2002–03 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston
2002–03 season
ManagerJim Leishman
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
SPLNinth place
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupThird round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rolando Zárate (9)
All: Rolando Zárate (10)
Highest home attendance10,004, vs. Rangers, SPL, 2 March 2003
Lowest home attendance3,592, vs. Dunfermline Athletic, Scottish Cup, 13 November 2002

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

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

[3][4]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League
3 August 2002 1 Livingston 3–2 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Rubio 8'
Zárate 34', 47'		 BBC Report Leitch 50'
Lehmann 64'		 Attendance: 7,124
Referee: John Rowbotham
10 August 2002 2 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Crawford 28'
Brewster 50'		 Livi Mad Report Xausa 90' Attendance: 4,751
17 August 2002 3 Partick Thistle 2–2 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Mitchell 33', 64' Livi Mad Report Rubio 31', 76' Attendance: 4,255
25 August 2002 4 Livingston 0–1 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Boyd 42' Attendance: 7,416
1 September 2002 5 Celtic 2–0 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Larsson 26'
Baldé 38'		 BBC Report Attendance: 56,988
11 September 2002 6 Dundee 2–1 Livingston Dens Park
19:30 Novo 52'
Rae 77'		 Livi Mad Report Nemsadze 31 o.g.' Attendance: 5,391
14 September 2002 7 Livingston 0–2 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Livi Mad Report Ross 61'
Ferguson 87 pen.'		 Attendance: 10,003
22 September 2002 8 Livingston 1–2 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Xausa 56' BBC Report Anderson 1'
McNaughton 74'		 Attendance: 7,513
28 September 2002 9 Hibernian 1–0 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 Murray 45' BBC Report Attendance: 9,541
6 October 2002 10 Livingston 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Wilson 41' BBC Report Stamp 46' Attendance: 6,512
19 October 2002 11 Dundee United 2–3 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 Lilley 45'
McIntyre 59'		 BBC Report Bollan 69'
Wilson 74'
Dadi 78'		 Attendance: 5,572
26 October 2002 12 Motherwell 1–5 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 BBC Report Makel 9'
Toure 48' (58)
Bingham 81'
Xausa 90'		 Attendance: 4,342
2 November 2002 13 Livingston 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Toure 79' BBC Report Brewster 47' Attendance: 6,324
9 November 2002 14 Livingston 3–0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Dadi 47'
Andrews 49'
Bingham 59'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,218
16 November 2002 15 Kilmarnock 2–0 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 Di Giacomo 64'
McSwegan 90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,270
24 November 2002 16 Livingston 0–2 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
12:15 BBC Report Larsson 6', 83 pen.' Attendance: 10,002
30 November 2002 17 Livingston 1–1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Juanjo 2' BBC Report Novo 72 pen.' Attendance: 5,307
4 December 2002 18 Rangers 4–3 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
19:30 Ferguson 8'
Arveladze 10', 18', 46'		 BBC Report Zárate 50', 87'
Wilson 72'
Bollan Yellow card 75' Red card		 Attendance: 45,992
7 December 2002 19 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Kirk 5' (70 pen.) BBC Report Zárate 63' Attendance: 8,074
14 December 2002 20 Livingston 1–2 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Brinquin 90' BBC Report Murray 55'
James 66'		 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 8'
Andrews 51'
Bingham 86'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,103
29 December 2002 23 Livingston 1–0 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Zárate 87' BBC Report Attendance: 7,216
2 January 2003 24 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Crawford 45', 57' BBC Report Attendance: 5,218
28 January 2003 25 Partick Thistle 1–3 Livingston Firhill Stadium
19:30 Burns 39' Livi Mad Report Andrews 35'
Zárate 70'
McMenamin 80'		 Attendance: 3,541
Referee: Ian Fyfe
1 February 2003 26 Livingston 0–4 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McLaren 21', 70'
Canero 34'
Boyd 49'		 Attendance: 4,144
Referee: Tom Brown
9 February 2003 27 Celtic 2–1 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Sylla 77'
Sutton 85'		 Livi Mad Report Zárate 52' Attendance: 57,169
Referee: Mike McCurry
2 March 2003 28 Livingston 1–2 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Dadi 90' BBC Report Amoruso 8'
Arveladze 16'		 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 61' Livi Mad Report Stamp 8' Attendance: 7,531
Referee: Mike Freeland
15 March 2003 31 Dundee United 0–1 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Andrews 87' Attendance: 6,247
Referee: Thompson
5 April 2003 32 Livingston 1–2 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lovell 2' BBC Report Young 29'
Sheerin 31'		 Attendance: 5,731
Referee: Hugh Dallas
12 April 2003 33 Hibernian 2–2 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 Orman 44'
Riordan 53'		 BBC Report Wilson 87'
O'Brien 89'		 Attendance: 8,150
Referee: John Rowbotham
26 April 2003 34 Aberdeen 1–0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Hinds 25' BBC Report Attendance: 8,912
Referee: John Underhill
3 May 2003 35 Livingston 3–1 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Xausa 25'
Zárate 44'
Juanjo 50'		 BBC Report Lilley 45' Attendance: 5,349
Referee: David Somers
10 May 2003 36 Livingston 1–2 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Bingham 79' BBC Report McIntyre 2'
Miller 90'		 Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Kenny Clark
17 May 2003 37 Livingston 1–2 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pasquinelli 87' BBC Report Brown 38', 69' Attendance: 5,423
Referee: Ian Fyfe
24 May 2003 38 Motherwell 6–2 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 Lasley 30', 90'
Craig 57'
McFadden 64', 74', 75'		 BBC Report Makel 16'
McMenamin 54'		 Attendance: 4,790
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
5 November 2002 Third round St Johnstone 0–1 Livingston McDiarmid Park
19:45 Livi Mad Report Dadi 60' Attendance: 2,688
13 November 2002 Quarter-final Livingston 0–2 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
19:30 Rubio Yellow card 73' Red card BBC Report Lilley 38', 73 pen.'
Smart Red card 74'		 Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
25 January 2003 Third round Livingston 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Bollan 26' Livi Mad Report Crawford 62' Attendance: 4,106
Referee: Chris Foy
4 February 2003 Third round replay Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Livingston East End Park
19:45 Brewster 67', 90' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Cup
13 August 2002 Qualifying Round Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 1–1 Livingston Rheinpark Stadion
19:30 Burgmeier 61' BBC Report Rubio 51' Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Sinisa Zrnic
29 August 2002 Qualifying round Livingston 0–0
(1–1 agg.)		 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 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 Austria SK Sturm Graz 5–2 Livingston Liebenauer Stadium
19:30 Wetl 37'
Szabics 50'
Dağ 51'
Mujiri 57', 58'		 Uefa Report Lovell 90'
Zárate 90'		 Attendance: 2,785
Referee: Sergey Shebek
3 October 2002 First round Livingston 4–3
(6–8 agg.)		 Austria SK Sturm Graz Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Wilson 31', 90'
Xausa 55'
Andrews 78'		 BBC Report Szabics 45', 54'
Mujiri 48'		 Attendance: 5,208
Referee: Roy Olsen
Note: Sturm Graz won 8–6 on aggregate.

Statistics

League table

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:
  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "2002/03 UEFA Cup Livingston". Uefa. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ "2002-03 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "fixtures 2002-03". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Livingston results 2002/2003". Livi Mad. Retrieved 27 October 2011.