2002–03 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2002–03 season
Chairman Paul Stapleton
Manager Paul Sturrock
Second Division 8th
FA Cup Third Round (eliminated by Dagenham & Redbridge)
League Cup First Round (eliminated by Crystal Palace)
Football League Trophy Second Round (eliminated by Brentford)
Top goalscorer League:
Marino Keith (11)
All:
Marino Keith (12)
Highest home attendance 11,922 (vs Bristol City, 26 August 2002)
Lowest home attendance 6,835 (vs Brentford, 22 March 2003)
Average home league attendance 8,980

The 2002–03 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 99th consecutive season as a professional club. It began on 1 July 2002, and concluded on 30 June 2003, although competitive games were only played between August and May.

Season summary

The club began the 2002–03 season in the Football League Second Division, following their promotion from the Third Division.[1] They finished in a creditable 8th position, with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 15 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Marino Keith with 12 goals in all competitions. The club reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, drawing 2–2 at home with Dagenham & Redbridge before losing the replay 2–0. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated away to Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra-time. They also competed in the Football League Trophy where they reached the Second Round before being defeated 2–0 at home by Brentford. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included David Norris, Tony Capaldi, Hasney Aljofree, and Nathan Lowndes.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Football League

League Table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7Tranmere Rovers 462311126657+980
8Plymouth Argyle 461714156352+1165
9Luton Town 461714156762+565

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Third Round Replay

Football League Cup

First Round

Football League Trophy

Southern Section First Round

Southern Section Second Round

Squad details

Player statistics

Key

  † Permanent player left club during the season.
  ‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season.
  ¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season.
  * First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle.

# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; A yellow card = Yellow cards; A red card = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward

Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2002–03 season are included.[2]

# Pos Name P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline [3][4][5]
1GKRomain Larrieu 430401048000
2DFDavid Worrell 430401048040
3DFBrian McGlinchey 191200021141
4MFDavid Friio 366411041780
5DFGraham Coughlan 425401047530
6DFCraig Taylor† 1000001000
7MFDavid Beresford 150000015*000
8FWNathan Lowndes 162001017*240
9FWMickey Evans 424411047530
10FWIan Stonebridge 375421042710
11MFMartin Phillips 242201027230
12MFSteve Adams 372401042220
13MFKieran McAnespie 4000004*000
14MFLee Hodges 392301043200
15DFPaul Wotton 4384310481160
16MFOsvaldo Lopes† 90101011*000
17MFGrant Smith‡ 5100005*110
17FWStewart Yetton 1000001000
18DFHasney Aljofree 191101021130
19FWMarino Keith 37114000411120
20MFJason Bent 251200027121
21FWBlair Sturrock 201301124200
22MFJoe Broad 5000005000
23GKLuke McCormick 3000003000
24DFStuart Malcolm 3000003*000
25MFNeil Heaney† 0000000000
26MFDavid Norris‡ 336300036*640
27DFTony Barras‡ 4000004*000
27MFTony Capaldi 1000001*000
29MFPaul Bernard 100000010*010
29GKDanny Milosevic‡ 1000001*000
30DFPaul Connolly 2000002000
33GKDanny Williams‡ 0000000000

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
8 July 2002England David BeresfordHull CityFree
8 July 2002England Nathan LowndesLivingstonUndisclosed
13 August 2002Scotland Stuart MalcolmSt JohnstoneFree
30 August 2002England Hasney AljofreeDundee UnitedFree
14 December 2002England David NorrisBolton Wanderers£25,000
23 December 2002Scotland Paul BernardBarnsleyFree
27 March 2003Scotland Kieran McAnespieFulhamFree
30 April 2003Northern Ireland Tony CapaldiBirmingham CityFree

Out

Date Player To Fee
6 September 2002Scotland Martin GrittonTorquay UnitedFree
9 September 2002England Sean EversWokingFree
18 December 2002England Neil HeaneyFree AgentReleased
1 January 2003England Kevin WillsTorquay UnitedFree
2 June 2003France Osvaldo LopesFree AgentReleased
13 June 2003England Craig TaylorTorquay UnitedFree

Loans

In

Start date Player To End date
9 October 2002England David NorrisBolton Wanderers13 December 2002
6 November 2002Australia Danny MilosevicLeeds United10 November 2002
20 November 2002England Tony BarrasWalsall1 January 2003
11 March 2003Scotland Grant SmithSheffield United4 May 2003

Out In

Start date Player From End date
5 August 2002Scotland Martin GrittonTorquay United5 September 2002
29 November 2002England Kevin WillsTorquay United29 December 2002
24 February 2003England Craig TaylorTorquay United4 May 2003

References

  1. ↑ GoS: 2002–03
  2. ↑ Team Page
  3. ↑ Appearances
  4. ↑ Discipline
  5. ↑ Soccerbase Statistics
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