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Scotland On Sunday
April 25th, 2004
Pressley Sees Red But Celts Keep On Winning

Celtic central defender Steven Pressley was sent off with 10 minutes remaining in their match at Livingston yesterday but by that time the visitors were already two goals to the good thanks to Kenny Miller and Mark Kerr and had no difficulty in keeping Livvy at bay to claim yet another three points. Celtic are now an extraordinary 30 points clear of Rangers in second place and are certainly headed for a record-breaking season.

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Scotland On Sunday
May 2nd, 2004
Kerr Hat Trick Sinks Rangers

A superb hat trick from Celtic midfielder Mark Kerr was the high point in Celtic’s 4-0 win in the final Old Firm match of the season. The 22-year-old has been in outstanding form this season and is a key component in Celtic’s success. Rangers looked dispirited as they took the field at Parkhead and rarely put together any football of quality to trouble the Celtic rearguard. Stephen Pearson was the home team’s other scorer, converting a penalty in the second half after Stephen Hughes had brought down Gary McCutcheon in the area. A 2-1 win for Dundee United over Motherwell sees Steve McMahon’s team close to within two points of Rangers in the chase for second place.

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Still going strong there Bobbev

Keep it up :thup:

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Thanks bjorn

Scotland On Sunday
May 9th, 2004
Hartson Brings Celtic Run To An End

Celtic’s 28-game winning streak came to an end at Fir Park yesterday as Motherwell won 2-1 with former Celtic player John Hartson scoring the winning goal. The home side surprised the visitors when they took the lead after quarter of an hour. Celtic responded vigorously and put the Motherwell defence under sustained pressure, striking the woodwork twice but failing to make a breakthrough. Kiegan Parker found the equaliser after the restart but on the hour mark Hartson scored what proved to be the winning goal. Celtic continued to press but Myles Hogarth was in outstanding form in the Motherwell goal and pulled off save after save to keep his team in front.

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Scotland On Sunday
May 16th, 2004
Records Tumble As Celtic Win Again

Celtic brought their league season to an end with a 2-0 win over Dundee United at Celtic Park with early goals from Gary Teale and Gary McCutcheon. Tick Jones’s team lost only three league games this season and achieved a total of 99 points, an SPL record. McCutcheon has averaged a goal a game in his 48 appearances with the Cup Final still to come.

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Scotland On Sunday
May 30th, 2004
Celtic Do The Treble

A dramatic 2-1 victory in the Scottish Cup Final over Dundee United allowed Celtic to complete the final leg of their domestic treble. Gary Teale got Celtic off to a dream start with a goal after just 4 minutes. Celtic enjoyed most of the possession but found United keeper Alan Combe in excellent form as they tried to build on their lead. Half time came and went with no further scoring and as the clock ticked down it looked like a single goal would be enough. But with 7 minutes remaining substitute David Dunn scored a stunning equaliser to give United hope of taking the game into extra time. However it was not to be as Teale scored his second of the afternoon three minutes later to take the trophy to Celtic Park.

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Scotland On Sunday
June 6th, 2004
Season Review

Welcome to our annual roundup of the season just completed in Scotland and around Europe. In Scotland, Celtic demonstrated in spectacular style that Scottish playing talent is alive and well by winning the domestic treble. They won the SPL by a record points margin, just failing to break the 100-point barrier. Their European campaign was less successful and having reached the UEFA Cup Semi Finals last season they were disappointed to finish bottom of their Champions League qualifying group. Their manager Tick Jones was voted Manager of the Year and their players almost completed a clean sweep of the player’s awards.

The final leagues tables for all four divisions are shown below.

