The City Ground

SEASON: 2002-03

Prev Season: 2001-02
This Season: 2002-03
Next Season: 2003-04

DIVISION: Nationwide League Division One (Tier 2)

MANAGER(s):: Paul Hart
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (West Ham United (A) 2-3)
League Cup:: 2nd Round (Walsall (H) 1-2)
Player Of The Year:: David Johnson

Top Goalscorer:: David Johnson (29 goals)

Competitive Games:: 51
Competitive Goals:: 93
Goals per game:: 1.8
League Games:: 46
League Points:: 74 out of 138 (3 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 53.6%

Highest League Attendance:: 29,725 (Derby County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 16,073 (Gillingham)
Average League Attendance:: 24,629
Highest Cup Attendance:: 6,343 (Walsall)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 4,498 (Kidderminster Harriers)

FA Cup:: Arsenal
League Cup:: Liverpool
League Trophy:: Bristol City
Community Shield:: Arsenal

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 6
6-0 (Sat Feb 22, 2003, Stoke City, Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Winning Margin: 6
6-0 (Sat Feb 22, 2003, Stoke City, Home, League Tier 2)

Most Goals Conceded: 4
3-4 (Thu May 15, 2003, Sheffield United, Away, Playoffs)

Biggest Losing Margin: 2
0-2 (Sat Aug 10, 2002, Portsmouth, Away, League Tier 2)
0-2 (Thu Dec 26, 2002, Sheffield Wednesday, Away, League Tier 2)

Clean Sheets:: 15
Yellow Cards:: 69
Red Cards:: 4
Own goals (for):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 6
Penalties conceded:: 3
Penalties missed:: 1
Penalties saved:: 0

TABLE

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (Tier 2) - 2002-03

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Portsmouth	46	29	11	6	97	45	17	3	3	52	22	12	8	3	45	23	52	98	Promoted as Champions	1-2	0-2
2	Leicester City	46	26	14	6	73	40	16	5	2	40	12	10	9	4	33	28	33	92	Promoted	2-2	0-1
3	Sheffield United	46	23	11	12	72	52	13	7	3	38	23	10	4	9	34	29	20	80		3-0	0-1
4	Reading	46	25	4	17	61	46	13	3	7	33	21	12	1	10	28	25	15	79		2-0	0-1
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	20	16	10	81	44	9	10	4	40	19	11	6	6	41	25	37	76	Promoted via playoffs	2-2	1-2
6	Nottingham Forest	46	20	14	12	82	50	14	7	2	57	23	6	7	10	25	27	32	74
7	Ipswich Town	46	19	13	14	80	64	10	5	8	49	39	9	8	6	31	25	16	70		2-1	4-3
8	Norwich City	46	19	12	15	60	49	14	4	5	36	17	5	8	10	24	32	11	69		4-0	0-0
9	Millwall	46	19	9	18	59	69	11	6	6	34	32	8	3	12	25	37	-10	66		3-3	2-1
10	Wimbledon	46	18	11	17	76	73	12	5	6	39	28	6	6	11	37	45	3	65		2-0	3-2
11	Gillingham	46	16	14	16	56	65	10	6	7	33	31	6	8	9	23	34	-9	62		4-1	4-1
12	Preston North End	46	16	13	17	68	70	11	7	5	44	29	5	6	12	24	41	-2	61		2-2	1-1
13	Watford	46	17	9	20	54	70	11	5	7	33	26	6	4	13	21	44	-16	60		0-1	1-1
14	Crystal Palace	46	14	17	15	59	52	8	10	5	29	17	6	7	10	30	35	7	59		2-1	0-0
15	Rotherham United	46	15	14	17	62	62	8	9	6	27	25	7	5	11	35	37	0	59		3-2	2-2
16	Burnley	46	15	10	21	65	89	10	4	9	35	44	5	6	12	30	45	-24	55		2-0	0-1
17	Walsall	46	15	9	22	57	69	10	3	10	34	34	5	6	12	23	35	-12	54		1-1	1-2
18	Derby County	46	15	7	24	55	74	9	5	9	33	32	6	2	15	22	42	-19	52		3-0	0-0
19	Bradford City	46	14	10	22	51	73	7	8	8	27	35	7	2	14	24	38	-22	52		3-0	0-1
20	Coventry City	46	12	14	20	46	62	6	6	11	23	31	6	8	9	23	31	-16	50		1-1	1-0
21	Stoke City	46	12	14	20	45	69	9	6	8	25	25	3	8	12	20	44	-24	50		6-0	2-2
22	Sheffield Wednesday	46	10	16	20	56	73	7	7	9	29	32	3	9	11	27	41	-17	46	Relegated	4-0	0-2
23	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	11	12	23	49	67	7	6	10	29	31	4	6	13	20	36	-18	45	Relegated	3-2	0-1
24	Grimsby Town	46	9	12	25	48	85	5	6	12	26	39	4	6	13	22	46	-37	39	Relegated	2-2	3-0

