Manchester City | |
Season 2002–03 | |
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Owner | Publicly traded company |
Chairmen | David Bernstein (until 5 Mar. 2003) John Wardle |
Manager | Kevin Keegan |
Team captain | Ali Benarbia |
Home stadium | Maine Road |
Premier League | Ninth |
League Cup | Third round |
FA Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals) (7th highest in Premier League) All comps: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals) |
Average home attendance |
34,564 – over 19 PL home games (11th highest in Premier League) |
Highest home attendance |
35,141 Liverpool 28 September 2002 | v
Highest away attendance |
67,646 Manchester United 9 February 2003 | v
Lowest home attendance |
21,820 Crewe Alexandra 1 October 2002 | v
Lowest away attendance |
15,007 Wigan Athletic 5 November 2002 | v
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
Results summary - all competitions | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 10 | 2 | 9 | 47.6% |
Away | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30.0% |
Both | 16 | 6 | 19 | 39.0% |
Results summary - Premier League | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 9 | 2 | 8 | 47.4% |
Away | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31.6% |
Both | 15 | 6 | 17 | 39.5% |
The 2002–03 season was Manchester City Football Club's first season back playing in the Premier League again after having been relegated from it at the end of the 2000–01 season. This was the club's sixth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football ten years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, this was Manchester City's 111th season playing in any division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
Season review
editThis season was the team's first one playing in the Premier League under the stewardship of Kevin Keegan who, having taken over the helm as manager from Joe Royle after the club had been relegated to the Football League First Division fifteen months earlier, had led the club to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. In fact, the previous season had seen Manchester City promoted in style, with the team breaking many prior club records as it became the new First Division champions. This successful campaign allowed Keegan to delve into the transfer market in the summer and he brought in a number of high profile players - such as striker Nicolas Anelka, defender Sylvain Distin and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel - in an effort to ensure that the team was strong enough to remain in the Premier League now that it was back there again.
By spending the £13m transfer fee required to bring Anelka to Manchester City from Paris Saint-Germain the club broke its previous transfer record. Sylvain Distin also transferred over to Manchester City from PSG for £5m, while Peter Schmeichel joined the club on a free transfer from Aston Villa. Some of the other players Keegan brought in during the newly introduced summer transfer window were Marc-Vivien Foé, who joined the club on a season-long loan from Lyon, Vicente Matías Vuoso (from Independiente) and Mikkel Bischoff. Additionally, Robbie Fowler, David Sommeil and Djamel Belmadi were also signed by Keegan a few months later during the 2003 January transfer window.
The new year would also see the man that had been the main impetus behind the hiring of Kevin Keegan, chairman David Bernstein, fall out with his new hire and leave the club following a boardroom dispute over finances and managerial structure that followed closely on the back of the previous week's resignation of the club's managing director. The initial cause of this dispute had occurred back in January concerning the protracted transfer saga of Robbie Fowler (which Bernstein had originally brokered).[1] He was succeeded as club chairman by former deputy chairman John Wardle.[2]
This season's campaign would finally see Manchester City win its first Manchester Derby in over 13 years, allowing Peter Schmeichel to establish an exceptional record where he has never been on the losing side in a derby game. During his nine years playing with Manchester United the Reds were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single final season playing with the Blues, City won the derby game played at Maine Road and drew the one played at Old Trafford. This was also to be Manchester City's last season playing at its historic Maine Road ground before moving to its current home at City of Manchester Stadium. Consequently, the last game of the season was also the last game ever played at the club's old ground, and Marc-Vivien Foé would have the distinction of being recorded in the soccer annals as the player who scored the last ever goal at Maine Road.
