West Bromwich Albion
2002–03 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerGary Megson
Premier League19th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniele Dichio and Scott Dobie (5)
All: Daniele Dichio (8)

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 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

Premier League

17 August 2002 1 Manchester United 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
Solskjær 78' McInnes Red card 63' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,645 (3,100 away)
24 August 2002 2 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Leeds United West Bromwich
Marshall 90' Kewell 39'
Bowyer 53'
Viduka 71'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,618 (2,594 away)
27 August 2002 3 Arsenal 5–2 West Bromwich Albion Highbury
Cole 3'
Lauren 21'
Wiltord 24', 77'
Aliadière 90'		 Dobie 51'
Roberts 87'		 Stadium: London
Attendance: 37,920 (2,900 away)
31 August 2002 4 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Fulham West Bromwich
Moore 49' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,461 (1,757 away fans)
11 September 2002 5 West Ham United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Boleyn Ground
Roberts 28' Stadium: London
Attendance: 34,957 (3,000 away fans)
14 September 2002 6 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Southampton West Bromwich
Gregan 79' Williams Red card 74' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,383
21 September 2002 7 Liverpool 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Anfield
Baroš 56'
Riise 90'		 Hoult Red card 33' Stadium: Liverpool
Attendance: 43,830 (3,000 away)
30 September 2002 8 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
Yorke 72' (pen.)
Duff 76'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,170 (1,452 away)
5 October 2002 9 Newcastle United 2–1 West Bromwich Albion St James' Park
Shearer 45', 69' Bališ 27' Stadium: Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance: 52,142 (3,000 away)
19 October 2002 10 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Birmingham City West Bromwich
Roberts 87' Tébily Red card 81'
Moore 86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,021 (2,600 away)
26 October 2002 11 Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Stamford Bridge
Hasselbaink 30'
Le Saux 55'		 Stadium: London
Attendance: 40,893 (2,650 away)
9 November 2002 13 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Reebok Stadium
N'Gotty Red card 19'
Frandsen 89'		 Dobie 17' Stadium: Bolton
Attendance: 23,630 (2,300 away)
16 November 2002 14 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Aston Villa West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,091 (2,600 away)
23 November 2002 15 Everton 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Goodison Park
Radzinski 55' Stadium: Liverpool
Attendance: 40,113 (3,000 away)
8 December 2002 17 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Bromwich Albion White Hart Lane
Ziege 3'
Keane 29'
Poyet 80'		 Dobie 73' Stadium: London
Attendance: 35,958 (2,900 away)
14 December 2002 18 Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park
Vassell 16'
Staunton Red card 67'
Hitzlsperger 90'		 Koumas 29' Stadium: Birmingham
Attendance: 40,391 (3,400 away)
21 December 2002 19 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Sunderland West Bromwich
Dichio 26'
Koumas 32'		 Phillips 56', 64' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,703
26 December 2002 20 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Arsenal West Bromwich
Dichio 3' Jeffers 48'
Henry 85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,025 (2,588 away)
28 December 2002 21 Charlton Athletic 1–0 West Bromwich Albion The Valley
Lisbie 6' Stadium: London
Attendance: 26,196
18 January 2003 23 Leeds United 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Elland Road
Johnson Red card 72' Stadium: Leeds
Attendance: 39,708 (3,050 away)
29 January 2003 24 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Charlton Athletic West Bromwich
Bartlett 60' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,113 (953 away)
1 February 2003 25 Manchester City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Maine Road
Gilchrist 22' (o.g.) Clement 17'
Moore 71'
Roberts Red card 80'		 Stadium: Manchester
Attendance: 34,765 (2,800 away)
19 February 2003 27 Fulham 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Loftus Road
Saha 72'
Wome 74'
Malbranque 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: London
Attendance: 15,799
23 February 2003 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 West Ham United West Bromwich
Dichio 50' Sinclair 45', 67' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,042 (2,595 away)
1 March 2003 29 Southampton 1–0 West Bromwich Albion St Mary's Stadium
Beattie 7' Stadium: Southampton
Attendance: 31,915 (3,200 away)
16 March 2003 30 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
Stanic 38'
Zola 55'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,024
22 March 2003 31 Birmingham City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion St Andrews
Horsfield 90' Stadium: Birmingham
Attendance: 29,449 (2,700 away)
5 April 2003 32 Middlesbrough 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Riverside Stadium
Christie 36'
Greening 76'
Németh 87'		 Stadium: Middlesbrough
Attendance: 30,187 (2,077 away)
12 April 2003 33 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Everton West Bromwich
Bališ 18' (pen.) Hoult 23' (o.g.)
Campbell 45'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,039 (2,594 away)
19 April 2003 34 Sunderland 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Stadium of Light
Stewart 70' McInnes 39', 42' Stadium: Sunderland
Attendance: 36,025 (2,798 away)
21 April 2003 35 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
Dichio 24' (pen.)
Clement 61'		 Keane 45', 84'
Sheringham 62'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,899 (2,593 away)
26 April 2003 36 West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool West Bromwich
Owen 15', 49', 61', 67'
Baroš 47', 84'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,128 (2,597 away)
3 May 2003 37 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Ewood Park
Duff 12' Koumas 54' Stadium: Blackburn
Attendance: 27,470 (3,000 away)
11 May 2003 38 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Newcastle United West Bromwich
Dobie 57', 72' Jenas 44'
Viana 80'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,036 (2,596 away)