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	10 times	13 times	9 times	6 times	1 time
Conceded	17 times	15 times	3 times	1 time
Won By	8 times	3 times	6 times	3 times	1 time
Lost By	13 times	2 times

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	1	-	-	1	1	2	0	Portsmouth (1-2)
2		2	2	-	1	1	0	1	1	Norwich City (0-0), Leicester City (0-1)
3	30	3	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Leicester City (2-2), Sheffield United (0-1)
4	90	4	2	1	-	1	3	3	3	Rotherham United (3-2), Reading (0-1)
5	74	5	2	1	1	-	5	2	4	Sheffield United (3-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-2)
6	31	6	4	2	1	1	5	3	7	Coventry City (1-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2), Reading (2-0), Coventry City (1-1)
7	14	7	1	1	-	-	4	3	3	Ipswich Town (4-3)
8	3	8	2	2	-	-	8	1	6	Gillingham (4-1), Norwich City (4-0)
9	1	9	4	1	2	1	8	6	5	Burnley (0-1), Watford (1-1), Gillingham (4-1), Millwall (3-3)
10	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	3	11	2	1	-	1	2	2	3	Watford (0-1), Crystal Palace (2-1)
12	3	12	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Crystal Palace (0-0)
13		13	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Derby County (0-0)
14		14	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Rotherham United (2-2)
15		15	2	1	1	-	4	2	4	Stoke City (2-2), Burnley (2-0)
16	1	16	1	1	-	-	4	0	3	Sheffield Wednesday (4-0)
17		17	1	1	-	-	3	2	3	Wimbledon (3-2)
18	1	18	2	1	1	-	3	2	4	Ipswich Town (2-1), Preston North End (1-1)
19	6	19	4	3	1	-	8	2	10	Wimbledon (2-0), Millwall (2-1), Bradford City (3-0), Walsall (1-1)
20		20	3	1	-	2	4	3	3	Walsall (1-2), Bradford City (0-1), Derby County (3-0)
21		21	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Preston North End (2-2), Brighton and Hove Albion (0-1)
22		22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23	1	23	1	1	-	-	6	0	3	Stoke City (6-0)
24		24	4	2	1	1	8	6	7	Grimsby Town (3-0), Brighton and Hove Albion (3-2), Sheffield Wednesday (0-2), Grimsby Town (2-2)

