Grimsby Town
2002–03 season
ChairmanPeter Furneaux
ManagerPaul Groves
StadiumBlundell Park
Football League First Division24th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round

The 2002–03 season saw Grimsby Town compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 24th position with 39 points and were relegated to the Second Division.[1]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
15 May 2002 GK England Bradley Hughes England Watford Free Transfer
5 July 2002 MF England Terry Cooke England Manchester City Free Transfer
1 August 2002 DF England Greg Young England Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfer
1 August 2002 MF England Stephen Downes England Ossett Albion Free Transfer
2 August 2022 DF England Steve Chettle England Barnsley Free Transfer
2 August 2002 MF Wales Darren Barnard England Barnsley Free Transfer
22 August 2002 FW England Robert Taylor England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Transfer
27 September 2022 DF Cape Verde Georges Santos England Sheffield United Free Transfer
21 December 2002 GK England Andy Pettinger England Everton Free Transfer
13 January 2003 FW England Michael Boulding England Aston Villa Free Transfer
7 February 2003 FW United States Jake Sagare United States Portland Timbers Free Transfer

Loans in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
9 August 2002 FW England Paul Robinson England Newcastle United 27 October 2002
23 August 2002 FW England Steve Kabba England Crystal Palace 8 November 2002
31 August 2002 GK England Shaun Allaway England Leeds United 5 May 2003
31 October 2022 MF Wales John Oster England Sunderland 30 December 2002
2 November 2002 DF Republic of Ireland Jason Gavin England Middlesbrough 5 January 2003
10 January 2003 FW England Michael Boulding England Aston Villa 12 January 2003
21 February 2003 MF Wales John Oster England Sunderland 24 March 2003
22 February 2003 MF Scotland Richard Hughes England Portsmouth 5 May 2003
27 March 2003 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Keane England Preston North End 5 May 2003

Transfers out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
31 May 2002 FW England Mike Jeffrey Retired Released
31 May 2002 MF England Gary Moran England Rugby United Released
1 June 2002 MF Netherlands Menno Willems Netherlands HFC Haarlem Released
1 July 2002 MF England David Smith Wales Swansea City Released
1 July 2002 MF England Ben Chapman England Boston United Released
3 July 2002 FW Scotland Willie Falconer Scotland Clyde Released
5 July 2002 DF England Danny Butterfield England Crystal Palace Free Transfer
8 July 2002 FW England Michael Boulding England Aston Villa Free Transfer
29 August 2002 FW England Bradley Allen England Peterborough United Released
9 September 2002 MF England Wayne Burnett England Woking Released
13 February 2003 DF England Paul Raven England Carlisle United Released
28 February 2003 MF England Robert Taylor England Scunthorpe United Released

Loans out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
5 September 2002 FW England Phil Jevons England Hull City 4 May 2003

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Coventry City 46 12 14 20 46 62 16 50
21 Stoke City 46 12 14 20 45 69 24 50
22 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 46 10 16 20 56 73 17 46 Relegation to 2003–04 Second Division
23 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 46 11 12 23 49 67 18 45
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 9 12 25 48 85 37 39
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
110 August 2002Norwich CityA0–419,869
213 August 2002WimbledonH0–04,625
317 August 2002Derby CountyH1–25,810Barnard
424 August 2002Bradford CityA0–010,914
526 August 2002PortsmouthH0–15,770
631 August 2002MillwallA0–26,677
714 September 2002Coventry CityA2–312,403Kabba, Pouton
817 September 2002Sheffield UnitedA1–214,208Robinson
921 September 2002Nottingham ForestH0–37,072
1028 September 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–16,547Barnard, Pouton
115 October 2002ReadingH0–35,528
128 October 2002Ipswich TownH3–04,688Kabba (2), Pouton
1312 October 2002WatfordA0–213,821
1419 October 2002Rotherham UnitedH0–06,418
1526 October 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA1–423,875Kabba
1629 October 2002BurnleyH6–55,620Kabba (2), Livingstone, Campbell, Pouton, Ford
172 November 2002GillinghamH1–15,715Oster
189 November 2002Stoke CityA2–111,488Livingstone, Campbell
1916 November 2002Preston North EndH3–35,774Campbell, Ford, Mansaram
2023 November 2002Crystal PalaceA0–220,093
2130 November 2002Leicester CityH1–27,310Oster
227 December 2002WalsallA1–35,888Livingstone
2314 December 2002Preston North EndA0–312,420
2421 December 2002Sheffield WednesdayH2–08,224Mansaram, Santos
2526 December 2002Derby CountyA3–127,141Oster (2), Soames
2628 December 2002Norwich CityH1–18,306Oster
2711 January 2003WimbledonA3–31,336Campbell, Boulding, Andersen
2818 January 2003MillwallH0–24,993
2925 January 2003Bradford CityH1–25,582Boulding
301 February 2003PortsmouthA0–319,428
318 February 2003Stoke CityH2–05,657Boulding, Thompson
3215 February 2003GillinghamA0–37,158
3322 February 2003Ipswich TownA2–224,118Boulding, Groves
341 March 2003Coventry CityH0–25,736
354 March 2003Sheffield UnitedH1–46,897Campbell
3610 March 2003Nottingham ForestA2–225,507Pouton, Groves
3715 March 2003WatfordH1–04,847Groves
3818 March 2003Rotherham UnitedA1–06,236Oster
3922 March 2003BurnleyA1–113,445Campbell
405 April 2003Leicester CityA0–231,014
418 April 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH0–14,983
4212 April 2003Crystal PalaceH1–44,707Chettle
4319 April 2003Sheffield WednesdayA0–026,082
4421 April 2003WalsallH0–14,618
4526 April 2003ReadingA1–220,273Keane
464 May 2003Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–26,393Keane, Hughes

FA Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Third round4 January 2003BurnleyH2–25,320Cooke, Mansaram
Third round replay14 January 2003BurnleyA0–45,436

Football League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
First round10 September 2002ChesterfieldH0–13,248

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKWales Danny Coyne 4602010490
2DFEngland John McDermott 3501010370
3DFEngland Tony Gallimore 3802010410
4DFEngland Paul Groves 32(4)3201035(4)3
5DFEngland Paul Raven 6(1)000006(1)0
6MFEngland Stacy Coldicott 26(5)0101028(5)0
7MFEngland Alan Pouton 2550010265
8MFEngland Stuart Campbell 4562010486
9FWEngland Phil Jevons 0(3)000000(3)0
10FWEngland Steve Livingstone 21(9)3100022(9)3
11MFEngland Terry Cooke 15(10)0211017(10)1
12FWEngland Jonathan Rowan 2(7)00(1)00(1)02(9)0
13GKEngland Steve Croudson 00000000
14MFEngland Chris Thompson 3(3)10(2)0003(5)1
15MFEngland Chris Bolder 7(5)00(1)0007(6)0
16DFEngland Iain Ward 9(2)00(1)00(1)09(4)0
17DFEngland Simon Ford 35(4)2100036(4)2
18DFEngland Steve Chettle 18(2)11(1)01020(3)1
19MFWales Darren Barnard 21(8)2100022(8)2
20FWEngland David Soames 0(10)120002(10)1
20FWEngland Paul Robinson 5(7)100106(7)1
21FWEngland Michael Boulding 10(2)4000010(2)4
21FWEngland Robert Taylor 10000010
21DFRepublic of Ireland Jason Gavin 8(2)000008(2)0
22DFScotland Richard Hughes 1210000121
22FWEngland Steve Kabba 1360010146
23DFCape Verde Georges Santos 24(2)1100025(2)1
24MFEngland Graham Hockless 10000010
25DFEngland Greg Young 10000010
26DFEngland Stephen Downes 00000000
27DFEngland Wes Parker 1(4)010002(4)0
28FWEngland Darren Mansaram 21(13)2210(1)023(14)3
31MFRepublic of Ireland Michael Keane 72000072
32MFWales John Oster 1760000176
33MFUnited States Jake Sagare 10000010

References

  1. "Grimsby Town 2002/03". Statto. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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