2002–03 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League First Division.

Sheffield Wednesday
2002–03 season
ChairmanGeoff Hulley
ManagerTerry Yorath (until 31 October)
Bill Green (caretaker until 7 November)
Chris Turner (from 7 November)
StadiumHillsborough
First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kuqi (8)
All: Sibon (9)
Average home league attendance20,327

Season summary

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After the Owls made a terrible start to the 2002–03 season, manager Terry Yorath resigned in October[1] and Hartlepool manager Chris Turner - a former Owls goalkeeper - was appointed as his replacement.[2] Turner made a big effort to rejuvenate the side and there were some impressive results during the final weeks of the season, but a failure to beat Brighton in the penultimate game of the season condemned them to relegation.[3]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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
23 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 11 12 23 49 67 −18 45
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 9 12 25 48 85 −37 39
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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Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[4]

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 Stoke City H 0–0 26,746
13 August 2002 Reading A 1–2 13,638 Sibon
17 August 2002 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 21,129
24 August 2002 Rotherham United H 1–2 22,873 Armstrong
27 August 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 27,096 Kuqi (2)
1 September 2002 Sheffield United H 2–0 27,075 Owusu, Kuqi
14 September 2002 Preston North End A 2–2 13,632 Kuqi, McLaren
18 September 2002 Coventry City A 1–1 14,178 Knight
21 September 2002 Leicester City H 0–0 22,219
25 September 2002 Crystal Palace H 0–0 16,112
28 September 2002 Walsall A 0–1 6,792
5 October 2002 Burnley H 1–3 17,004 Donnelly
12 October 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–2 23,410 Donnelly
19 October 2002 Bradford City H 2–1 17,191 Sibon (2, 1 pen)
26 October 2002 Watford A 0–1 15,058
30 October 2002 Millwall H 0–1 16,791
2 November 2002 Derby County H 1–3 19,747 Hamshaw
9 November 2002 Norwich City A 0–3 20,667
16 November 2002 Gillingham A 1–1 8,028 Knight
23 November 2002 Portsmouth H 1–3 16,602 Knight
30 November 2002 Wimbledon A 0–3 2,131
7 December 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 18,008 Kuqi
14 December 2002 Gillingham H 0–2 17,715
21 December 2002 Grimsby Town A 0–2 8,224
26 December 2002 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 26,362 Sibon, Johnston
28 December 2002 Stoke City A 2–3 16,042 Sibon, Proudlock
1 January 2003 Rotherham United A 2–0 11,480 Kuqi, Proudlock
11 January 2003 Reading H 3–2 17,715 Quinn, Sibon, Johnston
17 January 2003 Sheffield United A 1–3 28,179 Quinn
1 February 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–4 21,381
8 February 2003 Norwich City H 2–2 19,114 Robinson, Quinn
15 February 2003 Derby County A 2–2 26,311 Barton (own goal), Crane
22 February 2003 Crystal Palace A 0–0 16,707
1 March 2003 Preston North End H 0–1 18,912
5 March 2003 Coventry City H 5–1 19,536 Reddy, Kuqi (2), McLaren, Bradbury
8 March 2003 Leicester City A 1–1 27,463 McLaren
15 March 2003 Ipswich Town H 0–1 24,726
18 March 2003 Bradford City A 1–1 14,452 Crane
22 March 2003 Millwall A 0–3 7,338
29 March 2003 Watford H 2–2 17,086 Bradbury (pen), Maddix
5 April 2003 Wimbledon H 4–2 17,649 Reddy, Owusu (2), Bradbury
12 April 2003 Portsmouth A 2–1 19,524 Westwood, Reddy
19 April 2003 Grimsby Town H 0–0 26,082
21 April 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 6,928 Holt
26 April 2003 Burnley A 7–2 17,435 McLaren, Westwood, Wood, R Evans, Haslam, Gnohéré (own goal), Quinn
4 May 2003 Walsall H 2–1 20,864 Owusu, Quinn

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2003 Gillingham A 1–4 6,434 Sibon

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 11 September 2002 Rochdale H 1–0 8,815 Sibon
R2 2 October 2002 Leicester City H 1–2 (a.e.t.) 10,472 Sibon

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Kevin Pressman
3 DF   ENG Jon Beswetherick
4 MF   ENG Paul McLaren
5 DF   ENG Leigh Bromby
6 MF   NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt
7 MF   IRL Alan Quinn
9 FW   FIN Shefki Kuqi
10 FW   ENG Lloyd Owusu
11 FW   ENG Leon Knight (on loan from Chelsea)
12 DF   ENG Steve Haslam
13 GK   ENG Chris Stringer
14 DF   ENG Craig Armstrong
15 DF   ENG David Burrows
16 MF   ENG Matt Hamshaw
18 MF   SCO Simon Donnelly
19 DF   WAL Ryan Green
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   ENG Tony Crane
21 DF   ENG Ashley Westwood
22 DF   IRL Derek Geary
23 GK   RSA Paul Evans
24 MF   SCO Phil O'Donnell
25 DF   ENG Danny Maddix
26 FW   ITA Michele Di Piedi
28 FW   ENG Grant Holt
32 FW   ENG Jon Shaw
33 DF   ENG Richard Wood
34 MF   ENG Matt Shaw
35 MF   JAM Darryl Powell
37 FW   IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)
38 MF   IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
39 DF   ENG Dean Smith
40 MF   WAL Richard Evans

Left club during season

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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
28 FW   NGA Efan Ekoku (to Brentford)
28 FW   ENG Adam Proudlock (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
8 FW   NED Gerald Sibon (to SC Heerenveen)
2 DF   ENG Ian Hendon (to Peterborough United)
36 MF   WAL Carl Robinson (on loan from Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   NIR Owen Morrison (to Sheffield United)
27 DF   ENG Garry Monk (on loan from Southampton)
30 FW   ENG Lee Bradbury (on loan from Portsmouth)
29 MF   SCO Allan Johnston (on loan from Middlesbrough)

References

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  1. ^ "Yorath quits Wednesday". BBC Sport. 31 October 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Turner handed Owls post". BBC Sport. 7 November 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Brighton 1-1 Sheff Wed". BBC Sport. 21 April 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday results for the 2002-2003". statto.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk.