2002–03 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League Second Division. Despite an unbeaten start and topping the table, the club won just four of the final 21 matches of the season and slumped to a 16th-place finish.

Brentford
2002–03 season
ChairmanRon Noades
(until March 2003)
Eddie Rogers
(from April 2003)
ManagerWally Downes
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Vine (10)
All: Vine (13)
Highest home attendance9,168
Lowest home attendance3,990
Average home league attendance5,759

Season summary edit

 
Previously assistant manager, Wally Downes was named as Brentford manager in June 2002.

After defeat in the 2002 Second Division play-off final, the nucleus of the Brentford starting XI was broken up, with high earners Ívar Ingimarsson, Lloyd Owusu and captain Paul Evans released.[1] Manager Steve Coppell resigned in June 2002 and was replaced by his assistant,[2] Wally Downes.[3] The squad was reinforced with free transfer and non-contract players.[4][5] The loss of forwards Lloyd Owusu and the return of loanee Ben Burgess to Blackburn Rovers led to the loan signing of youngster Rowan Vine from Portsmouth and a chance for Mark McCammon as a first-choice.[6][7] A number of youth products were also promoted to the first team squad.[8]

Throughout the season, a need to balance the books in the wake of the ITV Digital collapse saw no transfer fees paid out and a reduction of the wage bill.[8] The cash crisis heightened in the week leading up to the beginning of the season, when a deadline of 7 August 2002 was set, on which Griffin Park would be sold to developers Wimpey or if the deal fell through, Brentford would be entered into administration.[9] The deal hit a stumbling block, but administration was staved off by the £400,000 sale of central defender Darren Powell on the eve of the season.[9][10] The financial state of affairs left Brentford £4 million in debt and led Managing Director Gary Hargreaves to state that the club would "have to sell the freehold of Griffin Park without any guarantee of a return to the borough in the near future".[8][9] In September 2002, Richard Thompson's £7 million bid to buy the club was turned down by supporters' trust Bees United.[11]

Despite the turmoil, rookie manager Downes had a dream start, going unbeaten for the first seven league matches of the season,[12] topping the table and winning the Manager of the Month award.[13] The rot set in mid-September, with the Bees losing five of six matches, which included heavy successive defeats to Peterborough United in the league and Middlesbrough in the League Cup.[12] The team began to recover in mid-October, losing just four of the following 17 matches, including two wins in the Football League Trophy and three in the FA Cup, with First Division Derby County being beaten at Griffin Park in the FA Cup third round on 4 January 2003.[12]

Brentford limped through the remainder of the season, winning just four and losing 13 of the remaining 24 matches of the season.[12] The goalscoring problem was compounded by the release of Mark McCammon on deadline day in March.[14] Absences due to injuries and international call-ups also mounted, with Martin Rowlands, Leo Roget, Jay Smith, Stephen Evans, Jamie Fullarton and Eddie Hutchinson all spending time on the treatment table.[15] Also in March, Ron Noades resigned as chairman and director,[16] citing that "the death of the transfer market has prevented us from covering our trading losses incurred at Griffin Park" and revealing that the wage bill would be slashed from £706,000 for the 2002–03 season to £476,000 for 2003–04.[17] Eddie Rogers was appointed as chairman in April 2003.[18] Brentford finished the season in 16th place.[12]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70 −5 55
15 Notts County 46 13 16 17 62 70 −8 55
16 Brentford 46 14 12 20 47 56 −9 54
17 Port Vale 46 14 11 21 54 70 −16 53
18 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 13 20 59 66 −7 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) Notes
13 July 2002 Aldershot Town N 0–1 n/a [nb 1]
14 July 2002 Darlington N 0–1 n/a [nb 1]
16 July 2002 Watford H 1–0 1,595 Somner
20 July 2002 Maidenhead United A 2–0 n/a Hutchinson, Peters
23 July 2002 Crawley Town A 6–0 604 Constantine (3, 1 pen), Dobson, O'Connor (pen), McCammon
30 July 2002 Molesey A 2–5 n/a Diallo, Itonga
31 July 2002 Ipswich Town H 0–3 1,683
3 August 2002 Millwall A 1–2 n/a Hunt

