2002–03 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2002–03 Dave Jones Manager Sir Jack Hayward OBE Chairman Football League First Division 5th(promoted via play-offs) FA Cup Quarter-finals League Cup 2nd round Kenny Miller (19) Kenny Miller (24) 28,190 (vs Leicester City, 4 May 2003) 23,016 (vs Brighton, 11 November 2002) 25,745 (league only) 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 season was the 104th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division. The season was a huge success for the club as they were promoted to the Premier League via the play-offs after finishing fifth in the table. It was their first and only success in the play-off system from, to date, six attempts. This ended a nineteen-year top flight absence for the club and a fourteen-year stay in the same division. Season review thumb|right|170px|Paul Ince was Wolves' high-profile summer signing. In contrast to the heavy spending of the previous close season, Summer 2002 saw the club recruit four players on free transfers. Two of these incoming players were however high-profile deals, with former England captain Paul Ince signing alongside ex-Manchester United stalwart Denis Irwin, on one-year deals. The season began strongly with an opening day draw at administration-hit Bradford City, followed by three successive victories that put the club at the top of the table. Their form soon dipped though, and the next seven games brought just one win. An upturn saw a 10-game unbeaten run return the team to the play-off positions, aided by the loan addition of striker Carlton Cole. The Christmas/New Year period though brought a return of just two points from a possible 15. With this drop in form, manager Dave Jones faced criticism from chairman Sir Jack Hayward at the turn of the year, publicly reminding him that he had promised to deliver automatic promotion.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Targeted+Jones+has+Molineux+agenda+revised%3B+Wolverhampton...-a096008165 Targeted Jones has Molineux agenda revised Birmingham Post 2 January 2003http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sunday+roast%3A+Don't+air+this+dirty+linen+in+public,+Sir+Jack-a096187015 Don't air this dirty linen in public, Sir Jack Sunday Mercury 5 January 2003 With the club lying 10th in the league, some 16 points from the top two, the FA Cup provided a welcome distraction as they eliminated Premier League opposition, Newcastle United, in the Third Round.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+WONDERERS!%3B+Wolves+3+Newcastle+2%3A+Wolves+savage+Toon+and...-a096117652 Wonderers! Wolves savage Toon and save Jones' job The Mirror 6 January 2003 The following week brought a first league success in six games, with a narrow victory at neighbours Walsall further relieving the pressure on manager Jones. A 4–1 cup triumph against promotion chasers Leicester City preceded the team's highest away win of the campaign, where they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 to return to the play-off zone. However, their following away fixture brought the team crashing back to ground with a 1–4 loss at relegation strugglers Brighton. An unbeaten sequence yielded 14 points from 18 before a slender loss at runaway leaders Portsmouth. March also saw an exit from the FA Cup, losing 0–2 at Premier League Southampton in Wolves' first quarter final appearance for five years, before the club recorded their biggest win since 1988 as they thumped Gillingham 6–0. By April Wolves sat in sixth place, the final play-off berth, but with the East Anglian duo of Ipswich and Norwich just two points behind. Easter Monday brought the decisive round of games to clarify the play-off picture with Ipswich losing earlier in the day, meaning Wolves could confirm their play-off place if they won at Norwich. Rotherham 2-1 Ipswich https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2950517.stm BBC Sport 21 April 2003 A 3–0 victory that evening ensured the club would participate in its fourth play-off campaign at this level. thumb|left|168px|Dave Jones became the first Wolves manager to return the club to the top flight in 19 years. Wolves finished the season in fifth place after two successive draws, meaning they would play Reading in the play-offs. The first leg saw them at home, where they overturned a half time deficit to win the game 2–1 and take a lead into the second leg. A tense 1–0 success at the Madejski Stadium thanks to a goal from substitute Alex Rae sent them into the final for the first time, breaking a run of three successive losses in away legs. The final was staged at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff where Wolves met Sheffield United. The Blades had had a strong season, being positioned in the play-off zone almost throughout and reaching the semi-finals of both the FA Cup Arsenal sink brave Blades https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2917575.stm BBC Sport 13 April 2003 and League Cup. Liverpool conquer brave Blades https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2675751.stm BBC Sport 21 January 2003 Wolves won the game decisively with three first-half goals by Mark Kennedy, Nathan Blake and top goalscorer Kenny Miller bringing a 3–0 triumph, preserved by goalkeeper Matt Murray who saved