2002–03 Southend United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Southend United's compete in the Football League Third Division.

Southend United
2002–03 season
ManagerRob Newman, Stewart Robson, Steve Wignall
Football League Third Division17th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerTesfaye Bramble & Mark Rawle (9)

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Boston United 46 15 13 18 55 56 −1 54[a]
16 Macclesfield Town 46 14 12 20 57 63 −6 54
17 Southend United 46 17 3 26 47 59 −12 54
18 Leyton Orient 46 14 11 21 51 61 −10 53
19 Rochdale 46 12 16 18 63 70 −7 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
  1. ^ Boston United had 4 points deducted for financial irregularities.[1]

Results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 10 August 2002 Hull City A 2–2 10,449 Jenkins 62', Bramble 90'
2 13 August 2002 Carlisle United H 0–1 3,881
3 17 August 2002 Shrewsbury Town H 2–3 3,150 Jenkins 9', Bramble 81' (pen)
4 24 August 2002 Oxford United A 1–0 5,162 Rawle 20'
5 26 August 2002 Cambridge United H 2–1 4,462 Broad 7', Smith 30'
6 31 August 2002 Rochdale A 2–1 2,852 Rawle 36', Bramble 83'
7 7 September 2002 Rushden & Diamonds A 0–3 4,176
8 14 September 2002 Macclesfield Town H 1–0 3,249 Cort 26'
9 17 September 2002 Kidderminster Harriers H 0–2 2,959
10 21 September 2002 Lincoln City A 1–2 3,151 Jenkins 76'
11 28 September 2002 Exeter City H 1–0 3,364 Jones 43'
12 28 September 2002 Bury A 3–1 3,301 Jones 67', Jenkins 79', Bramble 84'
13 12 October 2002 York City H 1–0 4,411 Belgrave 90'
14 19 October 2002 Swansea City A 0–1 3,623
15 25 October 2002 Hartlepool United A 0–1 5,168
16 29 October 2002 Leyton Orient A 1–2 5,343 Belgrave 73'
17 2 November 2002 Wrexham H 0–1 3,727
18 9 November 2002 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 5,691 Bramble 78'
19 23 November 2002 Bournemouth H 0–1 4,221
20 30 November 2002 Darlington A 1–2 2,820 Bramble 90'
21 14 December 2002 Boston United H 4–2 3,245 Cort (3) 7' 23', 88', Rawle 39'
22 21 December 2002 Torquay United A 1–3 2,244 Bramble 60'
23 26 December 2002 Cambridge United A 1–1 6,237 Rawle 10'
24 29 December 2002 Scunthorpe United H 1–2 4,248 Cort 39'
25 4 January 2003 Carlisle United A 0–1 4,016
26 14 January 2003 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 2,699 Smith 20'
27 18 January 2003 Rochdale H 1–0 3,645 Bramble 89'
28 21 January 2003 Oxford United H 2–1 3,203 Rawle 45', Bramble 70'
29 25 January 2003 Scunthorpe United A 1–4 3,096 Smith 17'
30 1 February 2003 Hull City H 3–0 4,534 Smith (2) 22', 45', Rawle 41'
31 8 February 2003 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 4,708 Belgrave 36', Maher 76'
32 15 February 2003 Wrexham A 0–3 3,109
33 22 February 2003 Rushden & Diamonds A 2–1 6,453 Rawle 4', Searle 6'
34 1 March 2003 Macclesfield Town A 1–2 1,917 Rawle 4', Searle 6'
35 4 March 2003 Kidderminster Harriers A 0–1 2,006
36 8 March 2003 Lincoln City H 0–1 3,912
37 15 March 2003 Hartlepool United A 1–2 4,868 Sutch 74'
38 18 March 2003 Swansea City H 0–2 2,832
39 22 March 2003 Leyton Orient H 1–0 4,148 Salter 5'
40 29 March 2003 York City A 0–2 4,312
41 5 April 2003 Darlington H 2–0 3,053 Maher 40', Jenkins 42'
42 12 April 2003 Bournemouth A 0–1 6,767
43 19 April 2003 Torquay United H 3–0 3,594 Rawle (2) 2', 40', Jenkins 88'
44 21 April 2003 Boston United A 0–1 3,247
45 26 April 2003 Bury A 1–2 4,707 Cort 13'
46 3 May 2003 Exeter City A 0–1 9,036

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 16 November 2002 Hartlepool United H 1–1 4,984 Lee (o.g.) 3'
R1 Replay 26 November 2002 Hartlepool United A 2–1 4,080 Bramble 88', Cort 89'
R2 7 December 2002 Bournemouth H 1–1 5,721 Rawle 53'
R2 Replay 17 December 2002 Bournemouth A 2–3 5,456 Bramble 42', Rawle 45'

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 10 September 2002 Wimbledon H 1–4 2,634 Rawle 82'

League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 22 October 2002 Swindon Town A 1–6 1,747 Jones 23'

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Darryl Flahavan 41 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 47 0
2 DF   Stephen Broad 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
3 DF   Damon Searle 39(5) 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 45(5) 1
4 DF   Leon Cort 46 6 4 1 1 0 1 0 52 7
5 DF   Phil Whelan 13(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 14(2) 0
6 DF   Dave McSweeney 15(2) 0 4 0 0 0 0(1) 0 19(3) 0
7 MF   Stuart Thurgood 7(20) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 1 0 9(22) 0
8 MF   Kevin Maher 42 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 46 2
9 FW   Tesfaye Bramble 31(3) 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 36(3) 10
10 FW   Barrington Belgrave 6(15) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8(15) 3
11 MF   Mark Rawle 33(1) 9 3 2 1 1 0 0 37(1) 12
12 MF   Steven Clark 20(13) 0 1(3) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 22(17) 0
13 GK   Danny Gay 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14 MF   Danny Maye 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
15 DF   Mark Beard 29(7) 0 4 0 1 0 0(1) 0 34(8) 0
16 MF   Steve Tilson 2(1) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 3(3) 0
17 MF   Gavin Strachan 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0
17 FW   Dan Marney 13(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13(4) 0
18 DF   Daryl Sutch 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
18 MF   Ian Selley 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
19 DF   Neil Jenkins 29(5) 7 1(1) 0 1 0 0 0 31(6) 7
20 DF   Ronnie Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
20 FW   Graeme Jones 18(3) 2 2(1) 0 1 0 1 1 22(4) 3
21 DF   Rob Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Jay Smith 30(1) 5 3(1) 0 1 0 1 0 35(2) 5
23 DF   Tom Jordan 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0
24 FW   Mark Salter 5(8) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5(9) 1
25 MF   Tony Scully 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
25 DF   Stephen Kelly 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
26 MF   Brett Darby 6(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(4) 0
26 FW   Dominic Foley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
27 MF   Michael Kightly 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0

References

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  1. ^ "League newcomers docked points". BBC Sport. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2017.