2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the club's second consecutive season at that level.

Coventry City
2002–03 season
ChairmanMike McGinnity
ManagerGary McAllister (player-manager)
StadiumHighfield Road
First Division20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bothroyd (8)
All: Bothroyd (11)
Average home league attendance14,813

Season summary

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In the 2002–03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Derby County 46 15 7 24 55 74 −19 52
19 Bradford City 46 14 10 22 51 73 −22 52
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
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

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Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 August 2002 Sheffield United H 2–1 18,839 Bothroyd, McSheffrey
13 August 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–0 6,816
17 August 2002 Reading A 2–1 14,712 Davenport, Bothroyd
24 August 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–0 15,526 Hughes (pen)
26 August 2002 Watford A 2–5 11,136 McSheffrey, Eustace
31 August 2002 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 13,732
14 September 2002 Grimsby Town H 3–2 12,403 Mills, McSheffrey (pen), Bothroyd
18 September 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 14,178 Normann
21 September 2002 Wimbledon A 1–0 2,077 McAllister (pen)
24 September 2002 Bradford City A 1–1 11,655 Bothroyd
28 September 2002 Millwall H 2–3 13,562 McSheffrey, Mills
5 October 2002 Gillingham A 2–0 7,722 Bothroyd, Pipe
19 October 2002 Portsmouth A 1–1 18,837 Davenport
23 October 2002 Norwich City H 1–1 16,409 Partridge
26 October 2002 Walsall H 0–0 14,544
29 October 2002 Leicester City A 1–2 27,139 Partridge
2 November 2002 Rotherham United H 2–1 13,179 McAllister (2)
9 November 2002 Burnley A 1–3 13,470 McAllister (pen)
16 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 18,998
23 November 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–2 23,633 Eustace
30 November 2002 Preston North End H 1–2 13,313 Davenport
7 December 2002 Stoke City A 2–1 12,760 Bothroyd (2)
14 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 25,577 McAllister, Partridge
21 December 2002 Derby County H 3–0 13,185 McAllister, Hignett, Bothroyd
26 December 2002 Reading H 2–0 19,526 Hignett, Partridge
28 December 2002 Sheffield United A 0–0 20,465
1 January 2003 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,362 McSheffrey
11 January 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 15,951
18 January 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 24,487 Sara
1 February 2003 Watford H 0–1 17,393
8 February 2003 Burnley H 0–1 13,659
15 February 2003 Rotherham United A 0–1 6,524
22 February 2003 Bradford City H 0–2 12,525
1 March 2003 Grimsby Town A 2–0 5,736 Ford (own goal), Eustace (pen)
5 March 2003 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–5 19,536 Joachim
8 March 2003 Wimbledon H 2–2 11,796 Eustace, Joachim
15 March 2003 Norwich City A 0–2 20,099
19 March 2003 Portsmouth H 0–4 13,922
22 March 2003 Leicester City H 1–2 16,610 Jansen
5 April 2003 Preston North End A 2–2 13,026 Pead, Pipe
12 April 2003 Ipswich Town H 2–4 13,968 Jansen, Gordon
15 April 2003 Walsall A 0–0 7,337
19 April 2003 Derby County A 0–1 23,921
21 April 2003 Stoke City H 0–1 12,675
26 April 2003 Gillingham H 0–0 14,795
4 May 2003 Millwall A 0–2 9,220

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 2003 Cardiff City A 2–2 16,013 Mills, McAllister (pen)
R3R 15 January 2003 Cardiff City H 3–0 11,997 Fowler, Holdsworth, Bothroyd
R4 25 January 2003 Rochdale A 0–2 9,156

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 11 September 2002 Colchester United H 3–0 6,075 McSheffrey, McAllister, Mills
R2 2 October 2002 Rushden & Diamonds H 8–0 8,570 McSheffrey (3), Mills (2), Bothroyd (2), Betts (pen)
R3 6 November 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–3 8,102

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2][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
2 DF   ENG Craig Pead
3 DF   ENG Dean Gordon
4 DF   BIH Muhamed Konjić
5 DF   ENG Richard Shaw
6 MF   ENG John Eustace
8 FW   ENG Julian Joachim
9 FW   ENG Matt Jansen (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
10 MF   SCO Gary McAllister (player-manager)
11 FW   MAR Youssef Chippo
13 GK   FRA Fabien Debec
14 MF   IRL Barry Quinn
15 MF   MAR Youssef Safri
17 MF   ENG Tom Bates
18 FW   NIR Ben Mackey
19 FW   ENG Gary McSheffrey
20 MF   SCO Gary Caldwell (on loan from Newcastle United)
21 FW   ENG Jay Bothroyd
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   WAL Lee Fowler
23 GK   DEN Morten Hyldgaard
24 FW   ARG Juan Sara (on loan from Dundee)
25 MF   ANG Christian Yulu
26 MF   ENG Robert Betts
27 MF   ESP Vicente Engonga
28 DF   ENG Calum Davenport
30 MF   ENG Mark Noon
32 FW   ENG Avun Jephcott
33 GK   ENG Gary Montgomery
34 MF   WAL David Pipe
35 MF   ENG Eddie Stanford
37 DF   IRL Sean Cooney
39 MF   ENG Isaac Osbourne
40 DF   ENG Andy Whing

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Player From Date Fee Ref.
  Tom Bates 20 Feb 2003 Free [4]

Transfers out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   ENG Lee Hughes (to West Bromwich Albion)
7 MF   ENG David Thompson (to Blackburn Rovers)
17 DF   ENG Steve Walsh (to Tamworth)
25 MF   NOR Runar Normann (to SK Brann)
32 DF   HON Iván Guerrero (to C.D. Motagua)
30 FW   HON Jairo Martínez (to C.D. Motagua)
24 MF   BEL Laurent Delorge (to Lierse SK)
17 MF   SCO Brian Kerr (to Newcastle United)
25 MF   ENG Jamie McMaster (on loan from Leeds United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK   ENG Ben Williams (on loan from Manchester United)
9 FW   ENG Craig Hignett (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
27 MF   ITA Marco Brancati (released)
12 FW   ENG Lee Mills (to Stoke City)
18 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan (to Peterborough United)
17 FW   ENG Dean Holdsworth (to Rushden & Diamonds)
7 MF   IRL Richie Partridge (on loan from Liverpool)
29 FW   ITA Antonio Gallieri (released)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   IRL Keith O'Neill
29 GK   ENG Richard Brush
31 MF   SCO Brian Ford
36 DF   ENG Kirk Miller
38 MF   ENG Andrew Hall

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1st Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK   FRA Fabien Debec 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
23 GK   DEN Morten Hyldgaard 31 0 27 0 3 0 1 0
33 GK   ENG Gary Montgomery 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Craig Pead 26 1 17+7 1 2 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Dean Gordon 35 1 30 1 3 0 2 0
4 DF   BIH Muhamed Konjić 48 0 42 0 3 0 3 0
5 DF   ENG Richard Shaw 33 0 27+2 0 2 0 1+1 0
14 DF   IRL Barry Quinn 19 0 13+5 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   SCO Gary Caldwell 41 0 36 0 2 0 3 0
28 DF   ENG Calum Davenport 37 3 26+6 3 2+1 0 2 0
37 DF   IRL Sean Cooney 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF   ENG Andy Whing 14 0 13+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ENG John Eustace 35 4 23+9 4 1 0 1+1 0
10 MF   SCO Gary McAllister 46 9 41 7 3 1 2 1
11 MF   MAR Youssef Chippo 25 0 20+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
15 MF   MAR Youssef Safri 29 0 24+3 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF   ENG Tom Bates 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   WAL Lee Fowler 3 1 1 0 1+1 1 0 0
25 MF   ANG Christian Yulu 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Robert Betts 4 1 1 0 1+1 0 1 1
27 MF   ESP Vicente Engonga 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Mark Noon 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   WAL David Pipe 24 2 11+10 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
35 MF   ENG Eddie Stanford 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
39 MF   ENG Isaac Osbourne 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW   ENG Julian Joachim 11 2 10+1 2 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Matt Jansen 9 2 8+1 2 0 0 0 0
18 FW   NIR Ben Mackey 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   ENG Gary McSheffrey 33 8 14+15 4 1+1 0 2 4
21 FW   ENG Jay Bothroyd 39 11 24+9 8 3 1 0+3 2
24 FW   ARG Juan Sara 4 1 1+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
32 FW   ENG Avun Jephcott 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
7 MF   ENG David Thompson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   IRL Richie Partridge 31 4 23+4 4 2 0 2 0
9 FW   ENG Lee Hughes 4 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Craig Hignett 9 2 7+1 2 0 0 1 0
12 FW   ENG Lee Mills 22 6 11+7 2 1 1 3 3
17 DF   ENG Steve Walsh 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   SCO Brian Kerr 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW   ENG Dean Holdsworth 20 1 13+4 0 3 1 0 0
18 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   BEL Laurent Delorge 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW   NOR Runar Normann 4 1 2+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF   ENG Jamie McMaster 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2002
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Coventry City results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2002/03".
  3. ^ "All Coventry City players: 2003". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  4. ^ "Tom, 17, signs for City". 20 February 2003.