2002–03 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County
2002–03 season
ManagerCarlton Palmer (player-manager)[1]
StadiumEdgeley Park
Second Division14th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
FL TrophySecond round

During the 2002–03 season, Stockport County competed in the Football League Second Division, in which they finished 14th. They also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy, and were eliminated in the second round of all three competitions.

Second Division

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Second Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Colchester United 46 14 16 16 52 56 −4 58
13 Blackpool 46 15 13 18 56 64 −8 58
14 Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70 −5 55
15 Notts County 46 13 16 17 62 70 −8 55
16 Brentford 46 14 12 20 47 56 −9 54
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Matches

Second Division match details[2]
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
10 August 2002 Colchester United A L 0–1 3,300
13 August 2002 Queens Park Rangers H D 1–1 Beckett 62' 5,811
17 August 2002 Notts County H D 0–0 5,047
24 August 2002 Port Vale A W 1–0 Beckett 17' 4,070
26 August 2002 Mansfield Town H W 2–0 Reddington 39' o.g. 5,190
31 August 2002 Swindon Town A W 1–0 Beckett 56' 5,456
14 September 2002 Cardiff City A L 1–2 Beckett 16' 11,546
17 September 2002 Chesterfield A L 0–1 4,088
21 September 2002 Barnsley H W 4–1 Goodwin 63', 72', Beckett 66', 75' 5,690
28 September 2002 Tranmere Rovers A L 0–1 7,513
5 October 2002 Luton Town H L 2–3 Beckett 19', Daly 45' 5,932
8 October 2002 Peterborough United H W 2–1 Beckett 14', 60' 4,726
12 October 2002 Crewe Alexandra H L 1–4 Daly 65' 6,468
19 October 2002 Wigan Athletic A L 1–2 Beckett 4' 7,276
26 October 2002 Brentford H L 2–3 Beckett 45', Palmer 90' 4,601
29 October 2002 Blackpool A W 3–1 Ellison 46', Gibb 74', Beckett 89' 7,047
2 November 2002 Oldham Athletic A L 0–2 8,251
9 November 2002 Cheltenham Town H D 1–1 Burgess 40' 4,531
23 November 2002 Plymouth Argyle A L 1–4 Wootton 11' o.g. 7,746
30 November 2002 Wycombe Wanderers H W 2–1 Beckett 10', Ross 39' 4,731
14 December 2002 Huddersfield Town A L 1–2 Briggs 74' 7,978
20 December 2002 Northampton Town H W 4–0 Beckett 23', 46', 60', Burgess 77' 4,516
26 December 2002 Mansfield Town A L 2–4 Day 3' o.g., Burgess 17' pen. 6,434
28 December 2002 Bristol City H L 1–4 Beckett 57' 5,100
1 January 2003 Port Vale H D 1–1 Burgess 31' pen. 4,390
4 January 2003 Queens Park Rangers A L 0–1 10,387
18 January 2003 Swindon Town H L 2–5 Lescott 83', Lambert 89' 4,318
21 January 2003 Notts County A L 2–3 Beckett 15', 30' 4,392
25 January 2003 Bristol City A D 1–1 Beckett 22' 10,831
1 February 2003 Colchester United H D 1–1 Beckett 36' 4,011
8 February 2003 Cheltenham Town A W 2–0 Daly 76', Wild 90' 4,692
15 February 2003 Oldham Athletic H L 1–2 Daly 46' 8,168
22 February 2003 Peterborough United A L 0–2 4,386
1 March 2003 Cardiff City H D 1–1 Clark 26' 5,385
4 March 2003 Chesterfield H W 2–1 Beckett 40', Daly 84' 4,428
8 March 2003 Barnsley A L 0–1 9,177
15 March 2003 Brentford A W 2–1 Beckett 51', 54' 4,790
18 March 2003 Wigan Athletic H D 1–1 Welsh 70' 6,719
22 March 2003 Blackpool H D 2–2 Lambert 45', Beckett 77' 6,599
29 March 2003 Crewe Alexandra A L 0–1 7,336
5 April 2003 Wycombe Wanderers A W 4–1 Beckett 78', Greer 85', Wilbraham 88', 90' 5,632
12 April 2003 Plymouth Argyle H W 2–1 Wilbraham 40', Daly 86' pen. 5,484
18 April 2003 Northampton Town A W 3–0 Wilbraham 7', 24', Goodwin 14' 5,873
21 April 2003 Huddersfield Town H W 2–1 Daly 79', Wilbraham 81' 7,159
26 April 2003 Luton Town A D 1–1 Challinor 83' 6,010
3 May 2003 Tranmere Rovers H L 2–3 Wilbraham 7', Welsh 21' 7,236

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
FA Cup match details[3]
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November 2002 St Albans City H W 4–1 Beckett 24', Fradin 42', Burgess 57' pen., 80' 3,303
Second round 7 December 2002 Plymouth Argyle H L 0–3 3,571

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
League Cup match details[4]
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 10 September 2002 Lincoln City A W 3–1 Palmer 21', Beckett 54', Clare 83' 2,084
Second round 1 October 2002 Gillingham H L 1–2 (a.e.t.) Daly 8' 2,396

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy match details[5]
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 22 October 2002 Darlington H W 1–0 Briggs 39' 1,190
Second round 12 November 2002 Carlisle United A L 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1,918

References

  1. ^ "Stockport Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003–04. London: Headline. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-0-7553-1228-3.
  3. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003–04. London: Headline. pp. 610–612. ISBN 978-0-7553-1228-3.
  4. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003–04. London: Headline. pp. 593–595. ISBN 978-0-7553-1228-3.
  5. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003–04. London: Headline. pp. 600–601. ISBN 978-0-7553-1228-3.