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!'''Winner'''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~380100,00.html | title=Player of the Year | publisher=wolves.co.uk | date=4 May 2003}}</ref>
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|align="center"| '''Fans' Player of the Season''' ||align="center"| [[Joleon Lescott]]
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|align="center"| '''Young Player of the Season''' ||align="center"| [[Matt Murray]]
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| 12 September 2002 || {{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Clyde]] ||align="center"| [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] ||align="center"| 12 October 2002
| 12 September 2002 || {{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Clyde]] ||align="center"| [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] ||align="center"| 12 October 2002
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| 12 September 2002 || {{Flagicon|IRL}} [[John Melligan]] ||align="center"| [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] ||align="center"| End of season
| 12 September 2002 || {{Flagicon|IRL}} [[John Melligan]] ||align="center"| [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] ||align="center"| 4 May 2003
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| 4 October 2002 || {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Branch]] ||align="center"| [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] ||align="center"| End of season
| 4 October 2002 || {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Branch]] ||align="center"| [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] ||align="center"| End of season
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| 13 December 2002 || {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam Proudlock]] ||align="center"| [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] ||align="center"| 2 January 2003
| 13 December 2002 || {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam Proudlock]] ||align="center"| [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] ||align="center"| 2 January 2003
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| 11 February 2003 || {{Flagicon|ISL}} [[Ívar Ingimarsson]] ||align="center"| [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] ||align="center"| End of season
| 11 February 2003 || {{Flagicon|ISL}} [[Ívar Ingimarsson]] ||align="center"| [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] ||align="center"| 4 May 2003
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Revision as of 17:59, 14 September 2010

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2002–03 season
ChairmanSir Jack Hayward OBE
ManagerDave Jones
Football League First Division5th
(promoted via play-offs)
FA CupQuarter-finals
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kenny Miller (19)
All: Kenny Miller (24)
Highest home attendance28,252 (vs Leicester City, 4 May 2003)
Lowest home attendance23,016 (vs Brighton, 11 November 2002)
Average home league attendance25,745 (league only)

The 2002–03 season was the 105th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd 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. This ended a 19 year top flight absence for the club.

Results

Pre season

Wolves' pre season saw them spend a week in Cascais, Portugal (15–22 July), training and playing two Portugese sides. As had become common in recent years, only their final game was held at their Molineux home.

13 July 2002 Kettering Town 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rockingham Road, Kettering
15:00 BST Report Newton 57' Attendance: 988
13 July 2002 Morecambe 3 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Christie Park, Morecambe
15:00 BST Black 57'
Bentley 59', 72'		 Report Cameron 9'
Sturridge 30'
Jones 87'		 Referee: Lee Mason
18 July 2002 Sporting CP 5 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Academia Sporting, Alcochete
19:30 BST Luís Filipe 5'
Pollet 58' (o.g.)
Niculae 68' (pen.)
Rui Bento 71'
Toñito 83'		 Report Newton 78' Referee: Bruno Paixão
21 July 2002 Marítimo 1 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Municipal Sports Complex, Rio Maior
19:00 BST Quim 50' Report Referee: Olegário Benquerença
27 July 2002 Stockport County 0 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Edgeley Park, Stockport
15:00 BST Report Referee: George Cain
31 July 2002 Cardiff City 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ninian Park, Cardiff
19:45 BST Report Proudlock 84' Attendance: 8,064
Referee: Paul Thomas
3 August 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 Newcastle United Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report LuaLua 6', 68' Attendance: 14,973
Referee: Frazer Stretton

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

See also: 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.[1]

