2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Ipswich Town 2002-03 George Burley(until 11 October 2002)Tony Mowbray (caretaker)(11–28 October 2002)Joe Royle(from 28 October 2002) David Sheepshanks Portman Road First Division 7th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round UEFA Cup Second round Pablo Couñago (17) Pablo Couñago (21) 29,503(vs Nottingham Forest, 5 Apr 2003, First Division) 13,266(vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 24 Sep 2002, League Cup) 25,498 2001–02 2003–04 _vneckonwhite 0247FE 0247FE 0247FE FFFFFF 0247FE _collarnavy shoulder_stripes_white_stripes 002147 800020 002147 During the 2002–03 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being relegated, Ipswich Town had achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running, this time via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking. Season summary The financial cost of relegation the previous season saw Ipswich enter administration on 10 February.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2395988/Ipswich-file-for-administration.html Ipswich file for administration 10 February 2003 The financial problems had caused the sale of both key players like Marcus Stewart and promising young players like Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose, leading to poor results on the pitch that left Ipswich struggling near the relegation zone. A 3–0 defeat at fellow strugglers Grimsby Town proved to be the final straw and manager George Burley was sacked in October. First team coach and former Ipswich player Tony Mowbray took charge of the next four games, winning one, before being replaced by Joe Royle - a former player for Town's archrivals Norwich City. Royle turned Town's fortunes around considerably and they finished in 7th place, 4 points off the playoff places. In the League Cup, Ipswich reached the fourth round before being knocked out by eventual winners Liverpool 5–4 on penalties, after Tommy Miller's strike in the fourteenth minute was cancelled out by El Hadji Diouf's 54th-minute penalty. First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2003 All Ipswich Town players: 2003 1 ENG GK Andy Marshall 2 NED DF Fabian Wilnis 4 ENG DF John McGreal 6 ENG DF Mark Venus 7 NIR MF Jim Magilton 8 IRL MF Matt Holland captain 9 ESP FW Pablo Couñago 10 ENG FW Alun Armstrong 12 ENG DF Richard Naylor 14 ENG MF Jermaine Wright 15 ENG DF Chris Makin 16 ENG FW Marcus Bent 17 ENG FW Dean Bowditch 18 ENG FW Darren Bent 19 NGA MF Finidi George 21 ENG MF Tommy Miller 23 DEN DF Thomas Gaardsøe 26 ENG GK James Pullen 30 NED MF Martijn Reuser 32 ENG DF Matt Richards Left club during season 3 ENG MF Jamie Clapham to Birmingham City 5 ISL DF Hermann Hreiðarsson to Charlton Athletic 11 ENG FW Marcus Stewart to Sunderland 13 IRL GK Keith Branagan retired 17 ENG DF Wayne Brown to Watford 20 ENG FW Richard Logan to Boston United 22 ENG MF Darren Ambrose to Newcastle United 25 FRA MF Ulrich Le Pen on loan to Strasbourg 29 RSA DF Justin Miller to Leyton Orient 31 ENG GK Paul Gerrard on loan from Everton Reserve squad 20 ENG DF Aidan Collins 24 NED MF Nabil Abidallah 27 ENG MF Matt Bloomfield 28 ENG DF Lee Beevers 29 ENG FW Antonio Murray 33 ENG MF Ian Westlake 35 WAL GK Lewis Price Pre-season Ipswich went on a pre-season tour of Denmark in July as part of the pre-season for the 2002–03 season.Town Off to Denmark https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/3560/town-off-to-denmark TWTD 15 July 2002 25 August 2020 Legend WinDrawLoss DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 July 2002 AaBA0–1Unknown 18 July 2002 NordsjællandA1–2UnknownArmstrong 24 July 2002 Bristol RoversA2–1UnknownAmbrose, D Bent 27 July 2002 Bristol CityA3–0UnknownD Bent, Miller (2) (pen) 29 July 2002BarnetA2–1UnknownCouñago (2) 31 July 2002 BrentfordA3–0UnknownGeorge, Stewart (2) 3 August 2002 Celta VigoH2–1UnknownAmbrose (2) Competitions Football League First Division 2002–03 Football League First Division League table IPS Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2001-2002/results Ipswich Town 2001-2002 Results - statto.com 10 February 2020 27 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130627223343/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2001-2002/results live Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 2002 Walsall A 2–0 5,253 Ambrose, M Bent 18 August 2002 Leicester City H 6–1 27,374 Holland (2), Ambrose, George, Couñago (2) 24 August 2002 Millwall A 1–1 8,097 D Bent 26 August 2002 Bradford City H 1–2 25,457 D Bent 1 September 2002 Preston North End A 0–0 15,357 15 September 2002 Norwich City H 1–1 29,112 Couñago 22 September 2002 Stoke City A 1–2 14,587 Holland 28 September 2002 Derby County H 0–1 24,439 6 October 2002 Wimbledon A 1–0 3,238 Ambrose 8 October 2002 Grimsby Town A 0–3 4,688 12 October 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 23,410 Couñago (2) 19 October 2002 Reading A 1–3 19,524 Ambrose 22 October 2002 Burnley H 2–2 22,736 McGreal, Ambrose 26 October 2002 Gillingham H 0–1 24,176 3 November 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–2 24,941 Ambrose 9 November 2002 Sheffield United A 0–0 15,884 17 November 2002 Watford A 2–0 16,184 Armstrong, Clapham 23 November 2002 Coventry City H 2–1 23,633 D Bent, Couñago 30 November 2002 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 24,898 Williams (o.g) 7 December 2002 Rotherham United H 1–2 22,770 Wilnis 10 December 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 6,377 Magilton 14 December 2002 Watford H 4–2 22,985 Miller, Naylor, Couñago, Bent 21 December 2002 Portsmouth A 1–1 19,130 Gaardsøe 26 December 2002 Leicester City A 2–1 31,426 Gaardsøe, Ambrose 28 December 2002 Walsall H 3–2 26,550 Couñago (2), Gaardsøe 1 January 2003 Millwall H 4–1 26,040 Miller (2), Wright, M Bent 11 January 2003 Burnley A 1–1 15,501 Couñago 18 January 2003 Preston North End H 3–0 24,666 M Bent, D Bent (2) 1 February 2003 Bradford City A 0–2 12,080 8 February 2003 Sheffield United H 3–2 26,151 D Bent (2), Ambrose 19 February 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–4 27,700 M Bent, Holland 22 February 2003 Grimsby Town H 2–2 24,118 D Bent 2 March 2003 Norwich City A 2–0 21,243 Wilnis, D Bent 5 March 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 26,901 Naylor 8 March 2003 Stoke City H 0–0 25,547 11 March 2003 Crystal Palace A 1–1 15,990 M Bent 15 March 2003 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 24,726 Holland 18 March 2003 Reading H 3–1 24,108 Gaardsøe, Holland, Magilton 22 March 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–2 26,078 M Bent, Reuser 29 March 2003 Gillingham A 3–1 8,508 Couñago (2), M Bent 5 April 2003 Nottingham Forest H 3–4 29,503 Miller (2) (pen), M Bent 12 April 2003 Coventry City A 4–2 13,968 M Bent (2), Couñago (2) 18 April 2003 Portsmouth H 3–0 29,396 Reuser, Miller, Couñago 21 April 2003 Rotherham United A 1–2 7,519 Couñago 26 April 2003 Wimbledon H 1–5 25,564 D Bent 4 May 2003 Derby County A 4–1 28,785 Couñago, D Bent, Magilton, Holland FA Cup 2002–03 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 4 January 2003 Morecambe H 4–0 18,529 Clapham, D Bent (2), Ambrose R4 25 January 2003 Sheffield United A 3–4 12,757 Gaardsøe, Miller (pen), Bent League Cup 2002–03 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 24 September 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 13,266 D Bent, Couñago, Ambrose R4 6 November 2002 Middlesbrough H 3–1 14,417 Gaardsøe, Clapham, D Bent R5 4 December 2002 Liverpool A 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) 26,305 Miller UEFA Cup 2002–03 UEFA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers QR First Leg 15 August 2002 Avenir Beggen A 1–1 12,000 Stewart QR Second Leg 29 August 2002 Avenir Beggen H 8–1 (won 9–2 on agg) 17,462 Miller (2), Couñago (3), Brown, McGreal, Ambrose R1 First Leg 19 September 2002 Smederevo H 1–1 16,933 Alun Armstrong R1 Second Leg 3 October 2002 Smederevo A 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 16,500 M Bent (pen) R2 First Leg 31 October 2002 Slovan Liberec H 1–0 16,138 D Bent R2 Second Leg 14 November 2002 Slovan Liberec A 0–1 (1–1 on agg, lost 2–4 on pens) 6,509 Transfers Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef15 November 2002GKENG Paul GerrardENG Everton13 December 2002https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/2483783.stm Royle reunion for Gerrard BBC Sport 16 November 2002 26 June 2013 Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef1 July 2002DFENG Will SnowdonSCO LivingstonFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/2997/two-players-released Two Players Released TWTD 5 April 2002 7 April 20201 July 2002MFENG Ashley NichollsENG DarlingtonFree transfer12 July 2002DFENG Titus BrambleENG Newcastle United£5,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2094361.stm