2002–03 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2002–03 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 99th consecutive season as a professional club. It began on 1 July 2002, and concluded on 30 June 2003, although competitive games were only played between August and May.

Plymouth Argyle
2002–03 season
ChairmanPaul Stapleton
ManagerPaul Sturrock
StadiumHome Park
Second Division8th
FA CupThird Round (eliminated by Dagenham & Redbridge)
League CupFirst Round (eliminated by Crystal Palace)
Football League TrophySecond Round (eliminated by Brentford)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marino Keith (11)

All:
Marino Keith (12)
Highest home attendance11,922 (vs Bristol City, 26 August 2002)
Lowest home attendance6,835 (vs Brentford, 22 March 2003)
Average home league attendance8,980

Season summary

The club began the 2002–03 season in the Football League Second Division, following their promotion from the Third Division.[1] They finished in a creditable 8th position, with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 15 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Marino Keith with 12 goals in all competitions. The club reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, drawing 2–2 at home with Dagenham & Redbridge before losing the replay 2–0. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated away to Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra-time. They also competed in the Football League Trophy where they reached the Second Round before being defeated 2–0 at home by Brentford. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included David Norris, Tony Capaldi, Hasney Aljofree, and Nathan Lowndes.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Football League

10 August 2002 Mansfield Town 4–3 Plymouth Argyle Field Mill, Mansfield
White 32' 67'
Disley 51'
Larkin 55'
(Report) Evans 24'
Friio 86'
Lowndes 90'
Attendance: 5,309
Referee: G Frankland
13 August 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Huddersfield Town Home Park, Plymouth
Friio 58'
Wotton 90'
(Report) Thorrington 89' Attendance: 8,953
Referee: B Curson
17 August 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Luton Town Home Park, Plymouth
McGlinchey 57'
Wotton 82'
(Report) Howard 67' Attendance: 10,973
Referee: T Parkes
24 August 2002 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
Spencer 33' (Report) Coughlan 61'
Wotton 74'
Attendance: 4,713
Referee: K Hill
26 August 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bristol City Home Park, Plymouth
Wotton 65' (pen.)
Coughlan 81'
(Report) Attendance: 11,922
Referee: W Jordan
31 August 2002 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Loftus Road, London
Thomas 69'
Pacquette 90'
(Report) Friio 33'
Hodges 59'
Attendance: 14,001
Referee: L Cable
14 September 2002 Barnsley 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Oakwell, Barnsley
Dyer 10' (Report) Sturrock 38' Attendance: 9,134
Referee: M Fletcher
17 September 2002 Peterborough United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle London Road, Peterborough
Clarke 58'
Green 84'
(Report) Attendance: 4,208
Referee: M Warren
21 September 2002 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Chesterfield Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Ebdon 69' Attendance: 8,547
Referee: S Tomlin
24 September 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Cardiff City Home Park, Plymouth
Wotton 8'
Coughlan 90'
(Report) Earnshaw 2' 67' Attendance: 11,606
Referee: C Wilkes
28 September 2002 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Adams Park, Wycombe
Currie 28' (pen.), 68' (Report) Friio 60' Attendance: 6,708
Referee: P Danson
5 October 2002 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Northampton Town Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Attendance: 8,530
Referee: A Bates
12 October 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Wigan Athletic Home Park, Plymouth
Stonebridge 18' (Report) Dinning 25' 58'
Ellington 90'
Attendance: 8,746
Referee: P Armstrong
19 October 2002 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
Norris 45' (Report) Attendance: 6,733
Referee: F Stretton
26 October 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Blackpool Home Park, Plymouth
Keith 60' (Report) Taylor 16' 40'
Murphy 87'
Attendance: 8,717
Referee: A Penn
2 November 2002 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Prenton Park, Tranmere
Roberts 87'
Hodges (og) 90'
(Report) Adams 6' Attendance: 7,083
Referee: S Dunn
12 November 2002 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Oldham Athletic Home Park, Plymouth
Stonebridge 4'
Friio 7'
(Report) Eyres 74' (pen.)
Andrews 76'
Attendance: 8,216
Referee: P Crossley
23 November 2002 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Stockport County Home Park, Plymouth
Goodwin (og) 6' (og) 60'
Keith 13'
Adams 42'
(Report) Wotton (og) 11' Attendance: 7,746
Referee: M Warren
30 November 2002 Colchester United 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Layer Road, Colchester
(Report) Attendance: 3,714
Referee: C Boyeson
14 December 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Swindon Town Home Park, Plymouth
Hodges 90' (pen.) (Report) Andy Gurney 77' Attendance: 8,111
Referee: R Olivier
21 December 2002 Port Vale 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
Brooker 26' (Report) Evans 2'
Keith 40'
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: P Prosser
26 December 2002 Bristol City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
(Report) Attendance: 18,085
Referee: A Hall
28 December 2002 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Notts County Home Park, Plymouth
Aljofree 61' (Report) Attendance: 11,901
Referee: J Ross
1 January 2003 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Cheltenham Town Home Park, Plymouth
Phillips 22'
Stonebridge 35'
Norris 53'
(Report) Worrell (og) 13' Attendance: 10,927
Referee: M Cooper
18 January 2003 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Pacquette 51' Attendance: 10,249
Referee: P Walton
25 January 2003 Notts County 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Meadow Lane, Nottingham
(Report) Norris 38' 50' Attendance: 6,329
Referee: A D'Urso
1 February 2003 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Mansfield Town Home Park, Plymouth
Lawrence (og) 2'
Phillips 68'
Evans 84'
(Report) Lawrence 11' Attendance: 8,030
Referee: S Tomlin
4 February 2003 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Smith 82' (pen.) (Report) Attendance: 7,294
Referee: E Ilderton
8 February 2003 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Boundary Park, Oldham
(Report) Evans 39' Attendance: 6,657
Referee: H Webb
15 February 2003 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Haworth 57' Attendance: 8,590
Referee: D Crick
21 February 2003 Cardiff City 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Ninian Park, Cardiff
Earnshaw 42' (Report) Wotton 86' Attendance: 14,006
Referee: M Warren
25 February 2003 Luton Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Kenilworth Road, Luton
Thorpe 50' (Report) Attendance: 7,589
Referee: T Bates
1 March 2003 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Barnsley Home Park, Plymouth
Coughlan 14' (Report) Dyer 66' Attendance: 8,228
Referee: P Rejer
4 March 2003 Plymouth Argyle 6–1 Peterborough United Home Park, Plymouth
Keith 9'
Burton (og) 25'
Gill (og) 42'
Wotton 45'
Friio 62'
Bent 72'
(Report) McKenzie 70' Attendance: 6,931
Referee: C Penton
8 March 2003 Chesterfield 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Saltergate, Chesterfield
Payne 10'
Reeves 17' 49'
(Report) Keith 15' 74' Attendance: 3,668
Referee: F Stretton
15 March 2003 Blackpool 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Taylor 40' (Report) Keith 29' Attendance: 8,772
Referee: C Wilkes
18 March 2003 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Home Park, Plymouth
Stonebridge 47' (Report) Jack 4'
Ashton 13' 68'
Attendance: 7,777
Referee: L Cable
22 March 2003 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Brentford Home Park, Plymouth
Keith 12' 48'
Smith 28'
(Report) Attendance: 6,835
Referee: M Fletcher
29 March 2003 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Plymouth Argyle JJB Stadium, Wigan
(Report) Keith 35' Attendance: 7,203
Referee: M Cooper
5 April 2003 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Colchester United Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Attendance: 7,122
Referee: P Taylor
12 April 2003 Stockport County 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Edgeley Park, Stockport
Wilbraham 40'
Daly 86' (pen.)
(Report) Keith 72' Attendance: 5,484
Referee: M Ryan
19 April 2003 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Port Vale Home Park, Plymouth
Coughlan 56'
Norris 67'
Wotton 77'
(Report) Attendance: 7,778
Referee: M Warren
23 April 2003 Swindon Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle County Ground, Swindon
Invincible 38'
Parkin 68'
(Report) Attendance: 5,057
Referee: M Williamson
26 April 2003 Northampton Town 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Sixfields, Northampton
Stamp 66'
Morison 72'
(Report) Norris 19'
Stonebridge 55'
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: E Evans
3 May 2003 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Home Park, Plymouth
Lowndes 75' (Report) Attendance: 10,129
Referee: G Cain

