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2002–03 Airdrie United F.C. season

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Airdrie United
2002–03 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerSandy Stewart
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionThird place
Scottish CupThird round
League CupThird round
Challenge CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jérôme Vareille (18)

All:
Jérôme Vareille (19)

Season 2002–03 was Airdrie United's first competitive season. They competed in the Second Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Airdrie United finished third in the Second Division. They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[1] the third round of the League Cup[2] and the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[3]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raith Rovers (C, P) 36 16 11 9 53 36 +17 59 Promotion to the First Division
2 Brechin City (P) 36 16 7 13 63 59 +4 55
3 Airdrie United 36 14 12 10 51 44 +7 54
4 Forfar Athletic 36 14 9 13 55 53 +2 51
5 Berwick Rangers 36 13 10 13 43 48 −5 49
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results and fixtures

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[5]  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division

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3 August 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–0 Forfar Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Docherty 79' ESPN Report Attendance: 2,285
10 August 2002 SFL2 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Airdrie United New Douglas Park
15:00 Armstrong 47' BBC Report Attendance: 2,366
24 August 2002 SFL2 Dumbarton 3–1 Airdrie United Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Brown 29'
Dillon 51'
Collins 61'
ESPN Report Armstrong 68' Attendance: 1,397
14 September 2002 SFL2 Raith Rovers 0–0 Airdrie United Stark's Park
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 2,028
21 September 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–4 Brechin City Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow 20'
Glancy 85'
ESPN Report Templeman 7'
Grant 40', 69' (Penalty), 83'
Attendance: 1,373
28 September 2002 SFL2 Stenhousemuir 4–3 Airdrie United Ochilview Park
15:00 Donnelly 6'
Graham 21'
Waldie 26'
Murphy 81'
ESPN Report Vareille 63'
McKeown 74', 76'
Attendance: 803
26 October 2002 SFL2 Forfar Athletic 5–1 Airdrie United Station Park
15:00 Tosh 39', 52'
Bavidge 55'
Sellars 60'
Lunan 66'
ESPN Report McGowan 63' Attendance: 666
9 November 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–1 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Flannery 70' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,325
23 November 2002 SFL2 Brechin City 1–5 Airdrie United Glebe Park
15:00 King 83' ESPN Report McKeown 22', 56', 79'
Wilson 32'
Vareille 65'
Attendance: 557
28 December 2002 SFL2 Stranraer 2–0 Airdrie United Stair Park
15:00 Moore 15'
Harty 17' (Penalty)
ESPN Report Attendance: 735
1 January 2003 SFL2 Dumbarton 2–1 Airdrie United Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Trialist 18'
Dillon 43'
ESPN Report Vareille 90' Attendance: 1,024
18 January 2003 SFL2 Raith Rovers 1–0 Airdrie United Stark's Park
15:00 Smith 83' ESPN Report Attendance: 2,247
1 February 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 3–0 Brechin City Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille 27'
Ronald 69', 75'
ESPN Report Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Murray
8 February 2003 SFL2 Stenhousemuir 3–3 Airdrie United Ochilview Park
15:00 McCormick 21'
McFarlane 28'
Coulter 65'
ESPN Report McKeown 14', 43'
Dunn 46'
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Mitchell
11 February 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–1 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium
19:30 McAuley 80' ESPN Report Gordon 31' Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Downie
25 February 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–0 Forfar Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 961
Referee: Melville
1 March 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 3–3 Stranraer Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown 30'
Vareille 73', 77'
ESPN Report Wright 45'
Harty 48'
Kerr 79'
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Flemming
8 March 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–1 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow 2'
Collins 16' (Own goal)
ESPN Report Flannery 80' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: McGarry
11 March 2003 SFL2 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Airdrie United New Douglas Park
19:45 Armstrong 24', 64' ESPN Report McVey 21' Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Brines
15 March 2003 SFL2 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 Buchanan 73' ESPN Report McVey 13'
Wilson 85'
Attendance: 585
Referee: Winter
22 March 2003 SFL2 Brechin City 0–1 Airdrie United Glebe Park
15:00 ESPN Report McKeown 66' Attendance: 680
Referee: Duff
28 March 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–0 Berwick Rangers Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Vareille 61'
Glancy 85'
ESPN Report Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Smith
5 April 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–1 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow 38' ESPN Report Smith 28' Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Brown
12 April 2003 SFL2 Berwick Rangers 0–3 Airdrie United Shielfield Park
15:00 ESPN Report Vareille 57', 64', 80' Attendance: 631
Referee: Mack
3 May 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–2 Hamilton Academical Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille 21', 49' ESPN Report Russell 34', 84' Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Flemming
10 May 2003 SFL2 Stranraer 1–2 Airdrie United Stair Park
15:00 Sharp 28' ESPN Report McKeown 36'
Gow 72'
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Conroy

Challenge Cup

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13 August 2002 Challenge Cup R2 Berwick Rangers 2–0 Airdrie United Shielfield Park
Burke 11', 89' ESPN Report Attendance: 560
Referee: Murray

League Cup

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24 September 2002 League Cup R2 Kilmarnock 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)
Airdrie United Rugby Park
BBC Report Attendance: 4,150
Referee: Dallas
29 October 2002 League Cup R3 Airdrie United 1–2 Dundee United Excelsior Stadium
Vella 90' BBC Report Thompson 60' 67' Attendance: 1,768
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Cup

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4 February 2003 Scottish Cup R3 Replay St Johnstone 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)
Airdrie United McDiarmid Park
15:00 Connolly 34' SFA Report Vareille 51' Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Ritchie

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Mark McGeown 43 0 35 0 3 0 3 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Peter Cherrie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Wilson 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil McGowan 31 1 25 1 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Sandy Stewart 32 0 25 0 3 0 3 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Boyle 11 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Darren Miller 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Kenny Brannigan 22 0 16 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
DF Malta MLT Simon Vella 20 1 15 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Wilson 31 1 24 1 3 0 2 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Paul Harvey 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Liam McVey 22 2 17 2 2 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Black 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stephen Docherty 40 2 32 1 3 0 3 0 2 1
MF Scotland SCO David Dunn 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stephen McKeown 31 11 28 11 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David McGuire 23 3 17 1 3 1 2 0 1 1
MF Scotland SCO Marvyn Wilson 33 1 28 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Lee Gardner 29 0 24 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
MF Ireland EIR Paul Armstrong 43 2 35 2 3 0 3 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Steven McAuley 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Gow 32 7 27 5 2 1 3 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Martin Glancy 24 3 20 2 0 0 2 0 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Paul Ronald 36 3 29 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
FW France FRA Jérôme Vareille 35 19 30 18 3 1 2 0 0 0
    Trialist 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Cup Results for 2002–03". London Hearts. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2002–03". London Hearts. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Results : Tuesday 13 August 2002". Statto. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. ^ "2002/03 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Airdrie United's results from season 2002–2003". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 20 March 2012.