2002–03 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw West Ham United relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) after a 10 year run in the top flight. West Ham were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season, finishing in 18th place.

West Ham United
2002–03 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerGlenn Roeder (until 21 April)
Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Manchester United)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paolo Di Canio (9)

All:
Jermain Defoe (11)
Average home league attendance34,432

Season summary

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Following a successful debut campaign for new manager Glenn Roeder the previous year that saw them finish 7th in the Premiership - two places short of a club record 5th three seasons earlier - hopes were high for the young squad to expand on this and aim for an equal or higher finish in the 2002–03 season. Despite boasting several current or future England internationals, including David James, Trevor Sinclair, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Michael Carrick, a disastrous start to the season saw them win just three out of their first 24 matches, and the club found themselves bottom of the table at Christmas with just 16 points.[1] Similarly poor results followed into the new year, as the club continued to struggle in the relegation battle and were knocked out of the FA Cup after a 6–0 defeat to Manchester United in January.

Their poor form in all competitions was put into perspective on 21 April 2003, when manager Glenn Roeder collapsed after a 1–0 Premiership win against Middlesbrough; it was revealed he was suffering from a non-malignant brain tumour, which was later operated on successfully.[2] Following this, club legend Sir Trevor Brooking was named as caretaker manager, and West Ham's luck began to turn with a series of good results towards the end of the season that saw them go into the final day with a chance of staying up. Tied with 17th place Bolton Wanderers but far behind on goal difference, they headed into the last game of the season against Birmingham City needing a superior result to Bolton (and in the case of both teams winning, a 7 goal margin) to escape relegation. However, a 2–2 draw with goals from Les Ferdinand and Paolo Di Canio saw the Hammers relegated after Bolton defeated Middlesbrough 2–1 at the Reebok Stadium, sending them down to England's second division for the first time since 1992.[3][4]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Aston Villa 38 12 9 17 42 47 −5 45
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 14 14 41 51 −10 44
18 West Ham United (R) 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 6 8 24 29 65 −36 26
20 Sunderland (R) 38 4 7 27 21 65 −44 19
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 David James
2 DF   CZE Tomáš Řepka
3 DF   ENG Nigel Winterburn
4 MF   SCO Don Hutchison[6]
5 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer
6 MF   ENG Michael Carrick
7 DF   SCO Christian Dailly
8 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair
9 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe
10 FW   ITA Paolo Di Canio
11 MF   NIR Steve Lomas[7]
14 FW   FRA Frédéric Kanouté[8]
15 DF   IRL Gary Breen[9]
16 MF   ENG John Moncur
17 GK   NED Raimond van der Gouw
18 FW   FRA Youssef Sofiane
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce
20 DF   ENG Scott Minto
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   AUS Richard Garcia
22 FW   ENG Les Ferdinand
23 DF   ENG Glen Johnson
24 DF   ENG Rufus Brevett
25 MF   FRA Édouard Cissé (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
26 MF   ENG Joe Cole (captain)
27 MF   IRL Shaun Byrne
28 MF   ENG David Noble
29 FW   GUI Titi Camara
30 DF   FRA Sébastien Schemmel
31 GK   IRL David Forde
32 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater
34 DF   IRL Clive Delaney
35 DF   ENG Anton Ferdinand
36 MF   IRL Daryl McMahon
37 MF   ENG Leon Britton
38 FW   ENG James Allen
39 DF   ENG Izzy Iriekpen

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
5 DF   SVK Vladimír Labant (on loan to Sparta Prague)
22 MF   TRI Brent Rahim (on loan from Levski Sofia)
28 MF   FRA Laurent Courtois (to Istres)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW   ENG Billy Mehmet[10] (to Dunfermline Athletic)
34 MF   NIR Grant McCann (to Cheltenham Town)
35 DF   ENG Louis Riddle (to Stevenage Borough)

Results

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Premier League

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19 August 2002 1 Newcastle United 4–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST LuaLua   61', 72'
Shearer   76'
Solano   86'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,072
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 August 2002 2 West Ham United 2–2 Arsenal London
15:00 BST J. Cole   44'
Kanouté   53'
Report Henry   65'
Wiltord   88'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,048
Referee: Neale Barry
31 August 2002 3 West Ham United 0–2 Charlton Athletic London
15:00 BST Report Jensen   4'
Fortune   44'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,424
Referee: Jeff Winter
11 September 2002 4 West Ham United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 BST Report Roberts   28' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,957
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 September 2002 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 West Ham United London
16:00 BST Davies   62'
Sheringham   71'
Gardner   89'
Report Kanouté   66'
Sinclair   77'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,005
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 September 2002 6 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,550
Referee: Graham Barber
28 September 2002 7 Chelsea 2–3 West Ham United London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink   21' (pen.)
Zola   74'
Report Defoe   40'
Di Canio   49, 84'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,929
Referee: Mike Dean
5 October 2002 8 West Ham United 1–2 Birmingham City London
15:00 BST Cole   17' Report John   4, 43' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,010
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 October 2002 9 Sunderland 0–1 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Sinclair   23' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,352
Referee: Graham Barber
23 October 2002 10 Fulham 0–1 West Ham United London
19:45 BST Report Di Canio   90' (pen.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Rob Styles
27 October 2002 11 West Ham United 0–1 Everton London
16:05 GMT Report Carsley   70' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,117
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 November 2002 12 Liverpool 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 GMT Owen   28', 55' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,048
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
10 November 2002 13 West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United London
Di Canio   21', 50' (pen.)
Sinclair   74'
Report Barmby   11'
Kewell   28', 51'
Viduka   45'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,297
Referee: Steve Dunn
17 November 2002 14 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Defoe   86' Report Van Nistelrooy   38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,049
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 November 2002 15 Aston Villa 4–1 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 GMT Hendrie   29'
Leonhardsen   59'
Dublin   70'
Vassell   80'
Report Di Canio   70' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,279
Referee: Chris Foy
2 December 2002 16 West Ham United 0–1 Southampton London
20:00 GMT Report Beattie   90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,844
Referee: Mike Riley
7 December 2002 17 Middlesbrough 2–2 West Ham United Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Németh   58'
Ehiogu   88'
Report Cole   46'
Pearce   76'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,283
Referee: Graham Poll
14 December 2002 18 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
Solskjær   15'
Verón   17'
Schemmel   61' (og)
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,555
Referee: Rob Styles
21 December 2002 19 West Ham United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Pearce   17' Report Ricketts   65' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,892
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2002 20 West Ham United 1–1 Fulham London
Sinclair   65' Report Sava   49' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,025
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2002 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 West Ham United Blackburn
Duff   4'
Cole   78'
Report Taylor   24' (o.g.)
Defoe   86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 January 2003 22 West Ham United 2–2 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Cole   14'
Defoe   45'
Report Bellamy   9'
Jenas   81'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,048
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 January 2003 23 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United London
Henry   21' (pen.), 71', 86' Report Defoe   40' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,053
Referee: Mike Dean
22 January 2003 24 Charlton Athletic 4–2 West Ham United London
Jensen   42'
Parker   45', 51'
Kishishev   90'
Report Rufus   19' (o.g.)
Fish   62' (o.g.)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,340
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
29 January 2003 25 West Ham United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
19:45 BST Di Canio   58' (pen.)
Defoe   89'
Report Yorke   38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 February 2003 26 West Ham United 0–3 Liverpool London
Report Baroš   7'
Gerrard   9'
Heskey   67'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Matt Messias
8 February 2003 27 Leeds United 1–0 West Ham United Leeds
S. Johnson   20' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 February 2003 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 West Ham United West Bromwich
Dichio   50' Report Sinclair   45', 67' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,042
Referee: Mike Dean
1 March 2003 29 West Ham United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Ferdinand   31'
Carrick   47'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,049
Referee: Neale Barry
15 March 2003 30 Everton 0–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,158
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 March 2003 31 West Ham United 2–0 Sunderland London
Defoe   24'
Kanouté   65'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Rob Styles
5 April 2003 32 Southampton 1–1 West Ham United Southampton
Beattie   44' Report Defoe   83' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,941
Referee: Matt Messias
12 April 2003 33 West Ham United 2–2 Aston Villa London
Sinclair   15'
Kanouté   65'
Report Vassell   36' (pen.)
Leonhardsen   53'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,029
Referee: Mike Dean
19 April 2003 34 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Bolton
Okocha   38' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,160
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 April 2003 35 West Ham United 1–0 Middlesbrough London
Sinclair   77' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,019
Referee: Alan Wiley
27 April 2003 36 Manchester City 0–1 West Ham United Manchester
Report Kanouté   81' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,815
Referee: Rob Styles
3 May 2003 37 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea London
Di Canio   71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 May 2003 38 Birmingham City 2–2 West Ham United Birmingham
Horsfield   79'
John   87'
Report Ferdinand   66'
Di Canio   89'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,505
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

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1 October 2002 Second round Chesterfield 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
West Ham United Chesterfield
Brandon   52' Report Defoe   13' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Andy Hall
Penalties
Burt  
Ebdon  
Allott  
Hudson  
Brandon  
Di Canio  
Sinclair  
Minto  
Lomas  
Carrick  
6 November 2002 Third round West Ham United 0–1 Oldham Athletic London
Report Corazzin   42' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 21,919
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup

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4 January 2003 Third round West Ham United 3–2 Nottingham Forest London
Defoe   26', 85'
Cole   61'
Report Harewood   17'
Reid   46'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,612
Referee: Paul Durkin
26 January 2003 Fourth round Manchester United 6–0 West Ham United Manchester
Giggs   8', 29'
Van Nistelrooy   49', 58'
P. Neville   50'
Solskjær   69'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,181
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics

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Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 026.32
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 050.00
League Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 42 11 13 18 46 69 −23 026.19

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 ST 9   Jermain Defoe 8 2 1 11
2 ST 10   Paolo Di Canio 9 0 0 9
3 MF 8   Trevor Sinclair 8 0 0 8
4 ST 14   Frédéric Kanouté 5 0 0 5
MF 26   Joe Cole 4 1 0 5
6 Own goals 3 0 0 3
7 DF 19   Ian Pearce 2 0 0 2
ST 22   Les Ferdinand 2 0 0 2
9 MF 6   Michael Carrick 0 0 1 1
Totals 42 3 1 46

League position by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAHA
ResultLDLLLDWLWWLLLDLLDLDDDDLLWLLWWDWDDLWWWD
Position2016192020202020161415161819202020202020201920201819191818181718181818181818
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG David James 42 0 38 0 2 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF   CZE Tomáš Řepka 34 0 32 0 0+1 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Nigel Winterburn 20 0 16+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF   SVK Vladimír Labant 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF   SCO Christian Dailly 29 0 23+3 0 1+1 0 1 0
15 DF   IRL Gary Breen 18 0 9+5 0 2 0 2 0
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce 33 2 26+4 2 2 0 1 0
20 DF   ENG Scott Minto 15 0 9+3 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF   ENG Glen Johnson 16 0 14+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
24 DF   ENG Rufus Brevett 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   FRA Sebastien Schemmel 19 0 15+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF   SCO Don Hutchison 10 0 0+10 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF   ENG Michael Carrick 34 1 28+2 1 2 0 2 0
8 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair 41 8 36+2 8 2 0 1 0
11 MF   NIR Steve Lomas 32 0 27+2 0 1 0 2 0
16 MF   ENG John Moncur 7 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   AUS Richard Garcia 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF   FRA Édouard Cissé 28 0 18+7 0 2 0 1 0
26 MF   ENG Joe Cole 40 5 36 4 2 1 2 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe 42 11 29+9 8 2 2 2 1
10 FW   ITA Paolo Di Canio 19 9 16+2 9 0 0 1 0
14 FW   FRA Frédéric Kanouté 17 5 12+5 5 0 0 0 0
22 FW   ENG Les Ferdinand 14 2 12+2 2 0 0 0 0
29 FW   GUI Titi Camara 6 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 1 0

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
26 June 2002 ST   Youssef Sofiane   Auxerre Free[11]
28 June 2002 GK   Raimond van der Gouw   Manchester United Free[12]
29 July 2002 DF   Gary Breen   Coventry City Free[13]
6 August 2002 MF   Édouard Cissé   Paris Saint-Germain Loan[14]
16 August 2002 MF   Brent Rahim   Levski Sofia Loan[15]
11 January 2003 MF   Lee Bowyer   Leeds United £100,000[16]
21 January 2003 ST   Les Ferdinand   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[17]
31 January 2003 DF   Rufus Brevett   Fulham Undisclosed[18]
Date Pos. Name From Fee
May 2002 DF   Adam Newton   Peterborough United Free
May 2002 DF   Ragnvald Soma   Bryne FK Free
29 May 2002 DF   Hayden Foxe   Portsmouth £400,000[19]
27 June 2002 DF   Rigobert Song   Lens Free[20]
1 July 2002 GK   Shaka Hislop   Portsmouth Free
25 July 2002 GK   Craig Forrest Retired [21]
29 July 2002 DF   Gary Charles Retired [22]
20 August 2002 ST   Paul Kitson   Brighton & Hove Albion Free[23]
13 September 2002 DF   Steve Potts   Dagenham & Redbridge Free
12 December 2002 DF   Vladimír Labant   Sparta Prague Loan[24]
January 2003 MF   Grant McCann   Cheltenham Town £50,000
15 January 2003 MF   Laurent Courtois   FC Istres Free

References

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  1. ^ West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
  2. ^ "Roeder collapses". 21 April 2003.
  3. ^ "West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 2002/03".
  6. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  7. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  8. ^ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  9. ^ Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
  10. ^ Mehmet was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland, Cyprus and Turkey internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in 2004.
  11. ^ "Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
  16. ^ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
  17. ^ "Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
  18. ^ "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  19. ^ "Redknapp bags Foxe". BBC News. 29 May 2002.
  20. ^ "Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
  21. ^ "Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
  22. ^ "Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
  23. ^ "Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
  24. ^ "Labant makes loan return". BBC News. 12 December 2002.