League table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7Tranmere Rovers 462311126657+980
8Plymouth Argyle 461714156352+1165
9Luton Town 461714156762+565

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

First Round

16 November 2002 Bury 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Gigg Lane, Bury
(Report) Evans 19'
Nelson (og) 32'
Wotton 86'
Attendance: 2,987
Referee: H Webb

Second Round

7 December 2002 Stockport County 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Edgeley Park, Stockport
(Report) Stonebridge 9'
Friio 14'
Wotton 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: A Butler

Third Round

4 January 2003 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Home Park, Plymouth
Stonebridge 44'
Wotton 61'
(Report) Terry 13'
McDougald 67'
Attendance: 11,885
Referee: T Parkes

Third Round Replay

14 January 2003 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Victoria Road, Dagenham
Shipp 20'
McDougald 85'
(Report) Attendance: 4,530
Referee: T Parkes

Football League Cup

First Round

10 September 2002 Crystal Palace 2–1 (a.e.t.) Plymouth Argyle Selhurst Park, London
Powell 22'
Johnson 113'
(Report) Sturrock 39' Attendance: 6,385
Referee: C Penton

Football League Trophy

Southern Section First Round

22 October 2002 Chester City 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Deva Stadium, Chester
Guyett 29' (Report) Keith 34'
Evans 85'
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: G Salisbury

