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2002–03 Manchester City F.C. season

The2002–03 seasonwasManchester City Football Club's first season back playing in thePremier Leagueagain after having been relegated from it at the end of the2000–01 season.This was the club's sixth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier ofEnglish footballten years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, this was Manchester City's 111th season playing in any division of Englishfootball,most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Manchester City
2002–03 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanDavid Bernstein(until 5 Mar. 2003)
John Wardle
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumMaine Road
Premier League9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:Nicolas Anelka(14 goals)
All: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals)
Highest home attendance35,141 (v.Liverpool,
28 September 2002)
Lowest home attendance21,820 (v.Crewe Alexandra,
1 October 2002)
Average home league attendance34,564
Results summary - all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 10 2 9 47.6%
Away 6 4 10 30.0%
Both 16 6 19 39.0%
Results summary - Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 9 2 8 47.4%
Away 6 4 9 31.6%
Both 15 6 17 39.5%

Season review

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This season was the team's first one playing in the Premier League under the stewardship ofKevin Keeganwho, having taken over the helm as manager fromJoe Royleafter the club had been relegated to theFootball League First Divisionfifteen months earlier, had led the club to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. In fact, theprevious seasonhad seen Manchester City promoted in style, with the team breaking many prior club records as it became the new First Division champions. This successful campaign allowed Keegan to delve into the transfer market in the summer and he brought in a number of high-profile players - such as strikerNicolas Anelka,defenderSylvain Distinand goalkeeperPeter Schmeichel- in an effort to ensure that the team was strong enough to remain in the Premier League now that it was back there again.

By spending the £13m transfer fee required to bring Anelka to Manchester City fromParis Saint-Germainthe club broke its previous transfer record. Sylvain Distin also transferred over to Manchester City from PSG for £5m, while Peter Schmeichel joined the club on a free transfer fromAston Villa.Some of the other players Keegan brought in during the newly introduced summertransfer windowwereMarc-Vivien Foé,who joined the club on a season-long loan fromLyon,Vicente Matías Vuoso(fromIndependiente) andMikkel Bischoff.Additionally,Robbie Fowler,David SommeilandDjamel Belmadiwere also signed by Keegan a few months later during the 2003 January transfer window.

The new year would also see the man that had been the main impetus behind the hiring of Kevin Keegan, chairmanDavid Bernstein,fall out with his new hire and leave the club following a boardroom dispute over finances and managerial structure that followed closely on the back of the previous week's resignation of the club's managing director. The initial cause of this dispute had occurred back in January concerning the protracted transfer saga of Robbie Fowler (which Bernstein had originally brokered).[1] He was succeeded as club chairman by former deputy chairmanJohn Wardle.[2]

This season's campaign would finally see Manchester City win its firstManchester Derbyin over 13 years, allowing Peter Schmeichel to establish an exceptional record where he has never been on the losing side in a derby game. During his nine years playing withManchester Unitedthe Reds were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single final season playing with the Blues, City won the derby game played atMaine Roadand drew the one played atOld Trafford.This was also to be Manchester City's last season playing at its historic Maine Road ground before moving to its current home atCity of Manchester Stadium.Consequently, the last game of the season was also the last game ever played at the club's old ground, andMarc-Vivien Foéwould have the distinction of being recorded in the soccerannalsas the player who scored the last ever goal for Manchester City at Maine Road.

Team kit

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The team kit was produced byLe Coq Sportifand the shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice.[3]

Home
Away
Third

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK DEN Peter Schmeichel
2 DF FRA David Sommeil
3 DF DEN Niclas Jensen
4 DF NED Gerard Wiekens
5 DF FRA Sylvain Distin
6 MF NIR Kevin Horlock
7 FW ENG Darren Huckerby
8 MF ALG Ali Benarbia
9 FW CRC Paulo Wanchope
10 FW BER Shaun Goater
11 FW ENG Jon Macken
12 GK ENG Nicky Weaver
13 MF FRA Christian Negouai
14 DF ISR Eyal Berkovic
15 DF NOR Alfie Haaland
16 DF SCO Paul Ritchie
17 DF CHN Sun Jihai
19 MF AUS Danny Tiatto
20 GK ENG Carlo Nash
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW ARG Vicente Matías Vuoso
22 DF IRL Richard Dunne
23 MF CMR Marc-Vivien Foé(on loan fromLyon)
24 DF ENG Steve Howey
25 DF CMR Lucien Mettomo
27 DF DEN Mikkel Bischoff
28 DF NED Tyrone Loran
29 MF ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 DF IRL Paddy McCarthy
31 MF ALG Djamel Belmadi(on loan fromMarseille)
32 GK DEN Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 FW ENG Robbie Fowler
34 DF ENG Stephen Jordan
35 GK IRL Brian Murphy
36 MF IRL Glenn Whelan
39 FW FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 MF ENG Chris Shuker
41 MF ENG Joey Barton

