Position6of 20
Points60in 38
Won, drawn, lost16-12-10
Goals52for, 43 against
FormLDWDW
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sat 26 Apr
FT
Mon 21 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Mon 7 Apr
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Sat 1 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sat 8 Feb
FT
Sun 2 Feb
FT
Wed 29 Jan
FT
Sat 18 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sat 28 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sun 22 Dec
FT
Sat 14 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Sat 30 Nov
FT
Sun 24 Nov
FT
Sun 17 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Sun 3 Nov
FT
Sat 26 Oct
FT
Sat 19 Oct
FT
Sun 6 Oct
FT
Mon 30 Sep
FT
Sun 22 Sep
FT
Sun 15 Sep
FT
Wed 11 Sep
FT
Sat 31 Aug
FT
Wed 28 Aug
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Sat 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 4matches unbeaten, running now
- 4wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 17%of the team's league goals scored by Damien Duff
- 33%of matches won since 2001-02
- 7–1Biggest win since 2001-02: Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham
- 1–7Heaviest defeat: Manchester United 7–1 Blackburn Rovers
By the minute
2002-03, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
| Against | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
- 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 7points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 7points won after going behind
- 19points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2002-03Strength
Squad
Players used in 2002-03| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad FriedelGoalkeeper | 37 | 3,330 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas NeillCentre-back | 34 | 3,009 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrew ColeForward | 34 | 2,875 | 7 | 7 |
| Tugay KerimogluMidfielder | 37 | 2,834 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry FlitcroftMidfielder | 33 | 2,816 | 2 | 0 |
| Martin TaylorCentre-back | 33 | 2,691 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight YorkeForward | 33 | 2,325 | 8 | 1 |
| Craig ShortCentre-back | 27 | 2,287 | 1 | 0 |
| Damien DuffMidfielder | 26 | 2,252 | 9 | 5 |
| David DunnMidfielder | 28 | 2,195 | 8 | 4 |
| Nils-Eric JohanssonMidfielder | 30 | 2,037 | 0 | 0 |
| David ThompsonMidfielder | 23 | 2,002 | 4 | 3 |
| Henning BergCentre-back | 16 | 1,276 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith GillespieMidfielder | 25 | 1,192 | 0 | 3 |
| Vratislav GreskoMidfielder | 10 | 888 | 0 | 0 |
| Egil OstenstadForward | 17 | 755 | 1 | 3 |
| Andy ToddCentre-back | 12 | 750 | 1 | 0 |
| James McEveleyCentre-back | 9 | 619 | 0 | 0 |
| Hakan SukurForward | 9 | 615 | 2 | 1 |
| John CurtisCentre-back | 5 | 305 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrado GrabbiForward | 11 | 200 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig HignettForward | 3 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan KellyGoalkeeper | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt JansenForward | 7 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil DannsMidfielder | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan MahonMidfielder | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul GallagherForward | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan DouglasMidfielder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