11 August 2002 Bradford City 0 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Valley Parade, Bradford
16:30 BST Report Attendance: 13,223
Referee: Colin Webster
14 August 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 1 Walsall Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Cameron 11', 55'
Newton 86'		 Report Herivelto 68' Attendance: 27,904
Referee: Mike Jones
17 August 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 0 Burnley Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Blake 2'
Irwin 49'
Cooper 88'		 Report Attendance: 25,031
Referee: Jeff Winter
24 August 2002 Derby County 1 – 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Pride Park, Derby
15:00 BST Christie 45' Report Rae 19', 88'
Cooper 77'
Miller 90'		 Attendance: 29,954
Referee: Alan Kaye
27 August 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Blake 60'
Sturridge 68'		 Report Kuqi 9', 63' Attendance: 27,096
Referee: Mike Pike
31 August 2002 Wimbledon 3 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst Park, London
15:00 BST Shipperley 4', 77'
Gray 54'		 Report Ingimarsson 15'
Sturridge 70'		 Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Brian Curson
14 September 2002 Crystal Palace 4 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst Park, London
15:00 BST Routledge 1'
Freedman 36', 62' (pen.)
Thomson 71'		 Report Ingimarsson 31'
Blake 71'		 Attendance: 16,961
Referee: Lee Cable
21 September 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 1 Reading Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Hughes 58' Attendance: 25,560
Referee: Michael Ryan
24 September 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 0 Preston North End Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Blake 23', 85'
Sturridge 45'
Miller 86'		 Report Attendance: 23,695
Referee: Richard Beeby
28 September 2002 Leicester City 1 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00 BST Dickov 6' (pen.) Report Attendance: 32,082
Referee: Mike Riley
5 October 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 3 Sheffield United Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ullathorne 35' (o.g.) Report Tonge 45', 50'
Allison 48'		 Attendance: 24,625
Referee: Paul Taylor
19 October 2002 Stoke City 0 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Britannia Stadium, Stoke
17:35 BST Report Cameron 78'
Blake 90'		 Attendance: 16,885
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 October 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 1 Grimsby Town Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Irwin 30'
Miller 66'
Ndah 71'
Sturridge 90'		 Report Kabba 2' Attendance: 23,875
Referee: Frazer Stretton
29 October 2002 Gillingham 0 – 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Priestfield, Gillingham
19:45 GMT Report Cameron 28' (pen.)
Blake 45', 52', 59'		 Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Matt Messias
2 November 2002 Watford 1 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 GMT Cox 66' Report Cooper 90' Attendance: 16,524
Referee: Paul Armstrong
6 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Portsmouth Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Sturridge 62' Report Merson 56' Attendance: 27,022
Referee: Graham Salisbury
11 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Miller 76' Report Zamora 15' Attendance: 23,016
Referee: Steve Baines
16 November 2002 Coventry City 0 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Highfield Road, Coventry
15:00 GMT Report Lescott 38'
Rae 77'		 Attendance: 18,998
Referee: Graham Laws
23 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Miller 76'
Sturridge 80'		 Report Harewood 45' Attendance: 27,953
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 November 2002 Rotherham United 0 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Millmoor, Rotherham
17:35 GMT Report Attendance: 6,736
Referee: Paul Robinson
7 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 0 Norwich City Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Cole 37' Report Attendance: 25,753
Referee: Andy D'Urso
14 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 Coventry City Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report McAllister 8'
Partridge 65'		 Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Howard Webb