FA Cup

4 January 2003 Round 3 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Bradford City West Bromwich
Dichio 4', 11', 19' Danks 79' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 19,909
25 January 2003 Round 4 Watford 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Watford
Helguson 80' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,975

League Cup

2 October 2002 Round 2 Wigan Athletic 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Wigan
Ellington 31', 61', 80' Hughes 89' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 6,558

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 England ENG Russell Hoult
2 DF Slovakia SVK Igor Bališ
3 DF England ENG Neil Clement
4 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes
5 DF Jamaica JAM Darren Moore[notes 1]
6 DF England ENG Phil Gilchrist
7 MF England ENG Ronnie Wallwork
9 FW England ENG Daniele Dichio
10 MF Wales WAL Andy Johnson[notes 2]
11 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts[notes 3]
12 FW Scotland SCO Scott Dobie[notes 4]
14 MF England ENG Sean Gregan
15 FW England ENG Bob Taylor
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Lee Marshall
17 DF Iceland ISL Lárus Sigurðsson
18 MF Wales WAL Jason Koumas
19 FW England ENG Lee Hughes
20 MF Portugal POR Jordão[notes 5]
21 GK Denmark DEN Brian Jensen
22 DF England ENG James Chambers
23 DF England ENG Adam Chambers
24 DF Nigeria NGA Ifeanyi Udeze (on loan from PAOK Thessaloniki)
25 DF England ENG Des Lyttle
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Murphy
34 MF England 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 England ENG Tony Butler (to Bristol City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK England 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 England ENG Michael Appleton
27 DF England ENG Ross Adams
28 FW England ENG Matthew Turner
29 MF England ENG Mark Briggs
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF England ENG Matt Collins
33 FW England ENG Mark Scott
35 MF England ENG Tamika Mkandawire[notes 6]

Transfers In

Date Position Name Club From Fee Reference
1 July 2002 MF Ronnie Wallwork Manchester United Free [1]
3 August 2002 MF Sean Gregan Preston North End £2,000,000 [2]
14 August 2002 MF Lee Marshall Leicester City £700,000 [3]
29 August 2002 FW Lee Hughes Coventry City £2,500,000 [4]
29 August 2002 MF Jason Koumas Tranmere Rovers £2,250,000 [5]
12 January 2003 DF Ifeanyi Udeze PAOK Loan [6]

Transfers Out

Date Position Name Club To Fee Reference
24 April 2002 MF Ruel Fox None Released [7]
30 April 2002 FW James Quinn Willem II Free [8]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Russell Hoult 3903702000
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Murphy 301+100010
Defenders
2 DF Slovakia SVK Igor Bališ 29227+120+1000
3 DF England ENG Neil Clement 39334+23200+10
5 DF England ENG Darren Moore 3122922000
6 DF England ENG Phil Gilchrist 2402201+1000
17 DF Iceland ISL Lárus Sigurðsson 32023+601+1010
22 DF England ENG James Chambers 902+600010
24 DF Nigeria NGA Ifeanyi Udeze 1107+400000
25 DF England ENG Des Lyttle 502+200010
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes 30228+121000
7 MF England ENG Ronnie Wallwork 30023+402010
10 MF Wales WAL Andy Johnson 34130+212000
14 MF England ENG Sean Gregan 3813612000
16 MF England ENG Lee Marshall 1014+510010
18 MF Wales WAL Jason Koumas 35427+542010
20 MF Portugal POR Jordão 400+300010
23 MF England ENG Adam Chambers 15010+301+1000
34 MF England ENG Lloyd Dyer 10000010
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Danny Dichio 31819+952310
11 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts 34331+132000
12 FW Scotland SCO Scott Dobie 34510+2150+200+10
15 FW England ENG Bob Taylor 402+200000
19 FW England ENG Lee Hughes 24114+900011

Starting 11

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

See also

Notes

  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.

References

  1. ↑ "Wallwork makes Baggies move". BBC Sport. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "West Brom land Gregan". BBC Sport. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Baggies land Marshall". BBC Sport. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Baggies clinch Hughes deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "West Brom tie up Koumas deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ↑ UEFA.com (12 January 2003). "West Brom seal Udeze deal | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fox to leave Baggies". BBC Sport. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Quinn goes Dutch". BBC Sport. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 2003".
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