Football League Second Division edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 10 August 2002 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 9,635 Fullarton, Vine
2 13 August 2002 Bristol City H 1–0 7,130 Hunt (pen)
3 17 August 2002 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 5,356
4 24 August 2002 Colchester United A 1–0 3,135 Hunt (pen)
5 26 August 2002 Swindon Town H 3–1 6,299 Vine (2), McCammon
6 31 August 2002 Notts County A 2–2 5,551 McCammon, Williams
7 7 September 2002 Luton Town H 0–0 7,145
8 14 September 2002 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 6,626 O'Connor
9 17 September 2002 Cardiff City A 2–0 12,032
10 21 September 2002 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–0 6,172 Hunt (pen)
11 28 September 2002 Peterborough United A 1–5 5,066 Vine
12 5 October 2002 Barnsley H 1–2 5,394 McCammon
13 12 October 2002 Northampton Town A 2–1 5,739 Sonko, Vine
14 19 October 2002 Port Vale H 1–1 5,177 Hunt (pen)
15 26 October 2002 Stockport County A 3–2 4,601 McCammon (2), Marshall
16 29 October 2002 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 6,431
17 2 November 2002 Blackpool H 5–0 5,888 Vine, Evans (2), Sonko (2)
18 9 November 2002 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 5,663 Sonko
19 23 November 2002 Wigan Athletic H 0–1 5,454
20 30 November 2002 Cheltenham Town A 0–1 5,013
21 14 December 2002 Chesterfield H 2–1 5,151 Hunt, Vine
22 21 December 2002 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 15,559 O'Connor
23 26 December 2002 Swindon Town A 1–2 6,045 Vine
24 28 December 2004 Mansfield Town H 1–0 5,844 O'Connor
25 14 January 2003 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 5,039 O'Connor
26 18 January 2003 Notts County H 1–1 5,112 Vine
27 4 February 2003 Mansfield Town A 0–0 3,735
28 8 February 2003 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 5,424 Hunt
29 11 February 2003 Bristol City A 0–0 9,084
30 15 February 2003 Blackpool A 0–1 6,203
31 22 February 2003 Luton Town A 1–0 6,940 Vine
32 25 February 2003 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 4,366 McCammon
33 1 March 2003 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 5,396 Sonko
34 4 March 2003 Cardiff City H 0–2 5,727
35 8 March 2003 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–4 5,930
36 11 March 2003 Colchester United H 1–1 3,990 McCammon
37 15 March 2003 Stockport County H 1–2 4,790 Antoine-Curier
38 18 March 2003 Port Vale A 0–1 3,241
39 22 March 2003 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 6,835
40 29 March 2003 Northampton Town H 3–0 5,354 Somner, Rowlands, Hunt
41 5 April 2003 Cheltenham Town H 2–2 5,011 Dobson, O'Connor
42 12 April 2003 Wigan Athletic A 0–2 7,204
43 19 April 2003 Queens Park Rangers H 1–2 9,168 Peters
44 21 April 2003 Chesterfield A 2–0 3,296 Antoine-Curier (2)
45 26 April 2003 Barnsley A 0–1 9,065
46 3 May 2003 Peterborough United H 1–1 6,687 Evans

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
R1 16 November 2002 Wycombe Wanderers A 4–2 5,673 O'Connor, Somner, Vine (2)
R2 7 December 2002 York City A 2–1 3,517 McCammon, Hunt
R3 4 January 2003 Derby County H 1–0 8,709 Hunt
R4 25 January 2003 Burnley H 0–3 9,563

Football League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
R1 10 September 2002 Bournemouth A 3–3 (a.e.t.), won 4–2 on pens) 3,302 O'Connor (2 pens), Vine
R2 1 October 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–4 7,558 Sonko

Football League Trophy edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
SR2 12 November 2002 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 3,565 Hunt
SQF 10 December 2002 Kidderminster Harriers H 2–1 1,541 Marshall, O'Connor
SSF 21 January 2003 Cambridge United H 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2,878 McCammon

