2002–03 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2002–03 season
Chairman	Nigel Doughty
Manager	Paul Hart
Stadium	City Ground
First Division	6th
Play-offs	Semi-finals
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: David Johnson (25); All: David Johnson (29)

During the 2002–03 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Nottingham Forest rebounded from the previous season's disappointment to finish 6th in the First Division, setting up a play-off with third-placed Sheffield United. Forest were beaten 5-4 on aggregate over two epic semi-final legs, consigning the club to another season in English football's second tier.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
4	Reading	46	25	4	17	61	46	+15	79	Qualification for First Division Playoffs
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P)	46	20	16	10	81	44	+37	76
6	Nottingham Forest	46	20	14	12	82	50	+32	74
7	Ipswich Town	46	19	13	14	80	64	+16	70
8	Norwich City	46	19	12	15	60	49	+11	69

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Darren Ward
2	DF	Matthieu Louis-Jean
3	DF	Jim Brennan
4	DF	Des Walker
5	DF	Jon Olav Hjelde
6	MF	Riccardo Scimeca
7	MF	Darren Huckerby (on loan from Manchester City)
8	MF	Gareth Williams
9	FW	David Johnson
10	FW	Jack Lester
11	FW	Marlon Harewood
12	GK	Barry Roche
14	DF	Chris Doig
15	DF	John Thompson
16	MF	Eugen Bopp
17	DF	Michael Dawson

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Brian Cash
19	FW	Craig Westcarr
20	MF	Andy Reid
21	DF	Davy Oyen
22	MF	Eoin Jess
23	MF	Benjamin Gavanon (on loan from Marseille)
27	MF	Matt Bodkin
28	DF	James Biggins
29	FW	Richard Jeffrey
31	GK	Pascal Formann
32	DF	Tony Vaughan
33	DF	Christian Edwards
34	FW	Mickael Antoine-Curier
35	DF	Gregor Robertson
36	DF	Wes Morgan

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
7	MF	David Prutton (to Southampton)
21	FW	Gary Jones (to Tranmere Rovers)
23	DF	Marcus Hall (to Southampton)

