Bristol City
2002–03 season
ChairmanSteve Lansdown
ManagerDanny Wilson
StadiumAshton Gate
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Murray (19)
All:
Scott Murray (27)

The 2002–03 season was Bristol City Football Club's 105th season in English football, and their fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. It was Danny Wilson's third year in charge of the club since his arrival in July 2000. A third place saw Bristol City reach the play-offs, but a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City in the semi-finals, ended their hopes of league promotion. However, the club saw some success, after reaching the final in the Football League Trophy, where they beat Carlisle United 2–0, but failed to repeat this throughout the rest of the season, as they exited in the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Leicester City, and the first round of the League Cup against Oxford United.

The club's leading goalscorer was Scott Murray, with 27 goals in all competitions.

Player details

Squad information

# Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals League debut
Goalkeepers
1
(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 24)
148
0
14
(1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 37)
25
0
11 August 2001 vs Northampton Town
21
(1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 33)
25
0
2 November 1999 vs Gillingham
34
(1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19)
0
0
Defenders
2
(1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 25)
274
4
3
(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 30)
234
33
9 August 1997 vs Grimsby Town
5
(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 29)
40
1
31 August 2002 vs Tranmere Rovers
6
(1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 21)
135
4
7 November 1998 vs Wolves
Midfielders
4
(1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 23)
128
4
7
(1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 28)
226
46
20 December 1997 vs Chesterfield
8
(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 21)
116
0
15 January 2000 vs Bournemouth
11
(1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (aged 34)
395
34
15
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
39
0
24 April 2000 vs Oxford United
Strikers
9
(1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 30)
83
14
19 October 1999 vs Colchester United
10
(1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 25)
105
40
12 August 2000 vs Wrexham
12
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
130
7
12 December 1998 vs Crystal Palace

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 29 13 4 68 25 +43 100 Promoted
2 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 86
3 Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48 +31 83 Participated in play-offs
4 Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 69 45 +24 83
5 Oldham Athletic 46 22 16 8 68 38 +30 82
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Matches

Pre-season

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
23 July 2002 Yeovil TownAway L0–1 927 [1]
27 July 2002 Ipswich TownHome L0–3 5,017 [2]
30 July 2002 Exeter CityAway W1–0Murray 63' 1,253 [3]
31 July 2002 Tiverton TownAway D1–1Roberts 15' 430 [4]
3 August 2002 Hereford UnitedAway W5–0Goodison 16', Roberts 45', Lita (2) 82', 90', Woodman 85' 961 [5]

