2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City
2002–03 season
ChairmanSteve Lansdown
ManagerDanny Wilson
StadiumAshton Gate
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Murray (19)
All:
Scott Murray (27)

The 2002–03 season was Bristol City Football Club's 105th season in English football, and their fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. It was Danny Wilson's third year in charge of the club since his arrival in July 2000. A third place saw Bristol City reach the play-offs, but a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City in the semi-finals, ended their hopes of league promotion. However, the club saw some success, after reaching the final in the Football League Trophy, where they beat Carlisle United 2–0, but failed to repeat this throughout the rest of the season, as they exited in the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Leicester City, and the first round of the League Cup against Oxford United.

The club's leading goalscorer was Scott Murray, with 27 goals in all competitions.

Player details

Squad information

# Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals League debut
Goalkeepers
1
Steve Phillips
England England
(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 24)
148
0
14
Mike Stowell
England England
(1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 37)
25
0
11 August 2001 vs Northampton Town
21
Billy Mercer
England England
(1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 33)
25
0
2 November 1999 vs Gillingham
34
Boaz Myhill
Wales Wales
(1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19)
0
0
Defenders
2
Louis Carey
Scotland Scotland
(1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 25)
274
4
3
Mickey Bell
England England
(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 30)
234
33
9 August 1997 vs Grimsby Town
5
Tony Butler
England England
(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 29)
40
1
31 August 2002 vs Tranmere Rovers
6
Matthew Hill
England England
(1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 21)
135
4
7 November 1998 vs Wolves
Midfielders
4
Tommy Doherty
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
(1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 23)
128
4
7
Scott Murray
Scotland Scotland
(1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 28)
226
46
20 December 1997 vs Chesterfield
8
Joe Burnell
England England
(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 21)
116
0
15 January 2000 vs Bournemouth
11
Brian Tinnion
England England
(1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (aged 34)
395
34
15
Robin Hulbert
England England
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
39
0
24 April 2000 vs Oxford United
Strikers
9
Peter Beadle
England England
(1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 30)
83
14
19 October 1999 vs Colchester United
10
Lee Peacock
Scotland Scotland
(1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 25)
105
40
12 August 2000 vs Wrexham
12
Aaron Brown
England England
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
130
7
12 December 1998 vs Crystal Palace

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 29 13 4 68 25 +43 100 Promoted
2 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 86
3 Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48 +31 83 Participated in play-offs
4 Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 69 45 +24 83
5 Oldham Athletic 46 22 16 8 68 38 +30 82
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Matches

Pre-season

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
23 July 2002 Yeovil Town Away L 0–1 927
27 July 2002 Ipswich Town Home L 0–3 5,017
30 July 2002 Exeter City Away W 1–0 Murray 63' 1,253
31 July 2002 Tiverton Town Away D 1–1 Roberts 15' 430
3 August 2002 Hereford United Away W 5–0 Goodison 16', Roberts 45', Lita (2) 82', 90', Woodman 85' 961