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ********************************************** Scottish Premier Division - Sunday 6th June 2004********************************************** *********************************************Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Celtic 38 19 1 0 43 5 13 2 3 42 20 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Rangers 38 12 5 1 40 15 6 8 6 25 25 67 3rd Dundee Utd 38 12 4 3 33 22 6 3 10 29 31 61 4th St. Mirren 38 12 2 6 31 22 5 3 10 17 27 56 5th Livingston 38 10 2 7 33 27 5 6 8 25 30 53 6th Motherwell 38 6 9 3 21 18 6 6 8 15 18 51 7th Dundee 38 6 8 5 23 23 8 1 10 22 22 51 8th Hibs 38 11 2 7 30 22 2 5 11 19 35 46 9th Aberdeen 38 9 5 5 30 23 1 7 11 14 33 42 10th Dunfermline 38 8 3 7 26 24 3 6 11 20 36 42 11th Inverness C. Thistle 38 5 9 5 26 27 3 3 13 23 43 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12th R Kilmarnock 38 3 5 11 16 35 2 5 12 12 32 25 ************************************************** ***************************************** Scottish First Division - Sunday 6th June 2004********************************************** *********************************************Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Ross County 36 13 3 2 40 21 7 4 7 26 33 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Falkirk 36 13 2 3 39 23 6 3 9 25 30 62 3rd Ayr 36 12 2 4 22 12 4 4 10 23 32 54 4th Airdrie Utd 36 11 6 1 34 15 4 2 12 14 25 53 5th St. Johnstone 36 11 2 5 37 26 3 7 8 27 33 51 6th Hearts 36 9 5 4 31 20 5 4 9 21 31 51 7th Arbroath 36 6 6 6 19 17 7 4 7 22 22 49 8th Partick Thistle 36 10 5 3 32 20 2 5 11 15 32 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9th R Raith Rovers 36 8 3 7 34 29 3 3 12 23 41 39 10th R Forfar 36 7 3 8 28 28 2 1 15 15 37 31 ************************************************** ***************************************** Scottish Second Division - Sunday 6th June 2004********************************************** *********************************************Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Cowdenbeath 36 9 4 5 23 22 9 5 4 20 13 63 2nd P Clyde 36 10 4 4 34 20 8 2 8 33 30 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Dumbarton 36 8 5 5 29 24 9 3 6 27 22 59 4th Stranraer 36 11 1 6 43 33 7 2 9 30 38 57 5th Alloa 36 7 2 9 22 24 8 4 6 23 21 51 6th Peterhead 36 8 4 6 30 27 6 3 9 24 30 49 7th Albion Rovers 36 10 5 3 31 15 2 3 13 20 33 44 8th Hamilton 36 8 3 7 29 25 5 1 12 23 33 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9th R Berwick 36 8 0 10 22 25 5 3 10 17 29 42 10th R Queen's Park 36 8 4 6 21 21 2 6 10 19 35 40 ************************************************** ***************************************** Scottish Third Division - Sunday 6th June 2004********************************************** *********************************************Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Montrose 36 10 5 3 36 27 15 1 2 45 21 81 2nd P Morton 36 10 5 3 32 19 8 7 3 38 33 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Stenhousemuir 36 10 2 6 36 26 9 5 4 32 21 64 4th Queen of Sth. 36 10 3 5 35 24 5 9 4 33 30 57 5th East Fife 36 8 3 7 28 29 4 6 8 18 24 45 6th Stirling 36 6 6 6 30 28 5 4 9 29 35 43 7th East Stirling 36 5 5 8 24 28 6 5 7 19 23 43 8th Elgin City 36 5 7 6 25 29 5 2 11 26 34 39 9th Brechin 36 5 6 7 23 31 4 3 11 15 26 36 10th Gretna 36 3 5 10 14 29 0 5 13 15 36 19</pre>



Scottish Awards

Player of the Year
1st – Gary McCutcheon, Celtic
2nd – Paul Lambert, Celtic
3rd – Stephen Crainey, Celtic

Young Player of the Year
1st – James McFadden, Celtic
2nd – Kieran Richardson, Rangers
3rd – Mark Fotheringham, Celtic

