2002–03 Livingston F.C. season
Appearance
2002–03 season | |||
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Manager | Jim Leishman | ||
Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
SPL | Ninth place | ||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
UEFA Cup | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Rolando Zárate (9) All: Rolando Zárate (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,004, vs. Rangers, SPL, 2 March 2003 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,592, vs. Dunfermline Athletic, Scottish Cup, 13 November 2002 | ||
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Season 2002-03 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the UEFA Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]Livingston competed in Europe for the first time in their history during season 2002–03 reaching the first round of the UEFA Cup.[1] They finished 9th in the Scottish Premier League,[2] reached the Quarter finals of the Scottish Cup and were knocked out by Dunfermline in the third round of the League Cup after a replay.
Results & fixtures
[edit]Scottish Premier League
[edit]3 August 2002 1 | Livingston | 3–2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Rubio ![]() Zárate ![]() |
BBC Report | Leitch ![]() Lehmann ![]() |
Attendance: 7,124 Referee: John Rowbotham |
10 August 2002 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Livingston | East End Park |
15:00 | Crawford ![]() Brewster ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Xausa ![]() |
Attendance: 4,751 |
17 August 2002 3 | Partick Thistle | 2–2 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Mitchell ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Rubio ![]() |
Attendance: 4,255 |
25 August 2002 4 | Livingston | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Boyd ![]() |
Attendance: 7,416 |
1 September 2002 5 | Celtic | 2–0 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 | Larsson ![]() Baldé ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 56,988 |
11 September 2002 6 | Dundee | 2–1 | Livingston | Dens Park |
19:30 | Novo ![]() Rae ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Nemsadze ![]() |
Attendance: 5,391 |
14 September 2002 7 | Livingston | 0–2 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Ross ![]() Ferguson ![]() |
Attendance: 10,003 |
22 September 2002 8 | Livingston | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Xausa ![]() |
BBC Report | Anderson ![]() McNaughton ![]() |
Attendance: 7,513 |
28 September 2002 9 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
15:00 | Murray ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,541 |
6 October 2002 10 | Livingston | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Wilson ![]() |
BBC Report | Stamp ![]() |
Attendance: 6,512 |
19 October 2002 11 | Dundee United | 2–3 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Lilley ![]() McIntyre ![]() |
BBC Report | Bollan ![]() Wilson ![]() Dadi ![]() |
Attendance: 5,572 |
26 October 2002 12 | Motherwell | 1–5 | Livingston | Fir Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Makel ![]() Toure ![]() Bingham ![]() Xausa ![]() |
Attendance: 4,342 |
2 November 2002 13 | Livingston | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Toure ![]() |
BBC Report | Brewster ![]() |
Attendance: 6,324 |
9 November 2002 14 | Livingston | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Dadi ![]() Andrews ![]() Bingham ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,218 |
16 November 2002 15 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Di Giacomo ![]() McSwegan ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,270 |
24 November 2002 16 | Livingston | 0–2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
12:15 | BBC Report | Larsson ![]() |
Attendance: 10,002 |
30 November 2002 17 | Livingston | 1–1 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Juanjo ![]() |
BBC Report | Novo ![]() |
Attendance: 5,307 |
4 December 2002 18 | Rangers | 4–3 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
19:30 | Ferguson ![]() Arveladze ![]() |
BBC Report | Zárate ![]() Wilson ![]() Bollan ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 45,992 |
7 December 2002 19 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | Kirk ![]() |
BBC Report | Zárate ![]() |
Attendance: 8,074 |
14 December 2002 20 | Livingston | 1–2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Brinquin ![]() |
BBC Report | Murray ![]() James ![]() |
Attendance: 6,501 |
21 December 2002 21 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 11,253 |
26 December 2002 22 | Livingston | 3–0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Junajo ![]() Andrews ![]() Bingham ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,103 |
29 December 2002 23 | Livingston | 1–0 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Zárate ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 7,216 |
2 January 2003 24 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Livingston | East End Park |
15:00 | Crawford ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,218 |
28 January 2003 25 | Partick Thistle | 1–3 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