Not included: Week 1 game against Portsmouth (0-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Paul Hart
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 10, 2002	Portsmouth	A	0-2	18,910	19
2	Wed Aug 14, 2002	Preston North End	H	2-2	18,065	19	Johnson (69'), Jess (83')
3	Sat Aug 17, 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4-0	21,129	9	Johnson (3'), Lester (47'), Scimeca (69', 73')
4	Sat Aug 24, 2002	Walsall	A	1-2	5,096	12	Prutton (83')
5	Wed Aug 28, 2002	Wimbledon	H	2-0	16,431	10	Johnson (16', 45')
6	Sat Aug 31, 2002	Coventry City	A	1-0	13,732	6	Scimeca (16')
7	Sat Sep 14, 2002	Watford	H	0-1	17,865	11
8	Wed Sep 18, 2002	Gillingham	H	4-1	16,073	8	Harewood (4', 17' pen, 65'), Johnson (39')
9	Sat Sep 21, 2002	Grimsby Town	A	3-0	7,072	7	Johnson (17', 86' pen, 90')
10	Wed Sep 25, 2002	Stoke City	A	2-2	14,554	7	Dawson (35'), Johnson (45')
11	Sat Sep 28, 2002	Rotherham United	H	3-2	25,089	4	Johnson (3', 39'), Bopp (18')
12	Sat Oct 05, 2002	Millwall	A	2-1	10,521	4	Johnson (65', 85')
13	Sun Oct 20, 2002	Derby County	A	0-0	30,547	4
14	Sat Oct 26, 2002	Leicester City	H	2-2	29,497	6	Johnson (76' pen), Lester (90')
15	Tue Oct 29, 2002	Norwich City	A	0-0	20,986	6
16	Sat Nov 02, 2002	Sheffield United	H	3-0	22,579	5	Lester (54', 61'), Harewood (63')
17	Sat Nov 09, 2002	Crystal Palace	A	0-0	18,971	5
18	Sat Nov 16, 2002	Bradford City	H	3-0	19,653	4	Lester (18'), Johnson (25'), Louis-Jean (36')
19	Sat Nov 23, 2002	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-2	27,953	4	Harewood (45')
20	Wed Nov 27, 2002	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	3-2	29,137	3	Harewood (8'), Johnson (45'), Lester (76')
21	Sat Nov 30, 2002	Ipswich Town	H	2-1	24,898	3	Johnson (5', 63')
22	Sat Dec 07, 2002	Burnley	A	0-1	13,869	3
23	Sat Dec 14, 2002	Bradford City	A	0-1	12,245	3
24	Sat Dec 21, 2002	Reading	H	2-0	25,831	3	Johnson (4'), Harewood (67')
25	Thu Dec 26, 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-2	26,362	4
26	Sat Dec 28, 2002	Portsmouth	H	1-2	28,165	5	Dawson (90')
27	Wed Jan 01, 2003	Walsall	H	1-1	28,441	4	Thompson (15')
28	Sat Jan 18, 2003	Coventry City	H	1-1	24,487	4	Williams (33')
29	Sat Jan 25, 2003	Preston North End	A	1-1	13,508	4	Johnson (16')
30	Sat Feb 01, 2003	Wimbledon	A	3-2	3,382	4	Harewood (29', 32'), Johnson (90')
31	Sat Feb 08, 2003	Crystal Palace	H	2-1	26,012	4	Dawson (4'), Harewood (59')
32	Sat Feb 22, 2003	Stoke City	H	6-0	24,085	4	Harewood (13', 24', 28', 45' pen), Johnson (53'), Jess (85')
33	Sat Mar 01, 2003	Watford	A	1-1	17,934	5	Huckerby (66')
34	Tue Mar 04, 2003	Gillingham	A	4-1	7,277	3	Huckerby (7', 17'), Harewood (46'), Thompson (55')
35	Mon Mar 10, 2003	Grimsby Town	H	2-2	25,507	4	Reid (23'), Williams (90')
36	Sat Mar 15, 2003	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	0-1	6,830	5
37	Wed Mar 19, 2003	Derby County	H	3-0	29,725	5	Harewood (13', 49' pen), Huckerby (15')	Safe
38	Sat Mar 22, 2003	Norwich City	H	4-0	27,296	5	Huckerby (11'), Harewood (22'), Williams (56'), Brennan (82')	Safe
39	Sat Apr 05, 2003	Ipswich Town	A	4-3	29,503	4	Thompson (27'), Harewood (29', 75'), Richard Naylor (33' OG)	Safe
40	Tue Apr 08, 2003	Leicester City	A	0-1	32,065	4		Safe
41	Fri Apr 11, 2003	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-2	27,209	4	Johnson (40'), Dawson (74')	Safe
42	Tue Apr 15, 2003	Sheffield United	A	0-1	23,317	5		Safe
43	Fri Apr 18, 2003	Reading	A	0-1	21,612	5		Safe
44	Mon Apr 21, 2003	Burnley	H	2-0	25,403	6	Dawson (75'), Johnson (90')	Safe
45	Sat Apr 26, 2003	Millwall	H	3-3	29,463	6	Jess (19'), Bopp (22'), Johnson (72')	Safe
46	Sun May 04, 2003	Rotherham United	A	2-2	9,942	6	Westcarr (66'), Lester (66')	Safe

