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2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season
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2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the club's second consecutive season at that level.

Key Information

Season summary

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In the 2002–03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone.

Final league table

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 (R) 46 10 16 20 56 73 −17 46 Relegation to 2003–04 Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 2002 Sheffield United H 2–1 18,839 Bothroyd, McSheffrey
13 August 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–0 6,816
17 August 2002 Reading A 2–1 14,712 Davenport, Bothroyd
24 August 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–0 15,526 Hughes (pen)
26 August 2002 Watford A 2–5 11,136 McSheffrey, Eustace
31 August 2002 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 13,732
14 September 2002 Grimsby Town H 3–2 12,403 Mills, McSheffrey (pen), Bothroyd
18 September 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 14,178 Normann
21 September 2002 Wimbledon A 1–0 2,077 McAllister (pen)
24 September 2002 Bradford City A 1–1 11,655 Bothroyd
28 September 2002 Millwall H 2–3 13,562 McSheffrey, Mills
5 October 2002 Gillingham A 2–0 7,722 Bothroyd, Pipe
19 October 2002 Portsmouth A 1–1 18,837 Davenport
23 October 2002 Norwich City H 1–1 16,409 Partridge
26 October 2002 Walsall H 0–0 14,544
29 October 2002 Leicester City A 1–2 27,139 Partridge
2 November 2002 Rotherham United H 2–1 13,179 McAllister (2)
9 November 2002 Burnley A 1–3 13,470 McAllister (pen)
16 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 18,998
23 November 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–2 23,633 Eustace
30 November 2002 Preston North End H 1–2 13,313 Davenport
7 December 2002 Stoke City A 2–1 12,760 Bothroyd (2)
14 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 25,577 McAllister, Partridge
21 December 2002 Derby County H 3–0 13,185 McAllister, Hignett, Bothroyd
26 December 2002 Reading H 2–0 19,526 Hignett, Partridge
28 December 2002 Sheffield United A 0–0 20,465
1 January 2003 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,362 McSheffrey
11 January 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 15,951
18 January 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 24,487 Sara
1 February 2003 Watford H 0–1 17,393
8 February 2003 Burnley H 0–1 13,659
15 February 2003 Rotherham United A 0–1 6,524
22 February 2003 Bradford City H 0–2 12,525
1 March 2003 Grimsby Town A 2–0 5,736 Ford (own goal), Eustace (pen)
5 March 2003 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–5 19,536 Joachim
8 March 2003 Wimbledon H 2–2 11,796 Eustace, Joachim
15 March 2003 Norwich City A 0–2 20,099
19 March 2003 Portsmouth H 0–4 13,922
22 March 2003 Leicester City H 1–2 16,610 Jansen
5 April 2003 Preston North End A 2–2 13,026 Pead, Pipe
12 April 2003 Ipswich Town H 2–4 13,968 Jansen, Gordon
15 April 2003 Walsall A 0–0 7,337
19 April 2003 Derby County A 0–1 23,921
21 April 2003 Stoke City H 0–1 12,675
26 April 2003 Gillingham H 0–0 14,795
4 May 2003 Millwall A 0–2 9,220

FA Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 2003 Cardiff City A 2–2 16,013 Mills, McAllister (pen)
R3R 15 January 2003 Cardiff City H 3–0 11,997 Fowler, Holdsworth, Bothroyd
R4 25 January 2003 Rochdale A 0–2 9,156

League Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 11 September 2002 Colchester United H 3–0 6,075 McSheffrey, McAllister, Mills
R2 2 October 2002 Rushden & Diamonds H 8–0 8,570 McSheffrey (3), Mills (2), Bothroyd (2), Betts (pen)
R3 6 November 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–3 8,102

