2003–04 Aston Villa F.C. season 2003–04 Aston Villa F.C. season During the 2003–04 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League. Former Leeds United manager David O'Leary was appointed Villa manager in the summer of 2003. Under O'Leary, Villa made a very sluggish start to the campaign and found themselves in the relegation zone after winning just two of their first 13 league fixtures. They were still in the bottom three in mid-December before O'Leary galvanized them and they gradually climbed the table. Villa had a fantastic second half of the season and, with two matches remaining, had a chance of qualifying for
2003–04 Livingston F.C. season Insurance Cup win. 2003–04 Livingston F.C. season Season 2003-04 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup and won the League Cup. Livingston finished 9th in the Scottish Premier League during Season 2003-04. They went on to win Co-operative Insurance Cup after defeating Hibernian in the final and reached the semi final of the Scottish Cup losing to Celtic. Livingston started the season under Márcio Máximo who had been appointed during the summer. On 14 October 2003 he resigned as manager and was replaced by David Hay who led the club