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2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season

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

Portsmouth
2002–03 season
ChairmanMilan Mandarić
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumFratton Park
First Division1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Svetoslav Todorov (26)
All: Svetoslav Todorov (26)
Highest home attendance19,558 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
(15 March 2003)
Lowest home attendance17,201 vs. Millwall
(14 September 2002)
Average home league attendance18,379

Season summary edit

Portsmouth led the First Division for most of the season, and eventually finished as champions, six points clear of second-placed Leicester City. As champions, Portsmouth gained promotion to the FA Premier League, returning to the top flight after an absence of 15 years.

Bulgarian striker Svetoslav Todorov silenced his critics by finishing top scorer in the division with 26 goals, overhauling Nottingham Forest's David Johnson with a hat-trick against Bradford City on the last day of the season, in the game that confirmed Portsmouth as Football League champions.

Kit edit

Portsmouth continue to produce their own kits under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2002–03 Football League
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 edit

Portsmouth's score comes first[1]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 2002 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 18,910 Burton, Péricard
13 August 2002 Sheffield United A 1–1 16,093 Burton
17 August 2002 Crystal Palace A 3–2 18,315 Foxe, Crowe (2)
24 August 2002 Watford H 3–0 17,901 Merson, Todorov, Burton
26 August 2002 Grimsby Town A 1–0 5,770 Burchill
31 August 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–2 19,031 Taylor, Merson (pen), Todorov, Crowe
7 September 2002 Gillingham A 3–1 8,717 Merson, Burchill, O'Neil
14 September 2002 Millwall H 1–0 17,201 Todorov
17 September 2002 Wimbledon H 4–1 18,837 Péricard, Todorov, Williams (own goal), Taylor
21 September 2002 Norwich City A 0–1 21,335
28 September 2002 Bradford City H 3–0 18,459 Quashie (2), Péricard
5 October 2002 Rotherham United A 3–2 8,604 Péricard, Todorov, Merson (pen)
19 October 2002 Coventry City H 1–1 18,837 Péricard
26 October 2002 Burnley A 3–0 15,788 Quashie, Todorov, Harper
29 October 2002 Preston North End H 3–2 18,637 Stone, Merson, Taylor
2 November 2002 Leicester City H 0–2 19,107
6 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 27,022 Merson
9 November 2002 Derby County A 2–1 26,587 Todorov, Burchill
16 November 2002 Stoke City H 3–0 18,701 Burchill, Péricard, Todorov
23 November 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 16,602 Todorov (2), O'Neil
30 November 2002 Walsall H 3–2 17,701 Quashie, Todorov, Taylor
7 December 2002 Reading A 0–0 23,462
14 December 2002 Stoke City A 1–1 13,330 Crowe
21 December 2002 Ipswich Town H 1–1 19,130 Todorov
26 December 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–1 19,217 Merson
28 December 2002 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 28,165 Taylor, Péricard
1 January 2003 Watford A 2–2 15,048 Burton, Harper
13 January 2003 Sheffield United H 1–2 18,872 O'Neil
18 January 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 6,848 Todorov
1 February 2003 Grimsby Town H 3–0 19,248 Yakubu, Ford (own goal), Quashie
8 February 2003 Derby County H 6–2 19,503 Merson, Yakubu (2), Taylor, Todorov (2)
17 February 2003 Leicester City A 1–1 31,775 Taylor
22 February 2003 Gillingham H 1–0 19,521 de Zeeuw
1 March 2003 Millwall A 5–0 9,697 Yakubu (2), Sherwood, Todorov, Merson (pen)
4 March 2003 Wimbledon A 1–2 10,356 Merson
12 March 2003 Norwich City H 3–2 19,221 Yakubu, Todorov (2)
15 March 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 19,558 Stone
19 March 2003 Coventry City A 4–0 13,922 Caldwell (own goal), Stone, Harper, Merson
22 March 2003 Preston North End A 1–1 16,665 Yakubu
5 April 2003 Walsall A 2–1 7,899 Harper, Todorov
12 April 2003 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 19,524 Bradbury
15 April 2003 Burnley H 1–0 19,221 Todorov
18 April 2003 Ipswich Town A 0–3 29,396
21 April 2003 Reading H 3–0 19,535 Péricard (2), Todorov
27 April 2003 Rotherham United H 3–2 19,420 Merson (pen), Todorov (2)
4 May 2003 Bradford City A 5–0 19,088 Festa, Todorov (3, 1 pen), Stone

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 2003 Manchester United A 1–4 67,222 Stone

League Cup edit

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 10 September 2002 Peterborough United H 2–0 8,581 Quashie, Primus
R2 1 October 2002 Wimbledon H 1–3 11,754 Péricard

First-team squad 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
1 GK   TRI Shaka Hislop[2]
2 DF   ENG Jason Crowe
4 DF   ENG Eddie Howe
5 DF   AUS Hayden Foxe
6 DF   NED Arjan de Zeeuw
7 MF   SCO Kevin Harper[3]
8 FW   SCO Mark Burchill
9 FW   BUL Svetoslav Todorov
10 FW   ENG Paul Merson
11 MF   SCO Nigel Quashie[4]
13 MF   CIV Lassina Diabaté
14 MF   ENG Matthew Taylor
16 MF   WAL Carl Robinson
17 FW   FRA Vincent Péricard[5] (on loan from Juventus)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   ENG Lee Bradbury
19 MF   ENG Steve Stone
20 FW   NGA Yakubu (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
21 DF   ENG Lewis Buxton
22 GK   SRB Saša Ilić[6]
23 DF   ENG Carl Tiler
25 MF   SCO Richard Hughes
26 MF   ENG Gary O'Neil
29 GK   JPN Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
30 DF   ENG Linvoy Primus
34 FW   JAM Deon Burton[7]
35 DF   ITA Gianluca Festa
38 MF   ENG Tim Sherwood

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
19 FW   ENG Steve Lovell (to Dundee)
20 FW   ENG Rory Allen (released)
22 MF   ENG Tom Curtis (to Mansfield Town)
22 DF   GRE Efstathios Tavlaridis (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   ENG Scott Hiley (to Exeter City)
24 DF   FIN Markus Heikkinen (on loan from HJK Helsinki)
38 DF   SCO Paul Ritchie (on loan from Manchester City)

Reserve squad edit

The following players had squad numbers and/or professional contracts but did not make a first-team appearance during the season[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   ENG Jamie Vincent
15 MF   ENG Courtney Pitt
27 MF   ENG Neil Barrett
28 DF   ENG Shaun Cooper
31 FW   ENG Luke Nightingale
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW   ENG Rowan Vine
33 GK   ENG Chris Tardif
37 MF   ENG Carl Pettefer
39 MF   ENG Chris Clark
— DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh

Statistics edit

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Portsmouth results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ^ Hislop was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999, having previously been an unused substitute for England.
  3. ^ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  5. ^ Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but was raised in France and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1998.
  7. ^ Burton was born in Berkshire, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  8. ^ "All Portsmouth players: 2003".
  9. ^ "All Portsmouth players: 2003".
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