2002–03 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw West Ham United relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) after a 10 year run in the top flight. West Ham were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season, finishing in 18th place.

West Ham United
2002–03 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerGlenn Roeder (until 21 April)
Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Manchester United)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paolo Di Canio (9)

All:
Jermain Defoe (11)
Average home league attendance34,432

Season summary

Following a successful debut campaign for new manager Glenn Roeder the previous year that saw them finish 7th in the Premiership - two places short of a club record 5th three seasons earlier - hopes were high for the young squad to expand on this and aim for an equal or higher finish in the 2002-03 season. Despite boasting several current or future England internationals, including David James, Trevor Sinclair, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Michael Carrick, a disastrous start to the season saw them win just three out of their first 24 matches, and the club found themselves bottom of the table at Christmas with just 16 points.[1] Similarly poor results followed into the new year, as the club continued to struggle in the relegation battle and were knocked out of the FA Cup after a 6-0 defeat to Manchester United in January.

Their poor form in all competitions was put into perspective on 21 April 2003, when manager Glenn Roeder collapsed after a 1-0 Premiership win against Middlesbrough; it was revealed he was suffering from a non-malignant brain tumour, which was later operated on successfully.[2] Following this, club legend Sir Trevor Brooking was named as caretaker manager, and West Ham's luck began to turn with a series of good results towards the end of the season that saw them go into the final day with a chance of staying up. Tied with 17th place Bolton Wanderers but far behind on goal difference, they headed into the last game of the season against Birmingham City needing at least a 7 goal win to be sure of escaping relegation. However, a 2–2 draw with goals from Les Ferdinand and Paolo Di Canio saw the Hammers relegated after Bolton defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 at the Reebok Stadium, sending them down to England's second division for the first time since 1992.[3][4]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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.
(R) Relegated.

Squad

[5] 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 David James
2 DF  CZE Tomáš Řepka
3 DF  ENG Nigel Winterburn
4 MF  SCO Don Hutchison[6]
5 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer
6 MF  ENG Michael Carrick
7 DF  SCO Christian Dailly
8 MF  ENG Trevor Sinclair
9 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe
10 FW  ITA Paolo Di Canio
11 MF  NIR Steve Lomas[7]
14 FW  FRA Frédéric Kanouté[8]
15 DF  IRL Gary Breen[9]
16 MF  ENG John Moncur
17 GK  NED Raimond van der Gouw
18 FW  FRA Youssef Sofiane
19 DF  ENG Ian Pearce
20 DF  ENG Scott Minto
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  AUS Richard Garcia
22 FW  ENG Les Ferdinand
23 DF  ENG Glen Johnson
24 DF  ENG Rufus Brevett
25 MF  FRA Édouard Cissé (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
26 MF  ENG Joe Cole (captain)
27 MF  IRL Shaun Byrne
28 MF  ENG David Noble
29 FW  GUI Titi Camara
30 DF  FRA Sébastien Schemmel
31 GK  IRL David Forde
32 GK  ENG Stephen Bywater
34 DF  IRL Clive Delaney
35 DF  ENG Anton Ferdinand
36 MF  IRL Daryl McMahon
37 MF  ENG Leon Britton
38 FW  ENG James Allen
39 DF  ENG Izzy Iriekpen

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
5 DF  SVK Vladimír Labant (on loan to Sparta Prague)
22 MF  TRI Brent Rahim (on loan from Levski Sofia)
28 MF  FRA Laurent Courtois (to Istres)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW  ENG Billy Mehmet[10] (to Dunfermline Athletic)
34 MF  NIR Grant McCann (to Cheltenham Town)
35 DF  ENG Louis Riddle (to Stevenage Borough)

