2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2002–03 season
Chairman Milan Mandarić
Manager Harry Redknapp
Stadium Fratton Park
First Division 1st (promoted)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Svetoslav Todorov (26)

All:
Svetoslav Todorov (26)
Average home league attendance 18,933

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Portsmouth 4617335222128345239745+5298
2 Leicester City 4616524012109433287340+3392
3 Sheffield United 4613733823104934297252+2080
4 Reading 46133733211211028256146+1579
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4691044019116641258144+3776
6 Nottingham Forest 4614725723671025278250+3274
7 Ipswich Town 461058493998631258064+1670
8 Norwich City 4614453617581024326049+1169
9 Millwall 4611663432831225375969–1066
10 Wimbledon 4612563928661137457673+365
11 Gillingham 461067333168923345665–962
12 Preston North End 4611754429561224416870–261
13 Watford 4611573326641321445470–1660
14 Crystal Palace 4681052917671030355952+759
15 Rotherham United 468962725751135376262±059
16 Burnley 4610493544561230456589 –2455
17 Walsall 46103103434561223355769–1254
18 Derby County 469593332621522425574–1952
19 Bradford City 467882735721424385173–2252
20 Coventry City 466611233168923314662–1650
21 Stoke City 469682525381220444569–2450
22 Sheffield Wednesday 467792932391127415673–1746
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 4676102931461320364967–1845
24 Grimsby Town 4656122639461322464885–3739
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002 Nottingham ForestH2-018,910Burton, Péricard
13 August 2002 Sheffield UnitedA1-116,093Burton
17 August 2002 Crystal PalaceA3-218,315Foxe, Crowe (2)
24 August 2002 WatfordH3-017,901Merson, Todorov, Burton
26 August 2002 Grimsby TownA1-05,770Burchill
31 August 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionH4-219,031Taylor, Merson (pen), Todorov, Crowe
7 September 2002 GillinghamA3-18,717Merson, Burchill, O'Neil
14 September 2002 MillwallH1-017,201Todorov
17 September 2002 WimbledonH4-118,837Péricard, Todorov, Williams (own goal), Taylor
21 September 2002 Norwich CityA0-121,335
28 September 2002 Bradford CityH3-018,459Quashie (2), Péricard
5 October 2002 Rotherham UnitedA3-28,604Péricard, Todorov, Merson (pen)
19 October 2002 Coventry CityH1-118,837Péricard
26 October 2002 BurnleyA3-015,788Quashie, Todorov, Harper
29 October 2002 Preston North EndH3-218,637Stone, Merson, Taylor
2 November 2002 Leicester CityH0-219,107
6 November 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-127,022Merson
9 November 2002 Derby CountyA2-126,587Todorov, Burchill
16 November 2002 Stoke CityH3-018,701Burchill, Péricard, Todorov
23 November 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA3-116,602Todorov (2), O'Neil
30 November 2002 WalsallH3-217,701Quashie, Todorov, Taylor
7 December 2002 ReadingA0-023,462
14 December 2002 Stoke CityA1-113,330Crowe
21 December 2002 Ipswich TownH1-119,130Todorov
26 December 2002 Crystal PalaceH1-119,217Merson
28 December 2002 Nottingham ForestA2-128,165Taylor, Péricard
1 January 2003 WatfordA2-215,048Burton, Harper
13 January 2003 Sheffield UnitedH1-218,872O'Neil
18 January 2003 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-16,848Todorov
1 February 2003 Grimsby TownH3-019,248Yakubu, Ford (own goal), Quashie
8 February 2003 Derby CountyH6-219,503Merson, Yakubu (2), Taylor, Todorov (2)
17 February 2003 Leicester CityA1-131,775Taylor
22 February 2003 GillinghamH1-019,521de Zeeuw
1 March 2003 MillwallA5-09,697Yakubu (2), Sherwood, Todorov, Merson (pen)
4 March 2003 WimbledonA1-210,356Merson
12 March 2003 Norwich CityH3-219,221Yakubu, Todorov (2)
15 March 2003 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-019,558Stone
19 March 2003 Coventry CityA4-013,922Caldwell (own goal), Stone, Harper, Merson
22 March 2003 Preston North EndA1-116,665Yakubu
5 April 2003 WalsallA2-17,899Harper, Todorov
12 April 2003 Sheffield WednesdayH1-219,524Bradbury
15 April 2003 BurnleyH1-019,221Todorov
18 April 2003 Ipswich TownA0-329,396
21 April 2003 ReadingH3-019,535Péricard (2), Todorov
27 April 2003 Rotherham UnitedH3-219,420Merson (pen), Todorov (2)
4 May 2003 Bradford CityA5-019,088Festa, Todorov (3, 1 pen), Stone

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003 Manchester UnitedA1-467,222Stone

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002 Peterborough UnitedH2-08,581Quashie, Primus
R21 October 2002 WimbledonH1-311,754Péricard

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Trinidad and Tobago GK Shaka Hislop[2]
2 England DF Jason Crowe
4 England DF Eddie Howe
5 Australia DF Hayden Foxe
6 Netherlands DF Arjan de Zeeuw
7 Scotland MF Kevin Harper[3]
8 Scotland FW Mark Burchill
9 Bulgaria FW Svetoslav Todorov
10 England FW Paul Merson
11 Scotland MF Nigel Quashie[4]
13 Ivory Coast MF Lassina Diabaté
14 England MF Matthew Taylor
16 Wales MF Carl Robinson
17 France FW Vincent Péricard[5] (on loan from Juventus)
No. Position Player
18 England FW Lee Bradbury
19 England MF Steve Stone
20 Nigeria FW Yakubu Aiyegbeni (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
21 England DF Lewis Buxton
22 Serbia and Montenegro GK Saša Ilić[6]
23 England DF Carl Tiler
25 Scotland MF Richard Hughes
26 England MF Gary O'Neil
29 Japan GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
30 England DF Linvoy Primus
34 Jamaica FW Deon Burton[7]
35 Italy DF Gianluca Festa
38 England MF Tim Sherwood

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
19 England FW Steve Lovell (to Dundee)
20 England FW Rory Allen (released)
22 England MF Tom Curtis (to Mansfield Town)
22 Greece DF Efstathios Tavlaridis (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Position Player
24 England DF Scott Hiley (to Exeter City)
24 Finland DF Markus Heikkinen (on loan from HJK Helsinki)
38 Scotland DF Paul Ritchie (on loan from Manchester City)

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.

No. Position Player
3 England DF Jamie Vincent
15 England MF Courtney Pitt
27 England MF Neil Barrett
28 England DF Shaun Cooper
31 England FW Luke Nightingale
No. Position Player
32 England FW Rowan Vine
33 England GK Chris Tardif
37 England MF Carl Pettefer
39 England MF Chris Clark
England DF Justin Edinburgh

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[9]

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2002-2003/results
  2. 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.
  3. Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. 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.
  5. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but was raised in France and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. 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.
  7. Burton was born in Berkshire, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  8. http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/2003
  9. http://www.11v11.com/teams/portsmouth/tab/players/season/2003
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