
ISSUED |
| Hibs, Hearts, Rangers | Sun 6 June | Braehead Sports Arena, Paisley | Masters of Britain Cup | 56 page A4, colour. Included Hearts Hibs and R*!@#rs. | yes | ||