2002–03 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2002–03 season
ManagerSteve Coppell
Football League First Division23rd
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round

The 2002–03 season saw Brighton & Hove Albion compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 23rd position with 45 points and were relegated to the Second Division.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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
23 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 11 12 23 49 67 −18 45
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 9 12 25 48 85 −37 39
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

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 2002–03 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 10 August 2002 Burnley A 3–1 14,738 Melton, Brooker, Zamora
2 13 August 2002 Coventry City H 0–0 6,816
3 17 August 2002 Norwich City H 0–2 6,730
4 24 August 2002 Wimbledon A 0–1 2,522
5 26 August 2002 Walsall H 0–2 6,519
6 31 August 2002 Portsmouth A 2–4 19,031 Cullip, Brooker
7 7 September 2002 Millwall A 0–1 8,822
8 14 September 2002 Gillingham H 2–4 6,733 Carpenter, Hart
9 17 September 2002 Stoke City H 1–2 6,369 Carpenter
10 21 September 2002 Rotherham United A 0–1 6,696
11 28 September 2002 Grimsby Town H 1–2 6,547 Zamora
12 5 October 2002 Watford A 0–1 15,305
13 19 October 2002 Sheffield United H 2–4 6,810 Hart, Barrett
14 26 October 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–5 21,769
15 2 November 2002 Bradford City H 3–2 6,319 Zamora (2), Rodger
16 11 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 23,016 Zamora
17 16 November 2002 Derby County H 1–0 6,845 Mayo
18 23 November 2002 Preston North End A 2–2 13,068 Rodger, Sidwell
19 27 November 2002 Nottingham Forest A 2–3 29,137 Sidwell, Jones
20 30 November 2002 Reading H 0–1 6,817
21 7 December 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 18,008 Hart
22 10 December 2002 Ipswich Town H 1–1 6,377 Zamora
23 14 December 2002 Derby County A 0–1 25,789
24 20 December 2002 Leicester City H 0–1 6,592
25 26 December 2002 Norwich City A 1–0 20,687 Sidwell
26 28 December 2002 Burnley H 2–2 6,502 Sidwell (2)
27 11 January 2003 Coventry City A 0–0 15,951
28 18 January 2003 Portsmouth H 1–1 6,848 Zamora
29 1 February 2003 Walsall A 0–1 8,413
30 4 February 2003 Wimbledon H 2–3 6,111 Brooker, Zamora
31 8 February 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–1 6,754 Brooker, Zamora, Hart, Blackwell
32 15 February 2003 Bradford City A 1–0 11,520 Zamora
33 22 February 2003 Millwall H 1–0 6,751 Rougier
34 1 March 2003 Gillingham A 0–3 9,178
35 5 March 2003 Stoke City A 0–1 21,023
36 8 March 2003 Rotherham United H 2–0 6,468 Zamora, Hurst (o.g.)
37 15 March 2003 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 6,830 Brooker
38 18 March 2003 Sheffield United A 1–2 19,357 Carpenter
39 22 March 2003 Ipswich Town A 2–2 26,078 Rougier, Marshall (o.g.)
40 25 March 2003 Crystal Palace H 0–0 6,789
41 4 April 2003 Reading A 2–1 16,133 Brooker, Kitson
42 12 April 2003 Preston North End H 0–2 6,669
43 19 April 2003 Leicester City A 0–2 31,909
44 21 April 2003 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 6,928 Zamora
45 26 April 2003 Watford H 4–0 6,841 Zamora, Blackwell, Kitson, Oatway
46 4 May 2003 Grimsby Town A 2–2 6,369 Zamora, Cullip

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 14 January 2003 Norwich City A 1–3 17,205 Pethick

Football League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 11 September 2002 Exeter City H 2–1 5,200 Wilkinson, Cullip
R2 24 September 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–3 13,266 Hammond

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Michel Kuipers 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2 DF Paul Watson 45 0 1 0 2 0 48 0
3 DF Kerry Mayo 41 1 1 0 1 0 43 1
4 DF Danny Cullip 44 2 1 0 2 1 47 3
5 DF Dean Blackwell 18(3) 2 0(1) 0 0 0 18(4) 2
6 DF Guy Butters 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
7 MF Geoff Pitcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Paul Rogers 1(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(4) 0
9 FW Gary Hart 27(9) 4 0 0 1 0 28(9) 4
10 MF Charlie Oatway 18(11) 1 1 0 2 0 21(11) 1
11 MF Paul Brooker 32(5) 6 1 0 2 0 35(5) 6
12 MF Richard Carpenter 42(2) 3 1 0 2 0 45(2) 3
14 DF Robbie Pethick 25(1) 0 1 1 1 0 27(1) 1
13 GK Ben Roberts 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Nathan Jones 16(12) 1 1 0 0(1) 0 17(13) 1
16 DF David Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Shaun Wilkinson 4(8) 0 0 0 1 1 5(8) 1
18 GK Will Packham 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0
19 FW Dan Marney 6(6) 0 0 0 1 0 7(6) 0
20 DF Ívar Ingimarsson 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
20 MF Steve Melton 6(2) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 7(3) 1
21 FW Chris McPhee 0(2) 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0(4) 0
22 DF Adam Virgo 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
23 MF Dean Hammond 1(3) 0 0 1 1 0 2(3) 1
24 DF Adam Hinshelwood 4(3) 0 0 0 0 0 4(3) 0
25 FW Bobby Zamora 35 14 1 0 0 0 36 14
26 DF Dan Harding 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
27 FW Paul Kitson 7(3) 2 0 0 0 0 7(3) 2
28 FW Graham Barrett 20(10) 1 1 0 0 0 21(10) 1
29 MF John Piercy 1(3) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 2(4) 0
30 MF Simon Rodger 27(2) 2 0 0 0 0 27(2) 2
30 GK Andy Petterson 6(1) 0 0 0 2 0 8(1) 0
32 GK John Keeley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Dave Beasant 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
33 MF Steve Sidwell 11(1) 5 0 0 0 0 11(1) 5
34 DF Daniel Webb 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0
34 MF Tony Rougier 5(1) 2 0 0 0 0 5(1) 2

References

  1. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion 2002/03". Statto. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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