Scottish First Division 2002/03
| Scottish First Division 2002/03 | |
| master | FC Falkirk |
| Relegated |
Alloa Athletic FC Arbroath |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 501 (ø 2.78 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Owen Coyle(FC Falkirk) |
| ← First Division 2001/02 | |
| ^ Premier League 2002/03 | |
The Scottish Football League First Division was held for the 28th time in 2002/03 as only the second highest Scottish league under this name. In the second-highest division of men's football in Scotland , 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays in the 2002/03 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship was won by FC Falkirk , but due to the lack of a stadium suitable for the first division, the club was denied promotion to the Scottish Premier League . Alloa Athletic and FC Arbroath had to relegate to the Second Division . The top scorer with 20 goals was Owen Coyle from FC Falkirk.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Falkirk | 36 | 25th | 6th | 5 | 80:32 | +48 | 81 |
| 2. | Clyde FC | 36 | 21st | 9 | 6th | 66:37 | +29 | 72 |
| 3. | FC St. Johnstone (A) | 36 | 20th | 7th | 9 | 49:29 | +20 | 67 |
| 4th | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 20th | 5 | 11 | 74:45 | +29 | 65 |
| 5. | Queen of the South (N) | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45:48 | −3 | 48 |
| 6th | Ayr United | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15th | 34:44 | −10 | 45 |
| 7th | FC St. Mirren | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 42:71 | −29 | 37 |
| 8th. | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 8th | 19th | 42:46 | −4 | 35 |
| 9. | Alloa Athletic (N) | 36 | 9 | 8th | 19th | 39:72 | −33 | 35 |
| 10. | FC Arbroath | 36 | 3 | 6th | 27 | 30:77 | −47 | 15th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2002/03 season | |
| Relegated to the second division | |
| At the end of the 2001/02 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premier League |
| (N) | Newcomers from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish First Division 2002/03 at Statto.com
- Scottish First Division 2002/03 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
- The Scottish Football League Championship Tables at spfl.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on December 28, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
