The 2002–03 season was West Bromwich Albion's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top division of English football since 1985–86.
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jeremy Peace |
| Manager | Gary Megson |
| Premier League | 19th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Daniele Dichio and Scott Dobie (5) All: Daniele Dichio (8) |
Season summary edit
West Brom finished the season in 19th position in the Premier League table, meaning that they were relegated back to the First Division. In other competitions, West Brom reached the fourth round of the FA Cup and the third round of the League Cup.
Danny Dichio was the top scorer for Albion with 8 goals in all competitions, while his five league goals saw him finish as joint top league scorer along with Scott Dobie.
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 45 | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 44 | |
| 18 | West Ham United (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 42 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 26 | |
| 20 | Sunderland (R) | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 19 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Premier League edit
| 17 August 2002 1 | Manchester United | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
Solskjær  78' |
McInnes  63' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,645 (3,100 away) |
| 24 August 2002 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Leeds United | West Bromwich |
| Marshall 90' |
Kewell 39' Bowyer 53'Viduka 71' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,618 (2,594 away) |
| 27 August 2002 3 | Arsenal | 5–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Highbury |
| Cole 3' Lauren 21'Wiltord 24', 77'Aliadière 90' |
Dobie 51' Roberts 87' |
Stadium: London Attendance: 37,920 (2,900 away) |
| 31 August 2002 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Fulham | West Bromwich |
| Moore 49' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,461 (1,757 away fans) |
| 11 September 2002 5 | West Ham United | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Boleyn Ground |
| Roberts 28' |
Stadium: London Attendance: 34,957 (3,000 away fans) |
| 14 September 2002 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Southampton | West Bromwich |
| Gregan 79' |
Williams 74' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,383 |
| 21 September 2002 7 | Liverpool | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Anfield |
| Baroš 56' Riise 90' |
Hoult 33' |
Stadium: Liverpool Attendance: 43,830 (3,000 away) |
| 30 September 2002 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
| Yorke 72' (pen.) Duff 76' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,170 (1,452 away) |
| 5 October 2002 9 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | St James' Park |
| Shearer 45', 69' |
Bališ 27' |
Stadium: Newcastle upon Tyne Attendance: 52,142 (3,000 away) |
| 19 October 2002 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Birmingham City | West Bromwich |
| Roberts 87' |
Tébily 81' Moore 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,021 (2,600 away) |
| 26 October 2002 11 | Chelsea | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Stamford Bridge |
| Hasselbaink 30' Le Saux 55' |
Stadium: London Attendance: 40,893 (2,650 away) |
| 2 November 2002 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
| Clement 62' |
Anelka 51' Goater 71' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,044 |
| 9 November 2002 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Reebok Stadium |
| N'Gotty 19' Frandsen 89' |
Dobie 17' |
Stadium: Bolton Attendance: 23,630 (2,300 away) |
| 16 November 2002 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Aston Villa | West Bromwich |
| Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,091 (2,600 away) |
| 23 November 2002 15 | Everton | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Goodison Park |
| Radzinski 55' |
Stadium: Liverpool Attendance: 40,113 (3,000 away) |
| 30 November 2002 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 72' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,029 |
| 8 December 2002 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | White Hart Lane |
| Ziege 3' Keane 29'Poyet 80' |
Dobie 73' |
Stadium: London Attendance: 35,958 (2,900 away) |
| 14 December 2002 18 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Villa Park |
| Vassell 16' Staunton 67'Hitzlsperger 90' |
Koumas 29' |
Stadium: Birmingham Attendance: 40,391 (3,400 away) |
| 21 December 2002 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Sunderland | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 26' Koumas 32' |
Phillips 56', 64' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,703 |
| 26 December 2002 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Arsenal | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 3' |
Jeffers 48' Henry 85' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,025 (2,588 away) |
| 28 December 2002 21 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | The Valley |
| Lisbie 6' |
Stadium: London Attendance: 26,196 |
| 11 January 2003 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Manchester United | West Bromwich |
| Koumas 6' |
van Nistelrooy 7' Scholes 22'Solskjær 55' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,129 (2,600 away) |
| 18 January 2003 23 | Leeds United | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Elland Road |
| Johnson 72' |
Stadium: Leeds Attendance: 39,708 (3,050 away) |
| 29 January 2003 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | West Bromwich |
| Bartlett 60' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,113 (953 away) |
| 1 February 2003 25 | Manchester City | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Maine Road |
| Gilchrist 22' (o.g.) |
Clement 17' Moore 71'Roberts 80' |
Stadium: Manchester Attendance: 34,765 (2,800 away) |
| 8 February 2003 26 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
| Johnson 90' |
Pedersen 18' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,933 |
| 19 February 2003 27 | Fulham | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Loftus Road |
| Saha 72' Wome 74'Malbranque 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: London Attendance: 15,799 |
| 23 February 2003 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | West Ham United | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 50' |
Sinclair 45', 67' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,042 (2,595 away) |
| 1 March 2003 29 | Southampton | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | St Mary's Stadium |
| Beattie 7' |
Stadium: Southampton Attendance: 31,915 (3,200 away) |
| 16 March 2003 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
| Stanic 38' Zola 55' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,024 |
| 22 March 2003 31 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | St Andrews |
| Horsfield 90' |
Stadium: Birmingham Attendance: 29,449 (2,700 away) |
| 5 April 2003 32 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Riverside Stadium |
| Christie 36' Greening 76'Németh 87' |
Stadium: Middlesbrough Attendance: 30,187 (2,077 away) |
| 12 April 2003 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Everton | West Bromwich |
| Bališ 18' (pen.) |
Hoult 23' (o.g.) Campbell 45' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,039 (2,594 away) |
| 19 April 2003 34 | Sunderland | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Stadium of Light |
| Stewart 70' |
McInnes 39', 42' |
Stadium: Sunderland Attendance: 36,025 (2,798 away) |
| 21 April 2003 35 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 24' (pen.) Clement 61' |