a second half penalty from Michael Brown as part of a man of the match performance. Promotion ended a 19-year absence from the top level of English football for the club and a fourteen-year stay in the same division. It also brought owner Sir Jack Hayward his dream of Premier League football at his 13th attempt. Three days later Hayward joined in a bus parade through Wolverhampton city centre to Molineux to celebrate the triumph. Crowds hail Molineux heroes http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~387133,00.html wolves.co.uk 29 May 2003 9 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902140928/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~387133,00.html 2 September 2012 dead Results Preseason Wolves' pre season saw them spend a week in Cascais, Portugal (15–22 July), training and playing two Portuguese sides. As had become common in recent years, only their final game was held at their Molineux home. 13 July 2002 15:00 BST Kettering Town 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Rockingham Road Kettering Newton 57 988 W 13 July 2002 15:00 BST Morecambe 3–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Black 57Bentley 59 72 Cameron 9Sturridge 30Jones 87 Christie Park Morecambe Lee Mason D 18 July 2002 18:30 BST Sporting CP 5–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Luís Filipe 5Pollet 58 o.g.Niculae 68 pen.Rui Bento 71Toñito 83 Newton 78 Academia Sporting Alcochete, Portugal 400 Bruno Paixão L 21 July 2002 19:00 BST Marítimo 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Quim 50 Municipal Sports Complex Rio Maior, Portugal Olegário Benquerença L 27 July 2002 15:00 BST Stockport County 0–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Edgeley Park Stockport George Cain D 31 July 2002 19:45 BST Cardiff City 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Proudlock 84 Ninian Park Cardiff 8,064 Paul Thomas W 3 August 2002 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Report Newcastle United LuaLua 6 68 Molineux Wolverhampton 14,973 Frazer Stretton L A second string Wolves side also played: 2–0 v Kidderminster Harriers (24 July), 4–0 v Worcester City (1 August) and 0–0 v Burton Albion (6 August) Football League First Division 2002–03 Football League A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 2002–03 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 13 June 2002, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.Rams in Reading opener https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/2042357.stm BBC Sport 13 June 2002 11 August 2002 1 16:30 BST Bradford City 0–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford & Bingley Stadium Bradford 13,223 (1,763 away fans) Colin Webster D 14 August 2002 2 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Report Walsall Cameron 11 55Newton 86 Herivelto 68 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,904 (2,982 away fans) Mike Jones W 17 August 2002 3 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Report Burnley Blake 2Irwin 49Cooper 88 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,031 (1,259 away fans) Jeff Winter W 24 August 2002 4 15:00 BST Derby County 1–4 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Christie 45 Rae 19 88Cooper 77Miller 90+2 Pride Park Derby 29,954 (3,500 away fans) Alan Kaye W 27 August 2002 5 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Report Sheffield Wednesday Blake 60Sturridge 68 Kuqi 9 63 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,096 (997 away fans) Mike Pike D 31 August 2002 6 15:00 BST Wimbledon 3–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Shipperley 4 77Gray 54 Ingimarsson 15Sturridge 70 Selhurst Park London 3,223 (1,800 away fans) Brian Curson L 14 September 2002 7 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 4–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Routledge 1Freedman 36 62 pen.Thomson 71 Ingimarsson 31Blake 71 Selhurst Park London 16,961 (1,820 away fans) Lee Cable L 21 September 2002 8 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Report Reading Hughes 58 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,560 (1,721 away fans) Michael Ryan L 24 September 2002 9 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Report Preston North End Blake 23 85<br/ >Sturridge 45Miller 86 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,695 (663 away fans) Richard Beeby W 28 September 2002 10 15:00 BST Leicester City 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Dickov 6 pen. Walkers Stadium Leicester 32,082 (3,300 away fans) Mike Riley L 5 October 2002 11 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Report Sheffield United Ullathorne 35 o.g. Tonge 45+5 50Allison 48 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,625 (1,500 away fans) Paul Taylor L 19 October 2002 12 17:35 BST Stoke City 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Cameron 78Blake 90+3 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 16,885 (2,007 away fans) Mark Halsey W 26 October 2002 13 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Report Grimsby Town Irwin 30Miller 66Ndah 71Sturridge 90+4 Kabba 2 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,875 (891 away fans) Frazer Stretton W 29 October 2002 14 19:45 GMT Gillingham 0–4 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Cameron 28 pen.Blake 45+2 52 59 Priestfield Gillingham 10,036 (1,600 away fans) Matt Messias W 2 November 2002 15 15:00 GMT Watford 1–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Cox 66 Cooper 90+2 Vicarage Road Watford 16,524 (1,433 away fans) Paul Armstrong D 6 November 2002 16 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Portsmouth Sturridge 62 Merson 56 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,022 (2,380 away fans) Graham Salisbury D 11 November 2002 17 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Miller 76 Zamora 15 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,016 (943 away fans) Steve Baines D 16 November 2002 18 15:00 GMT Coventry City 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Lescott 38Rae 77 Highfield Road Coventry 18,998 (2,683 away fans) Graham Laws W 23 November 2002 19 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Nottingham Forest Miller 76Sturridge 80 Harewood 45+3 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,953 (2,623 away fans) Dermot Gallagher W 30 November 2002 20 17:35 GMT Rotherham United 0–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Millmoor Rotherham 6,736 (1,935 away fans) Paul Robinson D 7 December 2002 21 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Norwich City Cole 37 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,753 (1,708 away fans) Andy D'Urso W 14 December 2002 22 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Report Coventry City McAllister 8Partridge 65 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,577 (1,688 away fans) Howard Webb L 21 December 2002 23 15:00 GMT Millwall 1–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Roberts 43 Kennedy 5 The New Den London 9,091 (0 away fans) Clive Penton D 26 December 2002 24 15:00 GMT Burnley 2–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Taylor 24West 32 Butler 85 Turf Moor Burnley 18,641 (1,535 away fans) Matt Messias L 28 December 2002 25 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Report Bradford City Ndah 54 Jørgensen 51Gray 59 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,812 (930 away fans) Anthony Bates L 1 January 2003 26 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Derby County Ince 66 Christie 15 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,442 (2,190 away fans) Neale Barry D 11 January 2003 27 15:00 GMT Walsall 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ndah 64 Bescot Stadium Walsall 11,037 (2,000 away fans) Phil Dowd W 18 January 2003 28 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Wimbledon Miller 43 Francis 46 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,716 (306 away fans) Steve Tomlin D 1 February 2003 29 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Proudlock 24 42Miller 67Sturridge 89 Hillsborough Sheffield 21,381 (2,316 away fans) Jeff Winter W 8 February 2003 30 15:00 GMT Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Zamora 31Blackwell 45Brooker 47Hart 67 Miller 65 Withdean Stadium Brighton 6,754 (850 away fans) Peter Walton L 19 February 2003 31 19:45 GMT Ipswich Town 2–4 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Bent 2Holland 45+1 Miller 11 63Naylor 74Ndah 81 Portman Road Ipswich 27,700 (1,638 away fans) Steve Bennett W 22 February 2003 32 15:00 GMT Preston North End 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ndah 53Miller 83 Deepdale Preston 16,070 (2,796 away fans) Paul Danson W 25 February 2003 33 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Watford Molineux Wolverhampton 24,591 (987 away fans) Alan Kaye D 1 March 2003 34 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Report Crystal Palace Miller 40 83 90+3 pen.Sturridge 77 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,010 (845 away fans) Paul Robinson W 5 March 2003 35 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Ipswich Town Ince 48 Naylor 84 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,901 (1,500 away fans) Mike Jones D 12 March 2003 36 20:00 GMT Reading 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Miller 44 Madejski Stadium Reading 19,731 (2,686 away fans) Richard Beeby W 15 March 2003 37 15:00 GMT Portsmouth 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Stone 4 Fratton Park Portsmouth 19,558 (1,300 away fans) Phil Dowd L 18 March 2003 38 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Stoke City Molineux Wolverhampton 25,235 (1,384 away fans) Jeff Winter D 22 March 2003 39 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–0 Report Gillingham Blake 16Cameron 22Kennedy 37 45+3Miller 45+1 48 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,171 (674 away fans) Howard Webb W Wolves v Rotherham 5 April 2003 40 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Rotherham United Cameron 88' Molineux Wolverhampton 25,944 (774 away fans) Andy Hall D 8 April 2003 41 19:45 BST Grimsby Town 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Blake 13 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 4,983 (1,104 away fans) Eddie Wolstenholme W 11 April 2003 42 19:45 BST Nottingham Forest 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Johnson 40Dawson 74 Blake 9Cameron 26 City Ground Nottingham 27,209 (2,100 away fans) Tony Leake D 19 April 2003 43 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Report Millwall Newton 5 80Cameron 78 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,015 (723 away fans) Matt Messias W 21 April 2003 44 17:35 BST Norwich City 0–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ndah 52Sturridge 74Miller 90+3 Carrow Road Norwich 20,843 (1,788 away fans) Clive Wilkes W 26 April 2003 45 15:00 BST Sheffield United 3–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Peschisolido 2 90+2Brown 55 pen. Ndah 10Sturridge 45+4 61 pen. Bramall Lane Sheffield 22,211 (2,523 away fans) Paul Robinson D 4 May 2003 46 13:30 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Leicester City Miller 57 Benjamin 86 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 28,190 (3,000 away fans) Graham Laws D Final table Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points 1 Portsmouth 46 29 11 6 97 45 +52 98 2 Leicester City 46 26 14 6 73 40 +33 92 3 Sheffield United 46 23 11 12 72 52 +20 80 4 Reading 46 25 4 17 61 46 +15 79 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76 6 Nottingham Forest 46 20 14 12 82 50 +32 74 7 Ipswich Town 46 19 13 14 80 64 +16 70 Results summary 9 10 4 40 19 11 6 6 41 25 Statto.com February 2021 Results by round table b Round Result D/W/W/W/D/L/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/D/D/W/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/D/W/D/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/D/W/D/W/D/W/W/D/D Position 11/5/3/1/2/4/10/14/9/10/14/12/11/8/9/9/9/6/5/8/6/7/7/9/10/10/8/8/6/7/6/6/5/4/6/6/6/5/6/6/5/5/5/4/5/5 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Statto.com Play-offs 2003 Football League First Division play-off Final 10 May 2003 SF1 17:30 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Report Reading Murty 75 o.g.Naylor 84 Forster 25 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,678 (4,500 away fans) Alan Kaye W 14 May 2003 SF2 19:45 BST Reading 0–1 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Rae 81 Madejski Stadium Reading 24,060 (4,000 away fans) Howard Webb W 26 May 2003 Final 15:00 BST Sheffield United 0–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Kennedy 6Blake 22Miller 45 Millennium Stadium Cardiff 69,473 (33,500 Wolves) Steve Bennett W FA Cup 2002–03 FA Cup 5 January 2003 R3 16:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Report Newcastle United Ince 6Kennedy 28Ndah 49 Jenas 40Shearer 43 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 27,316 (3,000 away fans) Rob Styles W 25 January 2003 R4 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Report Leicester City Ndah 5 45Miller 51 71 Dickov 29 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 28,164 (2,998 away fans) Mike Dean W 16 February 2003 R5 19:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Report Rochdale Ndah 32Miller 79Proudlock 90+2 Melaugh 52 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,921 (3,432 away fans) Uriah Rennie W 9 March 2003 QF 16:00 GMT Southampton 2–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Marsden 56Butler 81 o.g. St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,715 (3,900 away fans) Andy D'Urso L League Cup 2002–03 Football League Cup 11 September 2002 R1 19:45 BST Swansea City 2–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Thomas 8Wood 22 Blake 16Pollet 34Rae 78 Vetch Field Swansea 4,799 (835 away fans) Scott Mathieson W 1 October 2002 R2 19:45 BST Rotherham United 4–4 yes Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Barker 5 93Robins 78 pen.Swailes 86 Newton 45 pen.Miller 58Rae 70Scott 120 o.g. Millmoor Rotherham 5,064 (988 away fans) Phil Prosser Robins Swailes Bryan Hurst Mullin 4 - 2 Sturridge Blake Newton Irwin L Players Statistics yes yes ENG the season's end yes |- |align="left"|01 1||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|ENG Michael Oakes |06 6||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||07 7||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 2||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Sean Connelly † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 3||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Lee Naylor Lee Naylor (footballer) |31.5 31(1)||01 1||04 4||0||02 2||0||3||1||40.5 40(1)||02 2||1||0|| |- |align="left"|04 4||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|SCO Alex Rae Alex Rae (footballer born 1969) |37.5 30(8)||03 3||01.5 0(2)||0||02 2||2||0.5 0(1)||1||42.5 32(11)||06 6||9||0|| |- |align="left"|05 5||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Joleon Lescott |44||1||04 4||0||01 1||0||3||0||52||1||1||0|| |- |align="left"|06 6||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Paul Butler Paul Butler (footballer born 1972) |31.5 31(1)||1||04 4||0||02 2||0||3||0||40.5 40(1)||1||10||0|| |- |align="left"|07 7||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Shaun Newton |32.5 29(4)||03 3||04 4||0||02 2||1||2.5 2(1)||0||41.5 37(5)||04 4||5||0|| |- |align="left"|08 8||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Denis Irwin |43||02 2||04 4||0||01.5 1(1)||0||3||0||style="background:#98FB98"|51.5 51(1)||02 2||6||0|| |- |align="left"|09 9||align="left"|FW||align="left"|WAL Nathan Blake |22.5 22(1)||12||01 1||0||02 2||1||3||1||28.5 28(1)||14||6||1|| |- |align="left"|10||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|SCO