Football | Teams | Newcastle United | Bramble bids for starring role BBC Sport 4 July 2002 21 March 200930 August 2002FWENG Marcus StewartENG Sunderland£3,250,000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/3873/stewart-signs-at-mackems Stewart Signs at Mackems TWTD 30 August 2002 7 April 202030 October 2002GKIRL Keith BranaganRetiredhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4245/branagan-retires Branagan Retires TWTD 31 October 2002 7 April 202018 December 2002DFENG Wayne BrownENG WatfordFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4501/brown-signs-for-watford/onthisday Brown Signs for Watford 18 December 2002 TWTD 4 January 2016 10 January 2003DFENG Jamie ClaphamENG Birmingham City£1,300,000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4598/clapham-move-complete Clapham Move Complete TWTD 10 January 2003 7 April 202020 January 2003FWENG Richard LoganENG Boston UnitedFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4652/logan-signs-at-boston Logan Signs at Boston TWTD 20 January 2003 7 April 202031 January 2003DFRSA Justin MillerENG Leyton OrientFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4719/miller-joins-orient Miller Joins Orient TWTD 31 January 2003 7 April 202011 March 2003FWENG Steve BurtonENG Doncaster RoversFree transferhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4900/burton-signs-for-donny Burton Signs for Donny TWTD 11 March 2003 24 April 202024 March 2003MFENG Darren AmbroseENG Newcastle UnitedUndisclosedhttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4969/ambrose-deal-complete Ambrose Deal Complete TWTD 24 March 2003 7 April 202027 March 2003DFISL Hermann HreiðarssonENG Charlton Athletic£900,000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4986/hermann-deal-complete Hermann Deal Complete TWTD 27 March 2003 7 April 2020 Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef18 July 2002GKITA Matteo SereniITA Brescia30 June 2003http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=28993.html Accident may delay Sereni debut 29 July 2002 22 August 2009 UEFAMarch 2025 medicmedic6 August 2002FWENG Steve BurtonENG Boston united6 October 2002https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/3704/burton-loan-confirmed Burton Loan Confirmed TWTD 6 August 2002 7 April 202029 August 2002MFFRA Ulrich Le PenFRA Strasbourg1 June 2003https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/3844/le-pen-loan-confirmed Le Pen Loan Confirmed TWTD 27 August 2002 7 April 202013 September 2002DFRSA Justin MillerENG Leyton Orient17 December 2002https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/3960/miller-off-on-loan Miller Off On Loan TWTD 13 September 2002 7 April 2020https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4285/miller-loan-extended Miller Loan Extended TWTD 7 November 2002 7 April 202016 September 2002DFTUR Erdem ArtunENG Doncaster Rovers16 October 2002https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/3983/artun-off-on-loan Artun Off on Loan TWTD 16 September 2002 7 April 202029 November 2002FWENG Richard LoganENG Boston United19 January 2003https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/4409/logan-off-to-boston Logan Off to Boston TWTD 29 November 2002 7 April 202026 March 2003DFENG Lee BeeversENG Boston United4 May 2003Ipswich Town F.C. Official Website Two join Boston on loan https://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10272~363024,00.html 26 March 2003 21 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10272~363024%2C00.html 21 July 2010 dead 26 March 2003MFENG Robert DickinsonENG Boston United4 May 2003 Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season Appearances and goals First Division FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Andy Marshall GK ENG 40 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 26 James Pullen GK ENG 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Fabian Wilnis DF NED 33+2 2 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 John McGreal DF ENG 16 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 6 Mark Venus DF ENG 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12 Richard Naylor DF ENG 11+6 2 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 15 Chris Makin DF ENG 33 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 20 Aidan Collins DF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Thomas Gaardsøe DF DEN 37 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 