Playoffs

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat May 10, 2003	Sheffield United	Semi	1	H	1-1	29,064	Johnson (55')
Thu May 15, 2003	Sheffield United	Semi	2	A	3-4	30,212	Johnson (30'), Reid (58'), Robert Page (119' OG)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 04, 2003	West Ham United	3		A	2-3	29,612	Harewood (17'), Reid (50')

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Sep 11, 2002	Kidderminster Harriers	1			H	4-0	4,498	Lester (24', 71' pen), Scimeca (45'), Johnson (51')
Wed Oct 02, 2002	Walsall	2			H	1-2	6,343	Johnson (79')

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Jul 17, 2002	Saint Medard	France	A	4-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Fri Jul 19, 2002	Libourne	France	A	1-0	-	? (?)
Sat Jul 27, 2002	Mansfield Town	England	A	3-0	3,819	? (?, ?, ?)
Wed Jul 31, 2002	Newcastle United	England	H	3-1	19,191	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 03, 2002	Plymouth Argyle	England	A	2-2	4,361	? (?, ?)
Tue Aug 06, 2002	Boston United	England	A	3-0	1,611	? (?, ?, ?)

Bass Charity Vase

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Jul 30, 2002	Burton Albion	Final	A	3-2	-	? (?, ?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Paul Hart
Wed Jul 17, 2002	Pre-Season Friendly	Saint Medard			A	4-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Fri Jul 19, 2002	Pre-Season Friendly	Libourne			A	1-0	-	? (?)
Sat Jul 27, 2002	Pre-Season Friendly	Mansfield Town			A	3-0	3,819	? (?, ?, ?)
Tue Jul 30, 2002	Bass Charity Vase	Burton Albion	Final		A	3-2	-	? (?, ?, ?)
Wed Jul 31, 2002	Pre-Season Friendly	Newcastle United			H	3-1	19,191	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 03, 2002	Pre-Season Friendly	Plymouth Argyle			A	2-2	4,361	? (?, ?)
Tue Aug 06, 2002	Pre-Season Friendly	Boston United			A	3-0	1,611	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Aug 10, 2002	League Tier 2	Portsmouth			A	0-2	18,910
Wed Aug 14, 2002	League Tier 2	Preston North End			H	2-2	18,065	Johnson (69'), Jess (83')
Sat Aug 17, 2002	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			H	4-0	21,129	Johnson (3'), Lester (47'), Scimeca (69', 73')
Sat Aug 24, 2002	League Tier 2	Walsall			A	1-2	5,096	Prutton (83')
Wed Aug 28, 2002	League Tier 2	Wimbledon			H	2-0	16,431	Johnson (16', 45')
Sat Aug 31, 2002	League Tier 2	Coventry City			A	1-0	13,732	Scimeca (16')
Wed Sep 11, 2002	League Cup	Kidderminster Harriers	1		H	4-0	4,498	Lester (24', 71' pen), Scimeca (45'), Johnson (51')
Sat Sep 14, 2002	League Tier 2	Watford			H	0-1	17,865
Wed Sep 18, 2002	League Tier 2	Gillingham			H	4-1	16,073	Harewood (4', 17' pen, 65'), Johnson (39')
Sat Sep 21, 2002	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town			A	3-0	7,072	Johnson (17', 86' pen, 90')
Wed Sep 25, 2002	League Tier 2	Stoke City			A	2-2	14,554	Dawson (35'), Johnson (45')
Sat Sep 28, 2002	League Tier 2	Rotherham United			H	3-2	25,089	Johnson (3', 39'), Bopp (18')
Wed Oct 02, 2002	League Cup	Walsall	2		H	1-2	6,343	Johnson (79')
Sat Oct 05, 2002	League Tier 2	Millwall			A	2-1	10,521	Johnson (65', 85')
Sun Oct 20, 2002	League Tier 2	Derby County			A	0-0	30,547
Sat Oct 26, 2002	League Tier 2	Leicester City			H	2-2	29,497	Johnson (76' pen), Lester (90')
Tue Oct 29, 2002	League Tier 2	Norwich City			A	0-0	20,986
Sat Nov 02, 2002	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			H	3-0	22,579	Lester (54', 61'), Harewood (63')
