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

During the 2002–03 English football season, Norwich City competed in the Football League First Division.

Key Information

Season summary

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In the 2002–03 season, the Canaries made an impressive start with just one defeat in their first 14 league games, picking up 29 points from the possible 42 which saw them amongst the candidates for promotion but an inconsistent run towards the end of the season saw Norwich miss out on a play-off spot after only 7 league wins at the end of Christmas.

Final league table

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Nottingham Forest 46 20 14 12 82 50 +32 74 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
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
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Norwich 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 Grimsby Town H 4–0 19,869 Mulryne (2), McVeigh (2)
13 August 2002 Rotherham United A 1–1 7,687 Nielsen
17 August 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 6,730 McVeigh, Easton
24 August 2002 Gillingham H 1–0 20,588 McVeigh
26 August 2002 Stoke City A 1–1 13,931 Drury
31 August 2002 Watford H 4–0 20,563 McVeigh, Roberts, Mulryne, Nielsen
7 September 2002 Sheffield United H 2–3 20,074 McVeigh, Mackay
15 September 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–1 29,112 Mackay
18 September 2002 Reading A 2–0 14,335 McVeigh, Mulryne
21 September 2002 Portsmouth H 1–0 21,335 Roberts
28 September 2002 Preston North End A 2–1 13,550 Nielsen, McVeigh
5 October 2002 Leicester City H 0–0 20,952
19 October 2002 Millwall H 3–1 20,448 Nielsen (2), Kenton
23 October 2002 Coventry City A 1–1 16,409 McVeigh
26 October 2002 Bradford City A 1–2 12,888 Abbey
29 October 2002 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 20,986
2 November 2002 Wimbledon A 2–4 3,908 Henderson, Nielsen
9 November 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 20,667 Roberts (2, 1 pen), McVeigh
16 November 2002 Crystal Palace H 2–0 20,907 McVeigh, Roberts
23 November 2002 Burnley A 0–2 16,282
30 November 2002 Derby County H 1–0 20,522 Mackay
7 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 25,753
14 December 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–2 16,791
21 December 2002 Walsall H 2–1 19,872 Mackay, Mulryne
26 December 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 20,687
28 December 2002 Grimsby Town A 1–1 8,306 Abbey
11 January 2003 Rotherham United H 1–1 19,452 McVeigh
19 January 2003 Watford A 1–2 13,338 Cox (own goal)
1 February 2003 Stoke City H 2–2 20,186 Roberts, Mackay
8 February 2003 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–2 19,114 Healy, Roberts
22 February 2003 Sheffield United A 1–0 19,020 McVeigh
25 February 2003 Gillingham A 0–1 7,935
2 March 2003 Ipswich Town H 0–2 21,243
5 March 2003 Reading H 0–1 18,970
12 March 2003 Portsmouth A 2–3 19,221 Easton, Rivers
15 March 2003 Coventry City H 2–0 20,099 Nedergaard, Drury
18 March 2003 Millwall A 2–0 6,854 Mackay, Abbey
22 March 2003 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 27,296
25 March 2003 Wimbledon H 1–0 21,059 Healy
29 March 2003 Bradford City H 3–2 18,536 Rivers (2, 1 pen), Abbey
5 April 2003 Derby County A 1–2 23,643 McVeigh
12 April 2003 Burnley H 2–0 20,026 Nedergaard, Abbey
19 April 2003 Walsall A 0–0 7,018
21 April 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–3 20,843
27 April 2003 Leicester City A 1–1 31,639 Rivers
4 May 2003 Preston North End H 2–0 20,232 Mears (own goal), Mulryne

FA Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 14 January 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 17,205 Mulryne (2), McVeigh
R4 25 January 2003 Dagenham & Redbridge H 1–0 21,164 Abbey
R5 15 February 2003 Southampton A 0–2 31,103

League Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 10 September 2002 Cheltenham Town H 0–3 13,285

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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
1 GK England ENG Robert Green
2 DF England ENG Darren Kenton
3 DF England ENG Adam Drury
4 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt
9 FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
10 FW England ENG Zema Abbey
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Llewellyn
14 FW Scotland SCO Alex Notman
15 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy (on loan from Preston North End)
16 DF Denmark DEN Steen Nedergaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
19 DF England ENG Keith Briggs
20 DF England ENG Paul Heckingbottom
21 MF England ENG Darel Russell
22 FW England ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW England ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 MF England ENG Clint Easton
25 DF England ENG Jason Shackell
26 DF England ENG Damian Batt
27 MF England ENG Mark Rivers
28 GK England ENG Paul Crichton
30 GK England ENG Aaron Osborne

Left club during season

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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
12 MF England ENG Neil Emblen (to Walsall)
13 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett (to Cardiff City)
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian McGovern (to Peterborough United)
17 DF England ENG Daryl Sutch (to Southend United)
19 FW France FRA Marc Libbra (to US Créteil-Lusitanos)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Nicky Southall (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
29 DF England ENG Leigh Bromby (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
30 FW England ENG Paul Hayes (to Scunthorpe United)
— FW England ENG Danny Bloomfield (to AFC Bournemouth)

Notes

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