2002–03 in Scottish football


The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland.

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and Hearts got the UEFA Cup place. Motherwell finished bottom, but there was no relegation from the SPL as Falkirk did not meet SPL stadium criteria. Celtic's trophyless season was in spite of being favourites to clinch the title and reaching the UEFA Cup final, losing in extra time to F.C. Porto.
Note: There was no relegation from the Scottish Premier League.

Scottish First Division

Note: There was no promotion from the Scottish First Division.

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Third Division

Other honours

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upReport
Scottish Cup 2002–03Rangers1 – 0DundeeWikipedia article
League Cup 2002–03Rangers2 – 1CelticWikipedia article
Challenge Cup 2002–03Queen of the South2 – 0Brechin CityWikipedia article
Youth CupCeltic3 – 1 Aberdeen
Junior CupTayport1 – 0Linlithgow Rose

Individual honours

SPFA awards

SFWA awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Footballer of the Year Barry FergusonRangers
Young Player of the Year Zurab KhizanishviliDundee
Manager of the Year Alex McLeishRangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

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Celtic

Rangers

Livingston

Aberdeen

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorerReport
21 AugustHampden Park, Glasgow 0–1Friendly
7 SeptemberSvangaskarð, Toftir 2–2ECQG5Paul Lambert, Barry Ferguson
12 OctoberLaugardalsvollur, Reykjavík 2–0ECQG5Christian Dailly, Gary Naysmith
15 OctoberEaster Road, Edinburgh 3–1FriendlyStevie Crawford, Steven Thompson
20 NovemberEstadio Primeiro de Maio, Braga 0–2Friendly
12 FebruaryHampden Park, Glasgow 0–2Friendly
29 MarchHampden Park, Glasgow 2–1ECQG5Kenny Miller, Lee Wilkie
2 AprilS Dariaus ir S.Gireno SC, Kaunas 0–1ECQG5
30 AprilHampden Park, Glasgow 0–2Friendly
27 MayTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 1–1FriendlyStevie Crawford
7 JuneHampden Park, Glasgow 1–1ECQG5Kenny Miller

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