2002–03 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Norwich City competed in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City
2002–03 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: McVeigh (14)
All: McVeigh (15)
Average home league attendance20,353

Season summary

In the 2002–03 season, the Canaries made an impressive start with just one defeat in their first 14 league games, picking up 29 points from the possible 42 which saw them amongst the candidates for promotion but an inconsistent run towards the end of the season saw Norwich miss out on a play-off spot after only 7 league wins at the end of Christmas.

Final league table
Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Nottingham Forest 46 20 14 12 82 50 +32 74 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
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
10 Wimbledon 46 18 11 17 76 73 +3 65
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002Grimsby TownH4–019,869Mulryne (2), McVeigh (2)
13 August 2002Rotherham UnitedA1–17,687Nielsen
17 August 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–06,730McVeigh, Easton
24 August 2002GillinghamH1–020,588McVeigh
26 August 2002Stoke CityA1–113,931Drury
31 August 2002WatfordH4–020,563McVeigh, Roberts, Mulryne, Nielsen
7 September 2002Sheffield UnitedH2–320,074McVeigh, Mackay
15 September 2002Ipswich TownA1–129,112Mackay
18 September 2002ReadingA2–014,335McVeigh, Mulryne
21 September 2002PortsmouthH1–021,335Roberts
28 September 2002Preston North EndA2–113,550Nielsen, McVeigh
5 October 2002Leicester CityH0–020,952
19 October 2002MillwallH3–120,448Nielsen (2), Kenton
23 October 2002Coventry CityA1–116,409McVeigh
26 October 2002Bradford CityA1–212,888Abbey
29 October 2002Nottingham ForestH0–020,986
2 November 2002WimbledonA2–43,908Henderson, Nielsen
9 November 2002Sheffield WednesdayH3–020,667Roberts (2, 1 pen), McVeigh
16 November 2002Crystal PalaceH2–020,907McVeigh, Roberts
23 November 2002BurnleyA0–216,282
30 November 2002Derby CountyH1–020,522Mackay
7 December 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA0–125,753
14 December 2002Crystal PalaceA0–216,791
21 December 2002WalsallH2–119,872Mackay, Mulryne
26 December 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–120,687
28 December 2002Grimsby TownA1–18,306Abbey
11 January 2003Rotherham UnitedH1–119,452McVeigh
19 January 2003WatfordA1–213,338Cox (own goal)
1 February 2003Stoke CityH2–220,186Roberts, Mackay
8 February 2003Sheffield WednesdayA2–219,114Healy, Roberts
22 February 2003Sheffield UnitedA1–019,020McVeigh
25 February 2003GillinghamA0–17,935
2 March 2003Ipswich TownH0–221,243
5 March 2003ReadingH0–118,970
12 March 2003PortsmouthA2–319,221Easton, Rivers
15 March 2003Coventry CityH2–020,099Nedergaard, Drury
18 March 2003MillwallA2–06,854Mackay, Abbey
22 March 2003Nottingham ForestA0–427,296
25 March 2003WimbledonH1–021,059Healy
29 March 2003Bradford CityH3–218,536Rivers (2, 1 pen), Abbey
5 April 2003Derby CountyA1–223,643McVeigh
12 April 2003BurnleyH2–020,026Nedergaard, Abbey
19 April 2003WalsallA0–07,018
21 April 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH0–320,843
27 April 2003Leicester CityA1–131,639Rivers
4 May 2003Preston North EndH2–020,232Mears (own goal), Mulryne

FA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R314 January 2003Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–117,205Mulryne (2), McVeigh
R425 January 2003Dagenham & RedbridgeH1–021,164Abbey
R515 February 2003SouthamptonA0–231,103

League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002Cheltenham TownH0–313,285

Players

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 Robert Green
2 DF England ENG Darren Kenton
3 DF England ENG Adam Drury
4 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt
9 FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
10 FW England ENG Zema Abbey
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Llewellyn
14 FW Scotland SCO Alex Notman
15 FW Northern Ireland NIR David Healy (on loan from Preston North End)
16 DF Denmark DEN Steen Nedergaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair
18 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
19 DF England ENG Keith Briggs
20 DF England ENG Paul Heckingbottom
21 MF England ENG Darel Russell
22 FW England ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW England ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 MF England ENG Clint Easton
25 DF England ENG Jason Shackell
26 DF England ENG Damian Batt
27 MF England ENG Mark Rivers
28 GK England ENG Paul Crichton
30 GK England ENG Aaron Osborne

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
12 MF England ENG Neil Emblen (to Walsall)
13 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett (to Cardiff City)
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian McGovern (to Peterborough United)
17 DF England ENG Daryl Sutch (to Southend United)
19 FW France FRA Marc Libbra (to US Créteil-Lusitanos)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Nicky Southall (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
29 DF England ENG Leigh Bromby (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
30 FW England ENG Paul Hayes (to Scunthorpe United)
— FW England ENG Danny Bloomfield (to AFC Bournemouth)

Notes

    References
    1. "Norwich City 2002-2003 : Results". statto.com. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
    2. "Norwich City". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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