Second Division

Second Division match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
10 August 2002 BlackpoolHome W2–0Peacock 77', Murray 90' 11,891 [6]
13 August 2002 BrentfordAway L0–1 7,130 [7]
17 August 2002 Wigan AthleticAway L0–2 6,548 [8]
24 August 2002 Wycombe WanderersHome W3–0Bell 38', Murray 52', Roberts 72' 9,597 [9]
26 August 2002 Plymouth ArgyleAway L0–2 11,922 [10]
31 August 2002 Tranmere RoversHome W2–0Tinnion 70' pen., Murray 74' 9,849 [11]
6 September 2002 Northampton TownHome W3–0Peacock (2) 7', 76', Clist 87' 11,104 [12]
14 September 2002 Cheltenham TownAway W3–2Murray 3', Coles 43', Matthews 53' 5,895 [13]
17 September 2002 Oldham AthleticAway L0–1 5,583 [14]
21 September 2002 Queens Park RangersHome L1–3Murray 11' 12,221 [15]
28 September 2002 Port ValeAway W3–2Beadle 18', Murray 40', Lita 90' 4,286 [16]
5 October 2002 ChesterfieldHome W4–0Roberts 26', Hill 63', Murray 90', 90' 10,107 [17]
12 October 2002 BarnsleyAway W4–1Butler 19', Roberts (3) 28', 58', 73' 10,495 [18]
19 October 2002 Swindon TownHome W2–0Murray 12', Tinnion 38' 13,205 [19]
26 October 2002 Peterborough UnitedAway W3–1Tinnion 3', Brown 17', Murray 90' 5,332 [20]
29 October 2002 Huddersfield TownHome W1–0Hill 38' 11,494 [21]
9 November 2002 Colchester UnitedAway D2–2Peacock (2) 42', 58' 3,398 [22]
23 November 2002 Mansfield TownAway W5–4Murray 39', Roberts (2) 50', 90', Tinnion 87' pen., Lita 90' 4,801 [23]
30 November 2002 Crewe AlexandraHome D2–2Murray 48', Peacock 84' 12,585 [24]
14 December 2002 Cardiff CityAway W2–0Tinnion 49' pen., Roberts 76' 15,239 [25]
21 December 2002 Luton TownHome D1–1Beadle 90' 14,057 [26]
26 December 2002 Plymouth ArgyleHome D0–0 18,085 [27]
28 December 2002 Stockport CountyAway W4–1Peacock 19', Coles 40', Rosenior 45', Beadle 89' 5,100 [28]
1 January 2003 Wycombe WanderersAway L1–2Tinnion 87' pen. 6,785 [29]
10 January 2003 Wigan AthleticHome L0–1 13,151 [30]
18 January 2003 Tranmere RoversAway D1–1Bell 10' 7,459 [31]
25 January 2003 Stockport CountyHome D1–1Roberts 50' 10,831 [32]
1 February 2003 BlackpoolAway D0–0 7,290 [33]
8 February 2003 Colchester UnitedHome L1–2Fagan 51' 11,107 [34]
11 February 2003 BrentfordHome D0–0 9,084 [35]
15 February 2003 Notts CountyAway L0–2 7,048 [36]
22 February 2003 Northampton TownAway W2–1Robins 12', Tinnion 35' 4,688 [37]
1 March 2003 Cheltenham TownHome W3–1Robins 2', Brown 20', Rosenior 90' 11,711 [38]
4 March 2003 Oldham AthleticHome W2–0Murray 54', Roberts 90' 11,194 [39]
8 March 2003 Queens Park RangersAway L0–1 14,681 [40]
15 March 2003 Peterborough UnitedHome W1–0Robins 12' 11,231 [41]
19 March 2003 Swindon TownAway D1–1Robins 48' 8,629 [42]
22 March 2003 Huddersfield TownAway W2–1Hill 17', Peacock 36' 9,477 [43]
29 March 2003 BarnsleyHome W2–0Murray 6', Roberts 63' 10,232 [44]
12 April 2003 Mansfield TownHome W5–2Peacock 13', Murray (3) 32', 51', 80', Carey 70' 12,013 [45]
15 April 2003 Crewe AlexandraAway D1–1Roberts 62' 7,901 [46]
19 April 2003 Luton TownAway D2–2Tinnion 66' pen., Peacock 75' 6,381 [47]
22 April 2003 Cardiff CityHome W2–0Tinnion 55' pen., Roberts 73' 15,615 [48]
26 April 2003 ChesterfieldAway L0–2 4,770 [49]
3 May 2003 Port ValeHome W2–0Murray 31', Peacock 43' 12,410 [50]

Play-offs

Cardiff City1–0Bristol City
Thorne 74' Report
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Howard Webb
Bristol City0–0Cardiff City
Report
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Jeff Winter

Cardiff City won 1–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 16 November 2002 Heybridge SwiftsAway W7–0Roberts (2) 16', 40', Tinnion 40' pen., Murray (2) 45', 61', Lita (2) 66', 82' 2,046 [51]
Second round 8 December 2002 Harrogate Railway AthleticAway W3–1Walker 20' o.g., Murray 53', Roberts 90' 3,500 [52]
Third round 4 January 2003 Leicester CityAway L0–2 25,868 [53]

League Cup

Bristol City entered the first round of the League Cup, where they were drawn against Oxford United.[54]

Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 10 September 2002 Oxford UnitedAway L0–14,065 [55]

Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 22 October 2002 Queens Park RangersAway W0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 4,722 [56]
Second round 12 November 2002 Boston UnitedAway W2–1
Golden goal		Murray 33', Coles 111' 1,408 [57]
Third round 11 December 2002 Wycombe WanderersHome W3–0Murray 41', Peacock (2) 64', 71' 3,506 [58]
Fourth round 21 January 2003 BournemouthAway W3–1Bell (2) 68', 77', Murray 90' 5,125 [59]
Semi-finals, First leg 18 February 2003 Cambridge UnitedHome W4–2Doherty 21', Burnell 64', Murray 67', Robins 77' 7,173 [60]
Semi-finals, Second leg 25 February 2003 Cambridge UnitedAway W3–0
7–2 agg.		Carey 11', Murray 45', Roberts 80' 3,956 [61]
Final 6 April 2003 Carlisle UnitedNeutral W2–0Peacock 78', Rosenior 89' 50,913 [62]

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