2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
Portsmouth led the First Division for most of the season, and eventually finished as champions, six points clear of second-placed Leicester City. As champions, Portsmouth gained promotion to the FA Premier League, returning to the top flight after an absence of 15 years.
Bulgarian striker Svetoslav Todorov silenced his critics by finishing top scorer in the division with 26 goals, overhauling Nottingham Forest's David Johnson with a hat-trick against Bradford City on the last day of the season, in the game that confirmed Portsmouth as Football League champions.
Kit
Portsmouth continue to produce their own kits under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.
Final league table
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results
Portsmouth's score comes first[1]
Legend
Football League First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
10 August 2002 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2-0 | 18,910 | Burton, Péricard |
13 August 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 1-1 | 16,093 | Burton |
17 August 2002 | Crystal Palace | A | 3-2 | 18,315 | Foxe, Crowe (2) |
24 August 2002 | Watford | H | 3-0 | 17,901 | Merson, Todorov, Burton |
26 August 2002 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-0 | 5,770 | Burchill |
31 August 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4-2 | 19,031 | Taylor, Merson (pen), Todorov, Crowe |
7 September 2002 | Gillingham | A | 3-1 | 8,717 | Merson, Burchill, O'Neil |
14 September 2002 | Millwall | H | 1-0 | 17,201 | Todorov |
17 September 2002 | Wimbledon | H | 4-1 | 18,837 | Péricard, Todorov, Williams (own goal), Taylor |
21 September 2002 | Norwich City | A | 0-1 | 21,335 | |
28 September 2002 | Bradford City | H | 3-0 | 18,459 | Quashie (2), Péricard |
5 October 2002 | Rotherham United | A | 3-2 | 8,604 | Péricard, Todorov, Merson (pen) |
19 October 2002 | Coventry City | H | 1-1 | 18,837 | Péricard |
26 October 2002 | Burnley | A | 3-0 | 15,788 | Quashie, Todorov, Harper |
29 October 2002 | Preston North End | H | 3-2 | 18,637 | Stone, Merson, Taylor |
2 November 2002 | Leicester City | H | 0-2 | 19,107 | |
6 November 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-1 | 27,022 | Merson |
9 November 2002 | Derby County | A | 2-1 | 26,587 | Todorov, Burchill |
16 November 2002 | Stoke City | H | 3-0 | 18,701 | Burchill, Péricard, Todorov |
23 November 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3-1 | 16,602 | Todorov (2), O'Neil |
30 November 2002 | Walsall | H | 3-2 | 17,701 | Quashie, Todorov, Taylor |
7 December 2002 | Reading | A | 0-0 | 23,462 | |
14 December 2002 | Stoke City | A | 1-1 | 13,330 | Crowe |
21 December 2002 | Ipswich Town | H | 1-1 | 19,130 | Todorov |
26 December 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 1-1 | 19,217 | Merson |
28 December 2002 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2-1 | 28,165 | Taylor, Péricard |
1 January 2003 | Watford | A | 2-2 | 15,048 | Burton, Harper |
13 January 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 1-2 | 18,872 | O'Neil |
18 January 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1-1 | 6,848 | Todorov |
1 February 2003 | Grimsby Town | H | 3-0 | 19,248 | Yakubu, Ford (own goal), Quashie |
8 February 2003 | Derby County | H | 6-2 | 19,503 | Merson, Yakubu (2), Taylor, Todorov (2) |
17 February 2003 | Leicester City | A | 1-1 | 31,775 | Taylor |
22 February 2003 | Gillingham | H | 1-0 | 19,521 | de Zeeuw |
1 March 2003 | Millwall | A | 5-0 | 9,697 | Yakubu (2), Sherwood, Todorov, Merson (pen) |
4 March 2003 | Wimbledon | A | 1-2 | 10,356 | Merson |
12 March 2003 | Norwich City | H | 3-2 | 19,221 | Yakubu, Todorov (2) |
15 March 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1-0 | 19,558 | Stone |
19 March 2003 | Coventry City | A | 4-0 | 13,922 | Caldwell (own goal), Stone, Harper, Merson |
22 March 2003 | Preston North End | A | 1-1 | 16,665 | Yakubu |
5 April 2003 | Walsall | A | 2-1 | 7,899 | Harper, Todorov |
12 April 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1-2 | 19,524 | Bradbury |
15 April 2003 | Burnley | H | 1-0 | 19,221 | Todorov |
18 April 2003 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-3 | 29,396 | |
21 April 2003 | Reading | H | 3-0 | 19,535 | Péricard (2), Todorov |
27 April 2003 | Rotherham United | H | 3-2 | 19,420 | Merson (pen), Todorov (2) |
4 May 2003 | Bradford City | A | 5-0 | 19,088 | Festa, Todorov (3, 1 pen), Stone |
FA Cup
League Cup
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
- The following players had squad numbers and/or professional contracts but did not make a first-team appearance during the season[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[9]
- GK: #1, Shaka Hislop, 49
- RWB: #30, Linvoy Primus, 42
- CB: #4, Hayden Foxe, 31
- CB: #6, Arjan de Zeeuw, 26
- CB: #35, Gianluca Festa, 29
- LWB: #14, Matthew Taylor, 38
- CM: #7, Kevin Harper, 23
- CM: #10, Paul Merson, 47
- CM: #11, Nigel Quashie, 44
- CF: #9, Svetoslav Todorov, 46
- CF: #17, Vincent Péricard, 19 (#19, Steve Stone, also has 19 starts, as a right wing-back)
References
- ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2002-2003/results
- ↑ Hislop was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999, having previously been an unused substitute for England.
- ↑ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ↑ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
- ↑ Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but was raised in France and represented them at U-21 level.
- ↑ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1998.
- ↑ Burton was born in Berkshire, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/2003
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/2003
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