2002–03 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
2002–03 season
Chairman	Terry Brown
Manager	Glenn Roeder (until 21 April); Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
Premier League	18th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round; (knocked out by Manchester United)
League Cup	Third round; (knocked out by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Paolo Di Canio (9); All: ; Jermain Defoe (11)
Average home league attendance	34,432

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.

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
Competition	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.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	ST	9	Jermain Defoe	8	2	1	11
2	ST	10	Paolo Di Canio	9	0	0	9
3	MF	8	Trevor Sinclair	8	0	0	8
4	ST	14	Frédéric Kanouté	5	0	0	5
4	MF	26	Joe Cole	4	1	0	5
6	Own goals			3	0	0	3
7	DF	19	Ian Pearce	2	0	0	2
7	ST	22	Les Ferdinand	2	0	0	2
9	MF	6	Michael Carrick	0	0	1	1
Totals				42	3	1	46

League position by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D
Position	20	16	19	20	20	20	20	20	16	14	15	16	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		David James	42	0	38	0	2	0	2	0
Defenders
2	DF		Tomáš Řepka	34	0	32	0	0+1	0	1	0
3	DF		Nigel Winterburn	20	0	16+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Vladimír Labant	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Christian Dailly	29	0	23+3	0	1+1	0	1	0
15	DF		Gary Breen	18	0	9+5	0	2	0	2	0
19	DF		Ian Pearce	33	2	26+4	2	2	0	1	0
20	DF		Scott Minto	15	0	9+3	0	1	0	2	0
23	DF		Glen Johnson	16	0	14+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	DF		Rufus Brevett	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Sebastien Schemmel	19	0	15+1	0	1	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Don Hutchison	10	0	0+10	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Lee Bowyer	11	0	10	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Michael Carrick	34	1	28+2	1	2	0	2	0
8	MF		Trevor Sinclair	41	8	36+2	8	2	0	1	0
11	MF		Steve Lomas	32	0	27+2	0	1	0	2	0
16	MF		John Moncur	7	0	0+7	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Richard Garcia	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
25	MF		Édouard Cissé	28	0	18+7	0	2	0	1	0
26	MF		Joe Cole	40	5	36	4	2	1	2	0
Forwards
9	FW		Jermain Defoe	42	11	29+9	8	2	2	2	1
10	FW		Paolo Di Canio	19	9	16+2	9	0	0	1	0
14	FW		Frédéric Kanouté	17	5	12+5	5	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Les Ferdinand	14	2	12+2	2	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Titi Camara	6	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	1	0

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

West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/roeder-collapses-1648859.amp
"West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
"Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/westham.htm
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.
Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
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.
Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
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.
"Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
"Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
"Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
"Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
"Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
"Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
"Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
"Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
"Redknapp bags Foxe". BBC News. 29 May 2002.
"Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
"Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
"Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
"Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
"Labant makes loan return". BBC News. 12 December 2002.

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[1] West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com

[2] ttps://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] ttp://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.