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Craig Pead
3 DF  ENG Dean Gordon
4 DF  BIH Muhamed Konjić
5 DF  ENG Richard Shaw
6 MF  ENG John Eustace
8 FW  ENG Julian Joachim
9 FW  ENG Matt Jansen (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
10 MF  SCO Gary McAllister (player-manager)
11 FW  MAR Youssef Chippo
13 GK  FRA Fabien Debec
14 MF  IRL Barry Quinn
15 MF  MAR Youssef Safri
17 MF  ENG Tom Bates
18 FW  NIR Ben Mackey
19 FW  ENG Gary McSheffrey
20 MF  SCO Gary Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
21 FW  ENG Jay Bothroyd
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  WAL Lee Fowler
23 GK  DEN Morten Hyldgaard
24 FW  ARG Juan Sara (on loan from Dundee)
25 MF  ANG Christian Yulu
26 MF  ENG Robert Betts
27 MF  ESP Vicente Engonga
28 DF  ENG Calum Davenport
30 MF  ENG Mark Noon
32 FW  ENG Avun Jephcott
33 GK  ENG Gary Montgomery
34 MF  WAL David Pipe
35 MF  ENG Eddie Stanford
37 DF  IRL Sean Cooney
39 MF  ENG Isaac Osbourne
40 DF  ENG Andy Whing

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Player From Date Fee Ref.
England Tom Bates 20 Feb 2003 Free [4]

Transfers out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  ENG Lee Hughes (to West Bromwich Albion)
7 MF  ENG David Thompson (to Blackburn Rovers)
17 DF  ENG Steve Walsh (to Tamworth)
25 MF  NOR Runar Normann (to SK Brann)
32 DF  HON Iván Guerrero (to C.D. Motagua)
30 FW  HON Jairo Martínez (to C.D. Motagua)
24 MF  BEL Laurent Delorge (to Lierse SK)
17 MF  SCO Brian Kerr (to Newcastle United)
25 MF  ENG Jamie McMaster (on loan from Leeds United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  ENG Ben Williams (on loan from Manchester United)
9 FW  ENG Craig Hignett (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
27 MF  ITA Marco Brancati (released)
12 FW  ENG Lee Mills (to Stoke City)
18 MF  SCO Gavin Strachan (to Peterborough United)
17 FW  ENG Dean Holdsworth (to Rushden & Diamonds)
7 MF  IRL Richie Partridge (on loan from Liverpool)
29 FW  ITA Antonio Gallieri (released)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  IRL Keith O'Neill
29 GK  ENG Richard Brush
31 MF  SCO Brian Ford
36 DF  ENG Kirk Miller
38 MF  ENG Andrew Hall

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1st Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK France FRA Fabien Debec 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
23 GK Denmark DEN Morten Hyldgaard 31 0 27 0 3 0 1 0
33 GK England ENG Gary Montgomery 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Craig Pead 26 1 17+7 1 2 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Dean Gordon 35 1 30 1 3 0 2 0
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Konjić 48 0 42 0 3 0 3 0
5 DF England ENG Richard Shaw 33 0 27+2 0 2 0 1+1 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Quinn 19 0 13+5 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Gary Caldwell 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0
28 DF England ENG Calum Davenport 37 3 26+6 3 2+1 0 2 0
37 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Cooney 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Andy Whing 14 0 13+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG John Eustace 35 4 23+9 4 1 0 1+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister 46 9 41 7 3 1 2 1
11 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Chippo 25 0 20+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
15 MF Morocco MAR Youssef Safri 29 0 24+3 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG Tom Bates 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Wales WAL Lee Fowler 3 1 1 0 1+1 1 0 0
25 MF Angola ANG Christian Yulu 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Robert Betts 4 1 1 0 1+1 0 1 1
27 MF Spain ESP Vicente Engonga 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Mark Noon 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Wales WAL David Pipe 24 2 11+10 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
35 MF England ENG Eddie Stanford 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
39 MF England ENG Isaac Osbourne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Julian Joachim 11 2 10+1 2 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Matt Jansen 9 2 8+1 2 0 0 0 0
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Ben Mackey 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Gary McSheffrey 33 8 14+15 4 1+1 0 2 4
21 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd 39 11 24+9 8 3 1 0+3 2
24 FW Argentina ARG Juan Sara 4 1 1+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
32 FW England ENG Avun Jephcott 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
7 MF England ENG David Thompson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Partridge 31 4 23+4 4 2 0 2 0
9 FW England ENG Lee Hughes 4 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Craig Hignett 9 2 7+1 2 0 0 1 0
12 FW England ENG Lee Mills 22 6 11+7 2 1 1 3 3
17 DF England ENG Steve Walsh 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth 20 1 13+4 0 3 1 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Strachan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Belgium BEL Laurent Delorge 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW Norway NOR Runar Normann 4 1 2+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF England ENG Jamie McMaster 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2002
Source: Competitions

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