2002–03 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

Heart of Midlothian 2002–03 football season

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

FC Boda v Hearts

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

TPS v Hearts

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

All Stars v Hearts

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

Falkirk v Hearts

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

Scottish Premier League

Dundee v Hearts

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

Hearts v Hibs

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

Aberdeen v Hearts

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

Hearts v Dunfermline

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

Hearts v Kilmarnock

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

Rangers v Hearts

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

Hearts v Motherwell

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

Hearts v Dundee United

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

Partick Thistle v Hearts

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

Livingston v Hearts

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

Hearts v Celtic

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

Hearts v Dundee

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

Hibs v Hearts

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

Hearts v Aberdeen

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

Dunfermline v Hearts

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

Kilmarnock v Hearts

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

Hearts v Rangers

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

Motherwell v Hearts

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

Hearts v Livingston

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

Hearts v Partick Thistle

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

Dundee United v Hearts

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

Celtic v Hearts

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

Dundee v Hearts

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

Hearts v Hibs

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

Aberdeen v Hearts

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

Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Hearts v Kilmarnock

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

Rangers v Hearts

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

Hearts v Motherwell

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

Livingston v Hearts

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

Hearts v Dundee United

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

Partick Thistle v Hearts

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

Hearts v Celtic

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

Dunfermline v Hearts

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

Kilmarnock v Hearts

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

Celtic v Hearts

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

Hearts v Rangers

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

Hearts v Dundee

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

League Cup

Stirling Albion v Hearts

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

Hearts v Ross County

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

Aberdeen v Hearts

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

Hearts v Rangers

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

Scottish Cup

Falkirk v Hearts

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.

References

External links

Official Club website
Complete Statistical Record

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Final Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 2004 qualifying (Group 5)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers
First Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Clyde Falkirk Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren
Second Division	Airdrie United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Greenock Morton Gretna Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stirling Albion