2002-03 in Scottish football

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Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890.

The 2002-03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland.

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[edit] Scottish Premier League

The 2002-03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers F.C. by a single goal over Celtic F.C.. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League and Hearts F.C. got the UEFA Cup place. Motherwell F.C. finished bottom, however there was no relegation from the SPL as Falkirk did not meet SPL stadium criteria. Celtic's trophyless season was in spite of being favourites to clinch the title and reaching the UEFA Cup final, losing in extra time to FC Porto.

[edit] Table

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Rangers 38 31 4 3 101 28 73 97
2 Celtic 38 31 4 3 98 26 72 97
3 Hearts 38 18 9 11 57 51 6 63
4 Kilmarnock 38 16 9 13 47 56 -9 57
5 Dunfermline Athletic 38 13 7 18 54 71 -17 46
6 Dundee 38 10 14 14 50 60 -10 44
7 Hibernian 38 15 6 17 56 64 -8 51
8 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 41 54 -13 49
9 Livingston 38 9 8 21 48 62 -14 35
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 11 19 37 58 -21 35
11 Dundee United 38 7 11 20 35 68 -33 32
12 Motherwell 38 7 7 24 45 71 -26 28

Champions: Rangers Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League.

[edit] Top Scorers

Pos Name Goals
1 Sweden Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 28
2 Scotland Stevie Crawford (Dunfermline Athletic) 19
3 Wales John Hartson (Celtic) 18
4 Netherlands Ronald de Boer (Rangers) 16
= Scotland Alex Burns (Partick Thistle) 16
= Scotland Barry Ferguson (Rangers) 16
7 England Chris Sutton (Celtic) 15
= Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze (Rangers) 15
9 Netherlands Michael Mols (Rangers) 13
= Scotland James McFadden (Motherwell) 13

[edit] Attendances

The average attendances for SPL clubs for season 2002/03 were as follows:

  • Celtic - 57,575
  • Rangers - 48,814
  • Hearts - 12,058
  • Aberdeen - 11,775
  • Hibernian - 10,157
  • Dundee United - 7,666
  • Kilmarnock - 7,408
  • Dundee - 7,399
  • Livingston - 6,828
  • Dunfermline Athletic - 6,127
  • Motherwell - 6,085
  • Partick Thistle - 5,658

[edit] Scottish First Division

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Falkirk 36 25 6 5 80 32 48 81
2 Clyde 36 21 9 6 66 37 29 72
3 St Johnstone 36 20 7 9 49 29 20 67
4 Inverness CT 36 20 5 11 74 45 29 65
5 Queen of the South 36 12 12 12 45 48 -3 48
6 Ayr United 36 12 9 15 34 44 -10 45
7 St Mirren 36 9 10 17 42 71 -29 37
8 Ross County 36 9 8 19 42 46 -4 35
9 Alloa Athletic 36 9 8 19 39 72 -33 35
10 Arbroath 36 3 6 27 30 77 -47 15

Note: There was no promotion from the Scottish First Division. Relegated: Alloa Athletic, Arbroath

[edit] Attendances

The average attendaces for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2002/03 were as follows:

  • Falkirk - 4,165
  • Ross County - 2,706
  • St Mirren - 2,697
  • St Johnstone - 2,616
  • Inverness CT - 2,182
  • Queen of the South - 2,152
  • Ayr United - 1,897
  • Clyde - 1,321
  • Alloa Athletic - 828
  • Arbroath - 759

[edit] Scottish Second Division

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Raith Rovers 36 16 11 9 53 36 17 59
2 Brechin City 36 16 7 13 63 59 4 55
3 Airdrie United 36 14 12 10 51 44 7 54
4 Forfar Athletic 36 14 9 13 55 53 2 51
5 Berwick Rangers 36 13 10 13 43 48 -5 49
6 Dumbarton 36 13 9 14 48 47 1 48
7 Stenhousemuir 36 12 11 13 49 51 -2 47
8 Hamilton Acad 36 12 11 13 43 48 -5 47
9 Stranraer 36 12 8 16 49 57 -8 44
10 Cowdenbeath 36 8 12 16 46 57 -11 36

Promoted: Raith Rovers, Brechin City
Relegated: Stranraer, Cowdenbeath

[edit] Attendances

The average attendances for Scottish Second Division clubs for season 2002/03 were as follows:

  • Raith Rovers - 1,930
  • Airdrie United - 1,440
  • Hamilton Acad - 1,285
  • Dumbarton - 950
  • Brechin City - 620
  • Forfar Athletic - 591
  • Stenhousemuir - 575
  • Berwick Rangers - 516
  • Cowdenbeath - 500
  • Stranraer - 432

[edit] Scottish Third Division

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Greenock Morton 36 21 9 6 67 33 34 72
2 East Fife 36 20 11 5 73 37 36 71
3 Albion Rovers 36 20 10 6 62 36 26 70
4 Peterhead 36 20 8 8 76 37 39 68
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 11 10 50 44 6 56
6 Gretna 36 11 12 13 50 50 0 45
7 Montrose 36 7 12 17 35 61 -26 33
8 Queen's Park 36 7 11 18 39 51 -12 32
9 Elgin City 36 5 13 18 33 63 -30 28
10 East Stirling 36 2 7 27 32 105 -73 13

Promoted: Greenock Morton, East Fife

[edit] Attendances

The average attendances for Scottish Third Division clubs for season 2002/03 were as follows:

  • Greenock Morton - 2,333
  • East Fife - 759
  • Queen's Park - 719
  • Peterhead - 712
  • Stirling Albion - 658
  • Albion Rovers - 491
  • Elgin City - 484
  • Gretna - 419
  • Montrose - 376
  • East Stirling - 324

[edit] Cup Honours

Competition Winner Match Report
Scottish Cup Rangers BBC
League Cup Rangers BBC
Challenge Cup Queen of the South
Junior Cup Tayport

[edit] Scottish Clubs in Europe

Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 2002-03 season

Note that scores are written Scottish club first.