21 December 2002 Millwall 1 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers New Den, London
15:00 GMT Roberts 43' Report Kennedy 5' Attendance: 9,091
Referee: Clive Penton
26 December 2002 Burnley 2 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00 GMT Taylor 24'
West 32'		 Report Butler 85' Attendance: 18,641
Referee: Matt Messias
28 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 2 Bradford City Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Ndah 54' Report Jørgensen 51'
Gray 59'		 Attendance: 25,812
Referee: Anthony Bates
1 January 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Derby County Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Ince 66' Report Christie 15' Attendance: 26,442
Referee: Neale Barry
11 January 2003 Walsall 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Ndah 64' Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 January 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Wimbledon Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Miller 43' Report Francis 46' Attendance: 23,716
Referee: Steve Tomlin
1 February 2003 Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Proudlock 24', 42'
Miller 67'
Sturridge 89'		 Attendance: 21,381
Referee: Jeff Winter
8 February 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00 GMT Zamora 31'
Blackwell 45'
Brooker 47'
Hart 67'		 Report Miller 65' Attendance: 6,754
Referee: Peter Walton
19 February 2003 Ipswich Town 2 – 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portman Road, Ipswich
19:45 GMT Bent 2'
Holland 45'		 Report Miller 11', 63'
Naylor 74'
Ndah 81'		 Attendance: 27,700
Referee: Steve Bennett
22 February 2003 Preston North End 0 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Report Ndah 53'
Miller 83'		 Attendance: 16,070
Referee: Paul Danson
25 February 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 0 Watford Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 24,591
Referee: Alan Kaye
1 March 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 0 Crystal Palace Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Miller 40', 83', 90' (pen.)
Sturridge 77'		 Report Attendance: 26,010
Referee: Paul Robinson
5 March 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Ipswich Town Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Ince 48' Report Naylor 84' Attendance: 26,901
Referee: Mike Jones
12 March 2003 Reading 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 GMT Report Miller 44' Attendance: 19,731
Referee: Richard Beeby
15 March 2003 Portsmouth 1 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Stone 4' Report Attendance: 19,558
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 March 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 0 Stoke City Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 25,235
Referee: Jeff Winter
22 March 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 – 0 Gillingham Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Blake 16'
Cameron 22'
Kennedy 37', 45'
Miller 45', 48'		 Report Attendance: 25,171
Referee: Howard Webb
5 April 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 0 Rotherham United Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Attendance: 25,944
Referee: Andy Hall
8 April 2003 Grimsby Town 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blundell Park, Grimsby
19:45 BST Report Blake 13' Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
11 April 2003 Nottingham Forest 2 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 BST Johnson 40'
Dawson 74'		 Report Blake 9'
Cameron 26'		 Attendance: 27,209
Referee: Tony Leake
19 April 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 0 Millwall Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Newton 5', 80'
Cameron 78'		 Report Attendance: 27,015
Referee: Matt Messias
21 April 2003 Norwich City 0 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux, Wolverhampton
17:35 BST Report Ndah 52'
Sturridge 74'
Miller 90'		 Attendance: 20,843
Referee: Clive Wilkes
26 April 2003 Sheffield United 3 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 BST Peschisolido 2', 90'
Brown 55' (pen.)		 Report Ndah 10'
Sturridge 45', 61' (pen.)		 Attendance: 22,211
Referee: Paul Robinson
4 May 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Leicester City Molineux, Wolverhampton
13:30 BST Miller 57' Report Benjamin 86' (pen.) Attendance: 28,190
Referee: Graham Laws

