2002–03 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 2002–03 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Middlesbrough
2002–03 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerSteve McClaren
FA Premier League11th
FA CupThird Round
League CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Massimo Maccarone (9)
All: Massimo Maccarone (9)
Highest home attendance34,747 v Liverpool (Premier League)
Away: 67,464 v Manchester United (Premier League)
Lowest home attendance27,433 v Southampton (Premier League)
Away: 7,558 v Brentford (League Cup)

Kit

Middlesbrough had a new sponsor, Dial-a-Phone, for the 2002-03 season. The team's kit was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of white shirts with black piping, plain white shorts and white socks with navy blue trim.[1]

Season review

Despite losing the new £6 million signing of the returning Juninho, Boro made a promising start to the 2002-03 season, peaking at third in early October. The signings of Maccarone and Boateng, along with the loan of Geremi, gave the fans real hope of a top-six finish. However, following a fantastic 3-0 win away at Spurs at the end of September, Middlesbrough seemed to press the self-destruct button, losing the next 8 games away from home without scoring; although they remained undefeated in this period at home, this saw them sink to 12th position. This persuaded Steve McClaren to make changes, and during the January transfer window he brought in Chris Riggott and Malcolm Christie from Derby County, Michael Ricketts from Bolton Wanderers and Doriva on loan from Celta Vigo. This, coupled with the return of the now-fit Juninho, stopped the bad run of form and the results picked up a bit. Middlesbrough hovered around 14th for a few weeks before finishing 11th. Again, the season was regarded as a disappointment after the promising start.

Both cups were also a disappointment for Boro. They went out of the FA Cup in the third round, losing 1-0 at Chelsea. They fared slightly better in the League Cup, beating Brentford 4-1 in the second round but then losing to lower league opposition in the form of Ipswich Town, 3-1 away.

Final league table
Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62 −11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44 +4 49
12 Charlton Athletic 38 14 7 17 45 56 −11 49
13 Birmingham City 38 13 9 16 41 49 −8 48
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

First-team squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Mark Schwarzer 3903801000
2 DF Robbie Stockdale 15012+200010
3 DF Franck Queudrue 33229+211011
4 DF Ugo Ehiogu 32331+130000
5 DF Chris Riggott 524+120000
6 DF Gareth Southgate 3723621000
7 MF George Boateng 2802800000
8 FW Szilárd Németh 28615+1360000
9 FW Massimo Maccarone 34926+890000
10 MF Juninho 1039+130000
11 FW Alen Bokšić 19213+520+1000
12 MF Jonathan Greening 3923821000
14 MF Geremi 3473371000
15 DF Tony Vidmar 1509+301020
16 FW Joseph-Désiré Job 29422+641000
17 MF Stewart Downing 310+20000+11
18 MF Mark Wilson 934+221021
19 FW Malcolm Christie 12411+140000
20 MF Doriva 503+200000
20 FW Dean Windass 400+201010
21 FW Michael Ricketts 915+410000
23 MF Carlos Marinelli 913+400021
25 GK Mark Crossley 20000020
26 FW Noel Whelan 1722+1310+1011
27 MF John Eustace 100+100000
28 DF Colin Cooper 23014+600+1020
29 DF Jason Gavin 10000010
30 MF Stuart Parnaby 2202100010
31 DF Luke Wilkshire 1607+700020
32 MF Allan Johnston 20000020
33 DF David Murphy 804+400000
34 GK Sam Russell 00000000
35 GK Brad Jones 00000000
37 DF Brian Close 1000000+10
38 DF Andrew Davies 20100010
39 MF Craig Dove 2000000+20
41 MF Jamie Cade 1000000+10
42 FW Phil Gulliver 00000000

Discipline

Disciplinary records for 2002–03 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.[2]

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
1Mark Schwarzer10
2Robbie Stockdale30
3Franck Queudrue73
4Ugo Ehiogu50
5Chris Riggott10
6Gareth Southgate30
7George Boateng60
9Massimo Maccarone20
10Juninho Paulista10
11Alen Bokšić20
12Jonathan Greening50
14Geremi Njitap20
15Tony Vidmar10
16Joseph-Désiré Job10
18Mark Wilson31
21Michael Ricketts10
23Carlos Marinelli20
26Noel Whelan20
27John Eustace10
30Stuart Parnaby10
31Luke Wilkshire21
37Brian Close10

Transfers

In
Date Player Previous club Cost
4 June 2002 Massimo Maccarone Empoli£8,150,000[3]
25 July 2002 Geremi Real MadridSeason-long loan[4]
30 July 2002 George BoatengAston Villa£5,000,000
5 August 2002 Juninho Atlético Madrid£6,000,000[5]
31 January 2003 Malcolm Christie and Chris RiggottDerby County£5,000,000[6]
31 January 2003 Michael RickettsBolton Wanderers£3,500,000[7]
31 January 2003 Doriva Celta VigoLoan[8]

Out
Date Player New club Cost
6 August 2002 Paul InceWolverhampton WanderersFree[9]
12 August 2002 Paul OkonLeeds UnitedFree[10]
22 August 2002 Mark SummerbellCarlisle UnitedFree[11]
29 August 2002 Phil Stamp HeartsFree[12]
30 August 2002 Robbie MustoeCharlton AthleticFree[13]
15 January 2003 Dean WindassSheffield UnitedFree[14]
21 March 2003 Mark HudsonChesterfieldFree[15]
17 May 2003 Anthony OrmerodScarboroughFree[16]
2 June 2003 Alen BokšićContract terminated-[17]

