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First Division 2002/2003 : Results, rankings and all statistics
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First Division2002/2003

Season
Tier : 2
Type of clubs : A
Country : England
GamesGames played : 552
Goals forGoals scored : 1512 (2.74 goals per match )
Yellow cardsYellow cards : 1714
Red cardsRed cards : 106

45%
Home victories

26%
Draws

29%
Away victories

Players age average : 27.34 years
Number of players participating : 691
Promoted : Stoke City, Reading, Brighton & Hove
Relegated to lower tier : Barnsley, Stockport, Crewe Alexandra
Promoted to higher tier : Manchester City, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion
Relegated from higher tier : Ipswich Town, Leicester, Derby County

First Division 2002/2003's fixtures and results

Round 46

May 04, 2003
Bradford0 5Portsmouth
  • 20'Gianluca Festa
  • 48'Svetoslav Todorov
  • 50'Svetoslav Todorov
  • 58'Svetoslav Todorov (p)
  • 67'Steve Stone
    • Derby County1 4Ipswich Town
  • 22'Rob Lee
  • 32'Pablo Couñago
  • 37'Darren Bent
  • 41'Jim Magilton
  • 90'Matt Holland
    • Gillingham2 1Crystal Palace
  • 3'Nyron Nosworthy
  • 5'Nyron Nosworthy
  • 30'Dougie Freedman (p)
    • Grimsby Town2 2Brighton & Hove
  • 23'Michael Keane (p)
  • 60'Richard Hughes
  • 45'Bobby Zamora (p)
  • 47'Danny Cullip
    • Millwall2 0Coventry
  • 51'Tony Craig
  • 54'Tim Cahill
    • Norwich City2 0Preston NE
  • 46'Tyrone Mears (o.g)
  • 63'Philip Mulryne
    • Rotherham United2 2Nottingham
  • 55'Alan Lee
  • 69'Mark Robins
  • 63'Jack Lester
  • 66'Craig Westcarr
    • S Wednesday2 1Walsall
  • 66'Lloyd Owusu
  • 76'Alan Quinn
  • 56'Pedro Matías
    • Stoke City1 0Reading
  • 55'Ade Akinbiyi
    • Watford2 0Sheffield United
  • 64'Neil Cox
  • 79'Scott Fitzgerald
    • Wimbledon FC2 1Burnley
  • 55'David Connolly
  • 81'David Connolly
  • 27'Gareth Taylor
    • Wolverhampton1 1Leicester
  • 57'Kenny Miller
  • 86'Trevor Benjamin (p)

    • General rankingLast updated on 04/05/2003

    pts m v d l GF GA diff
    1
    		logo PortsmouthPortsmouth9846291169745+52
    2
    		logo LeicesterLeicester9046251567039+31
    3
    		logo Sheffield UnitedSheffield United80462311127252+20
    4
    		logo ReadingReading8046255166043+17
    5
    		logo WolverhamptonWolverhampton76462016108144+37
    6
    		logo Nottingham ForestNottingham74462014128250+32
    7
    		logo Ipswich TownIpswich Town70461913148064+16
    8
    		logo Norwich CityNorwich City69461912156049+11
    9
    		logo MillwallMillwall6646199185969-10
    10
    		logo Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC65461811177673+3
    11
    		logo GillinghamGillingham62461614165665-9
    12
    		logo Preston North EndPreston NE61461613176870-2
    13
    		logo WatfordWatford6046179205470-16
    14
    		logo Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace59461417155952+7
    15
    		logo Rotherham UnitedRotherham United594615141762620
    16
    		logo BurnleyBurnley55461510216589-24
    17
    		logo WalsallWalsall5446159225769-12
    18
    		logo Derby CountyDerby County5246157245574-19
    19
    		logo BradfordBradford52461410225173-22
    20
    		logo CoventryCoventry50461214204662-16
    21
    		logo Stoke CityStoke City50461214204569-24
    22
    		logo Sheffield WednesdayS Wednesday46461016205673-17
    23
    		logo Brighton & HoveBrighton & Hove45461112234967-18
    24
    		logo Grimsby TownGrimsby Town3946912254885-37

