2002–03 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2002–03 season is the 106th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the fifth consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League in which Hearts have competed since its inauguration in 1998–99. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies

Friendly	FC Boda		1–2		Hearts		14 July 2002
Missing					Kirk 7' McKenna 41'

Friendly	TPS		3–2		Hearts		16 July 2002
Wales 35' Mahe 47'					Hyyrynen 10' Tuovila 13' Kotamaki 81'	Attendance: 3,580

Friendly	All Stars		2–1		Hearts		18 July 2002
Bright 26' Helin 45'					Pressley 49'

Friendly	Falkirk		2–2		Hearts	Brockville Park	27 July 2002
Lee Miller 14' James 78'					Kirk 56' (62)

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League

SPL	Dundee		1–1		Hearts	Dens Park	3 August 2002
Caballero 65'					Wales 33'	Attendance: 7,705 Referee: Dougie McDonald

SPL	Hearts		5–1		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	11 August 2002
Kirk 18' De Vries 40' (66), 91' (93)					Murray 51'	Attendance: 15,245 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Aberdeen		1–1		Hearts	Pittodrie	18 August 2002
D'Jaffo 73'					De Vries 79'	Attendance: 12,825 Referee: Garry Mitchell

SPL	Hearts		2–0		Dunfermline	Tynecastle Stadium	24 August 2002
Weir 53' De Vries 57'						Attendance: 11,367 Referee: Kevin Toner

SPL	Hearts		1–1		Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium	31 August 2002
McMullan 31'					Boyd 44'	Attendance: 11,912 Referee: David Somers

SPL	Rangers		2–0		Hearts	Ibrox	11 September 2002
Caniggia 41' Arveladze 79'						Attendance: 48,581 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Hearts		4–2		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	15 September 2002
De Vries 35' Kirk 64' (77) Boyack 74'					Lehmann 12' McFadden 28'	Attendance: 8,578 Referee: Hugh Dallas

SPL	Hearts		2–0		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	21 September 2002
Valois 26' De Vries 55'						Attendance: 11,532 Referee: Stuart Dougal

SPL	Partick Thistle		2–2		Hearts	Firhill Stadium	28 September 2002
Archibald 28' (79)					Valois 38' Severin 80'	Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Iain Brines

SPL	Livingston		1–1		Hearts	Almondvale Stadium	6 October 2002
Wilson 41'					Stamp 46'	Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Willie Young

SPL	Hearts		1–4		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	20 October 2002
Wales 89' De Vries 55'					Sutton 3' Petrov 9' Larsson 37' (42)	Attendance: 13,911 Referee: Kenny Clark

SPL	Hearts		1–2		Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium	26 October 2002
McKenna 60'					Lovell 26' (67)	Attendance: 10,169 Referee: John Underhill

SPL	Hibs		1–2		Hearts	Easter Road	3 November 2002
Paatelainen 36'					McKenna 86' Stamp 92'	Attendance: 15,660 Referee: Willie Young

SPL	Hearts		0–0		Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium	9 November 2002
						Attendance: 11,920 Referee: Dougie McDonald

SPL	Dunfermline		3–1		Hearts	East End Park	17 November 2002
Nicholson 65' Bullen 76' Crawford 90'					Severin 53'	Attendance: 5,683 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Kilmarnock		0–1		Hearts	Rugby Park	23 November 2002
					De Vries 47'	Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Kevin Toner

SPL	Hearts		0–4		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	1 December 2002
					Ricksen 52' (81) Ferguson 79' (pen.) Hughes 92'	Attendance: 12,156 Referee: Hugh Dallas

SPL	Motherwell		6–1		Hearts	Fir Park	4 December 2002
Pearson 15' McFadden 19' (pen.), 26' Adams 36' Martyn Corrigan 66' Ferguson 90'					Kirk 51'	Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Stuart Dougal

SPL	Hearts		2–1		Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium	7 December 2002
Kirk 5' (70), pen.'					Zarate 63'	Attendance: 8,074 Referee: John Underhill

SPL	Hearts		2–1		Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium	14 December 2002
Maybury 91'						Attendance: 9,734 Referee: Garry Mitchell

SPL	Dundee United		0–3		Hearts	Tannadice	21 December 2002
					De Vries 26' Kirk 41' (51)	Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Charlie Richmond

SPL	Celtic		4–2		Hearts	Celtic Park	26 December 2002
Hartson 22' (44), 68' Larsson 73'					De Vries 4' (66) Kirk 41' (51)	Attendance: 58,450 Referee: Hugh Dallas

