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2002–03 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2002–03 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
FA Premier League4th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gianfranco Zola (14)

All:
Gianfranco Zola (16)
Average home league attendance39,784 (Premier League)

The 2002–03 season was Chelsea's 89th competitive season, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League and 97th year as a club. The club was managed by Claudio Ranieri.

In the Premier League, Chelsea finished fourth behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United. With the fourth-place finish, Chelsea secured a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

In the UEFA Cup, Chelsea took a first round exit, losing 5–4 on aggregate to Norwegian club Viking. Chelsea also managed to reach the quarter-finals of both the Football League Cup and the FA Cup, but lost 1–0 to Manchester United and 3–1 to Arsenal in a replay, respectively.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 23 9 6 85 42 +43 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Newcastle United 38 21 6 11 63 48 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 68 38 +30 67
5 Liverpool 38 18 10 10 61 41 +20 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 12 10 52 43 +9 60
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

First team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Netherlands NED Ed de Goey
2 DF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly
7 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
11 MF Netherlands NED Boudewijn Zenden
12 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić
13 DF France FRA William Gallas
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris
21 MF Spain ESP Enrique de Lucas
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola
26 DF England ENG John Terry
28 FW Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth
30 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær
36 MF England ENG Joe Keenan
39 FW England ENG Carlton Cole

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich (released)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Germany GER Sebastian Kneissl
19 DF Italy ITA Valerio Di Cesare
24 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti
27 MF Cyprus CYP Alexis Nicolas
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell
33 DF England ENG Joel Kitamirike
34 DF England ENG Scott Cousins
35 GK England ENG Rhys Evans
37 MF England ENG Danny Jeffreys
40 GK England ENG Lenny Pidgeley
41 MF Scotland SCO Andy Ross
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 MF England ENG Billy Sentance
43 DF England ENG Paul Thornton
44 DF England ENG Sam Tillen
45 GK England ENG Glenn Wizik
46 DF England ENG Danny Woodards
DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings
DF Portugal POR Mauro
DF Ivory Coast CIV Jean-Yves Anis
MF England ENG Rob Wolleaston
MF Netherlands NED Mbark Boussoufa

Team kit

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The team kit was produced by Umbro. The shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline; the kit bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit (all blue with a white trimmed collar) was carried over from the previous campaign. Their new away kit was all black with blue accents. The club's third kit for this season was the club's away kit from the previous season, all white with blue socks and accents.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League UEFA Cup FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Ed de Goeij 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
2 DF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 24 1 16+3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly 33 2 30+1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 48 8 37+1 6 1+1 1 5 1 3 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 44 15 27+9 11 2 1 4 1 2 2
11 MF Netherlands NED Boudewijn Zenden 27 1 11+10 1 0+1 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
12 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić 25 6 13+5 4 2 0 3 1 2 1
13 DF France FRA William Gallas 48 4 36+2 4 2 0 5 0 3 0
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux 34 2 27+1 2 1 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot 41 0 31+3 0 0 0 4+1 0 2 0
17 MF France FRA Emmanuel Petit 31 2 23+1 1 1 0 5 0 1 1
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris 33 1 19+6 0 1+1 0 2+1 1 2+1 0
21 MF Spain ESP Enrique de Lucas 31 1 17+8 0 1 1 1+1 0 2+1 0
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 44 10 20+15 10 1+1 0 3+2 0 0+2 0
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini 46 0 36 0 2 0 5 0 3 0
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola 46 16 30+8 14 2 0 3 2 3 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 30 4 16+4 2 2 0 5 2 3 0
28 MF Portugal POR Filipe Oliveira 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 DF Germany GER Robert Huth 5 0 2 0 2 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær 39 5 20+10 4 2 0 2+3 1 1+1 0
36 MF England ENG Joe Keenan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Carlton Cole 16 6 2+11 3 0 0 0+2 1 1 2

Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] and [3].