Team kit
editThe team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice.[3]
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Historical league performance
editPrior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991-92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
Games
editPosition in final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 59 | |
8 | Southampton | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b] |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 50 | |
11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
- ^ Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 |
Last updated: 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2002-03
Points breakdownedit
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Biggest & smallesteditBiggest home win: 4–1 vs. Fulham, 29 January 2003 |
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
editLeeds United | 3 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Barmby 15' Viduka 45' Keane 80' |
Guardian report |
Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Newcastle United |
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Huckerby 36' | Guardian report |
Aston Villa | 1 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Vassell 64' | Guardian report |
Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Everton |
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Radzinski 14' (o.g.) Anelka 16' 85' |
Guardian report | 29' (pen.) Unsworth |
Arsenal | 2 – 1 | Manchester City |
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Wiltord 26' Henry 42' |
Guardian report | 29' Anelka |
Manchester City | 2 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Anelka 80' Goater 90' Tiatto 67' |
Guardian report | 26' Thompson 54' Cole |
West Ham United | 0 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Guardian report |
Manchester City | 0 – 3 | Liverpool |
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Guardian report | 4' 64' 89' Owen |
Southampton | 2 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Ormerod 2' 43' | Guardian report |
Manchester City | 0 – 3 | Chelsea |
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Guardian report | 69' 84' Zola 85' Hasselbaink |
Birmingham City | 0 – 2 | Manchester City |
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Guardian report | 24' Jihai 87' Anelka |
West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 2 | Manchester City |
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Clement 62' | Guardian report | 51' Anelka 71' Goater |
Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Manchester United |
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Anelka 5' Goater 26' 51' |
Guardian report MCFC video |
8' Solskjaer |
Manchester City | 0 – 1 | Charlton Athletic |
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Guardian report | 79' Bartlett |
Middlesbrough | 3 – 1 | Manchester City |
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Ehiogu 53' Bokšić 62' Geremi 84' |
Guardian report | 68' Anelka 72' Wright-Phillips |
Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Howey 25' Berkovic 56' |
Guardian report |
Sunderland | 0 – 3 | Manchester City |
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Guardian report | 44' Foé 62' Jihai 87' Goater |
Charlton Athletic | 2 – 2 | Manchester City |
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Euell 50' (pen.) Jensen 63' |
Guardian report | 74' 86' Foé |
Manchester City | 2 – 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Howey 29' Benarbia 90' |
Guardian report | 38' Perry 48' Davies 83' Poyet 86' Ziege |
Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Aston Villa |
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Foé 15' 80' Benarbia 78' |
Guardian report | 41' Dublin |
Fulham | 0 – 1 | Manchester City |
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Guardian report | 15' Anelka |
Everton | 2 – 2 | Manchester City |
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Watson 6' Radzinski 90' |
Guardian report | 33' Anelka 82' Foé |
Manchester City | 2 – 1 | Leeds United |
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Goater 29' Jensen 50' |
Guardian report | 90' Kewell |
Newcastle United | 2 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Shearer 1' Bellamy 64' |
Guardian report |
Manchester City | 4 – 1 | Fulham |
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Anelka 21' Benarbia 47' Foé 61' Wright-Phillips 70' |
Guardian report | 2' Malbranque |
Manchester City | 1 – 2 | West Bromwich Albion |
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Gilchrist 22' (o.g.) | Guardian report | 18' Clement 79' Gregan 81' Roberts |
Manchester United | 1 – 1 | Manchester City |
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van Nistelrooy 18' | Guardian report | 86' Goater |
Manchester City | 1 – 5 | Arsenal |
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Anelka 87' | Guardian report | 4' Bergkamp 12' Pires 15' Henry 19' Campbell 53' Vieira |
Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Dunn 13' | Guardian report |
Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Birmingham City |
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Fowler 72' Jensen 79' |
Guardian report |
Chelsea | 5 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Hasselbaink 37' Terry 43' Stanić 58' Lampard 69' Gallas 79' |
Guardian report | 90' Jihai |
Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Pedersen 32' Iván Campo 52' |
Guardian report |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0 – 2 | Manchester City |
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Guardian report | 3' Sommeil 21' Barton |
Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Sunderland |
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Foé 36' 80' Fowler 38' |
Guardian report MCFC video |
Manchester City | 0 – 1 | West Ham United |
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Guardian report | 81' Kanoute |
Liverpool | 1 – 2 | Manchester City |
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Baroš 59' | Guardian report MCFC video |
74' (pen.) 90+3' Anelka |
Manchester City | 0 – 1 | Southampton |
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Guardian report | 34' Svensson |
Second round
editManchester City | 3 – 2 | Crewe Alexandra |
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Berkovic 69' Walker 84' (o.g.) Huckerby 87' |
Guardian report | 1' Jack 86' Hulse |
Third round
editWigan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Manchester City |
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Roberts 35' | Guardian report |
Third round
editManchester City | 0 – 1 | Liverpool |
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Guardian report | 47' (pen.) Murphy |
Goal scorers
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All competitionsedit |
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League Cup and FA Cupedit
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Information current as of 11 May 2003 (end of season)
Transfers and loans
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Transfers inedit
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Transfers outedit
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Loans inedit
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Loans outedit
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See also
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References
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- ^ "Man City chairman quits". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Man City takes First Advice in £5m shirt deal". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. 18 April 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Man City preview". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Tranmere snap up Loran". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Charvet leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Whitley leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Whitley joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Schmeichel announces retirement". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Flowers joins Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Belmadi makes Man City switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Paul Ritchie - Career". soccerbase.com. (Racing Post). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Pompey eye Scots pair". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Thompson seeks more signings". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Boston bid for McCarthy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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