2002–03 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
Season 2002–03
Owner Publicly traded company
Chairmen David Bernstein (until 5 Mar. 2003)
John Wardle
Manager Kevin Keegan
Team captain Ali Benarbia
Home stadium Maine Road
PremierLeague Ninth
League Cup Third round
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals)
(7th highest in Premier League)
All comps: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals)
Average home
attendance		 34,564 – over 19 PL home games
(11th highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance		 35,141 v Liverpool
28 September 2002
Highest away
attendance		 67,646 v Manchester United
9 February 2003
Lowest home
attendance		 21,820 v Crewe Alexandra
1 October 2002
Lowest away
attendance		 15,007 v Wigan Athletic
5 November 2002
← 2001–02 2003–04 →
Results summary - all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home102 9 47.6%
Away6 4 1030.0%
Both166 1939.0%
Results summary - Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home9 2 8 47.4%
Away6 4 9 31.6%
Both156 1739.5%

The 2002–03 season was Manchester City Football Club's first season back playing in the Premier League again after having been relegated from it at the end of the 2000–01 season. This was the club's sixth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football ten years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, this was Manchester City's 111th season playing in any division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

This season was the team's first one playing in the Premier League under the stewardship of Kevin Keegan who, having taken over the helm as manager from Joe Royle after the club had been relegated to the Football League First Division fifteen months earlier, had led the club to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. In fact, the previous season had seen Manchester City promoted in style, with the team breaking many prior club records as it became the new First Division champions. This successful campaign allowed Keegan to delve into the transfer market in the summer and he brought in a number of high-profile players - such as striker Nicolas Anelka, defender Sylvain Distin and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel - in an effort to ensure that the team was strong enough to remain in the Premier League now that it was back there again.

By spending the £13m transfer fee required to bring Anelka to Manchester City from Paris Saint-Germain the club broke its previous transfer record. Sylvain Distin also transferred over to Manchester City from PSG for £5m, while Peter Schmeichel joined the club on a free transfer from Aston Villa. Some of the other players Keegan brought in during the newly introduced summer transfer window were Marc-Vivien Foé, who joined the club on a season-long loan from Lyon, Vicente Matías Vuoso (from Independiente) and Mikkel Bischoff. Additionally, Robbie Fowler, David Sommeil and Djamel Belmadi were also signed by Keegan a few months later during the 2003 January transfer window.

The new year would also see the man that had been the main impetus behind the hiring of Kevin Keegan, chairman David Bernstein, fall out with his new hire and leave the club following a boardroom dispute over finances and managerial structure that followed closely on the back of the previous week's resignation of the club's managing director. The initial cause of this dispute had occurred back in January concerning the protracted transfer saga of Robbie Fowler (which Bernstein had originally brokered).[1] He was succeeded as club chairman by former deputy chairman John Wardle.[2]

This season's campaign would finally see Manchester City win its first Manchester Derby in over 13 years, allowing Peter Schmeichel to establish an exceptional record where he has never been on the losing side in a derby game. During his nine years playing with Manchester United the Reds were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single final season playing with the Blues, City won the derby game played at Maine Road and drew the one played at Old Trafford. This was also to be Manchester City's last season playing at its historic Maine Road ground before moving to its current home at City of Manchester Stadium. Consequently, the last game of the season was also the last game ever played at the club's old ground, and Marc-Vivien Foé would have the distinction of being recorded in the soccer annals as the player who scored the last ever goal for Manchester City at Maine Road.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice.[3]

Home
Away
Third
Squad at end of season[4]

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK Peter Schmeichel
2 France DF David Sommeil
3 Denmark DF Niclas Jensen
4 Netherlands DF Gerard Wiekens
5 France DF Sylvain Distin
6 Northern Ireland MF Kevin Horlock
7 England FW Darren Huckerby
8 Algeria MF Ali Benarbia
9 Costa Rica FW Paulo Wanchope
10 Bermuda FW Shaun Goater
11 England FW Jon Macken
12 England GK Nicky Weaver
13 France MF Christian Negouai
14 Israel DF Eyal Berkovic
15 Norway DF Alf-Inge Håland
16 Scotland DF Paul Ritchie
17 China DF Sun Jihai
19 Australia MF Danny Tiatto
20 England GK Carlo Nash
No. Position Player
21 Argentina FW Vicente Matías Vuoso
22 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
23 Cameroon MF Marc-Vivien Foé (on loan from Lyon)
24 England DF Steve Howey
25 Cameroon DF Lucien Mettomo
27 Denmark DF Mikkel Bischoff
28 Netherlands DF Tyrone Loran
29 England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 Republic of Ireland DF Paddy McCarthy
31 Algeria MF Djamel Belmadi (on loan from Marseille)
32 Denmark GK Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 England FW Robbie Fowler
34 England DF Stephen Jordan
35 Republic of Ireland GK Brian Murphy
36 Republic of Ireland MF Glenn Whelan
39 France FW Nicolas Anelka
40 England MF Chris Shuker
41 England MF Joey Barton

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
18 Northern Ireland MF Jeff Whitley (released)
31 France DF Laurent Charvet (to Sochaux)
33 New Zealand FW Chris Killen (to Oldham Athletic)
33 England GK Tim Flowers (on loan from Leicester City)
No. Position Player
37 Canada MF Terry Dunfield (to Bury)
38 Wales MF Rhys Day (to Mansfield Town)
44 Algeria MF Karim Kerkar (released)

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
7 Everton 38 17 8 13 48 49−1 59
8 Southampton 38 13 13 12 43 46−3 52
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54−7 51
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62−11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44+4 49

Updated to games played on 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2002-03
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 9 2 8 28 26 +2 6 4 9 19 28 −9

Last updated: 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2002-03

Points breakdown

Points at home: 29
Points away from home: 22

Points against "Big Four" teams: 7
Points against promoted teams: 9

6 points: Birmingham City, Fulham, Sunderland
4 points: Everton, Manchester United
3 points: Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Leeds United, Liverpool,
0Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion
1 point: 0Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, West Ham United
0 points: Arsenal, Chelsea, Southampton

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home win: 4–1 vs. Fulham, 29 January 2003
Biggest home defeat: 1–5 vs. Arsenal, 22 February 2003
Biggest away win: 0–3 vs. Sunderland, 9 December 2002
Biggest away defeat: 5–0 vs. Chelsea, 22 March 2003

Biggest home attendance: 35,141 vs. Liverpool, 28 September 2002
Smallest home attendance: 33,260 vs. Fulham, 29 January 2003
Biggest away attendance: 67,646 vs. Manchester United, 9 February 2003
Smallest away attendance: 17,937 vs. Fulham, 28 September 2002

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAH
Result L W L W L D D L L L W W W L L W W D L W W D W L W L D L L W L L D W W L W L

Last updated: 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2002-03
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Individual match reports

17 August 2002
15:00
Leeds United 3 – 0 Manchester City
Barmby  15'
Viduka  45'
Keane  80' 		Guardian report
Elland Road
Leeds
Attendance: 40,195

28 August 2002
19:45
Aston Villa 1 – 0 Manchester City
Vassell  64' Guardian report
Villa Park
Birmingham
Attendance: 33,494

31 August 2002
15:00
Manchester City 3 – 1 Everton
Radzinski  14' (o.g.)
Anelka  16'  85' 		Guardian report  29' (pen.) Unsworth
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,835

10 September 2002
15:00
Arsenal 2 – 1 Manchester City
Wiltord  26'
Henry  42' 		Guardian report  29' Anelka
Highbury
London
Attendance: 37,878

15 September 2002
15:00
Manchester City 2 – 2 Blackburn Rovers
Anelka  80'
Goater  90'
Tiatto Red card 67' 		Guardian report  26' Thompson
 54' Cole
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,130

21 September 2002
15:00
West Ham United 0 – 0 Manchester City
Guardian report
Boleyn Ground
London
Attendance: 35,550

28 September 2002
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 3 Liverpool
Guardian report  4'  64'  89' Owen
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 35,141

5 October 2002
15:00
Southampton 2 – 0 Manchester City
Ormerod  2'  43' Guardian report
St Mary's Stadium
Southampton
Attendance: 31,009

19 October 2002
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 3 Chelsea
Guardian report  69'  84' Zola
 85' Hasselbaink
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,953

9 December 2002
15:00
Sunderland 0 – 3 Manchester City
Guardian report  44' Foé
 62' Sun
 87' Goater
Stadium of Light
Sunderland
Attendance: 36,511

14 December 2002
15:00
Charlton Athletic 2 – 2 Manchester City
Euell  50' (pen.)
Jensen  63' 		Guardian report  74'  86' Foé
The Valley
London
Attendance: 26,434

23 December 2002
15:00
Manchester City 2 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur
Howey  29'
Benarbia  90' 		Guardian report  38' Perry
 48' Davies
 83' Poyet
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 86' Ziege
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,563

26 December 2002
15:00
Manchester City 3 – 1 Aston Villa
Foé  15'  80'
Benarbia  78' 		Guardian report  41' Dublin
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 33,991

28 December 2002
15:00
Fulham 0 – 1 Manchester City
Guardian report  15' Anelka
Loftus Road
London
Attendance: 17,937

1 January 2003
15:00
Everton 2 – 2 Manchester City
Watson  6'
Radzinski  90' 		Guardian report  33' Anelka
 82' Foé
Goodison Park
Liverpool
Attendance: 40,163

11 January 2003
15:00
Manchester City 2 – 1 Leeds United
 29'
Jensen  50' 		Guardian report  90' Kewell
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,884

29 January 2003
15:00
Manchester City 4 – 1 Fulham
Anelka  21'
Benarbia  47'
Foé  61'
Wright-Phillips  70' 		Guardian report  2' Malbranque
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 33,260
Referee: Steve Bennett

22 February 2003
15:00
Manchester City 1 – 5 Arsenal
Anelka  87' Guardian report  4' Bergkamp
 12' Pires
 15' Henry
 19' Campbell
 53' Vieira
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,960
Referee: Paul Durkin

22 March 2003
15:00
Chelsea 5 – 0 Manchester City
Hasselbaink  37'
Terry  43'
Stanić  58'
Lampard  69'
Gallas  79' 		Guardian report Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 90' Sun
Stamford Bridge
London
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Phil Dowd

5 April 2003
12:00
Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Manchester City
Pedersen  32'
Iván Campo  52' 		Guardian report
Reebok Stadium
Bolton
Attendance: 26,949
Referee: Chris Wilkes

18 April 2003
15:00
Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 2 Manchester City
Guardian report  3' Sommeil
 21' Barton
White Hart Lane
London
Attendance: 36,075
Referee: Mike Riley

21 April 2003
15:00
Manchester City 3 – 0 Sunderland
Foé  36'  80'
Fowler  38' 		Guardian report
MCFC video
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 34,357
Referee: Graham Barber

3 May 2003
15:00
Liverpool 1 – 2 Manchester City
Baroš  59' Guardian report
MCFC video 		 74' (pen.)  90+3' Anelka
Anfield
Liverpool
Attendance: 44,220
Referee: Neale Barry

League Cup

Second round

1 October 2002
19:45
Manchester City 3 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Berkovic  69'
Walker  84' (o.g.)
Huckerby  87' 		Guardian report  1' Jack
 86' Hulse
Maine Road
Manchester
Attendance: 21,820
Referee: Roy Pearson

Third round

5 November 2002
20:00
Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 Manchester City
Roberts  35' Guardian report
JJB Stadium
Wigan
Attendance: 15,007
Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

Third round

Goal scorers

All competitions

Scorer Goals
France Nicolas Anelka 14
Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé 9
Bermuda Shaun Goater 7
Algeria Ali Benarbia 3
Israel Eyal Berkovic 2
England Robbie Fowler
England Steve Howey
England Darren Huckerby
China Sun Jihai
England Joey Barton 1
Denmark Niclas Jensen
Guadeloupe David Sommeil
England Shaun Wright-Phillips

Premier League

Scorer Goals
France Nicolas Anelka 14
Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé 9
Bermuda Shaun Goater 7
Algeria Ali Benarbia 3
England Robbie Fowler 2
England Steve Howey
China Sun Jihai
England Joey Barton 1
Israel Eyal Berkovic
England Darren Huckerby
Denmark Niclas Jensen
Guadeloupe David Sommeil
England Shaun Wright-Phillips

League Cup and FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Israel Eyal Berkovic 1
England Darren Huckerby

Information current as of 11 May 2003 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee
FW England Craig Davies England Shrewsbury Town n/a
FW Republic of Ireland Stephen Elliott Republic of Ireland Stella Maris n/a
Aug. 2002 DF Netherlands Antilles Tyrone Loran Netherlands Volendam £60,000[5][6]

Transfers out

Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
17 Oct. 2002 DF France Laurent Charvet France Sochaux Released[7]
7 Mar. 2003 MF Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley England Sunderland Released[8][9]
15 May 2003 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel Retired[10]

Loans in

Date from Date to Pos. Player From club
16 Aug. 2002 16 Nov. 2002 GK England Tim Flowers England Leicester City[11]
3 Jan. 2003 11 May 2003 MF Algeria Djamel Belmadi France Olympique de Marseille[12]

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Player To club
20 Sep. 2002 22 Dec. 2002 DF Scotland Paul Ritchie England Portsmouth[13][14]
23 Nov. 2002 22 Feb. 2003 DF Republic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy England Boston United[15][16]
1 Jan. 2003 31 May 2003 DF Netherlands Antilles Tyrone Loran England Tranmere Rovers[6]
27 Mar. 2003 27 Apr. 2003 DF Republic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy England Notts County[17]
27 Mar. 2003 5 May 2003 DF Scotland Paul Ritchie England Derby County[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bernstein quits: bad news for the Blues?". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 5 March 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Man City chairman quits". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Man City takes First Advice in £5m shirt deal". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News and Media Limited). 18 April 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/mancity.htm
  5. ↑ "Man City preview". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 August 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Tranmere snap up Loran". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Charvet leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 October 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Whitley leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 7 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Whitley joins Sunderland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 August 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Schmeichel announces retirement". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 April 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "Flowers joins Man City". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 August 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "Belmadi makes Man City switch". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 January 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  13. 1 2 "Paul Ritchie - Career". soccerbase.com. (Racing Post). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "Pompey eye Scots pair". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 26 September 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  15. ↑ "Thompson seeks more signings". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 November 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  16. ↑ "Boston bid for McCarthy". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 24 February 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  17. ↑ "Deadline-day transfers". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 27 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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