2002–03 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 April 2023 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa 2002–03 Graham Taylor Doug Ellis Premier League 16th FA Cup Third round League Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Intertoto Cup Semi-finals Dion Dublin (10) Dion Dublin (14) _vneck 88A7E0 970045 88A7E0 FFFFFF 88A7E0 _collar FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 88A7E0 FFFFFF 2001–02 2003–04 Second City Derby 46--34--26 1993–94 2003–04 The 2002–03 English football season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Premier League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football.https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=154 Aston Villa 22 December 2009 Soccerbase 13 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413142150/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=154 live Fans had hoped that the return of successful former manager Graham Taylor would spark a serious challenge for honours once more, but the actual result was Villa's worst Premier League campaign in eight years, with the club in serious danger of relegation throughout the season. Survival was only achieved in the penultimate game of the season with a victory over already-doomed Sunderland; Taylor was soon on his way out of the club for good. There were debuts for Ulises de la Cruz (89), Ronny Johnsen (49), Marcus Allbäck (35), Mark Kinsella (21), Øyvind Leonhardsen (19), Stefan Postma (13), Joey Guðjónsson (11), and Rob Edwards (8). A season low was the 3–0 defeat by local rivals Birmingham City at St Andrews. A first-half goal from Clinton Morrison saw Birmingham in control at half time, before a comedy of errors saw a throw-in by Olof Mellberg roll under the foot of Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckelman and into the net to gift Blues a 2–0 lead. Geoff Horsfield added a third later in the game thanks to bad defending from Alpay Özalan. This game was followed by the visit to Villa Park. The game kicked into life when Villa striker Dion Dublin was sent off in the 51st minute for headbutting Robbie Savage. In the 74th minute, Australian Stan Lazaridis scored his first goal of the season, and three minutes later, a poor header back by Jlloyd Samuel allowed Horsfield to run onto the ball, beat Enckelman and score from close range. The game ended with another sending off, as Villa's Joey Guðjónsson lunged at Upson with a two-footed tackle. Kit Kit Supplier Sponsor Diadora Rover / MG* *Rover sponsored the home shirts, MG sponsored the away Transfers Transferred in DatePosPlayerFromFee 14 May 2002 GK NED Stefan Postma NED De Graafschap £1,500,000 18 May 2002 CF SWE Marcus Allbäck NED Heerenveen £2,000,000 8 July 2002 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free transfer 26 July 2002 RB ECU Ulises de la Cruz SCO Hibernian £1,000,000 23 August 2002 CM IRL Mark Kinsella Charlton Athletic £1,000,000 29 August 2002 CB NOR Ronny Johnsen Manchester United Free transfer 30 August 2002 AM NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer£5,500,000 Loaned in DatePosPlayerFromLoan End 20 January 2003 CM ISL Joey Guðjónsson Real Betis 31 May 2003 Transferred out DatePosPlayerToFee 1 July 2002 GK DEN Peter Schmeichel Manchester City Free transfer 5 August 2002 DM NED George Boateng Middlesbrough £5,000,000 6 August 2002 AM Paul Merson Portsmouth Free transfer 20 December 2002 RM Steve Stone Portsmouth Free transfer 10 January 2003 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free transfer£5,000,000 Loaned out DatePosPlayerToLoan End 26 July 2002 CM NIR Gavin Melaugh Rochdale 31 May 2003 9 August 2002 GK WAL Boaz Myhill Bristol City 5 November 2002 27 September 2002 CF Michael Boulding Sheffield United 1 November 2002 21 November 2002 GK WAL Boaz Myhill Bradford City 1 January 2003 29 November 2002 CM IRL John McGrath Dagenham & Redbridge 31 May 2003 10 January 2003 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town 12 February 2003 Overall transfer activity Expenditure £5,500,000 Income £5,000,000 Balance £500,000 Squad First Team # Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls Goalkeepers 1 Peter Enckelman GK FIN Turku yes 2002 7 1 