2002–03 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Bolton Wanderers 2002–03 Sam Allardyce Phil Gartside Reebok Stadium Premier League 17th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Youri DjorkaeffJay-Jay OkochaHenrik Pedersen (7) 27,409 (vs. Manchester United, 22 February) 10,123 (vs. Sunderland,4 January) ffffff ffffff ffffff 000080 ffffff FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 000080 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 season was the 124th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their second consecutive season in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.http://bwfcstats.com/2000/page4.html Bolton Wanderers 2001/02 20 December 2009 bwfcstats.com Season summary A home victory over Aston Villa and a memorable 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford got Bolton off to another promising start to the season, but their subsequent form was memorable for all the wrong reasons as they only won 2 of their next 21 games, causing most pundits to write them off by the start of 2003. A 4–2 win over Birmingham City on 1 February finally kickstarted their campaign and the club only lost two more games (away to Chelsea and Liverpool) during the rest of the season, leaving them in control of their destiny on the final day. They achieved survival with a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough. First-team squad 2 FRA DF Bernard Mendy on loan from PSG 3 ENG DF Mike Whitlow 4 ISL DF Guðni Bergsson 5 FRA DF Bruno Ngotty 6 ENG DF Paul Warhurst 8 DEN MF Per Frandsen 9 DEN FW Henrik Pedersen 10 NGA FW Jay-Jay Okocha 11 JAM MF Ricardo Gardner 12 IRL FW Jonathan WaltersWalters was born in Moreton, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally through his mother, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in October 2003. 13 FRA FW Youri Djorkaeff 14 IRL MF Gareth Farrelly 15 ENG MF Kevin Nolan 16 ESP DF Iván Campo on loan from Real Madrid 17 FRA DF Florent Laville on loan from Lyon 18 FRA FW Pierre-Yves André on loan from Nantes 19 ENG FW Delroy FaceyFacey was born in Huddersfield, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, and made his international debut for Grenada in July 2009. 20 ESP FW Salva Ballesta on loan from Valencia 21 ENG FW Chris Armstrong 22 FIN GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 23 ENG DF Danny Livesey 24 ENG DF Anthony Barness 25 ENG DF Simon Charlton 28 JAM MF Jermaine Johnson 29 DEN MF Stig Tøfting 30 ENG GK Kevin Poole 33 SCO DF Colin Hendry 34 ENG MF Jeff Smith 36 ENG DF Nicky Hunt Left club during season 1 ENG GK Steve Banks to Stoke City 7 TUR MF Bülent Akın released 17 ENG FW Michael Ricketts to Middlesbrough 18 ENG FW Dean Holdsworth to Coventry City 20 ENG MF Nicky Southall to Gillingham 21 DEN FW Bo Hansen to Midtjylland 26 ENG MF David Norris to Plymouth Argyle 38 NIR MF Wayne Buchanan released 39 IRL MF Ciaran Ryan released 36 ENG DF David Holdsworth to Scarborough 41 IRL DF Alan O'Hare to Chesterfield Reserve squad 27 Tahiti MF Gerald Forschelet 35 ENG DF Leam Richardson 37 JAM MF Cleveland TaylorTaylor was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and has played for Jamaica at youth level. 40 ENG MF Chris Downey 42 SCO MF Derek Niven 50 FRA GK Jeremy Bon Results FA Premier League 2002–03 FA Premier League Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result L/L/W/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/L/D/W/D/L/D/L/D/W/D/L/D/D/L/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/W/L/W/D/D/D/W Position 19/20/17/12/13/17/17/18/20/20/20/20/18/18/19/18/19/19/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/17/16/17/17/17/16/17/17/16/17/17/17 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11 May 2003 Statto.com May 2013 DateOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance17 August 2002FulhamA1 – 4Ricketts 4' (pen)16,33824 August 2002Charlton AthleticH1 – 2Djorkaeff 2'21,7531 September 2002Aston VillaH1 – 0Ricketts 56' (pen)22,50011 September 2002Manchester UnitedA1 – 0Nolan 76'67,62314 September 2002LiverpoolH2 – 3Gardner 54', Campo 87'27,32821 