2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the Football League First Division.

Portsmouth
2002–03 season
ChairmanMilan Mandarić
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumFratton Park
First Division1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Svetoslav Todorov (26)
All: Svetoslav Todorov (26)
Average home league attendance18,933

Season summary

Portsmouth led the First Division for most of the season, and eventually finished as champions, six points clear of second-placed Leicester City. As champions, Portsmouth gained promotion to the FA Premier League, returning to the top flight after an absence of 15 years.

Bulgarian striker Svetoslav Todorov silenced his critics by finishing top scorer in the division with 26 goals, overhauling Nottingham Forest's David Johnson with a hat-trick against Bradford City on the last day of the season, in the game that confirmed Portsmouth as Football League champions.

Kit

Portsmouth continue to produce their own kits under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

Final league table
Main article: 2002–03 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 29 11 6 97 45 +52 98 Promotion to 2003–04 FA Premier League
2 Leicester City (P) 46 26 14 6 73 40 +33 92
3 Sheffield United 46 23 11 12 72 52 +20 80 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
4 Reading 46 25 4 17 61 46 +15 79
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002Nottingham ForestH2–018,910Burton, Péricard
13 August 2002Sheffield UnitedA1–116,093Burton
17 August 2002Crystal PalaceA3–218,315Foxe, Crowe (2)
24 August 2002WatfordH3–017,901Merson, Todorov, Burton
26 August 2002Grimsby TownA1–05,770Burchill
31 August 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionH4–219,031Taylor, Merson (pen), Todorov, Crowe
7 September 2002GillinghamA3–18,717Merson, Burchill, O'Neil
14 September 2002MillwallH1–017,201Todorov
17 September 2002WimbledonH4–118,837Péricard, Todorov, Williams (own goal), Taylor
21 September 2002Norwich CityA0–121,335
28 September 2002Bradford CityH3–018,459Quashie (2), Péricard
5 October 2002Rotherham UnitedA3–28,604Péricard, Todorov, Merson (pen)
19 October 2002Coventry CityH1–118,837Péricard
26 October 2002BurnleyA3–015,788Quashie, Todorov, Harper
29 October 2002Preston North EndH3–218,637Stone, Merson, Taylor
2 November 2002Leicester CityH0–219,107
6 November 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA1–127,022Merson
9 November 2002Derby CountyA2–126,587Todorov, Burchill
16 November 2002Stoke CityH3–018,701Burchill, Péricard, Todorov
23 November 2002Sheffield WednesdayA3–116,602Todorov (2), O'Neil
30 November 2002WalsallH3–217,701Quashie, Todorov, Taylor
7 December 2002ReadingA0–023,462
14 December 2002Stoke CityA1–113,330Crowe
21 December 2002Ipswich TownH1–119,130Todorov
26 December 2002Crystal PalaceH1–119,217Merson
28 December 2002Nottingham ForestA2–128,165Taylor, Péricard
1 January 2003WatfordA2–215,048Burton, Harper
13 January 2003Sheffield UnitedH1–218,872O'Neil
18 January 2003Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–16,848Todorov
1 February 2003Grimsby TownH3–019,248Yakubu, Ford (own goal), Quashie
8 February 2003Derby CountyH6–219,503Merson, Yakubu (2), Taylor, Todorov (2)
17 February 2003Leicester CityA1–131,775Taylor
22 February 2003GillinghamH1–019,521de Zeeuw
1 March 2003MillwallA5–09,697Yakubu (2), Sherwood, Todorov, Merson (pen)
4 March 2003WimbledonA1–210,356Merson
12 March 2003Norwich CityH3–219,221Yakubu, Todorov (2)
15 March 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH1–019,558Stone
19 March 2003Coventry CityA4–013,922Caldwell (own goal), Stone, Harper, Merson
22 March 2003Preston North EndA1–116,665Yakubu
5 April 2003WalsallA2–17,899Harper, Todorov
12 April 2003Sheffield WednesdayH1–219,524Bradbury
15 April 2003BurnleyH1–019,221Todorov
18 April 2003Ipswich TownA0–329,396
21 April 2003ReadingH3–019,535Péricard (2), Todorov
27 April 2003Rotherham UnitedH3–219,420Merson (pen), Todorov (2)
4 May 2003Bradford CityA5–019,088Festa, Todorov (3, 1 pen), Stone

FA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003Manchester UnitedA1–467,222Stone

League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002Peterborough UnitedH2–08,581Quashie, Primus
R21 October 2002WimbledonH1–311,754Péricard

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
1 GK  TRI Shaka Hislop[2]
2 DF  ENG Jason Crowe
4 DF  ENG Eddie Howe
5 DF  AUS Hayden Foxe
6 DF  NED Arjan de Zeeuw
7 MF  SCO Kevin Harper[3]
8 FW  SCO Mark Burchill
9 FW  BUL Svetoslav Todorov
10 FW  ENG Paul Merson
11 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[4]
13 MF  CIV Lassina Diabaté
14 MF  ENG Matthew Taylor
16 MF  WAL Carl Robinson
17 FW  FRA Vincent Péricard[5] (on loan from Juventus)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ENG Lee Bradbury
19 MF  ENG Steve Stone
20 FW  NGA Yakubu (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
21 DF  ENG Lewis Buxton
22 GK  SRB Saša Ilić[6]
23 DF  ENG Carl Tiler
25 MF  SCO Richard Hughes
26 MF  ENG Gary O'Neil
29 GK  JPN Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
30 DF  ENG Linvoy Primus
34 FW  JAM Deon Burton[7]
35 DF  ITA Gianluca Festa
38 MF  ENG Tim Sherwood

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
19 FW  ENG Steve Lovell (to Dundee)
20 FW  ENG Rory Allen (released)
22 MF  ENG Tom Curtis (to Mansfield Town)
22 DF  GRE Efstathios Tavlaridis (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  ENG Scott Hiley (to Exeter City)
24 DF  FIN Markus Heikkinen (on loan from HJK Helsinki)
38 DF  SCO Paul Ritchie (on loan from Manchester City)

Reserve squad
The following players had squad numbers and/or professional contracts but did not make a first-team appearance during the season[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ENG Jamie Vincent
15 MF  ENG Courtney Pitt
27 MF  ENG Neil Barrett
28 DF  ENG Shaun Cooper
31 FW  ENG Luke Nightingale
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW  ENG Rowan Vine
33 GK  ENG Chris Tardif
37 MF  ENG Carl Pettefer
39 MF  ENG Chris Clark
— DF  ENG Justin Edinburgh

Statistics

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Hislop was born in Hackney, England, but was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999, having previously been an unused substitute for England.
  3. Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  5. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but was raised in France and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1998.
  7. Burton was born in Berkshire, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  8. "All Portsmouth players: 2003".
  9. "All Portsmouth players: 2003".
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