| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Bob Murray |
| Manager | Peter Reid (until 7 October) Howard Wilkinson (from 10 October until 10 March) Mick McCarthy (from 12 March) |
| Stadium | Stadium of Light |
| FA Premier League | 20th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Fifth round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Phillips (6) All: Kevin Phillips (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 47,586 (vs. Manchester United, 31 August) |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,550 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 14 January) |
| Average home league attendance | 36,885 |
During the 2002–03 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.
Season Summary
Sunderland spent the entire first half of the 2002–03 Premier League season in and out of the relegation zone. The poor form that the club had ended 2001–02 with continued into this season, resulting in Peter Reid being sacked after seven years as manager following a 3–1 loss to Arsenal in October just before the international break. Three days later, despite speculation linking recently-departed Ireland manager Mick McCarthy to the job, the board made the shock decision to hire Howard Wilkinson, who had been out of club management for six years.
Despite a loss to West Ham in Wilkinson's first match in charge, Sunderland ground out a four-match unbeaten run in the games that followed, as well as gaining a surprise victory over Liverpool and a point against fellow strugglers West Brom just before Christmas. However, a truly appalling second half of the season saw Sunderland earn just one point after Christmas. Wilkinson was sacked in March and McCarthy brought in to replace him, but the change proved too little too late, with Sunderland ending the season with a staggering run of 15 consecutive defeats, and setting new records for the fewest goals scored by a top-flight club, and the lowest points total for a Premier League club since the competition began (albeit not the lowest since the introduction of three points for a win; Sunderland would, however, break that record three seasons later).
Transfers
In
Summer
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2002 | MF |  Sean Thornton |
 Tranmere Rovers |
£225,000[1] |
| 15 August 2002 | DF | Stephen Wright |
Liverpool |
£3,000,000 |
| 21 August 2002 | MF | Matt Piper |
Leicester City |
£3,500,000 |
| 30 August 2002 | FW |  Tore Andre Flo |
 Rangers |
£6,750,000 |
| 30 August 2002 | FW | Marcus Stewart |
Ipswich Town |
£3,250,000 |
| 15 November 2002 | GK |  Mart Poom |
Derby County |
Loan |
January
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 2003 | GK | Mart Poom |
Derby County |
£2,500,000 |
| 31 January 2003 | DF |  Talal El Karkouri |
 Paris Saint Germain |
Loan |
Out
Summer
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2002 | MF |  John Oster |
Grimsby Town |
Loan |
| 1 November 2002 | FW | Michael Reddy |
York City |
Loan |
| 7 November 2002 | MF | Sean Thornton |
Blackpool |
Loan |
| 22 November 2002 | GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Michael Ingham |
Darlington |
Loan |
January
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2003 | FW | Dene Shields |
Raith Rovers |
£60,000 |
| 24 January 2003 | GK | Michael Ingham |
York City |
Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | FW | Michael Reddy |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Loan |
| 12 February 2003 | DF |  Stanislav Varga |
Celtic |
Free |
| 21 February 2003 | MF | John Oster |
Grimsby Town |
Loan |
| 27 March 2003 | FW | Keith Graydon |
York City |
Loan |
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Results
Football League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2002 | Second round | Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium | 7–0 | 8,175 | Reyna, McCann, Arca, Flo (2), Stewart (2) |
| 6 November 2002 | Third round | Arsenal | Highbury | 3–2 | 19,059 | Kyle, Stewart (2) |
| 3 December 2002 | Fourth round | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 0–2 | 27,068 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2003 | Third round | Bolton Wanderers | Reebok Stadium | 1–1 | 10,132 | Phillips |
| 14 January 2003 | Third round replay | Bolton Wanderers | Stadium of Light | 2–0 | 14,550 | Arca, Proctor |
| 25 January 2003 | Fourth round | Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 3–3 | 14,315 | Stewart, Proctor and Phillips |
| 5 February 2003 | Fourth round replay | Blackburn Rovers | Stadium of Light | 2–2 a.e.t. (won 3–0 on penalties) | 15,745 | McCann, Phillips |
| 15 February 2003 | Fifth round | Watford | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 26,916 |
FA Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results per matchday
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  DEN |
Thomas Sørensen | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | NOR |
Thomas Myhre | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK |  AUT |
Jürgen Macho | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 40 | GK | EST |
Mart Poom | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Stephen Wright | 29 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Michael Gray | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | IRL |
Phil Babb | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  BRA |
Emerson Thome | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF |  SWE |
Joachim Björklund | 22 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Jody Craddock | 30 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | ENG |
Darren Williams | 21 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 22 | DF | MAR |
Talal El Karkouri | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Ben Clark | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | NIR |
George McCartney | 30 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF |  ARG |
Julio Arca | 18 | 2 | 7+6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34 | DF | IRL |
Mark Rossiter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | ENG |
Jonjo Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  USA |
Claudio Reyna | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Matthew Piper | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Gavin McCann | 35 | 3 | 29+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | IRL |
Kevin Kilbane | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | IRL |
Thomas Butler | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | IRL |
Jason McAteer | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Paul Thirlwell | 21 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ARG |
Nicolás Medina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | IRL |
Sean Thornton | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | WAL |
John Oster | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | ENG |
Chris Black | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | IRL |
Richie Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NOR |
Tore André Flo | 32 | 6 | 23+6 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Kevin Phillips | 36 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | FRA |
David Bellion | 14 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | SCO |
Kevin Kyle | 22 | 1 | 9+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 31 | FW | ENG |
Marcus Stewart | 24 | 5 | 9+10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 32 | FW | ENG |
Michael Proctor | 28 | 3 | 11+10 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | SVK |
Stanislav Varga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | IRL |
Niall Quinn | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | FA Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | |
10 | Kevin Phillips | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| FW | |
31 | Marcus Stewart | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| FW | |
9 | Tore André Flo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | |
32 | Michael Proctor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| MF | |
8 | Gavin McCann | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MF | |
33 | Julio Arca | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DF | |
3 | Micky Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | |
17 | Jody Craddock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
24 | Sean Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
11 | Kevin Kilbane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | |
15 | David Bellion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
16 | Jason McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | |
19 | Kevin Kyle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
4 | Claudio Reyna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| / | / | / | Total | 21 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
References
- ↑ The fee was compensation agreed at an FA tribunal.
Notes
- ↑ Babb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
- ↑ Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
- ↑ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
- ↑ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
- ↑ Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.
- ↑ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
- ↑ Mercimek was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and would represent them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2006.
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