SPL	Dundee		1–2		Hearts	Dens Park	29 December 2002
Milne 57'					Kirk 42' Weir 80'	Attendance: 7,340 Referee: Kenny Clark

SPL	Hearts		4–4		Hibs	Tynecastle Stadium	2 January 2003
Pressley 29' (pen.) De Vries 60' Weir 94' (95)					Townsley 11' McManus 16' James 89' Brebner 91'	Attendance: 17,332 Referee: Stuart Dougal

SPL	Aberdeen		0–1		Hearts	Pittodrie	28 January 2003
					Wales 90'	Attendance: 9,332 Referee: Hugh Dallas

SPL	Hearts		3–0		Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium	1 February 2003
Severin 45' Wales 49' McKenna 92'						Attendance: 11,281 Referee: Dougie McDonald

SPL	Hearts		3–0		Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium	8 February 2003
Maybury 50' De Vries 53' McKenna 79'						Attendance: 10,426 Referee: Craig Thomson

SPL	Rangers		1–0		Hearts	Ibrox	15 February 2003
					Severin 41' (og.)	Attendance: 49,459 Referee: John Underhill

SPL	Hearts		2–1		Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium	1 March 2003
McKenna 30' Simmons 71'					Lasley 53'	Attendance: 11,704 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Livingston		1–1		Hearts	Almondvale Stadium	8 March 2003
Ramos 61'					Stamp 8'	Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Alan Freeland

SPL	Hearts		2–1		Dundee United	Tynecastle Stadium	5 April 2003
Webster 69' Kirk 78'					Griffin 40'	Attendance: 9,663 Referee: Iain Brines

SPL	Partick Thistle		1–1		Hearts	Almondvale Stadium	12 April 2003
Mitchell 73'					Pressley 79'	Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Hearts		2–1		Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium	19 April 2003
Stamp 73' McCann 93'					Larsson 59'	Attendance: 15,855 Referee: John Rowbotham

SPL	Dunfermline		0–1		Hearts	East End Park	26 April 2003
					Pressley 57' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,968 Referee: Kenny Clark

SPL	Kilmarnock		1–0		Hearts	Rugby Park	3 May 2003
McSwegan 31'						Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Dougie McDonald

SPL	Celtic		1–0		Hearts	Celtic Park	10 May 2003
Thompson 29' (pen.)						Attendance: 58,175 Referee: Mike McCurry

SPL	Hearts		0–2		Rangers	Tynecastle Stadium	18 May 2003
					De Boer 64' Lovenkrands 72'	Attendance: 15,632 Referee: Hugh Dallas

SPL	Hearts		1–0		Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium	25 May 2003
De Vries 78'						Attendance: 12,205 Referee: Willie Young

League Cup

Main article: Scottish League Cup 2002–03

Scottish League Cup Second Round	Stirling Albion		2–3		Hearts	Forthbank Stadium	25 September 2002
Stephen Mallan 2' Nicholas 49'					Kirk 11' Valois 38' Pressley 65' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Alan Freeland

Scottish League Cup Third Round	Hearts		3–0		Ross County	Tynecastle Stadium	23 October 2002
Pressley 56' (pen.) Valois 58' Simmons 85'						Attendance: 6,454 Referee: John Rowbotham

Scottish League Cup QF	Aberdeen		0–1		Hearts	Pittodrie	12 November 2002
					McKenna 66'	Attendance: 7,576 Referee: John Underhill

Scottish League Cup SF	Hearts		0–1		Rangers	Hampden Park	4 February 2003
					De Boer 27'	Attendance: 31,609 Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup R3	Falkirk		4–0		Hearts	Brockville Park	25 January 2003
Samuel 3' (17), 31' Coyle 13'						Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Willie Young

Spl Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	38	31	4	3	101	28	73	97	UEFA Champions League 2003–04 Third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	31	4	3	98	26	72	97	UEFA Champions League 2003–04 Second qualifying round
3	Hearts	38	18	9	11	57	51	6	63	UEFA Cup 2003–04 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
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
12	Motherwell	38	7	7	24	45	71	−26	28

Source: SPL official website

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Heart of Midlothian F.C.

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History	Seasons Europe

Stadium	The Meadows (1874–1886) Tynecastle (1886–present)

Rivalry	Edinburgh Derby

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2002–03 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final)

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

Related to national team	Results Euro 2004 qualifying (Group 5)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers

First Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Clyde Falkirk Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren

Second Division	Airdrie United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stranraer

Third Division	Albion Rovers East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Greenock Morton Gretna Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stirling Albion

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