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2002–03 Middlesbrough F.C. season

FieldValue
clubMiddlesbrough
season2002–03
managerSteve McClaren
chairmanSteve Gibson
leagueFA Premier League
league result11th
league topscorerMassimo Maccarone (9)
season topscorerMassimo Maccarone (9)
highest attendance34,814 v Newcastle United (Premier League)
Away: 67,464 v Manchester United (Premier League)
lowest attendance27,433 v Southampton (Premier League)
Away: 7,558 v Brentford (League Cup)
cup1FA Cupcup1 result=Third Round
cup2League Cupcup2 result=Third Round
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prevseason[2001–02](2001-02-middlesbrough-f-c-season)
nextseason[2003–04](2003-04-middlesbrough-f-c-season)

Away: 67,464 v Manchester United (Premier League) Away: 7,558 v Brentford (League Cup)

During the 2002–03 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Kit

Middlesbrough had a new sponsor, Dial-a-Phone, for the 2002–03 season. The team's kit was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of white shirts with black piping, plain white shorts and white socks with navy blue trim.

Season review

Despite losing the new £6 million signing of the returning Juninho, Boro made a promising start to the 2002–03 season, peaking at third in early October. The signings of Maccarone and Boateng, along with the loan of Geremi, gave the fans real hope of a top-six finish. However, following a fantastic 3–0 win away at Spurs at the end of September which sent the club 3rd, Middlesbrough seemed to press the self-destruct button, losing the next 8 games away from home without scoring; although they remained undefeated in this period at home, this saw them sink to 12th position. This persuaded Steve McClaren to make changes, and during the January transfer window he brought in Chris Riggott and Malcolm Christie from Derby County, Michael Ricketts from Bolton Wanderers and Doriva on loan from Celta Vigo. This, coupled with the return of the now-fit Juninho, stopped the bad run of form and the results picked up a bit. Middlesbrough hovered around 14th for a few weeks before finishing 11th. Again, the season was regarded as a disappointment after the promising start.

Both cups were also a disappointment for Boro. They went out of the FA Cup in the third round, losing 1–0 at Chelsea. They fared slightly better in the League Cup, beating Brentford 4–1 in the second round but then losing to lower league opposition in the form of Ipswich Town, 3–1 away.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League

First-team squad

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Discipline

Disciplinary records for 2002–03 league and cup matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

No.Nat.Player[[File:Yellow card.svg10px]] Yellow cards[[File:Red card.svg10px]] Red cards
1Australia
Germany10
2Scotland30
3France73
4England
Nigeria50
5England10
6England30
7Netherlands
Ghana60
9Italy20
10Brazil
Italy10
11Croatia20
12England50
14Cameroon20
15Australia
Italy10
16Cameroon
France10
18England31
21England10
23Argentina
Italy20
26England20
27England10
30England10
31Australia21
37Northern Ireland10

Transfers

In

DatePlayerPrevious clubCost
4 June 2002ITA Massimo MaccaroneITA Empolidate=4 June 2002title=Maccarone joins Middlesbrough for £9 millionurl=http://64.34.162.112/news/2002Jun/20020604_13771_world_soccer.htmlurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082351/http://64.34.162.112/news/2002Jun/20020604_13771_world_soccer.htmlarchive-date=29 September 2007access-date=website=WorldSoccerNews.com}}
25 July 2002CMR GeremiESP Real Madridurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2140840.stmtitle=Geremi granted Boro permitdate=25 July 2002via=news.bbc.co.uk}}
30 July 2002NED GHA George BoatengAston Villa£5,000,000
5 August 2002BRA ITA JuninhoESP Atlético Madridurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2153176.stmtitle=Juninho heads back to Borodate=26 July 2002via=news.bbc.co.uk}}
31 January 2003ENG Malcolm Christie and Chris RiggottDerby Countyurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2713319.stmtitle=Boro grab Derby pairdate=13 February 2003via=news.bbc.co.uk}}
31 January 2003ENG Michael RickettsBolton Wanderersurl=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/2700925.stmtitle=Ricketts seals Boro movedate=13 February 2003via=news.bbc.co.uk}}
31 January 2003BRA ITA DorivaESP Celta Vigotitle=Players – Dorivaurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14034url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920031657/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=14034archive-date=20 September 2004website=soccerbase.com}}

