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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 The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when t .... Ayr United and Brechin City were relegated to the Second Division. League table Top scorers Attendances The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2003/04 are shown below: {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Scottish First Division Scottish First Division seasons 1 2 Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Football League First Division
The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as the top flight of the Scottish Football League was renamed from Division One to Premier Division. In 1998, the Premier Division clubs broke away from the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Premier League. The First Division remained the second tier of the Scottish league system, but was now the top tier of the Scottish Football League. In July 2013, the Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). The SPFL named its second tier as the Scottish Championship, which effectively replaced the First Division. Competition From 1994 until 2013, the First Division consisted of ten teams. From 1998, only the winner of the First Division was promoted to the Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 Scottish Premier League
The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers, who claimed the title on the final day of the season by a single point from Celtic, who had gone into the final fixtures leading and were still ahead in the closing minutes of their last game against Motherwell until they conceded two goals (both scored by striker Scott McDonald), costing them the title with Rangers winning their match against Hibernian in Edinburgh. The dramatic events became known in popular culture as 'Helicopter Sunday' due to the aircraft ceremonially delivering the championship trophy changing direction in mid-flight as the identity of its winners altered suddenly. Attendances The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2004–05 season are shown below: Source/small> Monthly awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:2004-05 Scottish Premier League Scottish Premier League seasons 1 Scot The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 Scottish Football League
Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 2003–04. Scottish First Division League standings Top scorers Scottish Second Division League standings Top scorers Scottish Third Division League standings Top scorers See also *2003–04 in Scottish football The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland. League Competitions Scottish Premier League The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challenge ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Scottish Football League Scottish Football League seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish First Division Seasons
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David Winters (footballer)
David Winters (born 7 March 1982) is a Scottish former footballer and current assistant manager of West of Scotland side Darvel. Winters played as a striker and has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee United. Career Winters, like older brother Robbie, started his career with Dundee United and played in 19 league matches between 1999 and 2003. During this time, he had loans spells with Forfar Athletic and Ross County, and made the permanent move to Victoria Park in 2003. After three seasons with ''The Staggies'' he moved to Hamilton Academical at the start of season 2006–07. Winters spent the following pre-season at Halifax Town after turning down a deal from Hamilton at the end of the season. He even played, and scored, as a trialist for Halifax against Hamilton in a friendly. However, he signed a contract, until the end of the 2007–08 season, for Hamilton in August. Winters was released by Hamilton in January 2008 and rejoined Ross County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Smith (footballer Born 1968)
Andrew Mark Smith (born 27 November 1968) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a striker, and most recently was a temporary manager of Gretna with Mick Wadsworth. Career Born in Aberdeen and a product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Smith's first senior club was Huntly. He subsequently transferred to Peterhead within the Highland League, prior to moving to Airdrieonians in the Scottish Football League. He briefly played in Canada with the Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League. He scored Airdrie's goal in the 1992 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers after coming on as a substitute (an eventual 2–1 defeat), and subsequently played in the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup against Sparta Prague. In November 1994, he again came off the bench to score in a cup final, this time the winner in a 3–2 extra-time victory over Dundee in the 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, and at the end of that season appeared in the 1995 Scottish Cup Final versus Cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixu Paatelainen
Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen (born 3 February 1967) is a Finnish former professional football player and the head coach of Veikkausliiga club HIFK. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. Their father Matti was also a Finnish international. Paatelainen had a 20-year playing career, playing for nine clubs in four countries. Most of his career was spent in the Scottish leagues, with Dundee United, Aberdeen, Hibernian, St Johnstone and St Mirren. He also played for Valkeakosken Haka in Finland, Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in England and RC Strasbourg in France. While at Bolton, Paatelainen became the first Finn to play in the Premier League. After retiring as a player in 2005, Paatelainen became manager of Scottish club Cowdenbeath, where he helped the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Wilson (footballer)