    Latest transfers

    All transfers

    One match scorers

    Darren Byfieldhas scored 4 goals during the match Millwall 0-6 Rotherham United (10/08/2002)
    Marlon Harewoodhas scored 3 goals during the match Nottingham 4-1 Gillingham (18/09/2002)
    David Johnsonhas scored 3 goals during the match Grimsby Town 0-3 Nottingham (21/09/2002)
    Carl Asabahas scored 3 goals during the match Brighton & Hove 2-4 Sheffield United (19/10/2002)
    Nicky Forsterhas scored 3 goals during the match Reading 3-1 Ipswich Town (19/10/2002)
    Andy Johnsonhas scored 3 goals during the match Crystal Palace 5-0 Brighton & Hove (26/10/2002)
    Andy Johnsonhas scored 3 goals during the match Walsall 3-4 Crystal Palace (29/10/2002)
    Nathan Blakehas scored 3 goals during the match Gillingham 0-4 Wolverhampton (29/10/2002)
    David Connollyhas scored 3 goals during the match Wimbledon FC 4-2 Norwich City (02/11/2002)
    David Connollyhas scored 4 goals during the match Bradford 3-5 Wimbledon FC (09/11/2002)
    Marlon Harewoodhas scored 4 goals during the match Nottingham 6-0 Stoke City (22/02/2003)
    Paul Dickovhas scored 3 goals during the match Leicester 4-0 Wimbledon FC (22/02/2003)
    Kenny Millerhas scored 3 goals during the match Wolverhampton 4-0 Crystal Palace (01/03/2003)
    Michael Choprahas scored 4 goals during the match Burnley 4-7 Watford (05/04/2003)
    Gareth Taylorhas scored 3 goals during the match Burnley 4-7 Watford (05/04/2003)
    Nicky Forsterhas scored 3 goals during the match Reading 5-1 Preston NE (15/04/2003)
    Júnior Pipocahas scored 3 goals during the match Walsall 3-2 Derby County (26/04/2003)
    Svetoslav Todorovhas scored 3 goals during the match Bradford 0-5 Portsmouth (04/05/2003)

    Individual rankingsLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 04:35

    Player Goals pen. eff. Min.p. M.p. Start Home Away 1H 2H Team % Last goal
    Svetoslav Todorov 26 1 143 3711 45 43 15 11 11 15 28% 04/05/2003
    David Johnson 25 2 136 3392 42 40 17 8 14 11 31% 26/04/2003
    David Connolly 23 2 106 2440 28 28 8 15 8 15 31% 04/05/2003
    Marlon Harewood 20 3 189 3785 44 42 14 6 13 7 25% 05/04/2003
    Neil Shipperley 20 3 198 3966 46 46 14 6 9 11 27% 26/04/2003
    Kenny Miller 19 1 159 3022 43 35 11 8 5 14 24% 04/05/2003
    Paul Dickov 17 7 210 3566 42 42 12 5 9 8 24% 18/03/2003
    Pablo Couñago 17 0 138 2353 38 28 10 7 8 9 22% 04/05/2003
    Richard Cresswell 16 0 226 3618 42 42 10 6 7 9 24% 12/04/2003
    Nicky Forster 16 0 189 3027 40 35 8 8 12 4 27% 15/04/2003
    Michael Brown 16 5 214 3421 40 39 9 7 6 10 23% 29/04/2003
    Gareth Taylor 16 0 213 3409 40 38 6 10 11 5 26% 04/05/2003
    Andy Gray 15 4 262 3930 44 44 6 9 6 9 30% 19/04/2003
    Júnior Pipoca 15 0 157 2361 36 28 13 2 8 7 27% 26/04/2003
    Alan Lee 15 4 219 3282 41 38 9 6 5 10 25% 04/05/2003

