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2002–03 Airdrie United F.C. season

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

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)

Summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

[5]  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division edit

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Second Division
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
17 August 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–1 Stranraer Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Armstrong   50'
Ronald   75'		 ESPN Report Lurinsky   44' Attendance: 1,518
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
31 August 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–0 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,486
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
5 October 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–1 Berwick Rangers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McGuire   31'
Vareille   63'		 ESPN Report Forrest   7' Attendance: 1,349
19 October 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–0 Hamilton Academical Excelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,593
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
2 November 2002 SFL2 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 ESPN Report Vareille   63' Attendance: 603
9 November 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–1 Dumbarton Excelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Flannery   70' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,325
16 November 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,718
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
30 November 2002 SFL2 Berwick Rangers 2–2 Airdrie United Shielfield Park
15:00 Wood   55', 57' ESPN Report McKeown   16'
Vareille   22'		 Attendance: 607
14 December 2002 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–0 Stenhousemuir Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow   60'
Vareille   73'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,179
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
19 April 2003 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–0 Stenhousemuir Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille   80' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Murray
26 April 2003 SFL2 Forfar Athletic 1–1 Airdrie United Station Park
15:00 Bavidge   34' ESPN Report Vareille   44' Attendance: 884
Referee: Ritchie
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 edit

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup
6 August 2002 Challenge Cup R1 Airdrie United 3–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
Glancy   11'
McGuire   31'
Docherty   87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Brines
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 edit

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
7 September 2002 League Cup R1 Airdrie United 1–0 Elgin City Excelsior Stadium
Gow   87' BBC Report Attendance: 1,20
Referee: Smith
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 edit

Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
14 January 2003 Scottish Cup R2 Airdrie United 1–0 Threave Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 SFA Report Gow   18' Attendance: 1,155
Referee: Thomson
25 January 2003 Scottish Cup R3 Airdrie United 1–1 St Johnstone Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McGuire   45' SFA Report Baxter   88' Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Ritchie
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 edit

Squad edit

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

  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.


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