September 2002ArsenalA1 – 2Farrelly 47'37,97428 September 2002SouthamptonH1 – 1Djorkaeff 90'22,6925 October 2002MiddlesbroughA0 – 231,00520 October 2002Tottenham HotspurA1 – 3Djorkaeff 63'35,90928 October 2002SunderlandH1 – 1Babb 80' (og)23,0362 November 2002Birmingham CityA1 – 3Okocha 72'27,2249 November 2002West Bromwich AlbionH1 – 1Frandsen 89'23,63017 November 2002Leeds UnitedA4 – 2Pedersen (2) 3', 90', Djorkaeff 80' Ricketts 89' (pen)36,62723 November 2002ChelseaH1 – 1Pedersen 63'25,47630 November 2002Manchester CityA0 – 234,8607 December 2002Blackburn RoversH1 – 1Okocha 8'24,55616 December 2002Leeds UnitedH0 – 323,37821 December 2002West Ham UnitedA1 – 1Ricketts 65'34,89226 December 2002Newcastle UnitedH4 – 3Okocha 5', Gardner 9', Ricketts (2) 45', 63'27,31428 December 2002EvertonA0 – 039,4801 January 2003Aston VillaA0 – 231,83811 January 2003FulhamH0 – 025,15618 January 2003Charlton AthleticA1 – 1Djorkaeff 85'26,05722 January 2003Newcastle UnitedA0 – 152,00528 January 2003EvertonH1 – 2Bergsson 90'25,1191 February 2003Birmingham CityH4 – 2Cunningham 12' (o.g.), Pedersen 46', Djorkaeff 84', Facey 87' 24,3428 February 2003West Bromwich AlbionA1 – 1Pedersen 18'26,93322 February 2003Manchester UnitedH1 – 1Ngotty 90'27,4098 March 2003LiverpoolA0 – 241,46215 March 2003SunderlandA2 – 0Okocha 50', Pedersen 55'42,12424 March 2003Tottenham HotspurH1 – 0Okocha 90' (pen)23,0845 April 2003Manchester CityH2 – 0Pedersen 32', Campo 52'26,94912 April 2003ChelseaA0 – 139,85219 April 2003West Ham UnitedH1 – 0Okocha 38' 27,16021 April 2003Blackburn RoversA0 – 028,86226 April 2003ArsenalH2 – 2Djorkaeff 74', Keown 84' (og)27,2533 May 2003SouthamptonA0 – 030,95111 May 2003MiddlesbroughH2 – 1Frandsen 10', Okocha 21' 27,241 BOL FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance4 January 2003Round 3SunderlandH1 – 1Ricketts 18'10,12314 February 2003Round 3 replaySunderlandA0 – 2 (aet)14,550 Coca-Cola Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance2 October 2002Round 2 BuryH0 – 1 12,621 Statistics Appearances Bolton used a total of 32 players during the season. PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1FIN Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper38 (0)0 (0)0 (0)38 (0)2FRA Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder36 (0)1 (0)0 (0)37 (0)3DEN Per FrandsenMidfielder34 (0)0 (0)0 (0)34 (0)4=DEN Henrik PedersenStriker31 (2)0 (0)0 (1)31 (3)4=ESP Iván CampoDefender/Midfielder28 (3)2 (0)1 (0)31 (3)6JAM Ricardo GardnerMidfielder31 (1)0 (0)0 (0)31 (1)7ISL Guðni BergssonDefender31 (0)0 (0)0 (0)31 (0)8ENG Simon CharltonDefender27 (4)0 (0)0 (0)27 (4)9NGA Jay-Jay OkochaMidfielder26 (5)0 (1)0 (0)26 (6)10FRA Bruno NgottyDefender23 (0)1 (0)0 (0)24 (0)11ENG Anthony BarnessDefender21 (4)1 (0)0 (0)22 (4)12FRA Bernard MendyDefender20 (1)1 (0)1 (0)22 (1)13ENG Kevin NolanMidfielder15 (18)1 (1)0 (1)16 (20)14ENG Mike WhitlowDefender14 (3)1 (1)0 (0)15 (4)15ENG Michael RickettsStriker13 (9)1 (0)0 (0)14 (9)16FRA Florent LavilleDefender10 (0)0 (0)0 (0)10 (0)17IRE Gareth FarrellyMidfielder6 (2)2 (0)0 (0)8 (2)18DEN Stig TøftingMidfielder2 (6)2 (0)1 (0)5 (6)19ENG Dean HoldsworthStriker5 (4)0 (0)0 (1)5 (5)20ENG Paul WarhurstDefender/Midfielder5 (2)0 (1)0 (0)5 (3)21Grenada Delroy FaceyStriker1 (8)2 (0)0 (0)3 (8)22=ENG Kevin PooleGoalkeeper0 (0)2 (0)1 (0)3 (0)22=ENG Jeff SmithMidfielder0 (0)2 (0)1 (0)3 (0)24ENG Danny LiveseyDefender0 (2)1 (0)1 (0)2 (2)25TUR Bülent AkınMidfielder0 (1)1 (0)1 (0)2 (1)26=IRE Jonathan WaltersStriker0 (4)0 (1)1 (0)1 (5)26=ESP Salva BallestaStriker1 (5)0 (0)0 (0)1 (5)28JAM Jermaine JohnsonMidfielder0 (2)0 (0)1 (0)1 (2)29ENG Nicky HuntDefender0 (0)1 (1)0 (0)1 (1)30=ENG Chris ArmstrongStriker0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)30=ENG David HoldsworthDefender0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)32FRA Pierre-Yves AndréStriker0 (9)0 (0)0 (0)0 (9) Top scorers PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1=FRA Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder70071=NGA Jay-Jay OkochaMidfielder70071=DEN Henrik PedersenStriker70074ENG Michael RickettsStriker61075Own Goals3003 References Bol 2002-03