SEASON: 2002-03
DIVISION: Nationwide League Division One (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Paul Hart
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (West Ham United (A) 2-3)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (Walsall (H) 1-2)
- Player Of The Year:
- David Johnson
- Top Goalscorer:
- David Johnson (29 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 93
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 46
- League Points:
- 74 out of (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 53.6%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,725 (Derby County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,073 (Gillingham)
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,629
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 6,343 (Walsall)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 4,498 (Kidderminster Harriers)
- Clean Sheets:
- 15
- Yellow Cards:
- 69
- Red Cards:
- 4   (Jon Olav Hjelde, David Prutton, Jack Lester, Michael Dawson)
- Own goals (for):
- 2   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 2   (scored by us for opponents)   (Gareth Williams, Des Walker)
- Penalties scored:
- 6
- Penalties conceded:
- 3
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (Tier 2) - 2002-03
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 52 | 98 | Promoted as Champions | 1-2 | 0-2 | |
2 | Leicester City | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 92 | Promoted | 2-2 | 0-1 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 80 | 3-0 | 0-1 | ||
4 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 79 | 2-0 | 0-1 | ||
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 37 | 76 | Promoted via playoffs | 2-2 | 1-2 | |
6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 74 | ||||
7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 70 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
8 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 69 | 4-0 | 0-0 | ||
9 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 37 | -10 | 66 | 3-3 | 2-1 | ||
10 | Wimbledon | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 65 | 2-0 | 3-2 | ||
11 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -9 | 62 | 4-1 | 4-1 | ||
12 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | -2 | 61 | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
13 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | -16 | 60 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 52 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 7 | 59 | 2-1 | 0-0 | ||
15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 59 | 3-2 | 2-2 | ||
16 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 89 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 45 | -24 | 55 | 2-0 | 0-1 | ||
17 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 54 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
18 | Derby County | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 42 | -19 | 52 | 3-0 | 0-0 | ||
19 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -22 | 52 | 3-0 | 0-1 | ||
20 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -16 | 50 | 1-1 | 1-0 | ||
21 | Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | -24 | 50 | 6-0 | 2-2 | ||
22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 41 | -17 | 46 | Relegated | 4-0 | 0-2 | |
23 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | -18 | 45 | Relegated | 3-2 | 0-1 | |
24 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 85 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 46 | -37 | 39 | Relegated | 2-2 | 3-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 10 times | 13 times | 9 times | 6 times | 1 time | Conceded | 17 times | 15 times | 3 times | 1 time | Won By | 8 times | 3 times | 6 times | 3 times | 1 time | Lost By | 13 times | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Paul Hart
League
Playoffs
FA Cup
League Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Bass Charity Vase
Manager for all games: Paul Hart
League
Playoffs
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat May 10, 2003 | Sheffield United | Semi | 1 | H | 1-1 | 29,064 | Johnson (55') |
Thu May 15, 2003 | Sheffield United | Semi | 2 | A | 3-4 | 30,212 | Johnson (30'), Reid (58'), Robert Page (119' OG) |
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 04, 2003 | West Ham United | 3 | A | 2-3 | 29,612 | Harewood (17'), Reid (50') |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Sep 11, 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 | H | 4-0 | 4,498 | Lester (24', 71' pen), Scimeca (45'), Johnson (51') | ||
Wed Oct 02, 2002 | Walsall | 2 | H | 1-2 | 6,343 | Johnson (79') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Jul 17, 2002 | Saint Medard | France | A | 4-0 | - | ? (?, ?, ?, ?) |
Fri Jul 19, 2002 | Libourne | France | A | 1-0 | - | ? (?) |
