Rangers 2002–03 football season
The 2002–03 season is the 122nd season of competitive football by Rangers .
Overview
Rangers played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 2002–03 season. They won their seventh domestic treble in manager Alex McLeish 's first full season in charge, having taken over from Dick Advocaat the previous season. The league championship was won on goal difference in the last match of the season with a 6–1 win against Dunfermline Athletic . The club finished on +73 GD, just one ahead of Celtic
The League Cup was won with a 2–1 final win against Celtic and the Scottish Cup with a 1–0 win against Dundee . Despite domestic success, Rangers crashed out of Europe at the first round stage to little known Czech team Victoria Zizkov losing on the away goals rule.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
In
Last updated: 31 January 2003
Total spending: £6m
Out
Last updated: 31 January 2003
Total spending: £6.75m
Player statistics
Last updated: 9 May 2003
Source:
[citation needed ] Ordered by squad numbers
0 shown as blank
Top scorer
Ronald de Boer
Disciplinary record
Club
Board of directors
Coaching staff
Other staff
Matches
Scottish Premier League
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
1
3 August 2002
Scottish Premier League
1
A
Kilmarnock
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,972
Referee
Kilmarnock
Rangers
2
10 August 2002
Scottish Premier League
2
H
Dundee
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
47,044
Referee
Rangers
Dundee
3
18 August 2002
Scottish Premier League
3
A
Hibernian
4–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
11,633
Referee
Hibernian
Rangers
4
25 August 2002
Scottish Premier League
4
H
Aberdeen
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,219
Referee
Rangers
Aberdeen
5
1 September 2002
Scottish Premier League
5
A
Dunfermline Athletic
6–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
8,948
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers
6
11 September 2002
Scottish Premier League
6
H
Hearts
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,581
Referee
Rangers
Hearts
7
14 September 2002
Scottish Premier League
7
A
Livingston
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,003
Referee
Livingston
Rangers
9
21 September 2002
Scottish Premier League
8
H
Partick Thistle
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,696
Referee
Rangers
Partick Thistle
10
28 September 2002
Scottish Premier League
9
A
Dundee United
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,013
Referee
Dundee United
Rangers
12
6 October 2002
Scottish Premier League
10
A
Celtic
3–3
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
59,027
Referee
Celtic
Rangers
13
19 October 2002
Scottish Premier League
11
H
Motherwell
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,376
Referee
Rangers
Motherwell
15
27 October 2002
Scottish Premier League
12
H
Kilmarnock
6–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,368
Referee
Rangers
Kilmarnock
16
2 November 2002
Scottish Premier League
13
A
Dundee
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,124
Referee
Dundee
Rangers
18
10 November 2002
Scottish Premier League
14
H
Hibernian
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,798
Referee
Rangers
Hibernian
19
16 November 2002
Scottish Premier League
15
A
Aberdeen
2–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
14,915
Referee
Rangers
Aberdeen
20
23 November 2002
Scottish Premier League
16
A
Dunfermline Athletic
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
48,431
Referee
Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic
21
1 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
17
A
Hearts
4–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
12,156
Referee
Hearts
Rangers
22
4 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
18
H
Livingston
4–3
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
45,992
Referee
Rangers
Livingston
23
7 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
19
H
Celtic
3–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,874
Referee
Rangers
Celtic
24
14 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
20
H
Dundee United
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
47,639
Referee
Rangers
Dundee United
25
22 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
21
A
Partick Thistle
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
8,022
Referee
Partick Thistle
Rangers
26
26 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
22
A
Motherwell
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
11,234
Referee
Motherwell
Rangers
27
29 December 2002
Scottish Premier League
23
A
Kilmarnock
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,396
Referee
Kilmarnock
Rangers
28
2 January 2003
Scottish Premier League
24
H
Dundee
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,112
Referee
Rangers
Dundee
30
29 January 2003
Scottish Premier League
25
A
Hibernian
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
13,686
Referee
Hibernian
Rangers
31
1 February 2003
Scottish Premier League
26
H
Aberdeen
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,667
Referee
Rangers
Aberdeen
33
8 February 2003
Scottish Premier League
27
A
Dunfermline Athletic
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
8,754
Referee
Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers
34
15 February 2003
Scottish Premier League
28
H
Hearts
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,459
Referee
Rangers
Hearts
36
2 March 2003
Scottish Premier League
29
A
Livingston
2–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,004
Referee
Livingston
Rangers
37
8 March 2003
Scottish Premier League
30
A
Celtic
0–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
58,787
Referee
Celtic
Rangers
39
19 March 2003
Scottish Premier League
31
H
Motherwell
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,420
Referee
Rangers
Motherwell
41
5 April 2003
Scottish Premier League
32
H
Partick Thistle
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,472
Referee
Rangers
Partick Thistle
43
13 April 2003
Scottish Premier League
33
A
Dundee United
4–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
10,271
Referee
Dundee United
Rangers
45
27 April 2003
Scottish Premier League
34
H
Celtic
1–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,740
Referee
Rangers
Celtic
46
4 May 2003
Scottish Premier League
35
A
Dundee
2–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
9,204
Referee
Dundee
Rangers
47
11 May 2003
Scottish Premier League
36
H
Kilmarnock
4–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,036
Referee
Rangers
Kilmarnock
48
18 May 2003
Scottish Premier League
37
A
Hearts
2–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
15,632
Referee
Hearts
Rangers
49
25 May 2003
Scottish Premier League
38
H
Dunfermline Athletic
6–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
49,731
Referee
Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic
Last updated: 25 May 2003 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
UEFA Cup
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
8
17 September 2002
UEFA Cup
1
A
Viktoria Žižkov
0–2
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
3,427
Referee
Viktoria Žižkov
Rangers
11
3 October 2002
UEFA Cup
1
H
Viktoria Žižkov
3–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
47,646
Referee
Rangers
Viktoria Žižkov
Last updated: 3 October 2002 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Scottish Cup
Game
Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score1
Report
29
25 January 2003
Scottish Cup
3
A
Arbroath
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
4,125
Referee
Arbroath
Rangers
35
22 February 2003
Scottish Cup
4
A
Ayr United
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
9,608
Referee
Ayr United
Rangers
40
23 March 2003
Scottish Cup
QF
A
Dunfermline Athletic
1–1
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
9,875
Referee
Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic
42
9 April 2003
Scottish Cup
QF R
H
Dunfermline Athletic
3–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
24,752
Referee
Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic
44
19 April 2003
Scottish Cup
SF
N
Motherwell
4–3
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
29,352
Referee
Rangers
Motherwell
50
31 May 2003
Scottish Cup
F
N
Dundee
1–0
Report
Report link
Kick off
Attendance
47,136
Referee
Dundee
Rangers
Last updated: 31 May 2003 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
League Cup
Last updated: 16 March 2003 Source: Wikipedia article 1 Rangers goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Friendlies
Last updated: 18 January 2003 Source: [citation needed ] 1 Rangers goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Rangers.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
Competitions
Overall
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Standings
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Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
31
4
3
101
28
+73
97
18
0
1
55
12
+43
13
4
2
46
16
+30
Results by round
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References
History Home stadium Training ground Incidents Supporters Rivalries Media Others
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division