2002–03 Derby County F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Derby County 2002–03 John Gregory (until 21 March)George Burley (from 31 March) Lionel Pickering Pride Park Stadium First Division 18th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Christie (8) Christie (9) 33,016 (vs. Reading, 10 August 2002) 21,014 (vs. Millwall, 16 April 2003) 25,469 2001–02 2003–04 During the 2002–03 English football season, Derby County competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Season summary Derby were expected to make a bid for an immediate return to the Premiership, but struggled all season which resulted in manager John Gregory being sacked in March and replaced by former Ipswich Town manager George Burley, who led the team to a secure but disappointing 18th-place finish. Kit Derby retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Italian company Erreà and sponsored by Pedigree. Final league table 2002–03 Football League y DER Results Derby County's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/2002-2003/results Derby County results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com 2 December 2012 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906033431/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/2002-2003/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 2002 ReadingH3–033,016Lee, Ravanelli, Christie 13 August 2002 GillinghamA0–18,775 17 August 2002 Grimsby TownA2–15,810Bolder (2) 24 August 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–429,954Christie 26 August 2002 Rotherham UnitedA1–28,408Strupar 31 August 2002 Stoke CityH2–021,723Christie (2) 7 September 2002 BurnleyH1–222,343Bolder 14 September 2002 Leicester CityA1–331,049Riggott 17 September 2002 Crystal PalaceA1–014,948Kinkladze 21 September 2002 Preston North EndH0–229,257 28 September 2002 Ipswich TownA1–024,439Carbonari 5 October 2002 WalsallH2–225,247Christie (2) 12 October 2002 Bradford CityA0–013,385 20 October 2002 Nottingham ForestH0–030,547 26 October 2002 MillwallA0–38,116 30 October 2002 Sheffield UnitedH2–123,525McLeod, Burton 2 November 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA3–119,747Morris (2), McLeod 9 November 2002 PortsmouthH1–226,587Higginbotham (pen) 16 November 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–16,845 25 November 2002 WimbledonH3–225,597Elliott, Burton, Morris 30 November 2002 Norwich CityA0–120,522 7 December 2002 WatfordH3–021,653Morris, Riggott, Burton 14 December 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–025,786Higginbotham (pen) 21 December 2002 Coventry CityA0–313,185 26 December 2002 Grimsby TownH1–327,141Morris 28 December 2002 ReadingA1–216,299Burley (pen) 1 January 2003 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–126,442Christie 11 January 2003 GillinghamH1–122,769Zavagno (pen) 18 January 2003 Stoke CityA3–117,308Christie, Zavagno, Morris 1 February 2003 Rotherham UnitedH3–026,257Kinkladze, Bolder, McLeod 8 February 2003 PortsmouthA2–619,503Morris, Kinkladze (pen) 15 February 2003 Sheffield WednesdayH2–226,311Bolder (2) 22 February 2003 BurnleyA0–215,063 1 March 2003 Leicester CityH1–124,307Burley 5 March 2003 Crystal PalaceH0–122,682 8 March 2003 Preston North EndA2–414,003Ravanelli (2) 15 March 2003 Bradford CityH1–223,735Morris 19 March 2003 Nottingham ForestA0–329,725 22 March 2003 Sheffield UnitedA0–218,401 5 April 2003 Norwich CityH2–123,643Burley, Kenton (own goal) 12 April 2003 WimbledonA2–01,934Valakari, Boertien 16 April 2003 MillwallH1–221,014Kinkladze 19 April 2003 Coventry CityH1–023,921Ravanelli 21 April 2003 WatfordA0–211,909 26 April 2003 WalsallA2–38,416Valakari, Ravanelli 4 May 2003 Ipswich TownH1–428,785Lee FA Cup 2002–03 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR34 January 2003 BrentfordA0–18,709 League Cup 2002–03 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR110 September 2002 Mansfield TownA3–15,788Morris, Christie, EvattR22 October 2002 Oldham AthleticH1–2 (a.e.t.)9,029Higginbotham (pen) Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/d1/derby.htm FootballSquads - Derby County - 2002/03 2 ENG DF Warren Barton 3 ARG DF Luciano Zavagno 5 ENG DF Steve Elliott 6 SCO DF Paul Ritchie on loan from Manchester City 7 ENG MF Rob Lee 9 BEL FW Branko StruparStrupar was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999. 