2002–03 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic 2002–03 football season

Wigan Athletic
2002–03 season
Manager	Paul Jewell
Stadium	JJB Stadium
Second Division	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Liddell (16) All: Nathan Ellington (22)
Highest home attendance	12,783 (vs. Oldham Athletic, 21 April 2003)
Lowest home attendance	5,358 (vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 7 August 2002)
Average home league attendance	7,287
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

During the 2002–03 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

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After considerable investment into the team, Wigan won promotion to the second tier of English football by winning the Second Division with 100 points, 14 clear of runners-up Crewe. It was their highest-ever finish in the Football League.

In the Carling Cup, Wigan reached the quarter-finals with wins over Premiership sides West Bromwich Albion (3–1 at home, second round), Manchester City (1–0 at home, third round) and Fulham (2–1 at home, fourth round) before being knocked out by Blackburn Rovers after a 2–0 home loss.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	John Filan
2	DF	ENG	Paul Mitchell
3	DF	SCO	Stephen McMillan
4	DF	ENG	Matt Jackson
5	DF	CAN	Jason De Vos
6	DF	ENG	Ian Breckin
7	MF	SCO	Andy Liddell
8	FW	WAL	Neil Roberts
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Ellington
10	FW	SCO	Lee McCulloch
11	MF	NIR	Peter Kennedy
12	MF	WAL	Michael Flynn


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ENG	David Moore
16	MF	ENG	Tony Dinning
17	MF	ENG	Ged Brannan
18	MF	ENG	Jason Jarrett
19	DF	ENG	Nicky Eaden
20	MF	SCO	Gary Teale
21	MF	ENG	Jimmy Bullard
25	DF	ENG	Chris Lynch
26	DF	ENG	Leighton Baines
27	FW	ENG	Greg Traynor
30	MF	ENG	Paul Santus
33	GK	ENG	Ryan Yeomans

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	SCO	Stewart Kerr (retired)
13	GK	ENG	Dave Beasant (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
14	DF	ENG	Scott Green (to Wrexham)
15	FW	ENG	Lee Ashcroft (to Southport)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	ENG	Richard Edghill (to Sheffield United)
28	DF	ENG	Kieran Charnock (to Southport)
29	DF	ENG	Ian Pendlebury (to Leigh RMI)

References

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Grounds	Brick Community Stadium Springfield Park

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National teams

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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