Sat Nov 09, 2002	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace			A	0-0	18,971
Sat Nov 16, 2002	League Tier 2	Bradford City			H	3-0	19,653	Lester (18'), Johnson (25'), Louis-Jean (36')
Sat Nov 23, 2002	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	1-2	27,953	Harewood (45')
Wed Nov 27, 2002	League Tier 2	Brighton and Hove Albion			H	3-2	29,137	Harewood (8'), Johnson (45'), Lester (76')
Sat Nov 30, 2002	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			H	2-1	24,898	Johnson (5', 63')
Sat Dec 07, 2002	League Tier 2	Burnley			A	0-1	13,869
Sat Dec 14, 2002	League Tier 2	Bradford City			A	0-1	12,245
Sat Dec 21, 2002	League Tier 2	Reading			H	2-0	25,831	Johnson (4'), Harewood (67')
Thu Dec 26, 2002	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday			A	0-2	26,362
Sat Dec 28, 2002	League Tier 2	Portsmouth			H	1-2	28,165	Dawson (90')
Wed Jan 01, 2003	League Tier 2	Walsall			H	1-1	28,441	Thompson (15')
Sat Jan 04, 2003	FA Cup	West Ham United	3		A	2-3	29,612	Harewood (17'), Reid (50')
Sat Jan 18, 2003	League Tier 2	Coventry City			H	1-1	24,487	Williams (33')
Sat Jan 25, 2003	League Tier 2	Preston North End			A	1-1	13,508	Johnson (16')
Sat Feb 01, 2003	League Tier 2	Wimbledon			A	3-2	3,382	Harewood (29', 32'), Johnson (90')
Sat Feb 08, 2003	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace			H	2-1	26,012	Dawson (4'), Harewood (59')
Sat Feb 22, 2003	League Tier 2	Stoke City			H	6-0	24,085	Harewood (13', 24', 28', 45' pen), Johnson (53'), Jess (85')
Sat Mar 01, 2003	League Tier 2	Watford			A	1-1	17,934	Huckerby (66')
Tue Mar 04, 2003	League Tier 2	Gillingham			A	4-1	7,277	Huckerby (7', 17'), Harewood (46'), Thompson (55')
Mon Mar 10, 2003	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town			H	2-2	25,507	Reid (23'), Williams (90')
Sat Mar 15, 2003	League Tier 2	Brighton and Hove Albion			A	0-1	6,830
Wed Mar 19, 2003	League Tier 2	Derby County			H	3-0	29,725	Harewood (13', 49' pen), Huckerby (15')	Safe
Sat Mar 22, 2003	League Tier 2	Norwich City			H	4-0	27,296	Huckerby (11'), Harewood (22'), Williams (56'), Brennan (82')	Safe
Sat Apr 05, 2003	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town			A	4-3	29,503	Thompson (27'), Harewood (29', 75'), Richard Naylor (33' OG)	Safe
Tue Apr 08, 2003	League Tier 2	Leicester City			A	0-1	32,065		Safe
Fri Apr 11, 2003	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	2-2	27,209	Johnson (40'), Dawson (74')	Safe
Tue Apr 15, 2003	League Tier 2	Sheffield United			A	0-1	23,317		Safe
Fri Apr 18, 2003	League Tier 2	Reading			A	0-1	21,612		Safe
Mon Apr 21, 2003	League Tier 2	Burnley			H	2-0	25,403	Dawson (75'), Johnson (90')	Safe
Sat Apr 26, 2003	League Tier 2	Millwall			H	3-3	29,463	Jess (19'), Bopp (22'), Johnson (72')	Safe
Sun May 04, 2003	League Tier 2	Rotherham United			A	2-2	9,942	Westcarr (66'), Lester (66')	Safe
Sat May 10, 2003	Playoffs	Sheffield United	Semi	1	H	1-1	29,064	Johnson (55')
Thu May 15, 2003	Playoffs	Sheffield United	Semi	2	A	3-4	30,212	Johnson (30'), Reid (58'), Robert Page (119' OG)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat May 10, 2003	Sheffield United	Semi	1	H	1-1	29,064
Thu May 15, 2003	Sheffield United	Semi	2	A	3-4	30,212

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 04, 2003	West Ham United	3		A	2-3	29,612

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Sep 11, 2002	Kidderminster Harriers	1			H	4-0	4,498
Wed Oct 02, 2002	Walsall	2			H	1-2	6,343

