2002–03 Airdrie United F.C. season
2002–03 season | |
Chairman | Jim Ballantyne |
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Manager | Sandy Stewart |
Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
Scottish Second Division | Third Place |
Scottish Cup | Third Round |
League Cup | Third Round |
Challenge Cup | Second Round |
Top goalscorer |
League: Jérôme Vareille (18) All: Jérôme Vareille (19) |
2003–04 → |
Season 2002–03 was Airdrie United's first competitive season. They competed in the Second Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
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]
Results & fixtures
[4] Win Draw Loss
Second Division
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Second Division
SFL2 3 August 2002 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Docherty ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 2,285 | |||
SFL2 10 August 2002 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park | ||
15:00 | Armstrong ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,366 | |||
SFL2 17 August 2002 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Armstrong ![]() Ronald ![]() |
ESPN Report | Lurinsky ![]() |
Attendance: 1,518 | ||
SFL2 24 August 2002 | Dumbarton | 3 – 1 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | ||
15:00 | Brown ![]() Dillon ![]() Collins ![]() |
ESPN Report | Armstrong ![]() |
Attendance: 1,397 | ||
SFL2 31 August 2002 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,486 | ||||
SFL2 14 September 2002 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Attendance: 2,028 | ||||
SFL2 21 September 2002 | Airdrie United | 2 – 4 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Gow ![]() Glancy ![]() |
ESPN Report | Templeman ![]() Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 1,373 | ||
SFL2 28 September 2002 | Stenhousemuir | 4 – 3 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park | ||
15:00 | Donnelly ![]() Graham ![]() Waldie ![]() Murphy ![]() |
ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() McKeown ![]() |
Attendance: 803 | ||
SFL2 5 October 2002 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | McGuire ![]() Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Forrest ![]() |
Attendance: 1,349 | ||
SFL2 19 October 2002 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,593 | ||||
SFL2 26 October 2002 | Forfar Athletic | 5 – 1 | Airdrie United | Station Park | ||
15:00 | Tosh ![]() Bavidge ![]() Sellars ![]() Lunan ![]() |
ESPN Report | McGowan ![]() |
Attendance: 666 | ||
SFL2 2 November 2002 | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Central Park | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 603 | |||
SFL2 9 November 2002 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 1,325 | |||
SFL2 16 November 2002 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,718 | ||||
SFL2 23 November 2002 | Brechin City | 1 – 5 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park | ||
15:00 | King ![]() |
ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() Wilson ![]() Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 557 | ||
SFL2 30 November 2002 | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 2 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park | ||
15:00 | Wood ![]() |
ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 607 | ||
SFL2 14 December 2002 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Gow ![]() Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,179 | |||
SFL2 28 December 2002 | Stranraer | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Stair Park | ||
15:00 | Moore ![]() Harty ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 735 | |||
SFL2 1 January 2003 | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | ||
15:00 | Trialist ![]() Dillon ![]() |
ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 1,024 | ||
SFL2 18 January 2003 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park | ||
15:00 | Smith ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 2,247 | |||
SFL2 1 February 2003 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Vareille ![]() Ronald ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Murray | |||
SFL2 8 February 2003 | Stenhousemuir | 3 – 3 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park | ||
15:00 | McCormick ![]() McFarlane ![]() Coulter ![]() |
ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() Dunn ![]() |
Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Mitchell | ||
SFL2 11 February 2003 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Excelsior Stadium | ||
19:30 | McAuley ![]() |
ESPN Report | Gordon ![]() |
Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Downie | ||
SFL2 25 February 2003 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Attendance: 961 Referee: Melville | ||||
SFL2 1 March 2003 | Airdrie United | 3 – 3 | Stranraer | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | McKeown ![]() Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Wright ![]() Harty ![]() Kerr ![]() |
Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Flemming | ||
SFL2 8 March 2003 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Gow ![]() Collins ![]() |
ESPN Report | Flannery ![]() |
Attendance: 1,136 Referee: McGarry | ||
SFL2 11 March 2003 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park | ||
19:45 | Armstrong ![]() |
ESPN Report | McVey ![]() |
Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Brines | ||
SFL2 15 March 2003 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Central Park | ||
15:00 | Buchanan ![]() |
ESPN Report | McVey ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Attendance: 585 Referee: Winter | ||
SFL2 22 March 2003 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() |
Attendance: 680 Referee: Duff | |||
SFL2 28 March 2003 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
19:45 | Vareille ![]() Glancy ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Smith | |||
