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2002–03 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Preston North End compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 12th position with 61 points.[1]

Preston North End
2002–03 season
ManagerCraig Brown
StadiumDeepdale
Football League First Division12th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFourth Round

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Wimbledon 46 18 11 17 76 73 +3 65
11 Gillingham 46 16 14 16 56 65 −9 62
12 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 68 70 −2 61
13 Watford 46 17 9 20 54 70 −16 60
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 17 15 59 52 +7 59
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Preston North End's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 10 August 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–2 14,663 Fuller
2 14 August 2002 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 18,065 Fuller, Etuhu
3 17 August 2002 Rotherham United A 0–0 6,885
4 24 August 2002 Stoke City H 4–3 15,422 Healy (2), Fuller, Cresswell
5 26 August 2002 Gillingham A 1–1 7,785 Cresswell
6 1 September 2002 Ipswich Town H 0–0 15,357
7 14 September 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 13,652 Fuller, Cresswell
8 17 September 2002 Watford H 1–1 12,408 Cresswell
9 21 September 2002 Derby County A 2–0 29,257 Healy, Etuhu
10 24 September 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–4 23,695
11 28 September 2002 Norwich City H 1–2 13,550 Cresswell
12 5 October 2002 Bradford City A 1–1 13,215 Alexander
13 19 October 2002 Walsall A 3–3 6,832 Alexander, Healy, Lucketti
14 26 October 2002 Reading H 1–0 13,021 Cresswell
15 29 October 2002 Portsmouth A 2–3 18,367 Cresswell, Alexander
16 2 November 2002 Burnley H 3–1 16,046 Fuller (2), McKenna
17 9 November 2002 Millwall A 1–2 7,554 Fuller
18 16 November 2002 Grimsby Town A 3–3 5,774 Cresswell, Alexander, Etuhu
19 23 November 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–2 13,068 Cresswell, Lucketti
20 26 November 2002 Leicester City H 2–0 13,048 Fuller (2)
21 30 November 2002 Coventry City A 2–1 13,313 Cresswell, Lewis
22 7 December 2002 Wimbledon H 3–5 12,415 Leigertwood (o.g.), McKenna, Alexander
23 14 December 2002 Grimsby Town H 3–0 12,420 Alexander, Cresswell, Healy
24 21 December 2002 Sheffield United A 0–1 16,342
25 26 December 2002 Rotherham United H 0–2 15,542
26 28 December 2002 Crystal Palace A 0–2 18,484
27 1 January 2003 Stoke City A 1–2 14,862 Abbott
28 18 January 2003 Ipswich Town A 0–3 24,666
29 25 January 2003 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 13,503 Cartwright
30 1 February 2003 Gillingham H 3–0 12,121 Lewis, Alexander, Ashby (o.g.)
31 8 February 2003 Millwall H 2–1 13,117 Lewis, Cartwright
32 22 February 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 16,070
33 1 March 2003 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 18,912 Cresswell
34 4 March 2003 Watford A 1–0 11,101 Alexander
35 8 March 2003 Derby County H 4–2 14,003 Alexander, Etuhu, Koumantarakis, Cresswell
36 15 March 2003 Leicester City A 1–2 30,713 Lewis
37 18 March 2003 Walsall H 5–0 11,170 Alexander, Etuhu, Cresswell, Koumantarakis (2)
38 22 March 2003 Portsmouth H 1–1 16,665 McKenna
39 5 April 2003 Coventry City H 2–2 13,026 Cresswell, Abbott
40 8 April 2003 Burnley A 0–2 12,245
41 12 April 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 6,669 Cresswell, Jackson
42 15 April 2003 Reading A 1–5 14,012 Mears
43 19 April 2003 Sheffield United H 2–0 14,793 Etuhu, Lewis
44 21 April 2003 Wimbledon A 0–2 1,053
45 26 April 2003 Bradford City H 1–0 13,652 Abbott
46 4 May 2003 Norwich City A 0–2 20,232

FA Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 4 January 2003 Rochdale H 1–2 8,762 Anderson

Football League Cup

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Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 11 September 2002 Scunthorpe United H 2–1 5,594 Fuller, Alexander
R2 1 October 2002 Macclesfield Town A 2–1 2,036 Skora, Jackson
R3 5 November 2002 Birmingham City A 2–0 12,241 Fuller, Lewis
R4 4 December 2002 Aston Villa A 0–5 23,042

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   David Lucas 19(2) 0 0 0 4 0 23(2) 0
2 DF   Graham Alexander 45 10 1 0 4 1 50 11
3 DF   Brian O'Neil 12(3) 0 0 0 0 0 12(3) 0
4 MF   Dickson Etuhu 33(6) 6 1 0 4 0 38(6) 6
5 DF   Michael Jackson 21(1) 1 0 0 1 1 22(1) 2
6 DF   Marlon Broomes 21(7) 0 1 0 3 0 25(7) 0
6 DF   Sean Gregan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Lee Cartwright 13(9) 2 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 13(12) 0
8 MF   Mark Rankine 11(7) 0 0 0 1(3) 0 12(10) 0
9 FW   Ricardo Fuller 18 9 0 0 1(1) 2 19(1) 11
10 FW   George Koumantarakis 10 3 0 0 0 0 10 3
11 FW   David Healy 12(11) 5 1 0 4 0 17(11) 5
13 GK   Andy Lonergan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Colin Murdock 24 0 1 0 1(1) 0 26(1) 0
15 DF   Rob Edwards 26 0 0 0 2 0 28 0
16 MF   Paul McKenna 39(2) 3 1 0 3 0 43(2) 3
17 MF   Eddie Lewis 34(4) 5 1 0 3(1) 1 38(5) 6
18 FW   Pawel Abbott 6(10) 3 1 0 0 0 7(10) 3
19 MF   Michael Keane 1(4) 0 0 1 0 0 2(4) 0
20 DF   Chris Lucketti 43 2 1 0 4 0 48 2
21 GK   Tepi Moilanen 14(1) 0 1 0 0(2) 0 15(3) 0
22 DF   Adam Eaton 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 1(10 0
23 FW   Mark Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Tyrone Mears 11(11) 1 0(1) 0 1 0 12(12) 1
25 FW   Richard Cresswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Éric Skora 30(5) 0 1 0 2 1 33(5) 1
27 MF   Alan McCormack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Brian Barry-Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 FW   Joe O'Neill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Kelham O'Hanlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Iain Anderson 0(8) 0 0(1) 1 1 0 1(9) 1
34 FW   Simon Lynch 6(11) 0 0 0 0 0 6(11) 0
40 GK   Jonathan Gould 13(1) 0 0 0 0 0 13(1) 0

References

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  1. ^ "Preston North End 2002/03". Statto. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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