2002–03 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
Season 2002–03
Owner Publicly traded company
Chairmen David Bernstein (until 5 Mar. 2003)
John Wardle
Manager Kevin Keegan
Team captain Ali Benarbia
Home stadium Maine Road
PremierLeague Ninth
League Cup Third round
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals)
(7th highest in Premier League)
All comps: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals)
Average home
attendance		 34,564 – over 19 PL home games
(11th highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance		 35,141 v Liverpool
28 September 2002
Highest away
attendance		 67,646 v Manchester United
9 February 2003
Lowest home
attendance		 21,820 v Crewe Alexandra
1 October 2002
Lowest away
attendance		 15,007 v Wigan Athletic
5 November 2002
← 2001–02 2003–04 →
Results summary - all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home102947.6%
Away641030.0%
Both1661939.0%
Results summary - Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home92847.4%
Away64931.6%
Both1561739.5%

The 2002–03 season was Manchester City Football Club's first season back playing in the Premier League again after having been relegated from it at the end of the 2000–01 season. This was the club's sixth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football ten years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, this was Manchester City's 111th season playing in any division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

This season was the team's first one playing in the Premier League under the stewardship of Kevin Keegan who, having taken over the helm as manager from Joe Royle after the club had been relegated to the Football League First Division fifteen months earlier, had led the club to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. In fact, the previous season had seen Manchester City promoted in style, with the team breaking many prior club records as it became the new First Division champions. This successful campaign allowed Keegan to delve into the transfer market in the summer and he brought in a number of high-profile players - such as striker Nicolas Anelka, defender Sylvain Distin and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel - in an effort to ensure that the team was strong enough to remain in the Premier League now that it was back there again.

By spending the £13m transfer fee required to bring Anelka to Manchester City from Paris Saint-Germain the club broke its previous transfer record. Sylvain Distin also transferred over to Manchester City from PSG for £5m, while Peter Schmeichel joined the club on a free transfer from Aston Villa. Some of the other players Keegan brought in during the newly introduced summer transfer window were Marc-Vivien Foé, who joined the club on a season-long loan from Lyon, Vicente Matías Vuoso (from Independiente) and Mikkel Bischoff. Additionally, Robbie Fowler, David Sommeil and Djamel Belmadi were also signed by Keegan a few months later during the 2003 January transfer window.

The new year would also see the man that had been the main impetus behind the hiring of Kevin Keegan, chairman David Bernstein, fall out with his new hire and leave the club following a boardroom dispute over finances and managerial structure that followed closely on the back of the previous week's resignation of the club's managing director. The initial cause of this dispute had occurred back in January concerning the protracted transfer saga of Robbie Fowler (which Bernstein had originally brokered).[1] He was succeeded as club chairman by former deputy chairman John Wardle.[2]

This season's campaign would finally see Manchester City win its first Manchester Derby in over 13 years, allowing Peter Schmeichel to establish an exceptional record where he has never been on the losing side in a derby game. During his nine years playing with Manchester United the Reds were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single final season playing with the Blues, City won the derby game played at Maine Road and drew the one played at Old Trafford. This was also to be Manchester City's last season playing at its historic Maine Road ground before moving to its current home at City of Manchester Stadium. Consequently, the last game of the season was also the last game ever played at the club's old ground, and Marc-Vivien Foé would have the distinction of being recorded in the soccer annals as the player who scored the last ever goal for Manchester City at Maine Road.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice.[3]

