Season 2002-03 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the UEFA Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 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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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  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  75'  |
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 edit
| 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 73' |
BBC Report | Lilley 38', 73 pen.' Smart 74' |
Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Mike McCurry |
Scottish Cup edit
| 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 edit
| 13 August 2002 Qualifying Round |  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.) | 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 |  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.) | 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 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.