32 Matt Richards DF ENG 10+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 Jim Magilton MF NIR 39+1 3 1 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 8 Matt Holland MF IRL 45 7 2 0 1 0 4+2 0 14 Jermaine Wright MF ENG 25+14 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 19 Finidi George MF NGA 3+7 1 0 0 1+1 0 1+4 0 21 Tommy Miller MF ENG 24+6 6 1 1 2 1 3+1 2 24 Nabil Abidallah MF NED 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 30 Martijn Reuser MF NED 6+10 2 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 33 Ian Westlake MF ENG 0+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Pablo Couñago FW ESP 28+11 17 2 0 2 1 5 3 10 Alun Armstrong FW ENG 9+10 1 0 0 0+1 0 4 1 16 Marcus Bent FW ENG 25+7 11 2 0 0+1 0 2+1 1 17 Dean Bowditch FW ENG 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Darren Bent FW ENG 24+11 12 0+2 3 3 2 1+3 1 29 Antonio Murray FW ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 3 Jamie Clapham DF ENG 26 1 1 1 3 1 6 0 5 Hermann Hreiðarsson DF ISL 28 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 11 Marcus Stewart FW ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 Wayne Brown DF ENG 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 20 Richard Logan FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 22 Darren Ambrose MF ENG 20+9 8 1+1 1 2 1 3+1 1 25 Ulrich Le Pen MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 31 Paul Gerrard GK ENG 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 end of season Competitions June 2003 Goalscorers No.PosNatPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal9FW ESPPablo Couñago170132118FW ENGDarren Bent123211816FW ENGMarcus Bent110011222MF ENGDarren Ambrose81111121MF ENGTommy Miller6112108MF IRLMatt Holland7000723DF DENThomas Gaardsøe411173DF ENGJamie Clapham111037MF NIRJim Magilton3000317DF ENGWayne Brown00100DF NEDFabian Wilnis200024DF ENGJohn McGreal1001210FW ENGAlun Armstrong1001212DF ENGRichard Naylor2000230MF NEDMartijn Reuser2000211FW ENGMarcus Stewart0001114MF ENGJermaine Wright1000119MF NGAFinidi George10001Own goal10001Total807713107 Clean sheets No.NatPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal1ENGAndy Marshall91021231ENGPaul Gerrard10001Total1010213 Disciplinary record No.Pos.NameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal 1GK ENG Andy Marshall10000010202DF NED Fabian Wilnis30000000303DF ENG Jamie Clapham10001000204DF ENG John McGreal30000020505DF ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson51000000516DF ENG Mark Venus30000000307MF NIR Jim Magilton30000000308MF IRL Matt Holland30000000309FW ESP Pablo Couñago520000106214MF ENG Jermaine Wright100000001015DF ENG Chris Makin810000008116FW ENG Marcus Bent201000003018FW ENG Darren Ambrose100000001019MF NGA Finidi George000000101021MF ENG Tommy Miller301000004022MF ENG Darren Ambrose200000002023DF DEN Thomas Gaardsøe501000208030MF NED Martijn Reuser1000000010Total504301070614 Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitionshttp://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2004 All Ipswich Town players: 2004 Andy Marshall ENG 1 GK 50 Fabian Wilnis NED 2 RWB 41 Chris Makin ENG 15 CB 38 Thomas Gaardsøe DEN 23 CB 42 Hermann Hreiðarsson ISL 5 CB 36 Jamie Clapham ENG 3 LWB 36 Darren Ambrose has 26 starts Matt Holland IRL 8 CM 52 Jermaine Wright ENG 14 CM 33 Tommy Miller has 30 starts Jim Magilton NIR 7 CM 44 Marcus Bent ENG 18 CF 29 Darren Bent has 28 starts Pablo Couñago ESP 9 CF 37 3–5–2 Formation 220px 0.30 0.81 350 ENGMarshall 0.52 0.55 350 NEDWilnis 0.49 0.68 350 ENGMakin 0.30 0.68 350 DENGaardsøe 0.08 0.68 350 ISLHreiðarsson 0.05 0.55 350 ENGClapham 0.39 0.44 350 IRLHolland(C) 0.30 0.30 350 ENGWright 0.17 0.44 350 NIRMagilton 0.40 0.15 350 ESPCouñago 0.20 0.15 350 ENGBent Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the YearIRL Matt Holland https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5083/matt-supporters-winner TWTD 25 March 2020 24 April 2003 Matt Supporters' Winner Players' Player of the YearESP Pablo CouñagoPablo Players' Favourite https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5087/pablo-players-favourite TWTD 25 April 2003 25 March 2020Young Player of the YearENG Darren BentI Want to Stay - Pablo https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/5101/i-want-to-stay--pablo TWTD 28 April 2003 26 June 2020 References Category:Ipswich Town F.C. seasons Ipswich Town