2002–03 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Rotherham United compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 15th position with 45 points.[1]

Rotherham United
2002–03 season
Football League First Division15th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFourth Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Watford 46 17 9 20 54 70 −16 60
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 17 15 59 52 +7 59
15 Rotherham United 46 15 14 17 62 62 0 59
16 Burnley 46 15 10 21 65 89 −24 55
17 Walsall 46 15 9 22 57 69 −12 54
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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Rotherham United's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 10 August 2002 Millwall A 6–0 7,177 Byfield (4), McIntosh, Sedgwick
2 13 August 2002 Norwich City H 1–1 7,867 Lee
3 17 August 2002 Preston North End H 0–0 6,885
4 24 August 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 22,873 Lee, Garner
5 26 August 2002 Derby County H 2–1 8,408 Lee (2)
6 31 August 2002 Bradford City A 2–4 12,385 Barker, Robins
7 7 September 2002 Reading H 0–0 6,154
8 14 September 2002 Sheffield United A 0–1 19,948
9 17 September 2002 Walsall A 4–3 4,648 Byfield (2), Lee (2)
10 21 September 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 6,696 Lee
11 28 September 2002 Nottingham Forest A 2–3 25,089 Barker, Byfield
12 5 October 2002 Portsmouth H 2–3 8,604 Byfield, Lee
13 12 October 2002 Gillingham H 1–1 6,094 Ashby (o.g.)
14 19 October 2002 Grimsby Town A 0–0 6,418
15 26 October 2002 Stoke City H 4–0 7,078 Barker (2), Swailes, Lee
16 29 October 2002 Wimbledon A 1–2 849 Lee
17 2 November 2002 Coventry City A 1–2 13,179 Daws
18 9 November 2002 Watford H 2–1 6,790 Barker, McIntosh
19 16 November 2002 Burnley H 0–0 7,575
20 23 November 2002 Leicester City A 1–2 31,714 McIntosh
21 30 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 6,736
22 7 December 2002 Ipswich Town A 2–1 22,770 Barker, Talbot
23 14 December 2002 Burnley A 6–2 14,121 Byfield (2), Lee (2), Mullin (2)
24 22 December 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–3 6,829 Byfield
25 22 December 2002 Preston North End A 2–0 15,452 Barker, Robins
26 28 December 2002 Millwall H 1–3 6,448 Hurst
27 1 January 2003 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 11,480
28 11 January 2003 Norwich City A 1–1 19,452 Garner
29 18 January 2003 Bradford City H 3–2 6,939 Garner, McIntosh, Byfield
30 1 February 2003 Derby County A 0–3 26,275
31 8 February 2003 Watford A 2–1 15,025 McIntosh, Swailes
32 15 February 2003 Coventry City H 1–0 6,524 Byfield
33 22 February 2003 Reading A 0–3 14,816
34 28 February 2003 Sheffield United H 1–2 10,797 Lee
35 4 March 2003 Walsall H 0–0 5,792
36 8 March 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–2 6,468
37 15 March 2003 Gillingham A 1–1 7,284 Warne
38 18 March 2003 Grimsby Town H 0–1 6,239
39 22 March 2003 Wimbledon H 2–1 5,896 Robins, Branston
40 5 April 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 25,944
41 9 April 2003 Stoke City A 0–2 19,553
42 12 April 2003 Leicester City H 1–1 9,888 Lee
43 19 April 2003 Crystal Palace A 0–0 15,508
44 21 April 2003 Ipswich Town H 2–1 7,519 Robins, Mullin
45 27 April 2003 Portsmouth A 2–3 19,420 Branston, Swailes
46 4 May 2003 Nottingham Forest H 2–2 9,942 Lee, Robins

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third round 4 January 2003 Wimbledon H 0–3 4,527

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 10 September 2002 Carlisle United H 3–1 2,905 Monkhouse, Robins, Warne
Second round 1 October 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–4 (4–2 pens) 5,064 Monkhouse, Robins, Barker, Swailes
Third round 5 November 2002 Wimbledon A 3–1 664 Monkhouse, Barker, Lee
Fourth round 30 November 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–4 11,220

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   Mike Pollitt 41 0 1 0 4 0 46 0
2 DF   Chris Beech 1(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2(1) 0
4 DF   Rob Scott 23 0 0 0 4 0 27 0
5 MF   Darren Garner 20(6) 3 0(1) 0 3 0 23(7) 3
6 DF   Marvin Bryan 12(4) 0 1 0 0(3) 0 13(7) 0
7 FW   Mark Robins 6(9) 5 0(1) 0 2(1) 2 8(11) 7
8 DF   Chris Swailes 43 3 1 0 4 1 48 4
9 FW   Alan Lee 38(3) 15 1 0 2 1 41(3) 16
10 MF   Paul Warne 21(19) 1 1 0 1(3) 1 23(22) 2
11 MF   Nick Daws 30(3) 1 1 0 3(1) 0 34(4) 1
12 MF   Stewart Talbot 8(7) 1 0 0 0 0 8(7) 1
14 FW   Will Hoskins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Martin McIntosh 42 5 1 0 2 0 45 5
16 DF   Paul Hurst 44 1 1 0 3 0 48 1
17 MF   John Mullin 31(3) 3 1 0 2 0 34(3) 3
19 MF   Gareth Farrelly 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 FW   Andy Monkhouse 11(9) 0 0 0 4 3 15(9) 3
22 DF   Shaun Barker 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
23 FW   Darren Byfield 24(13) 13 0 0 0(1) 0 24(14) 13
24 FW   Chris Sedgwick 42(1) 1 1 0 3 0 46(1) 1
25 DF   Curtis Woodhouse 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
28 DF   Guy Branston 13(2) 2 0 0 2 0 15(2) 2
29 FW   Richie Barker 23(14) 7 1 0 4 2 28(14) 9
30 FW   Ian Gray 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0

References

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  1. ^ "Rotherham United 2002/03". Statto. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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