10 ENG FW Tommy Mooney on loan from Birmingham City 11 ENG FW Lee Morris 13 ENG GK Lee Grant 14 ENG DF Richard Jackson 16 SCO MF Craig Burley 17 ENG DF Paul Boertien 18 GEO MF Georgi Kinkladze 21 ITA FW Fabrizio Ravanelli 22 ENG MF Adam Murray 23 ENG FW Marvin Robinson 24 ENG GK Andy Oakes 25 ENG DF Ian Evatt 26 ENG MF Adam Bolder 28 FRA DF Youl Mawéné 31 ENG DF Chris Palmer 32 ENG MF Matt O'Halloran 33 FIN MF Simo Valakari 34 ENG FW Marcus Tudgay 35 ENG MF Lewis Hunt 36 SCO MF Lewis Green 37 ENG DF Pablo Mills 38 FIN MF Kris Weckstrom 39 IRL MF Barry Molloy 40 ENG FW Izale McLeod 41 ENG DF Tom Huddlestone 44 ENG MF Lee Holmes 45 ENG GK Lee CampCamp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and would make his full international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011. Left club during season 1 EST GK Mart Poom to Sunderland 4 ENG DF Danny HigginbothamHigginbotham was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally through his maternal grandmother and would make his international debut for Gibraltar in November 2013. to Southampton 6 ENG DF Chris Riggott to Middlesbrough 8 ENG FW Nick Chadwick on loan from Everton 10 ENG FW Malcolm Christie to Middlesbrough 15 SCO MF Brian O'Neil to Preston North End 20 JAM FW Deon BurtonBurton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997. to Portsmouth 27 FRA DF François Grenet to Rennes 29 NOR DF Bjørn Otto Bragstad to SW Bregenz 30 ARG DF Horacio Carbonari to Rosario Central 31 IRL MF Fiachra McArdle released Transfers In Paul Ritchie – Manchester City, loan Tommy Mooney – Birmingham City, 19 March, loan2003-03-19 Mooney joins Derby https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/2863773.stm 2025-04-09 BBC Sport en-GB Nick Chadwick – Everton, loan Out Darryl Powell – released (later joined Birmingham City on 12 September)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2197482.stm Blues complete Powell signing 12 September 2002 Brian O'Neil – released, 27 Novemberhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/2520801.stm Rams release two more 27 November 2002 (later joined Preston North End) Fiachra McArdle – released, 27 November Deon Burton – Portsmouth, 11 December, £250,0002002-08-09 Burton re-joins Pompey https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/2183561.stm 2025-04-09 BBC Sport en-GB Mart Poom – Sunderland, 10 January, £2,500,0002003-01-10 Sunderland seal Poom deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/2482425.stm BBC Sport Chris Riggott and Malcolm Christie– Middlesbrough, 31 January, £3,000,000 combined2003-02-13 Boro grab Derby pair en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2713319.stm 2023-03-05 Danny Higginbotham – Southampton, 31 January, £1,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/2712493.stm Saints seal Higginbotham deal 13 February 2003 Bjørn Otto Bragstad – released (later joined SW Bregenz) Horacio Carbonari – released (later joined Rosario Central) Loan out Deon Burton – Portsmouth, 9 August2002-08-09 Burton re-joins Pompey https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/2183561.stm 2025-04-09 BBC Sport en-GB François Grenet – Rennes, 29 August Mart Poom – Sunderland, 15 November Marvin Robinson – Tranmere Rovers, 29 November References 3 Notes notes 3 Category:Derby County F.C. seasons Derby County