2002–03 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2002–03 season
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Gary Megson
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Daniele Dichio and Scott Dobie (5); All: Daniele Dichio (8)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was West Bromwich Albion's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top division of English football since 1985–86.

Season summary

West Brom finished the season in 19th position in the Premier League table, meaning that they were relegated back to the First Division. In other competitions, West Brom reached the fourth round of the FA Cup and the third round of the League Cup.

Danny Dichio was the top scorer for Albion with 8 goals in all competitions, while his five league goals saw him finish as joint top league scorer along with Scott Dobie.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Aston Villa	38	12	9	17	42	47	−5	45
17	Bolton Wanderers	38	10	14	14	41	51	−10	44
18	West Ham United (R)	38	10	12	16	42	59	−17	42	Relegation to Football League First Division
19	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	6	8	24	29	65	−36	26
20	Sunderland (R)	38	4	7	27	21	65	−44	19

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Players

First-team 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
1	GK	ENG	Russell Hoult
2	DF	SVK	Igor Bališ
3	DF	ENG	Neil Clement
4	MF	SCO	Derek McInnes
5	DF	JAM	Darren Moore^{[notes 1]}
6	DF	ENG	Phil Gilchrist
7	MF	ENG	Ronnie Wallwork
9	FW	ENG	Daniele Dichio
10	MF	WAL	Andy Johnson^{[notes 2]}
11	FW	GRN	Jason Roberts^{[notes 3]}
12	FW	SCO	Scott Dobie^{[notes 4]}
14	MF	ENG	Sean Gregan
15	FW	ENG	Bob Taylor


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ENG	Lee Marshall
17	DF	ISL	Lárus Sigurðsson
18	MF	WAL	Jason Koumas
19	FW	ENG	Lee Hughes
20	MF	POR	Jordão^{[notes 5]}
21	GK	DEN	Brian Jensen
22	DF	ENG	James Chambers
23	DF	ENG	Adam Chambers
24	DF	NGA	Ifeanyi Udeze
25	DF	ENG	Des Lyttle
31	GK	IRL	Joe Murphy
34	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer

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
24	DF	ENG	Tony Butler (to Bristol City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	GK	ENG	Chris Adamson (to St. Patrick's Athletic)

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
8	MF	ENG	Michael Appleton
27	DF	ENG	Ross Adams
28	FW	ENG	Matthew Turner
29	MF	ENG	Mark Briggs


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	DF	ENG	Matt Collins
33	FW	ENG	Mark Scott
35	MF	ENG	Tamika Mkandawire^{[notes 6]}

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Russell Hoult	39	0	37	0	2	0	0	0
31	GK	IRL	Joe Murphy	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	SVK	Igor Bališ	29	2	27+1	2	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Neil Clement	39	3	34+2	3	2	0	0+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Darren Moore	31	2	29	2	2	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Phil Gilchrist	24	0	22	0	1+1	0	0	0
17	DF	ISL	Lárus Sigurðsson	32	0	23+6	0	1+1	0	1	0
22	DF	ENG	James Chambers	9	0	2+6	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	NGA	Ifeanyi Udeze	11	0	7+4	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Des Lyttle	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	SCO	Derek McInnes	30	2	28+1	2	1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Ronnie Wallwork	30	0	23+4	0	2	0	1	0
10	MF	WAL	Andy Johnson	34	1	30+2	1	2	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Sean Gregan	38	1	36	1	2	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Lee Marshall	10	1	4+5	1	0	0	1	0
18	MF	WAL	Jason Koumas	35	4	27+5	4	2	0	1	0
20	MF	POR	Jordão	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	ENG	Adam Chambers	15	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Danny Dichio	31	8	19+9	5	2	3	1	0
11	FW	GRN	Jason Roberts	34	3	31+1	3	2	0	0	0
12	FW	SCO	Scott Dobie	34	5	10+21	5	0+2	0	0+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Bob Taylor	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Lee Hughes	24	1	14+9	0	0	0	1	1

