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Aston Villa
2002–03 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerGraham Taylor
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dion Dublin (10)
All: Dion Dublin (14)
Second City Derby
46--34--26

The 2002–03 season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Premier League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]

Fans had hoped that the return of successful former manager Graham Taylor would spark a serious challenge for honours once more, but the actual result was Villa's worst Premier League campaign in eight years, with the club in serious danger of relegation throughout the season. Survival was only achieved in the penultimate game of the season with a victory over already-doomed Sunderland; Taylor was soon on his way out of the club for good.

There were debuts for Ulises de la Cruz (89), Ronny Johnsen (49), Marcus Allbäck (35), Mark Kinsella (21), Øyvind Leonhardsen (19), Stefan Postma (13), Joey Guðjónsson (11), and Rob Edwards (8).

A season low was the 3–0 defeat by local rivals Birmingham City at St Andrews. A first-half goal from Clinton Morrison saw Birmingham in control at half time, before a comedy of errors saw a throw-in by Olof Mellberg roll under the foot of Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckelman and into the net to gift Blues a 2–0 lead. Geoff Horsfield added a third later in the game thanks to bad defending from Alpay Özalan. This game was followed by the visit to Villa Park. The game kicked into life when Villa striker Dion Dublin was sent off in the 51st minute for headbutting Robbie Savage. In the 74th minute, Australian Stan Lazaridis scored his first goal of the season, and three minutes later, a poor header back by Jlloyd Samuel allowed Horsfield to run onto the ball, beat Enckelman and score from close range. The game ended with another sending off, as Villa's Joey Guðjónsson lunged at Upson with a two-footed tackle.

Kit

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Kit Supplier Sponsor
Diadora Rover / MG*

*Rover sponsored the home shirts, MG sponsored the away

Transfers

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Transferred in

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Date Pos Player From Fee
14 May 2002 GK Netherlands Stefan Postma Netherlands De Graafschap £1,500,000
18 May 2002 CF Sweden Marcus Allbäck Netherlands Heerenveen £2,000,000
8 July 2002 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free transfer
26 July 2002 RB Ecuador Ulises de la Cruz Scotland Hibernian £1,000,000
23 August 2002 CM Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella Charlton Athletic £1,000,000
29 August 2002 CB Norway Ronny Johnsen Manchester United Free transfer
30 August 2002 AM Norway Øyvind Leonhardsen Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer
£5,500,000

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Loan End
20 January 2003 CM Iceland Joey Guðjónsson Real Betis 31 May 2003

Transferred out

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Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2002 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel Manchester City Free transfer
5 August 2002 DM Netherlands George Boateng Middlesbrough £5,000,000
6 August 2002 AM Paul Merson Portsmouth Free transfer
20 December 2002 RM Steve Stone Portsmouth Free transfer
10 January 2003 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free transfer
£5,000,000

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Loan End
26 July 2002 CM Northern Ireland Gavin Melaugh Rochdale 31 May 2003
9 August 2002 GK Wales Boaz Myhill Bristol City 5 November 2002
27 September 2002 CF Michael Boulding Sheffield United 1 November 2002
21 November 2002 GK Wales Boaz Myhill Bradford City 1 January 2003
29 November 2002 CM Republic of Ireland John McGrath Dagenham & Redbridge 31 May 2003
10 January 2003 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town 12 February 2003

Overall transfer activity

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Squad

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First Team

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# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Peter Enckelman GK Finland Turku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 25) Finland TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 28 0
13 Stefan Postma GK Netherlands Utrecht (1976-10-06)6 October 1976 (aged 25) Netherlands De Graafschap 14 May 2002 £1,500,000 - -
37 Boaz Myhill GK Wales United States Modesto, CA (1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2001 0 0
39 Wayne Henderson GK Republic of Ireland Dublin (1983-09-16)16 September 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 0 0
Defenders
2 Mark Delaney RB Wales Haverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 26) Wales Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 98 1
3 Alan Wright LB England Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 30) Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 318 5
4 Olof Mellberg CB Sweden Gullspång (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 24) Spain Racing Santander 19 July 2001 £5,000,000 36 0
5 Alpay Özalan CB Turkey İzmir (1973-05-30)30 May 1973 (aged 28) Turkey Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 60 0
11 Steve Staunton LB Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 33) Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 319 17
15 Ulises de la Cruz RB Ecuador Piquiucho (1974-02-08)8 February 1974 (aged 28) Scotland Hibernian 26 July 2002 £1,000,000 - -
21 Jlloyd Samuel LB Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 21) Academy 1 January 1999 43 0
24 Liam Ridgewell CB England Bexleyheath (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2002 - -
27 Ronny Johnsen CB Norway Sandefjord (1969-06-10)10 June 1969 (aged 33) Manchester United 29 August 2002 Free transfer - -
30 Rob Edwards LB Wales England Telford (1982-12-25)25 December 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2002 - -
Midfielders
6 George Boateng CM Netherlands Ghana Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 26) Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 134 5
6* Gareth Barry LM England Hastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 21) Academy 1 January 1998 149 4
7 Ian Taylor CM England Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 34) Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 273 40
10 Paul Merson (c) AM England Harlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 34) Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 144 19
12 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM Germany Munich (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 20) Germany Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer 13 1
17 Lee Hendrie RM England Solihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 25) Academy 1 July 1995 185 20
18 Steve Stone RM England Gateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 30) Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 120 7
20 Mustapha Hadji LM Morocco Ifrane Atlas-Saghir (1971-11-16)16 November 1971 (aged 30) Coventry City 7 July 2001 £4,500,000 32 3
22 Hassan Kachloul AM Morocco Agadir (1973-02-19)19 February 1973 (aged 29) Southampton 1 July 2001 31 2
26 Mark Kinsella CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 29) Charlton Athletic 23 August 2002 £1,000,000 - -
28 Øyvind Leonhardsen AM Norway Kristiansund (1970-08-17)17 August 1970 (aged 31) Tottenham Hotspur 30 August 2002 Free transfer - -
29 Peter Whittingham RM England Nuneaton (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2002 - -
31 Stephen Cooke CM England Walsall (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2000 1 0
33 Joey Guðjónsson CM Iceland Akranes (1980-05-25)25 May 1980 (aged 22) Spain Real Betis 20 January 2003 Loan - -
38 John McGrath CM Republic of Ireland Limerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 22) Academy 1 July 1999 3 0
40 Keith Fahey LM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2002 - -
Forwards
8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF Colombia Medellín (1975-10-24)24 October 1975 (aged 26) Argentina River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 45 17
9 Dion Dublin CF England Leicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 33) Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 127 41
10* Darius Vassell CF England Birmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 22) Academy 1 January 1998 102 21
14 Marcus Allbäck CF Sweden Gothenburg (1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 28) Netherlands Heerenveen 18 May 2002 £2,000,000 - -
16 Peter Crouch CF England Macclesfield (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Portsmouth 27 March 2002 £5,000,000 7 2
19 Boško Balaban CF Croatia Rijeka (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 23) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 24 October 2001 £5,800,000 11 0
23 Michael Boulding CF England Sheffield (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 26) Grimsby Town 8 July 2002 Free transfer - -
25 Stefan Moore CF England Birmingham (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 0 0
32 Luke Moore CF England Birmingham (1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (aged 16) Academy 1 January 2003 - -
42 Peter Hynes CF Republic of Ireland Dublin (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 0 0

*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2002.

Players

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First-team squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan
6 DF England ENG Gareth Barry
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
10 FW England ENG Darius Vassell
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
12 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
13 GK Netherlands NED Stefan Postma
14 FW Sweden SWE Marcus Allbäck
15 DF Ecuador ECU Ulises de la Cruz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
19 FW Croatia CRO Boško Balaban
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji
21 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[notes 1]
22 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul
24 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
25 FW England ENG Stefan Moore
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella
27 DF Norway NOR Ronny Johnsen
28 MF Norway NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen
29 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
30 DF Wales WAL Rob Edwards[notes 2]
31 DF England ENG Stephen Cooke
33 DF Iceland ISL Joey Guðjónsson (on loan from Real Betis)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng[notes 3] (to Middlesbrough)
10 FW England ENG Paul Merson (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone (to Portsmouth)
23 MF England ENG Michael Boulding (to Grimsby Town)

Reserve squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 GK England ENG Boaz Myhill[notes 4]
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John McGrath
40 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Fahey
DF England ENG Leon Hylton
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Danny Jackman
MF Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Melaugh
FW England ENG Jon Bewers
  Seyi Morgan

U-19 squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
42 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Peter Hynes
GK England ENG Antoni Pecora
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Gahan
DF England ENG Scott Cormell
DF England ENG James O'Connor
DF England ENG Cameron Stuart
DF England ENG Oliver Williams
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Pierre Ennis
MF England ENG Ryan Amoo
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Adam Baptist (on trial to Stoke City)
MF Scotland SCO Colin Marshall
MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis
MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward[notes 5]
FW England ENG Mark Atkinson
FW England ENG Michael Husbands
FW Scotland SCO Alan Brazil
FW Finland FIN Mika Aaritalo
MF   David Nolan

