Burnley
2002–03 season
ChairmanEngland Barry Kilby
ManagerEngland Stan Ternent
First Division16th
League CupFourth round
FA CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gareth Taylor (16)

All:
Gareth Taylor (17)
Highest home attendance22,034 (vs. Manchester United, 3 December)
Lowest home attendance5,436 (vs. Grimsby Town, 14 January)
Average home league attendance14,200[1]

The 2002–03 season was Burnley's 3rd season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his fifth full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.

Season summary

Four straight losses at the beginning of the season saw Burnley bottom of the First Division, before a ten-match unbeaten run lifted the Clarets to the brink of the play-off places. However, that would be as good as it got for the Lancashire club, who spent most of the season hovering in mid-table. A poor finish to the season - 10 losses in the club's final 14 matches - saw them fall to 16th.[2] Burnley's downfall was their poor defence, which was the worst in the league: 5 goals conceded against both Grimsby and Reading, 6 against Rotherham, 7 against Sheffield Wednesday and Watford, and 89 overall, the worst in the First Division and third-worst in the entire Football League.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionLeague CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Greece GRE Nikolaos Michopoulos 1401300010
2 DF England ENG Dean West 4954143150
3 DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo 1821410041
5 DF England ENG Steve Davis 32525+34310+10
6 DF England ENG Gordon Armstrong 701+50000+10
7 MF England ENG Glen Little 40728+552+101+32
8 MF England ENG Paul Cook 31121+201+105+11
9 FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor 481738+2163+1041
10 FW England ENG Andy Payton 200+10000+10
11 MF England ENG Matthew O'Neill 702+500000
12 MF England ENG Tony Grant 44124+1013+1060
14 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Ian Cox 33123+31204+10
15 MF England ENG Graham Branch 41031+102+1060
16 FW England ENG Ian Moore 521135+982063
17 FW England ENG Anthony Shandran 00000000
18 MF England ENG Paul Weller 40126+80301+21
19 DF England ENG Lee Briscoe 41232+124040
20 MF England ENG Brad Maylett 601+500000
21 FW England ENG Mark Rasmussen 200+200000
22 GK England ENG Marlon Beresford 43033+104050
23 DF England ENG Mark McGregor 37125+51302+20
25 MF England ENG Lenny Johnrose 605+100000
26 DF Ivory Coast CIV Arthur Gnohéré 40231+224030
27 FW England ENG Robbie Blake 491634+713413+12
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Moore 36314+1311+205+12
29 FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Papadopoulos 4067+2730+431+10
30 MF England ENG Richard Chaplow 502+300000
31 MF England ENG Joel Pilkington 00000000
32 DF England ENG Earl Davis 00000000
33 MF England ENG Andy Waine 200+200000
34 DF England ENG Andrew Leeson 00000000

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
22GKEngland Marlon BeresfordYork CityFree5 September 2002
3DFGuinea Drissa DialloKV MechelenFree10 January 2003

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
MFEngland Lenny JohnroseReleased24 April 2002
MFEngland Kevin BallRetired24 April 2002
DFEngland John WilliamsonReleased24 April 2002
GKGreece Luigi CennamoReleased24 April 2002
DFEngland Mitchell ThomasRetired24 April 2002
MFEngland Paul GascoigneReleased16 August 2002
MFEngland Tony EllisLeigh RMIFree16 August 2002
1GKGreece Nikolaos MichopoulosCrystal PalaceLoan28 September 2002
25MFEngland Lenny JohnroseBuryFree4 October 2002
32DFEngland Earl DavisStalybridge CelticLoan26 November 2002
17FWEngland Anthony ShandranYork CityLoan31 January 2003
32DFEngland Earl DavisSouthportLoan7 March 2003
20MFEngland Brad MaylettSwansea CityLoan15 March 2003
7MFEngland Glen LittleReadingLoan1 April 2003

Results

First Division

10 August 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 3 Brighton & Hove Albion Turf Moor, Burnley
Briscoe 90' (Report) Melton 29'
Brooker 65'
Zamora 67'
Attendance: 14,738
Referee: Anthony Bates
24 August 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 0 – 1 Sheffield United Turf Moor, Burnley
(Report) Onuora 35' Attendance: 12,868
Referee: R Pearson
27 August 2002
3:00pm
Reading 3 – 0 Burnley Madejski Stadium, Reading
Cureton 55', 90'
Butler 87'
(Report) Attendance: 12,009
Referee: Paul Taylor
31 August 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
(Report) Attendance: 12,407
Referee: M Fletcher
7 September 2002
3:00pm
Derby County 1 – 2 Burnley Pride Park Stadium, Burnley
Bolder 8' (Report) Blake 51' (pen.)
Barton 55' (o.g.)
Attendance: 22,343
Referee: A Hall
14 September 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 1 Stoke City Turf Moor, Burnley
Gnohéré 76'
Papadopoulos 81'
(Report) Guðjónsson 74' Attendance: 14,244
Referee: D Pugh
17 September 2002
7:45pm
Burnley 2 – 2 Millwall Turf Moor, Burnley
West 18' (pen.)
I. Moore 85'
(Report) Livermore 31'
Davies 64'
Attendance: 11,878 (0 away fans)
Referee: Howard Webb
21 September 2002
3:00pm
Bradford City 2 – 2 Burnley Valley Parade, Bradford
Gray 17'
Proctor 90'
(Report) Blake 57'
Taylor 76'
Attendance: 14,561
Referee: Mike Dean
28 September 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Wimbledon Turf Moor, Burnley
Little 51' (Report) Attendance: 12,259
Referee: S Mathieson
5 October 2002
3:00pm
Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 3 Burnley Hillsborough, Sheffield
Donnelly 67' (Report) Taylor 8'
Little 57'
I. Moore 60'
Attendance: 17,004
Referee: T Parkes
12 October 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 1 Walsall Turf Moor, Burnley
Blake 42'
Davis 69'
(Report) Birch 79' Attendance: 12,907
Referee: B Curson
19 October 2002
3:00pm
Leicester City 0 – 1 Burnley Walkers Stadium, Leicester
(Report) I. Moore 55' Attendance: 26,254
Referee: K Hill
22 October 2002
7:45pm
Ipswich Town 2 – 2 Burnley Portman Road, Ipswich
McGreal 2'
Ambrose 16'
(Report) Gnohéré 6'
Papadopoulos 90'
Attendance: 22,736
Referee: Phil Joslin
26 October 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 0 – 3 Portsmouth Turf Moor, Burnley
(Report) Quashie 21'
Todorov 58'
Harper 86'
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: M Clattenburg
29 October 2002
7:45pm
Grimsby Town 6 – 5 Burnley Blundell Park, Grimsby
Kabba 3', 31'
Livingstone 28'
Campbell 36'
Pouton 56' (pen.)
Ford 72'
(Report) Taylor 22', 49'
I. Moore 31'
Blake 45', 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: Paul Danson
2 November 2002
5:35pm
Preston North End 3 – 1 Burnley Deepdale, Preston
Fuller 3', 66'
McKenna 62'
(Report) Taylor 51' Attendance: 16,046
Referee: G Cain
9 November 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 3 – 1 Coventry City Turf Moor, Burnley
Blake 15' (pen.)
Grant 35'
Davenport 86' (o.g.)
(Report) McAllister 66' (pen.) Attendance: 13,470
Referee: Mike Jones
16 November 2002
3:00pm
Rotherham United 0 – 0 Burnley Millmoor, Rotherham
(Report) Attendance: 7,575
Referee: A Hall
23 November 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 0 Norwich City Turf Moor, Burnley
McGregor 59'
Little 85'
(Report) Attendance: 16,282
Referee: P Prosser
30 November 2002
3:00pm
Watford 2 – 1 Burnley Vicarage Road, Watford
Helguson 40'
Smith 72' (pen.)
(Report) Taylor 76' Attendance: 13,977
Referee: Ray Olivier
7 December 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest Turf Moor, Burnley
Briscoe 28' (Report) Attendance: 13,869
Referee: L Cable
14 December 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 6 Rotherham United Turf Moor, Burnley
Davis 67', 78' (Report) Lee 12', 59'
Mullin 27', 30'
Byfield 84', 89'
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: Chris Foy
20 December 2002
12:30pm
Gillingham 4 – 2 Burnley Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
