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

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raith Rovers 36 16 11 9 53 36 +17 59 Promoted To First Division 2003–04
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
Source: [4]

Results and fixtures

[5]  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Second Division
3 August 2002 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 0Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Docherty  79' ESPN Report Attendance: 2,285
10 August 2002 SFL2Hamilton Academical1 – 0Airdrie UnitedNew Douglas Park
15:00 Armstrong  47' BBC Report Attendance: 2,366
17 August 2002 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1StranraerExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Armstrong  50'
Ronald  75'		 ESPN Report Lurinsky  44' Attendance: 1,518
24 August 2002 SFL2Dumbarton3 – 1Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Brown  29'
Dillon  51'
Collins  61'		 ESPN Report Armstrong  68' Attendance: 1,397
31 August 2002 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 0CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,486
14 September 2002 SFL2Raith Rovers0 – 0Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 2,028
21 September 2002 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 4Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow  20'
Glancy  85'		 ESPN Report Templeman  7'
Grant  40', 69' (Penalty), 83'		 Attendance: 1,373
28 September 2002 SFL2Stenhousemuir4 – 3Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
15:00 Donnelly  6'
Graham  21'
Waldie  26'
Murphy  81'		 ESPN Report Vareille  63'
McKeown  74', 76'		 Attendance: 803
5 October 2002 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1Berwick RangersExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McGuire  31'
Vareille  63'		 ESPN Report Forrest  7' Attendance: 1,349
19 October 2002 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 0Hamilton AcademicalExcelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,593
26 October 2002 SFL2Forfar Athletic5 – 1Airdrie UnitedStation Park
15:00 Tosh  39', 52'
Bavidge  55'
Sellars  60'
Lunan  66'		 ESPN Report McGowan  63' Attendance: 666
2 November 2002 SFL2Cowdenbeath0 – 1Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
15:00 ESPN Report Vareille  63' Attendance: 603
9 November 2002 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Flannery  70' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,325
16 November 2002 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 0Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,718
23 November 2002 SFL2Brechin City1 – 5Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
15:00 King  83' ESPN Report McKeown  22', 56', 79'
Wilson  32'
Vareille  65'		 Attendance: 557
30 November 2002 SFL2Berwick Rangers2 – 2Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
15:00 Wood  55', 57' ESPN Report McKeown  16'
Vareille  22'		 Attendance: 607
14 December 2002 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow  60'
Vareille  73'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,179
28 December 2002 SFL2Stranraer2 – 0Airdrie UnitedStair Park
15:00 Moore  15'
Harty  17' (Penalty)		 ESPN Report Attendance: 735
1 January 2003 SFL2Dumbarton2 – 1Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Trialist  18'
Dillon  43'		 ESPN Report Vareille  90' Attendance: 1,024
18 January 2003 SFL2Raith Rovers1 – 0Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
15:00 Smith  83' ESPN Report Attendance: 2,247
1 February 2003 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 0Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  27'
Ronald  69', 75'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Murray
8 February 2003 SFL2Stenhousemuir3 – 3Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
15:00 McCormick  21'
McFarlane  28'
Coulter  65'		 ESPN Report McKeown  14', 43'
Dunn  46'		 Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Mitchell
11 February 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium
19:30 McAuley  80' ESPN Report Gordon  31' Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Downie
25 February 2003 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 0Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 ESPN Report Attendance: 961
Referee: Melville
1 March 2003 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 3StranraerExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown  30'
Vareille  73', 77'		 ESPN Report Wright  45'
Harty  48'
Kerr  79'		 Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Flemming
8 March 2003 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow  2'
Collins  16' (Own goal)		 ESPN Report Flannery  80' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: McGarry
11 March 2003 SFL2Hamilton Academical2 – 1Airdrie UnitedNew Douglas Park
19:45 Armstrong  24', 64' ESPN Report McVey  21' Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Brines
15 March 2003 SFL2Cowdenbeath1 – 2Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
15:00 Buchanan  73' ESPN Report McVey  13'
Wilson  85'		 Attendance: 585
Referee: Winter
22 March 2003 SFL2Brechin City0 – 1Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
15:00 ESPN Report McKeown  66' Attendance: 680
Referee: Duff
28 March 2003 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0Berwick RangersExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Vareille  61'
Glancy  85'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Smith
5 April 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow  38' ESPN Report Smith  28' Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Brown
12 April 2003 SFL2Berwick Rangers0 – 3Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
15:00 ESPN Report Vareille  57', 64', 80' Attendance: 631
Referee: Mack
19 April 2003 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 0StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  80' ESPN Report Attendance: 1,468
Referee: Murray
26 April 2003 SFL2Forfar Athletic1 – 1Airdrie UnitedStation Park
15:00 Bavidge  34' ESPN Report Vareille  44' Attendance: 884
Referee: Ritchie
3 May 2003 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2Hamilton AcademicalExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  21', 49' ESPN Report Russell  34', 84' Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Flemming
10 May 2003 SFL2Stranraer1 – 2Airdrie UnitedStair Park
15:00 Sharp  28' ESPN Report McKeown  36'
Gow  72'		 Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Conroy

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup
6 August 2002 Challenge Cup R1Airdrie United3 – 0Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
Glancy  11'
McGuire  31'
Docherty  87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Brines
13 August 2002 Challenge Cup R2Berwick Rangers2 – 0Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
Burke  11', 89' ESPN Report Attendance: 560
Referee: Murray

League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
7 September 2002 League Cup R1Airdrie United1 – 0Elgin CityExcelsior Stadium
Gow  87' BBC Report Attendance: 1,20
Referee: Smith
24 September 2002 League Cup R2Kilmarnock0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)		Airdrie UnitedRugby Park
BBC Report Attendance: 4,150
Referee: Dallas
29 October 2002 League Cup R3Airdrie United1 – 2Dundee UnitedExcelsior Stadium
Vella  90' BBC Report Thompson  60'  67' Attendance: 1,768
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
14 January 2003 Scottish Cup R2Airdrie United1 – 0Threave RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 SFA Report Gow  18' Attendance: 1,155
Referee: Thomson
25 January 2003 Scottish Cup R3Airdrie United1 – 1St JohnstoneExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McGuire  45' SFA Report Baxter  88' Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Ritchie
4 February 2003 Scottish Cup R3 ReplaySt Johnstone1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		Airdrie UnitedMcDiarmid Park
15:00 Connolly  34' SFA Report Vareille  51' Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Ritchie

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Mark McGeown 430350303020
GK Peter Cherrie 2020000000
DF Scott Wilson 120120000000
DF Neil McGowan 311251303000
DF Sandy Stewart 320250303010
DF Jimmy Boyle 11080001020
DF Darren Miller 4020001010
DF Kenny Brannigan 220160103020
DF Simon Vella 201150003120
MF Willie Wilson 311241302020
MF Paul Harvey 130110002000
MF Liam McVey 222172201020
MF Kenny Black 1010000000
MF Stephen Docherty 402321303021
MF David Dunn 131131000000
MF Stephen McKeown 31112811300000
MF David McGuire 233171312011
MF Marvyn Wilson 331281201020
MF Lee Gardner 290240201020
MF Paul Armstrong 432352303020
FW Steven McAuley 3131000000
FW Alan Gow 327275213100
FW Martin Glancy 243202002021
FW Paul Ronald 363293302020
FW Jérôme Vareille 35193018312000
  Trialist 3030000000
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References
  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. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. "Airdrie United's results from season 2002–2003". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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