2003–04 Scottish First Division

The 2003–04 Scottish Football League First Division was won by Inverness Caledonian Thistle who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Ayr United and Brechin City were relegated to the Second Division.

Scottish First Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsInverness Caledonian Thistle
PromotedInverness Caledonian Thistle
RelegatedAyr United
Brechin City
Top goalscorerIan Harty (15)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Inverness CT (C, P) 36 21 7 8 67 33 +34 70 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Clyde 36 20 9 7 64 40 +24 69
3 St Johnstone 36 15 12 9 59 45 +14 57
4 Falkirk 36 15 10 11 43 37 +6 55
5 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 46 48 −2 54
6 Ross County 36 12 13 11 49 41 +8 49
7 St Mirren 36 9 14 13 39 46 −7 41
8 Raith Rovers 36 8 10 18 37 57 −20 34
9 Ayr United (R) 36 6 13 17 37 58 −21 31 Relegation to the Second Division
10 Brechin City (R) 36 6 9 21 37 73 −36 27
Source: "2003-2004 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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Player Club Goals
  Ian Harty Clyde 15
  Paul Ritchie Inverness CT 14
  David Bingham Inverness CT 13
  Alex Burke Queen of the South 13
  John Sutton Raith Rovers 13
  Pat Keogh Clyde 12
  Sean O'Connor Queen of the South 12
  Barry Wilson Inverness CT 11
  Mixu Paatelainen St Johnstone 11
  Andy Smith Clyde 10
  David Winters Ross County 10

Attendances

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The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2003/04 are shown below:

Club Average
Inverness CT 3,203
St Mirren 2,784
St Johnstone 2,634
Falkirk 2,631
Ross County 2,375
Queen of the South 2,360
Raith Rovers 2,191
Ayr United 1,706
Clyde 1,672
Brechin City 813