    Rankings

    1 S WednesdayV 4-2 Wimbledon FC05/04/2003VPortsmouth 1-2 12/04/2003D 0-0 Grimsby Town19/04/2003DBrighton & Hove 1-1 21/04/2003VBurnley 2-7 26/04/2003V 2-1 Walsall04/05/2003
    2 MillwallV 3-1 Stoke City12/04/2003VDerby County 1-2 16/04/2003LWolverhampton 3-0 19/04/2003V 3-2 Crystal Palace21/04/2003DNottingham 3-3 26/04/2003V 2-0 Coventry04/05/2003
    3 PortsmouthL 1-2 S Wednesday12/04/2003V 1-0 Burnley15/04/2003LIpswich Town 3-0 18/04/2003V 3-0 Reading21/04/2003V 3-2 Rotherham United27/04/2003VBradford 0-5 04/05/2003
    4 Wimbledon FCV 1-0 Sheffield United07/04/2003L 0-2 Derby County12/04/2003LStoke City 2-1 19/04/2003V 2-0 Preston NE21/04/2003VIpswich Town 1-5 26/04/2003V 2-1 Burnley04/05/2003
    5 Stoke CityV 2-0 Rotherham United09/04/2003LMillwall 3-1 12/04/2003V 2-1 Wimbledon FC19/04/2003VCoventry 0-1 21/04/2003LCrystal Palace 1-0 26/04/2003V 1-0 Reading04/05/2003
    6 WolverhamptonVGrimsby Town 0-1 08/04/2003DNottingham 2-2 11/04/2003V 3-0 Millwall19/04/2003VNorwich City 0-3 21/04/2003DSheffield United 3-3 26/04/2003D 1-1 Leicester04/05/2003
    7 ReadingV 5-1 Preston NE15/04/2003V 1-0 Nottingham18/04/2003LPortsmouth 3-0 21/04/2003V 2-1 Grimsby Town26/04/2003VWatford 0-3 30/04/2003LStoke City 1-0 04/05/2003
    8 WalsallVGillingham 0-1 12/04/2003D 0-0 Coventry15/04/2003D 0-0 Norwich City19/04/2003VGrimsby Town 0-1 21/04/2003V 3-2 Derby County26/04/2003LS Wednesday 2-1 04/05/2003
    9 Sheffield UnitedV 1-0 Nottingham15/04/2003LPreston NE 2-0 19/04/2003V 2-1 Leicester21/04/2003D 3-3 Wolverhampton26/04/2003V 3-0 Bradford29/04/2003LWatford 2-0 04/05/2003
    10 Ipswich TownL 3-4 Nottingham05/04/2003VCoventry 2-4 12/04/2003V 3-0 Portsmouth18/04/2003LRotherham United 2-1 21/04/2003L 1-5 Wimbledon FC26/04/2003VDerby County 1-4 04/05/2003
    11 WatfordVCrystal Palace 0-1 08/04/2003LBradford 2-1 19/04/2003V 2-0 Derby County21/04/2003LBrighton & Hove 4-0 26/04/2003L 0-3 Reading30/04/2003V 2-0 Sheffield United04/05/2003
    12 LeicesterV 1-0 Nottingham08/04/2003DRotherham United 1-1 12/04/2003V 2-0 Brighton & Hove19/04/2003LSheffield United 2-1 21/04/2003D 1-1 Norwich City27/04/2003DWolverhampton 1-1 04/05/2003
    13 Preston NEVBrighton & Hove 0-2 12/04/2003LReading 5-1 15/04/2003V 2-0 Sheffield United19/04/2003LWimbledon FC 2-0 21/04/2003V 1-0 Bradford26/04/2003LNorwich City 2-0 04/05/2003
    14 GillinghamDStoke City 0-0 05/04/2003L 0-1 Walsall12/04/2003LBurnley 2-0 19/04/2003V 1-0 Bradford21/04/2003DCoventry 0-0 26/04/2003V 2-1 Crystal Palace04/05/2003
    15 Norwich CityLDerby County 2-1 05/04/2003V 2-0 Burnley12/04/2003DWalsall 0-0 19/04/2003L 0-3 Wolverhampton21/04/2003DLeicester 1-1 27/04/2003V 2-0 Preston NE04/05/2003
    16 Brighton & HoveVReading 1-2 04/04/2003L 0-2 Preston NE12/04/2003LLeicester 2-0 19/04/2003D 1-1 S Wednesday21/04/2003V 4-0 Watford26/04/2003DGrimsby Town 2-2 04/05/2003
    17 Crystal PalaceL 0-1 Watford08/04/2003VGrimsby Town 1-4 12/04/2003D 0-0 Rotherham United19/04/2003LMillwall 3-2 21/04/2003V 1-0 Stoke City26/04/2003LGillingham 2-1 04/05/2003
    18 NottinghamD 2-2 Wolverhampton11/04/2003LSheffield United 1-0 15/04/2003LReading 1-0 18/04/2003V 2-0 Burnley21/04/2003D 3-3 Millwall26/04/2003DRotherham United 2-2 04/05/2003
    19 Rotherham UnitedLStoke City 2-0 09/04/2003D 1-1 Leicester12/04/2003DCrystal Palace 0-0 19/04/2003V 2-1 Ipswich Town21/04/2003LPortsmouth 3-2 27/04/2003D 2-2 Nottingham04/05/2003
    20 Derby CountyVWimbledon FC 0-2 12/04/2003L 1-2 Millwall16/04/2003V 1-0 Coventry19/04/2003LWatford 2-0 21/04/2003LWalsall 3-2 26/04/2003L 1-4 Ipswich Town04/05/2003
    21 BurnleyLNorwich City 2-0 12/04/2003LPortsmouth 1-0 15/04/2003V 2-0 Gillingham19/04/2003LNottingham 2-0 21/04/2003L 2-7 S Wednesday26/04/2003LWimbledon FC 2-1 04/05/2003
    22 BradfordL 0-1 Millwall05/04/2003V 2-1 Watford19/04/2003LGillingham 1-0 21/04/2003LPreston NE 1-0 26/04/2003LSheffield United 3-0 29/04/2003L 0-5 Portsmouth04/05/2003
    23 Grimsby TownL 0-1 Wolverhampton08/04/2003L 1-4 Crystal Palace12/04/2003DS Wednesday 0-0 19/04/2003L 0-1 Walsall21/04/2003LReading 2-1 26/04/2003D 2-2 Brighton & Hove04/05/2003
    24 CoventryL 2-4 Ipswich Town12/04/2003DWalsall 0-0 15/04/2003LDerby County 1-0 19/04/2003L 0-1 Stoke City21/04/2003D 0-0 Gillingham26/04/2003LMillwall 2-0 04/05/2003