Out

DatePlayerNew clubCost
6 August 2002ENG Paul InceWolverhampton Wandererstitle=Players – Paul Inceurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3791url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020123935/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3791archive-date=20 October 2004website=soccerbase.com}}
12 August 2002AUS BEL Paul OkonLeeds Unitedtitle=Players – Paul Okonurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18469url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040706130825/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=18469archive-date=6 July 2004website=soccerbase.com}}
22 August 2002ENG Mark SummerbellCarlisle Unitedtitle=Players – Mark Summerbelurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8886url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050915163239/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8886archive-date=15 September 2005website=soccerbase.com}}
29 August 2002ENG Phil StampSCO Heartstitle=Players – Phil Stampurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7546url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020134850/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7546archive-date=20 October 2004website=soccerbase.com}}
30 August 2002ENG Robbie MustoeCharlton Athletictitle=Players – Robbie Mustoeurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5746url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041116130653/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5746archive-date=16 November 2004website=soccerbase.com}}
15 January 2003ENG Dean WindassSheffield Unitedtitle=Players – Dean Windassurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8627url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421180937/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=8627archive-date=21 April 2008access-date=12 June 2007website=soccerbase.com}}
21 March 2003ENG Mark HudsonChesterfieldtitle=Players – Mark Hudsonurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=23770url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228031206/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=23770archive-date=28 December 2004website=soccerbase.com}}
17 May 2003ENG Anthony OrmerodScarboroughtitle=Players – Anthony Ormerodurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10676url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061044/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=10676archive-date=1 October 2007website=soccerbase.com}}
2 June 2003CRO Alen BokšićContract terminatedtitle=Players – Alen Boksicurl=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=787url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321061125/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=787archive-date=21 March 2005website=soccerbase.com}}

Results

Premier League

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

GameDateVenueOpponentResult
F–AAttendanceBoro GoalscorersMan of the Match
117 August 2002ASouthampton0–028,341Schwarzer
224 August 2002HFulham2–228,588Maccarone 32', 51'
331 August 2002HBlackburn Rovers1–028,270Job 90'Southgate
43 September 2002AManchester United0–167,464
510 September 2002HSunderland3–032,155Németh 17', 66' Maccarone 37'
614 September 2002AEverton1–232,240Németh 11'
721 September 2002HBirmingham City1–029,869Queudrue 29'
828 September 2002ATottenham Hotspur3–036,082Maccarone 33', Geremi 55', Job 58'Maccarone
95 October 2002HBolton Wanderers2–031,005Ehiogu 23', Geremi 68'
1020 October 2002ACharlton Athletic0–126,271
1126 October 2002HLeeds United2–234,723Job 25', Southgate 83'
124 November 2002ANewcastle United0–251,558
139 November 2002HLiverpool1–034,747Southgate 82'Greening
1416 November 2002AChelsea0–139,064
1523 November 2002HManchester City3–131,510Ehiogu 53', Bokšić 62, Geremi 84'
1630 November 2002AWest Bromwich Albion0–127,029
177 December 2002HWest Ham United2–228,283Németh 58', Ehiogu 88'
1814 December 2002HChelsea1–129,160Geremi 32'
1921 December 2002AArsenal0–238,003
2026 December 2002HManchester United3–134,673Bokšić 44', Németh 48', Job 85'
2128 December 2002AAston Villa0–133,637
221 January 2003ABlackburn Rovers[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2606713.stm)23,413
2311 January 2003HSouthampton2–227,443Whelan 73', Maccarone 82'
2419 January 2003AFulham[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2648651.stm)14,253
2528 January 2003HAston Villa[2–5](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2684731.stm)27,546Maccarone 33', Greening 35'
268 February 2003ALiverpool[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2715981.stm)42,247Geremi 38'
2722 February 2003ASunderland[3–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2762227.stm)42,134Riggott 21', 28', Christie 59'
281 March 2003HEverton[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2790023.stm)32,473Juninho 74'
295 March 2003HNewcastle United[1–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2804145.stm)34,814Geremi 62'
3015 March 2003ALeeds United[3–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2830419.stm)39,073Maccarone 36', Juninho 45', Geremi 64'
3122 March 2003HCharlton Athletic[1–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2847635.stm)29,080Christie 57'
325 April 2003HWest Bromwich Albion[3–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2895713.stm)30,187Christie 36', Greening 76', Németh 87'
3312 April 2003AManchester City[0–0](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2917305.stm)34,793
3419 April 2003HArsenal0–234,724
3521 April 2003AWest Ham United[0–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2936863.stm)35,019
3626 April 2003ABirmingham City[0–3](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2960617.stm)28,821
373 May 2003HTottenham Hotspur[5–1](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2968007.stm)30,230Christie 23', Juninho 26', Németh 28', Maccarone 51', 75'
3811 May 2003ABolton Wanderers[1–2](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2978087.stm)27,241Ricketts 61'