U-17 squad

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The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW England ENG Luke Moore
GK England ENG Andrew Yarnold
DF England ENG Stuart Bridges
DF England ENG Gary Cahill
DF England ENG Ashley Edkins
DF England ENG Lee Grant
DF England ENG Nick Green
DF England ENG Paul Green
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Mulcahy
MF England ENG Craig Gardner
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Kyle Nix[notes 6]
MF England ENG Sam Williams
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Foley-Sheridan
FW England ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
FW England ENG Shane Paul
FW Ivory Coast CIV Amadou Koman
MF   Rowan Caney
MF   John Grady
  Daniel Bridges

Other players

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The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Finland FIN Jon Masalin
GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kelvin Jack (on trial from San Juan Jabloteh)
DF England ENG Danny Haynes
DF Finland FIN Lasse Lagerblom (on trial from Lahti)
MF England ENG Michael Noakes
MF England ENG Isaiah Osbourne
MF England ENG Jay Smith (to Southend United)
MF Belgium BEL Christian Tshimanga Kabeya[notes 7]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Norway NOR Espen Sögård (on trial from Lillestrøm SK)
FW England ENG Matt Lewis (on trial from Kidderminster Harriers)
FW England ENG Lee McGuire (to Bristol City)
MF Northern Ireland NIR David Scullion
GK   Jake Meredith
MF   John Malpass (to Stourport Swifts)
  Steve Jones (on trial to Stoke City)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of end of season[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Intertoto Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman 39 0 33 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
13 GK Netherlands NED Stefan Postma 9 0 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney 17 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright 12 0 9+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg 44 1 38 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
5 DF Turkey TUR Alpay Özalan 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton 32 1 22+4 0 0 0 3 0 3 1
15 DF Ecuador ECU Ulises de la Cruz 24 2 12+8 1 1 0 2+1 1 0 0
21 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel 45 0 33+5 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
24 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Norway NOR Ronny Johnsen 30 0 25+1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
30 DF Wales WAL Rob Edwards 9 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Gareth Barry 44 4 35 3 1 0 4 1 4 0
7 MF England ENG Ian Taylor 19 2 9+4 0 0+1 0 2 1 3 1
12 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 33 4 24+2 2 0 0 2+1 2 4 0
17 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie 34 4 22+5 4 1 0 3 0 1+2 0
20 MF Morocco MAR Mustapha Hadji 14 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
22 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella 24 0 15+4 0 1 0 2+2 0 0 0
28 MF Norway NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen 23 3 13+6 3 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England ENG Stephen Cooke 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Iceland ISL Joey Guðjónsson 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 19 3 8+7 1 1 1 0+3 1 0 0
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin 35 14 23+5 10 1 0 4 4 2 0
10 FW England ENG Darius Vassell 39 11 28+5 8 0+1 0 3 3 1+1 0
14 FW Sweden SWE Marcus Allbäck 25 6 9+11 5 0 0 0+2 0 3 1
16 FW England ENG Peter Crouch 18 0 7+7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
25 FW England ENG Stefan Moore 17 1 7+6 1 0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF Netherlands NED George Boateng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF England ENG Paul Merson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF England ENG Steve Stone 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 FW England ENG Michael Boulding 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK Finland Peter Enckelman 39
2 RB Wales Mark Delaney 17
27 CB Norway Ronny Johnsen 29
4 CB Sweden Olof Mellberg 44
21 LB England Jlloyd Samuel 40
26 RM Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella 18 Steve Staunton has 28 starts
17 CM England Lee Hendrie 27
6 CM England Gareth Barry 44
12 LM Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger 30
9 CF England Dion Dublin 30
10 CF England Darius Vassell 32

Results

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Pre-season

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Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F – A
Scorers Competition
20 July 2002 FC Zurich Switzerland A 0 – 2 Intertoto Cup
27 July 2002 FC Zurich Switzerland H 3 – 0 Boulding (33), Allbäck (52), Staunton (77) Intertoto Cup
August 2002 Lille France A 1 – 1 Taylor (83) Intertoto Cup
August 2002 Lille France H 0 – 2 Intertoto Cup