Home
Away
Third
Squad at end of season[4]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK Peter Schmeichel
2 France DF David Sommeil
3 Denmark DF Niclas Jensen
4 Netherlands DF Gerard Wiekens
5 France DF Sylvain Distin
6 Northern Ireland MF Kevin Horlock
7 England FW Darren Huckerby
8 Algeria MF Ali Benarbia
9 Costa Rica FW Paulo Wanchope
10 Bermuda FW Shaun Goater
11 England FW Jon Macken
12 England GK Nicky Weaver
13 France MF Christian Negouai
14 Israel DF Eyal Berkovic
15 Norway DF Alf-Inge Håland
16 Scotland DF Paul Ritchie
17 China DF Sun Jihai
19 Australia MF Danny Tiatto
20 England GK Carlo Nash
No. Position Player
21 Argentina FW Vicente Matías Vuoso
22 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
23 Cameroon MF Marc-Vivien Foé (on loan from Lyon)
24 England DF Steve Howey
25 Cameroon DF Lucien Mettomo
27 Denmark DF Mikkel Bischoff
28 Netherlands DF Tyrone Loran
29 England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 Republic of Ireland DF Paddy McCarthy
31 Algeria MF Djamel Belmadi (on loan from Marseille)
32 Denmark GK Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 England FW Robbie Fowler
34 England DF Stephen Jordan
35 Republic of Ireland GK Brian Murphy
36 Republic of Ireland MF Glenn Whelan
39 France FW Nicolas Anelka
40 England MF Chris Shuker
41 England MF Joey Barton

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. Position Player
18 Northern Ireland MF Jeff Whitley (released)
31 France DF Laurent Charvet (to Sochaux)
33 New Zealand FW Chris Killen (to Oldham Athletic)
33 England GK Tim Flowers (on loan from Leicester City)
No. Position Player
37 Canada MF Terry Dunfield (to Bury)
38 Wales MF Rhys Day (to Mansfield Town)
44 Algeria MF Karim Kerkar (released)

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Everton 38 17 8 13 48 49 −1 59
8 Southampton 38 13 13 12 43 46 −3 52 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62 −11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44 +4 49
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
  2. ↑ Manchester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as Fair Play winners.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 6 17 47 54  −7 51 9 2 8 28 26  +2 6 4 9 19 28  −9

Last updated: 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2002-03

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultLWLWLDDLLLWWWLLWWDLWWDWLWLDLLWLLDWWLWL

Source: Premier League results 2002-03
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

League Cup

Second round

Third round

FA Cup

Third round

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel 3102901010
20 GK England Carlo Nash 90900000
Defenders
2 DF France David Sommeil 1411410000
3 DF Denmark Niclas Jensen 36132+111020
4 DF Netherlands Gerard Wiekens 805+10100+10
5 DF France Sylvain Distin 3603401010
17 DF China Sun Jihai 31225+321020
22 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 26024+100010
24 DF England Steve Howey 2622420020
25 DF Cameroon Lucien Mettomo 603+101010
27 DF Denmark Mikkel Bischoff 10100000
34 DF England Stephen Jordan 100+100000
Midfielders
6 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock 33022+80101+10
8 MF Algeria Ali Benarbia 36321+1231020
14 MF Israel Eyal Berkovic 2922710+1011
19 MF Australia Danny Tiatto 13010+300000
23 MF Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé 3893591020
31 MF Algeria Djamel Belmadi 802+600000
40 MF England Chris Shuker 301+200000
41 MF England Joey Barton 71710000
Forwards
7 FW England Darren Huckerby 1926+1010+100+21
10 FW Bermuda Shaun Goater 29714+1270+1020
11 FW Republic of Ireland Jon Macken 500+500000
29 FW England Shaun Wright-Phillips 34123+81101+10
33 FW England Robbie Fowler 13212+120000
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka 411438141020

Last updated: 31 June 2003
Source: [5][6]

Goal scorers

Information current as of 11 May 2003 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bernstein quits: bad news for the Blues?". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Man City chairman quits". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Man City takes First Advice in £5m shirt deal". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media Limited. 18 April 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/faprem/mancity.htm
  5. ↑ https://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-city/tab/players/season/2003/comp/56/
  6. ↑ https://www.football-lineups.com/team/Manchester_City/FA_Premier_League_2002-2003/Analysis/
  7. ↑ "Man City preview". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Tranmere snap up Loran". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Charvet leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Whitley leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  11. ↑ "Whitley joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "Schmeichel announces retirement". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "Flowers joins Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "Belmadi makes Man City switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  15. 1 2 "Paul Ritchie - Career". soccerbase.com. (Racing Post). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  16. ↑ "Pompey eye Scots pair". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  17. ↑ "Thompson seeks more signings". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  18. ↑ "Boston bid for McCarthy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  19. ↑ "Deadline-day transfers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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