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2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Bristol City Football Club's 105th season in English football, and their fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. It was Danny Wilson's third year in charge of the club since his arrival in July 2000. A third place saw Bristol City reach the play-offs, but a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City in the semi-finals, ended their hopes of league promotion. However, the club saw some success, after reaching the final in the Football League Trophy, where they beat Carlisle United 2–0, but failed to repeat this throughout the rest of the season, as they exited in the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Leicester City, and the first round of the League Cup against Oxford United.

Bristol City
2002–03 season
ChairmanSteve Lansdown
ManagerDanny Wilson
StadiumAshton Gate
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Murray (19)
All:
Scott Murray (27)

The club's leading goalscorer was Scott Murray, with 27 goals in all competitions.

Player details

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Squad information

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# Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals League debut
Goalkeepers
1
Steve Phillips
  England
(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 24)
148
0
14
Mike Stowell
  England
(1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 37)
25
0
11 August 2001 vs Northampton Town
21
Billy Mercer
  England
(1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 33)
25
0
2 November 1999 vs Gillingham
34
Boaz Myhill
  Wales
(1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19)
0
0
Defenders
2
Louis Carey
  Scotland
(1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 25)
274
4
3
Mickey Bell
  England
(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 30)
234
33
9 August 1997 vs Grimsby Town
5
Tony Butler
  England
(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 29)
40
1
31 August 2002 vs Tranmere Rovers
6
Matthew Hill
  England
(1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 21)
135
4
7 November 1998 vs Wolves
Midfielders
4
Tommy Doherty
  Northern Ireland
(1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 23)
128
4
7
Scott Murray
  Scotland
(1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 28)
226
46
20 December 1997 vs Chesterfield
8
Joe Burnell
  England
(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 21)
116
0
15 January 2000 vs Bournemouth
11
Brian Tinnion
  England
(1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (aged 34)
395
34
15
Robin Hulbert
  England
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
39
0
24 April 2000 vs Oxford United
Strikers
9
Peter Beadle
  England
(1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 30)
83
14
19 October 1999 vs Colchester United
10
Lee Peacock
  Scotland
(1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 25)
105
40
12 August 2000 vs Wrexham
12
Aaron Brown
  England
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
130
7
12 December 1998 vs Crystal Palace

Final league table

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 29 13 4 68 25 +43 100 Promotion to Football League First Division
2 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 86
3 Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48 +31 83 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 69 45 +24 83
5 Oldham Athletic 46 22 16 8 68 38 +30 82
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

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Pre-season

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Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
23 July 2002 Yeovil Town Away L 0–1 927 [1]
27 July 2002 Ipswich Town Home L 0–3 5,017 [2]
30 July 2002 Exeter City Away W 1–0 Murray 63' 1,253 [3]
31 July 2002 Tiverton Town Away D 1–1 Roberts 15' 430 [4]
3 August 2002 Hereford United Away W 5–0 Goodison 16', Roberts 45', Lita (2) 82', 90', Woodman 85' 961 [5]

