| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Milne |
| Managers | Ebbe Skovdahl (to December) Gardner Speirs (1 game in December) Steve Paterson (from December) |
| Stadium | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Scottish Premier League | 8th |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final |
| UEFA Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Paul Sheerin (8) All:Paul Sheerin (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 17,284 vsCeltic 10 August 2002 |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,068 vsQueen of the South 18 February 2003 |
| Average home league attendance | 11,744 |
The 2002–03 season wasAberdeen's 90th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in theScottish Premier League,Scottish League Cup,Scottish Cup andUEFA Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[b] |
| 7 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 51 | |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 49 | |
| 9 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 35 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 35 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 6 November | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Mike,Deloumeaux,Michie | 6,557 | AFC Heritage |
| QF | 12 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | 7,576 | AFC Heritage |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 25 January | Queen of the South | A | 0–0 | 5,716 | AFC Heritage | |
| R3R | 18 February | Queen of the South | H | 4–1 | D'Jaffo (2),Derek Young,Anderson | 6,068 | AFC Heritage |
| R4 | 22 February | Dundee | A | 0–2 | 7,549 | AFC Heritage |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR2 L1 | 15 August | H | 1–0 | Mackie | 9,894 | AFC Heritage | |
| PR2 L2 | 29 August | A | 0–0 | 4,000 | AFC Heritage | ||
| R1 L1 | 17 September | H | 0–0 | 10,180 | AFC Heritage | ||
| R1 L2 | 1 October | A | 0–1 | 30,770 | AFC Heritage |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Peter Kjær | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Kevin McNaughton | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Jamie McAllister | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Fergus Tiernan | 24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Russell Anderson (c) | 42 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Phil McGuire | 45 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Roberto Bisconti | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Darren Young | 30 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Leon Mike | 30 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Derek Young | 38 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Darren Mackie | 36 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | Ben Thornley | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Steve Tosh | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Mark Peat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Chris Clark | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Kevin Rutkiewicz | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Ross O'Donoghue | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Éric Deloumeaux | 40 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Laurent D'Jaffo | 25 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Nicolas Fabiano | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Scott Michie | 24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | Ryan Esson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Stephen Payne | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Patrizio Billio | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Paul Sheerin | 17 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Michael Hart | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Leigh Hinds | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | David Preece | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Richard Foster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Scott Muirhead | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Zander Diamond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Craig Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Kevin Souter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||