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2002–03 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division after being relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being placed into administration, Leicester managed to regain promotion to the Premier League.

Leicester City
2002–03 season
ChairmanMartin George
ManagerMicky Adams
StadiumWalkers Stadium
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Dickov (17)
All:
Paul Dickov (20)
Highest home attendance32,082 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28 September 2002)
Lowest home attendance22,978 (vs. Reading, 24 August 2002)
Average home league attendance29,230[1]

Season summary edit

In October 2002, Leicester went into administration with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of TV money (ITV Digital, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for TV rights), the large wage bill, lower fees for players transferred to other clubs than expected and the £37 million cost of the new stadium. Manager Micky Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season, until the club was rescued by a takeover by a consortium led by former Leicester striker Gary Lineker. Adams guided Leicester to runners-up spot in Division One and automatic promotion back to the Premiership with 92 points. After several First Division clubs complained to the Football League, the Football League introduced a ruling that any club placed in administration would be deducted ten points.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 29 11 6 97 45 +52 98 Promotion to 2003–04 FA Premier League
2 Leicester City (P) 46 26 14 6 73 40 +33 92
3 Sheffield United 46 23 11 12 72 52 +20 80 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
4 Reading 46 25 4 17 61 46 +15 79
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 26 14 6 73 40  +33 92 16 5 2 40 12  +28 10 9 4 33 28  +5
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWWLWDWWWWDWDLDWWWDWLWDWWLWDLWWWDWDDDWWWWWDWLDD
Position5186732222223322222222222222222222222222211222
Source: 11v11.com: 2002-03 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 2002 Watford H 2–0 31,022 Deane (2)
14 August 2002 Stoke City A 1–0 14,028 Scowcroft
18 August 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–6 27,374 Stevenson
24 August 2002 Reading H 2–1 22,978 Deane, Dickov (pen)
27 August 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–0 15,440
31 August 2002 Gillingham H 2–0 30,067 Lewis, Dickov
7 September 2002 Wimbledon A 3–2 2,165 Benjamin, Izzet (pen), Stewart
14 September 2002 Derby County H 3–1 31,049 Izzet, Deane, Dickov
17 September 2002 Bradford City H 4–0 24,651 Deane, Elliott, Dickov (pen), Scowcroft
21 September 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 22,219
28 September 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 32,082 Dickov (pen)
5 October 2002 Norwich City A 0–0 20,952
19 October 2002 Burnley H 0–1 26,254
26 October 2002 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 29,497 Deane, Dickov
29 October 2002 Coventry City H 2–1 27,139 Taggart, Deane
2 November 2002 Portsmouth A 2–0 19,107 Scowcroft, Elliott
9 November 2002 Walsall H 2–0 25,243 Heath, Scowcroft
16 November 2002 Millwall A 2–2 10,772 Heath, Stewart
23 November 2002 Rotherham United H 2–1 31,714 Dickov, Stewart
26 November 2002 Preston North End A 0–2 13,048
30 November 2002 Grimsby Town A 2–1 7,310 Scowcroft, Izzet
7 December 2002 Sheffield United H 0–0 26,718
14 December 2002 Millwall H 4–1 31,904 Scowcroft (2), Elliott, Dickov
20 December 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–0 6,592 Deane
26 December 2002 Ipswich Town H 1–2 31,426 Dickov (pen)
28 December 2002 Watford A 2–1 16,017 Elliott, Deane
11 January 2003 Stoke City H 0–0 25,038
18 January 2003 Gillingham A 2–3 8,609 Sinclair, Wright
28 January 2003 Reading A 3–1 17,156 Dickov (2, 1 pen), Heath
1 February 2003 Crystal Palace H 1–0 27,005 Dickov
8 February 2003 Walsall A 4–1 8,741 Dickov, Scowcroft (2), Elliott
17 February 2003 Portsmouth H 1–1 31,775 Benjamin
22 February 2003 Wimbledon H 4–0 31,438 Dickov (3, 2 pens), Benjamin
1 March 2003 Derby County A 1–1 24,307 Deane
4 March 2003 Bradford City A 0–0 11,531
8 March 2003 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 27,463 McLaren (own goal)
15 March 2003 Preston North End H 2–1 30,713 Deane (2)
18 March 2003 Burnley A 2–1 14,554 Dickov, Benjamin
22 March 2003 Coventry City A 2–1 16,610 McKinlay
5 April 2003 Grimsby Town H 2–0 31,014 Benjamin, Davidson
8 April 2003 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 32,065 Wright
12 April 2003 Rotherham United A 1–1 9,888 Benjamin
19 April 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–0 31,909 Izzet, Stewart
21 April 2003 Sheffield United A 1–2 21,277 Deane
27 April 2003 Norwich City H 1–1 31,639 Benjamin
4 May 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 28,190 Benjamin (pen)