Second Division

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division
Second Division match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
10 August 2002 Blackpool Home W 2–0 Peacock 77', Murray 90' 11,891 [6]
13 August 2002 Brentford Away L 0–1 7,130 [7]
17 August 2002 Wigan Athletic Away L 0–2 6,548 [8]
24 August 2002 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 3–0 Bell 38', Murray 52', Roberts 72' 9,597 [9]
26 August 2002 Plymouth Argyle Away L 0–2 11,922 [10]
31 August 2002 Tranmere Rovers Home W 2–0 Tinnion 70' pen., Murray 74' 9,849 [11]
6 September 2002 Northampton Town Home W 3–0 Peacock (2) 7', 76', Clist 87' 11,104 [12]
14 September 2002 Cheltenham Town Away W 3–2 Murray 3', Coles 43', Matthews 53' 5,895 [13]
17 September 2002 Oldham Athletic Away L 0–1 5,583 [14]
21 September 2002 Queens Park Rangers Home L 1–3 Murray 11' 12,221 [15]
28 September 2002 Port Vale Away W 3–2 Beadle 18', Murray 40', Lita 90' 4,286 [16]
5 October 2002 Chesterfield Home W 4–0 Roberts 26', Hill 63', Murray 90', 90' 10,107 [17]
12 October 2002 Barnsley Away W 4–1 Butler 19', Roberts (3) 28', 58', 73' 10,495 [18]
19 October 2002 Swindon Town Home W 2–0 Murray 12', Tinnion 38' 13,205 [19]
26 October 2002 Peterborough United Away W 3–1 Tinnion 3', Brown 17', Murray 90' 5,332 [20]
29 October 2002 Huddersfield Town Home W 1–0 Hill 38' 11,494 [21]
9 November 2002 Colchester United Away D 2–2 Peacock (2) 42', 58' 3,398 [22]
23 November 2002 Mansfield Town Away W 5–4 Murray 39', Roberts (2) 50', 90', Tinnion 87' pen., Lita 90' 4,801 [23]
30 November 2002 Crewe Alexandra Home D 2–2 Murray 48', Peacock 84' 12,585 [24]
14 December 2002 Cardiff City Away W 2–0 Tinnion 49' pen., Roberts 76' 15,239 [25]
21 December 2002 Luton Town Home D 1–1 Beadle 90' 14,057 [26]
26 December 2002 Plymouth Argyle Home D 0–0 18,085 [27]
28 December 2002 Stockport County Away W 4–1 Peacock 19', Coles 40', Rosenior 45', Beadle 89' 5,100 [28]
1 January 2003 Wycombe Wanderers Away L 1–2 Tinnion 87' pen. 6,785 [29]
10 January 2003 Wigan Athletic Home L 0–1 13,151 [30]
18 January 2003 Tranmere Rovers Away D 1–1 Bell 10' 7,459 [31]
25 January 2003 Stockport County Home D 1–1 Roberts 50' 10,831 [32]
1 February 2003 Blackpool Away D 0–0 7,290 [33]
8 February 2003 Colchester United Home L 1–2 Fagan 51' 11,107 [34]
11 February 2003 Brentford Home D 0–0 9,084 [35]
15 February 2003 Notts County Away L 0–2 7,048 [36]
22 February 2003 Northampton Town Away W 2–1 Robins 12', Tinnion 35' 4,688 [37]
1 March 2003 Cheltenham Town Home W 3–1 Robins 2', Brown 20', Rosenior 90' 11,711 [38]
4 March 2003 Oldham Athletic Home W 2–0 Murray 54', Roberts 90' 11,194 [39]
8 March 2003 Queens Park Rangers Away L 0–1 14,681 [40]
15 March 2003 Peterborough United Home W 1–0 Robins 12' 11,231 [41]
19 March 2003 Swindon Town Away D 1–1 Robins 48' 8,629 [42]
22 March 2003 Huddersfield Town Away W 2–1 Hill 17', Peacock 36' 9,477 [43]
29 March 2003 Barnsley Home W 2–0 Murray 6', Roberts 63' 10,232 [44]
12 April 2003 Mansfield Town Home W 5–2 Peacock 13', Murray (3) 32', 51', 80', Carey 70' 12,013 [45]
15 April 2003 Crewe Alexandra Away D 1–1 Roberts 62' 7,901 [46]
19 April 2003 Luton Town Away D 2–2 Tinnion 66' pen., Peacock 75' 6,381 [47]
22 April 2003 Cardiff City Home W 2–0 Tinnion 55' pen., Roberts 73' 15,615 [48]
26 April 2003 Chesterfield Away L 0–2 4,770 [49]
3 May 2003 Port Vale Home W 2–0 Murray 31', Peacock 43' 12,410 [50]

Play-offs

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Cardiff City1–0Bristol City
Thorne   74' Report
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Howard Webb
Bristol City0–0Cardiff City
Report
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Jeff Winter

Cardiff City won 1–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 16 November 2002 Heybridge Swifts Away W 7–0 Roberts (2) 16', 40', Tinnion 40' pen., Murray (2) 45', 61', Lita (2) 66', 82' 2,046 [51]
Second round 8 December 2002 Harrogate Railway Athletic Away W 3–1 Walker 20' o.g., Murray 53', Roberts 90' 3,500 [52]
Third round 4 January 2003 Leicester City Away L 0–2 25,868 [53]

League Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

Bristol City entered the first round of the League Cup, where they were drawn against Oxford United.[54]

Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 10 September 2002 Oxford United Away L 0–1 4,065 [55]

Football League Trophy

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Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 22 October 2002 Queens Park Rangers Away W 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 4,722 [56]
Second round 12 November 2002 Boston United Away W 2–1
Golden goal		 Murray 33', Coles 111' 1,408 [57]
Third round 11 December 2002 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 3–0 Murray 41', Peacock (2) 64', 71' 3,506 [58]
Fourth round 21 January 2003 Bournemouth Away W 3–1 Bell (2) 68', 77', Murray 90' 5,125 [59]
Semi-finals, First leg 18 February 2003 Cambridge United Home W 4–2 Doherty 21', Burnell 64', Murray 67', Robins 77' 7,173 [60]
Semi-finals, Second leg 25 February 2003 Cambridge United Away W 3–0
7–2 agg.		 Carey 11', Murray 45', Roberts 80' 3,956 [61]
Final 6 April 2003 Carlisle United Neutral W 2–0 Peacock 78', Rosenior 89' 50,913 [62]

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