2002–03 Coventry City F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Coventry City 2002–03 Gary McAllister (player-manager) Mike McGinnity Highfield Road First Division 20th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Bothroyd (8) Bothroyd (11) 14,813 2001–02 2003–04 During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was the club's second consecutive season at that level. Season summary In the 2002–03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone. Final league table 2002–03 Football League COV Results Coventry City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2002-2003/results Coventry City results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com 5 December 2012 16 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216000254/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/coventry-city/2002-2003/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 2002 Sheffield UnitedH2–118,839Bothroyd, McSheffrey 13 August 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–06,816 17 August 2002 ReadingA2–114,712Davenport, Bothroyd 24 August 2002 Crystal PalaceH1–015,526Hughes (pen) 26 August 2002 WatfordA2–511,136McSheffrey, Eustace 31 August 2002 Nottingham ForestH0–113,732 14 September 2002 Grimsby TownH3–212,403Mills, McSheffrey (pen), Bothroyd 18 September 2002 Sheffield WednesdayH1–114,178Normann 21 September 2002 WimbledonA1–02,077McAllister (pen) 24 September 2002 Bradford CityA1–111,655Bothroyd 28 September 2002 MillwallH2–313,562McSheffrey, Mills 5 October 2002 GillinghamA2–07,722Bothroyd, Pipe 19 October 2002 PortsmouthA1–118,837Davenport 23 October 2002 Norwich CityH1–116,409Partridge 26 October 2002 WalsallH0–014,544 29 October 2002 Leicester CityA1–227,139Partridge 2 November 2002 Rotherham UnitedH2–113,179McAllister (2) 9 November 2002 BurnleyA1–313,470McAllister (pen) 16 November 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–218,998 23 November 2002 Ipswich TownA1–223,633Eustace 30 November 2002 Preston North EndH1–213,313Davenport 7 December 2002 Stoke CityA2–112,760Bothroyd (2) 14 December 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–025,577McAllister, Partridge 21 December 2002 Derby CountyH3–013,185McAllister, Hignett, Bothroyd 26 December 2002 ReadingH2–019,526Hignett, Partridge 28 December 2002 Sheffield UnitedA0–020,465 1 January 2003 Crystal PalaceA1–117,362McSheffrey 11 January 2003 Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–015,951 18 January 2003 Nottingham ForestA1–124,487Sara 1 February 2003 WatfordH0–117,393 8 February 2003 BurnleyH0–113,659 15 February 2003 Rotherham UnitedA0–16,524 22 February 2003 Bradford CityH0–212,525 1 March 2003 Grimsby TownA2–05,736Ford (own goal), Eustace (pen) 5 March 2003 Sheffield WednesdayA1–519,536Joachim 8 March 2003 WimbledonH2–211,796Eustace, Joachim 15 March 2003 Norwich CityA0–220,099 19 March 2003 PortsmouthH0–413,922 22 March 2003 Leicester CityH1–216,610Jansen 5 April 2003 Preston North EndA2–213,026Pead, Pipe 12 April 2003 Ipswich TownH2–413,968Jansen, Gordon 15 April 2003 WalsallA0–07,337 19 April 2003 Derby CountyA0–123,921 21 April 2003 Stoke CityH0–112,675 26 April 2003 GillinghamH0–014,795 4 May 2003 MillwallA0–29,220 FA Cup 2002–03 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR34 January 2003 Cardiff CityA2–216,013Mills, McAllister (pen)R3R15 January 2003 Cardiff CityH3–011,997Fowler, Holdsworth, BothroydR425 January 2003 RochdaleA0–29,156 League Cup 2002–03 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR111 September 2002 Colchester UnitedH3–06,075McSheffrey, McAllister, MillsR22 October 2002 Rushden & DiamondsH8–08,570McSheffrey (3), Mills (2), Bothroyd (2), Betts (pen)R36 November 2002 Crystal PalaceA0–38,102 First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/d1/coventry.htm FootballSquads - Coventry City - 2002/03All Coventry City players: 2003 http://www.11v11.com/teams/coventry-city/tab/players/season/2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20141025153134/http://www.11v11.com/teams/coventry-city/tab/players/season/2003 25 October 2014 live 2013-06-21 dmy 2 ENG DF Craig Pead 3 ENG DF Dean Gordon 4 BIH DF Muhamed Konjić 5 ENG DF Richard Shaw 6 ENG MF John Eustace 8 ENG FW Julian Joachim 9 ENG FW Matt Jansen on loan from Blackburn Rovers 10 SCO