Coventry City 2002–03 football season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division . It was the club's second consecutive season at that level.
Season summary [ edit ] In the 2002–03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone.
Final league table [ edit ] Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results [ edit ] Coventry City's score comes first [1]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 10 August 2002 Sheffield United H 2–1 18,839 Bothroyd , McSheffrey 13 August 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–0 6,816 17 August 2002 Reading A 2–1 14,712 Davenport , Bothroyd 24 August 2002 Crystal Palace H 1–0 15,526 Hughes (pen) 26 August 2002 Watford A 2–5 11,136 McSheffrey , Eustace 31 August 2002 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 13,732 14 September 2002 Grimsby Town H 3–2 12,403 Mills , McSheffrey (pen), Bothroyd 18 September 2002 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 14,178 Normann 21 September 2002 Wimbledon A 1–0 2,077 McAllister (pen) 24 September 2002 Bradford City A 1–1 11,655 Bothroyd 28 September 2002 Millwall H 2–3 13,562 McSheffrey , Mills 5 October 2002 Gillingham A 2–0 7,722 Bothroyd , Pipe 19 October 2002 Portsmouth A 1–1 18,837 Davenport 23 October 2002 Norwich City H 1–1 16,409 Partridge 26 October 2002 Walsall H 0–0 14,544 29 October 2002 Leicester City A 1–2 27,139 Partridge 2 November 2002 Rotherham United H 2–1 13,179 McAllister (2) 9 November 2002 Burnley A 1–3 13,470 McAllister (pen) 16 November 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 18,998 23 November 2002 Ipswich Town A 1–2 23,633 Eustace 30 November 2002 Preston North End H 1–2 13,313 Davenport 7 December 2002 Stoke City A 2–1 12,760 Bothroyd (2) 14 December 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 25,577 McAllister , Partridge 21 December 2002 Derby County H 3–0 13,185 McAllister , Hignett , Bothroyd 26 December 2002 Reading H 2–0 19,526 Hignett , Partridge 28 December 2002 Sheffield United A 0–0 20,465 1 January 2003 Crystal Palace A 1–1 17,362 McSheffrey 11 January 2003 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 15,951 18 January 2003 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 24,487 Sara 1 February 2003 Watford H 0–1 17,393 8 February 2003 Burnley H 0–1 13,659 15 February 2003 Rotherham United A 0–1 6,524 22 February 2003 Bradford City H 0–2 12,525 1 March 2003 Grimsby Town A 2–0 5,736 Ford (own goal), Eustace (pen) 5 March 2003 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–5 19,536 Joachim 8 March 2003 Wimbledon H 2–2 11,796 Eustace , Joachim 15 March 2003 Norwich City A 0–2 20,099 19 March 2003 Portsmouth H 0–4 13,922 22 March 2003 Leicester City H 1–2 16,610 Jansen 5 April 2003 Preston North End A 2–2 13,026 Pead , Pipe 12 April 2003 Ipswich Town H 2–4 13,968 Jansen , Gordon 15 April 2003 Walsall A 0–0 7,337 19 April 2003 Derby County A 0–1 23,921 21 April 2003 Stoke City H 0–1 12,675 26 April 2003 Gillingham H 0–0 14,795 4 May 2003 Millwall A 0–2 9,220
League Cup [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] Squad at end of season [2] [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ edit ] Transfers in [ edit ] Transfers out [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Alliance (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions