2002–03 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2002–03 season
Football League First Division 15th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Fourth Round

The 2002–03 season saw Rotherham United compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 15th position with 45 points.[1]

Final league table

PosClubPWDLFAGDPts
1 Portsmouth 46 29 11 6 97 45 +52 98
2 Leicester City 46 26 14 6 73 40 +33 92
3 Sheffield United 46 23 11 12 72 52 +20 80
4 Reading 46 25 4 17 61 46 +15 79
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76
6 Nottingham Forest 46 20 14 12 82 50 +32 74
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 13 14 80 64 +16 70
8 Norwich City 46 19 12 15 60 49 +11 69
9 Millwall 46 19 9 18 59 69 –10 66
10 Wimbledon 46 18 11 17 76 73 +3 65
11 Gillingham 46 16 14 16 56 65 –9 62
12 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 68 70 –2 61
13 Watford 46 17 9 20 54 70 –16 60
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 17 15 59 52 +7 59
15 Rotherham United 46 15 14 17 62 62 0 59
16 Burnley 46 15 10 21 65 89 –24 55
17 Walsall 46 15 9 22 57 69 –12 54
18 Derby County 46 15 7 24 55 74 –19 52
19 Bradford City 46 14 10 22 51 73 –22 52
20 Coventry City 46 12 14 20 46 62 –16 50
21 Stoke City 46 12 14 20 45 69 –24 50
22 Sheffield Wednesday 46 10 16 20 56 73 –17 46
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 11 12 23 49 67 –18 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 9 12 25 48 85 –37 39

Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Rotherham United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
110 August 2002MillwallA6 – 07,177Byfield (4), McIntosh, Sedgwick
213 August 2002Norwich CityH1 – 17,867Lee
317 August 2002Preston North EndH0 – 06,885
424 August 2002Sheffield WednesdayA2 – 122,873Lee, Garner
526 August 2002Derby CountyH2 – 18,408Lee (2)
631 August 2002Bradford CityA2 – 412,385Barker, Robins
77 September 2002ReadingH0 – 06,154
814 September 2002Sheffield UnitedA0 – 119,948
917 September 2002WalsallA4 – 34,648Byfield (2), Lee (2)
1021 September 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionH1 – 06,696Lee
1128 September 2002Nottingham ForestA2 – 325,089Barker, Byfield
125 October 2002PortsmouthH2 – 38,604Byfield, Lee
1312 October 2002GillinghamH1 – 16,094Ashby (o.g.)
1419 October 2002Grimsby TownA0 – 06,418
1526 October 2002Stoke CityH4 – 07,078Barker (2), Swailes, Lee
1629 October 2002WimbledonA1 – 2849Lee
172 November 2002Coventry CityA1 – 213,179Daws
189 November 2002WatfordH2 – 16,790Barker, McIntosh
1916 November 2002BurnleyH0 – 07,575
2023 November 2002Leicester CityA1 – 231,714McIntosh
2130 November 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH0 – 06,736
227 December 2002Ipswich TownA2 – 122,770Barker, Talbot
2314 December 2002BurnleyA6 – 214,121Byfield (2), Lee (2), Mullin (2)
2422 December 2002Crystal PalaceH1 – 36,829Byfield
2522 December 2002Preston North EndA2 – 015,452Barker, Robins
2628 December 2002MillwallH1 – 36,448Hurst
271 January 2003Sheffield WednesdayH0 – 211,480
2811 January 2003Norwich CityA1 – 119,452Garner
2918 January 2003Bradford CityH3 – 26,939Garner, McIntosh, Byfield
301 February 2003Derby CountyA0 – 326,275
318 February 2003WatfordA2 – 115,025McIntosh, Swailes
3215 February 2003Coventry CityH1 – 06,524Byfield
3322 February 2003ReadingA0 – 314,816
3428 February 2003Sheffield UnitedH1 – 210,797Lee
354 March 2003WalsallH0 – 05,792
368 March 2003Brighton & Hove AlbionA0 – 26,468
3715 March 2003GillinghamA1 – 17,284Warne
3818 March 2003Grimsby TownH0 – 16,239
3922 March 2003WimbledonH2 – 15,896Robins, Branston
405 April 2003Wolverhampton WanderersA0 – 025,944
419 April 2003Stoke CityA0 – 219,553
4212 April 2003Leicester CityH1 – 19,888Lee
4319 April 2003Crystal PalaceA0 – 015,508
4421 April 2003Ipswich TownH2 – 17,519Robins, Mullin
4527 April 2003PortsmouthA2 – 319,420Branston, Swailes
464 May 2003Nottingham ForestH2 – 29,942Lee, Robins

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R34 January 2003WimbledonH0 – 34,527

Football League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R110 September 2002Carlisle UnitedH3 – 12,905Monkhouse, Robins, Warne
R21 October 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH4 – 4 (4 – 2 pens)5,064Monkhouse, Robins, Barker, Swailes
R35 November 2002WimbledonA3 – 1664Monkhouse, Barker, Lee
R430 November 2002Blackburn RoversA0 – 411,220

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKEngland Mike Pollitt 4101040460
2DFEngland Chris Beech 1(1)000102(1)0
4DFEngland Rob Scott 2300040270
5MFEngland Darren Garner 20(6)30(1)03023(7)3
6DFEngland Marvin Bryan 12(4)0100(3)013(7)0
7FWEngland Mark Robins 6(9)50(1)02(1)28(11)7
8DFEngland Chris Swailes 4331041484
9FWRepublic of Ireland Alan Lee 38(3)15102141(3)16
10MFEngland Paul Warne 21(19)1101(3)123(22)2
11MFEngland Nick Daws 30(3)1103(1)034(4)1
12MFEngland Stewart Talbot 8(7)100008(7)1
14FWEngland Will Hoskins 00000000
15DFScotland Martin McIntosh 4251020455
16DFEngland Paul Hurst 4411030481
17MFEngland John Mullin 31(3)3102034(3)3
19MFEngland Gareth Farrelly 60000060
20FWEngland Andy Monkhouse 11(9)0004315(9)3
22DFEngland Shaun Barker 1100000110
23FWJamaica Darren Byfield 24(13)13000(1)024(14)13
24FWEngland Chris Sedgwick 42(1)1103046(1)1
25DFEngland Curtis Woodhouse 1100000110
28DFEngland Guy Branston 13(2)2002015(2)2
29FWEngland Richie Barker 23(14)7104228(14)9
30FWEngland Ian Gray 5(1)000005(1)0

References

  1. "Rotherham United 2002/03". Statto. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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