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF NIR Jeff Whitley(released)
31 DF FRA Laurent Charvet(toSochaux)
33 FW NZL Chris Killen(toOldham Athletic)
33 GK ENG Tim Flowers(on loan fromLeicester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF CAN Terry Dunfield(toBury)
38 MF WAL Rhys Day(toMansfield Town)
44 MF ALG Karim Kerkar(released)

Historical league performance

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Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart–which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Football League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Games

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Premier League

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Main article:2002–03 FA Premier League

Position in final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Everton 38 17 8 13 48 49 −1 59
8 Southampton 38 13 13 12 43 46 −3 52 Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a]
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62 −11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44 +4 49
Source:Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup asFA Cupwinnerswent to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
  2. ^Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League byThe Football Association,the top association amongUEFA Fair Play rankingwinners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 9 2 8 28 26 +2 6 4 9 19 28 −9

Last updated: 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source:Premier League results 2002–03

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultLWLWLDDLLLWWWLLWWDLWWDWLWLDLLWLLDWWLWL
Source:Premier League results 2002–03
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

Individual match reports

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17 August 2002Leeds United3–0Manchester CityElland Road
Leeds
15:00 Barmby15'
Viduka45'
Keane80'		 Guardian report Attendance: 40,195
24 August 2002Manchester City1–0Newcastle UnitedMaine Road
Manchester
12:15 Huckerby36' Guardian report Attendance: 34,776
28 August 2002Aston Villa1–0Manchester CityVilla Park
Birmingham
19:45 Vassell64' Guardian report Attendance: 33,494
31 August 2002Manchester City3–1EvertonMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Radzinski14' (o.g.)
Anelka16'85'		 Guardian report 29' (pen.)Unsworth Attendance: 34,835
10 September 2002Arsenal2–1Manchester CityHighbury
London
15:00 Wiltord26'
Henry42'		 Guardian report 29'Anelka Attendance: 37,878
15 September 2002Manchester City2–2Blackburn RoversMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Anelka80'
Goater90'
Tiatto67'		 Guardian report 26'Thompson
54'Cole		 Attendance: 34,130
21 September 2002West Ham United0–0Manchester CityBoleyn Ground
London
15:00 Guardian report Attendance: 35,550
28 September 2002Manchester City0–3LiverpoolMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Guardian report 4'64'89'Owen Attendance: 35,141
5 October 2002Southampton2–0Manchester CitySt Mary's Stadium
Southampton
15:00 Ormerod2'43' Guardian report Attendance: 31,009
19 October 2002Manchester City0–3ChelseaMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Guardian report 69'84'Zola
85'Hasselbaink		 Attendance: 34,953
26 October 2002Birmingham City0–2Manchester CitySt Andrew's
Birmingham
15:00 Guardian report 24'Sun
87'Anelka		 Attendance: 29,316
2 November 2002West Bromwich Albion1–2Manchester CityThe Hawthorns
West Bromwich
15:00 Clement62' Guardian report 51'Anelka
71'Goater		 Attendance: 27,044
9 November 2002Manchester City3–1Manchester UnitedMaine Road
Manchester
12:15 Anelka5'
Goater26'51'		 Guardian report
MCFC video		 8'Solskjær Attendance: 34,649
16 November 2002Manchester City0–1Charlton AthleticMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Guardian report 79'Bartlett Attendance: 33,455