No.		Position	Player
30		MF	Keith Foy (to Doncaster Rovers)
34		FW	David Freeman

Appearances

Playoff stats are included under Division 1.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup		Worthington Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Darren Ward	50	0	47	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF		Matthieu Louis-Jean	45	1	43	1	1	0	1	0
3	DF		Jim Brennan	49	1	47	1	1	0	1	0
4	DF		Des Walker	33	0	31+2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Jon Olav Hjelde	29	0	19+8	0	1	0	+1	0
6	MF		Riccardo Scimeca	45	4	42	3	1	0	2	1
7	MF		David Prutton	26	1	24	1	1	0	1	0
7	FW		Darren Huckerby	11	5	11	5	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Gareth Williams	43	3	41+1	3	0	0	1	0
9	FW		David Johnson	47	29	42+2	27	1	0	2	2
10	MF		Jack Lester	35	9	20+14	7	0	0	1	2
11	FW		Marlon Harewood	49	21	44+2	20	1	1	2	0
12	GK		Barry Roche	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Chris Doig	13	0	4+6	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF		John Thompson	25	3	19+3	3	1	0	1+1	0
16	MF		Eugen Bopp	15	2	10+3	2	0	0	2	0
17	DF		Michael Dawson	42	5	39	5	1	0	2	0
18	MF		Brian Cash	2	0	+1	0	0	0	+1	0
19	FW		Craig Westcarr	13	1	2+9	1	0	0	1+1	0
20	MF		Andy Reid	35	3	24+8	2	1	1	1+1	0
21	DF		Davy Oyen	4	0	+4	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Eoin Jess	33	3	17+15	3	0	0	+1	0
23	DF		Marcus Hall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Benjamin Gavanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Matt Bodkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		James Biggins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Richard Jeffrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Keith Foy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Pascal Formann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Tony Vaughan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Christian Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Mickael Antoine-Curier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF		Gregor Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF		Wes Morgan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 August 2002	Portsmouth	A	0-2	18,910
14 August 2002	Preston North End	H	2-2	18,065	Johnson, Jess
17 August 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4-0	21,129	Harewood, Lester, Scimeca (2)
24 August 2002	Walsall	A	1-2	5,096	Prutton
28 August 2002	Wimbledon	H	2-0	16,431	Johnson (2)
31 August 2002	Coventry City	A	1-0	13,732	Scimeca
14 September 2002	Watford	H	0-1	17,865
18 September 2002	Gillingham	H	4-1	16,073	Harewood (3), Johnson
21 September 2002	Grimsby Town	A	3-0	7,072	Johnson (3)
25 September 2002	Stoke City	A	2-2	14,554	Dawson, Johnson
28 September 2002	Rotherham United	A	3-2	25,089	Johnson (2), Bopp
5 October 2002	Millwall	A	2-1	10,521	Johnson (2)
20 October 2002	Derby County	A	0-0	30,547
26 October 2002	Leicester City	A	2-2	29,497	Johnson, Lester
29 October 2002	Norwich City	A	0-0	20,986
2 November 2002	Sheffield United	H	3-0	22,579	Lester (2), Johnson
9 November 2002	Crystal Palace	A	0-0	18,971
16 November 2002	Bradford City	H	3-0	19,653	Lester, Johnson, Louis-Jean
23 November 2002	Wolves	H	1-2	27,953	Harewood
27 November 2002	Brighton	H	3-2	29,137	Harewood, Johnson, Lester
30 November 2002	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	24,898	Johnson (2),
7 December 2002	Burnley	A	0-1	13,869
14 December 2002	Bradford City	A	0-1	12,245
21 December 2002	Reading	A	2-0	25,831	Johnson, Harewood,
26 December 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-2	26,362
28 December 2002	Portsmouth	H	1-2	28,165	Dawson
1 January 2003	Walsall	H	1-1	28,441	Thompson
18 January 2003	Coventry City	H	1-1	24,487	Williams
25 January 2003	Preston North End	A	1-1	13,508	Johnson
1 February 2003	Wimbledon	A	3-2	3,382	Harewood (2), Johnson,
8 February 2003	Crystal Palace	H	2-1	26,012	Dawson, Harewood
22 February 2003	Stoke City	H	6-0	24,085	Harewood (4), Johnson, Jess
1 March 2003	Watford	A	1-1	17,934	Huckerby
4 March 2003	Gillingham	A	4-1	7,277	Huckerby (2), Harewood, Thompson
10 March 2003	Grimsby Town	H	2-2	25,507	Reid, Williams
15 March 2003	Brighton	A	0-1	6,830
19 March 2003	Derby County	H	3-0	29,725	Harewood (2), Huckerby
22 March 2003	Norwich City	H	4-0	27,296	Huckerby, Harewood, Williams, Brennan
5 April 2003	Ipswich Town	A	4-3	29,503	Harewood (2), Thompson, OG
8 April 2003	Leicester City	A	0-1	32,065
11 April 2003	Wolves	H	2-2	27,209	Johnson, Dawson
15 April 2003	Sheffield United	A	0-1	23,317
18 April 2003	Reading	A	0-1	21,612
21 April 2003	Burnley	H	2-0	25,403	Dawson, Johnson
26 April 2003	Millwall	H	3-3	29,763	Jess, Bopp, Johnson
4 May 2003	Rotherham United	A	2-2	9,942	Lester, Westcarr

Play Offs


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
10 May 2003	Sheffield United	H	1-1	29,064	Johnson
15 May 2003	Sheffield United	A	3-4	24,477	Johnson, Reid, OG

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 2003	West Ham United	A	2-3	11,843	Reid, Harewood

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	11 September 2002	Kidderminster Harriers	H	4-0	4,950	Lester (2), Johnson, Scimeca
R2	2 October 2002	Walsall	A	1-2	4,477	Johnson

References

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