19:30 | Burns ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Andrews ![]() Zárate ![]() McMenamin ![]() |
Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Ian Fyfe |
1 February 2003 26 | Livingston | 0–4 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | McLaren ![]() Canero ![]() Boyd ![]() |
Attendance: 4,144 Referee: Tom Brown |
9 February 2003 27 | Celtic | 2–1 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 | Sylla ![]() Sutton ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Zárate ![]() |
Attendance: 57,169 Referee: Mike McCurry |
2 March 2003 28 | Livingston | 1–2 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Dadi ![]() |
BBC Report | Amoruso ![]() Arveladze ![]() |
Attendance: 10,004 |
5 March 2003 29 | Dundee | 0–0 | Livingston | Dens Park |
19:30 | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,554 Referee: Willie Young |
8 March 2003 30 | Livingston | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Ramos ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Stamp ![]() |
Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Mike Freeland |
15 March 2003 31 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Andrews ![]() |
Attendance: 6,247 Referee: Thompson |
5 April 2003 32 | Livingston | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Lovell ![]() |
BBC Report | Young ![]() Sheerin ![]() |
Attendance: 5,731 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
12 April 2003 33 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Livingston | Easter Road |
15:00 | Orman ![]() Riordan ![]() |
BBC Report | Wilson ![]() O'Brien ![]() |
Attendance: 8,150 Referee: John Rowbotham |
26 April 2003 34 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | Hinds ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,912 Referee: John Underhill |
3 May 2003 35 | Livingston | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Xausa ![]() Zárate ![]() Juanjo ![]() |
BBC Report | Lilley ![]() |
Attendance: 5,349 Referee: David Somers |
10 May 2003 36 | Livingston | 1–2 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Bingham ![]() |
BBC Report | McIntyre ![]() Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Kenny Clark |
17 May 2003 37 | Livingston | 1–2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Pasquinelli ![]() |
BBC Report | Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 5,423 Referee: Ian Fyfe |
24 May 2003 38 | Motherwell | 6–2 | Livingston | Fir Park |
15:00 | Lasley ![]() Craig ![]() McFadden ![]() |
BBC Report | Makel ![]() McMenamin ![]() |
Attendance: 4,790 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]5 November 2002 Third round | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | Livi Mad Report | Dadi ![]() |
Attendance: 2,688 |
13 November 2002 Quarter-final | Livingston | 0–2 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
19:30 | Rubio ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Lilley ![]() Smart ![]() |
Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Mike McCurry |
Scottish Cup
[edit]25 January 2003 Third round | Livingston | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Bollan ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Crawford ![]() |
Attendance: 4,106 Referee: Chris Foy |
4 February 2003 Third round replay | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Livingston | East End Park |
19:45 | Brewster ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Chris Foy |
UEFA Cup
[edit]13 August 2002 Qualifying Round | ![]() | 1–1 | Livingston | Rheinpark Stadion |
19:30 | Burgmeier ![]() |
BBC Report | Rubio ![]() |
Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Sinisa Zrnic |
29 August 2002 Qualifying round | Livingston | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | ![]() | Almondvale Stadium |
19:30 | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,419 Referee: Ivan Novak | ||
Note: 1–1 on aggregate. Livingston won on away goals. |
19 September 2002 First round | ![]() | 5–2 | Livingston | Liebenauer Stadium |
19:30 | Wetl ![]() Szabics ![]() Dağ ![]() Mujiri ![]() |
Uefa Report | Lovell ![]() Zárate ![]() |
Attendance: 2,785 Referee: Sergey Shebek |
3 October 2002 First round | Livingston | 4–3 (6–8 agg.) | ![]() | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | Wilson ![]() Xausa ![]() Andrews ![]() |
BBC Report | Szabics ![]() Mujiri ![]() |
Attendance: 5,208 Referee: Roy Olsen |
Note: Sturm Graz won 8–6 on aggregate. |
Statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 51 | |
8 | Aberdeen | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 49 | |
9 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 35 | |
10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 35 | |
11 | Dundee United | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 32 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "2002/03 UEFA Cup Livingston". Uefa. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "2002-03 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "fixtures 2002-03". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Livingston results 2002/2003". Livi Mad. Retrieved 27 October 2011.