23 November 2002Middlesbrough3–1Manchester CityRiverside Stadium
Middlesbrough
15:00 Ehiogu53'
Bokšić62'
Geremi84'		 Guardian report 68'Anelka
72'Wright-Phillips		 Attendance: 31,510
30 November 2002Manchester City2–0Bolton WanderersMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Howey25'
Berkovic56'		 Guardian report Attendance: 34,860
9 December 2002Sunderland0–3Manchester CityStadium of Light
Sunderland
19:45 Guardian report 44'Foé
62'Sun
87'Goater		 Attendance: 36,511
14 December 2002Charlton Athletic2–2Manchester CityThe Valley
London
15:00 Euell50' (pen.)
Jensen63'		 Guardian report 74'86'Foé Attendance: 26,434
23 December 2002Manchester City2–3Tottenham HotspurMaine Road
Manchester
19:45 Howey29'
Benarbia90'		 Guardian report 38'Perry
48'Davies
83'Poyet
86'Ziege		 Attendance: 34,563
26 December 2002Manchester City3–1Aston VillaMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Foé15'80'
Benarbia78'		 Guardian report 41'Dublin Attendance: 33,991
28 December 2002Fulham0–1Manchester CityLoftus Road
London
15:00 Guardian report 15'Anelka Attendance: 17,937
1 January 2003Everton2–2Manchester CityGoodison Park
Liverpool
15:00 Watson6'
Radzinski90'		 Guardian report 33'Anelka
82'Foé		 Attendance: 40,163
11 January 2003Manchester City2–1Leeds UnitedMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Goater29'
Jensen50'		 Guardian report 90'Kewell Attendance: 34,884
18 January 2003Newcastle United2–0Manchester CitySt James' Park
Newcastle
15:00 Shearer1'
Bellamy64'		 Guardian report Attendance: 52,152
Referee:Graham Poll
29 January 2003Manchester City4–1FulhamMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Anelka21'
Benarbia47'
Foé61'
Wright-Phillips70'		 Guardian report 2'Malbranque Attendance: 33,260
Referee:Steve Bennett
1 February 2003Manchester City1–2West Bromwich AlbionMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Gilchrist22' (o.g.) Guardian report 18'Clement
79'Gregan
81'Roberts		 Attendance: 34,765
Referee:Neale Barry
9 February 2003Manchester United1–1Manchester CityOld Trafford
Manchester
12:30 van Nistelrooy18' Guardian report 86'Goater Attendance: 67,646
Referee:Alan Wiley
22 February 2003Manchester City1–5ArsenalMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Anelka87' Guardian report 4'Bergkamp
12'Pires
15'Henry
19'Campbell
53'Vieira		 Attendance: 34,960
Referee:Paul Durkin
1 March 2003Blackburn Rovers1–0Manchester CityEwood Park
Blackburn
15:00 Dunn13' Guardian report Attendance: 28,647
Referee:Steve Dunn
16 March 2003Manchester City1–0Birmingham CityMaine Road
Manchester
14:00 Fowler72'
Jensen79'		 Guardian report Attendance: 34,596
Referee:Matt Messias
22 March 2003Chelsea5–0Manchester CityStamford Bridge
London
15:00 Hasselbaink37'
Terry43'
Stanić58'
Lampard69'
Gallas79'		 Guardian report 90'Sun Attendance: 41,105
Referee:Phil Dowd
5 April 2003Bolton Wanderers2–0Manchester CityReebok Stadium
Bolton
12:00 Pedersen32'
Iván Campo52'		 Guardian report Attendance: 26,949
Referee:Chris Wilkes
12 April 2003Manchester City0–0MiddlesbroughMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Guardian report Attendance: 34,793
Referee:Andy D'Urso
18 April 2003Tottenham Hotspur0–2Manchester CityWhite Hart Lane
London
15:00 Guardian report 3'Sommeil
21'Barton		 Attendance: 36,075
Referee:Mike Riley
21 April 2003Manchester City3–0SunderlandMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Foé36'80'
Fowler38'		 Guardian report
MCFC video		 Attendance: 34,357
Referee:Graham Barber
27 April 2003Manchester City0–1West Ham UnitedMaine Road
Manchester
14:00 Guardian report 81'Kanoute Attendance: 34,815
Referee:Rob Styles
3 May 2003Liverpool1–2Manchester CityAnfield
Liverpool
15:00 Baroš59' Guardian report
MCFC video		 Anelka74' (pen.)90+3' Attendance: 44,220
Referee:Neale Barry
11 May 2003Manchester City0–1SouthamptonMaine Road
Manchester
15:00 Guardian report 34'M. Svensson Attendance: 34,957
Referee:Mike Dean

