2002–03 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
2002–03 season
Chairman Terry Brown
Manager Glenn Roeder (until 17 April)
Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
Stadium Boleyn Ground
Premier League 18th (relegated)
FA Cup Fourth round
(knocked out by Manchester United)
League Cup Third round
(knocked out by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer League:
Paolo Di Canio (9)
All:
Jermain Defoe (11)
Average home league attendance 34,432

The 2002–03 season saw West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). West Ham were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season, after finishing in 18th place.

Season summary

West Ham were surprisingly relegated, following a disastrous season. This was despite the club boasting several players who were regulars or would be future regulars for the English national team, including David James, Trevor Sinclair, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Michael Carrick.

West Ham were poor all season, and a run of 3 wins from the opening 24 matches saw West Ham bottom of the Premier League with only 16 points.[1] However, the poor league form was put into perspective when manager Glenn Roeder collapsed after a Premiership match against Middlesbrough; it was later revealed he was suffering from a non-malignant brain tumour, which was operated on successfully. United legend Sir Trevor Brooking was named as caretaker manager, and a good run of form towards the end of the season saw West Ham go into the last day of the season with a chance of beating the drop. The last game of the season was against newly-promoted debutants in the 2002-03 season Birmingham City. They needed to at least better Bolton Wanderers' result at home against Middlesbrough, who were tied on points albeit with a superior goal difference. However, West Ham drew 2–2, with goals from Les Ferdinand and Paolo Di Canio, replying to goals scored for the West Midlands side - Geoff Horsfield and Stern John, and were relegated, ending their 10-year stay in the top division since 1993.[2] A win would still have seen the East London side relegated as Bolton beat Middlesbrough 2-1 at the Reebok Stadium.[3]

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 2003–04 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.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK David James
2 Czech Republic DF Tomáš Řepka
3 England DF Nigel Winterburn
4 Scotland MF Don Hutchison[4]
5 England MF Lee Bowyer
6 England MF Michael Carrick
7 Scotland DF Christian Dailly
8 England MF Trevor Sinclair
9 England FW Jermain Defoe
10 Italy FW Paolo Di Canio
11 Northern Ireland MF Steve Lomas[5]
14 France FW Frédéric Kanouté[6]
No. Position Player
15 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen[7]
16 England MF John Moncur
19 England DF Ian Pearce
20 England DF Scott Minto
21 Australia MF Richard Garcia
22 England FW Les Ferdinand
23 England DF Glen Johnson
24 England DF Rufus Brevett
25 France MF Édouard Cissé (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
26 England MF Joe Cole (captain)
29 Guinea FW Titi Camara
30 France DF Sébastien Schemmel

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
5 Slovakia DF Vladimír Labant (on loan to Sparta Prague)
22 Trinidad and Tobago MF Brent Rahim (on loan from Levski Sofia)
28 France MF Laurent Courtois (to Istres)
No. Position Player
33 England FW Billy Mehmet[8] (to Dunfermline Athletic)
34 Northern Ireland MF Grant McCann (to Cheltenham Town)
35 England DF Louis Riddle (to Stevenage Borough)

Results

Premier League

League Cup

FA Cup

Statistics

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 026.32
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 050.00
League Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 42 11 13 18 46 69 −23 026.19

Goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1ST9EnglandJermain Defoe82111
2ST10ItalyPaolo Di Canio9009
3MF8EnglandTrevor Sinclair8008
4ST14FranceFrédéric Kanouté5005
MF26EnglandJoe Cole4105
6Own goals3003
7DF19EnglandIan Pearce2002
ST22EnglandLes Ferdinand2002
9MF6EnglandMichael Carrick0011
Totals 42 3 1 46

League position by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAHA
ResultLDLLLDWLWWLLLDLLDLDDDDLLWLLWWDWDDLWWWD
Position2016192020202020161415161819202020202020201920201819191818181718181818181818

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England David James 4203802020
Defenders
2 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Řepka 3403200+1010
3 DF England Nigel Winterburn 20016+20100+10
5 DF Slovakia Vladimír Labant 100+100000
7 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 29023+301+1010
15 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Breen 1809+502020
19 DF England Ian Pearce 33226+422010
20 DF England Scott Minto 1509+301020
23 DF England Glen Johnson 16014+100+1000
24 DF England Rufus Brevett 13012+100000
30 DF France Sebastien Schemmel 19015+10101+10
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 1000+1000000
5 MF England Lee Bowyer 1101001000
6 MF England Michael Carrick 34128+212020
8 MF England Trevor Sinclair 41836+282010
11 MF Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 32027+201020
16 MF England John Moncur 700+700000
21 MF Australia Richard Garcia 20000+100+10
25 MF France Édouard Cissé 28018+702010
26 MF England Joe Cole 4053642120
Forwards
9 FW England Jermain Defoe 421129+982221
10 FW Italy Paolo Di Canio 19916+290010
14 FW France Frédéric Kanouté 17512+550000
22 FW England Les Ferdinand 14212+220000
29 FW Guinea Titi Camara 600+400+1010

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
26 June 2002 ST France Youssef Sofiane France Auxerre Free[9]
28 June 2002 GK Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw England Manchester United Free[10]
29 July 2002 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Breen England Coventry City Free[11]
6 August 2002 MF France Édouard Cissé France Paris Saint-Germain Loan[12]
16 August 2002 MF Trinidad and Tobago Brent Rahim Bulgaria Levski Sofia Loan[13]
11 January 2003 MF England Lee Bowyer England Leeds United £100,000[14]
21 January 2003 ST England Les Ferdinand England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[15]
31 January 2003 DF England Rufus Brevett England Fulham Undisclosed[16]

Out

Date Pos. Name From Fee
May 2002 DF Saint Kitts and Nevis Adam Newton England Peterborough United Free
May 2002 DF Norway Ragnvald Soma Norway Bryne FK Free
29 May 2002 DF Australia Hayden Foxe England Portsmouth £400,000[17]
27 June 2002 DF Cameroon Rigobert Song France Lens Free[18]
1 July 2002 GK Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop England Portsmouth Free
25 July 2002 GK Canada Craig Forrest Retired [19]
29 July 2002 DF England Gary Charles Retired [20]
20 August 2002 ST England Paul Kitson England Brighton & Hove Albion Free[21]
13 September 2002 DF England Steve Potts England Dagenham & Redbridge Free
12 December 2002 DF Slovakia Vladimír Labant Czech Republic Sparta Prague Loan[22]
January 2003 MF Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Cheltenham Town £50,000
15 January 2003 MF France Laurent Courtois France FC Istres Free

References

  1. ↑ West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
  2. ↑ "West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  5. ↑ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  6. ↑ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  7. ↑ Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
  8. ↑ Mehmet was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland, Cyprus and Turkey internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in 2004.
  9. ↑ "Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 2002-06-28. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  11. ↑ "Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 2002-07-29. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  12. ↑ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  13. ↑ "Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
  14. ↑ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
  15. ↑ "Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
  16. ↑ "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 2003-01-31. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  17. ↑ "Redknapp bags Foxe". BBC News. 29 May 2002.
  18. ↑ "Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
  19. ↑ "Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
  20. ↑ "Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
  21. ↑ "Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
  22. ↑ "Labant makes loan return". BBC News. 12 December 2002.
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