2002–03 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2002-03 season
Chairman Martin George
Manager Micky Adams
Stadium Walkers Stadium
First Division 2nd (promoted)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Dickov (17)
All: Dickov (20)
Highest home attendance 32,082 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28 September 2002)
Lowest home attendance 22,978 (vs. Reading, 24 August 2002)
Average home league attendance 29,230[1]

During the 2002-03 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division after being relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being placed into administration, Leicester managed to regain promotion to the Premier League.

Season summary

In October 2002, Leicester went into administration with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of TV money (ITV Digital, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for TV rights), the large wage bill, lower fees for players transferred to other clubs than expected and the £37 million cost of the new stadium. Manager Micky Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season, until the club was rescued by a takeover by a consortium led by former Leicester striker Gary Lineker. Adams guided Leicester to runners-up spot in Division One and automatic promotion back to the Premiership with 92 points. After several First Division clubs complained to the Football League, the Football League introduced a ruling that any club placed in administration would be deducted ten points.

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

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002 WatfordH2-031,022Deane (2)
14 August 2002 Stoke CityA1-014,028Scowcroft
18 August 2002 Ipswich TownA1-627,374Stevenson
24 August 2002 ReadingH2-122,978Deane, Dickov (pen)
27 August 2002 Crystal PalaceA0-015,440
31 August 2002 GillinghamH2-030,067Lewis, Dickov
7 September 2002 WimbledonA3-22,165Benjamin, Izzet (pen), Stewart
14 September 2002 Derby CountyH3-131,049Izzet, Deane, Dickov
17 September 2002 Bradford CityH4-024,651Deane, Elliott, Dickov (pen), Scowcroft
21 September 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA0-022,219
28 September 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-032,082Dickov (pen)
5 October 2002 Norwich CityA0-020,952
19 October 2002 BurnleyH0-126,254
26 October 2002 Nottingham ForestA2-229,497Deane, Dickov
29 October 2002 Coventry CityH2-127,139Taggart, Deane
2 November 2002 PortsmouthA2-019,107Scowcroft, Elliott
9 November 2002 WalsallH2-025,243Heath, Scowcroft
16 November 2002 MillwallA2-210,772Heath, Stewart
23 November 2002 Rotherham UnitedH2-131,714Dickov, Stewart
26 November 2002 Preston North EndA0-213,048
30 November 2002 Grimsby TownA2-17,310Scowcroft, Izzet
7 December 2002 Sheffield UnitedH0-026,718
14 December 2002 MillwallH4-131,904Scowcroft (2), Elliott, Dickov
20 December 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-06,592Deane
26 December 2002 Ipswich TownH1-231,426Dickov (pen)
28 December 2002 WatfordA2-116,017Elliott, Deane
11 January 2003 Stoke CityH0-025,038
18 January 2003 GillinghamA2-38,609Sinclair, Wright
28 January 2003 ReadingA3-117,156Dickov (2, 1 pen), Heath
1 February 2003 Crystal PalaceH1-027,005Dickov
8 February 2003 WalsallA4-18,741Dickov, Scowcroft (2), Elliott
17 February 2003 PortsmouthH1-131,775Benjamin
22 February 2003 WimbledonH4-031,438Dickov (3, 2 pens), Benjamin
1 March 2003 Derby CountyA1-124,307Deane
4 March 2003 Bradford CityA0-011,531
8 March 2003 Sheffield WednesdayH1-127,463McLaren (own goal)
15 March 2003 Preston North EndH2-130,713Deane (2)
18 March 2003 BurnleyA2-114,554Dickov, Benjamin
22 March 2003 Coventry CityA2-116,610McKinlay
5 April 2003 Grimsby TownH2-031,014Benjamin, Davidson
8 April 2003 Nottingham ForestH1-032,065Wright
12 April 2003 Rotherham UnitedA1-19,888Benjamin
19 April 2003 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2-031,909Izzet, Stewart
21 April 2003 Sheffield UnitedA1-221,277Deane
27 April 2003 Norwich CityH1-131,639Benjamin
4 May 2003 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-128,190Benjamin (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003 Bristol CityH2-025,868Elliott, Dickov
R425 January 2003 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-428,164Dickov (pen)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002 Hull CityA4-2 (a.e.t.)7,061Rogers (2), Dickov, Scowcroft
R22 October 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA2-1 (a.e.t.)10,472Izzet, Benjamin
R35 November 2002 Manchester UnitedA0-247,848

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Tim Flowers
2 England DF Andy Impey
3 Jamaica DF Frank Sinclair
4 Northern Ireland DF Gerry Taggart
6 Turkey MF Muzzy Izzet
7 Wales MF Matt Jones
10 England FW James Scowcroft
12 England GK Simon Royce
13 England GK Michael Price
14 Scotland DF Callum Davidson
15 England DF Alan Rogers
16 England GK Ian Walker
17 England MF Stefan Oakes
18 Scotland DF Matt Elliott
19 Republic of Ireland GK Paul Murphy
No. Position Player
20 Jamaica FW Trevor Benjamin
21 England MF Martin Reeves
22 Scotland FW Paul Dickov
23 England DF Jordan Stewart
24 England DF Matt Heath
25 England MF Jon Stevenson
26 England DF Junior Lewis
27 England FW Brian Deane
28 England DF Jon Ashton
29 England FW Chris O'Grady
30 Finland FW Tomi Petrescu
32 Scotland MF Billy McKinlay
33 England MF Nicky Summerbee
34 England MF Tom Williamson
35 England FW Tommy Wright

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
8 England MF Lee Marshall (to West Bromwich Albion)
9 England FW Darren Eadie (retired)
11 England MF Dennis Wise (to Millwall)
No. Position Player
29 England FW Matt Piper (to Sunderland)
31 Republic of Ireland MF Damien Delaney (to Hull City)
Denmark DF Jacob Laursen (released)

References

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