During the 2002–03 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being relegated, Ipswich Town had achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running, this time via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.
The financial cost of relegation the previous season saw Ipswich enter administration on 10 February.[1] The financial problems had caused the sale of both key players like Marcus Stewart and promising young players like Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose, leading to poor results on the pitch that left Ipswich struggling near the relegation zone. A 3–0 defeat at fellow strugglers Grimsby Town proved to be the final straw and manager George Burley was sacked in October. First team coach and former Ipswich player Tony Mowbray took charge of the next four games, winning one, before being replaced by Joe Royle - a former player for Town's archrivals Norwich City. Royle turned Town's fortunes around considerably and they finished in 7th place, 4 points off the playoff places.
In the League Cup, Ipswich reached the fourth round before being knocked out by eventual winners Liverpool 5–4 on penalties, after Tommy Miller's strike in the fourteenth minute was cancelled out by El Hadji Diouf's 54th-minute penalty.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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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.
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Ipswich went on a pre-season tour of Denmark in July as part of the pre-season for the 2002–03 season.[3]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 July 2002 | AaB | A | 0–1 | Unknown | |
18 July 2002 | Nordsjælland | A | 1–2 | Unknown | Armstrong |
24 July 2002 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–1 | Unknown | Ambrose, D Bent |
27 July 2002 | Bristol City | A | 3–0 | Unknown | D Bent, Miller (2) (pen) |
29 July 2002 | Barnet | A | 2–1 | Unknown | Couñago (2) |
31 July 2002 | Brentford | A | 3–0 | Unknown | George, Stewart (2) |
3 August 2002 | Celta Vigo | H | 2–1 | Unknown | Ambrose (2) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 | Qualification for First Division Playoffs |
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 |
Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 August 2002 | Walsall | A | 2–0 | 5,253 | Ambrose, M Bent |
18 August 2002 | Leicester City | H | 6–1 | 27,374 | Holland (2), Ambrose, George, Couñago (2) |
24 August 2002 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | 8,097 | D Bent |
26 August 2002 | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | 25,457 | D Bent |
1 September 2002 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | 15,357 | |
15 September 2002 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 29,112 | Couñago |
22 September 2002 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 14,587 | Holland |
28 September 2002 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 24,439 | |
6 October 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 3,238 | Ambrose |
8 October 2002 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–3 | 4,688 | |
12 October 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 23,410 | Couñago (2) |
19 October 2002 | Reading | A | 1–3 | 19,524 | Ambrose |
22 October 2002 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 22,736 | McGreal, Ambrose |
26 October 2002 | Gillingham | H | 0–1 | 24,176 | |
3 November 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–2 | 24,941 | Ambrose |
9 November 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 15,884 | |
17 November 2002 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 16,184 | Armstrong, Clapham |
23 November 2002 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 23,633 | D Bent, Couñago |
30 November 2002 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 24,898 | Williams (o.g) |
7 December 2002 | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 22,770 | Wilnis |
10 December 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,377 | Magilton |
14 December 2002 | Watford | H | 4–2 | 22,985 | Miller, Naylor, Couñago, Bent |
21 December 2002 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 19,130 | Gaardsøe |
26 December 2002 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 31,426 | Gaardsøe, Ambrose |
28 December 2002 | Walsall | H | 3–2 | 26,550 | Couñago (2), Gaardsøe |
1 January 2003 | Millwall | H | 4–1 | 26,040 | Miller (2), Wright, M Bent |
11 January 2003 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 15,501 | Couñago |
18 January 2003 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 24,666 | M Bent, D Bent (2) |
1 February 2003 | Bradford City | A | 0–2 | 12,080 | |
8 February 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 3–2 | 26,151 | D Bent (2), Ambrose |
19 February 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–4 | 27,700 | M Bent, Holland |
22 February 2003 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–2 | 24,118 | D Bent |
2 March 2003 | Norwich City | A | 2–0 | 21,243 | Wilnis, D Bent |
5 March 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 26,901 | Naylor |
8 March 2003 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | 25,547 | |
11 March 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 15,990 | M Bent |
15 March 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 24,726 | Holland |
18 March 2003 | Reading | H | 3–1 | 24,108 | Gaardsøe, Holland, Magilton |
22 March 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–2 | 26,078 | M Bent, Reuser |
29 March 2003 | Gillingham | A | 3–1 | 8,508 | Couñago (2), M Bent |
5 April 2003 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–4 | 29,503 | Miller (2) (pen), M Bent |
12 April 2003 | Coventry City | A | 4–2 | 13,968 | M Bent (2), Couñago (2) |
18 April 2003 | Portsmouth | H | 3–0 | 29,396 | Reuser, Miller, Couñago |
21 April 2003 | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | 7,519 | Couñago |
26 April 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 1–5 | 25,564 | D Bent |
4 May 2003 | Derby County | A | 4–1 | 28,785 | Couñago, D Bent, Magilton, Holland |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 4 January 2003 | Morecambe | H | 4–0 | 18,529 | Clapham, D Bent (2), Ambrose |
R4 | 25 January 2003 | Sheffield United | A | 3–4 | 12,757 | Gaardsøe, Miller (pen), Bent |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 24 September 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 | 13,266 | D Bent, Couñago, Ambrose |
R4 | 6 November 2002 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 14,417 | Gaardsøe, Clapham, D Bent |
R5 | 4 December 2002 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) | 26,305 | Miller |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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QR First Leg | 15 August 2002 | Avenir Beggen | A | 1–1 | 12,000 | Stewart |
QR Second Leg | 29 August 2002 | Avenir Beggen | H | 8–1 (won 9–2 on agg) | 17,462 | Miller (2), Couñago (3), Brown, McGreal, Ambrose |
