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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
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kris Boyd (12)
All: Kris 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

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Season

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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

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Kilmarnock's score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League

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Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 3 August 2002 Rangers H 1–1 13,972 McLaren 80’
2 10 August 2002 Dundee United A 2–1 6,366 Dargo 78’ Boyd 82’
3 17 August 2002 Motherwell H 0–3 6,164
4 18 August 2001 Livingston A 1–0 6,480 Boyd 42'
5 31 August 2002 Hearts A 1–1 11,912 Boyd 45’
6 11 September 2001 Partick Thistle H 1–0 6,848 Canero 42’
7 14 September 2002 Aberdeen H 2–2 6,538 Mahood 56’ McLaughlin 90’
8 21 September 2002 Hibernian A 0–2 8,680
9 28 September 2002 Celtic A 0–5 57,469
10 5 October 2002 Dundee A 1–2 5,567 Boutal 66'
11 19 October 2002 Dunfermline H 2–2 5,515 Shields 43’ Boyd 76’
12 27 October 2002 Rangers A 1–6 48,368 Fulton 44’
13 2 November 2002 Dundee United H 1–2 5,417 Fulton 24’
14 9 November 2002 Motherwell A 1–0 4,439 Boyd 90’
15 16 November 2002 Livingston H 2–0 5,270 Di Giacomo 64’, McSwegan 90’
16 23 November 2002 Hearts H 0–1 6,511
17 30 November 2002 Partick Thistle A 0–3 5,055
18 3 December 2002 Aberdeen A 1–0 8,861 McSwegan 66’,
19 7 December 2002 Dundee H 2–0 4,810 Fulton 57’ Boyd 90’
20 15 December 2002 Celtic H 1–1 9,225 Andy McLaren 19’
21 21 December 2002 Hibernian H 2–1 5,814 McSwegan 63’, Fulton 88’
22 26 December 2002 Dunfermline A 2–0 5,847 McSwegan 70’ Boyd 88’
23 29 December 2002 Rangers H 0–1 13,396
24 2 January 2003 Dundee United A 2–2 7,183 Canero 21’, McLaren 67’
25 29 January 2003 Motherwell H 1–0 4,457 Boyd 81’ (Pen.)
26 1 February 2003 Livingston A 4–0 4,144 McLaren 21’, Canero 34’ Boyd 49’ McLaren 70’
27 8 February 2003 Hearts A 0–3 10,426
28 23 February 2003 Partick Thistle H 1–0 5,651 Canero 45’
29 1 March 2003 Aberdeen H 2–0 5,769 McSwegan 58’ Canero 63’
30 8 March 2003 Dundee A 2–2 6,531 Canero 51’ McSwegan 85’
31 16 March 2003 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 4,021 Boyd 81’
32 5 April 2003 Hibernian H 6–2 5,558 McDonald 11’ McSwegan 24’, 42’, 47’, 62’, Boyd 90’ (Pen.)
33 13 April 2003 Celtic A 0–2 56,966
34 27 April 2003 Dundee A 1-0 5,964 Chris Innes 76’
35 13 April 2002 Hearts H 1–0 9,091 McSwegan 29’
36 11 May 2003 Rangers A 0–4 49,036
37 17 May 2003 Dunfermline A 2–2 6,896 McDonald 21’ Boyd 90’
38 25 May 2003 Celtic H 0–4 16,722

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Second Round 24 September 2002 Airdrie United H 0–0 (3–4 pens) 4,150

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third Round 25 January 2003 Motherwell H 0–1 6,882

Player statistics

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As of 25 May 2003 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Gordon Marshall 32 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   SCO Greg Shields 35 1 34+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Sean Hessey 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   SCO Barry McLaughlin 22 1 17+3 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
5 MF   SCO Gary Locke 22 0 15+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   FRA Frédéric Dindeleux 27 0 27+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   SCO Andy McLaren 26 5 23+2 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   SCO Steve Fulton 38 4 36+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW   SCO Craig Dargo 16 1 10+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF   SCO Ally Mitchell 11 0 4+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK   SCO Colin Meldrum 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   SCO Alan Mahood 37 1 35+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
15 DF   SCO Peter Canero 33 6 31+2 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   SCO Garry Hay 22 0 12+9 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   SCO James Fowler 34 0 25+7 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF   ESP Jesús Sanjuán 9 0 5+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   SCO Stevie Murray 11 0 4+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
20 FW   SCO Paul Di Giacomo 22 1 6+14 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF   SCO Chris Innes 22 1 19+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 FW   SCO Kris Boyd 40 12 17+21 12 1+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF   SCO Mark Canning 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   SCO Gary McDonald 7 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 FW   SCO Gary McSwegan 33 11 25+7 11 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 GK   SCO Colin Stewart 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   ANG José Quitongo 9 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 FW   SCO Emilio Jaconelli 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   FRA Samuel Boutal 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF   SCO Shaun Dillon 15 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF   SCO Stevie Murray 21 2 16+3 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
37 GK   SCO Craig Samson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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]
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

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

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "2002/03 Scottish Premier League Table". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  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.[permanent dead link‍]
  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.
  8. ^ "Killie sign Locke and Quitongo". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Durrant quits over knee injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Boutal and Quitongo leave Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Boutal and Quitongo leave Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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