2002–03 Hereford United F.C. season

Hereford United

2002–03 season
Chairman	Graham Turner
Manager	Graham Turner
Conference National	6th
FA Cup	First Round
FA Trophy	Third Round
LDV Vans Trophy	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Guinan (14) All: Steve Guinan (14)
Highest home attendance	4,005 v Wigan Athletic (16 November 2002)
Lowest home attendance	1,087 v Northampton Town (22 October 2002)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–2003 season was Hereford United's 6th season in the Conference National which saw them finish 6th.

Following the club's troubled 2001-02 season when they finished 17th, the majority of the first team squad were released, with only six contracted players remaining.^[1] Leading goalscorer Gavin Williams was offered a new contract, but chose instead to sign for Yeovil Town who paid Hereford £22,500. Graham Turner built a new squad, drawing largely from the pool of players released from Football League clubs, a consequence of the ITV Digital collapse.^[2]

For the first time in their history the club allocated squad numbers to the first team, as did the rest of the clubs in the Conference National.

Pre-season

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
19 July 2002	Tranmere Rovers	H	0 – 2		867
23 July 2002	Swindon Town	H	2 – 3	Pitman 30', Rose 58'	778
30 July 2002	Bromsgrove Rovers	A	2 – 1	Guinan 15', Grant 77'	316
3 August 2002	Bristol City	H	0 – 5		916
6 August 2002	Aberystwyth Town	A	0 – 0		???
8 August 2002	Bromyard Town	A	12 – 0	Tretton 3', 18', Grant 4', 39', 53', Sawyers 21', Purdie 36', Guinan 61', 85', Pitman 67', Williams 78', Parry 80'	???
10 August 2002	Evesham United	A	1 – 0	Grant 89'	???

Conference National

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
17 August 2002	Farnborough Town	H	2 – 1	Pitman 28', 88'	1,910	4th
20 August 2002	Forest Green Rovers	A	3 – 1	Parry 27', Wright 59', Williams 90'	1,514	2nd
24 August 2002	Gravesend & Northfleet	A	0 – 3		1,130	6th
26 August 2002	Morecambe	H	1 – 2	Pitman 50'	2,106
31 August 2002	Nuneaton Borough	A	3 – 0	Guinan 53', Pitman 57', Parry 61'	1,354
9 September 2002	Woking	A	2 – 1	Boardman 18' (o.g.), Clarke 19'	2,080
14 September 2002	Chester City	H	0 – 0		2,289
17 September 2002	Yeovil Town	H	0 – 0		2,282
21 September 2002	Stevenage Borough	A	2 – 0	Clarke 13', Rose 33'	1,685
24 September 2002	Kettering Town	A	3 – 2	James 18', Diuk 62' (o.g.), Guinan 90'	1,434
28 September 2002	Scarborough	H	0 – 1		2,171
5 October 2002	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	2 – 1	Guinan 55', Williams 58'	1,761
8 October 2002	Leigh RMI	A	2 – 0	Clarke 4', Parry 72'	425
11 October 2002	Burton Albion	A	0 – 2		2,149
15 October 2002	Northwich Victoria	H	1 – 2	Parry 42'	1,400
19 October 2002	Halifax Town	H	1 – 1	Pitman 27'	1,699
2 November 2002	Doncaster Rovers	A	0 – 2		3,486
9 November 2002	Southport	H	0 – 2		1,646
23 November 2002	Dagenham & Redbridge	A	0 – 1		1,444
30 November 2002	Barnet	H	4 – 0	Guinan 4', 32', 65', Smith 25'	1,471
14 December 2002	Woking	H	5 – 0	Rose 29', 41', Guinan 73', Smith 81', 89'	1,565
20 December 2002	Chester City	A	1 – 0	Guinan 86'	2,507
26 December 2002	Telford United	A	1 – 0	Guinan 19'	2,047
28 December 2002	Forest Green Rovers	H	1 – 1	Grant 71'	3,271
1 January 2003	Telford United	H	2 – 0	Grant 20', Smith 63'	3,077
18 January 2003	Gravesend & Northfleet	H	3 – 0	Parry 46, 49, Sawyers 90'	1,814
25 January 2003	Morecambe	A	1 – 3	Guinan 70'	1,437
4 February 2003	Farnborough Town	A	2 – 2	Pitman 60', Williams 82'	1,030
8 February 2003	Nuneaton Borough	H	2 – 1	Grant 48', Lovett 90'	2,071
11 February 2003	Margate	A	2 – 0	Rose 31', Parry 90'	667
15 February 2003	Northwich Victoria	A	2 – 2	Purdie 11', Grant 61'	896
22 February 2003	Stevenage Borough	H	2 – 2	Guinan 51', Wright 90'	2,322
1 March 2003	Yeovil Town	A	0 – 4		6,487
8 March 2003	Kettering Town	H	2 – 0	Smith 40', Clarke 83'	2,062
15 March 2003	Scarborough	A	1 – 2	Parry 45'	1,179
22 March 2003	Barnet	A	1 – 2	Parry 20'	1,588
29 March 2003	Margate	H	2 – 3	Parry 37', Guinan 82'	1,959
5 April 2003	Burton Albion	H	4 – 0	Hawley 8', Guinan 22', 31', Correia 70'	1,780
12 April 2003	Halifax Town	A	0 – 1		1,299
19 April 2003	Leigh RMI	H	0 – 1		1,690
21 April 2003	Southport	A	2 – 1	Williams 53', Correia 87'	1,103
26 April 2003	Doncaster Rovers	H	2 – 4	Williams 38', Correia 77'	2,449	6th

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
26 October 2002	Fourth Qualifying Round	Arlesey Town	H	1 – 0	Parry 5'	1,718
16 November 2002	First Round	Wigan Athletic	H	0 – 1		4,005

FA Trophy

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
14 January 2002	Third Round	Yeovil Town	H	1 – 2	Smith 19'	2,425

LDV Vans Trophy

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
22 October 2002	First Round (South)	Northampton Town	H	3 – 4 golden goal	Eribenne 6', 31', Parry 82'	1,087

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		FA Trophy		LDV Vans		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Matthew Baker	42	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	46	0
2	DF	Matt Clarke	34	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	36	4
3	DF	Michael Rose	41	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	45	4
4	DF	Andy Tretton	36	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	40	0
5	DF	Ian Wright	29	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	2
6	DF	Tony James	39	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	43	1
7	MF	Jamie Pitman	38	6	2	0	1	0	1	0	42	6
8	MF	Ben Smith	24	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	25	6
9	FW	Scott Voice	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW	John Grant	26	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	4
11	MF	Paul Parry	37	10	2	1	1	0	1	1	41	12
12	MF	Danny Williams	36	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	40	5
14	GK	Ken Griffiths	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Richard Teesdale	15	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
16	MF	Rob Sawyers	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	1
17	MF	Rob Purdie	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	1
18	FW	Steve Guinan	39	14	2	0	1	0	1	0	43	14
19	FW	Richard O'Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	Andy Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Neil Gough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Justin Rowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Michael Husbands	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
22	FW	James Fox	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23	MF	Mick Galloway	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
24	FW	Chukki Eribenne	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	6	2
30	DF	Jay Lovett	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
32	FW	Albano Correia	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
33	FW	Karl Hawley	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
34	MF	Kevin Gwillam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	Jordan Lambert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Mark Gayle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. New deal for Gavin Hereford Times, 4 May 2002. Retrieved on 21 June 2008.
2. Bentley setback as Turner gets busy Hereford Times, 18 May 2002. Retrieved on 21 June 2008.