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verification. (December 2012) |
2003β04 season | |
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Chairman | Stewart Milne |
Manager | Steve Paterson |
Scottish Premier League | 11th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final |
Top goalscorer | League:
Paul Sheerin (8) All: Paul Sheerin (8) |
Highest home attendance | 16,452 vs Celtic 24 January 2004 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,631 vs Brechin City 28 October 2003 |
Average home league attendance | 9,884 |
The 2003β04 season was Aberdeen's 91st season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
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8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round [b] |
9 | Livingston | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 43 | |
10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 42 | |
11 | Aberdeen | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 34 | |
12 | Partick Thistle (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score [1] | Aberdeen Scorer(s) [2] | Attendance | Report |
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1 | 9 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β2 | 14,260 | AFC Heritage | |
2 | 16 August | Rangers | H | 2β3 | Zdrilic, Deloumeaux | 16,348 | AFC Heritage |
3 | 23 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1β2 | Zdrilic | 10,870 | AFC Heritage |
4 | 30 August | Hibernian | A | 1β1 | Anderson | 10,682 | AFC Heritage |
5 | 13 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2β1 | Booth, Anderson | 10,597 | AFC Heritage |
6 | 20 September | Dundee | A | 0β2 | 7,887 | AFC Heritage | |
7 | 27 September | Livingston | H | 0β3 | 10,307 | AFC Heritage | |
8 | 4 October | Kilmarnock | A | 3β1 | Zdrilic, Tosh, Booth | 6,023 | AFC Heritage |
9 | 18 October | Dundee United | H | 0β1 | 11,234 | AFC Heritage | |
10 | 25 October | Celtic | A | 0β4 | 59,598 | AFC Heritage | |
11 | 1 November | Motherwell | H | 0β3 | 9,895 | AFC Heritage | |
12 | 9 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β1 | 9,687 | AFC Heritage | |
13 | 22 November | Rangers | A | 0β3 | 49,962 | AFC Heritage | |
14 | 29 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2β2 | Deloumeaux, Booth | 5,294 | AFC Heritage |
15 | 7 December | Hibernian | A | 3β1 | Booth (2), Hinds | 7,863 | AFC Heritage |
16 | 13 December | Partick Thistle | A | 3β0 | Anderson (2), Clark | 5,189 | AFC Heritage |
17 | 20 December | Dundee | H | 2β2 | Anderson, Wilkie | 8,261 | AFC Heritage |
18 | 27 December | Livingston | A | 1β1 | Booth | 7,115 | AFC Heritage |
19 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | H | 3β1 | Diamond, Tosh, Hinds | 11,698 | AFC Heritage |
20 | 17 January | Dundee United | A | 2β3 | Booth, Clark | 8,888 | AFC Heritage |
21 | 24 January | Celtic | H | 1β3 | Tosh | 16,452 | AFC Heritage |
22 | 11 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β2 | 11,236 | AFC Heritage | |
23 | 14 February | Rangers | H | 1β1 | Diamond | 15,185 | AFC Heritage |
24 | 21 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2β0 | McGuire, Booth | 12,035 | AFC Heritage |
25 | 24 February | Motherwell | A | 0β1 | 5,225 | AFC Heritage | |
26 | 28 February | Hibernian | A | 1β0 | Morrison | 10,416 | AFC Heritage |
27 | 9 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0β0 | 7,395 | AFC Heritage | |
28 | 13 March | Dundee | A | 1β1 | Hinds | 6,839 | AFC Heritage |
29 | 21 March | Livingston | H | 1β2 | Hinds | 7,477 | AFC Heritage |
30 | 27 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1β3 | Prunty | 7,250 | AFC Heritage |
31 | 3 April | Dundee United | H | 3β0 | Hinds, McGuire, Sheerin | 8,449 | AFC Heritage |
32 | 18 April | Motherwell | H | 0β2 | 7,246 | AFC Heritage | |
33 | 21 April | Celtic | A | 2β1 | Prunty, Zdrilic | 51,000 | AFC Heritage |
34 | 24 April | Livingston | A | 0β2 | 3,133 | AFC Heritage | |
35 | 1 May | Partick Thistle | A | 0β2 | 2,829 | AFC Heritage | |
36 | 8 May | Hibernian | H | 0β1 | 6,781 | AFC Heritage | |
37 | 12 May | Kilmarnock | A | 0β4 | 4,987 | AFC Heritage | |
38 | 15 May | Dundee | H | 1β2 | Foster | 7,878 | AFC Heritage |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
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R2 | 23 September | Dumbarton | H | 3β1 | Zdrilic (2), Hinds | 3,944 | AFC Heritage |
R3 | 28 October | Brechin City | H | 5β0 | Tosh, Booth, Muirhead, Sheerin, Hinds | 3,631 | AFC Heritage |
QF | 2 December | Livingston | H | 2β3 (aet) | Tosh (2) | 6,090 | AFC Heritage |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
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R3 | 10 January | Dundee | H | 0β0 | 11,012 | AFC Heritage | |
R3R | 21 January | Dundee | A | 3β2 | Clark, Heikkinen, Zdrilic | 5,857 | AFC Heritage |
R4 | 7 February | Falkirk | A | 2β0 | Zdrilic, Booth | 4,747 | AFC Heritage |
QF | 6 March | Livingston | H | 1β1 | Muirhead | 11,593 | AFC Heritage |
QFR | 18 March | Livingston | A | 0β1 | 4,485 | AFC Heritage |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK |
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David Preece | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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Michael Hart | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF |
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Russell Anderson (c) | 32 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | DF |
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Phil McGuire | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW |
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Leigh Hinds | 37 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | MF |
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Steve Tosh | 33 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | FW |
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Scott Booth | 26 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
10 | MF |
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Paul Sheerin | 39 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
11 | FW |
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Darren Mackie | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF |
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Chris Clark | 30 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF |
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Kevin Rutkiewicz | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF |
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Fergus Tiernan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF |
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Kevin McNaughton | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF |
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Richard Foster | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW |
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David Zdrilic | 38 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
21 | FW |
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Bryan Prunty | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF |
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Scott Muirhead | 40 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
23 | GK |
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Ryan Esson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF |
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Scott Morrison | 32 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF |
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Duncan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF |
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Kevin Souter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF |
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Zander Diamond | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | FW |
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Steven Tarditi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF |
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Marcus Heikkinen | 46 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
30 | DF |
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Murray McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF |
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Craig Higgins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW |
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John Stewart | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF |
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Richard Buckley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF |
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David Donald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF |
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Andrew Considine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF |
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Ryan O'Leary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | GK |
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David Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | FW |
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Michael Bird | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
96 | DF |
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Jamie McQuilken | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
97 | DF |
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Γric Deloumeaux | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
98 | DF |
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Stephen Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2012) |
2003β04 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | Stewart Milne |
Manager | Steve Paterson |
Scottish Premier League | 11th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final |
Top goalscorer | League:
Paul Sheerin (8) All: Paul Sheerin (8) |
Highest home attendance | 16,452 vs Celtic 24 January 2004 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,631 vs Brechin City 28 October 2003 |
Average home league attendance | 9,884 |
The 2003β04 season was Aberdeen's 91st season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round [b] |
9 | Livingston | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 43 | |
10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 42 | |
11 | Aberdeen | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 34 | |
12 | Partick Thistle (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score [1] | Aberdeen Scorer(s) [2] | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β2 | 14,260 | AFC Heritage | |
2 | 16 August | Rangers | H | 2β3 | Zdrilic, Deloumeaux | 16,348 | AFC Heritage |
3 | 23 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1β2 | Zdrilic | 10,870 | AFC Heritage |
4 | 30 August | Hibernian | A | 1β1 | Anderson | 10,682 | AFC Heritage |
5 | 13 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2β1 | Booth, Anderson | 10,597 | AFC Heritage |
6 | 20 September | Dundee | A | 0β2 | 7,887 | AFC Heritage | |
7 | 27 September | Livingston | H | 0β3 | 10,307 | AFC Heritage | |
8 | 4 October | Kilmarnock | A | 3β1 | Zdrilic, Tosh, Booth | 6,023 | AFC Heritage |
9 | 18 October | Dundee United | H | 0β1 | 11,234 | AFC Heritage | |
10 | 25 October | Celtic | A | 0β4 | 59,598 | AFC Heritage | |
11 | 1 November | Motherwell | H | 0β3 | 9,895 | AFC Heritage | |
12 | 9 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β1 | 9,687 | AFC Heritage | |
13 | 22 November | Rangers | A | 0β3 | 49,962 | AFC Heritage | |
14 | 29 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2β2 | Deloumeaux, Booth | 5,294 | AFC Heritage |
15 | 7 December | Hibernian | A | 3β1 | Booth (2), Hinds | 7,863 | AFC Heritage |
16 | 13 December | Partick Thistle | A | 3β0 | Anderson (2), Clark | 5,189 | AFC Heritage |
17 | 20 December | Dundee | H | 2β2 | Anderson, Wilkie | 8,261 | AFC Heritage |
18 | 27 December | Livingston | A | 1β1 | Booth | 7,115 | AFC Heritage |
19 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | H | 3β1 | Diamond, Tosh, Hinds | 11,698 | AFC Heritage |
20 | 17 January | Dundee United | A | 2β3 | Booth, Clark | 8,888 | AFC Heritage |
21 | 24 January | Celtic | H | 1β3 | Tosh | 16,452 | AFC Heritage |
22 | 11 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β2 | 11,236 | AFC Heritage | |
23 | 14 February | Rangers | H | 1β1 | Diamond | 15,185 | AFC Heritage |
24 | 21 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2β0 | McGuire, Booth | 12,035 | AFC Heritage |
25 | 24 February | Motherwell | A | 0β1 | 5,225 | AFC Heritage | |
26 | 28 February | Hibernian | A | 1β0 | Morrison | 10,416 | AFC Heritage |
