2002–03 West Ham United F.C. season
| 2002–03 season | |
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| Chairman |  Terry Brown |
| Manager | Glenn Roeder (until 17 April) Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker) |
| Stadium | Boleyn Ground |
| Premier League | 18th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paolo Di Canio (9) All: Jermain Defoe (11) |
During the 2002–03 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
West Ham were surprisingly relegated, following a disastrous season. This was despite the club boasting several players who were regulars or would be future regulars for the English national team, including David James, Trevor Sinclair, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Michael Carrick.
West Ham were poor all season, and a run of three wins from the opening 24 games saw West Ham bottom of the Premiership with only 16 points.[1] However, the poor league form was put into perspective when manager Glenn Roeder collapsed after a Premiership match against Middlesbrough; it was later revealed he was suffering from a non-malignant brain tumour, which was operated on successfully. United legend Sir Trevor Brooking was put named as caretaker manager, and a good run of form towards the end of the season saw West Ham go into the last day of the season with a chance of beating the drop. The last game of the season was against Birmingham City. They needed to at least better Bolton Wanderers' result at home against Middlesbrough, who were tied on points albeit with a superior goal difference. However, West Ham drew 2-2, with goals from Les Ferdinand and Paolo Di Canio, replying to Birmingham goals from Geoff Horsfield and Stern John, and were relegated.[2] A win would still have seen West Ham relegated as Bolton beat Middlesbrough 2-1.[3]
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
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Transfers
In
Youssef Sofiane – Auxerre, 26 June 2002[10]
Raimond van der Gouw – 
Manchester United, free transfer, 28 June 2002[11]
Gary Breen – Coventry City, free transfer, 29 July 2002[12]- Édouard Cissé – Paris Saint-Germain, season loan, 6 August 2002[13]
Brent Rahim – 
Levski Sofia, five-month loan, 16 August 2002[14]- Lee Bowyer – Leeds United, £100,000, 11 January 2003[15]
- Les Ferdinand – Tottenham Hotspur, undisclosed fee, 21 January 2003[16]
- Rufus Brevett – Fulham, undisclosed fee, 31 January 2003[17]
- Clive Delaney - UCD
Out
Rigobert Song – Lens, 27 June 2002[18]
Craig Forrest – retired, 25 July 2002[19]- Gary Charles – retired, 29 July 2002[20]
- Paul Kitson – Brighton & Hove Albion, free transfer, 20 August 2002[21]
Adam Newton – released (later joined Peterborough United in May 2002)
Hayden Foxe – released (later joined Portsmouth in May 2002)- Shaka Hislop – released (later joined Portsmouth on 1 July 2002)
Ragnvald Soma – released (later joined Bryne in 2002)
Sven Andersson – released, 2002- Steve Potts – Dagenham & Redbridge, 13 September 2002
Vladimír Labant – 
Sparta Prague, season loan, December 2002
Grant McCann – Cheltenham Town, loan made permanent for fee of £50,000, January 2003- Laurent Courtois – FC Istres
Ömer Rıza – Cambridge United- Louis Riddle – Stevenage Borough
Results
Premier League
| 19 August 2002 1 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 20:00 BST | LuaLua  61', 72'Shearer 76'Solano 86' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,072 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 24 August 2002 2 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Arsenal | London |
| 15:00 BST | J. Cole 44' Kanouté 53' |
Report | Henry 65' Wiltord 88' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,048 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 31 August 2002 3 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jensen 4' Fortune 44' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,424 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 11 September 2002 4 | West Ham United | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Jason Roberts 28' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,957 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
- Tottenham-West Ham United 3–2
- 1–0 Simon Davies (62)
- 1–1 Frédéric Kanouté (66)
- 2–1 Teddy Sheringham (71 pen)
- 2–2 Trevor Sinclair (77)
- 3–2 Anthony Gardner (89)
| 7 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Manchester City | London |
| Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
- Chelsea-West Ham United 2–3
- 1–0 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (21 pen)
- 1–1 Jermain Defoe (40)
- 1–2 Paolo Di Canio (49)
- 2–2 Gianfranco Zola (74)
- 2–3 Paolo Di Canio (84)
- West Ham-Birmingham 1–2
- 0–1 Stern John (4)
- 1–1 Joe Cole (17)
- 1–2 Stern John (43)
- Sunderland-West Ham United 0–1
- 0–1 Trevor Sinclair (23)
