Position17of 20
Points44in 38
Won, drawn, lost10-14-14
Goals41for, 51 against
FormWDDDW
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
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Mon 24 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Sat 8 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sat 8 Feb
FT
Sat 1 Feb
FT
Tue 28 Jan
FT
Wed 22 Jan
FT
Sat 18 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sat 28 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sat 21 Dec
FT
Mon 16 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Sat 30 Nov
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sun 17 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Sat 2 Nov
FT
Mon 28 Oct
FT
Sun 20 Oct
FT
Sat 5 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Sat 21 Sep
FT
Sat 14 Sep
FT
Wed 11 Sep
FT
Sun 1 Sep
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Sat 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 5matches unbeaten, running now
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 17%of the team's league goals scored by Youri Djorkaeff
- 32%of matches won since 2001-02
- 5–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Bolton Wanderers 5–0 Stoke
- 0–5Heaviest defeat: Bolton Wanderers 0–5 Manchester United
By the minute
2002-03, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Against | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
- 6points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 9points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 6points won after going behind
- 14points 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussi Jääskeläinen– | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 0 |
| Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder | 36 | 3,062 | 7 | 4 |
| Per FrandsenMidfielder | 34 | 2,855 | 2 | 3 |
| Gudni BergssonCentre-back | 31 | 2,790 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricardo GardnerMidfielder | 32 | 2,747 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan CampoCentre-back | 31 | 2,610 | 2 | 0 |
| Henrik PedersenForward | 33 | 2,525 | 7 | 3 |
| Simon CharltonCentre-back | 31 | 2,370 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay-Jay OkochaMidfielder | 31 | 2,353 | 7 | 2 |
| Bruno N'GottyCentre-back | 23 | 1,961 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony BarnessCentre-back | 25 | 1,923 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard MendyCentre-back | 21 | 1,629 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin NolanAttacking midfielder | 33 | 1,567 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael RickettsForward | 22 | 1,386 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike WhitlowCentre-back | 17 | 1,304 | 0 | 2 |
| Florent LavilleCentre-back | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth FarrellyMidfielder | 8 | 519 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul WarhurstCentre-back | 7 | 397 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean HoldsworthForward | 9 | 374 | 0 | 0 |
| Stig ToftingForward | 8 | 284 | 0 | 1 |
| Delroy FaceyForward | 9 | 186 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre-Yves AndreForward | 9 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballesta SalvaForward | 6 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Livesey– | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan WaltersRight winger | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine JohnsonMidfielder | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Bülent Akin– | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

