2002–03 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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Dunfermline Athletic
2002–03 season
ManagerJimmy Calderwood[1]
StadiumEast End Park
Scottish Premier League5th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
Scottish League CupQuarter-final

The 2002–03 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 5th position with 46 points.[2]

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

Results[edit]

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Scottish Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 3 August 2002 Celtic A 1–2 57,415 Dempsey 74'
2 10 August 2002 Livingston H 2–1 4,751 Crawford 28', Brewster 50'
3 17 August 2002 Dundee H 4–2 5,901 Crawford (3) 34', 80', 85' Brewster 69'
4 24 August 2002 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 11,367
5 1 September 2002 Rangers H 0–6 8,948
6 11 September 2002 Hibernian A 4–1 9,837 Walker 11', Brewster (2) 24', 57', Crawford 32'
7 14 September 2002 Dundee United A 2–1 6,041 Dempsey 9', Brewster 16'
8 21 September 2002 Motherwell H 1–0 4,987 Bullen 74'
9 21 September 2002 Aberdeen A 1–3 11,678 Bullen 41'
10 5 October 2002 Partick Thistle H 4–1 5,522 Thomson 28', Nicholson 68', Crawford (2) 79', 90'
11 19 October 2002 Kilmarnock A 2–2 5,515 Brewster 43', Bullen 58'
12 27 October 2002 Celtic H 1–4 9,139 Brewster 56'
13 2 November 2002 Livingston A 1–1 6,324 Brewster 47'
14 12 November 2002 Dundee A 3–2 5,475 Brewster 25', Crawford 74', Dair 84'
15 17 November 2002 Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 4,800 Nicholson 65', Bullen 76', Crawford 90'
16 23 November 2002 Rangers A 0–3 48,431
17 30 November 2002 Hibernian H 1–1 7,515 Crawford 66'
18 4 December 2002 Dundee United H 4–1 4,342 Brewster (2) 4', 38', Walker 41', Nicholson 55'
19 7 December 2002 Partick Thistle A 0–4 4,110
20 15 December 2002 Aberdeen H 3–0 4,835 Crawford 38', McAllister 46' (o.g.), Brewster 64'
21 26 December 2002 Kilmarnock A 0–2 5,847
22 29 December 2002 Celtic A 0–1 58,387
23 2 January 2003 Livingston H 2–0 5,218 Crawford (2) 45', 57'
24 28 January 2003 Dundee H 0–1 4,237
25 1 February 2003 Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 11,281
26 8 February 2003 Rangers H 1–3 8,754 Brewster 49'
27 15 February 2003 Hibernian A 3–1 9,175 Mason 20', Crawford (2) 39', 55'
28 19 February 2003 Motherwell A 1–2 3,741 Crawford 52'
29 1 March 2003 Dundee United A 0–3 6,004
30 9 March 2003 Partick Thistle H 0–0 4,476
31 9 March 2003 Kilmarnock A 1–1 4,021 Shields 57' (o.g.)
32 5 April 2003 Motherwell H 3–0 4,086 Hampshire 18', Nicholson 50', Hunt 77'
33 12 April 2003 Aberdeen A 0–1 10,003
34 26 April 2003 Heart of Midlothian H 0–1 6,986
35 3 May 2003 Celtic H 1–4 8,923 McNicol 80'
36 10 May 2003 Dundee A 2–2 5,411 Crawford 54', Bullen 90'
37 17 May 2003 Kilmarnock H 2–2 6,869 Nicholson 5', Mason 11'
38 25 May 2003 Rangers A 1–6 49,731 Dair 11'

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 25 January 2003 Livingston A 1–1 4,106 Crawford 26'
R3 Replay 4 February 2003 Livingston H 2–0 3,158 Brewster (2) 67', 90'
R4 22 February 2003 Hibernian H 1–1 6,619 Nicholson 58'
R4 Replay 6 March 2003 Hibernian A 2–0 5,851 Crawford 57', Wilson 79'
QF 23 March 2003 Rangers H 1–1 9,875 Grondin 23'
QF Replay 9 April 2003 Rangers A 0–3 24,752

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 24 September 2002 Cowdenbeath A 2–1 2,988 Thomson 80', Bullen 100'
R3 22 October 2002 Falkirk H 2–0 6,933 Crawford (2) 2', 79'
QF 7 November 2002 Rangers H 0–1 8,415

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dunfermline Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Scotland 2002/03". RSSSF.

External links[edit]

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