2002–03 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
2002–03 season
Chairman John McClelland
Manager Alex McLeish
Ground Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League 1st
P38 W31 D4 L3 F101 A28
Scottish Cup Winners
League Cup Winners
UEFA Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League:
Barry Ferguson,
Ronald de Boer (16)
All:
Ronald de Boer (20)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

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

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Ref.
23 CM Spain Mikel Arteta 20 BarcelonaSpain Transfer Summer 2006 £5.8m [1]
17 RB Australia Kevin Muscat 28 Wolverhampton WanderersEngland Transfer Summer 2006 Free [2]
19 CF Scotland Steven Thompson 24 Dundee United Transfer Winter 2006 £0.2m [3]
16 LB France Jerome Bonnissel 29 BordeauxFrance Transfer Winter 2003 Free [4]
25 CB Norway Dan Eggen 33 AlavésSpain Transfer Winter 2003 Free [5]

Last updated: 31 January 2003
 Total spending: £6m

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
22 FW Chile Sebastian Rozental 24 Free Agent End of contract Summer n/a
29 DF Finland Tero Penttilä 27 HJKFinland End of contract Summer n/a [6]
FW Northern Ireland Lee Feeney 24 LinfieldNorthern Ireland End of contract Summer n/a [7]
MF Finland Jani Kauppila 22 TervaritFinland End of contract Summer n/a [1]
19 DF Scotland Scott Wilson 25 Dunfermline Athletic End of contract Summer n/a [8]
17 MF Russia Andrei Kanchelskis 33 SouthamptonEngland End of contract Summer n/a [9]
25 DF Australia Tony Vidmar 31 MiddlesbroughEngland End of contract Summer n/a [10]
30 GK Denmark Jesper Christiansen 24 VfL WolfsburgGermany Loan Summer n/a [11]
9 FW Norway Tore André Flo 29 SunderlandEngland Transfer Summer £6.75m [12]
28 MF Poland Dariusz Adamczuk 33 Free Agent Contract terminated n/a n/a [13]
16 FW Scotland Billy Dodds 33 Dundee United Transfer Winter Free [14]
20 MF Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy 34 Free Agent Contract terminated Winter n/a [15]

Last updated: 31 January 2003
 Total spending: £6.75m

Player statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany Stefan Klos 50 0 38 0 6 0 4 0 2 0
2 DF Netherlands Fernando Ricksen 46 3 35 3 5 0 4 0 2 0
3 DF Australia Craig Moore 44 4 35 3 5 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF Italy Lorenzo Amoruso 32 6 24 4 5 2 2 0 1 0
5 DF Netherlands Arthur Numan 35 1 26 1 5 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF Scotland Barry Ferguson 48 18 36 16 6 2 4 0 2 0
7 FW Argentina Claudio Caniggia 36 12 10+16 8 1+3 1 2+2 3 1+1 0
8 MF Germany Christian Nerlinger 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Norway Tore Andre Flo 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Netherlands Michael Mols 35 14 23+4 13 4 1 3 0 0+1 0
11 MF Scotland Neil McCann 26 3 10+8 2 5+1 0 1 0 0+1 1
12 DF Scotland Bob Malcolm 33 1 19+5 1 4+2 0 2 0 1 0
14 MF Netherlands Ronald de Boer 43 20 33 16 5 1 3 1 2 2
15 DF Netherlands Bert Konterman 24 1 4+12 0 3 1 2+1 0 1+1 0
16 FW Scotland Billy Dodds 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF France Jérôme Bonnissel (from January) 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 DF Australia Kevin Muscat 29 0 22 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
19 FW Scotland Steven Thompson 11 2 1+7 2 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy 8 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 DF Scotland Maurice Ross 27 1 17+3 1 1+1 0 3+1 0 1 0
22 GK Scotland Allan McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 35 5 26+1 4 3 1 4 0 1 0
24 FW Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 40 16 25+5 15 4+2 1 0+2 0 2 0
26 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 33 12 21+6 9 1 1 3 2 2 0
27 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 16 1 6+6 1 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
36 FW Scotland Steven MacLean 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF Scotland Alan Hutton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorer

Ronald de Boer

Matches

Scottish Premier League

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
13 August 2002Scottish Premier League1AKilmarnock1 – 1
210 August 2002Scottish Premier League2HDundee3 – 0
318 August 2002Scottish Premier League3AHibernian4 – 2
425 August 2002Scottish Premier League4HAberdeen2 – 0
51 September 2002Scottish Premier League5ADunfermline Athletic6 – 0
611 September 2002Scottish Premier League6HHeart of Midlothian2 – 0
714 September 2002Scottish Premier League7ALivingston2 – 0
921 September 2002Scottish Premier League8HPartick Thistle3 – 0
1028 September 2002Scottish Premier League9ADundee United3 – 0
126 October 2002Scottish Premier League10ACeltic3 – 3
1319 October 2002Scottish Premier League11HMotherwell3 – 0
1527 October 2002Scottish Premier League12HKilmarnock6 – 1
162 November 2002Scottish Premier League13ADundee3 – 0
1810 November 2002Scottish Premier League14HHibernian2 – 1
1916 November 2002Scottish Premier League15AAberdeen2 – 2
2023 November 2002Scottish Premier League16ADunfermline Athletic3 – 0
211 December 2002Scottish Premier League17AHeart of Midlothian4 – 0
224 December 2002Scottish Premier League18HLivingston4 – 3
237 December 2002Scottish Premier League19HCeltic3 – 2
2414 December 2002Scottish Premier League20HDundee United3 – 0
2522 December 2002Scottish Premier League21APartick Thistle2 – 1
2626 December 2002Scottish Premier League22AMotherwell0 – 1
2729 December 2002Scottish Premier League23AKilmarnock1 – 0
282 January 2003Scottish Premier League24HDundee3 – 1
3029 January 2003Scottish Premier League25AHibernian2 – 0
311 February 2003Scottish Premier League26HAberdeen2 – 1
338 February 2003Scottish Premier League27ADunfermline Athletic3 – 1
3415 February 2003Scottish Premier League28HHeart of Midlothian1 – 0
362 March 2003Scottish Premier League29ALivingston2 – 1
378 March 2003Scottish Premier League30ACeltic0 – 1
3919 March 2003Scottish Premier League31HMotherwell2 – 0
415 April 2003Scottish Premier League32HPartick Thistle2 – 0
4313 April 2003Scottish Premier League33ADundee United4 – 1
4527 April 2003Scottish Premier League34HCeltic1 – 2
464 May 2003Scottish Premier League35ADundee2 – 2
4711 May 2003Scottish Premier League36HKilmarnock4 – 0
4818 May 2003Scottish Premier League37AHeart of Midlothian2 – 0
4925 May 2003Scottish Premier League38HDunfermline Athletic6 – 1

Last updated: 25 May 2003
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

UEFA Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
817 September 2002UEFA Cup1A Czech RepublicViktoria ŽižkovCzech Republic0 – 2
113 October 2002UEFA Cup1HViktoria ŽižkovCzech Republic3 – 1

Last updated: 3 October 2002
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Scottish Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
2925 January 2003Scottish Cup3AArbroath3 – 0
3522 February 2003Scottish Cup4AAyr United1 – 0
4023 March 2003Scottish CupQFADunfermline Athletic1 – 1
429 April 2003Scottish CupQF RHDunfermline Athletic3 – 0
4419 April 2003Scottish CupSFNMotherwell4 – 3
5031 May 2003Scottish CupFNDundee1 – 0

Last updated: 31 May 2003
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

League Cup

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1424 October 2002League Cup3AHibernian3 – 2
177 November 2002League CupQFADunfermline Athletic1 – 0
324 February 2003League CupSFNHeart of Midlothian1 – 0
3816 March 2003League CupFNCeltic2 – 1

Last updated: 16 March 2003
Source: Wikipedia article
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Friendlies

M
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
111 July 2002FriendlyANJC All Stars3 – 0
213 July 2002FriendlyNRiver Plate2 – 3
317 July 2002FriendlyNReading RageUnited States4 – 1
420 July 2002FriendlyNSantos Brazil0 – 1
528 July 2002FriendlyHMilanItaly2 – 2
630 July 2002FriendlyA LinfieldNorthern Ireland2 – 0
77 August 2002FriendlyHLeeds UnitedEngland1 – 1
818 January 2003FriendlyNEnergie CottbusGermany1 – 1

Last updated: 18 January 2003
Source:
1Rangers goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Rangers.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League ——1st 3 August 25 May
UEFA Cup 1st Round—1st Round 17 September 3 October
Scottish League Cup 3rd Round— Winners 24 October 16 March
Scottish Cup 3rd Round— Winners 25 January 31 May

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 31 4 3 101 28+73 97 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 31 4 3 98 26+72 97 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 57 51+6 63 2003–04 UEFA CupFirst round
4 Kilmarnock 38 16 9 13 57 56+1 57

Updated to games played on 25 May 2003.
Source: Wikipedia article
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 31 4 3 101 28  +73 97 18 0 1 55 12  +43 13 4 2 46 16  +30

Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Wikipedia article

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
Result D W W W W W W W W D W W W W D W W W W W W L W W W W W W W L W W W L D W W W

Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

References

  1. 1 2 "Transfers - June, 2002". BBC Sport. 31 August 2002.
  2. ↑ "Muscat eyes fresh start". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002.
  3. ↑ "Rangers get Thompson". BBC Sport. 26 December 2002.
  4. ↑ "Bonnissel signs for Rangers". BBC Sport. 27 January 2003.
  5. ↑ "Gers seal Eggen signing". BBC Sport. 31 January 2003.
  6. ↑ "Penttilä and the Rangers about erkanivat". MTV3.fi. 16 May 2002.
  7. ↑ "Feeney back at Windsor". BBC Sport. 17 June 2002.
  8. ↑ "Pars sign Wilson". BBC Sport. 5 August 2002.
  9. ↑ "Saints sign Kanchelskis". BBC Sport. 30 August 2002.
  10. ↑ "Boro sign Vidmar". BBC Sport. 9 September 2002.
  11. ↑ "Dane leaves Ibrox on loan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2002.
  12. ↑ "Flo joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 30 August 2002.
  13. ↑ "Adamczuk leaves Rangers". BBC Sport. 17 November 2002.
  14. ↑ "Dodds completes Tannadice move". BBC Sport. 30 December 2002.
  15. ↑ "Gers to pay off Latapy". BBC Sport. 14 January 2003.
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