R1 First Leg | 19 September 2002 | Smederevo | H | 1–1 | 16,933 | Alun Armstrong |
R1 Second Leg | 3 October 2002 | Smederevo | A | 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) | 16,500 | M Bent (pen) |
R2 First Leg | 31 October 2002 | Slovan Liberec | H | 1–0 | 16,138 | D Bent |
R2 Second Leg | 14 November 2002 | Slovan Liberec | A | 0–1 (1–1 on agg, lost 2–4 on pens) | 6,509 |
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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15 November 2002 | GK | ![]() |
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13 December 2002 | [5] |
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 2002 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [6] |
1 July 2002 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [6] |
12 July 2002 | DF | ![]() |
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£5,000,000 | [7] |
30 August 2002 | FW | ![]() |
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£3,250,000 | [8] |
30 October 2002 | GK | ![]() |
Retired | [9] | |
18 December 2002 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [10] |
10 January 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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£1,300,000 | [11] |
20 January 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [12] |
31 January 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [13] |
11 March 2003 | FW | ![]() |
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Free transfer | [14] |
24 March 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | [15] |
27 March 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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£900,000 | [16] |
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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18 July 2002 | GK | ![]() |
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30 June 2003 | [17] |
6 August 2002 | FW | ![]() |
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6 October 2002 | [18] |
29 August 2002 | MF | ![]() |
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1 June 2003 | [19] |
13 September 2002 | DF | ![]() |
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17 December 2002 | [20][21] |
16 September 2002 | DF | ![]() |
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16 October 2002 | [22] |
29 November 2002 | FW | ![]() |
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19 January 2003 | [23] |
26 March 2003 | DF | ![]() |
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4 May 2003 | [24] |
26 March 2003 | MF | ![]() |
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4 May 2003 | [24] |
All statistics updated as of end of season
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Andy Marshall | 50 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
26 | GK | ![]() |
James Pullen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Fabian Wilnis | 43 | 2 | 33+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
John McGreal | 22 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Venus | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Naylor | 19 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Chris Makin | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Aidan Collins | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Thomas Gaardsøe | 42 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
32 | DF | ![]() |
Matt Richards | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Jim Magilton | 47 | 3 | 39+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Matt Holland | 54 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Jermaine Wright | 47 | 1 | 25+14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Finidi George | 17 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Tommy Miller | 37 | 10 | 24+6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Nabil Abidallah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Martijn Reuser | 18 | 2 | 6+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Ian Westlake | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Pablo Couñago | 48 | 21 | 28+11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Alun Armstrong | 24 | 2 | 9+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Bent | 38 | 12 | 25+7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Dean Bowditch | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Darren Bent | 44 | 18 | 24+11 | 12 | 0+2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Antonio Murray | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Jamie Clapham | 36 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Hermann Hreiðarsson | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Stewart | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Wayne Brown | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Richard Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Darren Ambrose | 37 | 11 | 20+9 | 8 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Ulrich Le Pen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Paul Gerrard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
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9 | FW | ![]() |
Pablo Couñago | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Darren Bent | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Bent | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Darren Ambrose | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Tommy Miller | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Matt Holland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Thomas Gaardsøe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Jamie Clapham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Jim Magilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Wayne Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
0 | DF | ![]() |
Fabian Wilnis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
John McGreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Alun Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Naylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Martijn Reuser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Jermaine Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Finidi George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 82 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 109 |
No. | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Andy Marshall | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
31 | ![]() |
Paul Gerrard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
No. | Pos. | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | |||||
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1 | GK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 4 |
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Award | Player | Ref |
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Player of the Year | ![]() |
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Players' Player of the Year | ![]() |
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Young Player of the Year | ![]() |
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