Colin Cameron Colin Cameron (footballer) |32.5 29(4)||07 7||04 4||0||0||0||3||0||39.5 36(4)||07 7||3||0|| |- |align="left"|11||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Mark Kennedy Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976) |30.5 30(1)||03 3||04 4||1||0||0||3||1||37.5 37(1)||05 5||4||0|| |- |align="left"|12||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Adam Proudlock ¤ |16.5 2(15)||02 2||02.5 0(3)||1||00.5 0(1)||0||0.5 0(1)||0||21.5 2(20)||03 3||1||0|| |- |align="left"|13||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|ENG Matt Murray Matt Murray (English footballer) |40||0||04 4||0||01 1||0||3||0||style="background:#98FB98"|48||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|14||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|FRA Ludovic Pollet ¤ |01.5 2(0)||0||0||0||01 1||1||0.5 0(1)||0||03.5 3(1)||01 1||1||0|| |- |align="left"|15||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Kevin Cooper Kevin Cooper (footballer) |25.5 13(13)||03 3||00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||0.5 0(1)||0||27.5 13(15)||03 3||5||0|| |- |align="left"|16||align="left"|FW||align="left"|SCO Kenny Miller |42.5 35(8)||19||04 4||3||01.5 1(1)||1||3||1||51.5 43(9)||24||5||0|| |- |align="left"|17||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|GUI Mo Camara |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|18||align="left"|FW||align="left"|NGR George Ndah |24.5 17(8)||07 7||03 3||4||01 1||0||1||0||29.5 22(8)||11||7||0|| |- |align="left"|19||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Keith Andrews Keith Andrews (footballer) |08.5 2(7)||0||01 1||0||0||0||0||0||09.5 3(7)||0||1||0|| |- |align="left"|20||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Michael Branch Michael Branch (footballer) ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|21||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ISL Ívar Ingimarsson ¤ |12.5 10(3)||02 2||0||0||02 2||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|14.5 12(3)||02 2||2||0|| |- |align="left"|23||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Paul Ince (c) |36.5 35(2)||02 2||04 4||1||01.5 1(1)||0||3||0||style="background:#98FB98"|45.5 43(3)||03 3||13||0|| |- |align="left"|24||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Marc Edworthy |21.5 18(4)||0||0||0||01 1||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|22.5 19(4)||0||3||0|| |- |align="left"|29||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Dean Sturridge |38.5 17(22)||11||00.5 0(1)||0||00.5 0(1)||0||2.5 0(3)||0||43.5 17(27)||11||4||0|| |- |align="left"|30||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|USA Ian Feuer † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|31||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|NIR Mark 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5(2)||01 1||0||0|| |} nb Awards AwardWinnerhttp://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~380100,00.html Player of the Year wolves.co.uk 4 May 2003 14 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001636/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~380100,00.html 30 August 2012 dead Fans' Player of the Season Joleon Lescott Young Player of the Season Matt Murray Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee1 July 2002ISL Ívar IngimarssonUnattachedFreeIvar New Club 1 July 2002 wolves.co.uk http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~233196,00.html 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001554/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~233196,00.html 30 August 2012 dead23 July 2002IRL Denis IrwinUnattached FreeIrwin joins Wolves 23 July 2002 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/2145989.stm6 August 2002ENG Paul Ince UnattachedFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/2164254.stm Ince agrees Wolves move BBC Sport 6 August 200223 August 2002ENG Marc EdworthyUnattachedFreehttp://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~260402,00.html Howarth and Edworthy wolves.co.uk 23 August 2002 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001608/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~260402,00.html 30 August 2012 dead18 September 2002USA Ian Feuer Unattached Non-contractWolves sign Feuer https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/2266284.stm BBC Sport 18 September 200226 February 2003AUS Adam Federici Unattached End of seasonKeeper looking to impress http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~349172,00.html wolves.co.uk 26 February 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120902140518/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~349172%2C00.html 2 September 2012 Out DatePlayerToFee June 2002 ENG Andy Sinton Released FreeOut of contract http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~218354,00.html wolves.co.uk 15 May 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001730/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~218354,00.html 30 August 2012 dead June 2002 WAL Carl Robinson ReleasedFree 1 July 2002 AUS Kevin Muscat SCO RangersFreeRangers accused over Muscat https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1972965.stm BBC Sport 7 May 2002 11 July 2002 ENG Darren Bazeley ReleasedFreeDarren departs