# 2002–03 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 5th position with 46 points.

## Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 3 August 2002 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 57,415 | Dempsey 74' |
| 2 | 10 August 2002 | Livingston | H | 2–1 | 4,751 | Crawford 28', Brewster 50' |
| 3 | 17 August 2002 | Dundee | H | 4–2 | 5,901 | Crawford (3) 34', 80', 85' Brewster 69' |
| 4 | 24 August 2002 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 11,367 | |
| 5 | 1 September 2002 | Rangers | H | 0–6 | 8,948 | |
| 6 | 11 September 2002 | Hibernian | A | 4–1 | 9,837 | Walker 11', Brewster (2) 24', 57', Crawford 32' |
| 7 | 14 September 2002 | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | 6,041 | Dempsey 9', Brewster 16' |
| 8 | 21 September 2002 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 4,987 | Bullen 74' |
| 9 | 21 September 2002 | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | 11,678 | Bullen 41' |
| 10 | 5 October 2002 | Partick Thistle | H | 4–1 | 5,522 | Thomson 28', Nicholson 68', Crawford (2) 79', 90' |
| 11 | 19 October 2002 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–2 | 5,515 | Brewster 43', Bullen 58' |
| 12 | 27 October 2002 | Celtic | H | 1–4 | 9,139 | Brewster 56' |
| 13 | 2 November 2002 | Livingston | A | 1–1 | 6,324 | Brewster 47' |
| 14 | 12 November 2002 | Dundee | A | 3–2 | 5,475 | Brewster 25', Crawford 74', Dair 84' |
| 15 | 17 November 2002 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | 4,800 | Nicholson 65', Bullen 76', Crawford 90' |
| 16 | 23 November 2002 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 48,431 | |
| 17 | 30 November 2002 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 7,515 | Crawford 66' |
| 18 | 4 December 2002 | Dundee United | H | 4–1 | 4,342 | Brewster (2) 4', 38', Walker 41', Nicholson 55' |
| 19 | 7 December 2002 | Partick Thistle | A | 0–4 | 4,110 | |
| 20 | 15 December 2002 | Aberdeen | H | 3–0 | 4,835 | Crawford 38', McAllister 46' (o.g.), Brewster 64' |
| 21 | 26 December 2002 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | 5,847 | |
| 22 | 29 December 2002 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 58,387 | |
| 23 | 2 January 2003 | Livingston | H | 2–0 | 5,218 | Crawford (2) 45', 57' |
| 24 | 28 January 2003 | Dundee | H | 0–1 | 4,237 | |
| 25 | 1 February 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 11,281 | |
| 26 | 8 February 2003 | Rangers | H | 1–3 | 8,754 | Brewster 49' |
| 27 | 15 February 2003 | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | 9,175 | Mason 20', Crawford (2) 39', 55' |
| 28 | 19 February 2003 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 3,741 | Crawford 52' |
| 29 | 1 March 2003 | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 6,004 | |
| 30 | 9 March 2003 | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | 4,476 | |
| 31 | 9 March 2003 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 4,021 | Shields 57' (o.g.) |
| 32 | 5 April 2003 | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | 4,086 | Hampshire 18', Nicholson 50', Hunt 77' |
| 33 | 12 April 2003 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 10,003 | |
| 34 | 26 April 2003 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 6,986 | |
| 35 | 3 May 2003 | Celtic | H | 1–4 | 8,923 | McNicol 80' |
| 36 | 10 May 2003 | Dundee | A | 2–2 | 5,411 | Crawford 54', Bullen 90' |
| 37 | 17 May 2003 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | 6,869 | Nicholson 5', Mason 11' |
| 38 | 25 May 2003 | Rangers | A | 1–6 | 49,731 | Dair 11' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second round | 24 September 2002 | Cowdenbeath | A | 2–1 | 2,988 | Thomson 80', Bullen 100' |
| Third round | 22 October 2002 | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 6,933 | Crawford (2) 2', 79' |
| Quarter-finals | 7 November 2002 | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 8,415 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round | 25 January 2003 | Livingston | A | 1–1 | 4,106 | Crawford 26' |
| Third round replay | 4 February 2003 | Livingston | H | 2–0 | 3,158 | Brewster (2) 67', 90' |
| Fourth round | 22 February 2003 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 6,619 | Nicholson 58' |
| Fourth round eeplay | 6 March 2003 | Hibernian | A | 2–0 | 5,851 | Crawford 57', Wilson 79' |
| Quarter-finals | 23 March 2003 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | 9,875 | Grondin 23' |
| Quarter-final replay | 9 April 2003 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 24,752 | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 51 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ As Rangers, the 2002–03 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee, the cup runners-up