SFL2 5 April 2003 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Gow ![]() |
ESPN Report | Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 1,788 Referee: Brown | ||
SFL2 12 April 2003 | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 3 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park | ||
15:00 | ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 631 Referee: Mack | |||
SFL2 19 April 2003 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,468 Referee: Murray | |||
SFL2 26 April 2003 | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Station Park | ||
15:00 | Bavidge ![]() |
ESPN Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 884 Referee: Ritchie | ||
SFL2 3 May 2003 | Airdrie United | 2 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | Vareille ![]() |
ESPN Report | Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,960 Referee: Flemming | ||
SFL2 10 May 2003 | Stranraer | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Stair Park | ||
15:00 | Sharp ![]() |
ESPN Report | McKeown ![]() Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Conroy | ||
Challenge Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup R1 6 August 2002 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
Glancy ![]() McGuire ![]() Docherty ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,649 Referee: Brines | ||||
Challenge Cup R2 13 August 2002 | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park | ||
Burke ![]() |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 560 Referee: Murray | ||||
League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
League Cup R1 7 September 2002 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Elgin City | Excelsior Stadium | ||
Gow ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,20 Referee: Smith | ||||
League Cup R2 24 September 2002 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 0 (aet) (3 – 4 p) |
Airdrie United | Rugby Park | ||
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Dallas | |||||
Penalties | ||||||
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League Cup R3 29 October 2002 | Airdrie United | 1 – 2 | Dundee United | Excelsior Stadium | ||
Vella ![]() |
BBC Report | Thompson ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,768 Referee: McDonald | |||
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup R2 14 January 2003 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Threave Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | SFA Report | Gow ![]() |
Attendance: 1,155 Referee: Thomson | |||
Scottish Cup R3 25 January 2003 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | St. Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium | ||
15:00 | McGuire ![]() |
SFA Report | Baxter ![]() |
Attendance: 2,073 Referee: Ritchie | ||
Scottish Cup R3 Replay 4 February 2003 | St. Johnstone | 1 – 1 (aet) (4 – 2 p) |
Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park | ||
15:00 | Connolly ![]() |
SFA Report | Vareille ![]() |
Attendance: 2,105 Referee: Ritchie | ||
Penalties | ||||||
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Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Mark McGeown | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Peter Cherrie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Scott Wilson | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Neil McGowan | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Sandy Stewart | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Boyle | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Darren Miller | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Kenny Brannigan | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Simon Vella | 20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Billy Wilson | 31 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Paul Harvey | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Liam McVey | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kenny Black | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stephen Docherty | 40 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
David Dunn | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stephen McKeown | 31 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
David McGuire | 23 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Marvyn Wilson | 33 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Lee Gardner | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Paul Armstrong | 43 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Steven McAuley | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alan Gow | 32 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Martin Glancy | 24 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Ronald | 36 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jérôme Vareille | 35 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Trialist | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Statistics
League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 59 | |
2 | Brechin City | 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 | |
6 | Dumbarton | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 48 | |
7 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 47 | |
8 | Hamilton Acad | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 47 | |
9 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 44 | |
10 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 36 |
References
- ↑ "Scottish Cup Results for 2002–03". London Hearts. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2002–03". London Hearts. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Results : Tuesday 13 August 2002". Statto. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "Airdrie United's results from season 2002–2003". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "2002/03 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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