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue Jul 30, 2002	Burton Albion	Final	A	3-2	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (11) - £0				Out (4) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Andy Haskins	Bought			Liam Kearney	Released
	Benjamin Gavanon	Loan In			Mikael Antoine-Curier	Sold
	Matt Bodkin	Bought			Riccardo Scimeca	Sold
	Richard Jeffrey	Bought		Aug 03, 2002	Christian Edwards	Sold
	Scott Tynan	Bought	Free
	Wes Morgan	Bought	Free
Jul 01, 2002	Des Walker	Bought
Aug 03, 2002	Marcus Hall	Loan In
Aug 14, 2002	Eoin Jess	Bought
Feb 22, 2003	Davy Oyen	Bought
Mar 01, 2003	Darren Huckerby	Loan In

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK	1	Darren Ward	Wales	28	50	21	14	15						1
GK	12	Barry Roche	Rep. of Ire.	20	1		1							50
GK	31	Pascal Formann	Germany	19
Defenders
D	4	Des Walker	England	36	33	12	11	10		4		4	2	2
D	14	Chris Doig	Scotland	21	13	6	4	3		1			6	29
D	17	Michael Dawson	England	18	42	18	13	11	5	7	1	2
D	21	Davy Oyen	Belgium	27	4	3	1						4	2
D	28	James Biggins	England	17
D	32	Tony Vaughan	England	26
D	33	Christian Edwards	Wales	26
D	36	Wes Morgan	England	18										1
Midfielders
M	2	Matthieu Louis-Jean	France	26	45	20	11	14	1	8		4		1
M	3	Jim Brennan	Canada	25	49	21	14	14	1	1		3
M	5	Jon Olav Hjelde	Norway	30	28	13	6	9		3	1	2	8	13	Sold to Busan IPark at the end of the season
M	6	Riccardo Scimeca	England	27	45	19	13	13	4	4		4
M	7	David Prutton	England	20	26	10	9	7	1	6	1
M	15	John Thompson	Rep. of Ire.	20	25	7	9	9	3	3		4	4	8
M	18	Brian Cash	Rep. of Ire.	19	2		1	1					2
M	23	Benjamin Gavanon Loan In	France	21											On loan from Marseille
M	27	Matt Bodkin	England	18										1
M	34	Mikael Antoine-Curier	Guadeloupe	19										2
M	35	Gregor Robertson	Scotland	18										1
Forwards
F	7	Darren Huckerby Loan In	England	26	11	4	3	4	5	3		2			On loan from Manchester City
F	8	Gareth Williams	Scotland	20	43	20	12	11	3	3		3	1	1
F	9	David Johnson	Jamaica	25	47	20	12	15	29	4		20	2	1	Player Of The Year
F	10	Jack Lester	England	26	35	12	10	13	9	7	1	7	14	2
F	11	Marlon Harewood	England	22	48	20	14	14	21	6		7	2
F	16	Eugen Bopp	Germany	18	15	7	4	4	2	2		3	3	18
F	19	Craig Westcarr	England	17	13	4	5	4	1	1		1	10	11
F	20	Andy Reid	Rep. of Ire.	20	35	13	10	12	3	4		7	9	12
F	22	Eoin Jess	Scotland	31	33	16	9	8	3	2		10	16	16
F	23	Marcus Hall	England	26	1			1
F	29	Richard Jeffrey	England	18

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
29 (2)	David Johnson	47
21 (3)	Marlon Harewood	48
9 (1)	Jack Lester	35
5	Darren Huckerby	11
5	Michael Dawson	42
4	Riccardo Scimeca	45
3	Andy Reid	35
3	Eoin Jess	33
3	Gareth Williams	43
3	John Thompson	25
2	Eugen Bopp	15
2	Own Goals	51
1	Craig Westcarr	13
1	David Prutton	26
1	Jim Brennan	49
1	Matthieu Louis-Jean	45

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Gillingham	Wed Sep 18, 2002	Home	4-1	Tue Mar 04, 2003	Away	4-1
Ipswich Town	Sat Nov 30, 2002	Home	2-1	Sat Apr 05, 2003	Away	4-3
Wimbledon	Wed Aug 28, 2002	Home	2-0	Sat Feb 01, 2003	Away	3-2

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Portsmouth	Sat Aug 10, 2002	Away	0-2		Sat Dec 28, 2002	Home	1-2