2002–03 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League.
| 2002–03 season | |
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| Manager |  |
| Premier League | 6th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Damien Duff (9) All: Dwight Yorke (13)[1] |
| Highest home attendance | 30,475 (vs. Manchester United, 22 December 2002) |
| Lowest home attendance | 21,096 (vs. Fulham, 30 November 2002) |
| Average home league attendance | 26,225[2] |
Season summary
After a season of consolidation in the Premiership the previous season (capped with victory in the League Cup), Blackburn Rovers enjoyed their best season since winning the title in 1995, finishing in sixth place and qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the second year in a row. While their UEFA Cup campaign was not especially impressive (only beating CSKA Sofia on away goals before being knocked out by eventual runners-up Celtic), their continued progress under Graeme Souness gave the fans much hope for the following season. The star man for Blackburn this season was American goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who was named as the goalkeeper in the PFA Team of the Year.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 60 | |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 59 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
- Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Brad Friedel | 47 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  |
Alan Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Lucas Neill | 45 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  |
Andy Todd | 19 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Craig Short | 30 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  |
Nils-Eric Johansson | 39 | 0 | 20+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
John Curtis | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Martin Taylor | 42 | 2 | 29+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  |
Sebastian Pelzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  |
Henning Berg | 19 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  |
Vratislav Greško | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | |
Jay McEveley | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | MF |  |
Tugay Kerimoğlu | 48 | 1 | 32+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Garry Flitcroft | 40 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
David Dunn | 36 | 8 | 26+2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Damien Duff | 31 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | |
Craig Hignett | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Alan Mahon | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |  |
Keith Gillespie | 34 | 0 | 10+15 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
David Thompson | 32 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | |
Jonathan Douglas | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | |
Neil Danns | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Andy Cole | 43 | 13 | 32+2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Matt Jansen | 13 | 2 | 0+7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  |
Corrado Grabbi | 15 | 3 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW |  |
Dwight Yorke | 43 | 13 | 25+8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | |
Egil Østenstad | 25 | 2 | 8+9 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | |
Paul Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | |
Hakan Şükür | 9 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | |
Marc Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 May 2003
Source: [3]
Starting 11
- GK: #1,
- RB: #2,
- CB: #14,
- CB: #21,
- LB: #6,
- RM: #7,
- CM: #8,
- CM: #3,
- LM: #11,
- CF: #19,
- CF: #9,
Transfers
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Results
Premier League
Results by matchday
| 17 August 2002 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
| Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,122 Referee: David Elleray |
| 24 August 2002 2 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | [ Report] | Yorke  |
Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 27,563 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 28 August 2002 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Blackburn |
| Dunn Grabbi |
Report | Murphy Riise |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,207 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 31 August 2002 4 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Middlesbrough |
| Job |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
| 11 September 2002 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
| David Dunn David Thompson |
Jesper Grønkjær Gianfranco Zola |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 15 September 2002 6 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Anelka Goater Tiatto  |
Guardian report | Thompson Cole |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,130 |
| 22 September 2002 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Blackburn |
| Flitcroft |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,415 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 30 September 2002 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
| Dwight Yorke Damien Duff |
Stadium: The Hawthorns |
| 6 October 2002 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
| Egil Østenstad |
Robbie Keane Jamie Redknapp |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 19 October 2002 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–2 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Dunn Taylor Griffin |
Report | Dabizas Shearer |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,307 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 26 October 2002 11 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| 15:00 BST | Edu Henry  |
Edu Østenstad Johansson Yorke Flitcroft  |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,064 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 3 November 2002 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Blackburn |
| [ Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 9 November 2002 13 | Southampton | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton |
| James Beattie |
Andy Cole |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
| 17 November 2002 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Everton | Blackburn |
| Kevin Campbell |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 24 November 2002 15 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Charlton, London |
| Paul Konchesky Richard Rufus Jason Euell |
David Thompson |
Stadium: The Valley |
| 30 November 2002 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Fulham | Blackburn |
| Dwight Yorke Rufus Brevett |
Steve Marlet |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 7 December 2002 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Horwich |
| Jay-Jay Okocha |
Craig Short |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium |
| 14 December 2002 18 | Everton | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Walton, Liverpool |
| Lee Carsley Wayne Rooney |
Andy Cole |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 22 December 2002 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Manchester United | Blackburn |
| Garry Flitcroft |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 26 December 2002 20 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
| Riise |
Report | Cole |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,075 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 28 December 2002 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
| Damien Duff Andy Cole |
Martin Taylor Jermain Defoe |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 1 January 2003 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Blackburn |
| Dwight Yorke |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 11 January 2003 23 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
| [ Report] | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 18 January 2003 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Duff Todd |
[ Report] | John |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,331 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
| 29 January 2003 25 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Upton Park, London |
| Paolo Di Canio Jermain Defoe |
Dwight Yorke |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
| 2 February 2003 26 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Aston, Birmingham |
| Dion Dublin Gareth Barry |
Stadium: Villa Park |
| 8 February 2003 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Southampton | Blackburn |
| David Thompson |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 22 February 2003 28 | Chelsea | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Fulham, London |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
Dwight Yorke David Dunn |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 1 March 2003 29 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Manchester City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Dunn |
Guardian report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,647 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 15 March 2003 30 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
| Duff Tugay |
[ Report] | Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 22 March 2003 31 | Newcastle United | 5–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano Robert Jenas Gresko Bellamy |
Report | Duff |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,106 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 7 April 2003 32 | Fulham | 0–4 | Blackburn Rovers | White City, London |
| David Dunn Hakan Şükür Damien Duff |
Stadium: Loftus Road |
| 12 April 2003 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Blackburn |
| Damien Duff |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 19 April 2003 34 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy Paul Scholes |
Report | Henning Berg |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 21 April 2003 35 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Blackburn |
| Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,862 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 26 April 2003 36 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Viduka Smith |
Dunn A. Cole Todd |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 3 May 2003 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn |
| Damien Duff |
Report | Jason Koumas |
Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 11 May 2003 38 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Report | Dwight Yorke Craig Hignett Damien Duff Andy Cole |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
FA Cup
| 4 January 2003 3 | Aston Villa | 1-4 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Juan Pablo Angel |
Matt Jansen Dwight Yorke |
Attendance: 23,884 |
| 25 January 2003 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-3 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
| Andrew Cole Dwight Yorke |
Marcus Stewart Michael Proctor Kevin Phillips |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,315 |
| 5 February 2003 4R | Sunderland | 2-2 (a.e.t.) (3-0 p) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Kevin Phillips Gavin McCann |
Garry Flitcroft |
Attendance: 15,745 | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Kevin Phillips  Kevin Kilbane Jody Craddock  Gavin McCann |
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League Cup
| 6 November 2002 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Walsall | Blackburn |
| Corrado Grabbi Ian Roper |
Zigor Aranalde David Zdrilic |
Stadium: Ewood Park | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| John Curtis Corrado Grabbi David Dunn Alan Mahon Marc Richards |
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| 4 December 2002 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | Rotherham United | Blackburn |
| Yorke Cole Duff |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 11,220 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 17 December 2002 5 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
| Cole |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 16,922 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 7 January 2003 Semi Final Leg 1 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
| 20:00 | Scholes |
Report | Thompson |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 62,740 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 22 January 2003 Semi Final Leg 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Manchester United | Blackburn |
| 20:00 | Cole |
Report | Scholes van Nistelrooy |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,048 Referee: Jeff Winter |
UEFA Cup
| 19 September 2002 Round 1 Leg 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | CSKA Sofia | Blackburn |
| Corrado Grabbi |
Velizar Dimitrov |
Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Bruno Coué (France) |
| 3 October 2002 Round 1 Leg 2 | CSKA Sofia | 3-3 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Emil Gargorov Agnaldo |
David Thompson Egil Østenstad Damien Duff |
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
| 31 October 2002 Round 2 Leg 1 | Celtic | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Henrik Larsson |
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany) |
| 14 November 2002 Round 2 Leg 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-2 | Celtic | Blackburn |
| Henrik Larsson Chris Sutton |
Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy) |
Scores Overview
| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Double |
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| Arsenal | 2 – 0 | 2 – 1 |  |
| Aston Villa | 0 – 0 | 0 – 3 |  |
| Birmingham City | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 – 0 | 1 – 3 | |
| Chelsea | 2 – 3 | 2 – 1 | |
| Everton | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | |
| Fulham | 2 – 1 | 4 – 0 | |
| Leeds United | 1 – 0 | 3 – 2 | |
| Liverpool | 2 – 2 | 1 – 1 | |
| Manchester City | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | |
| Manchester United | 1 – 0 | 1 – 3 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1 – 0 | 0 – 1 | |
| Newcastle United | 5 – 2 | 1 – 5 | |
| Southampton | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
| Sunderland | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 2 | 4 – 0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 – 1 | 2 – 0 | |
| West Ham United | 2 – 2 | 1 – 2 | |
References
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- "Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Attendance". Rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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