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2002–03 FA Premier League

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The 2002–03 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Premier League, the top division in English football. The first matches were played on 17 August 2002 and the last were played on 11 May 2003.

FA Premier League
Season2002–03
Dates17 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
ChampionsManchester United
8th Premier League title
15th English title
RelegatedWest Ham United
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
Champions LeagueManchester United
Arsenal
Newcastle United
Chelsea
UEFA CupSouthampton
Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool
Manchester City (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,000 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerRuud van Nistelrooy
(25 goals)
Best goalkeeperBrad Friedel (15 clean sheets)
Biggest home winChelsea 5–0 Manchester City
(22 March 2003)
Arsenal 6–1 Southampton
(7 May 2003)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool
(26 April 2003)
Highest scoringManchester United 5–3 Newcastle United
(23 November 2002)
Newcastle United 2–6 Manchester United
(12 April 2003)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run18 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest winless run20 games[1]
Sunderland
Longest losing run15 games[1]
Sunderland
Highest attendance67,721
Manchester United 4–1 Charlton Athletic
(3 May 2003)
Lowest attendance14,017
Fulham 0–4 Blackburn Rovers
(7 April 2003)
Total attendance13,476,455[2]
Average attendance35,464[2]

Manchester United ended the campaign as champions for the eighth time in eleven years – an achievement made all the more remarkable by the fact that defending champions Arsenal had been in the lead by eight points on 2 March. After defeating Birmingham at the start of the season, Arsenal equalled a top-flight record of fourteen straight wins but failed to extend it in their next game at West Ham United, being held to a 2–2 draw. They remained unbeaten for 30 Premier League games, 23 of which were played away, until late October, and scored in a record 55 consecutive league games, beating the previous record of 47 set by Chesterfield during the 1930-31 Third Division North season. This run ended at Old Trafford on 7 December 2002, when Manchester United won 2–0.[3] Arsenal then threw away a priceless lead against Bolton Wanderers and finally surrendered the title with a 3–2 home defeat to Leeds United in their antepenultimate game of the season, a result that also saved Leeds from relegation. Newcastle United and Chelsea were the remaining Champions League qualifiers, at the expense of Liverpool who had to settle for the UEFA Cup; they would be joined in Europe by Blackburn Rovers for a second successive season, along with Southampton who were back in Europe for the first time since 1984.

At the bottom end of the table, West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland were relegated to the Football League First Division; West Ham's 42 points from a 38-game season was a record for a relegated team. Promoted to replace them were 2002–03 Football League First Division champions Portsmouth, runners-up Leicester City, and play-off winner Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, and Birmingham City, who returned after one and sixteen years respectively. This was also both West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Ipswich Town (relegated to the First Division after two seasons in the top flight), Derby County, and Leicester City (both teams relegated after a six-year presence).

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2002–03 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
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West Midlands Premier League football clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ArsenalLondon (Highbury)Arsenal Stadium38,419
Aston VillaBirmingham (Aston)Villa Park42,573
Birmingham CityBirmingham (Bordesley)St Andrew's30,009
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium28,723
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley27,111
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge42,055
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park40,569
FulhamLondon (Shepherd's Bush)Loftus Road[a]19,148
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road40,242
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield45,522
Manchester CityManchester (Moss Side)Maine Road[b]35,150
Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford68,174
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium35,049
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park52,387
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,689
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane36,240
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns28,003
West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground35,647

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Patrick VieiraNikeO2
Aston Villa Graham Taylor Steve StauntonDiadoraRover Company
Birmingham City Steve Bruce Jeff KennaLe Coq SportifPhones4U
Blackburn Rovers Graeme Souness Garry FlitcroftKappaAMD Processors
Bolton Wanderers Sam Allardyce Guðni BergssonReebokReebok
Charlton Athletic Alan Curbishley Graham StuartLe Coq SportifAll Sport
Chelsea Claudio Ranieri Marcel DesaillyUmbroFly Emirates
Everton David Moyes David WeirPumaKejian
Fulham Chris Coleman Andy MelvilleAdidasBetfair
Leeds United Peter Reid Dominic MatteoNikeStrongbow
Liverpool Gérard Houllier Sami HyypiäReebokCarlsberg
Manchester City Kevin Keegan Ali BenarbiaLe Coq SportifFirst Advice
Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson Roy KeaneNikeVodafone
Middlesbrough Steve McClaren Gareth SouthgateErreàDial-a-Phone
Newcastle United Sir Bobby Robson Alan ShearerAdidasNTL
Southampton Gordon Strachan Jason DoddSaintsFriends Provident
Sunderland Mick McCarthy Michael GrayNikeReg Vardy
Tottenham Hotspur Glenn Hoddle Teddy SheringhamKappaThomson
West Bromwich Albion Gary Megson Sean GreganThe Baggies (by club)West Bromwich Building Society
West Ham United Trevor Brooking (caretaker) Joe ColeFilaDr. Martens

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Leeds United David O'LearySacked27 June 2002Pre-season Terry Venables8 July 2002
Sunderland Peter Reid7 October 2002[4]17th Howard Wilkinson10 October 2002[5]
Howard Wilkinson10 March 2003[6]20th Mick McCarthy12 March 2003[7]
Leeds United Terry Venables21 March 2003[8]15th Peter Reid21 March 2003[9]
Fulham Jean Tigana17 April 2003[10]15th Chris Coleman (caretaker)17 April 2003
West Ham United Glenn RoederIllness22 April 2003[11]18th Trevor Brooking (caretaker)25 April 2003

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Manchester United (C)3825857434+4083Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Arsenal3823968542+4378
3Newcastle United38216116348+1569Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Chelsea38191096838+3067
5Liverpool381810106141+2064Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6Blackburn Rovers381612105243+960
7Everton38178134849−159
8Southampton381313124346−352Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
9Manchester City38156174754−751Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[c]
10Tottenham Hotspur38148165162−1150
11Middlesbrough381310154844+449
12Charlton Athletic38147174556−1149
13Birmingham City38139164149−848
14Fulham38139164150−948
15Leeds United38145195857+147
16Aston Villa38129174247−545
17Bolton Wanderers381014144151−1044
18West Ham United (R)381012164259−1742Relegation to Football League First Division
19West Bromwich Albion (R)3868242965−3626
20Sunderland (R)3847272165−4419
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARSAVLBIRBLBBOLCHACHEEVEFULLEELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWSOUSUNTOTWBAWHU
Arsenal—3–12–01–22–12–03–22–12–12–31–12–12–22–01–06–13–13–05–23–1
Aston Villa1–1—0–23–02–02–02–13–23–10–00–11–00–11–00–10–11–00–12–14–1
Birmingham City0–43–0—0–13–11–11–31–10–02–12–10–20–13–00–23–22–01–11–02–2
Blackburn Rovers2–00–01–1—0–01–02–30–12–11–02–21–01–01–05–21–00–01–21–12–2
Bolton Wanderers2–21–04–21–1—1–21–11–20–00–32–32–01–12–14–31–11–11–01–11–0
Charlton Athletic0–33–00–23–11–1—2–32–10–11–62–02–21–31–00–22–11–10–11–04–2
Chelsea1–12–03–01–21–04–1—4–11–13–22–15–02–21–03–00–03–01–12–02–3
Everton2–12–11–12–10–01–01–3—2–02–01–22–21–22–12–12–12–12–21–00–0
Fulham0–12–10–10–44–11–00–02–0—1–03–20–11–11–02–12–21–03–23–00–1
Leeds United1–43–12–02–32–41–22–00–12–0—0–13–01–02–30–31–10–12–20–01–0
Liverpool2–21–12–21–12–02–11–00–02–03–1—1–21–21–12–23–00–02–12–02–0
Manchester City1–53–11–02–22–00–10–33–14–12–10–3—3–10–01–00–13–02–31–20–1
Manchester United2–01–12–03–10–14–12–13–03–02–14–01–1—1–05–32–12–11–01–03–0
Middlesbrough0–22–51–01–02–01–11–11–12–22–21–03–13–1—1–02–23–05–13–02–2
Newcastle United1–11–11–05–11–02–12–12–12–00–21–02–02–62–0—2–12–02–12–14–0
Southampton3–22–22–01–10–00–01–11–04–23–20–12–00–20–01–1—2–11–01–01–1
Sunderland0–41–00–10–00–21–31–20–10–31–22–10–31–11–30–10–1—2–01–20–1
Tottenham Hotspur1–11–02–10–43–12–20–04–31–12–02–30–20–20–30–12–14–1—3–13–2
West Bromwich Albion1–20–01–10–21–10–10–21–21–01–30–61–21–31–02–21–02–22–3—1–2
West Ham United2–22–21–22–11–10–21–00–11–13–40–30–01–11–02–20–12–02–00–1—
Source: FA Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[12]
1 Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United25
2 Thierry HenryArsenal24
3 James BeattieSouthampton23
4 Mark VidukaLeeds United20
5 Michael OwenLiverpool19
6 Alan ShearerNewcastle United17
7 Nicolas AnelkaManchester City15
8 Gianfranco ZolaChelsea14
Robert PiresArsenal14
Harry KewellLeeds United14
Paul ScholesManchester United14

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Michael OwenLiverpoolManchester City3–028 September 2002
James BeattieSouthamptonFulham4–227 October 2002
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedNewcastle United5–323 November 2002
Robbie KeaneTottenham HotspurEverton4–312 January 2003
Thierry HenryArsenalWest Ham United3–127 January 2003
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedFulham3–022 March 2003
Mark VidukaLeeds UnitedCharlton Athletic6–15 April 2003
Paul ScholesManchester UnitedNewcastle United6–212 April 2003
Michael Owen4LiverpoolWest Bromwich Albion6–026 April 2003
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedCharlton Athletic4–13 May 2003
Jermaine PennantArsenalSouthampton6–17 May 2003
Robert Pires
Freddie LjungbergArsenalSunderland4–011 May 2003
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Michael Ricketts for Bolton Wanderers against Fulham (17 August 2002)[13]
  • Fastest goal of the season:
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals[14]
    • West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool (26 April 2003)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals[14]
    • Manchester United 5–3 Newcastle United (23 November 2002)
    • Newcastle United 2–6 Manchester United (12 April 2003)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals[15]
    • West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United (10 November 2002)
    • Manchester United 5–3 Newcastle United (23 November 2002)
    • Bolton Wanderers 4–3 Newcastle United (26 December 2002)
    • Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Everton (12 January 2003)

Clean sheets

Discipline

  • Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card):
  • Best overall disciplinary record:
  • Most yellow cards (club):
  • Most yellow cards (player): 13 – Iván Campo (Bolton Wanderers)[16]
  • Most red cards (club):
  • Most red card (player): 3[16]
  • Most fouls (player):

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the Month
ManagerClubPlayerClub
AugustGlenn Hoddle[17]Tottenham HotspurSylvain Wiltord[18]Arsenal
SeptemberArsène Wenger[19]ArsenalThierry Henry[19]Arsenal
OctoberGérard Houllier[20]LiverpoolGianfranco Zola[20]Chelsea
NovemberDavid Moyes[21]EvertonJames Beattie[22]Southampton
DecemberGordon Strachan[23]SouthamptonAlan Shearer[24]Newcastle United
JanuarySir Bobby Robson[25]Newcastle UnitedPaul Scholes[26]Manchester United
FebruaryAlan Curbishley[27]Charlton AthleticRobert Pires[28]Arsenal
MarchGlenn Roeder[29]West Ham UnitedSteven Gerrard[30]Liverpool
AprilSir Alex Ferguson[31]Manchester UnitedRuud van Nistelrooy[31]Manchester United

Annual awards

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2003 was won by Thierry Henry of Arsenal.[32] This was the Frenchman's first award of the season and he beat off competition from the previous winner Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

PlayerTeam
James BeattieSouthampton
Thierry HenryArsenal
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United
Paul ScholesManchester United
Alan ShearerNewcastle United
Gianfranco ZolaChelsea

PFA Young Player of the Year

The PFA Young Player of the Year award was won by Jermaine Jenas of Newcastle United.[33] Wayne Rooney was voted runner-up, and John O'Shea finished third in one of his first full seasons as a United player.

The shortlist for the award was as follows:

PlayerTeam
Craig BellamyNewcastle United
Jermain DefoeWest Ham United
Jermaine JenasNewcastle United
John O'SheaManchester United
Scott ParkerCharlton Athletic
Wayne RooneyEverton

PFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper:Brad Friedel (Blackburn Rovers)
Defence:Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), William Gallas (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
Midfield:Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United), Robert Pires (Arsenal)
Attack:Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)

Premier League Manager of the Year

The Premier League Manager of the Year award was won by Sir Alex Ferguson[34] for winning his eighth title and regaining the league after a superb second half to the season, involving an 18-match unbeaten run.

Premier League Player of the Year

The Premier League Player of the Year award was given to Ruud van Nistelrooy,[35] whose form, creativity and goals all helped Manchester United regain the league from Arsenal.

Premier League Golden Boot

The Premier League Golden Boot award was also won by Ruud van Nistelrooy who scored 25 goals in 38 league matches and 44 in all competitions. He also equalled his record of eight goals in eight successive matches at the beginning of the season, a milestone he had reached the previous season. Van Nistelrooy finished one goal ahead of Arsenal's Thierry Henry while James Beattie managed 23 league goals for Southampton.

Premier League Golden Gloves

The Premier League Golden Gloves award was given to Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who proved vital in their quest for UEFA Champions League football. He kept twelve clean sheets – the most in the season – and only conceded 35 goals. Viewers of ITV's On the Ball voted Cudicini, ahead of Southampton keeper Antti Niemi, and Blackburn Rovers' Brad Friedel.[36]

Goal of the Season

The annual award was won by a wonder goal from Thierry Henry against Tottenham Hotspur, on 16 November 2002, voted by viewers of ITV's The Premiership.

Henry – chance for a break out, Wiltord to his right, Bergkamp to his left...they'll do well to catch up with Thierry Henry though...he's drifted away from Carr – HENRY! What a fabulous solo goal by Thierry Henry. A long distance goal followed by a long distance celebration...and Arsenal are back in the goalscoring business, after their midweek blank. Henry's been short of a goal or two just recently...but look at the confidence as he breaks from inside his own half, shrugging off Etherington, stepping away from Carr and from King...and picking his spot – he had options...but he had eyes for only one thing – the back of Kasey Keller's net. Thierry Henry moves into double figures for the season.

— Clive Tyldesley on Thierry Henry's solo goal when commentating the North London derby for The Premiership on ITV1.[37]

The French striker picked up the ball from his side of the pitch and ran almost 30 yards (27 m), twisting and turning the Spurs defence to unleash a thunderous shot. In celebration, he ran the distance of the whole pitch and skidded in front of the Spurs faithful. The goal proved important as it helped them regain their position at the top of the Premiership from Liverpool.

Premier League Fair Play Award

The Premier League Fair Play Award was won by Manchester United.[38]

PosClubGames
played		Red/Yellow
cards		Positive
play		Respect toward
opponents		Respect toward
referee		Behaviour of
team officials		PointsScoreAverage
1Manchester United383323252232262061312328.008.63
2Newcastle United383253182172182001278319.508.41
3Chelsea383143062132212001254313.508.25
4Liverpool383243012242251801254313.508.25
5Manchester City383102882242311941247311.758.20
6Arsenal383153192142121801240310.008.16
7Middlesbrough383182902242291731234308.508.12
8Blackburn Rovers383072922192221781218304.508.01
9Aston Villa383042832122182011218304.508.01
10Everton383042932172141851213303.257.98
11Sunderland383142552202261961211302.757.97
12Fulham383042842032112031205301.257.93
13Leeds United383042902062101941204301.007.92
14West Bromwich Albion383162732192141811203300.757.91
15Southampton383232822212201541200300.007.89
16Tottenham Hotspur383092912152071741196299.007.87
17West Ham United382982812112121911193298.257.85
18Charlton Athletic383162702102141771187296.757.81
19Bolton Wanderers382992792182171611174293.507.72
20Birmingham City382952712012131791159289.757.63

See also

References

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