MF Gary McAllister player-manager 11 MAR FW Youssef Chippo 13 FRA GK Fabien Debec 14 IRL MF Barry Quinn 15 MAR MF Youssef Safri 17 ENG MF Tom Bates 18 NIR FW Ben Mackey 19 ENG FW Gary McSheffrey 20 SCO MF Gary Caldwell on loan from Newcastle United 21 ENG FW Jay Bothroyd 22 WAL MF Lee Fowler 23 DEN GK Morten Hyldgaard 24 ARG FW Juan Sara on loan from Dundee 25 ANG MF Christian Yulu 26 ENG MF Robert Betts 27 ESP MF Vicente Engonga 28 ENG DF Calum Davenport 30 ENG MF Mark Noon 32 ENG FW Avun Jephcott 33 ENG GK Gary Montgomery 34 WAL MF David Pipe 35 ENG MF Eddie Stanford 37 IRL DF Sean Cooney 39 ENG MF Isaac Osbourne 40 ENG DF Andy Whing Transfers Transfers in PlayerFromDateFeeRef. ENG Tom Bates 20 Feb 2003 Free https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/tom-17-signs-for-city-3166504 Tom, 17, signs for City 20 Feb 2003 Transfers out 9 ENG FW Lee Hughes to West Bromwich Albion 7 ENG MF David Thompson to Blackburn Rovers 17 ENG DF Steve Walsh to Tamworth 25 NOR MF Runar Normann to SK Brann 32 HON DF Iván Guerrero to C.D. Motagua 30 HON FW Jairo Martínez to C.D. Motagua 24 BEL MF Laurent Delorge to Lierse SK 17 SCO MF Brian Kerr to Newcastle United 25 ENG MF Jamie McMaster on loan from Leeds United 30 ENG GK Ben Williams on loan from Manchester United 9 ENG FW Craig Hignett on loan from Blackburn Rovers 27 ITA MF Marco Brancati released 12 ENG FW Lee Mills to Stoke City 18 SCO MF Gavin Strachan to Peterborough United 17 ENG FW Dean Holdsworth to Rushden & Diamonds 7 IRL MF Richie Partridge on loan from Liverpool 29 ITA FW Antonio Gallieri released Reserve squad 16 IRL MF Keith O'Neill 29 ENG GK Richard Brush 31 SCO MF Brian Ford 36 ENG DF Kirk Miller 38 ENG MF Andrew Hall Statistics Appearances and goals 1st Division FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 13 Fabien Debec GK FRA 11 0 0 0 2 0 23 Morten Hyldgaard GK DEN 27 0 3 0 1 0 33 Gary Montgomery GK ENG 8 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Craig Pead DF ENG 17+7 1 2 0 0 0 3 Dean Gordon DF ENG 30 1 3 0 2 0 4 Muhamed Konjić DF BIH 42 0 3 0 3 0 5 Richard Shaw DF ENG 27+2 0 2 0 1+1 0 14 Barry Quinn DF IRL 13+5 0 0 0 1 0 20 Gary Caldwell DF SCO 36 0 2 0 3 0 28 Calum Davenport DF ENG 26+6 3 2+1 0 2 0 37 Sean Cooney DF IRL 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 40 Andy Whing DF ENG 13+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 6 John Eustace MF ENG 23+9 4 1 0 1+1 0 10 Gary McAllister MF SCO 41 7 3 1 2 1 11 Youssef Chippo MF MAR 20+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 15 Youssef Safri MF MAR 24+3 0 0 0 2 0 17 Tom Bates MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Lee Fowler MF WAL 1 0 1+1 1 0 0 25 Christian Yulu MF ANG 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 26 Robert Betts MF ENG 1 0 1+1 0 1 1 27 Vicente Engonga MF ESP 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 30 Mark Noon MF ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 34 David Pipe MF WAL 11+10 2 0+1 0 1+1 0 35 Eddie Stanford MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 39 Isaac Osbourne MF ENG 2 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 8 Julian Joachim FW ENG 10+1 2 0 0 0 0 9 Matt Jansen FW ENG 8+1 2 0 0 0 0 18 Ben Mackey FW NIR 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 19 Gary McSheffrey FW ENG 14+15 4 1+1 0 2 4 21 Jay Bothroyd FW ENG 24+9 8 3 1 0+3 2 24 Juan Sara FW ARG 1+2 1 0+1 0 0 0 32 Avun Jephcott FW ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season 7 David Thompson MF ENG 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 Richie Partridge MF IRL 23+4 4 2 0 2 0 9 Lee Hughes FW ENG 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 9 Craig Hignett FW ENG 7+1 2 0 0 1 0 12 Lee Mills FW ENG 11+7 2 1 1 3 3 17 Steve Walsh DF ENG 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 17 Brian Kerr MF SCO 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 17 Dean Holdsworth FW ENG 13+4 0 3 1 0 0 18 Gavin Strachan MF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Laurent Delorge MF BEL 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 Runar Normann FW NOR 2+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 25 Jamie McMaster MF ENG 2 0 0 0 0 0 |- 31 June 2002 Competitions May 2023 References Category:Coventry City F.C. seasons Coventry City