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2002 Liverpool H 0–1 41,183
24 August 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 35,384
28 August 2002 Manchester City H 1–0 33,494 Vassell 64'
1 September 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 22,113
11 September 2002 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 26,483 de la Cruz 70', S Moore 83'
16 September 2002 Birmingham City A 0–3 29,505
22 September 2002 Everton H 3–2 30,023 Hendrie 7', 48', Dublin 85'
28 September 2002 Sunderland A 0–1 40,492
6 October 2002 Leeds United H 0–0 33,505
21 October 2002 Southampton H 0–1 25,817
26 October 2002 Manchester United A 1–1 67,619 Mellberg 35'
3 November 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 23,004
9 November 2002 Fulham H 3–1 29,563 Ángel 20', Allbäck 66', Leonhardsen 83'
16 November 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 27,091
23 November 2002 West Ham United H 4–1 33,279 Hendrie 29', Leonhardsen 59', Dublin 72', Vassell 80'
30 November 2002 Arsenal A 1–3 38,090 Hitzlsperger 64'
7 December 2002 Newcastle United H 0–1 33,446
14 December 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 40,391 Vassell 16', Hitzlsperger 90'
21 December 2002 Chelsea A 0–2 38,284
26 December 2002 Manchester City A 1–3 33,991 Dublin 41'
28 December 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–0 33,637 Dublin 11'
1 January 2003 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 31,838 Dublin 8', Vassell 80'
11 January 2003 Liverpool A 1–1 43,210 Dublin (pen) 49'
18 January 2003 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 38,576
28 January 2003 Middlesbrough A 5–2 27,546 Vassell 24', 81', Guðjónsson 31', Barry 47', Dublin 90'
2 February 2003 Blackburn Rovers H 3–0 29,171 Dublin 2', 40', Barry 81'
8 February 2003 Fulham A 1–2 17,092 Barry 3'
22 February 2003 Charlton Athletic A 0–3 26,257
3 March 2003 Birmingham City H 0–2 42,602
15 March 2003 Manchester United H 0–1 42,602
22 March 2003 Southampton A 2–2 31,888 Hendrie 30', Vassell 36'
5 April 2003 Arsenal H 1–1 42,602 K Touré (own goal) 71'
12 April 2003 West Ham United A 2–2 35,029 Vassell (pen) 36', Leonhardsen 52'
19 April 2003 Chelsea H 2–1 39,358 Allbäck 11', 78'
21 April 2003 Newcastle United A 1–1 52,015 Dublin 69'
26 April 2003 Everton A 1–2 40,167 Allbäck 49'
3 May 2003 Sunderland H 1–0 36,963 Allbäck 80'
11 May 2003 Leeds United A 1–3 40,205 Guðjónsson 40

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Fulham 38 13 9 16 41 50 −9 48
15 Leeds United 38 14 5 19 58 57 +1 47
16 Aston Villa 38 12 9 17 42 47 −5 45
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 14 14 41 51 −10 44
18 West Ham United (R) 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
4 January 2003 Round 3 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 4 Angel 41' 23,884

League Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 October 2002 Round 2 Luton Town H 3 – 0 De La Cruz 9', Dublin (2) 35', 48' 20,833
6 November 2002 Round 3 Oxford United A 3 – 0 Taylor 74', Barry 77', Dublin 86' 12,177
4 December 2002 Round 4 Preston North End H 5 – 0 Vassell 44', 55', Dublin 80', Ángel 84', Hitzlsperger 87' 23,042
18 December 2002 Round 5 Liverpool H 3 – 4 Vassell 23' (pen), Hitzlsperger 72', Henchoz 88 (o.g.) 38,530

Transfers

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In

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# Pos Player From Fee Date
33 MF Iceland Joey Guðjónsson Spain Real Betis Loan January 2003
14 FW Sweden Marcus Allbäck Netherlands SC Heerenveen £2,000,000 July 2002
27 DF Norway Ronny Johnsen England Manchester United F.C. Free July 2002
15 DF Colombia Ulises de la Cruz Scotland Hibernian F.C. £1,000,000 July 2002
26 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kinsella England Charlton Athletic F.C. £1,000,000 July 2002
28 MF Norway Øyvind Leonhardsen England Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Free July 2002
13 GK Netherlands Stefan Postma Netherlands De Graafschap £1,500,000 July 2002
23 FW England Michael Boulding England Grimsby Town F.C. Free July 2002

Out

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# Pos Player To Fee Date
10 MF England Paul Merson England Portsmouth Free June 2002
6 MF Netherlands George Boateng England Middlesbrough £5,000,000 June 2002
1 GK Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester City Free June 2002
19 FW Croatia Boško Balaban Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Loan June 2002
43 DF England Liam Ridgewell England Bournemouth Loan August 2002
24 MF Republic of Ireland John McGrath England Dagenham & Redbridge Loan November 2002
N/A MF England Jay Smith England Southend United Free November 2002
18 MF England Steve Stone England Portsmouth Free December 2002
23 FW England Michael Boulding England Grimsby Town Free January 2003
7 MF England Ian Taylor England Derby County Released August 2003

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aston Villa". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads – Aston Villa – 2002/03".
  3. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
  4. ^ "All Aston Villa players: 2003".

Notes

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  1. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  2. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  3. ^ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
  4. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
  6. ^ Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, but was raised in England and represented England at U-16, U-18, U-20, and C level.
  7. ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
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