Results

Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHA
ResultDDWLWLWWWLDLWLWLDDLWLLDLLDWDWWDWDLLLWL
Position1113101068733569676799108101312131415131312121111121313131011
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Game Date Venue Opponent Result
F–A		 Attendance Boro Goalscorers Man of the Match
117 August 2002ASouthampton0–028,341Schwarzer
224 August 2002HFulham2–228,588Maccarone 32', 51'
331 August 2002HBlackburn Rovers1–028,270Job 90'Southgate
43 September 2002AManchester United0–167,464
510 September 2002HSunderland3–032,155Németh 17', 66' Maccarone 37'
614 September 2002AEverton1–232,240Németh 11'
721 September 2002HBirmingham City1–029,869Queudrue 29'
828 September 2002ATottenham Hotspur3–036,082Maccarone 33', Geremi 55', Job 58'Maccarone
95 October 2002HBolton Wanderers2–031,005Ehiogu 23', Geremi 68'
1020 October 2002ACharlton Athletic0–126,271
1126 October 2002HLeeds United2–234,723Job 25', Southgate 83'
124 November 2002ANewcastle United0–251,558
139 November 2002HLiverpool1–034,747Southgate 82'Greening
1416 November 2002AChelsea0–139,064
1523 November 2002HManchester City3–131,510Ehiogu 53', Bokšić 62, Geremi 84'
1630 November 2002AWest Bromwich Albion0–127,029
177 December 2002HWest Ham United2–228,283Németh 58', Ehiogu 88'
1814 December 2002HChelsea1–129,160Geremi 32'
1921 December 2002AArsenal0–238,003
2026 December 2002HManchester United3–134,673Bokšić 44', Németh 48', Job 85'
2128 December 2002AAston Villa0–133,637
221 January 2003ABlackburn Rovers0–123,413
2311 January 2003HSouthampton2–227,443Whelan 73', Maccarone 82'
2419 January 2003AFulham0–114,253
2528 January 2003HAston Villa2–527,546Maccarone 33', Greening 35'
268 February 2003ALiverpool1–142,247Geremi 38'
2722 February 2003ASunderland3–142,134Riggott 21', 28', Christie 59'
281 March 2003HEverton1–132,473Juninho 74'
295 March 2003HNewcastle United1–034,814Geremi 62'
3015 March 2003ALeeds United3–239,073Maccarone 36', Juninho 45', Geremi 64'
3122 March 2003HCharlton Athletic1–129,080Christie 57'
325 April 2003HWest Bromwich Albion3–030,187Christie 36', Greening 76', Németh 87'
3312 April 2003AManchester City0–034,793
3419 April 2003HArsenal0–234,724
3521 April 2003AWest Ham United0–135,019
3626 April 2003ABirmingham City0–328,821
373 May 2003HTottenham Hotspur5–130,230Christie 23', Juninho 26', Németh 28', Maccarone 51', 75'
3811 May 2003ABolton Wanderers1–227,241Ricketts 61'

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
21 October 2002BrentfordAway4-1 7,558Marinelli, Whelan, Wilson, Downing
36 November 2002Ipswich TownAway3-1 14,417Queudrue

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
34 January 2003ChelseaAway1-0 29,796

Statistics

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2002-03.[18]

NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
Massimo Maccarone9009
Németh7007
Geremi7007
Job4004
Ehiogu3003
Christie4004
Juninho3003
Bokšić2002
Greening2002
Riggott2002
Queudrue1012
Whelan1012
Ricketts1001
Marinelli0011
Wilson0011
Downing0011
Southgate2002

Appearances and discipline

Appearance and disciplinary records for 2002-03 league and cup matches.[19]

NameAppearancesYellow cardsRed cards
Schwarzer3910
Crossley200
Parnaby2310
Queudrue3373
Ehiogu3250
Riggott510
Southgate3730
Gavin100
Close110
Vidmar1520
Davies200
Stockdale1530
Cooper2310
Murphy800
Boateng2860
Juninho1010
Downing300
Geremi3420
Greening3960
Johnston200
Dove200
Eustace110
Wilson931
Doriva500
Marinelli910
Wilkshire1611
Christie1200
Maccarone3430
Ricketts910
Whelan1730
Windass410
Németh3000
Bokšić1920
Job2910

References and notes
  1. http://www.kitclassics.co.uk/kits/Middlesbro.png
  2. "ESPNsoccernet: Middlesbrough Squad Statistics". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2010, Euro 2008, champion's league, premiership football, bundesliga, serie a, j-league Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Middlesbrough | Geremi granted Boro permit
  5. BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Middlesbrough | Juninho heads back to Boro
  6. BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Middlesbrough | Boro grab Derby pair
  7. BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Middlesbrough | Ricketts seals Boro move
  8. www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database
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  14. "www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database". Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  15. www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database
  16. www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database
  17. www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "ESPNsoccernet: Middlesbrough Squad Statistics". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
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