Southern Section Second Round

12 November 2002 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Brentford Home Park, Plymouth
(Report) Hunt 89' Attendance: 3,565
Referee: L Cable

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 France FRA Romain Larrieu
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Worrell
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McGlinchey
4 MF France FRA David Friio
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Coughlan
6 DF England ENG Craig Taylor
7 MF England ENG David Beresford
8 FW England ENG Nathan Lowndes
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 1]
10 FW England ENG Ian Stonebridge
11 MF England ENG Martin Phillips
12 MF England ENG Steve Adams
13 DF Scotland SCO Kieran McAnespie][notes 2]
14 MF England ENG Lee Hodges
15 DF England ENG Paul Wotton
16 MF France FRA Osvaldo Lopes
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Stewart Yetton
18 DF England ENG Hasney Aljofree
19 FW Scotland SCO Marino Keith
20 MF Canada CAN Jason Bent
21 FW Scotland SCO Blair Sturrock
22 MF England ENG Joe Broad
23 GK England ENG Luke McCormick
24 DF England ENG Stuart Malcolm
26 MF England ENG David Norris
27 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tony Capaldi[notes 3] (on loan from Birmingham City)
29 MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard
30 DF England ENG Paul Connolly
31 MF England ENG Marcus Martin
32 GK England ENG Jason Chapman
33 GK England ENG Kenny Schofield

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
16 FW Scotland SCO Martin Gritton (to Torquay United)
17 MF England ENG Kevin Wills (to Torquay United)
17 MF Scotland SCO Grant Smith (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF England ENG Neil Heaney (retired)
27 DF England ENG Tony Barras (on loan from Walsall)
29 GK Australia AUS Danny Milosevic (on loan to Leeds United)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Key

  † Permanent player left club during the season.
  ‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season.
  ¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season.
  * First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle.

# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; A yellow card = Yellow cards; A red card = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward

Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2002–03 season are included.[3]

# Pos Name P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline [4][5][6]
1GKRomain Larrieu 430401048000
2DFDavid Worrell 430401048040
3DFBrian McGlinchey 191200021141
4MFDavid Friio 366411041780
5DFGraham Coughlan 425401047530
6DFCraig Taylor 1000001000
7MFDavid Beresford 150000015*000
8FWNathan Lowndes 162001017*240
9FWMickey Evans 424411047530
10FWIan Stonebridge 375421042710
11MFMartin Phillips 242201027230
12MFSteve Adams 372401042220
13MFKieran McAnespie 4000004*000
14MFLee Hodges 392301043200
15DFPaul Wotton 4384310481160
16MFOsvaldo Lopes 90101011*000
17MFGrant Smith 5100005*110
17FWStewart Yetton 1000001000
18DFHasney Aljofree 191101021130
19FWMarino Keith 37114000411120
20MFJason Bent 251200027121
21FWBlair Sturrock 201301124200
22MFJoe Broad 5000005000
23GKLuke McCormick 3000003000
24DFStuart Malcolm 3000003*000
25MFNeil Heaney 0000000000
26MFDavid Norris 336300036*640
27DFTony Barras 4000004*000
27MFTony Capaldi 1000001*000
29MFPaul Bernard 100000010*010
29GKDanny Milosevic 1000001*000
30DFPaul Connolly 2000002000
33GKDanny Williams 0000000000

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
8 July 2002England David BeresfordHull CityFree
8 July 2002England Nathan LowndesLivingstonUndisclosed
13 August 2002Scotland Stuart MalcolmSt JohnstoneFree
30 August 2002England Hasney AljofreeDundee UnitedFree
14 December 2002England David NorrisBolton Wanderers£25,000
23 December 2002Scotland Paul BernardBarnsleyFree
27 March 2003Scotland Kieran McAnespieFulhamFree
30 April 2003Northern Ireland Tony CapaldiBirmingham CityFree

Out

Date Player To Fee
6 September 2002Scotland Martin GrittonTorquay UnitedFree
9 September 2002England Sean EversWokingFree
18 December 2002England Neil HeaneyFree AgentReleased
1 January 2003England Kevin WillsTorquay UnitedFree
2 June 2003France Osvaldo LopesFree AgentReleased
13 June 2003England Craig TaylorTorquay UnitedFree

Loans

In

Start date Player To End date
9 October 2002England David NorrisBolton Wanderers13 December 2002
6 November 2002Australia Danny MilosevicLeeds United10 November 2002
20 November 2002England Tony BarrasWalsall1 January 2003
11 March 2003Scotland Grant SmithSheffield United4 May 2003

Out In

Start date Player From End date
5 August 2002Scotland Martin GrittonTorquay United5 September 2002
29 November 2002England Kevin WillsTorquay United29 December 2002
24 February 2003England Craig TaylorTorquay United4 May 2003

Notes

  1. Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
  2. McAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  3. Capaldi was born in Porsgrunn, Norway, but also qualified to represent Scotland and Northern Ireland internationally through his father and grandmother respectively and represented Northern Ireland at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2004.

References

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