1977 3 10 FIN TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 28 0 13 Stefan Postma GK NED Utrecht yes 2002 7 1 1976 10 6 NED De Graafschap 14 May 2002 £1,500,000 - - 37 Boaz Myhill GK WAL USA Modesto, CA yes 2002 7 1 1982 11 9 Academy 1 July 2001 0 0 39 Wayne Henderson GK IRL Dublin yes 2002 7 1 1983 9 16 Academy 1 July 2001 0 0 Defenders 2 Mark Delaney RB WAL Haverfordwest yes 2002 7 1 1976 5 13 WAL Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 98 1 3 Alan Wright LB ENG Ashton-under-Lyne yes 2002 7 1 1971 9 28 Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 318 5 4 Olof Mellberg CB SWE Gullspång yes 2002 7 1 1977 9 3 ESP Racing Santander 19 July 2001 £5,000,000 36 0 5 Alpay Özalan CB TUR İzmir yes 2001 7 1 1973 5 30 TUR Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 60 0 11 Steve Staunton LB IRL Dundalk yes 2002 7 1 1969 1 19 Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 319 17 15 Ulises de la Cruz RB ECU Piquiucho yes 2002 7 1 1974 2 8 SCO Hibernian 26 July 2002 £1,000,000 - - 21 Jlloyd Samuel LB TRI San Fernando yes 2002 7 1 1981 3 29 Academy 1 January 1999 43 0 24 Liam Ridgewell CB ENG Bexleyheath yes 2002 7 1 1984 7 21 Academy 1 July 2002 - - 27 Ronny Johnsen CB NOR Sandefjord yes 2002 7 1 1969 6 10 Manchester United 29 August 2002 Free transfer - - 30 Rob Edwards LB WAL ENG Telford yes 2002 7 1 1982 12 25 Academy 1 July 2002 - - Midfielders 6 George Boateng CM NED GHA Nkawkaw yes 2002 7 1 1975 9 5 Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 134 5 6* Gareth Barry LM ENG Hastings yes 2002 7 1 1981 2 23 Academy 1 January 1998 149 4 7 Ian Taylor CM ENG Birmingham yes 2002 7 1 1968 6 4 Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 273 40 10 Paul Merson (c) AM ENG Harlesden yes 2002 7 1 1968 3 20 Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 144 19 12 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM GER Munich yes 2002 7 1 1982 4 5 GER Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer 13 1 17 Lee Hendrie RM ENG Solihull yes 2002 7 1 1977 5 18 Academy 1 July 1995 185 20 18 Steve Stone RM ENG Gateshead yes 2002 7 1 1971 8 20 Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 120 7 20 Mustapha Hadji LM MAR Ifrane Atlas-Saghir yes 2002 7 1 1971 11 16 Coventry City 7 July 2001 £4,500,000 32 3 22 Hassan Kachloul AM MAR Agadir yes 2002 7 1 1973 2 19 Southampton 1 July 2001 31 2 26 Mark Kinsella CM IRL Dublin yes 2002 7 1 1972 8 12 Charlton Athletic 23 August 2002 £1,000,000 - - 28 Øyvind Leonhardsen AM NOR Kristiansund yes 2002 7 1 1970 8 17 Tottenham Hotspur 30 August 2002 Free transfer - - 29 Peter Whittingham RM ENG Nuneaton yes 2002 7 1 1983 2 15 Academy 1 July 2002 - - 31 Stephen Cooke CM ENG Walsall yes 2002 7 1 1983 2 15 Academy 1 July 2000 1 0 33 Joey Guðjónsson CM ISL Akranes yes 2002 7 1 1980 5 25 ESP Real Betis 20 January 2003 Loan - - 38 John McGrath CM IRL Limerick yes 2002 7 1 1980 3 27 Academy 1 July 1999 3 0 40 Keith Fahey LM IRL Dublin yes 2002 7 1 1983 1 15 Academy 1 July 2002 - - Forwards 8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF COL Medellín yes 2002 7 1 1975 10 24 ARG River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 45 17 9 Dion Dublin CF ENG Leicester yes 2002 7 1 1969 4 22 Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 127 41 10* Darius Vassell CF ENG Birmingham yes 2002 7 1 1980 6 13 Academy 1 January 1998 102 21 14 Marcus Allbäck CF SWE Gothenburg yes 2002 7 1 1973 7 5 NED Heerenveen 18 May 2002 £2,000,000 - - 16 Peter Crouch CF ENG Macclesfield yes 2001 7 1 1981 1 30 Portsmouth 27 March 2002 £5,000,000 7 2 19 Boško Balaban CF CRO Rijeka yes 2002 7 1 1978 10 15 CRO Dinamo Zagreb 24 October 2001 £5,800,000 11 0 23 Michael Boulding CF ENG Sheffield yes 2002 7 1 1976 2 8 Grimsby Town 8 July 2002 Free transfer - - 25 Stefan Moore CF ENG Birmingham yes 2002 7 1 1983 9 28 Academy 1 July 2001 0 0 32 Luke Moore CF ENG Birmingham yes 2002 7 1 1986 2 13 Academy 1 January 2003 - - 42 Peter Hynes CF IRL Dublin yes 2002 7 1 1983 11 28 Academy 1 July 2001 0 0 *squad number was re-used following a players departure.Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2002. Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/avilla.htm FootballSquads – Aston Villa – 2002/03http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/2002-03.html Aston Villa Player Database 1 FIN GK Peter Enckelman 2 WAL DF Mark Delaney 3 ENG DF Alan Wright 4 SWE DF Olof Mellberg 5 TUR DF Alpay Özalan 6 ENG DF Gareth Barry 7 ENG MF Ian Taylor 8 COL FW Juan Pablo Ángel 9 ENG FW Dion Dublin 10 ENG FW Darius Vassell 11 IRL DF Steve Staunton 12 GER MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 13 NED GK Stefan Postma 14 SWE FW Marcus Allbäck 15 ECU DF Ulises de la Cruz 16 ENG FW Peter Crouch 17 ENG MF Lee Hendrie 19 CRO FW Boško Balaban 20 MAR MF Mustapha Hadji 21 ENG DF Jlloyd SamuelSamuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009. 22 MAR MF Hassan Kachloul 24 ENG DF Liam Ridgewell 25 ENG FW Stefan Moore 26 IRL MF Mark Kinsella 27 NOR DF Ronny Johnsen 28 NOR MF Øyvind Leonhardsen 29 ENG MF Peter Whittingham 30 WAL DF Rob EdwardsEdwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in March 2003. 31 ENG DF Stephen Cooke 33 ISL DF Joey Guðjónsson on loan from Real Betis Left club during season 6 NED MF George BoatengBoateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001. to Middlesbrough 10 ENG FW Paul Merson to Portsmouth 18 ENG MF Steve Stone to Portsmouth 23 ENG MF Michael Boulding to Grimsby Town Reserve squad The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly. 37 ENG GK Boaz MyhillMyhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008. 38 IRL MF John McGrath 40 IRL MF Keith Fahey ENG DF Leon Hylton ENG DF Danny Jackman NIR MF Gavin Melaugh ENG FW Jon Bewers Seyi Morgan U-19 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s. 39 IRL GK Wayne Henderson 42 IRL FW Peter Hynes ENG GK Antoni Pecora IRL GK Stephen Gahan ENG DF Scott Cormell ENG DF James O'Connor ENG DF Cameron Stuart ENG DF Oliver Williams IRL DF Pierre Ennis ENG MF Ryan Amoo ENG MF Adam Baptist on trial to Stoke City SCO MF Colin Marshall NIR MF Steven Davis NIR MF Jamie WardWard was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011. ENG FW Mark Atkinson ENG FW Michael Husbands SCO FW Alan Brazil FIN FW Mika Aaritalo MF David Nolan U-17 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s. 32 ENG FW Luke Moore ENG GK Andrew Yarnold ENG DF Stuart Bridges ENG DF Gary Cahill ENG DF Ashley Edkins ENG DF Lee Grant ENG DF Nick Green ENG DF Paul Green IRL DF Kevin Mulcahy ENG MF Craig Gardner ENG MF Kyle NixNix was born in Sydney, Australia, but was raised in England and represented England at U-16, U-18, U-20, and C level. ENG MF Sam Williams IRL MF Stephen Foley-Sheridan ENG FW Gabriel Agbonlahor ENG FW Shane Paul CIV FW Amadou Koman MF Rowan Caney MF John Grady Daniel Bridges Other players The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season. FIN GK Jon Masalin TRI GK Kelvin Jack on trial from San Juan Jabloteh ENG DF Danny Haynes FIN DF Lasse Lagerblom on trial from Lahti ENG MF Michael Noakes ENG MF Isaiah Osbourne ENG MF Jay Smith to Southend United BEL MF Christian Tshimanga KabeyaKabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level. NOR MF Espen Sögård on trial from Lillestrøm SK ENG FW Matt Lewis on trial from Kidderminster Harriers ENG FW Lee McGuire to Bristol City NIR MF David Scullion GK Jake Meredith MF John Malpass to Stourport Swifts Steve Jones on trial to Stoke City Statistics Appearances and goals As of end of seasonhttps://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/2003/ All Aston Villa players: 2003 Premier League FA Cup League Cup Intertoto Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Peter Enckelman GK FIN 33 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 13 Stefan Postma GK NED 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Mark Delaney DF WAL 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 Alan Wright DF ENG 9+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Olof Mellberg DF SWE 38 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 Alpay Özalan DF TUR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Steve Staunton DF IRL 22+4 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 15 Ulises de la Cruz DF ECU 12+8 1 1 0 2+1 1 0 0 21 Jlloyd Samuel DF ENG 33+5 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 24 Liam Ridgewell DF ENG 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Ronny Johnsen DF NOR 25+1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 Rob Edwards DF WAL 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 6 Gareth Barry MF ENG 35 3 1 0 4 1 4 0 7 Ian Taylor MF ENG 9+4 0 0+1 0 2 1 3 1 12 Thomas Hitzlsperger MF GER 24+2 2 0 0 2+1 2 4 0 17 Lee Hendrie MF ENG 22+5 4 1 0 3 0 1+2 0 20 Mustapha Hadji MF MAR 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 22 Hassan Kachloul MF MAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 26 Mark Kinsella MF IRL 15+4 0 1 0 2+2 0 0 0 28 Øyvind Leonhardsen MF NOR 13+6 3 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 29 Peter Whittingham MF ENG 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Stephen Cooke MF ENG 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Joey Guðjónsson MF ISL 9+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 Juan Pablo Ángel FW COL 8+7 1 1 1 0+3 1 0 0 9 Dion Dublin FW ENG 23+5 10 1 0 4 4 2 0 10 Darius Vassell FW ENG 28+5 8 0+1 0 3 3 1+1 0 14 Marcus Allbäck FW SWE 9+11 5 0 0 0+2 0 3 1 16 Peter Crouch FW ENG 7+7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 Stefan Moore FW ENG 7+6 1 0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 6 George Boateng MF NED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 Paul Merson MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 18 Steve Stone MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 23 Michael Boulding FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 30 May 2003 Competitions November 2017 Starting 11 Peter Enckelman FIN 1 GK 39 Mark Delaney WAL 2 RB 17 Ronny Johnsen NOR 27 CB 29 Olof Mellberg SWE 4 CB 44 Jlloyd Samuel ENG 21 LB 40 Mark Kinsella IRL 26 RM 18 Steve Staunton has 28 starts Lee Hendrie ENG 17 CM 27 Gareth Barry ENG 6 CM 44 Thomas Hitzlsperger GER 12 LM 30 Dion Dublin ENG 9 CF 30 Darius Vassell ENG 10 CF 32 Results Pre-season DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersCompetition20 July 2002FC Zurich SWIA0 – 2August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Intertoto Cup27 July 2002FC Zurich SWIH3 – 0Boulding (33), Allbäck (52), Staunton (77)Intertoto CupAugust 2002Lille FRAA1 – 1August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Taylor (83)Intertoto CupAugust 2002Lille FRAH0 – 2August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Intertoto Cup FA Premier League 18 August 2002 Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool L 41,183 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2002-03-villa-0-1-liverpool 24 August 2002 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Aston Villa L 35,384 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2002-03-villa-0-1-tottenham-hotspur-a 28 August 2002 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City W Vassell 64' 33,494 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2002-03-villa-1-0-manchester-city 1 September 2002 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Aston Villa L 22,113 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2002-03-villa-0-1-bolton-wanderers-a 11 September 2002 Aston Villa 2–0 Charlton Athletic W de la Cruz 70', S Moore 83' 26,483 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/2002-03-villa-2-0-charlton-athletic 16 September 2002 Birmingham City 3–0 Aston Villa L 29,505 22 September 2002 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton W Hendrie 7', 48', Dublin 85' 30,023 28 September 2002 Sunderland 1–0 Aston Villa L 40,492 6 October 2002 Aston Villa 0–0 Leeds United D 33,505 21 October 2002 Aston Villa 0–1 Southampton L 25,817 26 October 2002 Manchester United 1–1 Aston Villa D Mellberg 35' 67,619 3 November 2002 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Aston Villa D 23,004 9 November 2002 Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham W Ángel 20', Allbäck 66', Leonhardsen 83' 29,563 16 November 2002 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Aston Villa D 27,091 23 November 2002 Aston Villa 4–1 West Ham United W Hendrie 29', Leonhardsen 59', Dublin 72', Vassell 80' 33,279 30 November 2002 Arsenal 3–1 Aston Villa L Hitzlsperger 64' 38,090 7 December 2002 Aston Villa 0–1 Newcastle United L 33,446 14 December 2002 Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion W Vassell 16', Hitzlsperger 90' 40,391 21 December 2002 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa L 38,284 26 December 2002 Manchester City 3–1 Aston Villa L Dublin 41' 33,991 28 December 2002 Aston Villa 1–0 Middlesbrough W Dublin 11' 33,637 1 January 2003 Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton Wanderers W Dublin 8', Vassell 80' 31,838 11 January 2003 Liverpool 1–1 Aston Villa D Dublin 49' (pen) 43,210 18 January 2003 Aston Villa 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur L 38,576 28 January 2003 Middlesbrough 2–5 Aston Villa W Vassell 24', 81', Guðjónsson 31', Barry 47', Dublin 90' 27,546 2 February 2003 Aston Villa 3–0 Blackburn Rovers W Dublin 2', 40', Barry 81' 29,171 8 February 2003 Fulham 2–1 Aston Villa L Barry 3' 17,092 22 February 2003 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Aston Villa L 26,257 3 March 2003 Aston Villa 0–2 Birmingham City L 42,602 15 March 2003 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester United L 42,602 22 March 2003 Southampton 2–2 Aston Villa D Hendrie 30', Vassell 36' 31,888 5 April 2003 Aston Villa 1–1 Arsenal D K Touré (own goal) 71' 42,602 12 April 2003 West Ham United 2–2 Aston Villa D Vassell 36' (pen), Leonhardsen 52' 35,029 19 April 2003 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea W Allbäck 11', 78' 39,358 21 April 2003 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa D Dublin 69' 52,015 26 April 2003 Everton 2–1 Aston Villa L Allbäck 49' 40,167 3 May 2003 Aston Villa 1–0 Sunderland W Allbäck 80' 36,963 11 May 2003 Leeds United 3–1 Aston Villa L Guðjónsson 40' 40,205 Final standings AST FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance4 January 2003Round 3Blackburn RoversH1 – 4Angel 41'23,884 League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance2 October 2002Round 2Luton TownH3 – 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20050114193143/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=372392 14 January 2005 De La Cruz 9', Dublin (2) 35', 48'20,8336 November 2002Round 3Oxford UnitedA3 – 0August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Taylor 74', Barry 77', Dublin 86'12,1774 December 2002Round 4Preston North EndH5 – 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20050114193343/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=378652 14 January 2005 Vassell 44', 55', Dublin 80', Ángel 84', Hitzlsperger 87'23,04218 December 2002Round 5LiverpoolH3 – 4 https://web.archive.org/web/20070821170938/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=380018 21 August 2007 Vassell 23' (pen), Hitzlsperger 72', Henchoz 88 (o.g.)38,530 Transfers In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate33 MFISL Joey Guðjónsson ESP Real Betis Loan January 200314 FWSWE Marcus Allbäck NED SC Heerenveen £2,000,000 July 200227 DFNOR Ronny Johnsen ENG Manchester United F.C. Free July 200215 DFCOL Ulises de la Cruz SCO Hibernian F.C. £1,000,000 July 200226 MFIRE Mark Kinsella ENG Charlton Athletic F.C. £1,000,000 July 200228 MFNOR Øyvind Leonhardsen ENG Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Free July 200213 GKNED Stefan Postma NED De Graafschap £1,500,000 July 200223 FWENG Michael Boulding ENG Grimsby Town F.C. Free July 2002 Out #PosPlayerToFeeDate10 MFENG Paul Merson ENG Portsmouth Free June 20026 MFNED George Boateng ENG Middlesbrough £5,000,000 June 20021 GKDEN Peter Schmeichel ENG Manchester City Free June 200219 FWCRO Boško Balaban CRO Dinamo Zagreb Loan June 200243 DFENG Liam Ridgewell ENG Bournemouth Loan August 200224 MFIRE John McGrath ENG Dagenham & Redbridge Loan November 2002N/A MFENG Jay Smith ENG Southend United Free November 200218 MFENG Steve Stone ENG Portsmouth Free December 200223 FWENG Michael Boulding ENG Grimsby Town Free January 20037 MFENG Ian Taylor ENG Derby County Released August 2003 See also Aston Villa F.C. seasons References Notes notes 2 External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk 2002–03 season https://web.archive.org/web/20210622075557/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/2002-03-season 22 June 2021 2002-03 Aston Villa