Season | 2002–03 | |
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2002–03 in Scottish football | |
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Premier League champions | |
Rangers | |
First Division champions | |
Falkirk | |
Second Division champions | |
Raith Rovers | |
Third Division champions | |
Greenock Morton | |
Scottish Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
League Cup winners | |
Rangers | |
Challenge Cup winners | |
Queen of the South | |
Junior Cup winners | |
Tayport | |
Teams in Europe | |
Aberdeen, Celtic, Livingston, Rangers | |
Scotland national team | |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]
League competitions
[edit]Scottish Premier League
[edit]The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and Hearts got the UEFA Europa League place. Motherwell finished bottom, but 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 F.C. Porto.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Rangers (C) | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 28 | +73 | 97 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Celtic | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 26 | +72 | 97 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 63 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b] |
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 | Spared from relegation[c] |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ As Rangers, the 2002–03 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee, the cup runners-up
- ^ As the First Division champions Falkirk did not have a suitable ground for the SPL, bottom club Motherwell were spared from relegation.
Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League.
Scottish First Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Falkirk (C) | 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 (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
10 | Arbroath (R) | 36 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 77 | −47 | 15 |
Source: "2002-2003 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Note: There was no promotion from the Scottish First Division.
Scottish Second Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Raith Rovers (C, P) | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Brechin City (P) | 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 Academical | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 47 | |
9 | Stranraer (R) | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 44 | Relegation to the Third Division |
10 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 36 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Scottish Third Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Greenock Morton (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 72 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | East Fife (P) | 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 Stirlingshire | 36 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 105 | −73 | 13 |
Source: "2002-2003 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Polish). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Other honours
[edit]Cup honours
[edit]Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
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Scottish Cup 2002–03 | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Wikipedia article |
League Cup 2002–03 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Wikipedia article |
Challenge Cup 2002–03 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Wikipedia article |
Youth Cup | Celtic | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Aberdeen | |
Junior Cup | Tayport | 1 – 0 | Linlithgow Rose |
Individual honours
[edit]SPFA awards
[edit]Award | Player | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rangers |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() |
Motherwell |
SFWA awards
[edit]Award | Player | Team |
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Footballer of the Year | ![]() |
Rangers |
Young Player of the Year | ![]() |
Dundee |
Manager of the Year | ![]() |
Rangers |
Scottish clubs in Europe
[edit]Summary
[edit]Club | Competition(s) | Final round | Coef. |
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Celtic | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Third qualifying round Runners-Up |
22.00 |
Livingston | UEFA Europa League | First round | 3.00 |
Aberdeen | UEFA Europa League | First round | 2.50 |
Rangers | UEFA Europa League | First round | 2.00 |
Average coefficient – 7.375
Celtic
[edit]Rangers
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[3] | Rangers scorer(s) | Report | |
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UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
17 September | FK Viktoria Stadion, Czech Republic (A) | ![]() |
0–2 | BBC Sport | ||
3 October | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
3–1 (a.e.t.) | Ronald de Boer (2), Neil McCann | BBC Sport |
Livingston
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[3] | Livingston scorer(s) | Report | |
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UEFA Cup Qualifying round | ||||||
13 August | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A) | ![]() |
1–1 | Óscar Rubio | BBC Sport | |
29 August | Almondvale, Livingston (H) | ![]() |
0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
19 September | Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz (A) | ![]() |
2–5 | Rolando Zarate, Stuart Lovell | BBC Sport | |
3 October | Almondvale, Livingston (H) | ![]() |
4–3 | Barry Wilson (2), Marvin Andrews, Davide Xausa | BBC Sport |
Aberdeen
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[3] | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Reports | |
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UEFA Cup Qualifying round | ||||||
15 August | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | ![]() |
1–0 | Darren Mackie | BBC Sport | |
29 August | Stadionul Călărăşăuca, Otaci (A) | ![]() |
0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
UEFA Cup First round | ||||||
17 September | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | ![]() |
0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
1 October | Olympic Stadium, Berlin | ![]() |
0–1 | BBC Sport |
Scotland national team
[edit]Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[4] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
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21 August | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
0–1 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
7 September | Svangaskarð, Toftir (A) | ![]() |
2–2 | ECQG5 | Paul Lambert, Barry Ferguson | BBC Sport |
12 October | Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavík (A) | ![]() |
2–0 | ECQG5 | Christian Dailly, Gary Naysmith | BBC Sport |
15 October | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | ![]() |
3–1 | Friendly | Stevie Crawford (2), Steven Thompson | BBC Sport |
20 November | Estadio Primeiro de Maio, Braga (A) | ![]() |
0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
12 February | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
29 March | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
2–1 | ECQG5 | Kenny Miller, Lee Wilkie | BBC Sport |
2 April | S Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas (A) | ![]() |
0–1 | ECQG5 | BBC Sport | |
30 April | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
27 May | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (H) | ![]() |
1–1 | Friendly | Stevie Crawford | BBC Sport |
7 June | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | ![]() |
1–1 | ECQG5 | Kenny Miller | BBC Sport |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- ECQG5 = European Championship Qualifying – Group 5
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "2002/03 - The Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "2002/03 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
- ^ Scotland's score is shown first.