[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
21 October 2002BrentfordAway4–17,558Marinelli, Whelan, Wilson, Downing
36 November 2002Ipswich TownAway1–314,417Queudrue

[[FA Cup]]

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
34 January 2003ChelseaAway1–029,796

Statistics

Overview

CompetitionRecordPWDLGFGAGDWin %Total
[Premier League](2002-03-fa-premier-league)
[FA Cup](2002-03-fa-cup)
[League Cup](2002-03-football-league-cup)

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2002–03.

NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
Italy Massimo Maccarone900**9**
Slovakia Németh700**7**
Cameroon Geremi700**7**
Cameroon France Job400**4**
England Nigeria Ehiogu300**3**
England Christie400**4**
Brazil Italy Juninho300**3**
Croatia Bokšić200**2**
England Greening200**2**
England Riggott200**2**
France Queudrue101**2**
England Whelan101**2**
England Ricketts100**1**
Argentina Italy Marinelli001**1**
England Wilson001**1**
England Downing001**1**
England Southgate200**2**

Appearances and discipline

Appearance and disciplinary records for 2002–03 league and cup matches.

NameAppearancesYellow cardsRed cards
Australia Germany Schwarzer3910
Wales Crossley200
England Parnaby2310
France Queudrue3373
England Nigeria Ehiogu3250
England Riggott510
England Southgate3730
Ireland Gavin100
Ireland Close110
Australia Italy Vidmar1520
England Davies200
England Stockdale1530
England Cooper2310
England Murphy800
Netherlands Ghana Boateng2860
Brazil Italy Juninho1010
England Downing300
Cameroon Geremi3420
England Greening3960
Scotland Johnston200
England Dove200
England Eustace110
England Wilson931
Brazil Italy Doriva500
Argentina Italy Marinelli910
Australia Wilkshire1611
England Christie1200
Italy Maccarone3430
England Ricketts910
England Whelan1730
England Windass410
Slovakia Németh3000
Croatia Bokšić1920
Cameroon France Job2910

References and notes

References

  1. "1980–2006 Kits".
  2. "Middlesbrough Squad Statistics". [[ESPNsoccernet]].
  3. (4 June 2002). "Maccarone joins Middlesbrough for £9 million".
  4. (25 July 2002). "Geremi granted Boro permit".
  5. (26 July 2002). "Juninho heads back to Boro".
  6. (13 February 2003). "Boro grab Derby pair".
  7. (13 February 2003). "Ricketts seals Boro move".
  8. "Players – Doriva".
  9. "Players – Paul Ince".
  10. "Players – Paul Okon".
  11. "Players – Mark Summerbel".
  12. "Players – Phil Stamp".
  13. "Players – Robbie Mustoe".
  14. "Players – Dean Windass".
  15. "Players – Mark Hudson".
  16. "Players – Anthony Ormerod".
  17. "Players – Alen Boksic".
  18. "BORO 2004–05 Premiership".
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