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[1]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK	Russell Hoult	39
14	RB	Sean Gregan	38	Lárus Sigurðsson has 21 starts
5	CB	Darren Moore	31
6	CB	Phil Gilchrist	23
3	LB	Neil Clement	36
10	RM	Andy Johnson	32
2	CM	Igor Bališ	27	Ronnie Wallwork has 23 starts
4	CM	Derek McInnes	29
18	LM	Jason Koumas	30
9	CF	Danny Dichio	22
11	CF	Jason Roberts	33

Premier League

17 August 2002 1	Manchester United	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST	Solskjær 78'	Report	63' McInnes	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,645 Referee: Steve Bennett

24 August 2002 2	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Leeds United	West Bromwich, West Midlands
17:30 BST	Marshall 90'	Report	Kewell 39' Viduka 52', 70'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,618 Referee: Steve Dunn

27 August 2002 3	Arsenal	5–2	West Bromwich Albion	Islington, London
20:00 BST	Cole 3' Lauren 21' Wiltord 24', 77' Aliadière 90'	Report	Dobie 52' Roberts 87'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,920 Referee: Paul Durkin

31 August 2002 4	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Fulham	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Moore 48'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,461 Referee: Rob Styles

11 September 2002 5	West Ham United	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newham, London
19:45 BST		Report	Roberts 28'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,957 Referee: Andy D'Urso

14 September 2002 6	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Southampton	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Gregan 79'	Report	85' Williams	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,383 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

21 September 2002	Liverpool	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Baroš 56' Riise 90'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,830 Referee: David Elleray

5 October 2002	Newcastle United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
15:00	Shearer 45', 69'	Report	Balis 26'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,142 Referee: Chris Foy

19 October 2002	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Birmingham City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST (UTC+01)	Roberts 87'	Report	Moore 86' (o.g.) Tébily 82'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,021 Referee: Graham Poll

2 November 2002	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Manchester City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00	Clement 62'	Report	51' Anelka 71' Goater	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,044 Referee: David Elleray

26 December 2002	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Arsenal	West Bromwich, West Midlands
	Dichio 3'	Report	Jeffers 48' Henry 85'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,025 Referee: Graham Poll

1 February 2003	Manchester City	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester, Greater Manchester
15:00	Gilchrist 22' (o.g.)	Report	18' Clement 79' Moore 81' Roberts	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,765 Referee: Neale Barry

18 January 2003	Leeds United	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,708 Referee: Uriah Rennie

22 March 2003	Birmingham City	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham, West Midlands
12:00 GMT (UTC)	Horsfield 90'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,449 Referee: Paul Durkin

26 April 2003	West Bromwich Albion	0–6	Liverpool	West Bromwich, West Midlands
		Report	Owen 15', 49', 61', 67' Baroš 47', 84'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,128 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

11 May 2003 38	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Newcastle United	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00	Dobie 57', 72'	Report	Jenas 43' Viana 80'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,036 Referee: Graham Barber

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2002	DF	Ronnie Wallwork	Manchester United	Free
13 July 2002^[2]	GK	Joe Murphy	Tranmere Rovers	Free
5 August 2002^[3]	MF	Sean Gregan	Preston North End	£1,500,000
14 August 2002^[4]	MF	Lee Marshall	Leicester City	£700,000
29 August 2002^[5]	FW	Jason Koumas	Tranmere Rovers	£2,500,000
29 August 2002^[6]	MF	Lee Hughes	Coventry City	£2,500,000
16 January 2003	DF	Ifeanyi Udeze	PAOK Salonika	Loan

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2002	MF	Adam Oliver	Released	N/A
1 July 2002	GK	Elliot Morris	Glentoran	Free

Notes

^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
^ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
^ Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.
^ Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.
^ Jordão was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola (now Angola), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Mkandawire was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but held United Kingdom citizenship and was ineligible to represent Malawi internationally.

References

[1] Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.

[2] Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.

[3] Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.

[4] Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.

[5] Jordão was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola (now Angola), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[6] Mkandawire was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but held United Kingdom citizenship and was ineligible to represent Malawi internationally.

[7] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2003

[8] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2126459.stm

[9] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2159195.stm

[10] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2133174.stm

[11] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2208534.stm

[12] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2212007.stm

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Season summary

Final league table

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Starting 11

Premier League

Transfers

In

Out

See also

Notes

References