League Cup

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Second round

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1 October 2002Manchester City3–2Crewe AlexandraMaine Road
Manchester
19:45 Berkovic69'
Walker84' (o.g.)
Huckerby87'		 Guardian report 1'Jack
86'Hulse		 Attendance: 21,820
Referee:Roy Pearson

Third round

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5 November 2002Wigan Athletic1–0Manchester CityJJB Stadium
Wigan
20:00 Roberts35' Guardian report Attendance: 15,007
Referee:Mike Dean

FA Cup

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Third round

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5 January 2003Manchester City0–1LiverpoolMaine Road
Manchester
13:00 Guardian report 47' (pen.)Murphy Attendance: 28,586
Referee:Uriah Rennie

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK DEN Peter Schmeichel 31 0 29 0 1 0 1 0
20 GK ENG Carlo Nash 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF FRA David Sommeil 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF DEN Niclas Jensen 36 1 32+1 1 1 0 2 0
4 DF NED Gerard Wiekens 8 0 5+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF FRA Sylvain Distin 36 0 34 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF CHN Sun Jihai 31 2 25+3 2 1 0 2 0
22 DF IRL Richard Dunne 26 0 24+1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF ENG Steve Howey 26 2 24 2 0 0 2 0
25 DF CMR Lucien Mettomo 6 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0
27 DF DEN Mikkel Bischoff 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF ENG Stephen Jordan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF NIR Kevin Horlock 33 0 22+8 0 1 0 1+1 0
8 MF ALG Ali Benarbia 36 3 21+12 3 1 0 2 0
14 MF ISR Eyal Berkovic 29 2 27 1 0+1 0 1 1
19 MF AUS Danny Tiatto 13 0 10+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF CMR Marc-Vivien Foé 38 9 35 9 1 0 2 0
31 MF ALG Djamel Belmadi 8 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF ENG Chris Shuker 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF ENG Joey Barton 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW ENG Darren Huckerby 19 2 6+10 1 0+1 0 0+2 1
9 FW CRC Paulo Wanchope 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW BER Shaun Goater 29 7 14+12 7 0+1 0 2 0
11 FW IRL Jon Macken 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 34 1 23+8 1 1 0 1+1 0
33 FW ENG Robbie Fowler 13 2 12+1 2 0 0 0 0
39 FW FRA Nicolas Anelka 41 14 38 14 1 0 2 0

Last updated: 31 June 2003
Source:[5][6]

Goal scorers

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Information current as of 11 May 2003 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

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Transfers in

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Date Position Player From club Transfer fee
20 May 2002 DF Sylvain Distin PSG £4,000,000[7]
24 May 2002 FW Nicolas Anelka PSG £13,000,000[8]
June 2002 GK Peter Schmeichel Aston Villa Free[9][10]
August 2002 DF Tyrone Loran Volendam £60,000[11][12]

Transfers out

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Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee
17 October 2002 DF Laurent Charvet Sochaux Released[13]
7 March 2003 MF Jeff Whitley Sunderland Released[14][15]
15 May 2003 GK Peter Schmeichel Retired[16]

Loans in

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Date from Date to Pos. Player From club
16 August 2002 16 November 2002 GK Tim Flowers Leicester City[17]
3 January 2003 11 May 2003 MF Djamel Belmadi Olympique de Marseille[18]

Loans out

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Date from Date to Pos. Player To club
20 September 2002 22 December 2002 DF Paul Ritchie Portsmouth[19][20]
23 November 2002 22 February 2003 DF Paddy McCarthy Boston United[21][22]
1 January 2003 31 May 2003 DF Tyrone Loran Tranmere Rovers[12]
27 Mar. 2003 27 April 2003 DF Paddy McCarthy Notts County[23]
27 Mar. 2003 5 May 2003 DF Paul Ritchie Derby County[19]

See also

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References

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  8. ^Burnton, Simon (24 May 2002)."Anelka agrees move to Maine Road".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved12 April2023.
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  13. ^"Charvet leaves Maine Road".BBC Sport.British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2002.Retrieved1 March2011.
  14. ^"Whitley leaves Maine Road".BBC Sport.British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2003.Retrieved5 March2011.
  15. ^"Whitley joins Sunderland".BBC Sport.British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2003.Retrieved5 March2011.
  16. ^"Schmeichel announces retirement".BBC Sport.British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2003.Retrieved27 February2011.
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