2002–03 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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

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

Season summary

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

Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
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

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2003 Gillingham A 1–4 6,434 Sibon

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
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

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

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

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

References

  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.