http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~237552,00.html wolves.co.uk 11 July 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001745/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~237552,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 2 August 2002 IRL Colin Larkin Mansfield Town£120,000Striker moves to Mansfield http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~249287,00.html wolves.co.uk 2 August 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001842/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~249287,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 28 September 2002 USA Ian Feuer ReleasedFreeFeuer decides on future http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~277340,00.html wolves.co.uk 28 September 2002 30 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902140534/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~277340,00.html 2 September 2012 dead 10 October 2002 ENG Sean Connelly ReleasedFreeDefender leaves Molineux http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~284248,00.html wolves.co.uk 10 October 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001909/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~284248,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 28 March 2003 ENG Lewis Solly BuryFreeShakers chase Solly https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/2885819.stm BBC Sport 25 March 2003 Loans in Start datePlayerFromEnd date 28 November 2002 ENG Carlton Cole Chelsea 3 January 2003Cole joins Wolves on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/2525193.stm BBC Sport 28 November 2002 Loans out Start datePlayerToEnd date 1 July 2002 BEL Cédric Roussel BEL Mons End of seasonRoussel goes on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/2069524.stm BBC Sport 27 July 2002 12 September 2002 NIR Mark Clyde Kidderminster Harriers 12 October 2002Two out on loan http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~270803,00.html wolves.co.uk 12 September 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001921/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~270803,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 12 September 2002 IRL John Melligan Kidderminster Harriers 4 May 2003 4 October 2002 ENG Michael Branch Hull City 3 December 2002Hull get a Branch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/2299403.stm BBC Sport 4 October 2002 10 October 2002 IRL Kenny Coleman Kidderminster Harriers End of seasonKidderminster comings and goings http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~283813,00.html wolves.co.uk 10 October 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001949/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~283813,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 25 October 2002 ENG Adam Proudlock Tranmere Rovers 25 November 2002Proudlock move confirmed http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~291239,00.html wolves.co.uk 25 October 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830002020/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~291239,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 14 November 2002 FRA Ludovic Pollet Walsall 1 January 2003Ludo on the move http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~301607,00.html wolves.co.uk 14 November 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830002057/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~301607,00.html 30 August 2012 dead 13 December 2002 ENG Adam Proudlock Sheffield Wednesday 7 January 2003Another Proudlock loan http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~315406,00.html wolves.co.uk 13 December 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902135839/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~315406,00.html 2 September 2012 dead 10 February 2003 ISL Ívar Ingimarsson Brighton & Hove Albion 4 May 2003Ingimarsson joins Seagulls https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/2744683.stm BBC Sport 10 February 2003 Kit The season saw new home and away kits, manufactured by Admiral.Wolves sign lucrative kit sponsorship deal with Admiral http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~172947,00.html wolves.co.uk 14 February 2002 11 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902140936/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~172947,00.html 2 September 2012 dead The home strip reverted to a lighter gold colour after two years wearing a darker "old gold" style, while the away kit returned to the club's traditional all-white look.New away kit http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~252868,00.html wolves.co.uk 9 August 2002 9 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902140918/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~252868,00.html 2 September 2012 dead After twelve seasons sponsored by Goodyear, the club signed a two-year deal with Doritos.New sponsor revealed http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~233618,00.html wolves.co.uk 2 July 2002 22 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830002012/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~233618,00.html 30 August 2012 dead References 2 Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons Wolverhampton Wanderers