2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
2002–03 season
Chairman Mike McGinnity
Manager Gary McAllister (player-manager)
Stadium Highfield Road
First Division 20th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Bothroyd (8)
All: Bothroyd (11)
Average home league attendance 14,813

During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the club's second consecutive season at that level.

Season summary

In the 2002-03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the Division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Portsmouth 4617335222128345239745+5298
2 Leicester City 4616524012109433287340+3392
3 Sheffield United 4613733823104934297252+2080
4 Reading 46133733211211028256146+1579
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4691044019116641258144+3776
6 Nottingham Forest 4614725723671025278250+3274
7 Ipswich Town 461058493998631258064+1670
8 Norwich City 4614453617581024326049+1169
9 Millwall 4611663432831225375969–1066
10 Wimbledon 4612563928661137457673+365
11 Gillingham 461067333168923345665–962
12 Preston North End 4611754429561224416870–261
13 Watford 4611573326641321445470–1660
14 Crystal Palace 4681052917671030355952+759
15 Rotherham United 468962725751135376262±059
16 Burnley 4610493544561230456589 –2455
17 Walsall 46103103434561223355769–1254
18 Derby County 469593332621522425574–1952
19 Bradford City 467882735721424385173–2252
20 Coventry City 466611233168923314662–1650
21 Stoke City 469682525381220444569–2450
22 Sheffield Wednesday 467792932391127415673–1746
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 4676102931461320364967–1845
24 Grimsby Town 4656122639461322464885–3739
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002 Sheffield UnitedH2-118,839Bothroyd, McSheffrey
13 August 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0-06,816
17 August 2002 ReadingA2-114,712Davenport, Bothroyd
24 August 2002 Crystal PalaceH1-015,526Hughes (pen)
26 August 2002 WatfordA2-511,136McSheffrey, Eustace
31 August 2002 Nottingham ForestH0-113,732
14 September 2002 Grimsby TownH3-212,403Mills, McSheffrey (pen), Bothroyd
18 September 2002 Sheffield WednesdayH1-114,178Normann
21 September 2002 WimbledonA1-02,077McAllister (pen)
24 September 2002 Bradford CityA1-111,655Bothroyd
28 September 2002 MillwallH2-313,562McSheffrey, Mills
5 October 2002 GillinghamA2-07,722Bothroyd, Pipe
19 October 2002 PortsmouthA1-118,837Davenport
23 October 2002 Norwich CityH1-116,409Partridge
26 October 2002 WalsallH0-014,544
29 October 2002 Leicester CityA1-227,139Partridge
2 November 2002 Rotherham UnitedH2-113,179McAllister (2)
9 November 2002 BurnleyA1-313,470McAllister (pen)
16 November 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH0-218,998
23 November 2002 Ipswich TownA1-223,633Eustace
30 November 2002 Preston North EndH1-213,313Davenport
7 December 2002 Stoke CityA2-112,760Bothroyd (2)
14 December 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA2-025,577McAllister, Partridge
21 December 2002 Derby CountyH3-013,185McAllister, Hignett, Bothroyd
26 December 2002 ReadingH2-019,526Hignett, Partridge
28 December 2002 Sheffield UnitedA0-020,465
1 January 2003 Crystal PalaceA1-117,362McSheffrey
11 January 2003 Brighton & Hove AlbionH0-015,951
18 January 2003 Nottingham ForestA1-124,487Sara
1 February 2003 WatfordH0-117,393
8 February 2003 BurnleyH0-113,659
15 February 2003 Rotherham UnitedA0-16,524
22 February 2003 Bradford CityH0-212,525
1 March 2003 Grimsby TownA2-05,736Ford (own goal), Eustace (pen)
5 March 2003 Sheffield WednesdayA1-519,536Joachim
8 March 2003 WimbledonH2-211,796Eustace, Joachim
15 March 2003 Norwich CityA0-220,099
19 March 2003 PortsmouthH0-413,922
22 March 2003 Leicester CityH1-216,610Jansen
5 April 2003 Preston North EndA2-213,026Pead, Pipe
12 April 2003 Ipswich TownH2-413,968Jansen, Gordon
15 April 2003 WalsallA0-07,337
19 April 2003 Derby CountyA0-123,921
21 April 2003 Stoke CityH0-112,675
26 April 2003 GillinghamH0-014,795
4 May 2003 MillwallA0-29,220

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003 Cardiff CityA2-216,013Mills, McAllister (pen)
R3R15 January 2003 Cardiff CityH3-011,997Fowler, Holdsworth, Bothroyd
R425 January 2003 RochdaleA0-29,156

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R111 September 2002 Colchester UnitedH3-06,075McSheffrey, McAllister, Mills
R22 October 2002 Rushden & DiamondsH8-08,570McSheffrey (3), Mills (2), Bothroyd (2), Betts (pen)
R36 November 2002 Crystal PalaceA0-38,102

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 England DF Craig Pead
3 England DF Dean Gordon
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Muhamed Konjić
5 England DF Richard Shaw
6 England MF John Eustace
8 England FW Julian Joachim
9 England FW Matt Jansen (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
10 Scotland MF Gary McAllister (player-manager)
11 Morocco FW Youssef Chippo
13 France GK Fabien Debec
14 Republic of Ireland MF Barry Quinn
15 Morocco MF Youssef Safri
17 England MF Tom Bates
18 Northern Ireland FW Ben Mackey
19 England FW Gary McSheffrey
20 Scotland MF Gary Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
21 England FW Jay Bothroyd
No. Position Player
22 Wales MF Lee Fowler
23 Denmark GK Morten Hyldgaard
24 Argentina FW Juan Sara (on loan from Dundee)
25 France MF Christian Yulu
26 England MF Robert Betts
27 Spain MF Vicente Engonga
28 England DF Calum Davenport
30 England MF Mark Noon
32 England FW Avun Jephcott
33 England GK Gary Montgomery
34 Wales MF David Pipe
35 England MF Eddie Stanford
37 Republic of Ireland DF Sean Cooney
39 England MF Isaac Osbourne
40 England DF Andrew Whing

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
9 England FW Lee Hughes (to West Bromwich Albion)
7 England MF David Thompson (to Blackburn Rovers)
17 England DF Steve Walsh (to Tamworth)
25 Norway MF Runar Normann (to SK Brann)
32 Honduras DF Iván Guerrero (to C.D. Motagua)
30 Honduras FW Jairo Martínez (to C.D. Motagua)
24 Belgium MF Laurent Delorge (to Lierse SK)
17 Scotland MF Brian Kerr (to Newcastle United)
25 England MF Jamie McMaster (on loan from Leeds United)
No. Position Player
30 England GK Ben Williams (on loan from Manchester United)
9 England MF Craig Hignett (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
27 Italy MF Marco Brancati (released)
12 England FW Lee Mills (to Stoke City)
18 Scotland MF Gavin Strachan (to Peterborough United)
17 England FW Dean Holdsworth (to Rushden & Diamonds)
7 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Partridge (on loan from Liverpool)
29 Italy FW Antonio Gallieri (released)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
16 Republic of Ireland MF Keith O'Neill
29 England GK Richard Brush
31 Scotland MF Brian Ford
36 England DF Kirk Miller
38 England MF Andrew Hall

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, July 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.