2002–03 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was the 124th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their second consecutive season in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.[1]

Bolton Wanderers
2002–03 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
Premier League17th
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerYouri Djorkaeff
Jay-Jay Okocha
Henrik Pedersen (7)
Highest home attendance27,409 (vs. Manchester United, 22 February)
Lowest home attendance10,123 (vs. Sunderland,
4 January)

Season summary

A home victory over Aston Villa and a memorable 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford got Bolton off to another promising start to the season, but their subsequent form was memorable for all the wrong reasons as they only won 2 of their next 21 games, causing most pundits to write them off by the start of 2003. A 4-2 win over Birmingham City on 1 February finally kickstarted their campaign and the club only lost two more games (away to Chelsea and Liverpool) during the rest of the season, leaving them in control of their destiny on the final day. They achieved survival with a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough.

First-team squad

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  FRA Bernard Mendy (on loan from PSG)
3 DF  ENG Mike Whitlow
4 DF  ISL Guðni Bergsson
5 DF  FRA Bruno N'Gotty
6 DF  ENG Paul Warhurst
8 MF  DEN Per Frandsen
9 FW  DEN Henrik Pedersen
10 FW  NGA Jay-Jay Okocha
11 MF  JAM Ricardo Gardner
12 FW  IRL Jonathan Walters[2]
13 FW  FRA Youri Djorkaeff
14 MF  IRL Gareth Farrelly
15 MF  ENG Kevin Nolan
16 DF  ESP Iván Campo (on loan from Real Madrid)
17 DF  FRA Florent Laville (on loan from Lyon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  FRA Pierre-Yves André (on loan from Nantes)
19 FW  ENG Delroy Facey[3]
20 FW  ESP Salva Ballesta (on loan from Valencia)
21 FW  ENG Chris Armstrong
22 GK  FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 DF  ENG Danny Livesey
24 DF  ENG Anthony Barness
25 DF  ENG Simon Charlton
28 MF  JAM Jermaine Johnson
29 MF  DEN Stig Tøfting
30 GK  ENG Kevin Poole
33 DF  SCO Colin Hendry
34 MF  ENG Jeff Smith
36 DF  ENG Nicky Hunt

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  ENG Steve Banks (to Stoke City)
7 MF  TUR Bülent Akın (released)
17 FW  ENG Michael Ricketts (to Middlesbrough)
18 FW  ENG Dean Holdsworth (to Coventry City)
20 MF  ENG Nicky Southall (to Gillingham)
21 FW  DEN Bo Hansen (to Midtjylland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ENG David Norris (to Plymouth Argyle)
38 MF  NIR Wayne Buchanan (released)
39 MF  IRL Ciaran Ryan (released)
36 DF  ENG David Holdsworth (to Scarborough)
41 DF  IRL Alan O'Hare (to Chesterfield)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  TAH Gerald Forschelet
35 DF  ENG Leam Richardson
37 MF  JAM Cleveland Taylor[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 MF  ENG Chris Downey
42 MF  SCO Derek Niven
50 GK  FRA Jeremy Bon

Results

FA Premier League

Results per matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLWWLLDLLDLDWDLDLDWDLDDLLWDDLWWWLWDDDW
Position1920171213171718202020201818191819191717171717171717171617171716171716171717
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
17 August 2002 Fulham A 1 – 4 Ricketts 4' (pen) 16,338
24 August 2002 Charlton Athletic H 1 – 2 Djorkaeff 2' 21,753
1 September 2002 Aston Villa H 1 – 0 Ricketts 56' (pen) 22,500
11 September 2002 Manchester United A 1 – 0 Nolan 76' 67,623
14 September 2002 Liverpool H 2 – 3 Gardner 54', Campo 87' 27,328
21 September 2002 Arsenal A 1 – 2 Farrelly 47' 37,974
28 September 2002 Southampton H 1 – 1 Djorkaeff 90' 22,692
5 October 2002 Middlesbrough A 0 – 2 31,005
20 October 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 3 Djorkaeff 63' 35,909
28 October 2002 Sunderland H 1 – 1 Babb 80' (og) 23,036
2 November 2002 Birmingham City A 1 – 3 Okocha 72' 27,224
9 November 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 1 Frandsen 89' 23,630
17 November 2002 Leeds United A 4 – 2 Pedersen (2) 3', 90', Djorkaeff 80' Ricketts 89' (pen) 36,627
23 November 2002 Chelsea H 1 – 1 Pedersen 63' 25,476
30 November 2002 Manchester City A 0 – 2 34,860
7 December 2002 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Okocha 8' 24,556
16 December 2002 Leeds United H 0 – 3 23,378
21 December 2002 West Ham United A 1 – 1 Ricketts 65' 34,892
26 December 2002 Newcastle United H 4 – 3 Okocha 5', Gardner 9', Ricketts (2) 45', 63' 27,314
28 December 2002 Everton A 0 – 0 39,480
1 January 2003 Aston Villa A 0 – 2 31,838
11 January 2003 Fulham H 0 – 0 25,156
18 January 2003 Charlton Athletic A 1 – 1 Djorkaeff 85' 26,057
22 January 2003 Newcastle United A 0 – 1 52,005
28 January 2003 Everton H 1 – 2 Facey 90' 25,119
1 February 2003 Birmingham City H 4 – 2 Cunningham 12' (o.g.), Pedersen 46', Djorkaeff 84', Facey 87' 24,342
8 February 2003 West Bromwich Albion A 1 – 1 Pedersen 18' 26,933
22 February 2003 Manchester United H 1 – 1 N'Gotty 90' 27,409
8 March 2003 Liverpool A 0 – 2 41,462
15 March 2003 Sunderland A 2 – 0 Okocha 50', Pedersen 55' 42,124
24 March 2003 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 – 0 Okocha 90' (pen) 23,084
5 April 2003 Manchester City H 2 – 0 Pedersen 32', Campo 52' 26,949
12 April 2003 Chelsea A 0 – 1 39,852
19 April 2003 West Ham United H 1 – 0 Okocha 38' 27,160
21 April 2003 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 0 28,862
26 April 2003 Arsenal H 2 – 2 Djorkaeff 74', Keown 84' (og) 27,253
3 May 2003 Southampton A 0 – 0 30,951
11 May 2003 Middlesbrough H 2 – 1 Frandsen 10', Okocha 21' 27,241
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Leeds United 38 14 5 19 58 57 +1 47
16 Aston Villa 38 12 9 17 42 47 5 45
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 14 14 41 51 10 44
18 West Ham United (R) 38 10 12 16 42 59 17 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 6 8 24 29 65 36 26
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
4 January 2003 Round 3 Sunderland H 1 – 1 Ricketts 18' 10,123
14 February 2003 Round 3 replay Sunderland A 0 – 2 (aet) 14,550

Coca-Cola Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 October 2002 Round 2 Bury H 0 – 1 12,621

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 32 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 38 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 38 0(0)
2 Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder 36 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 37 0(0)
3 Per Frandsen Midfielder 34 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 34 0(0)
4= Henrik Pedersen Striker 31 0(2) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 31 0(3)
4= Iván Campo Defender/Midfielder 28 0(3) 02 0(0) 01 0(0) 31 0(3)
6 Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 31 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 31 0(1)
7 Guðni Bergsson Defender 31 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 31 0(0)
8 Simon Charlton Defender 27 0(4) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 27 0 (4)
9 Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 26 0(5) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 26 0(6)
10 Bruno N'Gotty Defender 23 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 24 0(0)
11 Anthony Barness Defender 21 0(4) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 22 0(4)
12 Bernard Mendy Defender 20 0(1) 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 22 0(1)
13 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 15 (18) 01 0(1) 00 0(1) 16 (20)
14 Mike Whitlow Defender 14 0(3) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 15 0(4)
15 Michael Ricketts Striker 13 0 (9) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 14 0(9)
16 Florent Laville Defender 10 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 10 0(0)
17 Gareth Farrelly Midfielder 06 0(2) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 08 0(2)
18 Stig Tøfting Midfielder 02 0(6) 02 0(0) 01 0(0) 05 0(6)
19 Dean Holdsworth Striker 05 0(4) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 05 0(5)
20 Paul Warhurst Defender/Midfielder 05 0(2) 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 05 0(3)
21 Delroy Facey Striker 01 0(8) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(8)
22= Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 01 0(0) 03 0(0)
22= Jeff Smith Midfielder 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 01 0(0) 03 0(0)
24 Danny Livesey Defender 00 0(2) 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 02 0(2)
25 Bülent Akın Midfielder 00 0(1) 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 02 0(1)
26= Jonathan Walters Striker 00 0(4) 00 0(1) 01 0(0) 01 0(5)
26= Salva Ballesta Striker 01 0(5) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(5)
28 Jermaine Johnson Midfielder 00 0(2) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 01 0(2)
29 Nicky Hunt Defender 00 0(0) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 01 0(1)
30= Chris Armstrong Striker 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 01 0(0)
30= David Holdsworth Defender 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 01 0(0)
32 Pierre-Yves André Striker 00 0(9) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(9)

Top scorers

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1= Youri Djorkaeff Midfielder 7 0 0 7
1= Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 7 0 0 7
1= Henrik Pedersen Striker 7 0 0 7
4 Michael Ricketts Striker 5 1 0 6
5 Own Goals 3 0 0 3

References

  1. "Bolton Wanderers 2001/02". bwfcstats.com. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. Walters was born in Moreton, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in October 2003.
  3. Facey was born in Huddersfield, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, and made his international debut for Grenada in July 2009.
  4. Taylor was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and has played for Jamaica at youth level.
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