Keane 45', 84' Sheringham 62' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,899 (2,593 away) |
| 26 April 2003 36 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–6 | Liverpool | West Bromwich |
| Owen 15', 49', 61', 67' Baroš 47', 84' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,128 (2,597 away) |
| 3 May 2003 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park |
| Duff 12' |
Koumas 54' |
Stadium: Blackburn Attendance: 27,470 (3,000 away) |
| 11 May 2003 38 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
| Dobie 57', 72' |
Jenas 44' Viana 80' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,036 (2,596 away) |
FA Cup edit
| 4 January 2003 Round 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Bradford City | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 4', 11', 19' |
Danks 79' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 19,909 |
| 25 January 2003 Round 4 | Watford | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Watford |
| Helguson 80' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,975 |
League Cup edit
| 2 October 2002 Round 2 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Wigan |
| Ellington 31', 61', 80' |
Hughes 89' |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,558 |
Players edit
First-team squad edit
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Left club during season edit
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Reserve squad edit
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Transfers In edit
| Date | Position | Name | Club From | Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2002 | GK | Joe Murphy | Tranmere Rovers | £250,000 | |
| 1 July 2002 | MF | Ronnie Wallwork | Manchester United | Free | [1] |
| 3 August 2002 | MF | Sean Gregan | Preston North End | £2,000,000 | [2] |
| 14 August 2002 | MF | Lee Marshall | Leicester City | £700,000 | [3] |
| 29 August 2002 | FW | Lee Hughes | Coventry City | £2,500,000 | [4] |
| 29 August 2002 | MF | Jason Koumas | Tranmere Rovers | £2,250,000 | [5] |
| 12 January 2003 | DF | Ifeanyi Udeze | PAOK | Loan | [6] |
Transfers Out edit
| Date | Position | Name | Club To | Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2002 | MF | Ruel Fox | None | Released | [7] |
| 30 April 2002 | FW | James Quinn | Willem II | Free | [8] |
Statistics edit
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 15.79 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 41 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 17.07 |
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
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Russell Hoult | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK |  IRL
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Joe Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  SVK
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Igor Bališ | 29 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Neil Clement | 39 | 3 | 34+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Darren Moore | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Phil Gilchrist | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF |  ISL
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Lárus Sigurðsson | 32 | 0 | 23+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
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James Chambers | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  NGA
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Ifeanyi Udeze | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG
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Des Lyttle | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  SCO
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Derek McInnes | 30 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Ronnie Wallwork | 30 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  WAL
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Andy Johnson | 34 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
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Sean Gregan | 38 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
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Lee Marshall | 10 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | WAL
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Jason Koumas | 35 | 4 | 27+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  POR
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Jordão | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
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Adam Chambers | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
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Lloyd Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Danny Dichio | 31 | 8 | 19+9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  GRN
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Jason Roberts | 34 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | SCO
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Scott Dobie | 34 | 5 | 10+21 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG
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Bob Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
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Lee Hughes | 24 | 1 | 14+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Starting 11 edit
- Considering starts in all competitions[9]
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
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| 1 | GK |
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Russell Hoult | 39 | |
| 14 | RB |
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Sean Gregan | 38 | Lárus Sigurðsson has 21 starts |
| 5 | CB |
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Darren Moore | 31 | |
| 6 | CB |
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Phil Gilchrist | 23 | |
| 3 | LB |
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Neil Clement | 36 | |
| 10 | RM |
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Andy Johnson | 32 | |
| 2 | CM |
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Igor Bališ | 27 | Ronnie Wallwork has 23 starts |
| 4 | CM |
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Derek McInnes | 29 | |
| 18 | LM |
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Jason Koumas | 30 | |
| 9 | CF |
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Danny Dichio | 22 | |
| 11 | CF |
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Jason Roberts | 33 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
- ^ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
- ^ Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.
- ^ Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.
- ^ Jordão was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola (now Angola), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Mkandawire was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but held United Kingdom citizenship and was ineligible to represent Malawi internationally.
References edit
- ^ "Wallwork makes Baggies move". BBC Sport. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "West Brom land Gregan". BBC Sport. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Baggies land Marshall". BBC Sport. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Baggies clinch Hughes deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "West Brom tie up Koumas deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ UEFA.com (12 January 2003). "West Brom seal Udeze deal | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Fox to leave Baggies". BBC Sport. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Quinn goes Dutch". BBC Sport. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2003".