2002–03 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
2002–03 season
Manager Jim Leishman
Stadium Almondvale Stadium
SPL Ninth place
Scottish Cup Quarter-final
League Cup Third round
UEFA Cup First 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
  2001–02
2003–04  

Season 2002-03 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the UEFA Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Contents

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

3 August 20021 Livingston 3–2 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Rubio Soccerball shade.svg8'
Zárate Soccerball shade.svg34', 47'
BBC Report Leitch Soccerball shade.svg50'
Lehmann Soccerball shade.svg64'
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: John Rowbotham
10 August 20022 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Crawford Soccerball shade.svg28'
Brewster Soccerball shade.svg50'
Livi Mad Report Xausa Soccerball shade.svg90'Attendance: 4,751
17 August 20023 Partick Thistle 2–2 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg33', 64' Livi Mad Report Rubio Soccerball shade.svg31', 76'Attendance: 4,255
25 August 20024 Livingston 0–1 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Boyd Soccerball shade.svg42'Attendance: 7,416
1 September 20025 Celtic 2–0 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Larsson Soccerball shade.svg26'
Baldé Soccerball shade.svg38'
BBC Report Attendance: 56,988
11 September 20026 Dundee 2–1 Livingston Dens Park
19:30 Novo Soccerball shade.svg52'
Rae Soccerball shade.svg77'
Livi Mad Report Nemsadze Soccerball shade.svg31 o.g.'Attendance: 5,391
14 September 20027 Livingston 0–2 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Livi Mad Report Ross Soccerball shade.svg61'
Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg87 pen.'
Attendance: 10,003
22 September 20028 Livingston 1–2 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Xausa Soccerball shade.svg56' BBC Report Anderson Soccerball shade.svg1'
McNaughton Soccerball shade.svg74'
Attendance: 7,513
28 September 20029 Hibernian 1–0 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 Murray Soccerball shade.svg45' BBC Report Attendance: 9,541
6 October 200210 Livingston 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Wilson Soccerball shade.svg41' BBC Report Stamp Soccerball shade.svg46'Attendance: 6,512
19 October 200211 Dundee United 2–3 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 Lilley Soccerball shade.svg45'
McIntyre Soccerball shade.svg59'
BBC Report Bollan Soccerball shade.svg69'
Wilson Soccerball shade.svg74'
Dadi Soccerball shade.svg78'
Attendance: 5,572
26 October 200212 Motherwell 1–5 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 BBC Report Makel Soccerball shade.svg9'
Toure Soccerball shade.svg48' (58)
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg81'
Xausa Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 4,342
2 November 200213 Livingston 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Toure Soccerball shade.svg79' BBC Report Brewster Soccerball shade.svg47'Attendance: 6,324
9 November 200214 Livingston 3–0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Dadi Soccerball shade.svg47'
Andrews Soccerball shade.svg49'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg59'
BBC Report Attendance: 6,218
16 November 200215 Kilmarnock 2–0 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 Di Giacomo Soccerball shade.svg64'
McSwegan Soccerball shade.svg90'
BBC Report Attendance: 5,270
24 November 200216 Livingston 0–2 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
12:15 BBC Report Larsson Soccerball shade.svg6', 83 pen.'Attendance: 10,002
30 November 200217 Livingston 1–1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Juanjo Soccerball shade.svg2' BBC Report Novo Soccerball shade.svg72 pen.'Attendance: 5,307
4 December 200218 Rangers 4–3 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
19:30 Ferguson Soccerball shade.svg8'
Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg10', 18', 46'
BBC Report Zárate Soccerball shade.svg50', 87'
Wilson Soccerball shade.svg72'
Bollan Yellow card.svg 75' Red card.svg
Attendance: 45,992
7 December 200219 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Kirk Soccerball shade.svg5' (70 pen.) BBC Report Zárate Soccerball shade.svg63'Attendance: 8,074
14 December 200220 Livingston 1–2 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Brinquin Soccerball shade.svg90' BBC Report Murray Soccerball shade.svg55'
James Soccerball shade.svg66'
Attendance: 6,501
21 December 200221 Aberdeen 0–0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 11,253
26 December 200222 Livingston 3–0 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Junajo Soccerball shade.svg8'
Andrews Soccerball shade.svg51'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg86'
BBC Report Attendance: 5,103
29 December 200223 Livingston 1–0 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Zárate Soccerball shade.svg87' BBC Report Attendance: 7,216
2 January 200324 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Crawford Soccerball shade.svg45', 57' BBC Report Attendance: 5,218
28 January 200325 Partick Thistle 1–3 Livingston Firhill Stadium
19:30 Burns Soccerball shade.svg39' Livi Mad Report Andrews Soccerball shade.svg35'
Zárate Soccerball shade.svg70'
McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg80'
Attendance: 3,541
Referee: Ian Fyfe
1 February 200326 Livingston 0–4 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McLaren Soccerball shade.svg21', 70'
Canero Soccerball shade.svg34'
Boyd Soccerball shade.svg49'
Attendance: 4,144
Referee: Tom Brown
9 February 200327 Celtic 2–1 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Sylla Soccerball shade.svg77'
Sutton Soccerball shade.svg85'
Livi Mad Report Zárate Soccerball shade.svg52'Attendance: 57,169
Referee: Mike McCurry
2 March 200328 Livingston 1–2 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Dadi Soccerball shade.svg90' BBC Report Amoruso Soccerball shade.svg8'
Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg16'
Attendance: 10,004
5 March 200329 Dundee 0–0 Livingston Dens Park
19:30 BBC Report Attendance: 7,554
Referee: Willie Young
8 March 200330 Livingston 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Ramos Soccerball shade.svg61' Livi Mad Report Stamp Soccerball shade.svg8'Attendance: 7,531
Referee: Mike Freeland
15 March 200331 Dundee United 0–1 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Andrews Soccerball shade.svg87'Attendance: 6,247
Referee: Thompson
5 April 200332 Livingston 1–2 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Lovell Soccerball shade.svg2' BBC Report Young Soccerball shade.svg29'
Sheerin Soccerball shade.svg31'
Attendance: 5,731
Referee: Hugh Dallas
12 April 200333 Hibernian 2–2 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 Orman Soccerball shade.svg44'
Riordan Soccerball shade.svg53'
BBC Report Wilson Soccerball shade.svg87'
O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 8,150
Referee: John Rowbotham
26 April 200334 Aberdeen 1–0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Hinds Soccerball shade.svg25' BBC Report Attendance: 8,912
Referee: John Underhill
3 May 200335 Livingston 3–1 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Xausa Soccerball shade.svg25'
Zárate Soccerball shade.svg44'
Juanjo Soccerball shade.svg50'
BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg45'Attendance: 5,349
Referee: David Somers
10 May 200336 Livingston 1–2 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Bingham Soccerball shade.svg79' BBC Report McIntyre Soccerball shade.svg2'
Miller Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Kenny Clark
17 May 200337 Livingston 1–2 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pasquinelli Soccerball shade.svg87' BBC Report Brown Soccerball shade.svg38', 69'Attendance: 5,423
Referee: Ian Fyfe
24 May 200338 Motherwell 6–2 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 Lasley Soccerball shade.svg30', 90'
Craig Soccerball shade.svg57'
McFadden Soccerball shade.svg64', 74', 75'
BBC Report Makel Soccerball shade.svg16'
McMenamin Soccerball shade.svg54'
Attendance: 4,790
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Scottish League Cup

