2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City
2002–03 season
Chairman	Steve Lansdown
Manager	Danny Wilson
Stadium	Ashton Gate
Second Division	3rd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Scott Murray (19); All: ; Scott Murray (27)

The 2002–03 season was Bristol City Football Club's 105th season in English football, and their fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. It was Danny Wilson's third year in charge of the club since his arrival in July 2000. A third place saw Bristol reach the play-offs, but a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City in the semi-finals, ended their hopes of league promotion. However, the club saw some success, after reaching the final in the Football League Trophy, where they beat Carlisle United 2–0, but failed to repeat this throughout the rest of the season, as they exited in the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Leicester City, and the first round of the League Cup against Oxford United.

The club's leading goalscorer was Scott Murray, with 27 goals in all competitions.

Player details

Squad information

#	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Caps	Goals	League debut
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Phillips	England	(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 24)	148	0
14	Mike Stowell	England	(1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 37)	25	0	11 August 2001 vs Northampton Town
21	Billy Mercer	England	(1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 33)	25	0	2 November 1999 vs Gillingham
34	Boaz Myhill	Wales	(1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19)	0	0
Defenders
2	Louis Carey	Scotland	(1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 25)	274	4
3	Mickey Bell	England	(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 30)	234	33	9 August 1997 vs Grimsby Town
5	Tony Butler	England	(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 29)	40	1	31 August 2002 vs Tranmere Rovers
6	Matthew Hill	England	(1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 21)	135	4	7 November 1998 vs Wolves
Midfielders
4	Tommy Doherty	Northern Ireland	(1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 23)	128	4
7	Scott Murray	Scotland	(1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 28)	226	46	20 December 1997 vs Chesterfield
8	Joe Burnell	England	(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 21)	116	0	15 January 2000 vs Bournemouth
11	Brian Tinnion	England	(1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (aged 34)	395	34
15	Robin Hulbert	England	(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)	39	0	24 April 2000 vs Oxford United
Strikers
9	Peter Beadle	England	(1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 30)	83	14	19 October 1999 vs Colchester United
10	Lee Peacock	Scotland	(1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 25)	105	40	12 August 2000 vs Wrexham
12	Aaron Brown	England	(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)	130	7	12 December 1998 vs Crystal Palace

Matches

Pre-season

23 July 2002 (2002-07-23) Friendly	Yeovil Town	1–0	Bristol City	Dorchester
19:45 BST	McIndoe 27'	Report		Stadium: Avenue Stadium Attendance: 927

27 July 2002 (2002-07-27) Friendly	Bristol City	0–3	Ipswich Town	Bristol
15:00 BST		Report	Bent 25' Miller 39', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 5,017

30 July 2002 (2002-07-30) Friendly	Exeter City	0–1	Bristol City	Exeter
19:00 BST		Report	Murray 63'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,253

31 July 2002 (2002-07-31) Friendly	Tiverton Town	1–1	Bristol City	Tiverton
19:30 BST	Jones 90' (o.g.)	Report	Roberts 15'	Stadium: Ladysmead Attendance: 430

3 August 2002 (2002-08-03) Friendly	Hereford United	0–5	Bristol City	Hereford
15:00 BST		Report	Goodison 16' Roberts 45' Lita 82', 90' Woodman 85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 961

Second Division

August

10 August 2002 (2002-08-10) Matchday 1	Bristol City	2–0	Blackpool	Bristol
19:45 BST	Peacock 77' Murray 90'	Report	Bullock 60' Collins 62' Dalglish 63'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,891 Referee: Mick Fletcher

13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) Matchday 2	Brentford	1–0	Bristol City	Brentford
19:45 BST	Hunt 68' (pen.) Vine 72'	Report	Brown 75'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,130 Referee: Paul Danson

17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) Matchday 3	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Bristol City	Wigan
15:00 BST	de Vos 40' Ellington 54' Green 75' McCulloch 90' Breckin 90'	Report	Coles 52' Rosenior 85'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Uriah Rennie

24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) Matchday 4	Bristol City	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Bell 38' Murray 52' Roberts 72' 90'	Report	McCarthy 1' Devine 42'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 9,597 Referee: Peter Walton

26 August 2002 (2002-08-26) Matchday 5	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Bristol City	Plymouth
13:00 BST	Lowndes 54' Friio 65' Wotton 65' (pen.) Coughlan 81'	Report	Hill 80'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,922 Referee: William Jordan

31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) Matchday 6	Bristol City	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Tinnion 70' (pen.) Murray 74' Matthews 84'	Report	Jones 63' Allen 70'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 9,849 Referee: Mark Warren

September

6 September 2002 (2002-09-06) Matchday 7	Bristol City	3–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
19:45 BST	Peacock 7', 76' Clist 87'	Report	Burgess 54'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,104 Referee: Paul Rejer

14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) Matchday 8	Cheltenham Town	2–3	Bristol City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Alsop 2', 23' 79'	Report	Murray 3' Coles 43' Matthews 53' Brown 75' Burnell 90'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Paul Armstrong

17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) Matchday 9	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Bristol City	Oldham
19:45 BST	Wijnhard 70' Duxbury 79'	Report	Doherty 52' 59' Coles 72'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,583 Referee: Colin Webster

21 September 2002 (2002-09-21) Matchday 10	Bristol City	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Murray 11' 42' Lita 83'	Report	Connolly 23', 48' Palmer 45' Gallen 53' Williams 67' Connolly 88'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 12,221 Referee: Matt Messias

28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) Matchday 11	Port Vale	2–3	Bristol City	Burslem
15:00 BST	Paynter 61' Charnock 63' Rowland 77' Carragher 83' Cummins 89'	Report	Beadle 18' Murray 40' Doherty 64' Butler 89' Lita 90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Ray Olivier

October

5 October 2002 (2002-10-05) Matchday 12	Bristol City	4–0	Chesterfield	Bristol
15:00 BST	Roberts 26' Butler 56' Hill 63' Burnell 77' Tinnion 81' Murray 90', 90'	Report	Brandon 82' Reeves 82'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,107 Referee: Richard Beeby

12 October 2002 (2002-10-12) Matchday 13	Barnsley	1–4	Bristol City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Austin 6' Morgan 56' Bertos 49' 70'	Report	Butler 19' Roberts 28', 58', 73'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,495 Referee: David Pugh

19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) Matchday 14	Bristol City	2–0	Swindon Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	Murray 12' Tinnion 38'	Report	Miglioranzi 27'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 13,205 Referee: George Cain

26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) Matchday 15	Peterborough United	1–3	Bristol City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Shields 16' Clarke 43'	Report	Tinnion 3' Brown 17' Murray 90'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,332 Referee: Mike Thorpe

29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) Matchday 16	Bristol City	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Hill 38'	Report	Moses 75'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,494 Referee: Paul Durkin

November

9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) Matchday 17	Colchester United	2–2	Bristol City	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Pinault 55' Bowry 66' Stockwell 72'	Report	Peacock 42', 58' Burnell 69' Roberts 75' Butler 85'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,398 Referee: Joe Ross

23 November 2002 (2002-11-23) Matchday 18	Mansfield Town	4–5	Bristol City	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	WIlliamson 24' 65' Corden 38', 68' (pen.) Christie 62', 76' Pilkington 87'	Report	Murray 39' Roberts 50', 90' Butler 66' Hill 66' Tinnion 87' (pen.) Lita 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

30 November 2002 (2002-11-30) Matchday 19	Bristol City	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Murray 48' Peacock 84'	Report	Foster 32' Hulse 35' Ince 57' Brammer 64'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 12,585 Referee: Phil Crossley

December

14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) Matchday 20	Cardiff City	0–2	Bristol City	Cardiff
17:35 GMT	Kavanagh 53' Boland 56' Legg 61' Bowen 78'	Report	Tinnion 49' (pen.) Roberts 76'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,239 Referee: Alan Wiley

21 December 2002 (2002-12-21) Matchday 21	Bristol City	1–1	Luton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Roberts 25' Beadle 90'	Report	Thorpe 26' Hughes 37' Howard 39', 53' Emberson 68' Brković 80' Davis 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,057 Referee: Mark Cooper

26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) Matchday 22	Bristol City	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Bristol
12:00 GMT	Doherty 35' Roberts 57' Beadle 82'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,085 Referee: Andy Hall

28 December 2002 (2002-12-28) Matchday 23	Stockport County	1–4	Bristol City	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Tonkin 22' Beckett 57'	Report	Peacock 19' Coles 40' Rosenior 45', 67' Beadle 89'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Paul Robinson

January

1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) Matchday 24	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Bristol City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Dixon 18' Johnson 49' Brown 40', 68' (pen.) Thomson 70' Bulman 86'	Report	Doherty 76' Tinnion 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,785 Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup

16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) First round	Heybridge Swifts	0–7	Bristol City	Heybridge
15:00 GMT	Pollard 29' Culverhouse 38' Abrahams 45' Hunter 74' Barber 90'	Report	Coles 13' Roberts 16', 40' Tinnion 40' (pen.) Hill 45' Murray 45', 61' Lita 66', 82'	Stadium: Scraley Road Attendance: 2,046 Referee: Brian Curson

8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) Second round	Harrogate Railway Athletic	1–3	Bristol City	Harrogate
11:00 GMT	Wilson 7' Stansfield 19' Davey 78'	Report	Walker 20' (o.g.) Murray 53' Roberts 90'	Stadium: Station View Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Paul Danson

4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) Third round	Leicester City	2–0	Bristol City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Elliott 45' Summerbee 59' Jones 68' Dickov 75'	Report	Hill 81'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 25,868 Referee: Matt Messias

League Cup

Bristol City entered the first round of the League Cup, where they were drawn against Oxford United.[1]

10 September 2002 (2002-09-10) First round	Bristol City	0–1	Oxford United	Bristol
19:45 BST	Clist 77'	Report	Hunt 17' Scott 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Football League Trophy

22 October 2002 (2002-10-22) First round	Queens Park Rangers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Bristol City	London
19:45 BST	Padula 90' Langley 104' Bean 118'	Report	Tinnion 45' Hulbert 45' Doherty 104' Roberts 106' Correia 113'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 4,722 Referee: Clive Penton
	Penalties
	Thomson Doudou Palmer Connolly Williams Rose		Roberts Brown Coles Doherty Correia Rosenior

12 November 2002 (2002-11-12) Second round	Boston United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Bristol City	Boston
19:45 GMT	Thompson 44'	Report	Murray 33' 109' Peacock 90' Coles 111'	Stadium: York Street Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Andy Butler

11 December 2002 (2002-12-11) Third round	Bristol City	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Murray 41' Peacock 64', 71'	Report	Harris 32'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 3,506 Referee: Tony Leake

21 January 2003 (2003-01-21) Fourth round	Bournemouth	1–3	Bristol City	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Browning 23' 45' Fletcher 15' 45' Bernard 45' Stock 55' Feeney 90'	Report	Carey 31' Butler 45' 58' Bell 68', 77' Doherty 88' Murray 90'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Keith Hill

18 February 2003 (2003-02-18) Semi-finals, First leg	Bristol City	4–2	Cambridge United	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Doherty 6' 21' Carey 16' Burnell 64' Murray 67' Robins 77' Bell 80'	Report	Kitson 34', 54' Tann 85'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Paul Taylor

25 February 2003 (2003-02-25) Semi-finals, Second leg	Cambridge United	0–3 (2 – 7 agg.)	Bristol City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT		Report	Carey 11' Murray 45' Roberts 80'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Brian Curson

6 April 2003 (2003-04-06) Final	Bristol City	2–0	Carlisle United	Cardiff
13:30 BST	Burnell 36' Peacock 78' Rosenior 89'	Report	Kelly 67' Foran 90'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 50,913 Referee: Peter Walton

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References

"It's Oxford for Worthington Cup". Bristol City F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

External links

2002–03 Bristol City on statto.com

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[1] "It's Oxford for Worthington Cup". Bristol City F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

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