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2002–03 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

FieldValue
clubBlackburn Rovers
season2002–03
managerGraeme Souness
leaguePremier League
league result6th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFourth round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSemi-finals
cup3UEFA Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
league topscorerDamien Duff (9)
season topscorerDwight Yorke (13)
highest attendance30,475 (vs. Manchester United, 22 December 2002)
lowest attendance21,096 (vs. Fulham, 30 November 2002)
average attendance26,225
prevseason2001–02
nextseason2003–04

During the 2002–03 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

After a season of consolidation in the Premiership the previous season (capped with victory in the League Cup), Blackburn Rovers enjoyed their best season since winning the title in 1995, finishing in sixth place and qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the second year in a row. While their UEFA Cup campaign was not especially impressive (only beating CSKA Sofia on away goals before being knocked out by eventual runners-up Celtic), their continued progress under Graeme Souness gave the fans much hope for the following season. Blackburn also embarked on another strong run in the League Cup for the second successive year, although they failed to defend their title after suffering a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Manchester United in the semi-finals. The star man for Blackburn this season was American goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who was named as the goalkeeper in the PFA Team of the Year.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Transfers

In

  • ENG Andy Todd - ENG Charlton Athletic, 22 May, £750,000 (rising to £1,000,000 depending on appearances)
  • GER Sebastian Pelzer - GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, 25 June, undisclosed
  • TRI Dwight Yorke - ENG Manchester United, 26 July, £2,000,000 (rising to £2,600,000 depending on appearances and team performance)
  • ENG David Thompson - ENG Coventry City, 29 August, £1,500,000 (rising to £2,500,000 depending on player and team performances)
  • TUR Hakan Şükür - unattached (last played for ITA Parma), 4 December, free
  • SVK Vratislav Greško - ITA Parma, 11 February, four-month loan

Out

  • WAL Mark Hughes - released, 13 May
  • ENG Simon Grayson - ENG Blackpool, 19 July, free
  • TUR Hakan Ünsal - TUR Galatasaray, 27 August, £650,000
  • ENG Matt Jansen - ENG Coventry City, 18 February, four-month loan
  • NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye - retired, 11 March
  • ENG Alan Miller - retired, 7 April
  • WAL James Thomas - released

Results

Premier League

Results by matchday

Grabbi Riise

David Thompson Gianfranco Zola

Goater Tiatto Cole

Damien Duff

Jamie Redknapp

Taylor Griffin Shearer

Henry Østenstad Johansson Yorke Flitcroft

Richard Rufus Jason Euell

Rufus Brevett

Wayne Rooney

Andy Cole Jermain Defoe

Todd

Jermain Defoe

Gareth Barry

David Dunn

Tugay

Robert Jenas Gresko Bellamy

Hakan Şükür Damien Duff

Paul Scholes

Smith A. Cole Todd

Craig Hignett Damien Duff Andy Cole

FA Cup

Dwight Yorke

Dwight Yorke Michael Proctor Kevin Phillips

Gavin McCann Kevin Kilbane Jody Craddock Gavin McCann Andy Cole Corrado Grabbi

League Cup

Ian Roper David Zdrilic Corrado Grabbi David Dunn Alan Mahon Marc Richards Tony Barras Darren Wrack Darren Bazeley David Zdrilic Cole Duff Leg 1 Leg 2 van Nistelrooy

UEFA Cup

Leg 1

Leg 2 Agnaldo Egil Østenstad Damien Duff

Leg 1

Leg 2 Chris Sutton

Scores Overview

OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDouble
Arsenal2–02–14–1
Aston Villa0–00–30–3
Birmingham City1–11–01–0
Bolton Wanderers0–01–11–1
Charlton Athletic1–01–32–3
Chelsea2–32–14–4
Everton0–11–21–3
Fulham2–14–06–1
Leeds United1–03–24–2
Liverpool2–21–13–3
Manchester City1–02–23–2
Manchester United1–01–32–3
Middlesbrough1–00–11–1
Newcastle United5–21–56–7
Southampton1–01–12–1
Sunderland0–00–00–0
Tottenham Hotspur1–24–05–2
West Bromwich Albion1–12–03–1
West Ham United2–21–23–4

References

References

  1. (August 2019). "Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Goalscorers". Rovers.co.uk.
  2. (August 2019). "Blackburn Rovers | Match | Club Statistics | Attendance". Rovers.co.uk.
  3. "All Blackburn Rovers players: 2003".
  4. (2002-05-22). "Football | Teams | Blackburn Rovers | Todd signs for Blackburn". BBC Sport.
  5. (2002-06-25). "Football | Teams | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn bag Pelzer". BBC Sport.
  6. (2002-07-26). "Football | Teams | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn sign Yorke". BBC Sport.
  7. (2002-08-29). "Football | Teams | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn grab Thompson". BBC Sport.
  8. Souness on Sukur. (2002-12-04). "Football | Teams | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn sign Sukur". BBC Sport.
  9. (2003-02-11). "Football | Teams | Blackburn Rovers | Gresko seals Blackburn move". BBC Sport.
  10. (2002-05-13). "Football | Hughes faces retirement". BBC Sport.
  11. (2002-07-19). "Football | Teams | Blackpool | Blackpool sign Grayson". BBC Sport.
  12. (2002-08-01). "Football | Football Transfers". BBC Sport.
  13. John Williams,Rovers chief executive. (2003-02-18). "Football | Teams | Coventry City | Jansen completes Coventry move". BBC Sport.
  14. (2003-03-11). "Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Bjornebye quits football". BBC Sport.
  15. (2003-04-07). "Football | My Club | Blackburn Rovers | Miller forced to retire". BBC Sport.
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