Results

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FA Premier League

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17 August 2002 1 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Konchesky 7' Red card 24'
Rufus 33'
Report Zola 43'
C. Cole 84'
Lampard 89'
Babayaro Yellow card 89'
Desailly Yellow card 89'
Zenden Yellow card 89'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,640
Referee: Graham Barber
23 August 2002 2 Chelsea 2–2 Manchester United London
20:00 BST Gallas 3'
Zenden 45'
Hasselbaink Yellow card 84'
Desailly Yellow card 89'
De Lucas Yellow card 89'
Report Beckham 26' Yellow card 89'
Giggs 65'
P. Neville Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,541
Referee: Graham Poll
28 August 2002 3 Southampton 1–1 Chelsea Southampton
19:45 BST Fernandes 51'
Svensson Yellow card 89'
Telfer Yellow card 89'
Report Lampard 80'
Babayaro Yellow card 89'
Grønkjær Yellow card 89'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,208
Referee: Chris Foy
1 September 2002 4 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal London
16:05 BST Melchiot Yellow card 24'
Zola 34'
Zenden Yellow card 45'
Le Saux Yellow card 64'
De Lucas Yellow card 89'
Lampard Yellow card 89'
Grønkjær Yellow card 89'
Report Vieira Red card 49'
Touré 59'
Wiltord Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,037
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 September 2002 5 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Chelsea Blackburn
20:00 BST Dunn 18' (pen.)
Thompson 45' Yellow card 89'
Johansson Yellow card 81'
Report Grønkjær 38'
Zola 52' 80'
Stanic Yellow card 71'
Morris Yellow card 86'
Babayaro Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,999
Referee: Michael Riley
14 September 2002 6 Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Gudjohnsen 14' 58'
Zola 26'
Zenden Yellow card 89'
Report Solano Yellow card 76'
Shearer Yellow card 89'
Speed Yellow card 89'
Bernard Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,746
Referee: Barry Knight
23 September 2002 7 Fulham 0–0 Chelsea London
20:00 BST Ouaddou Yellow card 89' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 September 2002 8 Chelsea 2–3 West Ham United London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink 21' (pen.)
Zola 74'
Huth Yellow card 89'
Report Defoe 40'
Di Canio 48' 84'
Minto Yellow card 89'
Repka Yellow card 89'
Lomas Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,929
Referee: Mike Dean
6 October 2002 9 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:05 BST Owen 90' Report Stanic Yellow card 71'
Grønkjær Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,856
Referee: Graham Barber
19 October 2002 10 Manchester City 0–3 Chelsea Manchester
15:00 BST Benarbia Yellow card 89' Report Zola 68' 84'
Hasselbaink 85'
Lampard Yellow card 89'
De Lucas Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,953
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 October 2002 11 Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink 30'
Le Saux 55'
Report Johnson Yellow card 89' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,893
Referee: Stephen Dunn
3 November 2002 12 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Acimovic Yellow card 16'
Sheringham Yellow card 88'
Keller Yellow card 89'
Report De Lucas Yellow card 86'
Morris Yellow card 89'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,049
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 November 2002 13 Chelsea 3–0 Birmingham City London
15:00 BST Gudjohnsen 3' 31'
Zola 42'
Desailly Yellow card 75'
Report Powell Yellow card 42' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,237
Referee: David Pugh
16 November 2002 14 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough London
16:00 BST Babayaro 47'
Melchiot Yellow card 89'
Report Boateng Yellow card 89' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,064
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 November 2002 15 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Bolton
15:00 BST Tøfting Yellow card 44'
Pedersen 63'
Barness Yellow card 89'
Report Hasselbaink Yellow card 44' 89'
Babayaro Red card 75'
Desailly Yellow card 89'
Melchiot Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 25,476
Referee: Mike Dean
30 November 2002 16 Chelsea 3–0 Sunderland London
16:00 BST Gallas 58'
Desailly 84'
Hasselbaink 89'
Report Kilbane Yellow card 70'
Thirlwell Yellow card 89'
McCann Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,946
Referee: Stephen Bennett
7 December 2002 17 Everton 1–3 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 BST Naysmith 44'
Unsworth Red card 88'
Stubbs Yellow card 89'
Report Stanic 5' Yellow card 60'
Hasselbaink 28' Yellow card 83'
Grønkjær Yellow card 28' 90'
De Lucas Yellow card 75'
Gallas Yellow card 89'
Lampard Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,396
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
14 December 2002 18 Middlesbrough 1–1 Chelsea Middlesbrough
16:00 BST Geremi 32' Report Terry 42'
Petit Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,160
Referee: Matt Messias
21 December 2002 19 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa London
16:00 BST Gudjohnsen 42'
Lampard 57'
Report Dublin Yellow card 60'
Hendrie Yellow card 89'
Staunton Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,284
Referee: Michael Riley
26 December 2002 20 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton London
13:00 BST Melchiot Yellow card 85' Report Bridge Yellow card 89'
Fernandes Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,428
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 December 2002 21 Leeds United 2–0 Chelsea Leeds
16:00 BST Gallas 30' (o.g.)
Milner 45'
Okon Yellow card 45'
Smith Yellow card 89'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,122
Referee: Graham Barber
1 January 2003 22 Arsenal 3–2 Chelsea London
16:00 BST Desailly 8' (o.g.)
van Bronckhorst 81'
Henry 83'
Report Stanic 85'
Petit 86'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,096
Referee: Uriah Rennie
11 January 2003 23 Chelsea 4–1 Charlton Athletic London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink 3' (pen.)
Gallas 11'
Gudjohnsen 34' Yellow card 89'
Le Saux 54' Yellow card 78'
Petit Yellow card 89'
Desailly Yellow card 89'
Report Euell 42' (pen.)
Powell Yellow card 44'
Parker Yellow card 89'
Konchesky Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,284
Referee: Mike Dean
18 January 2003 24 Manchester United 2–1 Chelsea Manchester
13:30 BST Scholes 39'
Forlán 90'
Report Gudjohnsen 30' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,606
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 January 2003 25 Chelsea 3–2 Leeds United London
15:00 BST C. Cole Yellow card 53'
Gudjohnsen 57'
Lampard 80'
Matteo 83' (o.g.)
Le Saux Yellow card 89'
Report Kewell 18'
Lucic 66'
Bakke Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,738
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 February 2003 26 Chelsea 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 BST Zola 40'
Petit Yellow card 89'
Report Sheringham 17'
Taricco Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,384
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 February 2003 27 Birmingham City 1–3 Chelsea Birmingham
16:00 BST Savage 86' (pen.)
Johnson Yellow card 89'
Report De Lucas Yellow card 15'
Zola 43'
Gudjohnsen 49'
Hasselbaink 68' (pen.)
Terry Yellow card 89'
Desailly Yellow card 89'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,475
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 February 2003 28 Chelsea 1–2 Blackburn Rovers London
16:00 BST Stanic Yellow card 64'
Gallas Yellow card 89'
Hasselbaink 90'
Report Yorke 85'
Gresko Yellow card 89'
Dunn 90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,850
Referee: Graham Poll
1 March 2003 29 Newcastle United 2–1 Chelsea Newcastle
13:30 BST Hasselbaink 31' (o.g.)
Bernard 53'
Report C. Cole Yellow card 12'
Lampard 37'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,157
Referee: Brian Winter
16 March 2003 30 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
17:05 BST Report Stanic 38'
Zola 55'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,024
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 March 2003 31 Chelsea 5–0 Manchester City London
17:05 BST Hasselbaink 37'
Terry 42' Yellow card 89'
Stanic 58'
Lampard 69'
Gallas 79'
Report Benarbia Yellow card 89'
Distin Yellow card 89'
Jihai Red card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 April 2003 32 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Thornton 12'
El Karkouri Yellow card 89'
Report C. Cole Yellow card 44' 85'
Zola 52'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,024
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
12 April 2003 33 Chelsea 1–0 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST C. Cole 58'
Zenden Yellow card 58'
Report Bergsson Yellow card 89'
Laville Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,852
Referee: Graham Barber
19 April 2003 34 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 BST Allbäck 11' 78'
Leonhardsen Yellow card 89'
Report Terry 89' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,358
Referee: Rob Styles
21 April 2003 35 Chelsea 4–1 Everton London
15:00 BST Gudjohnsen 25'
Hasselbaink 48'
Grønkjær 61'
De Lucas Yellow card 89'
Zola 90'
Report Gravesen Yellow card 36'
Carsley 77'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Michael Riley
26 April 2003 36 Chelsea 1–1 Fulham London
15:00 BST Goma 37' (o.g.)
Grønkjær Yellow card 58'
Petit Yellow card 89'
Report Boa Morte 66' Yellow card 82'
Clark Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,792
Referee: David Elleray
3 May 2003 37 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Di Canio 71'
Defoe Yellow card 89'
Repka Yellow card 89'
Sinclair Yellow card 89'
Report Morris Yellow card 76' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 May 2003 38 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
15:00 BST Desailly 13'
Grønkjær 27'
Hasselbaink Yellow card 79'
Gallas Yellow card 89'
Le Saux Yellow card 89'
Report Hyypiä 11'
Gerrard Red card 88'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,911
Referee: Alan Wiley

