2002–03 Derby County F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Derby County competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season.

Derby County
2002–03 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJohn Gregory (until 21 March)
George Burley (from 31 March)
StadiumPride Park Stadium
First Division18th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christie (8)
All: Christie (9)
Highest home attendance33,016 (vs. Reading, 10 August 2002)
Lowest home attendance21,014 (vs. Millwall, 16 April 2003)
Average home league attendance25,469

Season summary

Derby were expected to make a bid for an immediate return to the Premiership, but struggled all season which resulted in manager John Gregory being sacked in March and replaced by former Ipswich Town manager George Burley, who led the team to a secure but disappointing 18th-place finish.

Kit

Derby retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Italian company Erreà and sponsored by Pedigree.

Final league table
Main article: 2002–03 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Burnley 46 15 10 21 65 89 −24 55
17 Walsall 46 15 9 22 57 69 −12 54
18 Derby County 46 15 7 24 55 74 −19 52
19 Bradford City 46 14 10 22 51 73 −22 52
20 Coventry City 46 12 14 20 46 62 −16 50
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002ReadingH3–033,016Lee, Ravanelli, Christie
13 August 2002GillinghamA0–18,775
17 August 2002Grimsby TownA2–15,810Bolder (2)
24 August 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH1–429,954Christie
26 August 2002Rotherham UnitedA1–28,408Strupar
31 August 2002Stoke CityH2–021,723Christie (2)
7 September 2002BurnleyH1–222,343Bolder
14 September 2002Leicester CityA1–331,049Riggott
17 September 2002Crystal PalaceA1–014,948Kinkladze
21 September 2002Preston North EndH0–229,257
28 September 2002Ipswich TownA1–024,439Carbonari
5 October 2002WalsallH2–225,247Christie (2)
12 October 2002Bradford CityA0–013,385
20 October 2002Nottingham ForestH0–030,547
26 October 2002MillwallA0–38,116
30 October 2002Sheffield UnitedH2–123,525McLeod, Burton
2 November 2002Sheffield WednesdayA3–119,747Morris (2), McLeod
9 November 2002PortsmouthH1–226,587Higginbotham (pen)
16 November 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–16,845
25 November 2002WimbledonH3–225,597Elliott, Burton, Morris
30 November 2002Norwich CityA0–120,522
7 December 2002WatfordH3–021,653Morris, Riggott, Burton
14 December 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–025,786Higginbotham (pen)
21 December 2002Coventry CityA0–313,185
26 December 2002Grimsby TownH1–327,141Morris
28 December 2002ReadingA1–216,299Burley (pen)
1 January 2003Wolverhampton WanderersA1–126,442Christie
11 January 2003GillinghamH1–122,769Zavagno (pen)
18 January 2003Stoke CityA3–117,308Christie, Zavagno, Morris
1 February 2003Rotherham UnitedH3–026,257Kinkladze, Bolder, McLeod
8 February 2003PortsmouthA2–619,503Morris, Kinkladze (pen)
15 February 2003Sheffield WednesdayH2–226,311Bolder (2)
22 February 2003BurnleyA0–215,063
1 March 2003Leicester CityH1–124,307Burley
5 March 2003Crystal PalaceH0–122,682
8 March 2003Preston North EndA2–414,003Ravanelli (2)
15 March 2003Bradford CityH1–223,735Morris
19 March 2003Nottingham ForestA0–329,725
22 March 2003Sheffield UnitedA0–218,401
5 April 2003Norwich CityH2–123,643Burley, Kenton (own goal)
12 April 2003WimbledonA2–01,934Valakari, Boertien
16 April 2003MillwallH1–221,014Kinkladze
19 April 2003Coventry CityH1–023,921Ravanelli
21 April 2003WatfordA0–211,909
26 April 2003WalsallA2–38,416Valakari, Ravanelli
4 May 2003Ipswich TownH1–428,785Lee

FA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003BrentfordA0–18,709

League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002Mansfield TownA3–15,788Morris, Christie, Evatt
R22 October 2002Oldham AthleticH1–2 (a.e.t.)9,029Higginbotham (pen)

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Warren Barton
3 DF  ARG Luciano Zavagno
5 DF  ENG Steve Elliott
6 DF  SCO Paul Ritchie (on loan from Manchester City)
7 MF  ENG Rob Lee
9 FW  BEL Branko Strupar[notes 1]
10 FW  ENG Tommy Mooney (on loan from Birmingham City)
11 FW  ENG Lee Morris
13 GK  ENG Lee Grant
14 DF  ENG Richard Jackson
16 MF  SCO Craig Burley
17 DF  ENG Paul Boertien
18 MF  GEO Georgi Kinkladze
21 FW  ITA Fabrizio Ravanelli
22 MF  ENG Adam Murray
23 FW  ENG Marvin Robinson
24 GK  ENG Andy Oakes
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  ENG Ian Evatt
26 MF  ENG Adam Bolder
28 DF  FRA Youl Mawéné
31 DF  ENG Chris Palmer
32 MF  ENG Matt O'Halloran
33 MF  FIN Simo Valakari
34 FW  ENG Marcus Tudgay
35 MF  ENG Lewis Hunt
36 MF  SCO Lewis Green
37 DF  ENG Pablo Mills
38 MF  FIN Kris Weckstrom
39 MF  IRL Barry Molloy
40 FW  ENG Izale McLeod
41 DF  ENG Tom Huddlestone
44 MF  ENG Lee Holmes
45 GK  ENG Lee Camp[notes 2]

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  EST Mart Poom (to Sunderland)
4 DF  ENG Danny Higginbotham[notes 3] (to Southampton)
6 DF  ENG Chris Riggott (to Middlesbrough)
8 FW  ENG Nick Chadwick (on loan from Everton)
10 FW  ENG Malcolm Christie (to Middlesbrough)
15 MF  SCO Brian O'Neil (to Preston North End)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  JAM Deon Burton[notes 4] (to Portsmouth)
27 DF  FRA François Grenet (to Rennes)
29 DF  NOR Bjørn Otto Bragstad (to SW Bregenz)
30 DF  ARG Horacio Carbonari (to Rosario Central)
31 MF  IRL Fiachra McArdle (released)

Transfers

In

Out

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References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/2002-2003/results
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/d1/derby.htm
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2197482.stm
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/2520801.stm
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/2482425.stm
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/2712493.stm

Notes
  1. Strupar was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999.
  2. Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
  3. Higginbotham was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally through his maternal grandmother and would make his international debut for Gibraltar in November 2013.
  4. Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
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