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

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Play-offs

See also: 2003 Football League First Division play-off Final
Semi-final 1st leg
10 May 2003 		Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Reading Molineux, Wolverhampton
17:30 BST Murty 75' (o.g.)
Naylor 84'		 Report Forster 25' Attendance: 27,678
Referee: Alan Kaye
Semi-final 2nd leg
14 May 2003 		Reading 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Madejski Stadium, Reading
19:45 BST Report Rae 81' Attendance: 24,060
Referee: Howard Webb
Final
26 May 2003 		Sheffield United 0 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 BST Report Kennedy 6'
Blake 22'
Miller 45'		 Attendance: 69,473
Referee: Steve Bennett

FA Cup

See also: 2002–03 FA Cup
3rd Round
5 January 2003 		Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 2 Newcastle United Molineux, Wolverhampton
16:00 GMT Ince 6'
Kennedy 28'
Ndah 49'		 Report Jenas 40'
Shearer 43' (pen.)		 Attendance: 27,316
Referee: Rob Styles
4th Round
25 January 2003 		Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 1 Leicester City Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Ndah 5', 45'
Miller 51', 71'		 Report Dickov 29' (pen.) Attendance: 28,164
Referee: Mike Dean
5th Round
16 February 2003 		Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 1 Rochdale Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:00 GMT Ndah 32'
Miller 79'
Proudlock 90'		 Report Melaugh 52' Attendance: 23,921
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Quarter-final
9 March 2003 		Southampton 2 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
16:00 GMT Marsden 56'
Butler 81' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 31,715
Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

See also: 2002–03 Football League Cup
1st Round
11 September 2002 		Swansea City 2 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Vetch Field, Swansea
19:45 BST Thomas 8'
Wood 22'		 Report Blake 16'
Pollet 34'
Rae 78'		 Attendance: 4,799
Referee: Scott Mathieson
2nd Round
1 October 2002 		Rotherham United 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(4 - 2 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers Millmoor, Rotherham
19:45 BST Barker 5', 93'
Robins 78' (pen.)
Swailes 86'		 Report Newton 45' (pen.)
Miller 58'
Rae 70'
Scott 120' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,064
Referee: Phil Prosser
Penalties
Robins soccer ball with red X
Swailes soccer ball with check mark
Bryan soccer ball with check mark
Hurst soccer ball with check mark
Mullin soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Sturridge
soccer ball with check mark Blake
soccer ball with red X Newton
soccer ball with red X Irwin

Players

Awards

Award Winner[2]
Fans' Player of the Season Joleon Lescott
Young Player of the Season Matt Murray

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
1 July 2002 Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson Brentford Free[3]
23 July 2002 Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin Manchester United Free[4]
6 August 2002 England Paul Ince Middlesbrough Free[5]
23 August 2002 England Marc Edworthy Coventry City Free[6]
18 September 2002 United States Ian Feuer Tranmere Rovers Non-contract[7]

Out

Date Player To Fee
1 July 2002 Australia Kevin Muscat Rangers Free
12 July 2002 England Darren Bazeley Walsall Free
24 July 2002 Wales Carl Robinson Portsmouth Free
31 July 2002 England Colin Larkin Mansfield Town £125,000
17 August 2002 England Andy Sinton Burton Albion Free
22 August 2002 England Robert Taylor Grimsby Town Free
1 October 2002 United States Ian Feuer Released Free
11 October 2002 England Sean Connelly Tranmere Rovers Free
28 March 2003 England Lewis Solly Bury Free

Loans in

Start date Player From End date
28 November 2002 England Carlton Cole Chelsea 3 January 2003

Loans out

Start date Player To End date
8 July 2002 Belgium Cédric Roussel Mons End of season
12 September 2002 Northern Ireland Mark Clyde Kidderminster Harriers 12 October 2002
12 September 2002 Republic of Ireland John Melligan Kidderminster Harriers 4 May 2003
4 October 2002 England Michael Branch Hull City End of season
10 October 2002 Republic of Ireland Kenny Coleman Kidderminster Harriers End of season
25 October 2002 England Adam Proudlock Tranmere Rovers 25 November 2002
14 November 2002 France Ludovic Pollet Walsall 2 January 2003
13 December 2002 England Adam Proudlock Sheffield Wednesday 2 January 2003
11 February 2003 Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson Brighton & Hove Albion 4 May 2003

References

  1. ^ "Rams in Reading opener". BBC Sport. 13 June 2002.
  2. ^ "Player of the Year". wolves.co.uk. 4 May 2003.
  3. ^ "Ivar New Club". wolves.co.uk. 1 July 2002.
  4. ^ "Irwin joins Wolves". BBC Sport. 23 July 2002.
  5. ^ "Ince agrees Wolves move". BBC Sport. 6 August 2002.
  6. ^ "Howarth and Edworthy". wolves.co.uk. 23 August 2002.
  7. ^ "Wolves sign Feuer". BBC Sport. 18 September 2002.


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