2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

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 City 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.

Bristol City
2002–03 season
ChairmanSteve Lansdown
ManagerDanny Wilson
StadiumAshton Gate
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Murray (19)
All:
Scott Murray (27)

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

August
Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division
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
Main article: 2002–03 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
Main article: 2002–03 Football 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

References
  1. "It's Oxford for Worthington Cup". Bristol City F.C. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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