2002–03 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2002–03 season
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Manager Gary Megson
Premier League 19th (relegated)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Daniele Dichio and Scott Dobie (5)
All: Daniele Dichio (8)

The 2002–03 season was West Bromwich Albion's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top division of English football since 1985–86.

Season summary

West Brom finished the season in 19th position in the Premier League table, meaning that they were relegated back to the First Division. In other competitions, West Brom reached the fourth round of the FA Cup and the third round of the League Cup.

Danny Dichio was the top scorer for Albion with 8 goals in all competitions, while his five league goals saw him finish as joint top league scorer along with Scott Dobie.

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 England GK Russell Hoult
2 Slovakia DF Igor Bališ
3 England DF Neil Clement
4 Scotland MF Derek McInnes
5 England DF Darren Moore[1]
6 England DF Phil Gilchrist
7 England MF Ronnie Wallwork
9 England FW Daniele Dichio
10 Wales MF Andy Johnson[2]
11 Grenada FW Jason Roberts[3]
12 Scotland FW Scott Dobie[4]
14 England MF Sean Gregan
15 England FW Bob Taylor
No. Position Player
16 England MF Lee Marshall
17 Iceland DF Lárus Sigurðsson
18 Wales MF Jason Koumas
19 England FW Lee Hughes
20 Angola MF Jordão
21 Denmark GK Brian Jensen
22 England DF James Chambers
23 England DF Adam Chambers
24 Nigeria DF Ifeanyi Udeze
25 England DF Des Lyttle
31 Republic of Ireland GK Joe Murphy
34 England MF Lloyd Dyer

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
24 England DF Tony Butler (to Bristol City)
No. Position Player
30 England GK Chris Adamson (to St. Patrick's Athletic)

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
8 England MF Michael Appleton
27 England DF Ross Adams
28 England FW Matthew Turner
29 England MF Mark Briggs
No. Position Player
32 England DF Matt Collins
33 England FW Mark Scott
35 England MF Tamika Mkandawire

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[5]
No.
Pos
Nat
Name
MS Notes
1 GK England Russell Hoult 39
14 RB England Sean Gregan 38 Lárus Sigurðsson has 21 starts
5 CB England Darren Moore 31
6 CB England Phil Gilchrist 23
3 LB England Neil Clement 36
10 RM Wales Andy Johnson 32
2 CM Slovakia Igor Bališ 27 Ronnie Wallwork has 23 starts
4 CM Scotland Derek McInnes 29
18 LM Wales Jason Koumas 30
9 CF England Danny Dichio 22
11 CF Grenada Jason Roberts 33

Premier League

Transfers

In

Date

1 July 2002

13 July 2002[6]

5 August 2002[7]

14 August 2002[8]

29 August 2002[9]

29 August 2002[10]

16 January 2003

Pos.

DF

GK

MF

MF

FW

MF

DF

Name

England Ronnie Wallwork

Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy

England Sean Gregan

England Lee Marshall

Wales Jason Koumas

England Lee Hughes

Nigeria Ifeanyi Udeze

From

England Manchester United

England Tranmere Rovers

England Preston North End

England Leicester City

England Tranmere Rovers

England Coventry City

Greece PAOK Salonika

Fee

Free

Free

£1,500,000

£700,000

£2,500,000

£2,500,000

Loan

Out

Date

1 July 2002

1 July 2002

Pos.

MF

GK

Name

Adam Oliver

Elliot Morris

To

Released

Glentoran

Fee

N/A

Free

See also

References

  1. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.
  2. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  3. Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1999.
  4. Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 2002.
  5. http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2003
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2126459.stm
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2159195.stm
  8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2133174.stm
  9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2208534.stm
  10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2212007.stm
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