2002–03 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2002–03 season
Manager Dario Gradi
Football League Second Division 2nd
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
League Trophy Quarter Final

The 2002–03 season saw Crewe Alexandra compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 2nd position with 86 points, gaining automatic promotion to the First Division.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Wigan Athletic 46 29 13 4 68 25  +43 100
2. Crewe Alexandra 46 25 11 10 76 40  +36 86
3. Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48  +31 83
4. Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 69 35  +24 83
5. Oldham Athletic 46 22 16 8 68 38  +30 82
6. Cardiff City 46 23 12 11 68 43  +25 81
7. Tranmere Rovers 46 23 11 12 66 57  +9 80
8. Plymouth Argyle 46 17 14 15 63 52  +11 65
9. Luton Town 46 17 14 15 67 62  +5 65
10. Swindon Town 46 16 12 18 59 63  -4 60
11. Peterborough United 46 14 16 16 51 54  -3 58
12. Colchester United 46 14 16 16 52 56  -4 58
13. Blackpool 46 15 13 18 56 64  -8 58
14. Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70  -5 55
15. Notts County 46 13 16 17 62 70  -8 55
16. Brentford 46 14 12 20 47 56  -9 54
17. Port Vale 46 14 11 21 54 70  -16 53
18. Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 13 20 59 66  -7 52
19. Barnsley 46 13 13 20 51 64  -13 52
20. Chesterfield 46 14 8 24 43 73  -30 50
21. Cheltenham Town 46 10 18 18 53 68  -15 48
22. Huddersfield Town 46 11 12 23 39 61  -22 45
23. Mansfield Town 46 12 8 26 66 97  -31 44
24. Northampton Town 46 10 9 27 40 79  -39 39

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
110 August 2002Northampton TownA1 – 15,694Sorvel
213 August 2002Notts CountyH0 – 36,141
317 August 2002Colchester UnitedH2 – 05,138Hulse, Bell
424 August 2002Huddersfield TownA1 – 18,447Hulse
527 August 2002Cheltenham TownH1 – 05,488Jack
631 August 2002Mansfield TownA5 – 04,138Walker, Jack, Hulse, Foster, Lunt
77 September 2002ChesterfieldH0 – 05,837
814 September 2002Peterborough UnitedA0 – 04,345
917 September 2002Wycombe WanderersA2 – 14,909Hulse (2)
1021 September 2002Tranmere RoversH2 – 06,875Hulse, Curtis (o.g.)
1128 September 2002Cardiff CityA1 – 213,208Hulse
125 October 2002Queens Park RangersH2 – 07,683Jones (2)
1312 October 2002Stockport CountyA4 – 16,468Lunt, Jones, Hulse (2)
1419 October 2002Plymouth ArgyleA0 – 16,733
1526 October 2002Port ValeA2 – 16,374Hulse (2)
1629 October 2002Luton TownH0 – 16,030
172 November 2002Wigan AthleticA0 – 27,086
189 November 2002BrentfordH2 – 15,663Hulse (2)
1923 November 2002BlackpoolH3 – 07,019Hulse, Sodje, Tierney
2030 November 2002Bristol CityA2 – 212,585Hulse, Foster
2114 December 2002BarnsleyH2 – 05,633Jack, Foster
2221 December 2002Swindon TownA3 – 14,957Foster, Ashton, Jack
2326 December 2002Cheltenham TownA4 – 05,548Ashton, Jack, Brammer, Vaughan
2429 December 2002Oldham AthleticH1 – 29,006Hulse
251 January 2003Mansfield TownH2 – 06,931Walton, Miles
2611 January 2003Colchester UnitedA2 – 12,949Jones (2)
2718 January 2003Huddersfield TownH1 – 05,819Jones
2825 January 2003Oldham AthleticA3 – 17,579Hulse (2), Ashton
291 February 2003Northampton TownH3 – 36,164Jones (2), Vaughan
304 February 2003Notts CountyA2 – 23,875Jones (2), Hulse
318 February 2003BrentfordA2 – 15,424Lunt (2)
3222 February 2003ChesterfieldA2 – 03,956Jack, Wright
3325 February 2003Wigan AthleticH0 – 18,917
341 March 2003Peterborough UnitedH0 – 15,704
354 March 2003Wycombe WanderersH4 – 25,398Lunt, Hulse, Ashton (2)
368 March 2003Tranmere RoversA1 – 28,670Hulse
3715 March 2003Port ValeH1 – 18,146Sorvel
3818 March 2003Plymouth ArgyleA3 – 17,777Jack, Ashton (2)
3922 March 2003Luton TownA4 – 06,607Ashton (2), Jack, Vaughan
4029 March 2003Stockport CountyH1 – 07,336Jack
4112 April 2003BlackpoolA1 – 07,623Lunt
4215 April 2003Bristol CityH1 – 17,901Lunt
4319 April 2003Swindon TownA0 – 16,384
4421 April 2003BarnsleyA2 – 19,369Sorvel, Hulse
4526 April 2003Queens Park RangersA0 – 016,921
463 May 2003Cardiff CityH1 – 19,562Walker