    Longest streaksLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 04:33

    Ranking matchday by matchdayLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 04:33

    Team \ Rd12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    logo PortsmouthPortsmouth554311111111111111111111111111111111111111111
    logo LeicesterLeicester518673222222332222222222222222222222222222222
    logo Sheffield UnitedSheffield United15151611813445656545678667553333333456544333334333
    logo ReadingReading22121520151012131112910101210867755667667755333333444563544
    logo WolverhamptonWolverhampton11531241012141114151311899658677910108867864666666655455
    logo Nottingham ForestNottingham191910121061187445466554433334545444545455555446666
    logo Ipswich TownIpswich Town51168912141519211914151718202018171819191816141212111291098877777777777
    logo Norwich CityNorwich City242242333333223433344445454576777788888888888
    logo MillwallMillwall24222322232118182119202020191619161614101517171815161313101212141617161717141412109999
    logo Wimbledon FCWimbledon FC17171915191513141820212122212017151215131115141416171717171617171715139991011912101010
    logo GillinghamGillingham10215576991013131191113141516171716121213141514151714159109101010991314131311
    logo Preston North EndPreston NE151416101314171612171819181617151717181216141617181818181818181818161414111213141210121112
    logo WatfordWatford1920141811177788746543458789889910108891012121716161717151516141513
    logo Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace88111318181517161617181715141212131114121091177991113131214131213141312131111151214
    logo Rotherham UnitedRotherham United1397358545889891110910111081110111111121310681091011121111101413111415
    logo BurnleyBurnley1823242424242020201811981012141111999131513121314161615161111111112131516171615161616
    logo WalsallWalsall192420171216192217151617161819161819191918181919191919192020202019192019191919202020191717
    logo Derby CountyDerby County31079151016101391011121413101314121613111315171516151414151615181820202020191718181918
    logo BradfordBradford1113181914991110131212141315181920202020202020202020201919191920201918181815161817171819
    logo CoventryCoventry8954685667677777810131514121068866911111313141515151618181919202020
    logo Stoke CityStoke City111713131719221915141516192021212222222222222222222222222122232423212222232122222121212121
    logo Sheffield WednesdayS Wednesday111621232120212122222222212222232323232323242424242323232323242324232324242424242323232322
    logo Brighton & HoveBrighton & Hove4512151922232323242424242424242424242424232323232424242424222121222121222321212222222223
    logo Grimsby TownGrimsby Town232121212223242424232323232323222121212121212121212121212221212222242423212223232424242424

    Goals per quarterLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 04:33

    MinutesGoals
    0 - 15187
    Best scorer : James Scowcroft - 4 Goals
    16 - 30223
    Best scorer : Gareth Taylor - 6 Goals
    31 - 45+251
    Best scorer : Nicky Forster - 7 Goals
    46 - 60244
    Best scorer : Svetoslav Todorov - 8 Goals
    61 - 75270
    Best scorer : Dean Sturridge - 5 Goals
    76 - 90+336
    Best scorer : Kenny Miller - 8 Goals

    Most frequent scoresLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 04:33

    Score Frequence
    0 - 0 45 times
    1 - 0 97 times
    1 - 1 60 times
    2 - 0 71 times
    2 - 1 86 times
    2 - 2 31 times
    3 - 0 35 times
    3 - 1 25 times
    3 - 2 29 times
    3 - 3 7 times
    4 - 0 14 times
    4 - 1 12 times
    Score Frequence
    4 - 2 15 times
    4 - 3 4 times
    5 - 0 5 times
    5 - 1 3 times
    5 - 2 2 times
    5 - 3 2 times
    6 - 0 3 times
    6 - 1 1 times
    6 - 2 2 times
    6 - 5 1 times
    7 - 2 1 times
    7 - 4 1 times