5 November 2002Third round St Johnstone 0–1 Livingston McDiarmid Park
19:45 Livi Mad Report Dadi Soccerball shade.svg60'Attendance: 2,688
13 November 2002Quarter-final Livingston 0–2 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
19:30 Rubio Yellow card.svg 73' Red card.svg BBC Report Lilley Soccerball shade.svg38', 73 pen.'
Smart Red card.svg 74'
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Mike McCurry

Scottish Cup

25 January 2003Third round Livingston 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Bollan Soccerball shade.svg26' Livi Mad Report Crawford Soccerball shade.svg62'Attendance: 4,106
Referee: Chris Foy
4 February 2003Third round replay Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Livingston East End Park
19:45 Brewster Soccerball shade.svg67', 90' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Cup

13 August 2002Qualifying Round Flag of Liechtenstein.svg FC Vaduz 1–1 Livingston Rheinpark Stadion
19:30 Burgmeier Soccerball shade.svg61' BBC Report Rubio Soccerball shade.svg51'Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Sinisa Zrnic
29 August 2002Qualifying round Livingston 0–0
(1–1 agg.)
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 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 2002First round Flag of Austria.svg SK Sturm Graz 5–2 Livingston Liebenauer Stadium
19:30 Wetl Soccerball shade.svg37'
Szabics Soccerball shade.svg50'
Dağ Soccerball shade.svg51'
Mujiri Soccerball shade.svg57', 58'
Uefa Report Lovell Soccerball shade.svg90'
Zárate Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 2,785
Referee: Sergey Shebek
3 October 2002First round Livingston 4–3
(6–8 agg.)
Flag of Austria.svg SK Sturm Graz Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Wilson Soccerball shade.svg31', 90'
Xausa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Andrews Soccerball shade.svg78'
BBC Report Szabics Soccerball shade.svg45', 54'
Mujiri Soccerball shade.svg48'
Attendance: 5,208
Referee: Roy Olsen
Note: Sturm Graz won 8–6 on aggregate.

Statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation [a]
7 Hibernian 38156175664851
8 Aberdeen 3813101541541349
9 Livingston 38982148621435
10 Partick Thistle 388111937582135
11 Dundee United 387112035683332
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.