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.
2002–03 season | ||||
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Chairman | Terry Brown | |||
Manager | Glenn Roeder (until 21 April) Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker) | |||
Stadium | Boleyn Ground | |||
Premier League | 18th (relegated) | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round (knocked out by Manchester United) | |||
League Cup | Third round (knocked out by Oldham Athletic) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Paolo Di Canio (9) All: Jermain Defoe (11) | |||
Average home league attendance | 34,432 | |||
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Season summary
editFollowing 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Squad
edit[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
editPremier League
edit19 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
edit1 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
edit4 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
editOverview
editCompetition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Premier League | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 26.32 |
FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 50.00 |
League Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 26.19 |
Goalscorers
editRank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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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
editAppearances and goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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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
editIn
editDate | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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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] |
Out
editDate | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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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
edit- ^ West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
- ^ "Roeder collapses". 21 April 2003.
- ^ "West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 2002/03".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
- ^ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
- ^ "Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
- ^ "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Redknapp bags Foxe". BBC News. 29 May 2002.
- ^ "Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
- ^ "Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
- ^ "Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
- ^ "Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
- ^ "Labant makes loan return". BBC News. 12 December 2002.