Scottish Second Division 2003/04
| Scottish Second Division 2003/04 | |
| master | Airdrie United |
| Climbers | Airdrie United Hamilton Academical |
| Relegated |
East Fife FC Stenhousemuir FC |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 528 (ø 2.93 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Gareth Hutchison( Berwick Rangers ) |
| ← Second Division 2002/03 | |
| ^ First Division 2003/04 | |
The Scottish Football League Second Division was played in 2003/04 for the 29th time after the introduction of the Premier League as the third highest Scottish league . In addition, it was the twenty-ninth event as the third highest division of men's football in Scotland under the name Second Division . In the 2003/04 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Airdrie United , which at the same time secured participation in the First Division season 2004/05 . In addition to United , the runner-up Hamilton Academical also rose. FC East Fife and FC Stenhousemuir had to relegate to the third division . The top scorer with 22 goals was Gareth Hutchison of the Berwick Rangers .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Airdrie United | 36 | 20th | 10 | 6th | 64:36 | +28 | 70 |
| 2. | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 18th | 8th | 10 | 70:47 | +23 | 62 |
| 3. | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 18th | 6th | 12 | 56:41 | +15 | 60 |
| 4th | Greenock Morton (N) | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 66:58 | +8 | 59 |
| 5. | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 14th | 6th | 16 | 61:67 | −6 | 48 |
| 6th | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49:57 | −8 | 47 |
| 7th | Alloa Athletic (A) | 36 | 12 | 8th | 16 | 55:55 | ± 0 | 44 |
| 8th. | FC Arbroath (A) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15th | 41:57 | −16 | 43 |
| 9. | East Fife FC (N) | 36 | 11 | 8th | 17th | 38:45 | −7 | 41 |
| 10. | FC Stenhousemuir | 36 | 7th | 4th | 25th | 28:65 | −37 | 25th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2003/04 season | |
| Promoted to the First Division | |
| Relegated to the third division | |
| At the end of the 2002/03 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the First Division |
| (N) | Newcomer from the third division |
Web links
- Scottish Second Division 2003/04 at Statto.com
- Scottish Second Division 2003/04 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
- League Tables at spfl.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on February 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