Barry John Wilson (born 16 February 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish football coach and former player. Playing career Wilson began his career in the Highland League at Ross County, where his father, Bobby Wilson, was manager. After a spell at Southampton, where he failed to break into the first team, he returned to Ross County before moving to Raith Rovers in 1994. He was a member of the Raith squad that played in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup. In July 1996 Wilson signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and helped them to the Scottish Third Division title in 1996–97. In the following few seasons Wilson established himself as a firm favourite of the Caley Thistle fans, with his extraordinarily quick runs down the right wing and his ability to both create and score goals. During season 1999–00, Caley Thistle's then-manager Steve Paterson decided to move Wilson up front as a striker, which proved an extremely successful tactic, with Wilson scoring a number of goals that season. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean O'Connor (footballer)
Sean O'Connor (born 7 July 1981) is an English former professional footballer, who played for Queen of the South, Hednesford Town, and Dundee United. After starting his career with local side Hednesford Town, O'Connor moved into the Scottish game with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. From there he had a couple of loan spells, one with Greenock Morton and the other with Northern Irish side Portadown. Upon leaving the Arabs he had a spell with Queen of the South before heading back to England with Morecambe. Since leaving Morecambe in 2006, O'Connor has spent his time in the Scottish Football League, with Queen of the South again as well as their near neighbours Annan Athletic. Early career O'Connor was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. He started his career at non-league club Hednesford Town, working his way through the youth system before making his first team debut during the 1998–99 season. His form attracted the attention of a number of clubs, with Dunde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Keogh
Patrick Sebastian Keogh (born 7 May 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player, whose most recent club was Scottish Third Division side Forfar Athletic. Career Keogh originally played Junior football for Maryhill, and moved to Clyde with a batch of other Junior players in 1998. This move was successful; Clyde gained promotion to the Scottish First Division. He was most successfully deployed as a forward at Clyde, where he scored some spectacular goals. Keogh spent six years at Broadwood and became a fan favourite. He scored a hat-trick in his last game for the club, in a 5–2 win against Brechin City. After signing for Hamilton Academical (where he linked up with the management team who signed him for Clyde, Allan Maitland and Ronnie MacDonald) and then Partick Thistle, he made his way to Stranraer where he was named captain for the 2007-08 season. After playing in only a handful of games for Stranraer, Keogh signed for Scottish Third Division side Forfar Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sutton (footballer)
John William Michael Sutton (born 26 December 1983) is a former English football player. He has played for a number of clubs in England and Scotland as well as Australia during his career, and also represented England at the under-15 and under-16 levels. He currently runs his own personal training business and is still involved in coaching football. He is best known for his goal scoring exploits in Scottish football, most notably at Motherwell. Playing career Early career Born on 26 December 1983 in Norwich, England, Sutton was a promising youth cricketer, representing Norfolk at various age levels. He was a modest batsman and useful off-spinner of moderate pace. He started his football career as a youth trainee with Tottenham Hotspur and as part of their reserve squad. Whilst playing at under 17 level he scored 25 goals in 26 games. In 2002, he went on loan with Carlisle United (where he scored his first career goal against Cambridge United) before agreeing to be release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Burke
Alex Burke (born 11 November 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Burke, who started his career with Kilmarnock, also played with Falkirk, Clydebank, Berwick Rangers, Queen of the South, Ross County, St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic, and Ayr United, as well as short loan spells with Clydebank and Dunfermline Athletic. Career Burke started his playing career at Kilmarnock under then manager Alex Totten. After a loan spell at Clydebank in 2000, Burke signed for First Division side Falkirk, again playing under Alex Totten. After just one season, Burke signed for Clydebank, whom he had been on loan at the year before. Over the next four years, Burke had successful spells at Berwick Rangers, Queen of the South and Ross County, before signing for Paisley side St Mirren in 2006. In February 2008, Burke moved on loan to First Division side Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the season. After only playing four matches fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