[edit] Celtic

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Celtic scorers Match Reports
Champions League Qualifying
August 14, 2002 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) FC Basel 3-1 CLQ3 Henrik Larsson (pen), Chris Sutton, Mohammed Sylla BBC
August 28, 2003 St. Jakob-Park, Basel (A) FC Basel 0-2 CLQ3 BBC
UEFA Cup
September 19, 2003 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) FK Sūduva 8-1 UC1 Henrik Larsson (3), Stilian Petrov, Chris Sutton, Paul Lambert, John Hartson, Joos Valgaeren BBC
October 3, 2003 Sūduva stadium, Marijampolė (A) FK Sūduva 2-0 UC1 David Fernandez, Alan Thompson BBC
October 31, 2003 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Blackburn Rovers 1-0 UC2 Henrik Larsson BBC
November 14, 2003 Ewood Park, Blackburn (A) Blackburn Rovers 2-0 UC2 Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton BBC
November 28, 2003 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Celta de Vigo 1-0 UC3 Henrik Larsson BBC
February 13, 2003 Balaidos Stadium, Vigo (A) Celta de Vigo 1-2 UC3 John Hartson BBC
February 21, 2003 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) VfB Stuttgart 3-1 UC4 Paul Lambert, Shaun Maloney, Stilian Petrov BBC
February 27, 2003 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart 2-3 UC4 Alan Thompson, Chris Sutton BBC
March 13, 2003 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Liverpool 1-1 UCQF Henrik Larsson BBC
March 20, 2003 Anfield, Liverpool (A) Liverpool 2-0 UCQF Alan Thompson, John Hartson BBC
April 10, 2003 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) Boavista 1-1 UCSF Henrik Larsson BBC
April 24, 2003 Estádio do Bessa, Oporto (A) Boavista 1-0 UCSF Henrik Larsson BBC
May 21, 2003 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville (N) FC Porto 2-3 UCF Henrik Larsson (2) BBC

[edit] Rangers

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Rangers scorers Match Reports
UEFA Cup
September 17, 2002 Unknown, Czech Republic (A) Viktoria Zizkov 0-2 UC1 BBC
September 17, 2002 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) Viktoria Zizkov 3-1 UC1 Ronald de Boer (2), Neil McCann BBC

[edit] Livingston

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Livingston scorers Match Reports
UEFA Cup Qualifying
August 13, 2002 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A) FC Vaduz 1-1 UCQ Oscar Rubio BBC
August 29, 2002 Almondvale, Livingston (H) FC Vaduz 0-0 UCQ BBC
UEFA Cup
September 19, 2002 Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz (A) Sturm Graz 2-5 UC1 Rolande Zarate, Stuart Lovell BBC
October 3, 2002 Almondvale, Livingston (H) Sturm Graz 4-3 UC1 Barry Wilson (2), Marvin Andrews, Davide Xausa BBC

[edit] Aberdeen

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Aberdeen scorers Match Reports
UEFA Cup Qualifying
August 15, 2002 Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) Nistru Otaci 1-0 UCQ Darren Mackie BBC
August 29, 2002 Unknown, Chişinău (A) Nistru Otaci 0-0 UCQ BBC
UEFA Cup
September 17, 2002 Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) Hertha Berlin 0-0 UC1 BBC
October 1, 2002 Olympic Stadium, Berlin Hertha Berlin 0-1 UC1 BBC

[edit] Scotland national team

Note that scores are written Scotland first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scotland scorers Match Report
August 21, 2002 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Denmark 0-1 F BBC
September 7, 2002 Svangaskard, Toftir (A) Faroe Islands 2-2 ECQ Paul Lambert, Barry Ferguson BBC
October 12, 2002 Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A) Iceland 2-0 ECQ Christian Dailly, Gary Naysmith BBC
October 15, 2002 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Canada 3-1 F Stevie Crawford (2), Steven Thompson BBC
November 20, 2002 Estadio Primeiro de Maio, Braga (A) Portugal 0-2 F BBC
February 12, 2003 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Republic of Ireland 0-2 F BBC
March 29, 2003 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Iceland 2-1 ECQ Kenny Miller, Lee Wilkie BBC
April 2, 2003 S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A) Lithuania 0-1 ECQ BBC
April 30, 2003 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Austria 0-2 F BBC
May 27, 2003 Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) New Zealand 1-1 F Stevie Crawford BBC
June 7, 2003 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Germany 1-1 ECQ Kenny Miller BBC

KEY: WCQ5 = World Cup Qualification match - Group 5; F = Friendly


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