Top Goalscorer
1st – Gary McCutcheon, Celtic, 48 goals
2nd – Mark Gallagher, Stranraer, 34 goals
3rd – Michael Craig, Stenhousemuir, 25 goals

Scottish European Qualifiers
Champions League – Celtic, Rangers
UEFA Cup – Dundee United, St. Mirren
Inter-Toto Cup - Livingston

England
Premier League Champions – Liverpool
Relegated – Manchester City, Aston Villa, Charlton

First Division Champions – West Ham
Promoted – Preston, Bolton
Relegated – Crewe, Coventry, Walsall

Second Division Champions – Stoke
Promoted – Plymouth, Swansea
Relegated – Port Vale, Scunthorpe, Brighton, Southend

Third Division Champions – Northampton
Promoted – Luton, Colchester, Grimsby
Relegated – Macclesfield

Conference Champions – Marine
Relegated – Farnborough, Nuneaton Borough, Enfield

FA Cup – Manchester United 2 Arsenal 1

League Cup – Sunderland 3 Liverpool 2 (aet)

Vans Trophy – Hull 3 Swansea 3 (Hull win on penalties)

FA Trophy – Bournemouth 2 Hereford 1

Charity Shield – Liverpool 2 Arsenal 0


France
First Division Champions – Nantes
French Cup – Caen 3 Monaco 2

Germany
First Division Champions – FC Bayern
German Cup – Dortmund 2 Darmstadt 0

Holland
Premier Division Champions – Ajax
Dutch Cup – Feyenoord 2 Haarlem 0

Italy
Serie A Champions – Inter
Italian Cup – Roma 2 Inter 1 (over two legs)

Portugal
Premier Division Champions – Porto
Portuguese Cup – Salgueiros 2 Oliveirense 1

Spain
First Division Champions – Barcelona
Spanish Cup – Barcelona 3 Villarreal 2

European Competitions
Champions League – FC Bayern 1 Inter 0
UEFA Cup – Atalanta 2 Dortmund 0

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The Glasgow Herald
June 29th, 2004
Hutch Calls It A Day

Don Hutchison has announced his decision to hang up his boots with immediate effect. The 33-year-old was signed by Celtic 3 seasons ago from West Ham and although he never established his place in the first team he made 47 appearances scoring 14 goals. He gained 19 caps for Scotland and since starting his playing career at Hartlepool he made 349 senior appearances and scored 60 goals during his career. This follows the recent decision of 36-year-old John Collins to retire from the playing side although he will remain at Celtic on the coaching staff.

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The Glasgow Herald
July 17th, 2004
Ross Signs For Celtic

Former Rangers defender Maurice Ross has agreed a transfer from Norwich City to Celtic for a fee of £300K. The 23-year-old has spent two seasons in East Anglia but was keen on making a move back to Scotland.


The Glasgow Herald
July 28th, 2004
Brazilian Magic Wins It For Rangers

Rangers latest signing Juninho, who joined from Middlesbrough in a £2.2M move less than a week ago, became an instant hero at Ibrox last night after a brilliant hat trick helped his new team to a 4-2 win in the Champions League 2nd round qualifier against Atlantas of Lithuania.

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Scotland On Sunday
August 1st, 2004
Celtic Upset In Season Opener

Livingston produced an upset at Almondvale in their televised encounter with Celtic last night when they pulled off a terrific 3-1 win. Celtic took the lead on the half hour through Gary McCutcheon but Livingston struck back with second-half goals from Richard Barr, Rolando Zarate and Barry Wilson to send the defending champions back to Glasgow empty-handed.


The Glasgow Herald
August 5th, 2004
No Goals Good Enough For Rangers

A scoreless draw in Lithuania last night was good enough for Rangers to progress to the 3rd qualifying round of the champions league as they eliminated Atlantas 4-2 on aggregate. They will face Athletic Bilbao of Spain with Celtic taking on Puchov of Slovakia.