27 | 9 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0β0 | 7,395 | AFC Heritage | |
28 | 13 March | Dundee | A | 1β1 | Hinds | 6,839 | AFC Heritage |
29 | 21 March | Livingston | H | 1β2 | Hinds | 7,477 | AFC Heritage |
30 | 27 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1β3 | Prunty | 7,250 | AFC Heritage |
31 | 3 April | Dundee United | H | 3β0 | Hinds, McGuire, Sheerin | 8,449 | AFC Heritage |
32 | 18 April | Motherwell | H | 0β2 | 7,246 | AFC Heritage | |
33 | 21 April | Celtic | A | 2β1 | Prunty, Zdrilic | 51,000 | AFC Heritage |
34 | 24 April | Livingston | A | 0β2 | 3,133 | AFC Heritage | |
35 | 1 May | Partick Thistle | A | 0β2 | 2,829 | AFC Heritage | |
36 | 8 May | Hibernian | H | 0β1 | 6,781 | AFC Heritage | |
37 | 12 May | Kilmarnock | A | 0β4 | 4,987 | AFC Heritage | |
38 | 15 May | Dundee | H | 1β2 | Foster | 7,878 | AFC Heritage |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
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R2 | 23 September | Dumbarton | H | 3β1 | Zdrilic (2), Hinds | 3,944 | AFC Heritage |
R3 | 28 October | Brechin City | H | 5β0 | Tosh, Booth, Muirhead, Sheerin, Hinds | 3,631 | AFC Heritage |
QF | 2 December | Livingston | H | 2β3 (aet) | Tosh (2) | 6,090 | AFC Heritage |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
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R3 | 10 January | Dundee | H | 0β0 | 11,012 | AFC Heritage | |
R3R | 21 January | Dundee | A | 3β2 | Clark, Heikkinen, Zdrilic | 5,857 | AFC Heritage |
R4 | 7 February | Falkirk | A | 2β0 | Zdrilic, Booth | 4,747 | AFC Heritage |
QF | 6 March | Livingston | H | 1β1 | Muirhead | 11,593 | AFC Heritage |
QFR | 18 March | Livingston | A | 0β1 | 4,485 | AFC Heritage |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK |
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David Preece | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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Michael Hart | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF |
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Russell Anderson (c) | 32 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | DF |
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Phil McGuire | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW |
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Leigh Hinds | 37 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | MF |
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Steve Tosh | 33 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | FW |
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Scott Booth | 26 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
10 | MF |
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Paul Sheerin | 39 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
11 | FW |
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Darren Mackie | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF |
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Chris Clark | 30 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF |
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Kevin Rutkiewicz | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF |
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Fergus Tiernan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF |
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Kevin McNaughton | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF |
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Richard Foster | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW |
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David Zdrilic | 38 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
21 | FW |
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Bryan Prunty | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF |
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Scott Muirhead | 40 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
23 | GK |
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Ryan Esson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF |
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Scott Morrison | 32 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF |
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Duncan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF |
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Kevin Souter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF |
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Zander Diamond | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | FW |
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Steven Tarditi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF |
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Marcus Heikkinen | 46 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
30 | DF |
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Murray McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF |
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Craig Higgins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW |
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John Stewart | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF |
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Richard Buckley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF |
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David Donald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF |
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Andrew Considine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF |
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Ryan O'Leary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | GK |
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David Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
95 | FW |
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Michael Bird | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
96 | DF |
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Jamie McQuilken | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
97 | DF |
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Γric Deloumeaux | 14 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
98 | DF |
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Stephen Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |