2002–03 FA Premier League

The 2002–03 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Premier League, the top division in English football. The first matches were played on 17 August 2002 and the last were played on 11 May 2003.

FA Premier League
Season2002–03
Dates17 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
ChampionsManchester United
8th Premier League title
15th English title
RelegatedSunderland
West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion
Champions LeagueManchester United
Arsenal
Newcastle United
Chelsea
UEFA CupSouthampton
Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool
Manchester City
Matches played380
Goals scored1,000 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerRuud van Nistelrooy (25)
Biggest home winChelsea 5–0 Manchester City
(22 March 2003)
Arsenal 6–1 Southampton
(7 May 2003)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool
(26 April 2003)
Highest scoringManchester United 5–3 Newcastle United
(23 November 2002)
Newcastle United 2–6 Manchester United
(12 April 2003)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run18 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest winless run20 games[1]
Sunderland
Longest losing run15 games[1]
Sunderland
Highest attendance67,721
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic (3 May 2003)
Lowest attendance14,017
Fulham v Blackburn Rovers
(7 April 2003)
Average attendance35,470

Manchester United ended the campaign as champions for the eighth time in eleven years – an achievement made all the more remarkable by virtue of defending champions Arsenal having been in the lead by eight points on 2 March. After defeating Birmingham at the start of the season, Arsenal equalled a top-flight record of fourteen straight wins but in their next game at West Ham United failed to extend it, being held to a 2–2 draw. They remained unbeaten for 30 Premier League games, (23 of which were played away) until late October. Arsène Wenger's all conquering Gunners scored in a record 55 consecutive league games up until the visit to Old Trafford on 7 December 2002, when Manchester United won 2–0, beating the previous record of 47 set by Chesterfield during the 1930-31 season of Third Division North.[2] They threw away a priceless lead against Bolton Wanderers and finally surrendered the title with a 3–2 home defeat to Leeds United, in their antepenultimate game of the season. This result all but saved Leeds from relegation. Newcastle United and Chelsea were the remaining two teams, who qualified for the Champions League at the expense of Liverpool who had to settle for the UEFA Cup; they would be joined in Europe by Blackburn Rovers for their second successive season.

On the bottom end of the table, West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland had to face relegation to the Football League First Division. Promoted for the new season were 2002–03 Football League First Division champions Portsmouth, runners-up Leicester City and play-off winner Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Manchester City (immediately returning after a season's absence), West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City (both teams returning to the top flight after a sixteen-year absence). This was also both West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Ipswich Town (relegated after two seasons in the top flight), Derby County and Leicester City (both teams relegated after a six-year presence).

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2002–03 Premier League teams
Greater London Premier League football clubs
West Midlands Premier League football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London (Highbury) Arsenal Stadium 38,419
Aston Villa Birmingham (Aston) Villa Park 42,573
Birmingham City Birmingham (Bordesley) St Andrew's 30,009
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Reebok Stadium 28,723
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 42,055
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,569
Fulham London (Fulham) Loftus Road[lower-alpha 1] 19,148
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,242
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 45,522
Manchester City Manchester Maine Road[lower-alpha 2] 35,150
Manchester United Old Trafford Old Trafford 68,174
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,049
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,387
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,240
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 28,003
West Ham United London (Upton Park) Boleyn Ground 35,647
  1. Fulham temporarily relocated to Loftus Road (home stadium of Queens Park Rangers) after Craven Cottage was in need of a refurbishment.
  2. This was Manchester City's last season at Maine Road as they were scheduled to relocate to the 48,000 seater City of Manchester Stadium.

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Arsène Wenger Patrick Vieira Nike O2
Aston Villa Graham Taylor Steve Staunton Diadora Rover Company
Birmingham City Steve Bruce Jeff Kenna Le Coq Sportif Phones4U
Blackburn Rovers Graeme Souness Garry Flitcroft Kappa AMD Processors
Bolton Wanderers Sam Allardyce Guðni Bergsson Reebok Reebok
Charlton Athletic Alan Curbishley Graham Stuart Le Coq Sportif All Sport
Chelsea Claudio Ranieri Marcel Desailly Umbro Fly Emirates
Everton David Moyes David Weir Puma Kejian
Fulham Chris Coleman Andy Melville Adidas Betfair
Leeds United Peter Reid Dominic Matteo Nike Strongbow
Liverpool Gérard Houllier Sami Hyypiä Reebok Carlsberg
Manchester City Kevin Keegan Ali Benarbia Le Coq Sportif First Advice
Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson Roy Keane Nike Vodafone
Middlesbrough Steve McClaren Gareth Southgate Erreà Dial-a-Phone
Newcastle United Sir Bobby Robson Alan Shearer Adidas NTL
Southampton Gordon Strachan Jason Dodd Saints Friends Provident
Sunderland Mick McCarthy Michael Gray Nike Reg Vardy
Tottenham Hotspur Glenn Hoddle Teddy Sheringham Kappa Thomson
West Bromwich Albion Gary Megson Sean Gregan The Baggies (by club) West Bromwich Building Society
West Ham United Trevor Brooking (caretaker) Joe Cole Fila Dr. Martens

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Leeds United David O'Leary Sacked 27 June 2002 Pre-season Terry Venables 8 July 2002
Sunderland Peter Reid 7 October 2002[3] 17th Howard Wilkinson 10 October 2002[4]
Howard Wilkinson 10 March 2003[5] 20th Mick McCarthy 12 March 2003[6]
Leeds United Terry Venables 21 March 2003[7] 15th Peter Reid 21 March 2003[8]
Fulham Jean Tigana 17 April 2003[9] 15th Chris Coleman (caretaker) 17 April 2003
West Ham United Glenn Roeder Illness 22 April 2003[10] 18th Trevor Brooking (caretaker) 25 April 2003

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 25 8 5 74 34 +40 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 23 9 6 85 42 +43 78
3 Newcastle United 38 21 6 11 63 48 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 68 38 +30 67
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]
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62 −11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44 +4 49
12 Charlton Athletic 38 14 7 17 45 56 −11 49
13 Birmingham City 38 13 9 16 41 49 −8 48
14 Fulham 38 13 9 16 41 50 −9 48
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
20 Sunderland (R) 38 4 7 27 21 65 −44 19
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BOL CHA CHE EVE FUL LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NEW SOU SUN TOT WBA WHU
Arsenal — 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 6–1 3–1 3–0 5–2 3–1
Aston Villa 1–1 — 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1
Birmingham City 0–4 3–0 — 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2
Blackburn Rovers 2–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Bolton Wanderers 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Charlton Athletic 0–3 3–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 — 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–6 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–2
Chelsea 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 — 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–3
Everton 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 — 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0
Fulham 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 — 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–1
Leeds United 1–4 3–1 2–0 2–3 2–4 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0
Liverpool 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 — 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Manchester City 1–5 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 3–1 4–1 2–1 0–3 — 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 0–1
Manchester United 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 — 1–0 5–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Middlesbrough 0–2 2–5 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 — 1–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 3–0 2–2
Newcastle United 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–6 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–0
Southampton 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Sunderland 0–4 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–2 0–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 4–1 — 3–1 3–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–6 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–3 — 1–2
West Ham United 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–4 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 —
Source: FA Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[11]
1 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 25
2 Thierry Henry Arsenal 24
3 James Beattie Southampton 23
4 Mark Viduka Leeds United 20
5 Michael Owen Liverpool 19
6 Alan Shearer Newcastle United 17
7 Nicolas Anelka Manchester City 15
8 Gianfranco Zola Chelsea 14
Robert Pires Arsenal 14
Harry Kewell Leeds United 14
Paul Scholes Manchester United 14

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Michael OwenLiverpoolManchester City3–028 September 2002
James BeattieSouthamptonFulham4–227 October 2002
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedNewcastle United5–323 November 2002
Robbie KeaneTottenham HotspurEverton4–312 January 2003
Thierry HenryArsenalWest Ham United3–127 January 2003
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedFulham3–022 March 2003
Mark VidukaLeeds UnitedCharlton Athletic6–15 April 2003
Paul ScholesManchester UnitedNewcastle United6–212 April 2003
Michael Owen4LiverpoolWest Bromwich Albion6–026 April 2003
Ruud van NistelrooyManchester UnitedCharlton Athletic4–13 May 2003
Jermaine PennantArsenalSouthampton
6–1
7 May 2003
Robert Pires
Freddie LjungbergArsenalSunderland4–011 May 2003
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring
  • First goal of the season: Michael Ricketts for Bolton Wanderers against Fulham (17 August 2002)[12]
  • Fastest goal of the season:
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals[13]
    • West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool (26 April 2003)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals[13]
    • Manchester United 5–3 Newcastle United (23 November 2002)
    • Newcastle United 2–6 Manchester United (12 April 2003)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals[14]
    • West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United (10 November 2002)
    • Manchester United 5–3 Newcastle United (23 November 2002)
    • Bolton Wanderers 4–3 Newcastle United (26 December 2002)
    • Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Everton (12 January 2003)

Clean sheets

Discipline
  • Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card):
    • Best overall disciplinary record:
      • Most yellow cards (club):
      • Most yellow cards (player): 13 – Iván Campo (Bolton Wanderers)[15]
      • Most red cards (club):
      • Most red card (player): 3[15]
      • Most fouls (player):

      Awards

      Monthly awards
      Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
      ManagerClubPlayerClub
      August Glenn Hoddle[16] Tottenham Hotspur Sylvain Wiltord[17] Arsenal
      September Arsène Wenger[18] Arsenal Thierry Henry[18] Arsenal
      October Gérard Houllier[19] Liverpool Gianfranco Zola[19] Chelsea
      November David Moyes[20] Everton James Beattie[21] Southampton
      December Gordon Strachan[22] Southampton Alan Shearer[23] Newcastle United
      January Sir Bobby Robson[24] Newcastle United Paul Scholes[25] Manchester United
      February Alan Curbishley[26] Charlton Athletic Robert Pires[27] Arsenal
      March Glenn Roeder[28] West Ham United Steven Gerrard[29] Liverpool
      April Sir Alex Ferguson[30] Manchester United Ruud van Nistelrooy[30] Manchester United

      PFA Players' Player of the Year

      The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2003 was won by Thierry Henry of Arsenal.[31] This was the Frenchman's first award of the season and he beat off competition from the previous winner Ruud van Nistelrooy.

      The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

      Player Team
      James Beattie Southampton
      Thierry Henry Arsenal
      Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
      Paul Scholes Manchester United
      Alan Shearer Newcastle United
      Gianfranco Zola Chelsea

      PFA Young Player of the Year

      The PFA Young Player of the Year award was won by Jermaine Jenas of Newcastle United.[32] Wayne Rooney was voted runner-up, and John O'Shea finished third in one of his first full seasons as a United player.

      The shortlist for the award was as follows:

      Player Team
      Craig Bellamy Newcastle United
      Jermain Defoe West Ham United
      Jermaine Jenas Newcastle United
      John O'Shea Manchester United
      Scott Parker Charlton Athletic
      Wayne Rooney Everton

      PFA Team of the Year
      Goalkeeper: Brad Friedel (Blackburn Rovers)
      Defence: Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), William Gallas (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
      Midfield: Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United), Robert Pires (Arsenal)
      Attack: Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)

      Premier League Manager of the Year

      The Premier League Manager of the Year award was won by Sir Alex Ferguson[33] for winning his eighth title and regaining the league after a superb second half to the season, involving an 18-match unbeaten run.

      Premier League Player of the Year

      The Premier League Player of the Year award was given to Ruud van Nistelrooy,[34] whose form, creativity and goals all helped Manchester United regain the league from Arsenal.

      Premier League Golden Boot

      The Premier League Golden Boot award was also won by Ruud van Nistelrooy who scored 25 goals in 38 league matches and 44 in all competitions. He also equalled his record of eight goals in eight successive matches at the beginning of the season, a milestone he had reached the previous season. Van Nistelrooy finished one goal ahead of Arsenal's Thierry Henry while James Beattie managed 23 league goals for Southampton.

      Premier League Golden Gloves

      The Premier League Golden Gloves award was given to Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who proved vital in their quest for UEFA Champions League football. He kept twelve clean sheets – the most in the season – and only conceded 35 goals. Viewers of ITV's On the Ball voted Cudicini, ahead of Southampton keeper Antti Niemi, and Blackburn Rovers' Brad Friedel.[35]

      Goal of the Season

      The annual award was won by a wonder goal from Thierry Henry against Tottenham Hotspur, on 16 November 2002, voted by viewers of ITV's The Premiership.

      Henry – chance for a break out, Wiltord to his right, Bergkamp to his left...they'll do well to catch up with Thierry Henry though...he's drifted away from Carr – HENRY! What a fabulous solo goal by Thierry Henry. A long distance goal followed by a long distance celebration...and Arsenal are back in the goalscoring business, after their midweek blank. Henry's been short of a goal or two just recently...but look at the confidence as he breaks from inside his own half, shrugging off Etherington, stepping away from Carr and from King...and picking his spot – he had options...but he had eyes for only one thing – the back of Kasey Keller's net. Thierry Henry moves into double figures for the season.

      — Clive Tyldesley on Thierry Henry's solo goal when commentating the North London derby for The Premiership on ITV1.[36]

      The French striker picked up the ball from his side of the pitch and ran almost 30 yards (27 m), twisting and turning the Spurs defence to unleash a thunderous shot. In celebration, he ran the distance of the whole pitch and skidded in front of the Spurs faithful. The goal proved important as it helped them regain their position at the top of the Premiership from Liverpool.

      Premier League Fair Play Award

      The Premier League Fair Play Award was won by Manchester United.[37]

      Pos Club Games
      played      		 Red/Yellow
      cards      		 Positive
      play      		 Respect toward
      opponents      		 Respect toward
      referee      		 Behaviour of
      team officials      		 Points Score Average
      1 Manchester United 38 332 325 223 226 206 1312 328.00 8.63
      2 Newcastle United 38 325 318 217 218 200 1278 319.50 8.41
      3 Chelsea 38 314 306 213 221 200 1254 313.50 8.25
      4 Liverpool 38 324 301 224 225 180 1254 313.50 8.25
      5 Manchester City 38 310 288 224 231 194 1247 311.75 8.20
      6 Arsenal 38 315 319 214 212 180 1240 310.00 8.16
      7 Middlesbrough 38 318 290 224 229 173 1234 308.50 8.12
      8 Blackburn Rovers 38 307 292 219 222 178 1218 304.50 8.01
      9 Aston Villa 38 304 283 212 218 201 1218 304.50 8.01
      10 Everton 38 304 293 217 214 185 1213 303.25 7.98
      11 Sunderland 38 314 255 220 226 196 1211 302.75 7.97
      12 Fulham 38 304 284 203 211 203 1205 301.25 7.93
      13 Leeds United 38 304 290 206 210 194 1204 301.00 7.92
      14 West Bromwich Albion 38 316 273 219 214 181 1203 300.75 7.91
      15 Southampton 38 323 282 221 220 154 1200 300.00 7.89
      16 Tottenham Hotspur 38 309 291 215 207 174 1196 299.00 7.87
      17 West Ham United 38 298 281 211 212 191 1193 298.25 7.85
      18 Charlton Athletic 38 316 270 210 214 177 1187 296.75 7.81
      19 Bolton Wanderers 38 299 279 218 217 161 1174 293.50 7.72
      20 Birmingham City 38 295 271 201 213 179 1159 289.75 7.63

      See also

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