2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

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Scott Murray (19)
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Scott Murray (27)

The 2002–03 season was

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 Promotion to Football League First Division
2 Crewe Alexandra (P) 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 86
3 Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48 +31 83 Qualification for the Second Division 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) Champions; (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 [1]
27 July 2002 Ipswich Town Home L 0–3 5,017 [2]
30 July 2002 Exeter City Away W 1–0
Murray
63' 		1,253 [3]
31 July 2002 Tiverton Town Away D 1–1 Roberts 15' 430 [4]
3 August 2002 Hereford United Away W 5–0 Goodison 16', Roberts 45', Lita (2) 82', 90', Woodman 85' 961 [5]

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
Murray
90' 		11,891 [6]
13 August 2002 Brentford Away L 0–1 7,130 [7]
17 August 2002 Wigan Athletic
Away
 L 0–2 6,548 [8]
24 August 2002 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 3–0
Murray 52', Roberts
72' 		9,597 [9]
26 August 2002 Plymouth Argyle Away L 0–2 11,922 [10]
31 August 2002 Tranmere Rovers Home W 2–0
Murray
74' 		9,849 [11]
6 September 2002 Northampton Town Home W 3–0 Peacock (2) 7', 76', Clist 87' 11,104 [12]
14 September 2002 Cheltenham Town Away W 3–2
Murray 3', Coles 43', Matthews
53' 		5,895 [13]
17 September 2002 Oldham Athletic Away L 0–1 5,583 [14]
21 September 2002 Queens Park Rangers Home L 1–3
Murray
11' 		12,221 [15]
28 September 2002 Port Vale Away W 3–2
Murray 40', Lita
90' 		4,286 [16]
5 October 2002 Chesterfield Home W 4–0
Murray
90', 90' 		10,107 [17]
12 October 2002 Barnsley Away W 4–1 Butler 19', Roberts (3) 28', 58', 73' 10,495 [18]
19 October 2002 Swindon Town Home W 2–0
Murray 12', Tinnion
38' 		13,205 [19]
26 October 2002 Peterborough United Away W 3–1
Murray
90' 		5,332 [20]
29 October 2002
Huddersfield Town
 Home W 1–0 Hill 38' 11,494 [21]
9 November 2002 Colchester United Away D 2–2 Peacock (2) 42', 58' 3,398 [22]
23 November 2002 Mansfield Town Away W 5–4
Murray 39', Roberts (2) 50', 90', Tinnion 87' pen., Lita
90' 		4,801 [23]
30 November 2002 Crewe Alexandra Home D 2–2
Murray 48', Peacock
84' 		12,585 [24]
14 December 2002 Cardiff City Away W 2–0 Tinnion 49' pen., Roberts 76' 15,239 [25]
21 December 2002 Luton Town Home D 1–1 Beadle 90' 14,057 [26]
26 December 2002 Plymouth Argyle Home D 0–0 18,085 [27]
28 December 2002 Stockport County Away W 4–1 Peacock 19', Coles 40', Rosenior 45', Beadle 89' 5,100 [28]
1 January 2003 Wycombe Wanderers Away L 1–2 Tinnion 87' pen. 6,785 [29]
10 January 2003 Wigan Athletic Home L 0–1 13,151 [30]
18 January 2003 Tranmere Rovers Away D 1–1 Bell 10' 7,459 [31]
25 January 2003 Stockport County Home D 1–1 Roberts 50' 10,831 [32]
1 February 2003 Blackpool Away D 0–0 7,290 [33]
8 February 2003 Colchester United Home L 1–2 Fagan 51' 11,107 [34]
11 February 2003 Brentford Home D 0–0 9,084 [35]
15 February 2003 Notts County Away L 0–2 7,048 [36]
22 February 2003 Northampton Town Away W 2–1 Robins 12', Tinnion 35' 4,688 [37]
1 March 2003 Cheltenham Town Home W 3–1 Robins 2', Brown 20', Rosenior 90' 11,711 [38]
4 March 2003 Oldham Athletic Home W 2–0 Murray 54', Roberts 90' 11,194 [39]
8 March 2003 Queens Park Rangers Away L 0–1 14,681 [40]
15 March 2003 Peterborough United Home W 1–0 Robins 12' 11,231 [41]
19 March 2003 Swindon Town Away D 1–1 Robins 48' 8,629 [42]
22 March 2003
Huddersfield Town
 Away W 2–1 Hill 17', Peacock 36' 9,477 [43]
29 March 2003 Barnsley Home W 2–0 Murray 6', Roberts 63' 10,232 [44]
12 April 2003 Mansfield Town Home W 5–2 Peacock 13', Murray (3) 32', 51', 80', Carey 70' 12,013 [45]
15 April 2003 Crewe Alexandra Away D 1–1 Roberts 62' 7,901 [46]
19 April 2003 Luton Town Away D 2–2 Tinnion 66' pen., Peacock 75' 6,381 [47]
22 April 2003 Cardiff City Home W 2–0 Tinnion 55' pen., Roberts 73' 15,615 [48]
26 April 2003 Chesterfield Away L 0–2 4,770 [49]
3 May 2003 Port Vale Home W 2–0 Murray 31', Peacock 43' 12,410 [50]

Play-offs

Cardiff City1–0Bristol City
Thorne 74' Report
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Howard Webb
Bristol City0–0Cardiff City
Report
Ashton Gate, Bristol
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
Murray (2) 45', 61', Lita
(2) 66', 82' 		2,046 [51]
Second round 8 December 2002 Harrogate Railway Athletic Away W 3–1 Walker 20'
Murray 53', Roberts
90' 		3,500 [52]
Third round 4 January 2003 Leicester City Away L 0–2 25,868 [53]

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.[54]

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 [55]

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 [56]
Second round 12 November 2002 Boston United Away W 2–1
Golden goal
Murray 33', Coles
111' 		1,408 [57]
Third round 11 December 2002 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 3–0
Murray 41', Peacock
(2) 64', 71' 		3,506 [58]
Fourth round 21 January 2003
Bournemouth
 Away W 3–1
Murray
90' 		5,125 [59]
Semi-finals, First leg 18 February 2003 Cambridge United Home W 4–2
Murray 67', Robins
77' 		7,173 [60]
Semi-finals, Second leg 25 February 2003 Cambridge United Away W 3–0
7–2
agg.
Murray 45', Roberts
80' 		3,956 [61]
Final
 6 April 2003 Carlisle United Neutral W 2–0 Peacock 78', Rosenior 89' 50,913 [62]

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