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 2003 Bristol City H 2–0 25,868 Elliott, Dickov
R4 25 January 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–4 28,164 Dickov (pen)

League Cup edit

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 10 September 2002 Hull City A 4–2 (a.e.t.) 7,061 Rogers (2), Dickov, Scowcroft
R2 2 October 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 (a.e.t.) 10,472 Izzet, Benjamin
R3 5 November 2002 Manchester United A 0–2 47,848

Squad edit

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Tim Flowers
2 DF   ENG Andy Impey
3 DF   JAM Frank Sinclair
4 DF   NIR Gerry Taggart
6 MF   TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF   WAL Matt Jones
10 FW   ENG James Scowcroft
12 GK   ENG Simon Royce
13 GK   ENG Michael Price
14 DF   SCO Callum Davidson
15 DF   ENG Alan Rogers
16 GK   ENG Ian Walker
17 MF   ENG Stefan Oakes
18 DF   SCO Matt Elliott (captain)
19 GK   IRL Paul Murphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   JAM Trevor Benjamin
21 MF   ENG Martin Reeves
22 FW   SCO Paul Dickov
23 DF   ENG Jordan Stewart
24 DF   ENG Matt Heath
25 MF   ENG Jon Stevenson
26 DF   ENG Junior Lewis
27 FW   ENG Brian Deane
28 DF   ENG Jon Ashton
29 FW   ENG Chris O'Grady
30 FW   FIN Tomi Petrescu
32 MF   SCO Billy McKinlay
33 MF   ENG Nicky Summerbee
34 MF   ENG Tom Williamson
35 FW   ENG Tommy Wright

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   ENG Lee Marshall (to West Bromwich Albion)
9 FW   ENG Darren Eadie (retired)
11 MF   ENG Dennis Wise (to Millwall)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW   ENG Matt Piper (to Sunderland)
31 MF   IRL Damien Delaney (to Hull City)
— DF   DEN Jacob Laursen (released)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
8 August 2002 MF   Nicky Summerbee Nottingham Forest Free transfer
8 August 2002 MF   Billy McKinlay Clydebank Free transfer

Out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
30 July 2002 FW   Arnar Gunnlaugsson Dundee United Free transfer[4]
14 August 2002 MF   Lee Marshall West Bromwich Albion £700,000[5]
21 August 2002 FW   Matt Piper Sunderland £3,500,000[6]
24 September 2002 MF   Dennis Wise Millwall Free transfer[7]
16 October 2002 FW   Damien Delaney Hull City £50,000[8]
Transfers in:   £0
Transfers out:   £4,250,000
Total spending:   £4,250,000

References edit

  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Leicester City results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2002/03".
  4. ^ "Gunnlaugsson joins Dundee United". BBC Sport. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Baggies land Marshall". BBC Sport. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Sunderland bag Piper". BBC Sport. 21 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Wise joins Millwall". BBC Sport. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Hull seal Delaney deal". BBC Sport. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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