2002–03 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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.

First-team squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Russell Hoult 2 DF Igor Bališ 3 DF Neil Clement 4 MF Derek McInnes 5 DF Darren Moore[1] 6 DF Phil Gilchrist 7 MF Ronnie Wallwork 9 FW Daniele Dichio 10 MF Andy Johnson[2] 11 FW Jason Roberts[3] 12 FW Scott Dobie[4] 14 MF Sean Gregan 15 FW Bob Taylor

No. Position Player 16 MF Lee Marshall 17 DF Lárus Sigurðsson 18 MF Jason Koumas 19 FW Lee Hughes 20 MF Jordão 21 GK Brian Jensen 22 DF James Chambers 23 DF Adam Chambers 24 DF Ifeanyi Udeze 25 DF Des Lyttle 31 GK Joe Murphy 34 MF Lloyd Dyer

Left club during season

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No. Position Player 24 DF Tony Butler (to Bristol City)

No. Position Player 30 GK Chris Adamson (to St. Patrick's Athletic)

Reserve squad

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No. Position Player 8 MF Michael Appleton 27 DF Ross Adams 28 FW Matthew Turner 29 MF Mark Briggs

No. Position Player 32 DF Matt Collins 33 FW Mark Scott 35 MF Tamika Mkandawire

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[5]

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 1 GK Russell Hoult 39 14 RB Sean Gregan 38 Lárus Sigurðsson has 21 starts 5 CB Darren Moore 31 6 CB Phil Gilchrist 23 3 LB Neil Clement 36 10 RM Andy Johnson 32 2 CM Igor Bališ 27 Ronnie Wallwork has 23 starts 4 CM Derek McInnes 29 18 LM Jason Koumas 30 9 CF Danny Dichio 22 11 CF Jason Roberts 33 Premier League Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion 17 August 2002 1 Manchester United 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, Greater Manchester 15:00 BST Solskjær  78' Report  63' McInnes Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,645 Referee: Steve Bennett West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United 24 August 2002 2 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Leeds United West Bromwich, West Midlands 17:30 BST Marshall  90' Report Kewell  39' Viduka  52', 70' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,618 Referee: Steve Dunn Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion 27 August 2002 3 Arsenal 5–2 West Bromwich Albion Islington, London 20:00 BST Cole  3' Lauren  21' Wiltord  24', 77' Aliadière  90' Report Dobie  52' Roberts  87' Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,920 Referee: Paul Durkin West Bromwich Albion v Fulham 31 August 2002 4 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Fulham West Bromwich, West Midlands 15:00 BST Moore  48' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,461 Referee: Rob Styles West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion 11 September 2002 5 West Ham United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Newham, London 19:45 BST Report Roberts  28' Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,957 Referee: Andy D'Urso West Bromwich Albion v Southampton 14 September 2002 6 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Southampton West Bromwich, West Midlands 15:00 BST Gregan 79' Report  85' Williams Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,383 Referee: Dermot Gallagher Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion 21 September 2002 Liverpool 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool, Merseyside Baroš  56' Riise  90' Report Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,830 Referee: David Elleray Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion 5 October 2002 Newcastle United 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside 15:00 Shearer  45', 69' Report Balis  26' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,142 Referee: Chris Foy West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City 19 October 2002 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Birmingham City West Bromwich, West Midlands 15:00 BST (UTC+01) Roberts  87' Report Moore  86' (o.g.) Tébily  82' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,021 Referee: Graham Poll West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City 2 November 2002 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Manchester City West Bromwich, West Midlands 15:00 Clement  62' Report  51' Anelka  71' Goater Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,044 Referee: David Elleray West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal 26 December 2002 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Arsenal West Bromwich, West Midlands Dichio  3' Report Jeffers  48' Henry  85' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,025 Referee: Graham Poll Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion 1 February 2003 Manchester City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, Greater Manchester 15:00 Gilchrist  22' (o.g.) Report  18' Clement  79' Gregan  81' Roberts Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,765 Referee: Neale Barry Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion 18 January 2003 Leeds United 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Leeds, West Yorkshire Report Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,708 Referee: Uriah Rennie Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion 22 March 2003 Birmingham City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham, West Midlands 12:00 GMT (UTC) Horsfield  90' Report Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,449 Referee: Paul Durkin West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool 26 April 2003 West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool West Bromwich, West Midlands Report Owen  15', 49', 61', 67' Baroš  47', 84' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,128 Referee: Dermot Gallagher West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United 11 May 2003 38 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Newcastle United West Bromwich, West Midlands 15:00 Dobie  57', 72' Report Jenas  43' Viana  80' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,036 Referee: Graham Barber Transfers In Date 1 July 2002 13 July 2002[6] 5 August 2002[7] 14 August 2002[8] 29 August 2002[9] 29 August 2002[10] 16 January 2003 Pos. DF GK MF MF FW MF DF Name Ronnie Wallwork Joe Murphy Sean Gregan Lee Marshall Jason Koumas Lee Hughes Ifeanyi Udeze From Manchester United Tranmere Rovers Preston North End Leicester City Tranmere Rovers Coventry City PAOK Salonika Fee Free Free £1,500,000 £700,000 £2,500,000 £2,500,000 Loan Out Date 1 July 2002 1 July 2002 Pos. MF GK Name Adam Oliver Elliot Morris To Released Glentoran Fee N/A Free See also West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons References ↑ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006. ↑ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998. ↑ Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1999. ↑ Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 2002. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2003 ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2126459.stm ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2159195.stm ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2133174.stm ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2208534.stm ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2212007.stm West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons 1878–79 1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 West Bromwich Albion Football Club Overview The Club History Seasons Records and statistics Players Managers Europe Women's team All articles Grounds Cooper's Hill Dartmouth Park Bunn's Field Four Acres Stoney Lane The Hawthorns Rivalries Black Country derby Aston Villa F.C.–West Bromwich Albion F.C. rivalry 2002–03 in English football « 2001–02 2003–04 » FA competitions FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) Premier League and Football League Premier League Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division) League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final) Play-offs (First Division Final, Second Division Final, Third Division Final) Football Conference Football Conference Lower leagues Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League North West Counties League Wessex League Western League European competitions Champions League (Final) UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup Related to national team UEFA Euro 2004 qualification (Group 7) Sven-Göran Eriksson Club seasons Premier League Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United First Division Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Gillingham Ipswich Town Leicester City Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Walsall Watford Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Barnsley Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers Third Division Boston United Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Darlington Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Oxford United Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Wrexham York City Non-League AFC Wimbledon Gateshead Newport County Yeovil Town Summer 2002 transfers Winter 2002–03 transfers Summer 2003 transfers