    Goals scored per matchdayLast updated on 21/05/2024 at 04:33

    General statistics by teamLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 04:35

    Team Participants Different First XI Different Scorers Best scorer
    Coventry 44 39 16 Jay Bothroyd (8 goals)
    S Wednesday 38 39 21 Shefki Kuqi (8 goals)
    Derby County 36 42 17 Malcolm Christie (8 goals)
    Bradford 36 42 16 Andy Gray (15 goals)
    Sheffield United 34 39 13 Michael Brown (16 goals)
    Grimsby Town 33 41 17 John Oster (6 goals)
    Crystal Palace 33 44 17 Andy Johnson (11 goals)
    Brighton & Hove 33 38 15 Bobby Zamora (14 goals)
    Millwall 32 35 18 Neil Harris (12 goals)
    Watford 32 42 14 Heidar Helguson (11 goals)
    Portsmouth 29 35 17 Svetoslav Todorov (26 goals)
    Stoke City 29 35 17 Andy Cooke (6 goals)
    Walsall 29 33 15 Júnior Pipoca (15 goals)
    Reading 29 35 16 Nicky Forster (16 goals)
    Ipswich Town 29 37 16 Pablo Couñago (17 goals)
    Preston NE 28 38 13 Richard Cresswell (16 goals)
    Leicester 27 36 15 Paul Dickov (17 goals)
    Norwich City 27 34 13 Paul McVeigh (14 goals)
    Burnley 27 38 14 Gareth Taylor (16 goals)
    Gillingham 26 35 15 Paul Shaw (12 goals)

    Teams ages statisticsLast updated on 16/05/2024 at 23:54

    Team Average age Oldest player Youngest player
    Wimbledon FC 23.7 Mark Williams (31 years) Michael Gordon (17 years)
    Derby County 24.7 Rob Lee (35 years) Lee Holmes (14 years)
    Crystal Palace 24.9 Curtis Fleming (33 years) Gary Borrowdale (16 years)
    Nottingham 25 Des Walker (36 years) Craig Westcarr (16 years)
    Coventry 25.6 Steve Walsh (37 years) Ben Mackey (15 years)
    Stoke City 25.6 Mark Crossley (32 years) Kris Commons (18 years)
    Millwall 25.7 Steve Claridge (35 years) Moses Ashikodi (14 years)
    Preston NE 25.9 Jonathan Gould (33 years) John Bailey (17 years)
    Ipswich Town 25.9 Mark Venus (34 years) Aidan Collins (15 years)
    S Wednesday 26 Trond-Egil Soltvedt (34 years) Richard Wood (16 years)
    Watford 26.1 Alec Chamberlain (37 years) Jamie Hand (17 years)
    Norwich City 26.2 Iwan Roberts (33 years) Ryan Jarvis (15 years)
    Bradford 26.4 Gary Walsh (33 years) Simon Francis (16 years)
    Portsmouth 26.7 Paul Merson (33 years) Lewis Buxton (18 years)
    Grimsby Town 26.7 Paul Groves (35 years) David Soames (17 years)
    Reading 26.8 Phil Parkinson (34 years) Peter Castle (14 years)
    Brighton & Hove 26.9 Dave Beasant (42 years) Adam Hinshelwood (17 years)
    Sheffield United 26.9 Stuart McCall (37 years) Michael Tonge (18 years)
    Wolverhampton 27 Denis Irwin (36 years) Carlton Cole (18 years)
    Gillingham 27.3 Andy Hessenthaler (36 years) Akwasi Fobi-Edusei (15 years)

    Countries statisticsLast updated on 14/05/2024 at 04:35

    Country Number of games played Number of players Number of goals scored
    England 8409 415 761
    Scotland 1238 51 149
    Republic of Ireland 758 36 86
    Wales 542 24 52
    Jamaica 530 20 89
    Northern Ireland 340 14 36
    Netherlands 252 10 17
    Australia 214 9 18
    France 177 9 12
    Iceland 174 6 21
    Denmark 166 5 15
    Trinidad and Tobago 156 5 7
    Nigeria 141 6 29
    Spain 123 6 23
    Finland 89 6 11
    Norway 88 4 2
    United States 80 3 5
    Ghana 72 4 9
    Canada 69 3 4
    Greece 56 3 3

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