Results

Premier League

19 August 2002 1 Newcastle United 4–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST LuaLua  61', 72'
Shearer  76'
Solano  86'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,072
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 August 2002 2 West Ham United 2–2 Arsenal London
15:00 BST J. Cole  44'
Kanouté  53'
Report Henry  65'
Wiltord  88'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,048
Referee: Neale Barry
31 August 2002 3 West Ham United 0–2 Charlton Athletic London
15:00 BST Report Jensen  4'
Fortune  44'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,424
Referee: Jeff Winter
11 September 2002 4 West Ham United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 BST Report Roberts  28' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,957
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 September 2002 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 West Ham United London
16:00 BST Davies  62'
Sheringham  71'
Gardner  89'
Report Kanouté  66'
Sinclair  77'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,005
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 September 2002 6 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,550
Referee: Graham Barber
28 September 2002 7 Chelsea 2–3 West Ham United London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink  21' (pen.)
Zola  74'
Report Defoe  40'
Di Canio  49, 84'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,929
Referee: Mike Dean
5 October 2002 8 West Ham United 1–2 Birmingham City London
15:00 BST Cole  17' Report John  4, 43' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,010
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 October 2002 9 Sunderland 0–1 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Sinclair  23' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,352
Referee: Graham Barber
23 October 2002 10 Fulham 0–1 West Ham United London
19:45 BST Report Di Canio  90' (pen.) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Rob Styles
27 October 2002 11 West Ham United 0–1 Everton London
16:05 GMT Report Carsley  70' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,117
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 November 2002 12 Liverpool 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 GMT Owen  28', 55' Report Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
10 November 2002 13 West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United London
Di Canio  21', 50' (pen.)
Sinclair  74'
Report Barmby  11'
Kewell  28', 51'
Viduka  45'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,297
Referee: Steve Dunn
17 November 2002 14 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Defoe  86' Report Van Nistelrooy  38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,049
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 November 2002 15 Aston Villa 4–1 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 GMT Hendrie  29'
Leonhardsen  59'
Dublin  70'
Vassell  80'
Report Di Canio  70' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,279
Referee: Chris Foy
2 December 2002 16 West Ham United 0–1 Southampton London
20:00 GMT Report Beattie  90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,844
Referee: Mike Riley
7 December 2002 17 Middlesbrough 2–2 West Ham United Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Németh  58'
Ehiogu  88'
Report Cole  46'
Pearce  76'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,283
Referee: Graham Poll
14 December 2002 18 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
Solskjær  15'
Verón  17'
Schemmel  61' (og)
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,555
Referee: Rob Styles
21 December 2002 19 West Ham United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Pearce  17' Report Ricketts  65' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,892
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2002 20 West Ham United 1–1 Fulham London
Sinclair  65' Report Sava  49' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,025
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2002 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 West Ham United Blackburn
Duff  4'
Cole  78'
Report Taylor  24' (o.g.)
Defoe  86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 January 2003 22 West Ham United 2–2 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Cole  14'
Defoe  45'
Report Bellamy  9'
Jenas  81'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,048
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 January 2003 23 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United London
Henry  21' (pen.) Report Defoe  40' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,053
Referee: Mike Dean
22 January 2003 24 Charlton Athletic 4–2 West Ham United London
Jensen  42'
Parker  45', 51'
Kishishev  90'
Report Rufus  19' (o.g.)
Fish  62' (o.g.)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,340
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
29 January 2003 25 West Ham United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
19:45 BST Di Canio  58' (pen.)
Defoe  89'
Report Yorke  38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 February 2003 26 West Ham United 0–3 Liverpool London
Report Baroš  7'
Gerrard  9'
Heskey  67'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Matt Messias
8 February 2003 27 Leeds United 1–0 West Ham United Leeds
S. Johnson  20' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 February 2003 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 West Ham United West Bromwich
Dichio  50' Report Sinclair  45', 67' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,042
Referee: Mike Dean
1 March 2003 29 West Ham United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Ferdinand  31'
Carrick  47'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,049
Referee: Neale Barry
15 March 2003 30 Everton 0–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,158
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 March 2003 31 West Ham United 2–0 Sunderland London
Defoe  24'
Kanouté  65'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Rob Styles
5 April 2003 32 Southampton 1–1 West Ham United Southampton
Beattie  44' Report Defoe  83' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,941
Referee: Matt Messias
12 April 2003 33 West Ham United 2–2 Aston Villa London
Sinclair  15'
Kanouté  65'
Report Vassell  36' (pen.)
Leonhardsen  53'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,029
Referee: Mike Dean
19 April 2003 34 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Bolton
Okocha  38' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,160
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 April 2003 35 West Ham United 1–0 Middlesbrough London
Sinclair  77' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,019
Referee: Alan Wiley
27 April 2003 36 Manchester City 0–1 West Ham United Manchester
Report Kanouté  81' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,815
Referee: Rob Styles
3 May 2003 37 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea London
Di Canio  71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 May 2003 38 Birmingham City 2–2 West Ham United Birmingham
Horsfield  79'
John  87'
Report Ferdinand  66'
Di Canio  89'
Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 29,505
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

1 October 2002 Second Round Chesterfield 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
West Ham United Chesterfield
Brandon  52' Report Defoe  13' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Andy Hall
Penalties
Burt
Ebdon
Allott
Hudson
Brandon
Di Canio
Sinclair
Minto
Lomas
Carrick
6 November 2002 Third Round West Ham United 0–1 Oldham Athletic London
Report Corazzin  42' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 21,919
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup

4 January 2003 Third Round West Ham United 3–2 Nottingham Forest London
Defoe  26', 85'
Cole  61'
Report Harewood  17'
Reid  46'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,612
Referee: Paul Durkin
26 January 2003 Fourth Round Manchester United 6–0 West Ham United Manchester
Giggs  8', 29'
Van Nistelrooy  49', 58'
P. Neville  50'
Solskjær  69'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,181
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 026.32
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 050.00
League Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 42 11 13 18 46 69 −23 026.19

Goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1ST9Jermain Defoe82111
2ST10Paolo Di Canio9009
3MF8Trevor Sinclair8008
4ST14Frédéric Kanouté5005
MF26Joe Cole4105
6Own goals3003
7DF19Ian Pearce2002
ST22Les Ferdinand2002
9MF6Michael Carrick0011
Totals 42 3 1 46

League position by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAHA
ResultLDLLLDWLWWLLLDLLDLDDDDLLWLLWWDWDDLWWWD
Position2016192020202020161415161819202020202020201920201819191818181718181818181818
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK David James 4203802020
Defenders
2 DF Tomáš Řepka 3403200+1010
3 DF Nigel Winterburn 20016+20100+10
5 DF Vladimír Labant 100+100000
7 DF Christian Dailly 29023+301+1010
15 DF Gary Breen 1809+502020
19 DF Ian Pearce 33226+422010
20 DF Scott Minto 1509+301020
23 DF Glen Johnson 16014+100+1000
24 DF Rufus Brevett 13012+100000
30 DF Sebastien Schemmel 19015+10101+10
Midfielders
4 MF Don Hutchison 1000+1000000
5 MF Lee Bowyer 1101001000
6 MF Michael Carrick 34128+212020
8 MF Trevor Sinclair 41836+282010
11 MF Steve Lomas 32027+201020
16 MF John Moncur 700+700000
21 MF Richard Garcia 20000+100+10
25 MF Édouard Cissé 28018+702010
26 MF Joe Cole 4053642120
Forwards
9 FW Jermain Defoe 421129+982221
10 FW Paolo Di Canio 19916+290010
14 FW Frédéric Kanouté 17512+550000
22 FW Les Ferdinand 14212+220000
29 FW Titi Camara 600+400+1010

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
26 June 2002 ST Youssef Sofiane Auxerre Free[11]
28 June 2002 GK Raimond van der Gouw Manchester United Free[12]
29 July 2002 DF Gary Breen Coventry City Free[13]
6 August 2002 MF Édouard Cissé Paris Saint-Germain Loan[14]
16 August 2002 MF Brent Rahim Levski Sofia Loan[15]
11 January 2003 MF Lee Bowyer Leeds United £100,000[16]
21 January 2003 ST Les Ferdinand Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[17]
31 January 2003 DF Rufus Brevett Fulham Undisclosed[18]

Out

Date Pos. Name From Fee
May 2002 DF Adam Newton Peterborough United Free
May 2002 DF Ragnvald Soma Bryne FK Free
29 May 2002 DF Hayden Foxe Portsmouth £400,000[19]
27 June 2002 DF Rigobert Song Lens Free[20]
1 July 2002 GK Shaka Hislop Portsmouth Free
25 July 2002 GK Craig Forrest Retired [21]
29 July 2002 DF Gary Charles Retired [22]
20 August 2002 ST Paul Kitson Brighton & Hove Albion Free[23]
13 September 2002 DF Steve Potts Dagenham & Redbridge Free
12 December 2002 DF Vladimír Labant Sparta Prague Loan[24]
January 2003 MF Grant McCann Cheltenham Town £50,000
15 January 2003 MF Laurent Courtois FC Istres Free

References

  1. West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
  2. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/roeder-collapses-1648859.amp
  3. "West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. "Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/westham.htm
  6. Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  7. Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  8. Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  9. Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
  10. Mehmet was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland, Cyprus and Turkey internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in 2004.
  11. "Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  12. "Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  13. "Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  14. "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  15. "Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
  16. "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
  17. "Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
  18. "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  19. "Redknapp bags Foxe". BBC News. 29 May 2002.
  20. "Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
  21. "Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
  22. "Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
  23. "Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
  24. "Labant makes loan return". BBC News. 12 December 2002.
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