| 23 October 2002 | Fulham | 0–1 | West Ham United | London |
| 19:45 | Report | Di Canio 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,858 Referee: Rob Styles |
- West Ham United-Everton 0–1
- 0–1 Lee Carsley (70)
| 2 November 2002 | Liverpool | 2–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Owen 28', 55' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 10 November 2002 | West Ham United | 3–4 | Leeds United | London |
| Di Canio 21', 50' (pen.) Sinclair 74' |
Report | Barmby 11' Kewell 28', 51'Viduka 45' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,297 Referee: Steve Dunn |
- West Ham United-Manchester United 1–1
- 0–1 Ruud van Nistelrooy (38)
- 1–1 Jermain Defoe (86)
- Aston Villa-West Ham 4–1
- 1–0 Lee Hendrie (29)
- 2–0 Øyvind Leonhardsen (59)
- 2–1 Paolo Di Canio (70)
- 3–1 Dion Dublin (72)
- 4–1 Darius Vassell (80)
- West Ham-Southampton 0–1
- 0–1 James Beattie (90)
- Middlesbrough-West Ham 2–2
- 0–1 Joe Cole (46)
- 1–1 Szilárd Németh (58)
- 1–2 Ian Pearce (76)
- 2–2 Ugo Ehiogu (88)
- Manchester United-West Ham 3–0
- 1–0 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (15)
- 2–0 Juan Sebastián Verón (17)
- 3–0 Sébastien Schemmel (61 og)
- West Ham-Bolton 1–1
- 1–0 Ian Pearce (17)
- 1–1 Michael Ricketts (65)
- West Ham-Fulham 1–1
- 0–1 Facundo Sava (49)
- 1–1 Trevor Sinclair (65 pen)
- Blackburn-West Ham 2–2
- 1–0 Damien Duff (4)
- 1–1 Martin Taylor (24 og)
- 2–1 Andy Cole (78)
- 2–2 Jermain Defoe (86)
- Charlton-West Ham 4–2
- 0–1 Richard Rufus (19 og)
- 1–1 Claus Jensen (42)
- 2–1 Scott Parker (45)
- 3–1 Scott Parker (51)
- 3–2 Mark Fish (62 og)
- 4–2 Radostin Kishishev (90)
| 11 January 2003 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 | Cole 14' Defoe 45' |
Bellamy 9' Jenas 81' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,048 Referee: Jeff Winter |
- West Ham United-Blackburn Rovers 2–1
- 0–1 Dwight Yorke (38)
- 1–1 Paolo Di Canio (58 pen)
- 2–1 Jermain Defoe (89)
| West Ham United | 0–3 | Liverpool | London | |
| Baroš 7' Gerrard 9'Heskey 67' |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leeds | |
| S. Johnson 20' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
- West Bromwich Albion-West Ham United 1–2
- 0–1 Trevor Sinclair (45)
- 1–1 Daniele Dichio (50)
- 1–2 Trevor Sinclair (67)
- West Ham-Tottenham 2–0
- 1–0 Les Ferdinand (31)
- 2–0 Michael Carrick (47)
| Everton | 0–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool | |
| Stadium: Goodison Park |
- West Ham United-Sunderland 2–0
- 1–0 Jermain Defoe (24)
- 2–0 Frédéric Kanouté (65)
- Southampton-West Ham United 1–1
- 1–0 James Beattie (44)
- 1–1 Jermain Defoe (83)
- West Ham-Aston Villa 2–2
- 1–0 Trevor Sinclair (15)
- 1–1 Darius Vassell (36 pen)
- 1–2 Øyvind Leonhardsen (53)
- 2–2 Frédéric Kanouté (65)
| 19 April 2003 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Okocha 38' |
Report | Pearce  90' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,160 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 21 April 2003 35 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Sinclair 77' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,019 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 27 April 2003 36 | Manchester City | 0–1 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Report | Kanouté 81' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,815 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 3 May 2003 37 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Chelsea | London |
| Di Canio 71' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,042 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 11 May 2003 38 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Horsfield 79' John 87' |
Report | Ferdinand 66' Di Canio 89' |
Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 29,505 Referee: Graham Poll |
Topscorers
References
- ^ West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
- ^ "West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
- ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
- ^ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
- ^ Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
- ^ Mehmet was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland, Cyprus and Turkey internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in 2004.
- ^ Byrne was born in Taplow, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-16 and U-21 level.
- ^ "Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
- ^ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
- ^ "Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
- ^ "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
- ^ "Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
- ^ "Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
- ^ "Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
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