UEFA Cup

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First Round

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19 September 2002 First leg Chelsea England 2–1 Norway Viking FK London
18:00 GMT Hasselbaink 43'
De Lucas 69'
Report Wright 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,772
Referee: Ben Tokat (Turkey)
3 October 2002 Second leg Viking FK Norway 4–2 England Chelsea Stavanger, Norway
18:00 GMT Berre 9'
Kopteff 34'
Nevland 60' 87'
Report Lampard 45'
Terry 62'
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: J Van Hulten (Norway)

FA Cup

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4 January 2003 Third round Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough London
15:00 Stanic 38'
Cudicini Red card 64'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,796
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 January 2003 Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Chelsea Shrewsbury
21:00 Report Zola 40' 75'
C. Cole 53'
Morris 80'
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,950
Referee: Michael Riley
16 February 2003 Fifth round Stoke City 0–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 Report Hasselbaink 51'
Grønkjær 75'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 26,615
Referee: Rob Styles
8 March 2003 Quarter final Arsenal 2–2 Chelsea London
17:00 Jeffers 35'
Henry 45'
Report Terry 3'
Lampard 83'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 38,104
Referee: Paul Durkin
25 March 2003 Quarter final replay Chelsea 1–3 Arsenal London
15:00 Terry 79' Report Terry 25' (o.g.)
Wiltord 33'
Cygan Red card 66'
Lauren 82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,456
Referee: David Elleray

League Cup

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6 November 2002 Third round Chelsea 2–1 Gillingham London
20:00 C. Cole 20' 52' Report King 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,033
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 December 2002 Fourth round Chelsea 4–1 Everton London
19:30 Hasselbaink 26' 71'
Petit 44'
Stanic 69'
Report Naysmith 80' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,322
Referee: Paul Durkin
17 December 2002 Fifth round Manchester United 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
20:00 Forlan 80' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 57,985
Referee: Steve Bennett

Transfers

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In

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
21 MF Spain Enrique de Lucas Spain Espanyol Free[2] 27-05-2002
28 FW Portugal Filipe Oliveira Portugal Porto £500,000 01-10-2002

Out

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# Pos Player To Fee Date
16 MF Italy Roberto Di Matteo N/A Retired[3] 01-07-2002
24 MF Italy Samuele Dalla Bona Italy Milan £1,000,000[4] 08-07-2002
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro Slaviša Jokanović Unattached Released[5] 09-07-2002
N/A FW Scotland Sam Parkin England Swindon Town Undisclosed 03-09-2002
31 GK Australia Mark Bosnich Unattached Released 22-01-2003
32 FW Finland Mikael Forssell Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-month loan[6] 29-01-2003

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Chelsea sign Spaniard". BBC Sport. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2002.
  3. ^ "Di Matteo forced to quit". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2002.
  4. ^ "Dalla Bona joins AC Milan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2002.
  5. ^ "Jokanovic leaves Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2002.
  6. ^ "Forssell heads to Germany". BBC Sport. 29 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2003.
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