2002–03 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
| 2002–03 season | |
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| Chairman | Jeremy Peace |
| Manager | Gary Megson |
| Premier League | 19th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer |
League: 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 |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Russell Hoult | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK |  |
Joe Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  |
Igor Bališ | 29 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Neil Clement | 39 | 3 | 34+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Darren Moore | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Phil Gilchrist | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF |  |
Lárus Sigurðsson | 32 | 0 | 23+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | |
James Chambers | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  |
Ifeanyi Udeze | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | |
Des Lyttle | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  |
Derek McInnes | 30 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Ronnie Wallwork | 30 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Andy Johnson | 34 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Sean Gregan | 38 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Lee Marshall | 10 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Jason Koumas | 35 | 4 | 27+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  |
Jordão | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
Adam Chambers | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | |
Lloyd Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Danny Dichio | 31 | 8 | 19+9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  |
Jason Roberts | 34 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | |
Scott Dobie | 34 | 5 | 10+21 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | |
Bob Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Lee Hughes | 24 | 1 | 14+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[5]
