2002–03 Middlesbrough F.C. season

January 2024 March 2015 Middlesbrough 2002–03 Steve McClaren Steve Gibson FA Premier League 11th Massimo Maccarone (9) Massimo Maccarone (9) 34,814 v Newcastle United (Premier League)Away: 67,464 v Manchester United (Premier League) 27,433 v Southampton (Premier League)Away: 7,558 v Brentford (League Cup) FA Cup Third Round League Cup Third Round _whiteborder _whiteborder FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000040 FFFFFF 2001–02 2003–04 During the 2002–03 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League. Kit Middlesbrough had a new sponsor, Dial-a-Phone, for the 2002–03 season. The team's kit was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of white shirts with black piping, plain white shorts and white socks with navy blue trim.1980–2006 Kits http://www.kitclassics.co.uk/kits/Middlesbro.png live kitclassics.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20101007173748/http://kitclassics.co.uk/kits/Middlesbro.png 7 October 2010 Season review Despite losing the new £6 million signing of the returning Juninho, Boro made a promising start to the 2002–03 season, peaking at third in early October. The signings of Maccarone and Boateng, along with the loan of Geremi, gave the fans real hope of a top-six finish. However, following a fantastic 3–0 win away at Spurs at the end of September which sent the club 3rd, Middlesbrough seemed to press the self-destruct button, losing the next 8 games away from home without scoring; although they remained undefeated in this period at home, this saw them sink to 12th position. This persuaded Steve McClaren to make changes, and during the January transfer window he brought in Chris Riggott and Malcolm Christie from Derby County, Michael Ricketts from Bolton Wanderers and Doriva on loan from Celta Vigo. This, coupled with the return of the now-fit Juninho, stopped the bad run of form and the results picked up a bit. Middlesbrough hovered around 14th for a few weeks before finishing 11th. Again, the season was regarded as a disappointment after the promising start. Both cups were also a disappointment for Boro. They went out of the FA Cup in the third round, losing 1–0 at Chelsea. They fared slightly better in the League Cup, beating Brentford 4–1 in the second round but then losing to lower league opposition in the form of Ipswich Town, 3–1 away. Final league table 2002–03 FA Premier League MID First-team squad Premier League FA Cup League Cup 1 Australia GK Mark Schwarzer 38 0 1 0 0 0 2 Scotland DF Robbie Stockdale 12+2 0 0 0 1 0 3 France 1974 DF Franck Queudrue 29+2 1 1 0 1 1 4 England DF Ugo Ehiogu 31+1 3 0 0 0 0 5 England DF Chris Riggott 4+1 2 0 0 0 0 6 England DF Gareth Southgate 36 2 1 0 0 0 7 Netherlands MF George Boateng 28 0 0 0 0 0 8 Slovakia FW Szilárd Németh 15+13 7 0 0 0 0 9 Italy FW Massimo Maccarone 26+8 9 0 0 0 0 10 Brazil MF Juninho 9+1 3 0 0 0 0 11 Croatia FW Alen Bokšić 13+5 2 0+1 0 0 0 12 England MF Jonathan Greening 38 2 1 0 0 0 14 Cameroon MF Geremi 33 7 1 0 0 0 15 Australia DF Tony Vidmar 9+3 0 1 0 2 0 16 Cameroon FW Joseph-Désiré Job 22+6 4 1 0 0 0 17 England MF Stewart Downing 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 1 18 England MF Mark Wilson 4+2 0 1 0 2 1 19 England FW Malcolm Christie 11+1 4 0 0 0 0 20 Brazil MF Doriva 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 20 England FW Dean Windass 0+2 0 1 0 1 0 21 England FW Michael Ricketts 5+4 1 0 0 0 0 23 Argentina MF Carlos Marinelli 3+4 0 0 0 2 1 25 Wales GK Mark Crossley 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 England FW Noel Whelan 2+13 1 0+1 0 1 1 27 England MF John Eustace 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 28 England DF Colin Cooper 14+6 0 0+1 0 2 0 29 England DF Jason Gavin 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 ENG MF Stuart Parnaby 21 0 0 0 1 0 31 Australia DF Luke Wilkshire 7+7 0 0 0 2 0 32 SCO MF Allan Johnston 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 ENG DF David Murphy 4+4 0 0 0 0 0 34 ENG GK Sam Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 AUS GK Brad Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 NIR DF Brian Close 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 38 ENG DF Andrew Davies 1 0 0 0 1 0 39 England MF Craig Dove 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 41 England MF Jamie Cade 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 42 England FW Phil Gulliver 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Discipline Disciplinary records for 2002–03 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.Middlesbrough Squad Statistics https://www.espn.com/soccer/?season=2002 live https://archive.today/20130103092815/http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/369/season/2002/league/all/middlesbrough?cc=5739 