2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being relegated, Ipswich Town had achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running, this time via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.

Ipswich Town
2002-03 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
(until 11 October 2002)
Tony Mowbray (caretaker)
(11–28 October 2002)
Joe Royle
(from 28 October 2002)
StadiumPortman Road
First Division7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Pablo Couñago (17)
All: Pablo Couñago (21)
Highest home attendance29,503
(vs Nottingham Forest, 5 Apr 2003, First Division)
Lowest home attendance13,266
(vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 24 Sep 2002, League Cup)
Average home league attendance25,498

Season summary

The financial cost of relegation the previous season saw Ipswich enter administration on 10 February.[1] The financial problems had caused the sale of both key players like Marcus Stewart and promising young players like Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose, leading to poor results on the pitch that left Ipswich struggling near the relegation zone. A 3–0 defeat at fellow strugglers Grimsby Town proved to be the final straw and manager George Burley was sacked in October. First team coach and former Ipswich player Tony Mowbray took charge of the next four games, winning one, before being replaced by Joe Royle - a former player for Town's archrivals Norwich City. Royle turned Town's fortunes around considerably and they finished in 7th place, 4 points off the playoff places.

In the League Cup, Ipswich reached the fourth round before being knocked out by eventual winners Liverpool 5–4 on penalties, after Tommy Miller's strike in the fourteenth minute was cancelled out by El Hadji Diouf's 54th-minute penalty.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 England ENG Andy Marshall
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis
4 DF England ENG John McGreal
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland (captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago
10 FW England ENG Alun Armstrong
12 DF England ENG Richard Naylor
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Chris Makin
16 FW England ENG Marcus Bent
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent
19 MF Nigeria NGA Finidi George
21 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
23 DF Denmark DEN Thomas Gaardsøe
26 GK England ENG James Pullen
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser
32 DF England ENG Matt Richards

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
3 MF England ENG Jamie Clapham (to Birmingham City)
5 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson (to Charlton Athletic)
11 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart (to Sunderland)
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Branagan (retired)
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown (to Watford)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan (to Boston United)
22 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose (to Newcastle United)
25 MF France FRA Ulrich Le Pen (on loan to Strasbourg)
29 DF South Africa RSA Justin Miller (to Leyton Orient)
31 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard (on loan from Everton)

Reserve 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
20 DF England ENG Aidan Collins
24 MF Netherlands NED Nabil Abidallah
27 MF England ENG Matt Bloomfield
28 DF England ENG Lee Beevers
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW England ENG Antonio Murray
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake
35 GK Wales WAL Lewis Price

Pre-season

Ipswich went on a pre-season tour of Denmark in July as part of the pre-season for the 2002–03 season.[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 July 2002Denmark AaBA0–1Unknown
18 July 2002Denmark Farum BoldklubA1–2UnknownArmstrong
24 July 2002England Bristol RoversA2–1UnknownAmbrose, D Bent
27 July 2002England Bristol CityA3–0UnknownD Bent, Miller (2) (pen)
29 July 2002England BarnetA2–1UnknownCouñago (2)
31 July 2002England BrentfordA3–0UnknownGeorge, Stewart (2)
3 August 2002Spain Celta VigoH2–1UnknownAmbrose (2)

Competitions

Football League First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
6 Nottingham Forest 46 20 14 12 82 50 +32 74
7 Ipswich Town 46 19 13 14 80 64 +16 70
8 Norwich City 46 19 12 15 60 49 +11 69
9 Millwall 46 19 9 18 59 69 10 66
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[4]

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002WalsallA2–05,253Ambrose, M Bent
18 August 2002Leicester CityH6–127,374Holland (2), Ambrose, George, Couñago (2)
24 August 2002MillwallA1–18,097D Bent
26 August 2002Bradford CityH1–225,457D Bent
1 September 2002Preston North EndA0–015,357
15 September 2002Norwich CityH1–129,112Couñago
22 September 2002Stoke CityA1–214,587Holland
28 September 2002Derby CountyH0–124,439
6 October 2002WimbledonA1–03,238Ambrose
8 October 2002Grimsby TownA0–34,688
12 October 2002Sheffield WednesdayH2–123,410Couñago (2)
19 October 2002ReadingA1–319,524Ambrose
22 October 2002BurnleyH2–222,736McGreal, Ambrose
26 October 2002GillinghamH0–124,176
3 November 2002Crystal PalaceH1–224,941Ambrose
9 November 2002Sheffield UnitedA0–015,884
17 November 2002WatfordA2–016,184Armstrong, Clapham
23 November 2002Coventry CityH2–123,633D Bent, Couñago
30 November 2002Nottingham ForestA1–224,898Williams (o.g)
7 December 2002Rotherham UnitedH1–222,770Wilnis
10 December 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–16,377Magilton
14 December 2002WatfordH4–222,985Miller, Naylor, Couñago, Bent
21 December 2002PortsmouthA1–119,130Gaardsøe
26 December 2002Leicester CityA2–131,426Gaardsøe, Ambrose
28 December 2002WalsallH3–226,550Couñago (2), Gaardsøe
1 January 2003MillwallH4–126,040Miller (2), Wright, M Bent
11 January 2003BurnleyA1–115,501Couñago
18 January 2003Preston North EndH3–024,666M Bent, D Bent (2)
1 February 2003Bradford CityA0–212,080
8 February 2003Sheffield UnitedH3–226,151D Bent (2), Ambrose
19 February 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH2–427,700M Bent, Holland
22 February 2003Grimsby TownH2–224,118D Bent
2 March 2003Norwich CityA2–021,243Wilnis, D Bent
5 March 2003Wolverhampton WanderersA1–126,901Naylor
8 March 2003Stoke CityH0–025,547
11 March 2003Crystal PalaceA1–115,990M Bent
15 March 2003Sheffield WednesdayA1–024,726Holland
18 March 2003ReadingH3–124,108Gaardsøe, Holland, Magilton
22 March 2003Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–226,078M Bent, Reuser
29 March 2003GillinghamA3–18,508Couñago (2), M Bent
5 April 2003Nottingham ForestH3–429,503Miller (2) (pen), M Bent
12 April 2003Coventry CityA4–213,968M Bent (2), Couñago (2)
18 April 2003PortsmouthH3–029,396Reuser, Miller, Couñago
21 April 2003Rotherham UnitedA1–27,519Couñago
26 April 2003WimbledonH1–525,564D Bent
4 May 2003Derby CountyA4–128,785Couñago, D Bent, Magilton, Holland

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003MorecambeH4–018,529Clapham, D Bent (2), Ambrose
R425 January 2003Sheffield UnitedA3–412,757Gaardsøe, Miller (pen), Bent

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R324 September 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–113,266D Bent, Couñago, Ambrose
R46 November 2002MiddlesbroughH3–114,417Gaardsøe, Clapham, D Bent
R54 December 2002LiverpoolA1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens)26,305Miller

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
QR First Leg15 August 2002Avenir BeggenA1–112,000Stewart
QR Second Leg29 August 2002Avenir BeggenH8–1 (won 9–2 on agg)17,462Miller (2), Couñago (3), Brown, McGreal, Ambrose
R1 First Leg19 September 2002SmederevoH1–116,933Alun Armstrong
R1 Second Leg3 October 2002SmederevoA1–0 (won 2–1 on agg)16,500M Bent (pen)
R2 First Leg31 October 2002Slovan LiberecH1–016,138D Bent
R2 Second Leg14 November 2002Slovan LiberecA0–1 (1–1 on agg, lost 2–4 on pens)6,509

Transfers

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
15 November 2002 GK England Paul Gerrard England Everton 13 December 2002 [5]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 July 2002 DF England Will Snowdon Scotland Livingston Free transfer [6]
1 July 2002 MF England Ashley Nicholls England Darlington Free transfer [6]
12 July 2002 DF England Titus Bramble England Newcastle United £5,000,000 [7]
30 August 2002 FW England Marcus Stewart England Sunderland £3,250,000 [8]
30 October 2002 GK Republic of Ireland Keith Branagan Retired [9]
18 December 2002 DF England Wayne Brown England Watford Free transfer [10]
10 January 2003 DF England Jamie Clapham England Birmingham City £1,300,000 [11]
20 January 2003 FW England Richard Logan England Boston United Free transfer [12]
31 January 2003 DF South Africa Justin Miller England Leyton Orient Free transfer [13]
11 March 2003 FW England Steve Burton England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [14]
24 March 2003 MF England Darren Ambrose England Newcastle United Undisclosed [15]
27 March 2003 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson England Charlton Athletic £900,000 [16]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
18 July 2002 GK Italy Matteo Sereni Italy Brescia Calcio 30 June 2003 [17]
6 August 2002 FW England Steve Burton England Boston united 6 October 2002 [18]
29 August 2002 MF France Ulrich Le Pen France Strasbourg 1 June 2003 [19]
13 September 2002 DF South Africa Justin Miller England Leyton Orient 17 December 2002 [20][21]
16 September 2002 DF Turkey Erdem Artun England Doncaster Rovers 16 October 2002 [22]
29 November 2002 FW England Richard Logan England Boston United 19 January 2003 [23]
26 March 2003 DF England Lee Beevers England Boston United 4 May 2003 [24]
26 March 2003 MF England Robert Dickinson England Boston United 4 May 2003 [24]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Andy Marshall 500400202060
26 GK England ENG James Pullen 2010001000
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 43233+22202040
4 DF England ENG John McGreal 222161001051
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus 12080002020
12 DF England ENG Richard Naylor 19211+62100+1000
15 DF England ENG Chris Makin 380330101030
20 DF England ENG Aidan Collins 100+10000000
23 DF Denmark DEN Thomas Gaardsøe 427374112121
32 DF England ENG Matt Richards 17010+30100+101+10
Midfielders
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 47339+13101+103+10
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland 54745720104+20
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright 47125+141203030
19 MF Nigeria NGA Finidi George 1713+71001+101+40
21 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 371024+6611213+12
24 MF Netherlands NED Nabil Abidallah 10000+100000
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser 1826+1020+100010
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake 500+40000+1000
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago 482128+1117202153
10 FW England ENG Alun Armstrong 2429+101000+1041
16 FW England ENG Marcus Bent 381225+711200+102+11
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch 500+50000000
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent 441824+11120+23321+31
29 FW England ENG Antonio Murray 100+10000000
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF England ENG Jamie Clapham 363261113160
5 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson 360280203030
11 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart 4130000011
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 11170001031
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan 1000000+1000
22 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose 371120+981+11213+11
25 MF France FRA Ulrich Le Pen 100000000+10
31 GK England ENG Paul Gerrard 5050000000

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 17 0 1 3 21
18 FW England Darren Bent 12 3 2 1 18
16 FW England Marcus Bent 11 0 0 1 12
22 MF England Darren Ambrose 8 1 1 1 11
21 MF England Tommy Miller 6 1 1 2 10
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 7 0 0 0 7
23 DF Denmark Thomas Gaardsøe 4 1 1 1 7
3 DF England Jamie Clapham 1 1 1 0 3
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 3 0 0 0 3
17 DF England Wayne Brown 0 0 1 0
0 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 2 0 0 0 2
4 DF England John McGreal 1 0 0 1 2
10 FW England Alun Armstrong 1 0 0 1 2
12 DF England Richard Naylor 2 0 0 0 2
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 2 0 0 0 2
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 0 0 0 1 1
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 1 0 0 0 1
19 MF Nigeria Finidi George 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 82 7 7 13 109

Clean sheets

No. Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 England Andy Marshall 9 1 0 2 12
31 England Paul Gerrard 1 0 0 0 1
Total 10 1 0 2 13

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name First Division FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
1 GK England Andy Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF England Jamie Clapham 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England John McGreal 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
5 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
6 DF England Mark Venus 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF England Chris Makin 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
16 FW England Marcus Bent 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 FW England Darren Ambrose 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Nigeria Finidi George 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF England Tommy Miller 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 MF England Darren Ambrose 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF Denmark Thomas Gaardsøe 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 50 4 3 0 1 0 7 0 61 4

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[25]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Matt Holland [26]
Players' Player of the Year Spain Pablo Couñago [27]
Young Player of the Year England Darren Bent [28]

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