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2002–03 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
13 GK Paul Smith   (1979-12-17)17 December 1979 (aged 22) Carshalton Athletic 2000
22 GK Alan Julian   (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 19) Youth 2001
33 GK Barry Marchena   (1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 17) Youth 2002
Defenders
2 DF Michael Dobson (c)   (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 21) Youth 1999
6 DF Scott Marshall   (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 29) Southampton 1999
14 DF Matt Somner   (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 19) Youth 2001
15 DF Jay Lovett   (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 (aged 24) Crawley Town 2000 Loaned to Hereford United and Gravesend & Northfleet
16 DF Lee Fieldwick   (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 20) Youth 2000
21 DF Danny Allen-Page   (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 18) Youth 2002
29 DF Leo Roget   (1977-08-01)1 August 1977 (aged 25) Stockport County 2002
30 DF Andy Frampton   (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 22) Crystal Palace 2002
31 DF Ibrahima Sonko   (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 21) Grenoble Foot 38 2002
Midfielders
4 MF Jay Smith   (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 20) Youth 2001
7 MF Stephen Evans   (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 21) Crystal Palace 2002
8 MF Mark Williams   (1981-10-19)19 October 1981 (aged 20) Youth 2000
9 MF Kevin O'Connor   (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 20) Youth 2000
10 MF Stephen Hunt   (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 21) Crystal Palace 2001
11 MF Martin Rowlands   (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 23) Farnborough Town 1998
12 MF Jay Tabb   (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 18) Crystal Palace 2000 Loaned to Crawley Town
18 MF Eddie Hutchinson   (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 20) Sutton United 2000
20 MF Rizwan Rehman   (1982-11-19)19 November 1982 (aged 19) Youth 2002
25 MF Stephen Hughes   (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 18) Youth 2002
28 MF Jamie Fullarton   (1974-07-20)20 July 1974 (aged 28) Dundee United 2002
Forwards
19 FW Mark Peters   (1983-10-04)4 October 1983 (aged 18) Southampton 2002
23 FW Lloyd Blackman   (1983-09-24)24 September 1983 (aged 18) Youth 2002
24 FW Bobby Traynor   (1983-11-01)1 November 1983 (aged 18) Youth 2003
26 FW Leon Constantine   (1978-02-24)24 February 1978 (aged 24) Millwall 2002
27 FW Rowan Vine   (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 19) Portsmouth 2002 On loan from Portsmouth
34 FW Mickaël Antoine-Curier   (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 19) Nottingham Forest 2003 On loan from Nottingham Forest
Players who left the club mid-season
1 GK Ólafur Gottskálksson   (1968-03-12)12 March 1968 (aged 34) Hibernian 2000 Retired
3 DF Ijah Anderson   (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 26) Southend United 1995 Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers
Transferred to Bristol Rovers
17 FW Mark McCammon   (1978-08-07)7 August 1978 (aged 24) Charlton Athletic 2000 Transferred to Millwall
32 DF Ben Chorley   (1982-09-30)30 September 1982 (aged 19) Arsenal 2002 Returned to Arsenal after loan

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Wally Downes Manager
  Garry Thompson Assistant Manager
  Jim Stannard First Team Coach
  Roberto Forzoni Coach
  Phil McLoughlin Physiotherapist
  Colin Martin Medical Officer
  John Griffin Chief Scout

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   Michael Dobson 45 (1) 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 53 (1) 0
3 DF   Ijah Anderson 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
4 MF   Jay Smith 24 (2) 0 2 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 28 (3) 0
6 DF   Scott Marshall 23 (2) 1 4 0 1 0 3 1 31 (2) 2
7 MF   Stephen Evans 20 (3) 3 3 0 1 (1) 0 2 0 25 (4) 3
8 MF   Mark Williams 4 (18) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 5 (20) 1
9 MF   Kevin O'Connor 45 (1) 5 4 1 2 2 2 1 53 (1) 9
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 42 (1) 7 4 2 1 (1) 0 2 1 49 (2) 10
11 MF   Martin Rowlands 13 (5) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 (5) 1
12 MF   Jay Tabb 1 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 2 (6) 0
14 DF   Matt Somner 40 (1) 1 1 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 42 (4) 2
15 DF   Jay Lovett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF   Lee Fieldwick 6 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (1) 0
17 FW   Mark McCammon 31 (5) 7 3 1 1 0 1 1 36 (5) 9
18 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 21 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 23 (3) 0
19 FW   Mark Peters 3 (8) 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (9) 1
22 GK   Alan Julian 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
23 FW   Lloyd Blackman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 FW   Bobby Traynor 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0
25 MF   Stephen Hughes 2 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (3) 0
26 FW   Leon Constantine 2 (15) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 3 (16) 0
28 MF   Jamie Fullarton 23 (5) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 28 (5) 1
29 DF   Leo Roget 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 18 0
30 DF   Andy Frampton 9 (6) 0 3 0 3 0 15 (6) 0
31 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 38 5 4 0 2 1 2 0 46 6
Players loaned in during the season
27 FW   Rowan Vine 38 (5) 10 3 2 1 (1) 1 3 0 45 (6) 13
32 DF   Ben Chorley 2 0 1 0 3 0
34 FW   Mickaël Antoine-Curier 11 3 11 3
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers edit

