The 2002–03 season was the 122nd 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.
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Craig Levein |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scottish Premier League | 3rd |
| Scottish Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark de Vries (15) All: Mark de Vries (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 17,332 v Hibs SPL 2 January 2003 |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,074 v Livingston SPL 7 December 2002 |
| Average home league attendance | 12,058 |
Fixtures
editPre-Season Friendlies
edit| 16 July 2002 Friendly | TPS | 3–2 | Hearts | |
Wales  35' Mahe 47' |
Hyyrynen 10' Tuovila 13' Kotamaki 81' |
Attendance: 3,580 |
| 27 July 2002 Friendly | Falkirk | 2–2 | Hearts | Brockville Park |
| Lee Miller 14' James 78' |
Kirk 56' (62) |
Scottish Premier League
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.