FA Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R116 November 2002Port ValeA1 – 05,507Ashton
R27 December 2002Mansfield TownH3 – 04,563Ashton, Brammer, Rix
R34 January 2003BournemouthA0 – 07,252
R3 Replay14 January 2003BournemouthH2 – 2 (1 – 3 pens)4,540Jones, Sodje

Football League Cup

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R110 September 2002Port ValeA2 – 03,765Jack (2)
R21 October 2002Manchester CityA2 – 321,820Jack, Hulse

Football League Trophy

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R122 October 2002Mansfield TownA4 – 01,874Jack, Hulse (3)
R212 November 2002BlackpoolH2 – 02,600Jack, Ashton
QF10 December 2002Doncaster RoversH8 – 02,189Vaughan, Ashton (3), Jack (2), Lunt, Jones
SF29 January 2003Shrewsbury TownA2 – 44,646Hulse, Ashton

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKNigeria Ademola Bankole 2(1)00(1)000406(2)0
2DFEngland David Wright 31140103(1)039(1)1
3DFEngland Richard Walker 31(5)21(1)0204038(6)2
4MFEngland Kenny Lunt 467402042569
5DFEngland Dave Walton 27(1)1400(1)00031(2)1
6DFEngland Stephen Foster 354301040434
7FWEngland Colin Little 3(3)00010004(3)0
8MFEngland Dave Brammer 411412020491
9FWEngland Rob Hulse 35(3)2210112439(3)27
10FWEngland Dean Ashton 24(14)91(1)2103534(15)15
11FWSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Rodney Jack 35(3)920203042(3)9
12MFEngland Neil Sorvel 39(4)340204049(4)3
13GKTrinidad and Tobago Clayton Ince 430402000480
14MFWales David Vaughan 28(4)340102135(4)4
15MFEngland Wayne Collins 0000000(1)00(1)0
16DFNigeria Efe Sodje 23(6)10(3)1202027(9)2
17MFNorthern Ireland Steve Jones 18(12)92(1)10(1)02(2)123(16)11
18DFEngland Chris McCready 6(2)00001007(3)0
19MFEngland Ben Rix 17(6)02(1)1001(1)020(8)0
20MFEngland Lee Bell 3(13)10(2)0001(3)04(18)0
21FWEngland Paul Edwards 0(2)00000000(2)0
22GKEngland Stuart Tomlinson 0(1)00000000(1)0
23MFEngland Alex Morris 0000000000
23DFSaint Kitts and Nevis Sagi Burton 1000000010
24MFEngland James Robinson 0(1)00000000(1)0
25FWEngland John Miles 0(5)120100(2)03(7)1
26FWEngland Michael Higdon 0000000000
27DFEngland Adam Yates 0000000000
28FWEngland Andy White 0(2)00000000(2)0
29DFEngland Paul Tierney 14(3)120003019(3)1
30GKAustralia Danny Milosevic 1000000010
31MFEngland Stefan Oakes 3(4)00000003(4)0
33FWEngland Luke Varney 0000000000
40FWRepublic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 0000000000

References

  1. "Crewe Alexandra 2002/03". Statto. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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