2002–03 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

After considerable investment into the team, Wigan won promotion to the second tier of English football by winning the Second Division with 100 points, 14 clear of runners-up Crewe. It was their highest-ever finish in the Football League.

In the Carling Cup, Wigan reached the quarter finals with wins over Premiership sides West Bromwich Albion (3-1 at home, second round), Manchester City (1-0 at home, third round) and Fulham (2-1 at home, fourth round) before being knocked out by Blackburn Rovers after a 2-0 home loss.

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	GK	John Filan
2	DF	Paul Mitchell
3	DF	Stephen McMillan
4	DF	Matt Jackson
5	DF	Jason De Vos
6	DF	Ian Breckin
7	MF	Andy Liddell
8	FW	Neil Roberts
9	FW	Nathan Ellington
10	FW	Lee McCulloch
11	MF	Peter Kennedy
12	MF	Michael Flynn

No.	Position	Player
15	FW	David Moore
16	MF	Tony Dinning
17	MF	Ged Brannan
18	MF	Jason Jarrett
19	DF	Nicky Eaden
20	MF	Gary Teale
21	MF	Jimmy Bullard
25	DF	Chris Lynch
26	DF	Leighton Baines
27	FW	Greg Traynor
30	MF	Paul Santus
33	GK	Ryan Yeomans

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
13	GK	Stewart Kerr (retired)
13	GK	Dave Beasant (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
14	DF	Scott Green (to Wrexham)
15	FW	Lee Ashcroft (to Southport)

No.	Position	Player
23	DF	Richard Edghill (to Sheffield United)
28	DF	Kieran Charnock (to Southport)
29	DF	Ian Pendlebury (to Leigh RMI)

Starting 11

Considering a 4-4-2 formation^[3]

Considering starts in all competitions

GK: #1, John Filan, 55
RB: #19, Nicky Eaden, 45
CB: #4, Matt Jackson, 55
CB: #5, Jason De Vos, 49
LB: #3, Stephen McMillan, 32
RM: #20, Gary Teale, 33
CM: #16, Tony Dinning, 42
CM: #7, Andy Liddell, 36
LM: #10, Lee McCulloch, 35
CF: #9, Nathan Ellington, 48
CF: #8, Neil Roberts 33

References

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Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

First Division	Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Gillingham Ipswich Town Leicester City Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Walsall Watford Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers

Third Division	Boston United Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Darlington Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Oxford United Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Wrexham York City

Football Conference	Barnet Burton Albion Chester City Dagenham & Redbridge Doncaster Rovers Farnborough Town Forest Green Rovers Halifax Town Hereford United Kettering Town Leigh RMI Margate Morecambe Northwich Victoria Nuneaton Borough Scarborough Southport Stevenage Borough Telford United Woking Yeovil Town

Others	AFC Wimbledon Gateshead Newport County

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