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2002–03 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
2002–03 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerGraham Taylor
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dion Dublin (10)
All:
Dion Dublin (14)

The 2002–03 season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Premier League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]

Season review

Fans had hoped that the return of successful former manager Graham Taylor would spark a serious challenge for honours once more, but unfortunately the actual result was Villa's worst Premier League campaign to date, with the club in serious danger of relegation throughout the season. Survival was only achieved in the penultimate game of the season with a victory over already-doomed Sunderland; Taylor was soon on his way out of the club for good.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan
6 DF England ENG Gareth Barry
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Angel
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
10 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
12 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
13 GK Netherlands NED Stefan Postma
14 FW Sweden SWE Marcus Allbäck
15 DF Ecuador ECU Ulises de la Cruz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
19 FW Croatia CRO Boško Balaban
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji
21 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[3]
22 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul
24 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
25 FW England ENG Stefan Moore
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella
27 DF Norway NOR Ronny Johnsen
28 MF Norway NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen
29 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
30 DF Wales WAL Rob Edwards
31 DF England ENG Stephen Cooke
33 DF Iceland ISL Joey Guðjónsson (on loan from Real Betis)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng (to Middlesbrough)
10 FW England ENG Paul Merson (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone (to Portsmouth)
23 MF England ENG Michael Boulding (to Grimsby Town)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW England ENG Luke Moore
37 GK England ENG Boaz Myhill[4]
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John McGrath
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
40 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Fahey

Statistics

Starting 11

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Finland Peter Enckelman 39
2 RB Wales Mark Delaney 17
27 CB Norway Ronny Johnsen 29
4 CB Sweden Olof Mellberg 44
21 LB England Jlloyd Samuel 40
26 RM Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella 18 Steve Staunton has 28 starts
17 CM England Lee Hendrie 27
6 CM England Gareth Barry 44
12 LM Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger 30
9 CF England Dion Dublin 30
10 CF England Darius Vassell 32

Results

Pre-season

Date Opponents Home/
Away 		Result
F – A 		Scorers Competition
20 July 2002 FC Zurich A 0 – 2 Intertoto Cup
27 July 2002 FC Zurich H 3 – 0 Boulding (33), Allback (52), Staunton (77) Intertoto Cup
August 2002 Lille A 1 – 1 Taylor (83) Intertoto Cup
August 2002 Lille H 0 – 2 Intertoto Cup

Premier League

30 November 2002 16 Arsenal 3–1 Aston Villa London
15:00 GMT Pirès 17'
Henry 49', 82' (pen.)		 [ Report] Hitzlsperger 64' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,090
Referee: Graham Barber
16 September 2002 Birmingham City 3–0 Aston Villa St Andrew's, Birmingham
20:00 BST (UTC+01) Morrison 31'
Enckelman 77' (o.g.)
Horsfield 83'		 [ Report] Attendance: 29,505
Referee: David Elleray
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 13 Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham Birmingham, West Midlands
Angel 20'
Allback 66'
Leonhardsen 83'		 [ Report] Boa Morte 51' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,563
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 March 2003 Aston Villa 0–2 Birmingham City Villa Park, Birmingham
20:00 GMT (UTC) Dublin Red card 51'
Guðjónsson Red card 81'		 [ Report] Lazaridis 74'
Horsfield 77'		 Attendance: 42,602
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 April 2003 32 Aston Villa 1–1 Arsenal Birmingham
15:00 BST Touré 71' (o.g.) Report Ljungberg 56' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,602
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Final standings

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
15
Leeds United
38
14
5
19
58
57
+1
47
16
Aston Villa
38
12
9
17
42
47
−5
45
17
Bolton Wanderers
38
10
14
14
41
51
−10
44

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
4 January 2003 Round 3 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 4 Angel 41' 23,884

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 October 2002 Round 2 Luton Town H 3 – 0 De La Cruz 9', Dublin (2) 35', 48' 20,833
6 November 2002 Round 3 Oxford United A 3 – 0 Taylor 74', Barry 77', Dublin 86' 12,177
4 December 2002 Round 4 Preston North End H 5 – 0 Vassell 44', 55', Dublin 80', Ángel 84', Hitzlsperger 87' 23,042
18 December 2003 Round 5 Liverpool H 3 – 4 Vassell 23' (pen), Hitzlsperger 72', Henchoz 88 (o.g.) 38,530

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
33 MF Iceland Joey Guðjónsson Spain Real Betis Loan January 2003
14 FW Sweden Marcus Allbäck Netherlands SC Heerenveen £2,000,000 July 2002
27 DF Norway Ronny Johnsen England Manchester United F.C. Free July 2002
15 DF Colombia Ulises de la Cruz Scotland Hibernian F.C. £1,000,000 July 2002
26 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella England Charlton Athletic F.C. £1,000,000 July 2002
28 MF Norway Øyvind Leonhardsen England Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Free July 2002
13 GK Netherlands Stefan Postma Netherlands De Graafschap £1,500,000 July 2002
N/A FW England Michael Boulding England Grimsby Town F.C. Free July 2002

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
10 MF England Paul Merson England Portsmouth F.C. Free June 2002
6 MF Netherlands George Boateng England Middlesbrough F.C. £5,000,000 June 2002
1 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester City F.C. Free June 2002
19 FW Croatia Boško Balaban Croatia GNK Dinamo Zagreb Loan June 2002
43 DF England Liam Ridgewell England A.F.C. Bournemouth Loan August 2002
24 MF Republic of Ireland John McGrath England Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Loan November 2002
N/A MF England Jay Smith England Southend United F.C. Free November 2002
18 MF England Steve Stone England Portsmouth F.C. Free December 2002
N/A FW England Michael Boulding England Grimsby Town F.C. Free January 2003
7 MF England Ian Taylor England Derby County F.C. Released August 2003

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aston Villa". soccerbase. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/avilla.htm
  3. ^ Samuel later went on to represent Trinidad and Tobago, but was registered as an English player at this time.
  4. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, and later represented Wales internationally.
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