2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City 2002–03 football season

Bristol City
2002–03 season
Chairman	Steve Lansdown
Manager	Danny Wilson
Stadium	Ashton Gate
Second Division	3rd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Murray (19) All: Scott Murray (27)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

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.

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

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic (C, P)	46	29	13	4	68	25	+43	100	Promotion to Football League First Division
2	Crewe Alexandra (P)	46	25	11	10	76	40	+36	86	Promotion to Football League First Division
3	Bristol City	46	24	11	11	79	48	+31	83	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	11	11	69	45	+24	83
5	Oldham Athletic	46	22	16	8	68	38	+30	82

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

Pre-season

Pre-season match details
Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
23 July 2002	Yeovil Town	Away	L	0–1		927
27 July 2002	Ipswich Town	Home	L	0–3		5,017
30 July 2002	Exeter City	Away	W	1–0	Murray 63'	1,253
31 July 2002	Tiverton Town	Away	D	1–1	Roberts 15'	430
3 August 2002	Hereford United	Away	W	5–0	Goodison 16', Roberts 45', Lita (2) 82', 90', Woodman 85'	961

Second Division

Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division

Second Division match details
Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 August 2002	Blackpool	Home	W	2–0	Peacock 77', Murray 90'	11,891
13 August 2002	Brentford	Away	L	0–1		7,130
17 August 2002	Wigan Athletic	Away	L	0–2		6,548
24 August 2002	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	W	3–0	Bell 38', Murray 52', Roberts 72'	9,597
26 August 2002	Plymouth Argyle	Away	L	0–2		11,922
31 August 2002	Tranmere Rovers	Home	W	2–0	Tinnion 70' pen., Murray 74'	9,849
6 September 2002	Northampton Town	Home	W	3–0	Peacock (2) 7', 76', Clist 87'	11,104
14 September 2002	Cheltenham Town	Away	W	3–2	Murray 3', Coles 43', Matthews 53'	5,895
17 September 2002	Oldham Athletic	Away	L	0–1		5,583
21 September 2002	Queens Park Rangers	Home	L	1–3	Murray 11'	12,221
28 September 2002	Port Vale	Away	W	3–2	Beadle 18', Murray 40', Lita 90'	4,286
5 October 2002	Chesterfield	Home	W	4–0	Roberts 26', Hill 63', Murray 90', 90'	10,107
12 October 2002	Barnsley	Away	W	4–1	Butler 19', Roberts (3) 28', 58', 73'	10,495
19 October 2002	Swindon Town	Home	W	2–0	Murray 12', Tinnion 38'	13,205
26 October 2002	Peterborough United	Away	W	3–1	Tinnion 3', Brown 17', Murray 90'	5,332
29 October 2002	Huddersfield Town	Home	W	1–0	Hill 38'	11,494
9 November 2002	Colchester United	Away	D	2–2	Peacock (2) 42', 58'	3,398
23 November 2002	Mansfield Town	Away	W	5–4	Murray 39', Roberts (2) 50', 90', Tinnion 87' pen., Lita 90'	4,801
30 November 2002	Crewe Alexandra	Home	D	2–2	Murray 48', Peacock 84'	12,585
14 December 2002	Cardiff City	Away	W	2–0	Tinnion 49' pen., Roberts 76'	15,239
21 December 2002	Luton Town	Home	D	1–1	Beadle 90'	14,057
26 December 2002	Plymouth Argyle	Home	D	0–0		18,085
28 December 2002	Stockport County	Away	W	4–1	Peacock 19', Coles 40', Rosenior 45', Beadle 89'	5,100
1 January 2003	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	L	1–2	Tinnion 87' pen.	6,785
10 January 2003	Wigan Athletic	Home	L	0–1		13,151
18 January 2003	Tranmere Rovers	Away	D	1–1	Bell 10'	7,459
25 January 2003	Stockport County	Home	D	1–1	Roberts 50'	10,831
1 February 2003	Blackpool	Away	D	0–0		7,290
8 February 2003	Colchester United	Home	L	1–2	Fagan 51'	11,107
11 February 2003	Brentford	Home	D	0–0		9,084
15 February 2003	Notts County	Away	L	0–2		7,048
22 February 2003	Northampton Town	Away	W	2–1	Robins 12', Tinnion 35'	4,688
1 March 2003	Cheltenham Town	Home	W	3–1	Robins 2', Brown 20', Rosenior 90'	11,711
4 March 2003	Oldham Athletic	Home	W	2–0	Murray 54', Roberts 90'	11,194
8 March 2003	Queens Park Rangers	Away	L	0–1		14,681
15 March 2003	Peterborough United	Home	W	1–0	Robins 12'	11,231
19 March 2003	Swindon Town	Away	D	1–1	Robins 48'	8,629
22 March 2003	Huddersfield Town	Away	W	2–1	Hill 17', Peacock 36'	9,477
29 March 2003	Barnsley	Home	W	2–0	Murray 6', Roberts 63'	10,232
12 April 2003	Mansfield Town	Home	W	5–2	Peacock 13', Murray (3) 32', 51', 80', Carey 70'	12,013
15 April 2003	Crewe Alexandra	Away	D	1–1	Roberts 62'	7,901
19 April 2003	Luton Town	Away	D	2–2	Tinnion 66' pen., Peacock 75'	6,381
22 April 2003	Cardiff City	Home	W	2–0	Tinnion 55' pen., Roberts 73'	15,615
26 April 2003	Chesterfield	Away	L	0–2		4,770
3 May 2003	Port Vale	Home	W	2–0	Murray 31', Peacock 43'	12,410

Play-offs

10 May 200315:00

Cardiff City	1–0	Bristol City
Thorne 74'	Report

Ninian Park, CardiffAttendance: 19,146Referee: Howard Webb

13 May 200319:45

Bristol City	0–0	Cardiff City
	Report

Ashton Gate, BristolAttendance: 16,307Referee: Jeff Winter

Cardiff City won 1–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round	16 November 2002	Heybridge Swifts	Away	W	7–0	Roberts (2) 16', 40', Tinnion 40' pen., Murray (2) 45', 61', Lita (2) 66', 82'	2,046
Second round	8 December 2002	Harrogate Railway Athletic	Away	W	3–1	Walker 20' o.g., Murray 53', Roberts 90'	3,500
Third round	4 January 2003	Leicester City	Away	L	0–2		25,868

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.

Football League Cup match details
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	10 September 2002	Oxford United	Away	L	0–1		4,065

Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round	22 October 2002	Queens Park Rangers	Away	W	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)		4,722
Second round	12 November 2002	Boston United	Away	W	2–1 Golden goal	Murray 33', Coles 111'	1,408
Third round	11 December 2002	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	W	3–0	Murray 41', Peacock (2) 64', 71'	3,506
Fourth round	21 January 2003	Bournemouth	Away	W	3–1	Bell (2) 68', 77', Murray 90'	5,125
Semi-finals, First leg	18 February 2003	Cambridge United	Home	W	4–2	Doherty 21', Burnell 64', Murray 67', Robins 77'	7,173
Semi-finals, Second leg	25 February 2003	Cambridge United	Away	W	3–0 7–2 agg.	Carey 11', Murray 45', Roberts 80'	3,956
Final	6 April 2003	Carlisle United	Neutral	W	2–0	Peacock 78', Rosenior 89'	50,913

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External links

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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Eastern, Western)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
First Division	Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Gillingham Ipswich Town Leicester City Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Walsall Watford Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
Third Division	Boston United Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Darlington Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Oxford United Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Wrexham York City
Non-League	Yeovil Town

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