2002–03 Ayr United F.C. season
| 2002–03 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Campbell Money | ||
| Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
| Scottish First Division | Sixth Place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Rangers | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Falkirk | ||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Second round, lost to Dumbarton | ||
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The 2002–03 season is the 93rd season of competitive football by Ayr United.
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Pre season
[edit]| 17 July 2002 Friendly | Dungannon Swifts  | 2–4 | Ayr United | Stangmore Park, Dungannon |
| 18 July 2002 Friendly | Glenavon | 2–3 | Ayr United | Mourneview Park, Lurgan |
| 20 July 2002 Friendly | Glenatoran | 1–0 | Ayr United | The Oval, Belfast |
| 23 July 2002 Friendly | Ayr United | 1–3 |  Cardiff City | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 25 July 2002 Friendly | Ayr United | 1–2 |  Wycombe Wanderers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 27 July 2002 Friendly | Ayr United | 2–4 | Stranraer | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 30 July 2002 Friendly | Kilwinning Rangers | 2–0 | Ayr United | Abbey Park, Kilwinning |
Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: ayr-united.co.uk
Scottish First Division
[edit]Matches
[edit]| 3 August 2002 match 1 | Ayr United | 1–3 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,030 |
| 10 August 2002 match 2 | Clyde | 1–0 | Ayr United | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,077 |
| 17 August 2002 match 3 | Ayr United | 2–1 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,692 |
| 24 August 2002 match 4 | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,803 |
| 31 August 2002 match 5 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Arbroath | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,732 |
| 14 September 2002 match 6 | Ayr United | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,320 |
| 21 September 2002 match 7 | Alloa Athletic | 0–1 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 619 |
| 28 September 2002 match 8 | Ayr United | 1–1 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,489 |
| 5 October 2002 match 9 | Inverness CT | 2–0 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,803 |
| 19 October 2002 match 10 | Falkirk | 3–0 | Ayr United | Brockville Park, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,441 |
| 26 October 2002 match 11 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,989 |
| 5 November 2002 match 12 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 |
| 9 November 2002 match 13 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,234 |
| 16 November 2002 match 14 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Ayr United | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,003 |
| 23 November 2002 match 15 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,632 |
| 30 November 2002 match 16 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Ayr United | Love Street, Paisley |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,638 |
| 7 December 2002 match 17 | Ayr United | 3–3 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,663 |
| 14 December match 18 | Ross County | 1–0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,352 |
| 28 December 2002 match 19 | Ayr United | 4–0 | Arbroath | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 |
| 1 January 2003 match 20 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 |
| 18 January 2003 match 21 | Inverness CT | 0–1 | Ayr United | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 |
| 1 February 2003 match 22 | Ayr United | 0–0 | St Mirren | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,738 |
| 8 February 2003 match 23 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,486 |
| 25 February 2003 match 24 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 |
| 1 March 2003 match 25 | Arbroath | 1–2 | Ayr United | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| Attendance: 505 |
| 4 March 2003 match 26 | Ayr United | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 8 March 2003 match 27 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Attendance: 1,730 |
| 15 March 2003 match 28 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Attendance: 1,363 |
| 22 March 2003 match 29 | Clyde | 3–0 | Ayr United | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| Attendance: 1,015 |
| 25 March match 30 | Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | Ayr United | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| Attendance: 454 |
| 5 April 2003 match 31 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Ayr United | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,132 |
| 12 April 2003 match 32 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Ayr United | Love Street, Paisley |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 2,248 |
| 26 April 2003 match 33 | Falkirk | 3–0 | Ayr United | Brockville Park, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,042 |
| 29 April 2003 match 34 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Inverness CT | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,114 |
| 3 May 2003 match 35 | Ayr United | 0–3 | Clyde | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 1,795 |
| 10 May 2003 match 36 | Ross County | 4–1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 3,449 |
Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Statto.com
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]| 5 August 2002 Round 1 | Stranraer | 1–2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 13 August 2002 Round 2 | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Ayr United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton |
Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Statto.com
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 24 September 2002 Round 2 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Statto.com
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 25 January 2003 Round 3 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Peterhead | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 22 February 2003 Round 4 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Rangers | Somerset Park, Ayr |
Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Statto.com
Statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Inverness CT | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 65 |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 48 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 45 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 37 |
| 8 | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 35 |
Source: "2002-2003 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 |
Last updated: 25 May 2003.
Source: Wikipedia article[circular reference]