3 January 2013 23 October 2012 ESPN ESPNsoccernet No.Nat.Player10px Yellow cards10px Red cards1 AustraliaGermany Mark Schwarzer 102 Scotland Robbie Stockdale 303 France 1974 Franck Queudrue 734 EnglandNigeria Ugo Ehiogu 505 England Chris Riggott 106 England Gareth Southgate 307 NetherlandsGhana George Boateng 609 Italy Massimo Maccarone 2010BrazilItaly Juninho Paulista Juninho 1011Croatia Alen Bokšić 2012England Jonathan Greening 5014Cameroon Geremi Njitap Geremi 2015AustraliaItaly Tony Vidmar 1016CameroonFrance 1974 Joseph-Désiré Job 1018England Mark Wilson Mark Wilson (English footballer) 3121England Michael Ricketts 1023ArgentinaItaly Carlos Marinelli 2026England Noel Whelan Noel Whelan (footballer) 2027England John Eustace 1030England Stuart Parnaby 1031Australia Luke Wilkshire 2137Northern Ireland Brian Close Brian Close (footballer, born 1982) 10 Transfers In DatePlayerPrevious clubCost 4 June 2002 ITA Massimo MaccaroneITA Empoli£8,150,0004 June 2002 Maccarone joins Middlesbrough for £9 million http://64.34.162.112/news/2002Jun/20020604_13771_world_soccer.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082351/http://64.34.162.112/news/2002Jun/20020604_13771_world_soccer.html 29 September 2007 WorldSoccerNews.com 25 July 2002 CMR GeremiESP Real MadridSeason-long loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2140840.stm Geremi granted Boro permit 25 July 2002 news.bbc.co.uk 30 July 2002 NED GHA George BoatengAston Villa£5,000,000 5 August 2002 BRA ITA JuninhoESP Atlético Madrid£6,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2153176.stm Juninho heads back to Boro 26 July 2002 news.bbc.co.uk 31 January 2003 ENG Malcolm Christie and Chris RiggottDerby County£5,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2713319.stm Boro grab Derby pair 13 February 2003 news.bbc.co.uk 31 January 2003 ENG Michael RickettsBolton Wanderers£3,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2700925.stm Ricketts seals Boro move 13 February 2003 news.bbc.co.uk 31 January 2003 BRA ITA DorivaESP Celta VigoLoanPlayers – Doriva https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14034 live https://web.archive.org/web/20040920031657/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=14034 20 September 2004 soccerbase.com Out DatePlayerNew clubCost6 August 2002ENG Paul InceWolverhampton WanderersFreePlayers – Paul Ince https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3791 live https://web.archive.org/web/20041020123935/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3791 20 October 2004 soccerbase.com12 August 2002AUS BEL Paul OkonLeeds UnitedFreePlayers – Paul Okon https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18469 live https://web.archive.org/web/20040706130825/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=18469 6 July 2004 soccerbase.com22 August 2002ENG Mark SummerbellCarlisle UnitedFreePlayers – Mark Summerbel https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8886 live https://web.archive.org/web/20050915163239/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8886 15 September 2005 soccerbase.com29 August 2002ENG Phil StampSCO HeartsFreePlayers – Phil Stamp https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7546 live https://web.archive.org/web/20041020134850/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7546 20 October 2004 soccerbase.com30 August 2002ENG Robbie MustoeCharlton AthleticFreePlayers – Robbie Mustoe https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5746 live https://web.archive.org/web/20041116130653/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5746 16 November 2004 soccerbase.com15 January 2003ENG Dean WindassSheffield UnitedFreePlayers – Dean Windass https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8627 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080421180937/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8627 21 April 2008 12 June 2007 soccerbase.com21 March 2003ENG Mark HudsonChesterfieldFreePlayers – Mark Hudson https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=23770 live https://web.archive.org/web/20041228031206/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=23770 28 December 2004 soccerbase.com17 May 2003ENG Anthony OrmerodScarboroughFreePlayers – Anthony Ormerod https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10676 live https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061044/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=10676 1 October 2007 soccerbase.com2 June 2003CRO Alen BokšićContract terminated-Players – Alen Boksic https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=787 live https://web.archive.org/web/20050321061125/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=787 21 March 2005 soccerbase.com Results Premier League #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk. table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A Result D/D/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/D/D/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/W/D/W/W/D/W/D/L/L/L/W/L Position 11/13/10/10/6/8/7/3/3/5/6/9/6/7/6/7/9/9/10/8/10/13/12/13/14/15/13/13/12/12/11/11/12/13/13/13/10/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 complete WorldFootball.com May 2013 GameDateVenueOpponentResultF–AAttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match117 August 2002ASouthampton0–028,341Schwarzer224 August 2002HFulham2–228,588Maccarone 32', 51'331 August 2002HBlackburn Rovers1–028,270Job 90'Southgate43 September 2002AManchester United0–167,464510 September 2002HSunderland3–032,155Németh 17', 66' Maccarone 37'614 September 2002AEverton1–232,240Németh 11'721 September 2002HBirmingham City1–029,869Queudrue 29'828 September 2002ATottenham Hotspur3–036,082Maccarone 33', Geremi 55', Job 58'Maccarone95 October 2002HBolton Wanderers2–031,005Ehiogu 23', Geremi 68'1020 October 2002ACharlton Athletic0–126,2711126 October 2002HLeeds United2–234,723Job 25', Southgate 83'124 November 2002ANewcastle United0–251,558139 November 2002HLiverpool1–034,747Southgate 82'Greening1416 November 2002AChelsea0–139,0641523 November 2002HManchester City3–131,510Ehiogu 53', Bokšić 62, Geremi 84'1630 November 2002AWest Bromwich Albion0–127,029177 December 2002HWest Ham United2–228,283Németh 58', Ehiogu 88'1814 December 2002HChelsea1–129,160Geremi 32'1921 December 2002AArsenal0–238,0032026 December 2002HManchester United3–134,673Bokšić 44', Németh 48', Job 85'2128 December 2002AAston Villa0–133,637221 January 2003ABlackburn Rovers0–123,4132311 January 2003HSouthampton2–227,443Whelan 73', Maccarone 82'2419 January 2003AFulham0–114,2532528 January 2003HAston Villa2–527,546Maccarone 33', Greening 35'268 February 2003ALiverpool1–142,247Geremi 38'2722 February 2003ASunderland3–142,134Riggott 21', 28', Christie 59'281 March 2003HEverton1–132,473Juninho 74'295 March 2003HNewcastle United1–034,814Geremi 62'3015 March 2003ALeeds United3–239,073Maccarone 36', Juninho 45', Geremi 64'3122 March 2003HCharlton Athletic1–129,080Christie 57'325 April 2003HWest Bromwich Albion3–030,187Christie 36', Greening 76', Németh 87'3312 April 2003AManchester City0–034,7933419 April 2003HArsenal0–234,7243521 April 2003AWest Ham United0–135,0193626 April 2003ABirmingham City0–328,821373 May 2003HTottenham Hotspur5–130,230Christie 23', Juninho 26', Németh 28', Maccarone 51', 75'3811 May 2003ABolton Wanderers1–227,241Ricketts 61' League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers 21 October 2002BrentfordAway4–17,558Marinelli, Whelan, Wilson, Downing 36 November 2002Ipswich TownAway1–314,417Queudrue FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers34 January 2003ChelseaAway1–029,796 Statistics Overview CompetitionRecordP Games playedW Games wonD Games drawnL Games lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceWin % Winning percentage Premier League 38 13 10 15 48 44 yes FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 yes League Cup 2 1 0 1 5 4 yes Total 41 14 10 17 53 49 yes Goalscorers Goalscoring statistics for 2002–03.BORO 2004–05 Premiership http://www.boroscoreforecast.co.uk/200405.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070810004802/http://boroscoreforecast.co.uk/200405.htm 10 August 2007 12 June 2007 boroscoreforecast.co.uk +NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalItaly Massimo Maccarone9009Slovakia Németh7007Cameroon Geremi7007Cameroon France 1974 Job4004England Nigeria Ehiogu3003England Christie4004Brazil Italy Juninho3003Croatia Bokšić2002England Greening2002England Riggott2002France 1974 Queudrue1012England Whelan1012England Ricketts1001Argentina Italy Marinelli0011England Wilson0011England Downing0011England Southgate2002 Appearances and discipline Appearance and disciplinary records for 2002–03 league and cup matches. +NameAppearancesYellow cardsRed cardsAustralia Germany Schwarzer3910Wales Crossley200England Parnaby2310France 1974 Queudrue3373England Nigeria Ehiogu3250England Riggott510England Southgate3730Ireland Gavin100Ireland Close110Australia Italy Vidmar1520England Davies200England Stockdale1530England Cooper2310England Murphy800Netherlands Ghana Boateng2860Brazil Italy Juninho1010England Downing300Cameroon Geremi3420England Greening3960Scotland Johnston200England Dove200England Eustace110England Wilson931Brazil Italy Doriva500Argentina Italy Marinelli910Australia Wilkshire1611England Christie1200Italy Maccarone3430England Ricketts910England Whelan1730England Windass410Slovakia Németh3000Croatia Bokšić1920Cameroon France 1974 Job2910 References and notes 32em Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough