2002–03 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 20th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2002–03 season
Manager Craig Levein
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League3rd
Scottish Cup3rd Round
League CupSemi Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark de Vries (15)
All:
Mark de Vries (15)
Highest home attendance17,332 v Hibs SPL 2 January 2003
Lowest home attendance8,074 v Livingston SPL 7 December 2002
Average home league attendance12,058

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies
14 July 2002 Friendly FC Boda 1–2 Hearts
Missing Kirk  7' McKenna  41'
16 July 2002 Friendly TPS 3–2 Hearts
Wales  35' Mahe  47' Hyyrynen  10' Tuovila  13' Kotamaki  81' Attendance: 3,580
18 July 2002 Friendly All Stars 2–1 Hearts
Bright  26' Helin  45' Pressley  49'
27 July 2002 Friendly Falkirk 2–2 Hearts Brockville Park
Lee Miller  14' James  78' Kirk  56' (62)

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League
3 August 2002 SPL Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
Caballero  65' Wales  33' Attendance: 7,705
Referee: Dougie McDonald
11 August 2002 SPL Hearts 5–1 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Kirk  18' De Vries  40' (66), 91' (93) Murray  51' Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Mike McCurry
18 August 2002 SPL Aberdeen 1–1 Hearts Pittodrie
D'Jaffo  73' De Vries  79' Attendance: 12,825
Referee: Garry Mitchell
24 August 2002 SPL Hearts 2–0 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Weir  53' De Vries  57' Attendance: 11,367
Referee: Kevin Toner
31 August 2002 SPL Hearts 1–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
McMullan  31' Boyd  44' Attendance: 11,912
Referee: David Somers
11 September 2002 SPL Rangers 2–0 Hearts Ibrox
Caniggia  41' Arveladze  79' Attendance: 48,581
Referee: Mike McCurry
15 September 2002 SPL Hearts 4–2 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
De Vries  35' Kirk  64' (77) Boyack  74' Lehmann  12' McFadden  28' Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Hugh Dallas
21 September 2002 SPL Hearts 2–0 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Valois  26' De Vries  55' Attendance: 11,532
Referee: Stuart Dougal
28 September 2002 SPL Partick Thistle 2–2 Hearts Firhill Stadium
Archibald  28' (79) Valois  38' Severin  80' Attendance: 6,111
Referee: Iain Brines
6 October 2002 SPL Livingston 1–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium
Wilson  41' Stamp  46' Attendance: 6,512
Referee: Willie Young
20 October 2002 SPL Hearts 1–4 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Wales  89' De Vries  55' Sutton  3' Petrov  9' Larsson  37' (42) Attendance: 13,911
Referee: Kenny Clark
26 October 2002 SPL Hearts 1–2 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
McKenna  60' Lovell  26' (67) Attendance: 10,169
Referee: John Underhill
3 November 2002 SPL Hibs 1–2 Hearts Easter Road
Paatelainen  36' McKenna  86' Stamp  92' Attendance: 15,660
Referee: Willie Young
9 November 2002 SPL Hearts 0–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Dougie McDonald
17 November 2002 SPL Dunfermline 3–1 Hearts East End Park
Nicholson  65' Bullen  76' Crawford  90' Severin  53' Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 November 2002 SPL Kilmarnock 0–1 Hearts Rugby Park
De Vries  47' Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Kevin Toner
1 December 2002 SPL Hearts 0–4 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Ricksen  52' (81) Ferguson  79' (pen.) Hughes  92' Attendance: 12,156
Referee: Hugh Dallas
4 December 2002 SPL Motherwell 6–1 Hearts Fir Park
Pearson  15' McFadden  19' (pen.), 26' Adams  36' Martyn Corrigan  66' Ferguson  90' Kirk  51' Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Stuart Dougal
7 December 2002 SPL Hearts 2–1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
Kirk  5' (70), pen.' Zarate  63' Attendance: 8,074
Referee: John Underhill
14 December 2002 SPL Hearts 1–0 Partick Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
Maybury  91' Attendance: 9,734
Referee: Garry Mitchell
21 December 2002 SPL Dundee United 0–3 Hearts Tannadice
De Vries  26' Kirk  41' (51) Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Charlie Richmond
26 December 2002 SPL Celtic 4–2 Hearts Celtic Park
Hartson  22' (44), 68' Larsson  73' De Vries  4' (66) Kirk  41' (51) Attendance: 58,450
Referee: Hugh Dallas
29 December 2002 SPL Dundee 1–2 Hearts Dens Park
Milne  57' Kirk  42' Weir  80' Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Kenny Clark
2 January 2003 SPL Hearts 4–4 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Pressley  29' (pen.) De Vries  60' Weir  94' (95) Townsley  11' McManus  16' James  89' Brebner  91' Attendance: 17,332
Referee: Stuart Dougal
28 January 2003 SPL Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie
Wales  90' Attendance: 9,332
Referee: Hugh Dallas
1 February 2003 SPL Hearts 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle Stadium
Severin  45' Wales  49' McKenna  92' Attendance: 11,281
Referee: Dougie McDonald
8 February 2003 SPL Hearts 3–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Maybury  50' De Vries  53' McKenna  79' Attendance: 10,426
Referee: Craig Thomson
15 February 2003 SPL Rangers 1–0 Hearts Ibrox
Severin  41' (og.) Attendance: 49,459
Referee: John Underhill
1 March 2003 SPL Hearts 2–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
McKenna  30' Simmons  71' Lasley  53' Attendance: 11,704
Referee: Mike McCurry
8 March 2003 SPL Livingston 1–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium
Ramos  61' Stamp  8' Attendance: 7,531
Referee: Alan Freeland
5 April 2003 SPL Hearts 2–1 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Webster  69' Kirk  78' Griffin  40' Attendance: 9,663
Referee: Iain Brines
12 April 2003 SPL Partick Thistle 1–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium
Mitchell  73' Pressley  79' Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Mike McCurry
19 April 2003 SPL Hearts 2–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Stamp  73' McCann  93' Larsson  59' Attendance: 15,855
Referee: John Rowbotham
26 April 2003 SPL Dunfermline 0–1 Hearts East End Park
Pressley  57' (pen.) Attendance: 6,968
Referee: Kenny Clark
3 May 2003 SPL Kilmarnock 1–0 Hearts Rugby Park
McSwegan  31' Attendance: 9,091
Referee: Dougie McDonald
10 May 2003 SPL Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Thompson  29' (pen.) Attendance: 58,175
Referee: Mike McCurry
18 May 2003 SPL Hearts 0–2 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
De Boer  64' Lovenkrands  72' Attendance: 15,632
Referee: Hugh Dallas
25 May 2003 SPL Hearts 1–0 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
De Vries  78' Attendance: 12,205
Referee: Willie Young

League Cup
25 September 2002 Scottish League Cup Second Round Stirling Albion 2–3 Hearts Forthbank Stadium
Stephen Mallan  2' Nicholas  49' Kirk  11' Valois  38' Pressley  65' (pen.) Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Alan Freeland
23 October 2002 Scottish League Cup Third Round Hearts 3–0 Ross County Tynecastle Stadium
Pressley  56' (pen.) Valois  58' Simmons  85' Attendance: 6,454
Referee: John Rowbotham
12 November 2002 Scottish League Cup QF Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie
McKenna  66' Attendance: 7,576
Referee: John Underhill
4 February 2003 Scottish League Cup SF Hearts 0–1 Rangers Hampden Park
De Boer  27' Attendance: 31,609
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
25 January 2003 Scottish Cup R3 Falkirk 4–0 Hearts Brockville Park
Samuel  3' (17), 31' Coyle  13' Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Willie Young

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Rangers 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
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.

See also

References
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