Second Division

Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division
Second Division match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
10 August 2002 Blackpool Home W 2–0 Peacock 77', Murray 90' 11,891
13 August 2002 Brentford Away L 0–1 7,130
17 August 2002 Wigan Athletic Away L 0–2 6,548
24 August 2002 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 3–0 Bell 38', Murray 52', Roberts 72' 9,597
26 August 2002 Plymouth Argyle Away L 0–2 11,922
31 August 2002 Tranmere Rovers Home W 2–0 Tinnion 70' pen., Murray 74' 9,849
6 September 2002 Northampton Town Home W 3–0 Peacock (2) 7', 76', Clist 87' 11,104
14 September 2002 Cheltenham Town Away W 3–2 Murray 3', Coles 43', Matthews 53' 5,895
17 September 2002 Oldham Athletic Away L 0–1 5,583
21 September 2002 Queens Park Rangers Home L 1–3 Murray 11' 12,221
28 September 2002 Port Vale Away W 3–2 Beadle 18', Murray 40', Lita 90' 4,286
5 October 2002 Chesterfield Home W 4–0 Roberts 26', Hill 63', Murray 90', 90' 10,107
12 October 2002 Barnsley Away W 4–1 Butler 19', Roberts (3) 28', 58', 73' 10,495
19 October 2002 Swindon Town Home W 2–0 Murray 12', Tinnion 38' 13,205
26 October 2002 Peterborough United Away W 3–1 Tinnion 3', Brown 17', Murray 90' 5,332
29 October 2002 Huddersfield Town Home W 1–0 Hill 38' 11,494
9 November 2002 Colchester United Away D 2–2 Peacock (2) 42', 58' 3,398
23 November 2002 Mansfield Town Away W 5–4 Murray 39', Roberts (2) 50', 90', Tinnion 87' pen., Lita 90' 4,801
30 November 2002 Crewe Alexandra Home D 2–2 Murray 48', Peacock 84' 12,585
14 December 2002 Cardiff City Away W 2–0 Tinnion 49' pen., Roberts 76' 15,239
21 December 2002 Luton Town Home D 1–1 Beadle 90' 14,057
26 December 2002 Plymouth Argyle Home D 0–0 18,085
28 December 2002 Stockport County Away W 4–1 Peacock 19', Coles 40', Rosenior 45', Beadle 89' 5,100
1 January 2003 Wycombe Wanderers Away L 1–2 Tinnion 87' pen. 6,785
10 January 2003 Wigan Athletic Home L 0–1 13,151
18 January 2003 Tranmere Rovers Away D 1–1 Bell 10' 7,459
25 January 2003 Stockport County Home D 1–1 Roberts 50' 10,831
1 February 2003 Blackpool Away D 0–0 7,290
8 February 2003 Colchester United Home L 1–2 Fagan 51' 11,107
11 February 2003 Brentford Home D 0–0 9,084
15 February 2003 Notts County Away L 0–2 7,048
22 February 2003 Northampton Town Away W 2–1 Robins 12', Tinnion 35' 4,688
1 March 2003 Cheltenham Town Home W 3–1 Robins 2', Brown 20', Rosenior 90' 11,711
4 March 2003 Oldham Athletic Home W 2–0 Murray 54', Roberts 90' 11,194
8 March 2003 Queens Park Rangers Away L 0–1 14,681
15 March 2003 Peterborough United Home W 1–0 Robins 12' 11,231
19 March 2003 Swindon Town Away D 1–1 Robins 48' 8,629
22 March 2003 Huddersfield Town Away W 2–1 Hill 17', Peacock 36' 9,477
29 March 2003 Barnsley Home W 2–0 Murray 6', Roberts 63' 10,232
12 April 2003 Mansfield Town Home W 5–2 Peacock 13', Murray (3) 32', 51', 80', Carey 70' 12,013
15 April 2003 Crewe Alexandra Away D 1–1 Roberts 62' 7,901
19 April 2003 Luton Town Away D 2–2 Tinnion 66' pen., Peacock 75' 6,381
22 April 2003 Cardiff City Home W 2–0 Tinnion 55' pen., Roberts 73' 15,615
26 April 2003 Chesterfield Away L 0–2 4,770
3 May 2003 Port Vale Home W 2–0 Murray 31', Peacock 43' 12,410

Play-offs

Cardiff City1–0Bristol City
Thorne 74' Report
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Howard Webb
Bristol City0–0Cardiff City
Report
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Jeff Winter

Cardiff City won 1–0 on aggregate.

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 16 November 2002 Heybridge Swifts Away W 7–0 Roberts (2) 16', 40', Tinnion 40' pen., Murray (2) 45', 61', Lita (2) 66', 82' 2,046
Second round 8 December 2002 Harrogate Railway Athletic Away W 3–1 Walker 20' o.g., Murray 53', Roberts 90' 3,500
Third round 4 January 2003 Leicester City Away L 0–2 25,868

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

Bristol City entered the first round of the League Cup, where they were drawn against Oxford United.

Football League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 10 September 2002 Oxford United Away L 0–1 4,065

Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 22 October 2002 Queens Park Rangers Away W 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 4,722
Second round 12 November 2002 Boston United Away W 2–1
Golden goal		 Murray 33', Coles 111' 1,408
Third round 11 December 2002 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 3–0 Murray 41', Peacock (2) 64', 71' 3,506
Fourth round 21 January 2003 Bournemouth Away W 3–1 Bell (2) 68', 77', Murray 90' 5,125
Semi-finals, First leg 18 February 2003 Cambridge United Home W 4–2 Doherty 21', Burnell 64', Murray 67', Robins 77' 7,173
Semi-finals, Second leg 25 February 2003 Cambridge United Away W 3–0
7–2 agg.		 Carey 11', Murray 45', Roberts 80' 3,956
Final 6 April 2003 Carlisle United Neutral W 2–0 Peacock 78', Rosenior 89' 50,913

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