Wallace 17'
Smith 41', 45'
King 64'
(Report) Taylor 28'
Blake 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,905
Referee: G Hegley
26 December 2002
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Turf Moor, Burnley
Taylor 24'
West 32'
(Report) Butler 85' Attendance: 18,641
Referee: M Messias
28 December 2002
3:00pm
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 2 Burnley Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Sidwell 88', 89' (Report) Little 44'
I. Moore 71'
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: T Parkes
11 January 2003
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 1 Ipswich Town Turf Moor, Burnley
Blake 66' (pen.) (Report) Couñago 22' Attendance: 15,501
Referee: A Hall
18 January 2003
3:00pm
Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Popovic 62' (pen.) (Report) Taylor 44' Attendance: 16,344
Referee: M Cooper
1 February 2003
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 5 Reading Turf Moor, Burnley
I. Moore 55'
West 90'
(Report) Sidwell 37', 79'
Salako 45', 52'
Henderson 90'
Attendance: 14,420
Referee: R Pearson
8 February 2003
3:00pm
Coventry City 0 – 1 Burnley Highfield Road, Coventry
(Report) Cox 35' Attendance: 13,659
Referee: G Cain
22 February 2003
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 0 Derby County Turf Moor, Burnley
I. Moore 8'
Taylor 23'
(Report) Attendance: 15,063
Referee: D Crick
1 March 2003
3:00pm
Stoke City 0 – 1 Burnley Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
(Report) West 56' Attendance: 12,874
Referee: Phil Joslin
4 March 2003
7:45pm
Millwall 1 – 1 Burnley The New Den, London
Sadlier 84' (Report) I. Moore 18' Attendance: 6,045
Referee: M Cooper
12 March 2003
7:45pm
Sheffield United 4 – 2 Burnley Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Brown 17', 36'
Ndlovu 66', 72'
(Report) Taylor 64'
Blake 90'
Attendance: 17,359
Referee: A Butler
15 March 2003
3:00pm
Walsall 3 – 2 Burnley Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Leitão 24'
Carbon 33'
Matías 66'
(Report) Blake 74' (pen.)
Little 90'
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Peter Walton
18 March 2003
7:45pm
Burnley 1 – 2 Leicester City Turf Moor, Burnley
Sinclair 90' (o.g.) (Report) Dickov 79'
Benjamin 65'
Attendance: 14,544
Referee: A Kaye
22 March 2003
3:00pm
Burnley 1 – 1 Grimsby Town Turf Moor, Burnley
A. Moore 52' (Report) Campbell 43' Attendance: 13,445
Referee: F Stretton
25 March 2003
7:45pm
Burnley 0 – 2 Bradford City Turf Moor, Burnley
(Report) Jørgensen 18'
Gray 89'
Attendance: 11,095
Referee: C Webster
5 April 2003
3:00pm
Burnley 4 – 7 Watford Turf Moor, Burnley
Taylor 15', 39', 45'
Davis 35'
(Report) Brown 13'
Hyde 16'
Cox 26'
Chopra 29', 40', 61', 90'
Attendance: 10,208
Referee: Phil Dowd
8 April 2003
7:45pm
Burnley 2 – 0 Preston North End Turf Moor, Burnley
Papadopoulos 42'
Blake 61'
(Report) Attendance: 12,245
Referee: Mark Halsey
12 April 2003
3:00pm
Norwich City 2 – 0 Burnley Carrow Road, Norwich
Nedergaard 3'
Abbey 67'
(Report) Attendance: 20,026
Referee: S Tomlin
15 April 2003
7:45pm
Portsmouth 1 – 0 Burnley Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Todorov 73' (Report) Attendance: 19,221
Referee: B Curson
19 April 2003
3:00pm
Burnley 2 – 0 Gillingham Turf Moor, Burnley
Taylor 28'
Diallo 50'
(Report) Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Steve Baines
21 April 2003
3:00pm
Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Burnley City Ground, Nottingham
Dawson 75'
Johnson 90'
(Report) Attendance: 25,403
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 April 2003
1:30pm
Burnley 2 – 7 Sheffield Wednesday Turf Moor, Burnley
Blake 42' (pen.) 53' (Report) McLaren 3'
Westwood 5'
Wood 32'
Evans 47'
Haslam 66'
Gnohéré 73' (o.g.)
Quinn 80'
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
4 May 2003
1:30pm
Wimbledon 2 – 1 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Connolly 55', 81' (Report) Taylor 27' Attendance: 1,972
Referee: P Armstrong

Final league position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Crystal Palace 46 14 17 15 59 52 +7 59
15 Rotherham United 46 15 14 17 62 62 0 59
16 Burnley 46 15 10 21 65 89 24 55
17 Walsall 46 15 9 22 57 69 12 54
18 Derby County 46 15 7 24 55 74 19 52
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

League Cup

10 September 2002
7:45pm
1
Burnley 3 – 0 Blackpool Turf Moor, Burnley
West 13'
Papadopoulos 63', 75'
(Report) Attendance: 7,448 (2,226 away)
Referee: C Webster
1 October 2002
7:45pm
2
Huddersfield Town 0 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Burnley Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
(Report) Papadopoulos 104' Attendance: 5,887 (2,296 away)
Referee: G Laws
6 November 2002
7:45pm
3
Burnley 2 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Turf Moor, Burnley
Blake 57'
Davis 61'
(Report) Poyet 17' Attendance: 13,512 (1,800 away)
Referee: D Gallagher
3 December 2002
7:45pm
4
Burnley 0 – 2 Manchester United Turf Moor, Burnley
(Report) Forlán 35'
Solskjær 65'
Attendance: 22,034 (4,150 away)
Referee: N Barry

FA Cup

4 January 2003
3:00pm
3
Grimsby Town 2 – 2 Burnley Blundell Park, Grimsby
Cooke 57' (pen.)
Mansaram 87'
(Report) A. Moore 14'
Weller 73'
Attendance: 5,350 (1,126 away)
Referee: Graham Laws
14 January 2003
7:45pm
3 (replay)
Burnley 4 – 0 Grimsby Town Turf Moor, Burnley
I. Moore 25', 90'
Little 79'
Blake 86' (pen.)
(Report) Attendance: 5,436 (379 away)
Referee: Graham Laws
25 January 2003
3:00pm
4
Brentford 0 – 3 Burnley Griffin Park, London
(Report) Blake 52'
Cook 86'
Little 89'
Attendance: 9,563 (1,732 away)
Referee: K Hill
16 February 2003
3:00pm
D
Fulham 1 – 1 Burnley Loftus Road, London
Malbranque 45' (Report) A. Moore 4' Attendance: 13,062 (2,910 away)
Referee: Graham Poll
26 February 2003
7:45pm
5 (replay)
Burnley 3 – 0 Fulham Turf Moor, Burnley
Taylor 27'
I. Moore 35'
Diallo 52'
(Report) Attendance: 11,635 (303 away)
Referee: Phil Dowd
9 March 2003
1:30pm
Quarter-final
Watford 2 – 0 Burnley Vicarage Road, Watford
Smith 74'
Glass 80'
(Report) Attendance: 20,336 (4,494 away)
Referee: Alan Wiley

References

  1. Simpson (2007), p. 466
  2. "Burnley 2002-2003 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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