2002–03 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Kilmarnock's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Kilmarnock
2002–03 season
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumRugby Park
SPLFourth place
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Motherwell
League CupSecond round, lost to Airdrie United
Top goalscorerLeague: Boyd (12)
All: Boyd (12)
Highest home attendance16,722 v Celtic, SPL, 25 May 2003
Lowest home attendance4,021 v Dunfermline, SPL, 16 March 2003
Average home league attendance7,408

Summary

Season

In their first full season under Jim Jefferies, Kilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League with 57 points.[1] They reached the second round of the League Cup, losing to Airdrie United,[2] and the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Motherwell.[3]

Results and fixtures

Kilmarnock's score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 August 2002RangersH1–113,972McLaren 80’
210 August 2002Dundee UnitedA2–16,366Dargo 78’ Boyd 82’
317 August 2002MotherwellH0–36,164
418 August 2001LivingstonA1–06,480Boyd 42'
531 August 2002HeartsA1–111,912Boyd 45’
611 September 2001Partick ThistleH1–06,848Canero 42’
714 September 2002AberdeenH2–26,538Mahood 56’ McLaughlin 90’
821 September 2002HibernianA0–28,680
928 September 2002CelticA0–557,469
105 October 2002DundeeA1–25,567Boutal 66'
1119 October 2002DunfermlineH2–25,515Shields 43’ Boyd 76’
1227 October 2002RangersA1–648,368Fulton 44’
132 November 2002Dundee UnitedH1–25,417Fulton 24’
149 November 2002MotherwellA1–04,439Boyd 90’
1516 November 2002LivingstonH2–05,270Di Giacomo 64’, McSwegan 90’
1623 November 2002HeartsH0–16,511
1730 November 2002Partick ThistleA0–35,055
183 December 2002AberdeenA1–08,861McSwegan 66’,
197 December 2002DundeeH2–04,810Fulton 57’ Boyd 90’
2015 December 2002CelticH1–19,225Andy McLaren 19’
2121 December 2002HibernianH2–15,814McSwegan 63’, Fulton 88’
2226 December 2002DunfermlineA2–05,847McSwegan 70’ Boyd 88’
2329 December 2002RangersH0–113,396
242 January 2003Dundee UnitedA2–27,183Canero 21’, McLaren 67’
2529 January 2003MotherwellH1–04,457Boyd 81’ (Pen.)
261 February 2003LivingstonA4–04,144McLaren 21’, Canero 34’ Boyd 49’ McLaren 70’
278 February 2003HeartsA0–310,426
2823 February 2003Partick ThistleH1–05,651Canero 45’
291 March 2003AberdeenH2–05,769McSwegan 58’ Canero 63’
308 March 2003DundeeA2–26,531Canero 51’ McSwegan 85’
3116 March 2003Dunfermline AthleticH1–14,021Boyd 81’
325 April 2003HibernianH6–25,558McDonald 11’ McSwegan 24’, 42’, 47’, 62’, Boyd 90’ (Pen.)
3313 April 2003CelticA0–256,966
3427 April 2003DundeeA1-05,964Chris Innes 76’
3513 April 2002HeartsH1–09,091McSwegan 29’
3611 May 2003RangersA0–449,036
3717 May 2003DunfermlineA2–26,896McDonald 21’ Boyd 90’
3825 May 2003CelticH0–416,722

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R224 September 2002Airdrie UnitedH0–0 (3–4 pens)4,150

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R325 January 2003MotherwellH0–16,882

Player statistics
As of 25 May 2003 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Gordon Marshall 32030+001+001+00
2 DF Greg Shields 35134+010+001+00
3 DF Sean Hessey 505+000+000+00
4 DF Barry McLaughlin 22117+311+000+10
5 MF Gary Locke 22015+700+000+00
6 DF Frédéric Dindeleux 27027+000+000+00
7 FW Andy McLaren 26523+250+001+00
8 MF Steve Fulton 38436+041+001+00
10 FW Craig Dargo 16110+510+001+00
11 MF Ally Mitchell 1104+601+000+00
13 GK Colin Meldrum 707+000+000+00
14 MF Alan Mahood 37135+010+101+00
15 DF Peter Canero 33631+260+000+00
16 DF Garry Hay 22012+901+000+00
17 DF James Fowler 34025+701+001+00
18 MF Jesús Sanjuán 905+301+000+00
19 MF Stevie Murray 1104+500+100+10
20 FW Paul Di Giacomo 2216+1411+001+00
21 DF Chris Innes 22119+111+001+00
22 FW Kris Boyd 401217+21121+001+00
23 MF Mark Canning 100+100+000+00
24 MF Gary McDonald 701+500+000+10
25 FW Gary McSwegan 331125+7110+000+10
26 GK Colin Stewart 101+000+000+00
29 FW José Quitongo 904+400+001+00
32 FW Emilio Jaconelli 000+000+000+00
33 FW Samuel Boutal 313+010+000+00
34 DF Shaun Dillon 15013+100+001+00
35 MF Stevie Murray 21216+320+002+00
37 GK Craig Samson 000+000+000+00

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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

Division summary
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAAH
ResultDWLWDWDLLLDLLWWLLWWDWWLDWWLWWDDWLWWLDL
Position64744345588888677766656654444444444444
Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

References
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  2. "Kilmarnock vs. Airdrieonians". espnfc.com. ESPN. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Kilmarnock vs. Motherwell". espnfc.com. ESPN. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Kilmarnock 2002/03 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. "Scottish Premiership 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. "Shields signs for Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 June 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. "Killie sign Locke and Quitongo". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  9. "Durrant quits over knee injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  11. "Boutal and Quitongo leave Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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