No Pos Nat Player FL2 FAC FLC FLT Total
27 FW   Rowan Vine 10 2 1 0 13
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 7 2 0 1 10
17 FW   Mark McCammon 7 1 0 1 9
9 MF   Kevin O'Connor 5 1 2 1 9
31 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 5 0 1 0 6
34 FW   Mickaël Antoine-Curier 3 3
7 MF   Stephen Evans 3 0 0 0 3
6 MF   Scott Marshall 1 0 0 1 2
14 DF   Matt Somner 1 1 0 0 2
2 DF   Michael Dobson 1 0 0 0 1
28 MF   Jamie Fullarton 1 0 0 0 1
19 FW   Mark Peters 1 0 0 0 1
11 MF   Martin Rowlands 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF   Mark Williams 1 0 0 0 1
Total 47 7 4 4 62
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline edit

No Pos Nat Player FL2 FAC FLC FLT Total Pts
                   
27 FW   Rowan Vine 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 13
28 MF   Jamie Fullarton 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 12
7 MF   Stephen Evans 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 7
29 DF   Leo Roget 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 7
31 DF   Ibrahima Sonko 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
30 DF   Andy Frampton 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 6
6 MF   Scott Marshall 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6
11 MF   Martin Rowlands 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
17 FW   Mark McCammon 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
4 MF   Jay Smith 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
19 FW   Mark Peters 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
18 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
14 DF   Matt Somner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
9 MF   Kevin O'Connor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
34 FW   Mickaël Antoine-Curier 1 0 1 0 1
12 MF   Jay Tabb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 DF   Michael Dobson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 51 6 7 2 3 0 1 0 62 8 86
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Wally Downes   10 August 2002 3 May 2003 55 19 13 23 034.55 46 14 12 20 030.43

Summary edit

Games played 55 (46 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games won 19 (14 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 13 (12 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 23 (20 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 62 (47 Second Division, 7 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 72 (56 Second Division, 6 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 17 (15 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Blackpool, 2 November 2002
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Wycombe Wanderers, 8 March 2003; 5–1 versus Peterborough United, 28 September 2002
Most appearances 54, Michael Dobson & Kevin O'Connor (each 46 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 10, Rowan Vine
Top scorer (all competitions) 13, Rowan Vine

Transfers & loans edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
9 August 2002 FW   Leon Constantine   Millwall Free [4]
9 August 2002 DF   Jamie Fullarton   Dundee United Non-contract [3]
9 August 2002 DF   Leo Roget   Stockport County Non-contract [20]
9 August 2002 DF   Ibrahima Sonko   Grenoble Foot 38 Non-contract [5]
28 October 2002 DF   Andy Frampton   Crystal Palace Free [21]
27 March 2003 FW   Efan Ekoku   Sheffield Wednesday Non-contract [22]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
8 August 2002 FW   Rowan Vine   Portsmouth End of season [6]
14 August 2002 DF   Ben Chorley   Arsenal 4 October 2002 [23]
10 March 2003 FW   Mickaël Antoine-Curier   Nottingham Forest End of season [24]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
9 August 2002 DF   Darren Powell   Crystal Palace £400,000 [10]
17 February 2003 DF   Ijah Anderson   Bristol Rovers Free [25]
27 March 2003 MF   Mark McCammon   Millwall Free [14]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
27 November 2002 DF   Ijah Anderson   Wycombe Wanderers 3 January 2003 [26]
16 January 2003 DF   Jay Lovett   Hereford United 17 March 2003 [27]
8 February 2003 DF   Ijah Anderson   Bristol Rovers 16 February 2003 [28]
11 February 2003 MF   Jay Tabb   Crawley Town End of season [29]
20 March 2003 MF   Jay Lovett   Gravesend & Northfleet 26 April 2003 [30]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
15 November 2002 GK   Ólafur Gottskálksson   Grindavík November 2002 [31]
30 June 2003 FW   Leon Constantine   Southend United 21 August 2003 [32]
30 June 2003 FW   Efan Ekoku   Dublin City August 2004 [33]
30 June 2003 DF   Jamie Fullarton   Southend United 22 July 2003 [34]
30 June 2003 DF   Jay Lovett   Farnborough Town 1 July 2003 [32]
30 June 2003 DF   Scott Marshall   Wycombe Wanderers 26 November 2003 [35]
30 June 2003 MF   Rizwan Rehman   Molesey 1 July 2003 [32]
30 June 2003 MF   Martin Rowlands   Queens Park Rangers 31 July 2003 [32]
30 June 2003 MF   Mark Williams   Barnet 1 July 2003 [36]

Kit edit

Supplier: TFG
Sponsor(s): GMB

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Awards edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Match played as part of the inaugural Kingstonian Trophy at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames. Brentford lost the third place match to Darlington.[19]

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