Season 1902-1903
A satisfactory season for Arniston, highlighted by a resounding 5 - 0 win over Newtongrange Star in the League at Newtongrange, and a 5 goals to 0 win in the Musselburgh & District Cup final over Prestonpans Athletic in a match which ended in controversy. A disturbance between two players had taken place on the field, with the score standing at 5 - 0 in Arniston's favour. The two players were ordered off and after the Prestonpans player refused to go, the local football association in charge, awarded Arniston the cup.
October 23 1902 Arniston Rangers v Leith Ivanhoe East of Scotland Cup, 2nd round
Arniston 0 - Leith 1
October 30 1902 Arniston Rangers v Our Boys Bo'ness Scottish Junior Cup, 2nd round
Arniston 1.-.Bo'ness 6
November 27 1902 Arniston Rangers v Prestonpans Athletic Midlothian Junior League
Arniston 5.-.Prestonpans Athletic 1
January 29 1903 Arniston Rangers v Tranent United Midlothian Junior League
Arniston.2 - Tranent 0
Arniston team: Kinghorn, Hadden, Winning Orman, Rae, Young, Smith, Walkingshaw, Inrigg, Gill, Reid, Smith, Ferrier, Peacock
MIDLOTHIAN JUNIOR LEAGUE
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pt | |
| Edinburgh Myrtle | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 18 |
| Arniston Rangers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 |
| Dalkeith Thistle | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| Bonnyrigg Rose | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 9 |
| Newtongrange Star | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| Prestonpans Athletic | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| Musselburgh fern | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| Tranent United | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 2 |
DALKEITH JUVENILE LEAGUE
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pt | |
| Muirpark Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Thistle Swifts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Buccleuch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Bluebell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Athletic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Newspaper Clipping dated 28.5.1903
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Arniston Rangers v Prestonpans Athletic - These teams met at Musselburgh on Saturday in the final of the Musselburgh & District Cup. The Rangers were leading by 5 goals to 1 when a disturbance arose between two players, both of whom were ordered off the field. The Prestonpans player refused to go, and after waiting for over twenty minutes the Association awarded Arniston Rangers the cup. Daniel Inrigg, the Rangers centre-forward, was carried shoulder high into Gorebridge, where the Rangers got a good welcome. A smoker was thereafter held in John Duncan's inn, where the players and officials spent a few hours pleasantly. Arniston Rangers - The record of this club for the season is: Played 20 matches, won 14, lost 9, drawn 6, scoring 65 goals against 46. Besides securing 17 points in the Midlothian League the club has won the Musselburgh & District Cup. |