Sat Jul 27, 2002 | Mansfield Town | England | A | 3-0 | 3,819 | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Wed Jul 31, 2002 | Newcastle United | England | H | 3-1 | 19,191 | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Sat Aug 03, 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | England | A | 2-2 | 4,361 | ? (?, ?) |
Tue Aug 06, 2002 | Boston United | England | A | 3-0 | 1,611 | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Bass Charity Vase
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Jul 30, 2002 | Burton Albion | Final | A | 3-2 | - | ? (?, ?, ?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (11) - £0 | Out (4) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Andy Haskins | Bought | Liam Kearney | Released | Benjamin Gavanon | Loan In | Mikael Antoine-Curier | Sold | Matt Bodkin | Bought | Riccardo Scimeca | Sold | Richard Jeffrey | Bought | Aug 03, 2002 | Christian Edwards | Sold | Scott Tynan | Bought | Free | Wes Morgan | Bought | Free | Jul 01, 2002 | Des Walker | Bought | Aug 03, 2002 | Marcus Hall | Loan In | Aug 14, 2002 | Eoin Jess | Bought | Feb 22, 2003 | Davy Oyen | Bought | Mar 01, 2003 | Darren Huckerby | Loan In |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 1 | Darren Ward | Wales | 28 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
GK | 12 | Barry Roche | Rep. of Ire. | 20 | 1 | 1 | 50 | |||||||||
GK | 31 | Pascal Formann | Germany | 19 | Defenders | |||||||||||
D | 4 | Des Walker | England | 36 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
D | 14 | Chris Doig | Scotland | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 29 | |||||
D | 17 | Michael Dawson | England | 18 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||
D | 21 | Davy Oyen | Belgium | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
D | 28 | James Biggins | England | 17 | ||||||||||||
D | 32 | Tony Vaughan | England | 26 | ||||||||||||
D | 33 | Christian Edwards | Wales | 26 | ||||||||||||
D | 36 | Wes Morgan | England | 18 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | 2 | Matthieu Louis-Jean | France | 26 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||||
M | 3 | Jim Brennan | Canada | 25 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
M | 5 | Jon Olav Hjelde | Norway | 30 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | Sold to Busan IPark at the end of the season | ||
M | 6 | Riccardo Scimeca | England | 27 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
M | 7 | David Prutton | England | 20 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
M | 15 | John Thompson | Rep. of Ire. | 20 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
M | 18 | Brian Cash | Rep. of Ire. | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
M | 23 | Benjamin Gavanon Loan In | France | 21 | On loan from Marseille | |||||||||||
M | 27 | Matt Bodkin | England | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | 34 | Mikael Antoine-Curier | Guadeloupe | 19 | 2 | |||||||||||
M | 35 | Gregor Robertson | Scotland | 18 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||||
F | 7 | Darren Huckerby Loan In | England | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | On loan from Manchester City | ||||
F | 8 | Gareth Williams | Scotland | 20 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
F | 9 | David Johnson | Jamaica | 25 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | Player Of The Year | ||
F | 10 | Jack Lester | England | 26 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | ||
F | 11 | Marlon Harewood | England | 22 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||
F | 16 | Eugen Bopp | Germany | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||
F | 19 | Craig Westcarr | England | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | |||
F | 20 | Andy Reid | Rep. of Ire. | 20 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |||
F | 22 | Eoin Jess | Scotland | 31 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 16 | |||
F | 23 | Marcus Hall | England | 26 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | 29 | Richard Jeffrey | England | 18 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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29 (2) | David Johnson | 47 |
21 (3) | Marlon Harewood | 48 |
9 (1) | Jack Lester | 35 |
5 | Darren Huckerby | 11 |
5 | Michael Dawson | 42 |
4 | Riccardo Scimeca | 45 |
3 | Andy Reid | 35 |
3 | Eoin Jess | 33 |
3 | Gareth Williams | 43 |
3 | John Thompson | 25 |
2 | Eugen Bopp | 15 |
2 | Own Goals | 51 |
1 | Craig Westcarr | 13 |
1 | David Prutton | 26 |
1 | Jim Brennan | 49 |
1 | Matthieu Louis-Jean | 45 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Gillingham | Wed Sep 18, 2002 | Home | 4-1 | Tue Mar 04, 2003 | Away | 4-1 | |
Ipswich Town | Sat Nov 30, 2002 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Apr 05, 2003 | Away | 4-3 | |
Wimbledon | Wed Aug 28, 2002 | Home | 2-0 | Sat Feb 01, 2003 | Away | 3-2 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Portsmouth | Sat Aug 10, 2002 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Dec 28, 2002 | Home | 1-2 |