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Heart of Midlothian
2002–03 season
Manager	Craig Levein
Stadium	Tynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier League	3rd
Scottish Cup	Third round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mark de Vries (15); All: ; Mark de Vries (15)
Highest home attendance	17,332 v Hibs SPL 2 January 2003
Lowest home attendance	8,074 v Livingston SPL 7 December 2002
Average home league attendance	12,058
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 20th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Scottish Cup and League Cup.

Fixtures

Pre-Season Friendlies

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

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

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

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

Scottish Premier League

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 December 2002 SPL	Hearts	1–0	Partick Thistle	Tynecastle Stadium
	Maybury 91'			Attendance: 9,734 Referee: Garry Mitchell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

League Cup

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

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

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

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

Scottish Cup

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Rangers (C)	38	31	4	3	101	28	+73	97	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
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

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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.